merrick garland said that a group of investigators will investigate the response to the mass shooting at uvalde, texas. this runs for eight minutes. as we all know well, we have gathered here because two weeks ago at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, and unspeakable an unspeakable violence occurred to 19 children and two teachers. i speak for all of us saying our hearts are broken after what happened in uvalde. there is nothing that we can do that can undo the pain of the survivors, families, victims, the community, and the country. but the transparency of the justice department can go a long way to assessing what happened in uvalde in respect to law enforcement response and getting guidance for the future. that is what we are here for today. the justice department is undertaking a critical incident of the law enforcement response that day at the request of the uvalde mayor. the review will be comprehensive, transparent, and independent. we will be assessing what h
gathered here because two weeks ago at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, and unspeakable an unspeakable violence occurred to 19 children and two teachers. i speak for all of us saying our hearts are broken after what happened in uvalde. there is nothing that we can do that can undo the pain of the survivors, families, victims, the community, and the country. but the transparency of the justice department can go a long way to assessing what happened in uvalde in respect to law enforcement response and getting guidance for the future. that is what we are here for today. the justice department is undertaking a critical incident of the law enforcement response that day at the request of the uvalde mayor. the review will be comprehensive, transparent, and independent. we will be assessing what happened that day. we will be doing site visits at the school. we will be conducting interviews and among an extremely wide pool of stakeholders with families, school officials, and