know needs to be done? this is andrea mitchell reports in washington. it s devastating. another school shooting. 19 children, two teachers, 21 families suffering unspeakable losses. the worst school shooting in texas history and the nation s deadliest mass shooting since the sandy hook tragedy a decade ago. the victims, teachers and four of the 19 children identified as fourth graders. a devastating loss for their families, their community. 10-year-old xavier lopez s mother told the washington post her son was funny, never serious and his smile, that smile i will never forget. she said it will always cheer anyone up. and young jose flores receiving an award for making honor roll hours before the shooting. the 18-year-old gunman from the area shot his grandmother tuesday morning. then crashed his car before running into the school. the question, will the senate do anything this time when it s done nothing for decades? joining me now, nbc s morgan chesky, a neighbor there
of a mass shooting. this one at an elementary school. in about a half an hour, we expect an update from greg abbott on yesterday s shooting at rob elementary school. police say the shooter, armed with an ar-style rifle and wearing the type of vest tactical teams use, entered the school, barricaded himself in a classroom, and opened fire. police say they eventually had to break windows to evacuate other students and staffers. as investigators continue to piece together what transpired, they re learning more about the suspect himself. they have identified him as 18-year-old uvalde resident. no friend or girlfriend that we can identify. it s hard to identify what caused or sent this individual to, you know, complete this heinous act, this evil act. it shows you pure evilness with this individual going into a school, barricading himself inside a classroom, and shooting children and teachers. meanwhile, in washington flags are flying at half-staff outside the white house the d
we need to invest in defense. we tried on friday night to move ahead a one-day continuing resolution and three-day continuing resolution so we can keep negotiating and those were rejected. part of our challenge here, kasie, is that both parties have been harden ing their position. i would like it us to get moving forward. i don t think it s constructive to have the government of the united states shut down. it doesn t help us domestically or overseas. it s more important we come to an agreement that moves us forward. we have the unaddressed issues that have stacked up over months. it s time for us to find a frame work to move forward. you mentioned that theres a real lack of trust between the democratic caucus and the republican conference. what kind of commitment do you need to see from mitch mcconnell around immigration for you and senator schumer and others to be willing to say we ll reopen the doors of the government? i have a lot of sympathy for leader mcconnell. how are you s