Well show you more of what he said and the one word he didnt use that caught peoples attention. Last night, thousands came together to remember the victims. As we learn new details about how the massacre unfolded. Also this morning, could the dream be coming to an end for dreamers . Four immigration proposals failed to pass in the senate. The one based on the president s plan for Immigration Reform getting the least number of votes. And what could be a Major Development in the russia investigation. New reporting that former Trump Campaign adviser rick gates is finalizing a plea deal with special counsel Robert Muellers office. But we begin this morning with the victims of wednesdays mass murder at parkland floridas douglas high school. Last night the community gathered to remember the 17 students and faculty killed and we want to take a moment here to talk about all 17. Well start with 15yearold peter wang, remembered as funny and selfless by his cousin. He was born in brooklyn, new yo
His top security clearance. Jared kushners security clearance lost gives the word overdue new meaning. There are concerns within the white house itself about his behavior as a white house official. He will continue to do the important work that hes been doing since he started in the administration. Hes effectively in the same status as the people who mow the lawn or work in the white house kitchen. Right now if there was a war between kelly has the upper hand. Is it appropriate for family members to have exceptions granted to them . We will be treated like everyone else will be treated. Top secret intelligence identified seven states where there was substantial evidence of compromise by the russians prior to the 2016 election. The Obama Administration should have been doing much more. The administeriministration series steps. Were taking steps but its not enough. Why the hell not . President trump and the u. S. Congress bid farewell to billy graham who died last week at the age of 99.
Press conference when it happens. But first after a mass shooting like we saw yesterday, Second Amendment advocates and the lawmakers who represent them are finding a way to make the debate about anything but gun laws. And the president did his part, did not mention the word gun ann an address of mass shooting. The gun lobbys talking points are designed to avoid the gun debate. For instance, the Las Vegas Strip massacre, theyd argue it is not about how he got the gun, it is bts thing he a it is about the thing he attached to the gun. And newtown, it is not how he got the gun, but it is identifying mental illness. What about the Virginia Tech massacre. It is not about how he got the gun, it is about arming schools to thwart an attack. About none of the arguments hold up this in case. Here is many other arguments that dont hold up. The gup was bought gun was bought illegally. And someone should warn that the gunman had Mental Health issues and in this case someone did. The fbi was given
Things that have never happened on the stage of large protests like this. The most extraordinary and illuminating thing on that stage today was the simple rule that no adults were allowed to speak. There were no politicians on that stage, although many politicians requested speaking slots today. They were all turned down. The oldest speakers were high school seniors. The youngest was 9yearold yolanda rene king, the granddaughter of Martin Luther king jr. We saw things weve never seen from speakers on stage like this. Emma gonzales bravely and fiercely held the stage in the middle of her speech for six minutes and 20 seconds off silence in which she forced the odd kraudience to expeerience t passage off the exact amount of time a shooter used to kill 17 people in her high school. And we saw fuentes turn away from the it podium and throw up. She bent over and vomited repeatedly and then she, who survived multiple gun shots in the mass shooting at her school, pulled herself back up to the
And what happens after demonstrators flood the streets in many other cities you can see here around the country today, san francisco, dallas, boston, atlanta, miami and l. A. , just some of the places where crowds were even larger than expected. In washington this was of course led not by an interest group, not by a long planned political process, but led by people who became activists because they were survivors, students from parkland, from the massacre that left 17 murdered and is now spreading around the country. I would like to not worry about dying and focus on math and science and playing basketball with my friends. [ cheers ]. Dont i deserve to grow up . For far too long, these names, these black girls and women have been just numbers. Im here to say never again for those girls, too. Its time for the nation to realize gun violence is more than a chicago problem or parkland problem, its an american problem. I have lived in south l. A. My entire life and have lost many loved ones