simulations and trainings. yeah. at the end of the day, we can parse through what went wrong in every step of the response, but we all know what the answer is. why are these high-capacity weapons of war that have the high-volume magazines, and the kid had over 1,500 rounds of ammo unleashed. why? it goes back to that. i mean, we can try to work on an official response all we want, but the prevalence and the accessibility of the weapons of war is the problem. the investigation will proceed for weeks to continue. the debate will intensify in the senate about gun reform. there is a zoom meeting scheduled for senators. but the focus today are the funerals, stretching to june 16th because of the sheer number of victims. it also underscores the size of the town. there are two funeral homes, now
themselves now the center of gravity for the west, for liberal democracy. they don t see themselves as part of the russian empire. they ll talk in grand terms about this is asia, this is europe, and we are part of this community. again, putin is kind of preying upon these weaknesses and divisions within the continent. there s not a big drive to make this happen in a way that ukrainians would like to see it happen. michael weiss, news director for news line magazine and expert in this. thanks for being here. we have more coverage from uvalde, including a first-hand account of what it was like to treat the kids who survived the shooting from the town s only pediatrician. plus, some states not waiting for congress to take action on gun legislation. we ll have more on the measures will be proposed along party lines. also ahead, president biden meets with the fed chair today to discuss inflation. we ll have a first look at the president s new plan to stabilize the economy. all of
requirements, more school safety resources, raising the gun buying age to 21. republican lindsey graham. we need a system to keep guns out of the hands of people who are mentally unstable, with due process. you just can t take somebody s gun. reporter: however, some republicans say those reforms would be unfair and ineffective. one, they infringe on the rights of millions and millions of gun owners. two, they probably wouldn t have the outcome you re hoping for. reporter: democrats hopeful for now. i may end up being heartbroken. i am at the table in a more significant way right now with republicans and democrats than ever before. kelly o donnell reporting for us there. joining us here in new york is new york city mayor eric adams. he is co-chair of mayors against illegal guns, a non-partisan coalition of more than 1,000 mayors. it works within every town for gun safety. mayors are asking the senate to take action on gun reform in the wake of the mass shootings in
calling on lawmakers to take action in the wake of this horrifying tragedy. also, new york city mayor eric adams joins us at the table in new york for a conversation on gun safety reform. it is all straight ahead on morning joe. you still get nightmares? all the time. what matters. is what we do now. ( i ve been everywhere by johnny cash) i ve traveled every road in this here land! i ve been everywhere, man. i ve been everywhere, man. of travel i ve had my share, man. i ve been everywhere.
elected you for. we elected you to go up there, sit down at a table, and work together and come up with common sense rules. that is the mayor of uvalde speaking yesterday to a local cbs station. today marks one week since 19 children and their 2 teachers were killed inside a classroom in the small texas town. now comes the painful process of laying the victims to rest. as the debate over gun reform picks up again, the mayor of new york city, eric adams, will be our guest in a moment to discuss the legislation he d like to see to address the crisis of gun violence in new york and across the country. along with joe and me, we have jonathan lemire and elise jordan. the shooting in texas reignited the debate over potential gun legislation. nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell has the latest on that. first, from uvalde, funerals for the victims are under way. morgan chesky has that part of the story. we are still working on this