neverending tide of gun violence. the annual convention of the nra kicked off today in houston. the keynote speaker is the arguably the most president voice of the republican party, the twice-impeached ex-president. greg abbot pulled out of an in-person appearance to return to uvalde. he ll be holding a press conference there in a few minutes, but back at the nra stage there will also be a speech from senator ted cruz who recently stormed off when he was asked by a reporter why mass shootings only seemed to happen in this country. cruz s decision to appear at the nra convention just days after 19 of his youngest constituents and two other teachers were murdered, chose how the hard line stance on guns has become so deeply embedded in the gop. even as the nra is weaker than ever consumed by scandals and lawsuits. as the washington post quotes, nearly a decade ago the massacre of 20 children and six adults through the politics of gun violence into a state of suspension for a f
robust the discussion was in those hallways about who was in charge and why they couldn t go in, but this gets to whether or not the most qualified person is part of the plan to be in charge and it should have nothing to do with turf or jurisdiction, but i m afraid that s where we may be, and thank god that federal agents happened to be in this area because it s relatively close to the border and there is a presence there. can you imagine if there had not been that presence there? this could have been even worse. no. that s a nightmare. it s already a nightmare and that s where it gets worse. ken delanian, thanks for your reporting and wave an arm if you come up with something in the next hour and a half. texas governor greg abbot will be holding a news conference from uvalde. we ll bring you that when it starts and we ll fact check it and respond to it immediately after if that s necessary. right when we come back, less than 300 miles away from uvalde,
i d like to take these last few seconds to just tell the nation. i know the eyes of the nation are on us, are on the community of uvalde. i just want to tell the nation, ask the nation to pray for us to continue to pray for us and thinking of us and not to forget about us. uvalde county commissioner ronald garza. thank you very much for your time and for being with us. your message is heard loud and clear. thank you. that does it for us this hour. deadline white house with nicole wallace starts right now. hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. a split screen moment in america that really illustrates where we are as a nation when it comes to gun violence in the backdrop of a nationwide outcry for lawmakers to do something, anything, to stem the seemingly
as the washington post quotes, nearly a decade ago the massacre of 20 children and six adults through the politics of gun violence into a state of suspension for a full week as conservative politicians waited to hear from the powerful gun lobby, the nra, before taking a stand. this week, after another rampage at a texas elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead, republican lawmakers didn t wait for the nra as they lined up within hours to rebuff any proposed gun control measures. that dynamic reflects both the reesence decline of the nra s power and the logical conclusion of its own increasingly hard line messaging that guns are extrickable from patriotism and leave owners defenseless. less than 300 miles from that nra convention, the community of uvalde. there, they re demanding answers
staff are available to provide assistance to business owners impacted by this tragedy. healing the broken hearts will take a long time, but through the generosity of our fellow texans and the good works of neighbors helping neighbors, we can begin to stitch back together the fabric of uvalde. helping us to do that is the leader of uvalde himself and that is the mayor of uvalde who i would like to ask to speak at this time. governor, i would like to thank you for bringing all of the state agencies and the services you ve offered our community and they will need this help, not just today but in the long term as you mentioned so for that, governor, i appreciate and all i can say is i ve seen you these last two days and the capacity that you felt along with these