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victims of recent mass shottings testifying before congress today. we heard from the mother of 21-year-old zaire goodman who was wounded and survived the mass shooting at a buffalo grocery store last month which was motivated by racist hate. she described her son as pure joy and calling the person who shot him a domestic terrorism and says domestic terrorism occurs is because america is inherently violent. >> my son has a hole in the right side of his neck, two on his back and another on his left leg caused by an exploding bullet from an ar-15. if after hearing from me and the other ...

anderson. actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey spoke at the white house. and a son of a woman killed in buffalo testified before the senate judiciary committee. >> you're elected to protect us. and because if there is nothing -- and respectfully, senators, you should yield your positions of authority and influence to others who are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my mother's life mattered. >> negotiations in the senate appear to be at a critical stage, with one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach an agreement by the end of the week...

laws. a source tells cnn that mitch mcconnell has privately expressed openness to raising the age to buy them but he won't say so publicly. >> it won't surprise you to know that i'm not going to sit here and try to negotiate the deal with all you guys. we're waiting to see if we can get an outcome that directly relates to the problem that brought the issue to the fore. >> daniella diaz is live on capitol hill for us. what are republicans concerned about, are there divisions among them on this issue? >> reporter: there is divisions about what they actually want to see on any sort of g...

constituents demanding an end to mass shootings. as negotiations continue, cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju pressed lawmakers about ar-15s and why people need them and he got a range of responses. here it is. >> why do you think that people need to have ar-15s in this country in. >> you're talking about a constitutional right to keep and bear arms. people who are law abiding citizens are in good mental health and aren't a threat to the public. >> in my state, they use them to shoot prairie dogs and other types of varmints, so i think there are legitimate reasons why pe...

of a dead classmate and playing d dead. >> he shot my classmates, i thought he would come back to the front and so i got a little blood and i put it all over me. >> let's go straight up to cnn's lauren fox at the capitol. lauren is listening to that young girl, listening to the parents. it is heart wrenching. the question is, what will congress make hearing? >> reporter: yeah, john, i heard from the lawmakers, one thing you heard they had never, never seen this close to the tragedy the kind of testimony that we heard today. that coming, of course, from a 4th grader who was in one of ...