a killer, we just don t want any part of that. history should not remember this person s name. instead, history should remember, and we all should hear the names of those murdered here, the children and their teacher. they are the ones that matter. amory joe garza matters. she was 10 years old. her dad is going to join us in just a few minutes. he says his daughter was full of life, always telling jokes, always smiling. on social media this monk, he wrote, please don t take a second for granted. hug your family. tell them you love them. i love you, amerie jo, he said. javier lopez matters. he was 10 years old. javier attended a school honor roll ceremony just before he was killed. his mom telling the washington post that he could not wait to go to middle school. that is what he was looking forward to. she says she ll never forget his smile. it would cheer anyone up, she says. ucia garcia matters. he was also 10 years old. his uncle tells us he loved video games and anything
despite my frustration with the republican party, i m willing to work with them to get a piece of that bill done. senator murphy, i appreciate your time. thank you. thank you. we begin the hour with some of the stories of the students and one of the teachers whose lives were stolen yesterday. they were murdered yesterday. a short time ago, the second teacher was identified. irma garcia is her name. she taught at robb elementary back here for 23 years. she was coteaching the class just ed why. in her biography on the website, she says she loves to barbecue with her husband and listen to music. he talks about her four children. the oldest is ayma rein. the youngest is going to 7th grade. we remember irma garcia and hope to learn more about her in the days ahead. our coverage continues here in uvalde. we ll be right back.
top of the other. may have saved her life. took a bullet that could have hit the second teacher in the head. the second teacher was injured and shot but not life threatening. despite being injured, the second teacher pulled the fire alarm and helped save other lives. two friends together. one jumps in front of the other to save her friend s life. one pulls the fire alarm. the injured are said to be in the late teens to 60s. last week, james holmes was found guilty of wounding 70 and killing 12. now people are wondering if movie theaters are safe. i want to bring in cnn s brian stelter. statistically, you are safe in a movie theater, but these stories are happening. someone going in and shooting people in a place that is supposed to be a respite from the real world.
goers. two teachers here on summer break. wanted to come see a final movie, see a comedy getting ready for school to start again. one teacher literally jumping over her friend potentially saving her friend. second teacher felt like the bullet would have hit her in the head. the second teacher shot anyway in the leg. had the presence of mind to pull that fire alarm. who knows how many lives were saved by that presence of mind? louisiana governor jindal speaking this morning in reference to how other people were able to get out of the movie theater because of that fire alarm going off. people in other theaters knew that they had to leave. so this shooting raised lots of questions about gun control in this country. and why this keeps happening. again and again. we seem to cover the stories all too often and we know that louisiana has an open carry law. and there are questions now about whether that needs to change. what we have been asking you to join in on the conversation, weigh in
last night s shooting in a louisiana movie theater might have been worse had it not been for a pair of school teachers. louisiana governor bobby jindal hailed the actions of the two teachers one of whom leapt into action to save the life of her friends. there were two teachers there on just a summer break. their last days of summer going to see a comedy get ready for school. one teacher jumped in front of her friend, potentially saving her life. the second teacher said that bullet was coming for her head or if her friend hadn t jumped on top of her. both teachers were injured, the second teacher was injured in the leg. she had the presence of mind despite her injury to pull the fire alarm. who knows how many lives she saved by doing that. she was released from the hospital. the second teacher was released from the hospital last night. let s discuss what s going on. joining us from new york is boris sanchez. you ve been learning more about these two teachers. tell us a little bit mo