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responders. were also talking about the justice department this morning announcing, in fact, it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the school shooting in uvalde. it is coming at the request of uvaldes mayor after authorities admitted to a string of failures in their response to the shooting. a justice department spokesperson said in part this, the goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to iden...

perimeters. >> texas governor greg abbott, he defended himself in the criticism among his response to the shooting and his praise of police efforts. during his visit to uvalde on friday, the republican governor said he was initially misled by law enforcement officials and was restating what he heard when corroborating their version. >> i was misled and i am livid about what happened. and as everybody has learned, the information that i was given turned out in part to be inaccurate. and...

first in uvalde, families of loved ones that killed 19 children and two teachers are mourning in that community. an investigation into what exactly went wrong. why didnt officers get into that school and confront the gunman much faster? heres how a texas lawmaker described his conversation with one little girls father. the. >> reporter: their little girl had been shot in the back with one bullet through the kidney area. she likely bled out, according to the first responder. who is to k...

before moving in on the shooter. this despite records showing that the local police chief completed active shooter training in december that calls on police to do the exact opposite. meanwhile, president biden fresh from his visit to uvalde has promised action on gun reform. the question this morning, will congress follow through. and will this latest tragedy actually move republicans >> the president in the last hour seems to think so. >> i havent spoken to them, i think theyll have t...

republican. i know that it makes no sense to be able to purchase something that can fire up to 300 rounds. i can do the things ive done and any action i can take, ill take, but i cant outlaw a weapon. i cant change the background checks. i cant do that . >> those comments follow the presidents trip sunday to uvalde, meeting with first responders, faith leaders, local officials and grieving families. as mr. biden and the first lady paid tribute to the victims of the mass shooting last w...

do something. >> president biden responding to the shouts of "do something" with quote, we will, we will. of course, we are covering all the angles, lucy cavanaugh is focusing on a country seeking answers. lets begin with you, lucy, at that memorial, uvaldes town square so many families are suffering with trauma and heart break. how did the community respond to the president and governor? >> reporter: well, the focus, people la, is really on the victims, the 19 little boys and girls wh...

and unimaginable loss. young children full of enthusiasm and hope for their future. >> this next saturday on the 4th, she would have been 10. >> a look at who was lost this week. hello, im dana bash in uvalde, texas, where the state of our union is so sad and wondering when enough will really be enough? im joining you today from a community in shock. a community grieving the 21 people brutally murdered in an elementary school on wednesday. a community so overwhelmed by loss, the pare...

the bidens attended mass at sacred heart catholic church where an influx of funerals is imnenlt. they are meeting privately with the victims families this afternoon. so many of them want an answer to an excruciating question, would their loved ones be here today if police had acted sooner? the justice department is stepping in saying it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response as a top texas official admits the decision not to breech the classroom even as the children were...

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 americas 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 ne...

thanks for watching. >> takes it from here. thanks hes in uvalde as we speak, its the presidents second visit to the site of a mass shooting and just many weeks. we have live coverage of texas. also, some way republican friends say hardening schools into mass shootings is the way to prevent these heinous attacks. my question is, what do these 12 -- to be safe when asked the houston independent schools a. and were heading into the culture corner today, britney griners been detained in r...