Republicans. There will be survivors of the parkland massacre, meaning the kids who hid in a closet and watched their best friends die. And there will be the National Rife a Rifle Association all in one room. Youve covered these after a horrible tragedy, they retreat and dig in and dont engage with each other. But tonight thats not going to be possible. Everybody is going to be on this one stage together. They have to confront the students who are demanding answers. They are coming with suggestions and demands. And the politicians both democrat and republican have to hear them. So that starts again at 9 00 tonight here. Alison, its going to be emotional night. As you noted you were there one week ago tonight following the shooting. Whats the one moment youll be looking for . Reporter well, i just spoke to these three young women,
juniors at Douglas High School, part of a drama troop, and they came here not actually with any sort of political message or any sort of demands. They came he
happened. let s look at it from the other side. what would it take for the russians to get the message u.s. is serious here? well, i think we would have to act in extraordinary way, john. so what you had was five intelligence chiefs here so i think if you were able to talk to them in classified environment could list the things they are doing individually within their own lane to blunt the russian effort. but what we need here is a synchronized whole of government many and dare i say, john, whole of society response to what the russians did to effect american thinking in electoral processes in 2016. that has extraordinary structure none of what we get in the system without the president. let me ask you about the shooting last week. we ll hear from the town hall tonight. she said this is a homeland security issue.