the kind of strawberry we ve now learned is behind that hepatitis a outbreak is it in your kitchen? and this memorial day, we travel the country. the sights and sounds honoring our heroes, the men and women we will never forget. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening while this memorial day is an occasion for fun, relaxation, and remembrance, for 21 families in uvalde, texas, this marks the beginning of what will be an unimaginably painful week a funeral services for all those lives lost begin to take place. yesterday the president and first lady spent hours with the families, pledging to make sure the pain they are experiencing will lead to progress and change today, however, we are learning more about what exactly happened after the shooter arrived at the school, what law enforcement did and didn t do. plus the spotlight growing on the school s police chief who was in charge at the time and now we ve confirmed that the u.s. department of j
to rush in immediately and take down the gunman. he was set to take his place on the city council tonight. we ll tell you what the town s mayor is saying about that. and the latest in the debate over gun reform. more on what the key players are thinking and saying ahead of a senate meeting that is scheduled for today. along with joe and me today, we have former aide to the george w. bush state departments and white house, elise jordan. and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. the white house bureau chief at politico. the senators led by chris murphy and john cornyn of texas will hold a meeting tonight. many issues should be held at the state level, but they said mental health, background checks, and red flag laws are something congress can address. after spending four hours with families on sunday in uvalde, the president returned to the white house and expressed hope that republicans will go for reform. he also discussed the limitations of his power on this issu
flag rules to bar weapons from those deemed a danger, safe gun storage requirements, more school safety resources, raising the gun buying age to 21 republican lindsey graham today we need a system to keep guns out of the hands of people who are mentally unstable with due process you just can t go take somebody s gun. reporter: however, some republicans say those reforms would be unfair and ineffective. one, they infringe on the rights of millions and millions of gun owners. two, they probably wouldn t have the outcome that you re hoping for. reporter: democrats hopeful for now. i may end up being heart broken i am at the table in a more significant way right now with republicans and democrats than ever before. reporter: the bipartisan senators say they will take until early next week to come up with their gun safety plan, to seize on the urgency of the moment. tom? all right kelly, thank you for that. we want to turn to memorial day travel.
requirements, more school safety resources, raising the gun buying age to 21. republican lindsey graham. we need a system to keep guns out of the hands of people who are mentally unstable, with due process. you just can t take somebody s gun. reporter: however, some republicans say those reforms would be unfair and ineffective. one, they infringe on the rights of millions and millions of gun owners. two, they probably wouldn t have the outcome you re hoping for. reporter: democrats hopeful for now. i may end up being heartbroken. i am at the table in a more significant way right now with republicans and democrats than ever before. kelly o donnell reporting for us there. joining us here in new york is new york city mayor eric adams. he is co-chair of mayors against illegal guns, a non-partisan coalition of more than 1,000 mayors. it works within every town for gun safety. mayors are asking the senate to take action on gun reform in the wake of the mass shootings in