good morning to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is memorial day, monday, may 30th. i m brianna keilar with john avalon. john berman is off. on this day set aside to honor fallen members of the u.s. military the town of uvalde, texas, is preparing the first of many good-byes to the children and the teachers murdered last week inside of an elementary school there. this afternoon there will be visitation and rosary for 10-year-old amerie jo garza, her father told cnn that amerie died trying to call police and save her classmates. uvalde s funeral homes so overwhelmed that it will take weeks to bury all 21 victims. the president and first lady visited uvalde sunday to meet with the grieving families and comfort the grief-stricken community. president biden promised action on gun reform after the crowd pleaded with him to do something. the justice department is now planning to investigate how the police responded to this shooting. let s go now to cnn s ad
you re driving. gas prices are ridiculous. welcome to a special edition of the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper on this memorial day. and we start with our national lead. and the first funeral services for the victims of the horrific massacre in uvalde, texas. today the families and communities honored the memory of 10-year-old amerie jo garza and mighty rodriguez. and amid the grief in uvalde, a demand for answers as to why police waited out in the hallway for more than an hour before breaking into the classroom where the killing was happening. now, the justice department says it will review the law enforcement respaonse to the shooting. adrian broaddus reports on a child s desperate 911 calls from inside the school. this is how those who love 10-year-old amerie jo garza will remember her. a decade of photos showing a happy girl with a sweet smile, described by family as sassy and funny and a diva who hated wearing dresses. memories of happier times as her fam
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. let s begin with you, lucy, at that memorial, uvalde s 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 who lost their lives alongside the two teachers. you mentioned the word trauma. i have been thinking about these concentric circles of trauma that get formed in the aftermath of a mass shooting like this. not just for the victims and their families. for the community as well. we have seen people streaming in all day in the 100 degree heat to pay respect to those who lost their lives. also on the unsung heroes. the first responders, trauma nurses and doctors who are tasked with keeping the drivers
of a family like that. here in the united states there are at least over 250 families who heard that same phone call, got that same message that someone they loved was s senselessly killed in a massacre by a person who hated them because of the color of their skin. right now i said to michelle it s difficult for me right now in this interview right now, i m feeling overwhelmed in just grief, but i also know that my mom was a tenacious woman and that she would want me in spite of everything that i am feeling right now to have the opportunity to tell her story and that s why i m here right now. and i know that you will i know, pamela, that you will tell her story and i can t imagine how hard it is for you to do
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