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gun violence epidemic: the staggering numbers of deaths and school shootings in the years since columbine. plus a debate on gun legislation in the age of partisan gridlock. and anguish in america: we speak with angel garcia, after the loss of his 10-year-old daughter, amerie. >> i just want my baby back. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from uvalde, texas. >> dokoupil: good evening on what is really anything but a good evening. and thank you for joining us. i'm tony dokoupil, in for norah who is recovering from covid, and tonight we are here in...

To you. when i was a kid, i loved dancing. i always, to this day, i can't not watch dancing on tv or wherever i can find it. the thing you did for a lot of us is you had different body types. you didn't have to be a ballerina and tiny and itty-bitty, you let people be free however they looked. so to see you in person, you walked by me and i stopped speaking which is really odd, because everyone knows i talk too much. but to see you in your element and to see you put forth this beautiful performance, it showed the breadth of what black folks can do and what black bodies are capable of. and it's...

Bright, shiny star described by her family, multitalented, loved dancing and softball. she wanted to be both a nurse and a lawyer, but those dreams sadly will never come true for her. her family pleading for change from biden. handing him -- handing a letter to their daughter to hand to biden demanding change. here is a little of what we heard from that family. >> it's devastating. you don't -- when you see things like this on tv in some other places, it hurts. you know what i mean? it's sad because you don't feel that pain until it happens to you. he has the power to change it. and he can do ...

♪ ♪ lawrence: welcome back to lawrence jones cross country on this show you take you to front line the biggest challenges that includes crime wave across this nation and i traveled to houston, texas to talk to anna 16-year-old daughter diamond shot 22 times and tragically died in her mother's arms. the killer he's now back on the streets. >> thanks so much for talking with me. tell me about diamond. >> i always told her she was special. i didn't know, no reason but special. very smart, very, very smart. loved dancing, singing, she loved school. and she was very excited about

♪ ♪ lawrence: welcome back to lawrence jones cross country on this show you take you to front line the biggest challenges that includes crime wave across this nation and i traveled to houston, texas to talk to anna 16-year-old daughter diamond shot 22 times and tragically died in her mother's arms. the killer he's now back on the streets. >> thanks so much for talking with me. tell me about diamond. >> i always told her she was special. i didn't know, no reason but special. very smart, very, very smart. loved dancing, singing, she loved school. and she was very excited about