and we do begin in uvalde, texas, a community still very much in mourning beset by grief after a massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead. you see them there, a long line of mourners laying flowers at a memorial set up outside robb elementary school. outrage is growing over why a group of law enforcement officers waited so long to rush the gunman. we have seen a mix of emotions, anger, frustration and disappointment after that 911 call timeline became more clear. but folks have wrapped their arms around the folks of uvalde and its community. i ve seen long lines like that for folks waiting to purchase concert tickets or receive free food or other items. but these people are not waiting in line in the oppressive heat to get something, they re here to give and show their support. many have traveled from fear and beyond. i talked to a person from el paso. some people traveled from san antonio, which is about 85 miles away to lay flowers, balloons and stuffed animal
can the press help get to the truth? and a dismissive response to senator chuck schumer s plea for change. and, later, why afghanistan needs to stay in the news. two afghan news anchors are going to join us live from kabul with another oppressive taliban ruling. breaking news this hour. president biden about to land in texas. it is his second trip to the site of a mass killing in as many weeks. the president and first lady will be landing in san antonio this hour. then they re going to board those helicopters and fly to the memorial site in uvalde. they will attend mass at the sacred heart catholic church. they will meet with victims families. cnn will have live coverage throughout the day. we ll be watching to see if president biden makes any remarks as he lands there in the next few minutes. in uvalde and beyond, people are searching for answers. people like kimberly rubio, a reporter at the local paper the uvalde leader news. the paper s front page this morning
Long before the National Rifle Association tightened its grip on Congress, won over the Supreme Court and prescribed more guns as a solution to gun violence — before all that, Rep. John Dingell had a plan. First jotted on a yellow legal pad in 1975, it would transform the NRA from a fusty club of sportsmen into a lobbying juggernaut that would enforce elected officials’ allegiance, derail legislation behind the scenes, redefine the legal landscape and deploy “all available resources at every lev
question of gun violence, of school shootings which we know the numbers have spiked dramatically over the last year, and this is where, as we all know, it gets incredibly difficult. but the number one thing that the president has on his side is public opinion. and the importance here is whether the president can seize on this moment of national tragedy to really mobilize the majority of americans in a sustained way, and this is very difficult, of course, when you re facing that very targeted, very focussed lobby that is anti-gun regulation, led by the nra, and many very persistent and high-profile republicans in congress. and our thanks there from london. on friday, the
much as msnbc yesterday. already there s a beginning of a move away from this story. is there any way to change that? do you see any difference? i think that the american public is fed up. they ve been fed up on this issue for a long time now. how that manifests itself into change that will come, already we re seeing governors in some states pass gun restrictions. so that s one thing. but i think this really does call for a mass cry of grief from the american public, from parents, from people who want to go to a grocery store. we have to put the pressure on the politicians who are selling fear to make money and stay in power. these conspiracy theories, sure they flourish in the dark corners of the internet. but they re also generated and fed by fox, by the nra, by politicians who want a base that they can activate on this one issue at the expense of