heavier, tesla, eliana, annabelle, jackie, jay-z, jailah, amerie, and lexi, we start by giving all of them our promise that their dreams are not gonna be forgotten. we start by making the laws of these lives matter. thank you. thank you. former obama white house senior adviser, david plus, and maritimes columnist toys blow will join us after a break to consider what matthew mcconaughey brought to washington today and how long the texas cover-up can continue. that is next.
jackie, jayce, jaila, eva, amerie and lexie, we start by giving all of them a promise that their dreams are not going to be forgotten. we start by making the loss of these lives matter. he told personal stories about a lot of the children who died, about the family members, about the husband of a teacher who he said literally died a few days later of a broken heart. it was emotional. it was real. and it was common sense. cnn s kaitlan collins was in that room as matthew mcconaughey spoke, and she joins me now. kaitlan, good evening to you. that was really an impassioned plea from the actor who, again, is a uvalde native, talking about gun safety. what was it like in that room hearing him talk about these victims? reporter: well, don, it s rarely that silent in the briefing room. often it s obviously reporters
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threatened charges that would violate her probation if she kept talking to reporters. but the judge in the case told gomez he was going to reduce her probation time because of her bravery. the father of one of the uvalde victims and a school staffer have taken initial steps that could lead to lawsuits against the company that manufacturers the semiautomatic rifle used in last month s attack. lawyers for alfred garza, the father of 10-year-old amerie jo garza, sent a letter asking the company to provide information about its marketing to teens and children. the assault style rifle used in the uvalde shooting was purchased legally from a federally licensed gun dealer. by an 18-year-old. in a separate action, marin, a teacher at the school,is
10-year-old amerie joe ga garza a proud scout. she completed her bridging ceremony. they posthumously honor her with the award for those who save or attempt to save another life. her father said she was trying to dial 911. she was laid to rest on tuesday. the epidemic of gun violence and incessant mass shootings leave americans without any time to grieve before the next inches dent claims more lives. the gun violence archive which tracks shootings said 18,500 americans have been killed by gunfire this year. this week president biden renewed his calls for gun reform including expanding background checks, red flag laws and raising the minimum age to buy an assault-style weapon. but the group every town for gun