believe in that and do it. you re making change. thank you so much. we re honored you told your story to us. thank you, jake. my panel is with me now to react to that emotional interview. amanda, let me start with you. what struck out to you when listening to lee ann, tweeden describe her experience? it was very emotional obviously. she says, you know what, i ll take it, she went on camera and said i don t feel strong, but she is acknowledging the strength it takes when she says you brought up her children, and she said, i ll take it, because there s an onslaug onslaught, people are going to go through her history, question why she s doing it. it was clear she had no agenda, she said that congresswoman speer came on her show and talked about how she was assault
side of history, and you want to make change, you are going to have to do some walking and believe in that and do it. you re making change. we re honored you told your story to us. thank you, jake. my panel is with me now to react to that emotional interview. let me start with you, what struck out to you when listening to leeann tweeden describe her experience. it was very emotional obviously. she says, you know what, i ll take it, she went on camera and said i don t feel strong, but she is acknowledging the strength it takes when she says, you brought up her children, and she said i ll take it because there s an on slaught, people are going to go through her history, question why she s doing it. it was clear she had no agenda, she said that congresswoman
he missed that day, but, no, he was there. there s just so much pain in just, you know, what this one madman did. regina, what do you tell your kids? how do you make sense of this for them? just explain to them. i just say he s in heaven. i don t know what else to do. everybody tells me i need to be strong because i have children. i am trying, but i don t feel strong. i don t feel strong. listen, you don t have to be strong right now. you shouldn t have to be strong and endure this kind of pain. evangelina, what is your message? what is the solution here?
community here where we live, from his co-workers. incredibly strong. i don t feel strong. you know, robert was my i always said robert was the perfect compliment and balance to me. i was kind of the serious and logical and people that know me, and he was the fun, spontaneous and playful guy and we made a great pair together. but i don t feel strong. i feel like i ve always needed him and he s always needed me and it s hard to imagine that my life won t include him anymore physically being here with me. i loved him more than anything and he loved me. and i have no regrets about that. i know for certain. well, thank you very much. thank you. we want to let you know that a go fund me page has been set up. it s go fund me page set up to help the family.
represented a life. i m no hero. i am not. i think my god, my lord, protected me and gave me the skills to do what needed to be done. and i just wish i could have gotten there faster, but i didn t know. i didn t know what was happening. what an amazing man. but with all of this, the families, friends and community of sutherland springs are facing the sheer magnitude of their loss. regina rodriguez lost her father and her stepmother. [ inaudible ] in heaven. i don t know what else to do. everybody tells me i need to be strong because i have children. and i m trying, but i don t feel strong. i don t feel strong.