buffalo. and actor matthew mcconaughey who is from uvalde, appealing to congress from the white house briefing room to take action on guns. his wife held a replica of the green converse sneakers, the only thing that helped identify a 9-year-old girl shot and killed in uvalde. that s the power of the weapon used there. maite wanted to be a marine biologist. maite wore green high top converse with a heart she had hand drawn on the right toe because they represented her love of nature. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her at the shooting. wow. now lawmakers will also hear what is expected to be gripping and painful testimony from 11-year-old maite, the fourth grader who suffered the mass shooting at robb elementary by covering herself, remember this is the girl who covered herself in her friend s blood and pretended to be dead. you ll see that hearing live here in an hour. and the bipartisan talks
these witnesses begin talking. goodness. an 11-year-old girl. as a small circle of senate negotiators, democrats and republicans continue to work on the possibility of gun legislation. cnn has learned that a larger group in the senate are expected to meet in the next hour to discuss an emerging proposed package, following an emotional plea by actor and uvalde texas native matthew mcconaughey from the white house podium yesterday. can both sides rise above? can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands? we ve got a chance right now to reach for and to grasp a higher ground above our political affiliations. the chance to make a choice that does more than protect your party, a chance to make a choice that protects our country, now and for the next generation. my next guest was elected to the senate as a pro-gun democrat in 2007. he voted to allow guns on amtrak trains in 2009 and everything changed