memorial day. i m julie banderas. glad to be with you today. griff? i m griff jenkins. great to be with you. such a special honor to anchor on this day, memorial day, the day that we say never forget the sacrifice and valor of the brave men and women who laid down their lives in the name of freedom standing in the breach between tyranny and the cherished freedoms we have at home. arlington national cemetery a live look in the more than 400,000 tombstones in that hallowed ground of the sacrifice those heroes made. an important day as we reflect, honor and remember today, julie. but we also have more news to get to. that is go ahead. julie: i was just going to add it is a day we want to remind everybody not only a day to remember the fallen heroes, but also a day to give thanks for those veterans that were lucky enough to survive in place in war. those veterans today remembering and giving thanks for being alive but also remembering for those who did not be so lucky. we
president biden signaling back, we will. ahead this hour, a firsthand account of what it was like to treat victims here in uvalde. as you will hear it, this mass shooting is sadly not the force they responded to. speaking of calls for action, we ll speak to someone who says solving gun violence could start by convincing a new generation that they are safer without guns. welcome to a new hour of american voices. this sunday the city of uvalde remains and shocked struggling to find a way forward after 19 students and two teachers were killed inside robb elementary behind me on tuesday. the president just boarding marine one after meeting with first responders. he is now heading back to san antonio before heading back to delaware. earlier today president biden and the first lady were in town doing what they can to let uvalde know the nation is with them. president biden took the time to take in each of the victims pictures after the memorial behind me. clearly emotional. touchin
is sadly not the first, they responded to. and speaking of calls for action, that s because someone who solving gun crime once could start by convincing a new generation that they re safer without guns. welcome to a new hour of american voices. this sunday the city of uvalde remains in shock struggling to find a way forward after 19 students, and two teachers were killed inside robb elementary behind me on tuesday. the president, just warning remain first responders. he s now heading back to san antonio before heading back to delaware, earlier today president biden and the first lady in town doing what they can to let uvalde know the nation is with them, president biden took the time to take in each of the victims pictures at the memorial behind me, he bostic touching pictures stolen by americas mass shooting, the crowd nearby pleading for action join the president today greg abbott which was all about welcomed in open arms. there people jeering to their governor, looki
the mass shooting at robb elementary school earlier this afternoon. this comes as a justice department announces it will conduct an independent review of the law enforcement response to the shooting with the d.o.j. says the mayor of uvalde requested that review after we learned police waited nearly an hour to storm the classroom where the shooter was holed up despite multiple 911 calls from the children still trapped inside. arthel: let s go live to uvalde, texas and our jeff paul is standing by, jeff. arthel what would normally be a day full of excitement that comes along the presidential visit is instead full of sadness as people continue to come here to the city center to pay their respects to the 19 students in two teachers who died. first lady jill biden and president joe biden are now trying to do their best to help this community that continues to grieve. now after landing in san antonio the first family made their way to uvalde their first stop was at robb elementar
for the victims of the deadly mass shooting at robb elementary school. they also met with families as well as community and faith leaders. in the meantime the u.s. justice department announces it will conduct an independent review of the law enforcement response to the shooting. the d.o.j. says that review comes at the request of you alls mayor. jeff has the latest there. in this community, there very much in the beginning stages of grieving. they have come to terms with the unthinkable loss, that is a big reason why president joe biden first lady jill biden are here to comfort the city that just lost 19 kids into teachers. the president make his first stop at robb elementary school, that is the scene of the mass shooting, they were joined by a bipartisan group of politicians. that included texas governor greg abbott and uvalde s mayor. some protesters shouted at greg abbott to do something with legislation that might prevent a tragedy from occurring again. the motorcade ma