still chief among the questions out there and why is the police department now backtracking on some of their basic findings? officials are going to be holding a briefing in texas in the next hour. let s begin though at this hour with cnn s rosa flores live in uvalde. rosa, what are you hearing from some of these children who managed to survive? reporter: well, kate, we are hearing about those intense moments when the shooter was inside the classroom, those intense moments when children were trying to do everything they could to survive. they describe the gunfire at first. they thought it was fireworks. you mentioned a little girl who covered herself in blood and played dead to try to survive, to make sure that she could do what she could do at that point in time to survive this terrible tragedy. but here they are, children describing what they lived through in their own words. take a listen. it was very terrifying. that didn t stop one of my friends getting hurt. i got
lead negotiator in this effort? well, i ve worked with senator cornyn as mayor of this city for a number of years. i worked with him when i was in the texas legislature. the very fact that he and some other republicans are sitting down with some democrats does provide a glimmer of hope, but at the end of the day it s whether or not results can take place. i would like to believe that senator cornyn as well as others recognize that you just can t sit idly by and see families literally destroyed. 19 children are dead. 2 adults dead. that there s a massacre occurring in this country almost every single day and it is an american problem. it s not a global problem. it s an american problem and guns are at the root of it so i m going to remain optimistic but it will be the people in this country that force a
speaking about loss and grief because of his own personal experiences with grief and loss. but then the question turns to what will he do about these shootings and how can he galvanize the action that he says is so desperately needed and we know that president biden has said recently that he believes that he there is, quote, not much that more than he can do from an executive action front. some gun reform groups disagree with that and believe there is more that he could do but certainly the white house said they believe the ball is now in congress court for congress to act. we ve seen small signs of potential action there but expect the president to continue to encourage those steps, expanding universal background checks, restricts access to assault weapons and so much more, kate. jeremy, thank you. coming up for us just days after this massacre the nra is holding its annual convention in texas. one top republican announced he will not be there. details and a live report next. l
use loopholes to pay far less than was promised. sound familiar? it should. it s another bad scheme for california. among the questions after tuesday s massacre, what safety more thanes failed here? joining me now is the executive director of the school superintendent s association. it s an organization representing 13,000 educational leaders in the united states. and around the world. your statement after this massacre was we are saddened once again to find ourselves as a nation bracing with the reality of yet another school massacre. from your unique and important position as an advocate for public schools and school leaders across the country, what
hello, everyone. i m kate bolduan. we are hearing now excruciating accounts directly from the children who survived the mass murder in uvalde, texas. the brave students are sharing harrowing accounts of what unfolded inside their classrooms where 12 of their classmates, sorry, 19 of their classmates and two teachers were murdered. one of those survivors, an 11-year-old girl, she is now talking to cnn laying out the horrific lengths that she had to go to to try and protect herself in the middle of all of this. rubbing her friend s blood on herself to play dead. we re going to bring you her account. her story and why she feels strongly about speaking out right now. we ll bring that to you very soon. on the investigation, police have still not provided adequate answers about their response to the massacre or even a clear time line really of what happened. why did it take an hour to kill the gunman?