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weapons of war. i'd like you to think about that because this whole conversation defies logic, and you know what, it's actually insulting. you know what, you know what, in fairness let's just take a moment to step back and think about each of their arguments and whether that is the environment that you want or that they want for their children. let's start with mental health. as far as we know there was no mental health issue with the individual who stole the futures of 19 children in uvalde, texas. governor greg abbott even said it himself before he contradicted himself. >> there wa...

a killer, we just don't want any part of that. history should not remember this person's name. instead, history should remember, and we all should hear the names of those murdered here, the children and their teacher. they are the ones that matter. amory joe garza matters. she was 10 years old. her dad is going to join us in just a few minutes. he says his daughter was full of life, always telling jokes, always smiling. on social media this monk, he wrote, please don't take a second for granted. hug your family. tell them you love them. i love you, amerie jo, he said. javier lopez ma...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it is just after 9:00 p.m. eastern time, 8:00 here in uvalde, texas, outside robb elementary school. the community held a prayer vigil tonight. i want to play you video that occurred a moment ago as people there listened to "amazing grace." ♪ [ crying ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> a community in mourning. we've spoken with parents of some of the young children killed here. most of them ten years old. and told some of their stories. there's so much we still don't know. we don't know the names of all the 19 children who were murdered here. we'll try to bring...

wounded. today would have been the last day of the school year. instead of making plans for vacations, camps and cookouts, these families, right there you see them, are making funeral arrangements. grief is immeasurable. listen here to angel and how he learned his little girl was gone. >> she was just trying to do the right thing. she was just trying to call the cops. she was so scared of just strangers and things like this. she would lock the door when i would step out to put gas in the car. like, she -- this is literally like her worst fear. and she was just trying to help everyone...

shared his daughter's best friend says amerie was killed while calling 9-1-1 on her brand new cell phone. >> i just want people to know that she just died trying to save her classmates. she just wanted to save everyone. >> we have more video now that's tough to watch. it's from outside the school while the gunman was inside. these are the cries of grantic parents who heard the gunshots inside the school and are demanding the police storm it. despite the overwhelming police response, it may have taken as long as than hour for them to breach the classroom and take down the shooter. >> ...