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King david cemetery. Thats where i go to see my kid now. I was on the second floor in that building. Texting my mom. Texting my dad. Texting three of my brothers. That i was never going to see them again. I want to feel safe at school. You know, senior year and junior year are big years for me. When i turn my academics around, started connecting with teachers. I started actually enjoying school. And now i dont know how im ever going to step foot in that place again. Or go to a public park after ...

Fix it. Should have been one School Shooting and we should have fixed it. And im pissed. Because my daughter, im not going to see again. Shes not here. Shes not here. Shes in North Lauderdale at king david cemetery. That building. Texting my mom. Texting my dad. Texting three of my brothers. That i was never going to see them again. I want to feel safe at school. You know, senior year and junior year are big years for me. When i turn my academics around, started connecting with teachers. I start...

It became much more than that. Were here because my daughter has no voice. She was murdered last week. And she was taken from us. Shot nine times on the third floor. All these School Shootings, it doesnt make sense. Fix it. Should have been one School Shooting and we should have fixed it. And im pissed. Because my daughter, im not going to see again. Shes not here. Shes not here. Shes in North Lauderdale at king david cemetery. Thats where i go to see my kid now. I was on the second floor in tha...

Failure of our government on every level, people are dying every day. >> in those early appearances, i remember the early rally in florida. it was pure anger. because they were reacting to what they had witnessed at this age. >> the people in the government who were voted into power are lying to us. they say that us kids dont know what were talking about. that were too young to understand how the government works. its time to start doing something. >> these students with just such genuine emotio...

Happy to have with us sam zeiff who you saw speaking at todays white house event. he is a senior at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. sam, i think i speak for everybody watching, you carried yourself with such class and dignity. i dont know how you were able to pull it off. are you ready for this fight? like it or not, millions of americans now have their hopes and dreams riding on your whole generation to push this through. what did you learn today about the president a...

Because they cant. and were going to show them that the worlds going to be a better place. my plans for graduating, after i graduate, i plan on taking my girlfriend on a trip around the world. and after that, i have not been accepted yet but i hope to attend the university of central florida on a hospitality major. >> all right. i hope to run into you someday, thank you, buddy, for coming on the air. we are grieving along with all of you. again, you carry yourself with such intelligence and clas...

>> i think we have our challenges. but one of the occurrences or the events that really heartens me is young people like sam who are coming forward and saying that they are demanding sensible gun legislation so that they dont go to school and be killed. that is not asking too much at all. and so that is a -- to me, i am really heartened. with the march in washington, d.c., im hopeful that in a dynamic, organic way, there will be a lot of other groups -- not to overshadow anything that the young ...

Any group -- >> were going to be here all night. >> the influence of these groups comes not from any money, the influence comes from millions of people that agree with the agenda. >> so you heard the answer there. and yes, this is one big auditorium full of people who are hurting. but jeremy, is this debate about to change? >> you know, i think for the first time after many of these shootings, too many to even really think about, because it hurts so much and it hurts to hear that young man talk ...

Health? thats when id known that this was not the path that was going to get us where we need to be. i said in an earlier interview, right now we are lucky to be starting at the top. the legislators. but that doesnt work, were going to start at the bottom, the judiciary. were going to work our way right back up to the top. and were going to fix this. >> sam, you mentioned this today, you turned 18 the day after the shooting, probably the most passed over and ignored birthday of your life. you ar...

Hook, there has been an increase in school safety and security. weve invested a lot in the bricks and mortar of our schools, weve invested a lot in the security of our schools. i think we also need to focus on prevention. the how do we prevent these acts from happening? how do we help had identify and get help for people who are at risk of hurting themselves and others before they pick up any weapon. right now, you could mandate these sorts of programs. you could ensure that schools, students an...