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Hallway. >> thats an excellent point, pamela. look, this is not a situation where an officer shoots a suspect thinking it was a taser. this is a situation where for those agonizing minutes nothing of substance happened. i was on the phone today with a senior ranger who actually made the scene and was there for 14 hours, who said, look, in the 22 years since columbine, law enforcement knows in dealing with an active shooter, there is one play to make. that is to attract fire, even if it means you...

Scared, its okay. he hasnt really stepped foot into his room since the incident. i am working on getting him, you know, counseling and it will be long term, because i know its something that affects him. he does have a lot of night terrors. he goes talking, screaming, crying to sleep. ill ask him, do you remember, like, you know, what you were saying yesterday? hes like, no, no. >> you dont remember any of that? >> no. >> so sad. cnns lucy kavanaugh joins us from the memorial at town square. so ...

10 and 11-year-olds losing their lives. a lot of people are no older than some of those students. weve seen a lot of tears. a lot of stuffed animals, candles left. there are also crosses surrounding this fountain. we are in front of a church. the crosses have the photos of each of the victims. people again paying their respects, writing science. one of the signs we saw says choose hope over fear. and that is one message that folks here are taking away. pamela. >> all right. signs in uvalde, texa...

. how can we prevent more mass shootings? that is the key question right now. the number in the united states is rising dramatically. in 2016, there were 382 mass shootings, according to independent data and research group gun violence archive. in 2020, the number was 610. in 2021, it was 692. in 2022, it is already 214. meanwhile, a number of states, including texas, have made their gun laws more lenient from allowing people to carry guns on college campuses to places of worship. just last ye...

Because im scared someone might shoot me. >> president biden and the first lady will be visiting uvalde on sunday to comfort families who lost loved ones and to speak to community leaders. >> again, in just a little bit were going to hear the story of an 11-year-old girl who saw the worst of it. first, though, cnns adrienne broaddus with me. you spoke to a young boy who lived through this as well. what did he tell you? >> he is a survivor. he doesnt remember much about that tuesday, but he does ...

Clinton had on the country and the world with his remarks. remember, 18 children killed in the federal building in oklahoma city, 19 children murdered here. the president had done this to great effect because he knows firsthand tragedy, loss, he can speak to parents as the president and as a human being in a way that very few other people can with that level of understanding. you know, i think your question assumes the idea that he goes beyond eulogy and gets into some specifics about remedy, ab...

Hour. >> tony, you also cover guns here in texas. its interesting, it will be interesting to see how all these questions about the police timeline figures into the discussion about guns and gun safety. >> it certainly complicates it. i mean, here in texas and particularly in small town texas like uvalde, you have a back the blue sentiment that runs really deep as well, as well as pro second amendment rights. and so some of the people i was talking to on that town square yesterday evening were tr...

Brought with her a bouquet of flowers, also went around the city, but made a stop at this memorial. this is all so tragically sad. what makes you feel somewhat reassured are all the kind people in the city and all the kind people who have shown up at this memorial. this is gary tuchman, cnn, uvalde, texas. lash sensational sky high from maybelline new york limitless length + volume flex brush over 10 million sold* ♪ ♪ anand try new sky high cosmic black intense black pigments only from maybe...

Have so many weapons? we have to get rid of guns. theres just not a constituency for that. i know people dont understand it but we are awash in this country in guns. i have just seen this even after something like this that doesnt change, unfortunately it doesnt change. this is where theres this huge delta between public opinion what people would like to see their lawmakers do and the hold that interest groups like the nra have in washington. >> we will be talking a lot about that hold a little ...

>> and i hope you know that so many of us, not just us who are here with you right now in your yard, but around this country and around the world are thinking of you. does that give you strength? >> it helps. >> it helps. >> it helps to know that so many people care. >> yes. >> reporter: a makeshift memorial has been set up in downtown uvalde. uvalde is a small city, only about 16,000 people, surrounding county has 26,000 people, but so many people are coming here to pay their respects partly be...