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The one-week anniversary, theres a little bit of sorrow in the day. but they are taking the memory of those students and their teachers who passed in that massacre and say even though they have already suffered a setback, they feel their message will resonate. >> they just want to throw it away. they want to sweep it under the rug. we are here saying you cant sweep anything under the rug anymore. >> reporter: survivors of the florida high school massacre voicing outrage after the states republic...

Feeling the heat from these children. who have a lot of questions theyll ask directly to her. then, also, floridas democratic senator bill nelson as well as the congressman ted duetch. the man representing the district of parkland and a many so many students told me has been a tremendous resource to them in the past week. we should mention that president trump as well as governor rick scott were invited to attend. both declined the opportunity to appear via satellite or in person. if the past we...

Of policy positions. were seeing something like that. but where it goes all the way down the roads into these sick smears, that is a problem for our society, and i think we all have a role to play to solve it. >> brian stelter, thank you. thank you for the conversation. thanks to our international viewers for watching. for you cnn "newsroom" is next. for u.s. viewers, "new day" continues right now. good morning. welcome to our "new day". one week after a deranged gunman turned a school into a ...

Whats their message, dianne? >> reporter: alisyn, we literally about two minutes ago started walking toward the capitol. i have seen your suzanna with us. whats the message youre taking to the capitol? >> were taking that a tragedy like this can never happen again and we will never let it happen again. >> what do you want from lawmakers, what do you want them to do to make it never happen again? >> today were really just hoping theyll be receptive to what were saying and listen to what we went t...

Further. they want to throw it away, they want to sweep it under the rug. were here saying that you cant sweep anything under the rug anymore. were here to fight you and were here to show you that we are here for the people and we are here to make sure that innocent lives are no longer lost. >> so there was one setback today, but what will you do tomorrow? >> well, tomorrow we are going to the state capitol building to speak to those very state senators and state congressman that have spoken tou...

Some stoneplan douglas students watch -- stoneman douglas students watched from the gallery. emotions ran high during that vote and after. >> the next death of someone with an assault rifle here in florida is going to be on them. its going to be on them, and its going to be their fault that those people are dead and that those people arent going to go home to their families. and that theres going to be an empty space in people avenues lives -- peoples lives, and its going to be their fault. >> i...

From the nra. flat house vote came -- the florida house vote came after strong emotions. >> the next death of someone with an assault rifle here in florida is going to be on them. its going to be on them, and its going to be their fault that those people are dead and that those people arent going to go home to their families and that theres going to be an empty space in peoples lives. and its going to be their fault. >> despite the setback, students are vowing to march on with that message. cnns...

Legislation to be a bit odd. i mean, in my own home county of broward, it is unlawful to sing in a bathing suit in public. i just find that i cannot trust any of their word, if they say that theyre going to vote down something in committee, thats just ridiculous to see that it would not even make the floor. they would not even discuss it further. they want to throw it away, they want to sweep it under the rug. were here saying that you cant sweep anything under the rug anymore. were here to figh...

>> they had a honeymoon with donald trump. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is wednesday, february 21st, 6:00 here in new york. students are taking their fight to lawmakers at the state capitol. the kids have suffered a setback. the republican-controlled house refuses to debate an assault weapons instead pornography a health risk. >> listening is good. action is what is demanded. the preside...

Watched from the gallery. emotions ran high during the vote and after. >> the next death of someone with an assault rifle here in florida is going to be on them. its going to be on them, and its going to be their fault that those people are dead and that those preve-- those people arent going to go home to their families, and theres going to be an empty space in peoples lives, and its going to be their fault. >> heartbroken and disappointed teenagers there. instead of guns, lawmakers will begin ...