here in uvalde. they are heroes. they did heroic things yesterday, and they are always very humble, but they are truly humbled heroes. yesterday we lost two teachers. these two teachers i would say are the corner stone of that campus to some great degree. they were two beautiful souls. they had taught on that campus for many years. they have kids in our district, and they poured their heart and soul into what they did in educating our kids in uvalde. 19 students, 19 precious students who came to school yesterday to enjoy the day, to enjoy the awards assembly, and as i look at their pictures, you can just tell by their angelic smile that they were loved, that they loved coming to school, and they were just precious individuals. this is a difficult time for everybody. we are hurting. we have been cut deep here in our community. we will move forward. it s going to take some time moving forward. our faith has been shaken. we ask you to continue to pray for these families, these k
creating liabilities for people who provide access to firearms to kids. these are things that can be done. it s just requiring some politicians to put the politics aside and put the children and their needs and lives first. well, nicole hockley, i know that this is a difficult time for you as you wrote in your op-ed, retraumaized, but i thank you for spending a few minutes with us to help us understand what s ahead for these families and what you believe should be ahead for our country. nicole, thank you. thank you. it s the top of the hour, on cnn newsroom, i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota in uvalde, texas, here at the scene of yet another hideous school shooting. victor, here we are again. i m in front of robb elementary school, the scene of the carnage where 19 kids, 4th graders, 3rd graders, 2nd graders were killed in their classroom. we just heard the texas lieutenant governor say in the last hour that there will be plenty of time to analyze what hap
possible. it has impacted more than 2,000 square miles with an estimated $2 billion in property losses. at the time the victims frequently urged to seek help. fema assistance is not guaranteed. however, if you don t register, it is guaranteed you won t get assistance. reporter: more than a year after the colorado flood, letters arrived from the federal emergency management agency demanding payback but the long-term flood recovery group for boulder county is still getting new cases from the flood, including people who need help understanding the letters. it is coming at a time where people are still recovering. they re traumatized. they get a letter like this and they re retraumaized. particularly difficult during the holiday season. reporter: fema offered a statement saying in part quote, federal law requires fema and other federal agencies to recover improper payments. total of 249 survivors received recoupment letter from fema which represents only 1.5%. as former head of fem