one week after the deadly shooting in texas, funeral services are under way, for the victims. on a hot memorial day, american flags flew at half-staff in uvalde yesterday. not only for fallen soldiers but also for 10-year-old amerie jo garza and rodriguez, an honor student had, dreamed of being a marine biologist according to her family so she could further explore her love of whales and dolphins. garza was photographed here. just hours before the shooting. after being named to the school s honor roll. look at the pride in her face. she is remembered as creative child. who would kiss her 3-year-old brother every day before going to school. her family says that toddler now weeps. confused by the absence of his older sister. funerals for the victims are
to me, i believe everyone there was doing the best they could given the circumstances. yeah. i believe everyone there was doing everything in their power. outrage over the response has been building in uvalde and across the country. we ll talk more about that in a minute. first, more on the community and memorial services today. nic is in uvalde. what s happening there today? reporter: it is still raw here with emotion. it is almost like this whole town is going through a funeral, and it s today when they begin to bury some of the yupgest victims of tuesday s massacre. amerie turned ten two weeks before the sooting. her funeral is expected to be held later today according to her father she was on the phone with 9-1-1, what her class mates told him, when she was shot and killed. her classmate is also expected to have a funeral later today, maite rodriguez.
reviewing the shooting response to identify lessons learned and best practices, to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events. at the elementary school turned crime scene, a massive memorial. devastating to understand what they went through, what they saw, what they heard, you know,? it s tough. reporter: the school s future uncertain. during president biden s visit sunday, officials say they discussed federal grants to raise and then rebuild a brand-new school. what happened in uvalde was a horrific act of evil, and as texans, we must come together and lift up uvalde and support them in every way that we possibly can. reporter: the start of a painful week of funerals. hundreds arriving to remember little 10-year-old amerie jo garza. the fourth grader in the fateful moments called 911. her services, the first of 21. each life, each loss drawing this quiet community even
response, has not responded to a request by the texas rangers made two days ago for a follow-up interview to get some answers. that is the agency that s investigating the shooting. a silver coffin was carried into sacred heart church in uvalde today. inside, the body of 10-year-old amerie jo garza, the first funeral for the 21 people killed last tuesday at robb elementary school. later tonight, maite rodriguez will be laid to rest. her family said she wanted to be a marine biologist. she didn t deserve it, but i just know in that moment she was brave. she was telling people where to hide. reporter: 19 of the victims are to be buried in specially designed caskets made and donated by a nearby texas business. including 44-year-old teacher eva mireles, whose sister, maggie, had the impossible task of picking the dress she would be buried in. that was the hardest thing that i ve ever had to do in my
there will be a visitation and rosery for 10-year-old amerie jo garza. the president and first lady spent part of sunday in uvalde visiting the families and offering support. at one point people shouted that the president do something about guns as he returned to the motorcade. president is saying, we will, in response to do something as he ducked into his car. cnn spoke with two family members of victims about their closed-door meeting with the president and the first lady. take a listen. he is an amazing man. i m proud of this because of my family, you know, we serve our country, you know.