good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is memorial day, monday, may 30th. i m brianna keilar with john avalon. john berman is off. on this day set aside to honor fallen members of the u.s. military the town of uvalde, texas, is preparing the first of many good-byes to the children and the teachers murdered last week inside of an elementary school there. this afternoon there will be visitation and rosary for 10-year-old amerie jo garza, her father told cnn that amerie died trying to call police and save her classmates. uvalde s funeral homes so overwhelmed that it will take weeks to bury all 21 victims. the president and first lady visited uvalde sunday to meet with the grieving families and comfort the grief-stricken community. president biden promised action on gun reform after the crowd pleaded with him to do something. the justice department is now planning to investigate how the police responded to this shooting. let s go now to cnn s ad
children and two teachers. today the first of many funeral services will begin. we ll have more on that and the president s visit ahead. people are on edge. in brooklyn an active shooter scare at a boxing match sent folks fleeing the stands and running for their lives. 18 people were injured at the barclays center. turns out, it was just a loud noise heard on the street. it sent crowds rushing to the exits. it s an indication of the anxiety out there. cnn has the latest. reporter: americans on edge once again. early sunday at the barclays center in new york city, people running for their lives. police say they mistook a loud noise for gunfire after a boxing match. one person writing on twitter, scary moment as crowds poured back into barclays center. my fear was a shooting, but those fears proved unfounded. another person adding, huge stampede near the exit. literally had to jump on the floor for cover. tennis star naomi osaka was there. she said on twitter she was also p
lady liberty beautifully standing watch and the intrepid, we ll be live there coming up as we celebrate the men and women who make the sacrifice for our great nation. you re watching fox and friends first on monday morning. i m todd piro. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. we ve heard from so many great peep whole have served. today is about honoring them, but especially today. as everyone is enjoying their day off and barbecues and family time, remember why we re able to do that today. todd: if you missed your interview last hour, it was beautiful, very touching on a day like today. rolling to remember returning to washington yesterday honoring heroes who paid the ultimate price. veterans and bikers bearing flags and the names of fallen friends and family. we need to remember where we came from and who we are as a people. without these people that fought for our country, we wouldn t be here today. todd: the ride becoming a memorial day tradition in washington starting i
ban, saying it makes no sense that people can purchase a weapon that fires up to 300 rounds. he called on congress to cooperate and said his powers alone don t go that far. this on a day he also urged our country to unite, honoring sacrifice of our troops. president biden remembering americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in what he called a sacred memorial day ritual. we must never betray the lives laid down to make our nation a beacon to the world, a citadel of liberty and justice for everyone. reporter: biden marked the importance of defending democracy amid russia s war in ukraine. also mourned on the anniversary of his son beau s deathed, a veteran who died of brain cancer. biden addressed the families of the 2,461 service members who lost their lives in afghanistan but made no mention of the 13 who died under his watch during the withdrawal, the only armed forces to die by enemy attack since he took office. the ceremonies coming one day after biden privately grie
president biden wrapping up his trip to asia this morning, with concerns that china might be turning closer to russia. and why the biden administration is considering sending special forces to kyiv. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is tuesday, may 24th. and a proxy war is playing out here on primary day and the future of the republican party is at stake. voters head to the polls in five states today, but georgia is really in the spotlight. the gop race for governor pitting former president trump against his vice president mike pence, who stumped for incumbent governor brian kemp at an election eve rally. trump is supporting his primary opponent, david perdue. kemp has been a top trump target. trump issued a statement that may be unprecedented when it comes to former running mates. mike pence was set to lose the governor s race in 2016 before he was plucked up and his political career was salvage. pence is parachuting into races hoping some