territory in the east. and conflict erupts in jerusalem amid a controversial celebration. we will take you there for a live report. emotional day in texas as u.s. president joe biden and the first lady try to comfort the heartbroken community of uvalde. just days after a mass shooting inside an elementary school. the two met with families and local officials and laid flowers at a memorial outside robb elementary school, where 19 students and two teachers were killed. this is the second time in less than two weeks mr. biden traveled to the site of a mass shooting to meet with grieving families. cnn s arlette saenz is following developments and has more now from uvalde. reporter: president biden spent about seven hours on the ground here in uvalde, texas, on sunday, trying to offer some sense of solace and comfort to the families grieving the loss of those 19 young children and two teachers gunned down here at robb elementary school just last tuesday. the president and fi
buy beer and cigarettes, but they can walk into a gun store and buy an ar-15. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is monday, may 30th. memorial day in the u.s., when americans remember and honor the men as well as women who died serving the nation. but today in the city of uvalde in texas, families will be gagagaerg toemem lives lost in last week s mass shooting at robb elementary school. some services are set to begin in the coming hours with funeral homes committed to cover the costs of the families of the 21 victims, 19 students and two teachers. a choir paying their respects through song as the community of uvalde reels from the tragic shooting. u.s. president joe biden and the first lady traveled to texas to meet with grieving families, and also attended a mass as well met with first responders. there has also been an outpouring of support from the community as crowds brought flowers to a growing me
begging for help. this morning the justice department is stepping in at the request of the mayor to investigate the police response to this mass shooting. specifically why it took so long to take down that gunman. today we will see the first of several funeral services remembering the lives lost in this tragedy. over the weekend, president biden and the first lady met with the families of victims and with first responders in uvalde, the president vowed once again as we ve heard so often in america, to do something about gun violence. it was the second time in less than two weeks that the president mourned alongside families whose loved ones died in the mass shooting. we are covering this story, of course, from every angle. our reporters and corespondents are standing by. let s bring you our senior legal correspondent, paula reed. great to have you here. you broke this yesterday, that the justice department is going to step in. they will review all aspects of the law enforceme
the only one that is truly sacred, the only truly sacred obligation we have is to prepare and equip those women and men we send into harm s way and care for them and their families when they return home, and when they don t. it s an obligation that unites americans, brings us together, make sure the women and men who were willing to lay down their lives for us in the very best to return. i want to acknowledge we are making progress in key areas, like bipartisan legislation advancing in congress to deliver healthcare services and benefits to veterans and the survivors impacted by toxic exposures. don t know how many americans and service members may have died because of what they are exposed to on the battlefield. toxic smoke from burn pits, burn pits that incinerated the waste of war, hazardous material, jet fuel, so much more. we have a duty to do right by them, and i m determined to make sure that our brave service families and members that served alongside them do not wait
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