rodriguez. services will be ongoing in the coming days. the mayor is calling for robb elementary school to be demolished. i don t think anybody s plans are to tear that building down. it needs to be torn down. i never expect a child to walk in those doors ever again. that building needs to be gone, taken away and gone. a teacher from the school is speaking out about the horrifying moments bullets shattered her classroom. i just kept hearing boom, boom, boom. it kept going off, felt like an eternity. i had one student lay og top of me and a bunch of other students here by me. i just remember praying, please god, please god, keep us safe. carley: that teacher is being hailed a hero for getting her students to hit the ground seconds before the bullets flew into her classroom. all 15 of her studentss survived the attack. texas governor greg abbott taking a moment to remember the students and teachers in the face of tragedy. what happened in uvalde was a horrific act o
on this tuesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us today. a bipartisan senate working group led by democrat chris murphy of connecticut and republican john cornyn of texas will hold a remote meeting today in hopes of reaching a basic framework for gun reform. senator cornyn said yesterday that many gun issues should be discussed at the state level and said background checks, mental health, and red flag laws are things that congress can address. after spending nearly four hours with uvalde families on sunday, the president returned to the white house yesterday, and expressed optimism that quote rational republicans will make a move this time. he decried, easy access to high caliber weapons, while also discussing the limitations of his own power. s own power. 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 soldie
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
of american voices, live from texas, begins now. today, a push for accountability in this tight-knit community. until tuesday, uvalde was a quiet town where everybody knows your name, now the scene of america s latest mass shooting. around town, you will see uvalde strong signs hanging outside businesses and homes. families working to make sense of what happened, coming together to draw messages of hope on sidewalks with chalk on ministry. it is clear that the 21 lives lost here will never be forgotten. outside i take care, 21 chair sit outside to honor the 19 kids and two teachers taken from this town far too soon. live stolen from senseless violence. the daycares honors, like most uvalde, you many the students and watch them grow up over the years. we are learning more about their lives, their unforgettable personalities behind each face, big plans for the future. rodriguez had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist. she planned to study at texas a&m. her mom said that s
kids and two teachers taken from this town far too soon. live stolen from senseless violence. the daycares honors, like most uvalde, you many the students and watch them grow up over the years. we are learning more about their lives, their unforgettable personalities behind each face, big plans for the future. rodriguez had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist. she planned to study at texas a&m. her mom said that she was carrying and cold driven. her classmate lexi rubio wanted to become a lawyer. her family said that she loved learning about feminism and played volleyball in middle school. as we honor the victims, we are struggling to understand how a gun man was able to get inside or school in the first place, and why the gunman was allowed to stay inside for as long as he did. it is a question at the forefront in today s new york times. the editorial board examining the police response, writing, quote, 17 minutes elapsed after the gunmen walk inside before police, bel