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purpose, to kill a lot of human beings quickly. an assault weapon is a weapon of war with no place, no place in a civil society. >> after back to back mass shootings, republicans are looking elsewhere for answers. just in the last two days, gop senators ted cruz and ron johnson and former president donald trump floated a laundry list of reasons for the country's mass shooting epidemic. here they are, they include video games, social media, wokeness, critical race theory, absent fathers, declining church attendance, too many doors at schools, and the list goes on and on. but one thing...

camera. she did agree to speak with my partner cnn producer nora. you were in with mia and her mother, i want to make clear her mother was there the whole time. what did she tell you? >> the 11-year-old mia was in that fourth grade classroom that we have heard so much about with ms. garcia and ms. morales. they were watching lilo and stitch, it was the end of the school year, and she said one of her teachers got the email that there was a shooter in the building and went to the door and he was right there. they made eye contact. >> the shooter made eye contact with the teacher. >> wi...

Do nothing about it. children murdered in their classroom. murdered. in their classroom. and you're already seeing the responses from those in power who refuse to do anything about it saying it is about anything else other than easy legal access to assault weaponry. >> and sports teams in the past have been very powerful helping to enact social change. and they're once again using their platform to try to make a difference. >> andy scholz, thank you so much. and if would you like to offer support for those involved in the texas school shooting, go to cnn.com/impact. you'll find several ways yo...

Else other than easy legal access to assault weaponry. >> reporter: sports teams and figures have in the past been very powerful in helping to enact social change. and they're once again using their platform to try to make a difference. >> that was our andy scholes there. keep in mind it's only been two weeks since ten people were gunned down in a buffalo supermarket. they haven't even finished burying those victims yet. i am paula newton. i want to thank you for your company. i'll be right back here in the "cnn newsroom" in just a moment. stay with us. ♪

Responses from those in power who refuse to do anything about it, saying it's about in addition else other than easy legal access to assault weaponry. >> sports teams and figures have in the past been very powerful enacting social change, they're using their platform to try and make a difference. >> that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm paula newton. for viewers in the u.s. and canada, "new day" is next.