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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...

the only one that is truly sacred, the only truly sacred obligation we have is to prepare and equip those women and men we send into harm's way and care for them and their families when they return home, and when they don't. it's an obligation that unites americans, brings us together, make sure the women and men who were willing to lay down their lives for us in the very best to return. i want to acknowledge we are making progress in key areas, like bipartisan legislation advancing in congress to deliver healthcare services and benefits to veterans and the survivors impacted by toxi...

responders. we're also talking about the justice department this morning announcing, in fact, it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the school shooting in uvalde. it is coming at the request of uvalde's mayor after authorities admitted to a string of failures in their response to the shooting. a justice department spokesperson said in part this, the goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active...

before moving in on the shooter. this despite records showing that the local police chief completed active shooter training in december that calls on police to do the exact opposite. meanwhile, president biden fresh from his visit to uvalde has promised action on gun reform. the question this morning, will congress follow through. and will this latest tragedy actually move republicans >> the president in the last hour seems to think so. >> i haven't spoken to them, i think they'll have to take a hard look. >> plus, more heartbreaking stories are emerging from the violence, including ...

sacred is to prepare and equip those women and men we send into harm's way and care for them and their families when they return home. and when they don't. it's ab obligation that unites americans. it brings us together to make sure the women and men who are willing to lay down their lives for us get the very best from us in return. i want to acknowledge we're making progress in key years like bipartisan legislation that's advancing in congress that would deliver health care services and benefits to rans and the survivors impacted by toxic exposures. we don't know how many died becau...