of american voices, live from texas, begins now. today, a push for accountability in this tight-knit community. until tuesday, uvalde was a quiet town where everybody knows your name, now the scene of america s latest mass shooting. around town, you will see uvalde strong signs hanging outside businesses and homes. families working to make sense of what happened, coming together to draw messages of hope on sidewalks with chalk on ministry. it is clear that the 21 lives lost here will never be forgotten. outside i take care, 21 chair sit outside to honor the 19 kids and two teachers taken from this town far too soon. live stolen from senseless violence. the daycares honors, like most uvalde, you many the students and watch them grow up over the years. we are learning more about their lives, their unforgettable personalities behind each face, big plans for the future. rodriguez had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist. she planned to study at texas a&m. her mom said that s
kids and two teachers taken from this town far too soon. live stolen from senseless violence. the daycares honors, like most uvalde, you many the students and watch them grow up over the years. we are learning more about their lives, their unforgettable personalities behind each face, big plans for the future. rodriguez had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist. she planned to study at texas a&m. her mom said that she was carrying and cold driven. her classmate lexi rubio wanted to become a lawyer. her family said that she loved learning about feminism and played volleyball in middle school. as we honor the victims, we are struggling to understand how a gun man was able to get inside or school in the first place, and why the gunman was allowed to stay inside for as long as he did. it is a question at the forefront in today s new york times. the editorial board examining the police response, writing, quote, 17 minutes elapsed after the gunmen walk inside before police, bel
respects for their loved ones. it is not just here. everywhere you drive around uvalde, we will see 21 crosses on parks and street walks. you will get a sense and understanding of how deeply impacted people are. the original question, what is the one issue that people cannot wrap their heads around right now? is the series of 9-1-1 calls. we are not talking about 2 to 3 minutes, it is an extended period that started at 12:03, when the first call came in saying, we are in room 1:12. at the same time, there are 19 law enforcement officials inside the hallway, not moving. there was another call that said there are multiple people dead. following that, there are still 8 to 9 people alive in the class, where are you? 12:43, 12:47, please, please come in and help us. eventually at 12:51, federal agents overrode the guides they were given anyone in. i would also add that there was a state law updated a couple
behind a both the door, you try to get in. you bang on it to get him away for the children, until someone can figure out a way in. you do not stand there and wait to see what happens. that is what you are hearing from people in uvalde, my appreciate that context, sam. shaquille, protesters are outside nra convention in houston, what is the response from nra members to protesters outside? things are wrapping up, the second day of the convention, we saw people going in to the main convention area, where you have rows and rows of guns. guns enthusiasts, when you have conversations with them, they say, look, they understand. i spoke to a woman that said she was heartbroken about what you saw earlier this week that a town about four and a half hours from where we are right now, she had tears in her eyes. she said that she believes that having gun restrictions would not prevent what we saw earlier this week, that is a fundamental right.