indicated he would like an assault weapons ban sank it makes no sense for people to be able to purchase a weapon with 300 rounds. he called on congress to cooperate and say his powers don t go that far. this saturday he also urged our country to unite honoring sacrifices of our troops. president biden remembering americans you made the ultimate sacrifice in what he calledle a sacred ritual. we must never betray the lives [indiscernible] hety depended democracy amon the war in ukraine. he stood alongside goldstar families. he addressed the families of th service members who lost their lives in afghanistan but make specific mention of the 13 who died under his watch during the withdrawal, the only armed forc to diet by enemy attacks since he took office. the ceremony is coming one day after he privately grieved for the shattered community in uvalde, texas, telling reporter there s some hope for gun control agreement in congress, encouraged by mitch mcconnell to find com
on this tuesday, may 31st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us today. a bipartisan senate working group led by democrat chris murphy of connecticut and republican john cornyn of texas will hold a remote meeting today in hopes of reaching a basic framework for gun reform. senator cornyn said yesterday that many gun issues should be discussed at the state level and said background checks, mental health, and red flag laws are things that congress can address. after spending nearly four hours with uvalde families on sunday, the president returned to the white house yesterday, and expressed optimism that quote rational republicans will make a move this time. he decried, easy access to high caliber weapons, while also discussing the limitations of his own power. s own power. one week after the deadly shooting in texas, funeral services are under way, for the victims. on a hot memorial day, american flags flew at half-staff in uvalde yesterday. not only for fallen soldie
republican. i know that it makes no sense to be able to purchase something that can fire up to 300 rounds. i can do the things i ve done and any action i can take, i ll take, but i can t outlaw a weapon. i can t change the background checks. i can t do that . those comments follow the president s trip sunday to uvalde, meeting with first responders, faith leaders, local officials and grieving families. as mr. biden and the first lady paid tribute to the victims of the mass shooting last week, the president at one point wiping away a tear after a day filled with emotion and making this promise to the community. in moments i ll speak with senator roland gutierrez. but we begin this hour with nbc s morgan chesky in texas and the incident review of the law enforcement response to the shooting. and jim cavanaugh, former atf special agent in charge. morgan, there were a lot of moments between the president and members of the uvalde community yesterday. i wonder what residents a
sacred is to prepare and equip those women and men we send into harm s way and care for them and their families when they return home. and when they don t. it s ab obligation that unites americans. it brings us together to make sure the women and men who are willing to lay down their lives for us get the very best from us in return. i want to acknowledge we re making progress in key years like bipartisan legislation that s advancing in congress that would deliver health care services and benefits to rans and the survivors impacted by toxic exposures. we don t know how many died because of what they were exposed to on the battlefield. burn pits that incinerated the waste of war and hazardous material, jet fuel and so much more. we have a duty to do right by them. and i m determined to make sure that our brave service families and members that served aside them do not wait decades with the care and benefits that they deserve. that s why we re working so hard to find out the fac
Underlining the ethos of the Indian Army, a senior official said, "Though, it is not a new thing for commanders in the Army to adhere to such a practice, yet the beauty of the ceremony doubled due to the gracious embracing of traditional south Indian dhoti by a Sikh officer."