before the gunman entered. but that is completely different from what the public was told just days ago. cnn s omar jimenez is live for us in uvalde tonight. omar good evening to you. this is another contradiction from officials, what is the very latest? on the investigative, side this is another discrepancy of police initially told us, versus what we find out to be reality. police initially said that this teacher propped open a back door that was supposed to be lock the day of the shooting. and we are now learning from authorities, she actually closed that door when she realized there was an active shooter, but it did not lock. this discrepancy is coming as we are now starting to see the first of what will be many funerals here in this community. even as you walk around, it s hard to find people who were not personally affected by this, even if not directly, they know someone who was and so we are going to see families morning in funerals that will continue into tomorrow,
winfield. one of the ten people killed in a mass shooting of a grocery store on may 15th. yesterday, the president and first lady were down in uvalde, texas where they met for hours with families of the 19 young children and two teachers who were killed in last week s school shooting. which of course came just ten days after buffalo. as biden left the church service in uvalde, he was met by a crowd of people chanting, do something. he responded by telling the crowd, we will. the president sounded a very similar note in the commence speech this weekend at university of delaware, telling graduates that the country can and must do something. let s be clear, evil came to the elementary school classroom in texas, to that grocery store in new york and far too many places where innocents have died. in the face of such forces, we have to stand stronger. we must stand stronger. we cannot outlaw tragedy, i know. but we can make america safer. but let s be honest, optimism is in sho
one week ago, 19 families sent their children to school and they never came home, leaving loved ones only memories as community members, even actor matthew mcconaughey, whose hometown is uvalde, come to pay their respects. those close to the 21 killed cannot help but think about those last moments as they prepare to lay their own to rest. the funeral for ten year old my tehran-geles is among the first. she is remembered by family as sweet, charismatic and loving. as seen in this video with her cousin. classmates said she was braving that she was telling students and telling them where to hide before the gunman turned on her. so brave and courageous. to tell kids to hide. a heartbroken community attending five services today. two funerals in visitations for four children and one teacher
inside of the school, the nation is waiting to see if lawmakers will manage any legislative response to the shooting. tomorrow, funerals will begin in that small texas town for the many victims. a funeral service will be held tomorrow for a ten year old my tehran-geles, who is an honor student, recognized for her achievements at a school ceremony that very, day that morning before the shooting. on wednesday, there will be a joint funeral for irma garcia, one of the two teachers killed in the massacre and for her husband joe. it s hard to even think about it. he collapsed and died just two days later. many people, he said, he died from the grief. they leave for children behind. nbc sam brock s reporting for us in uvalde. he s reporting for us now. sent, thank you for being there. i want to start by asking, what has this been like for you? you ve been in this town for days now. it feels like we are seeing