today in uvalde, texas, the funeral for 10-year-old lexi rubio, who was killed in the shooting at robb elementary. this photo taken with her parents. lexi holding the honor roll award she received on the day she died. her grieving parents this week testified before congress, demanding action on gun violence. a bipartisan group of senators is still in talks on possible reform. abc's ike ejiochi leading us off from washington. >> what do we want? >> gun control! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> reporter: across the country tonight, demonstrators outraged by the mass shootings in buffalo and uvalde demanding tougher gun safety laws. >> reasonable gun control is all we're asking for. we're not taking people's guns away. we're just saying nobody should have military style weapons to be able to go into schools and kill huge numbers of kids within just minutes. >> reporter: thousands gathering in the nation's capital for the march for our lives rally. a lot of these protesters i spoke to say they have a connection to a gun violence incident, making this fight personal. more than 400 demonstr

the reason for that is the kind of testimony that you heard from lexi rubio's parents, where they describe the fact that they went to this honor roll ceremony, took a last photograph of their daughter, and they left. they expected, like parents do, that they would come back and pick their child up at the end of the day, and that never happened. and i think what you saw in there was her mother, kimberly rubio, asking congress to take direct action on items like banning assault weapons, on getting rid of immunity for gun manufacturers. those items though, as we discussed, they're not being part of the negotiations in the u.s. senate. instead, those talks, so much more narrow when it comes to what they're willing to do, what republicans are going to be willing to support. we will see if this emotional testimony changes the minds of lawmakers, but at this point, what is on the table, what is being discussed is a much more narrow set of provisions including things like incentivizing states and more school safety, but kate, that falls far short of what the parents were pleading with members of c

the mother of lexie rubio in agony, that's lexie hours before the shooting at awards day. kimberly rubio promised her daughter they'd get ice cream to celebrate after school. >> i left my daughter at that school, and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: this afternoon, house lawmakers debated new gun restrictions that many republicans oppose. >> what happened in uvalde, buffalo, tulsa is as wrong as wrong could be but the answer is not to destroy the second amendment. >> reporter: everything will depend on what happens with bipartisan negotiations in the senate late today, we spoke with zeneta everhart after her testimony. her son zaire goodman was shot at the buffalo supermarket. >> do you think today's testimony will change any minds >> i hope so they're trying to figure out what they can deal with and what they can't deal with, and for me that's a step forward we said something today that struck a nerve with them. >> gabe, that was some tough testimony to hear i know we've learned new details about a texas investigation into the uvalde schoo

the mother of lexi rubio in agony. lexi hours before the shooting at the awards day. kimberly rubio promised her daughter they'd get ice cream to celebrate after school. >> i left my daughter at that school, and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: lawmakers debated restrictions many republicans oppose. >> what happened in uvalde, buffalo, tulsa, is as wrong as wrong could be. but the answer is not to destroy the second amendment. >> reporter: everything will depend on what happens with bipartisan negotiations in the senate. we spoke with everhard after her testimony. her son, zaire goodman, was shot at the buffalo supermarket. will today's hearing change minds? >> i hope so. they're trying to figure out what they can deal with and what they can't deal with. for me, that's a step forward. we said something today that struck a nerve with them. >> you heard in gabe's report the anguish from the mother of lexi rubio. edgar sandoval writes this morning in "the new york times" that young lexi rubio had big dreams. she wanted to go to college, m

among those killed was 10-year-old lexi rubio. her parents had this to say. >> we stand for lexi. we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifle is andigh-capacity magazines we understand that for some reason to some people, or to people with money, to people who find the quote campaignschdren,t there, there is a moment listening, thinking i cannot agine -- a mom listening, digging a nnot imagine their pain, not knowing thatne o shooe galvanized an effort to form government laws. chris murphy is one of those driving it. the democrats control at least senate but would need republican support, which is why it is noteworthy that john cornyn is also involved in drawing up the proposals. there would be modest steps, red flag laws for guns to be confiscated from individuals rrow expansi,on of some background checks. let us hear on whether anything actionable could come from the during -- the hearing. >> if you think back to sandy hook in 2012, there was a similar flurry of action, calls in to do something, and nothing ever really came of it. there is momentum here. you have this congr

his po the l:asrttreer photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead. the last time her parents saw her. >>e do not want you to think of lexie is just a number. e was intelligent, compassionate, athletic. she was quiet, shy, unless she had a point to make. she was right, and so often she was. reporter: kimberly rubio is demanding lawmakers take action to ban assault weapons like the ones used in uvalde, texas. >> today we stand for lexi, and as her voice, we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifle high-capacity magazines. we understand that for some reason, to some people, to people with money, to people who fund lyrical campaigns, that guns are more important than children. so at this point, we ask for progress. reporter: mia was in the classroom the gunmen burst in. in this video, she told them what happened. mefchea ter my classmates. reporter: as the shooting contued, hself in the blood of a classmate to pretend she was dead. >> he shot the person next to me. i thought he was going to come back to the room so i grabbed more blood and put

. >> reporter: hoping for a miracle for everyone inside, including his great granddaughter lexi rubio, who didn't make it out. >> lexi was a beautiful child. she loved to go to school she loved her grandma's chicken tacos. >> reporter: and tonight pastor moreno telling me he is now preparing to preside over the funeral service of his own great granddaughter. tom? >> that community dealing with so much all right, morgan. we thank you for that. >>> we want to turn to something parents have been waiting for covid vaccines for their young children tonight the white house covid coordinator, dr. ashish jha, says the shots for children 6 months to 4 years old could begin as early as june 21st an fda advisory panel will meet in less than and cdc could give the green light soon after that >>> we're also keeping a close eye tonight on the gulf of mexico for what could become tropical storm alex. tropical storm watches just issued tonight. take a look, for central and southern florida, including the florida keys heavy rain and possible flooding are expected tomorrow and saturday but meteorologis

next, we will hear from felix and kimberly rubio who are the parents of lexi rubio who tragically lost her life in the texas shooting. and now recognize the taliban from georgia, mr. heise, to introduce our last witness on this panel. rep. hice: thank you, might him chair. it is my honor to recognize lucretia hughes. she is part of my constituency, an incredibly bright light in our 10th district. she has an extremely compelling story. i just wanted to publicly recognize krisha. i want to thank you for being here today. i know it is hard to share the story that you come to us with, but we are grateful that you are here. and madam chair, i want to say thank you for these few seconds to recognize lucretia hughes and welcome her here. i yield. rep. maloney: thank you. the witnesses will be on muted so we can swear them in. please raise your right hand. do you swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? let the record show the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you. without objection, your written st

the parents of alexandria a naya best known as lexi rubio and five other children who all attended uvalde public schools through the 2021-2022 school year. clarissa who cleated high school, isaiah who attends uvalde high school, david morales junior high and our two youngest children julian 8 and lexi 10 who attended robb elementary. on the morning of may 24th, 2022 i dropped lexi and julian off at school a little after 7:00 a.m. my husband and i returned to the campus at 8:00 a.m. for julian's award ceremony and again at 10:30 a.m. for lexi's award ceremony. lexi received the good citizen award and was also recognized for receiving all as. at the confusion of the ceremony we took photos with her before asking her to pose for a picture with her teacher mr. reyes. that photo, her last photo ever was taken at approximately 10:54 a.m. to celebrate we promised to get her ice cream that evening, told her we loved her and we would pick her up after school. i can still see her walking with us toward the exit. in the -- i keep scrolling across my memories, she turns her head and smiles back us at

. >> reporter: 10-year-old lexi rubio's mother, kimberly, inviting us inside her room. >> this is her bed, her blanket. i give her several options to wear in the morning, and what she didn't wear, she kept on the bed so it's still there. >> reporter: she's advocating for stricter gun laws while still waiting for the final medical examiner's report to find out exactly when lexi died. >> we don't have any answers. i guess i'm scared that i might not never get them. >> why is that one of the most important for you guys? >> because they can tell us more or less what happened to our child. whether it was immediate or if she could have been saved if they went in faster. >> you guys are worried she could have been one of the ones saved? >> i don't know, i just -- i just -- i think about how long she was there. she was scared. she was in pain. it just worries me. >> that is torture, kim. do you guys feel you have to know? >> we have to know. we might not like the answer, but we have to know. >> reporter: a feeling shared by so many parents here. >> it leaves an emptiness inside you i can't ex

. >> reporter: lexi rubio was one of the 19 killed. her parents called for congress to ban assault weapons. >> we stand for lexi, and as her voice we demand action. >> reporter: the testimonies come as a bipartisan group of senators work on new gun-control legislation. democrats help the stories will help convince republicans to vote for tougher measures. >> nowhere else in the world does this happen other than the united states. >> reporter: many republicans appear to be on board with enhanced background checks and incentives for red flag laws but say further restrictions are unconstitutional. >> and i have no intention of undermining the rights of law-abiding gun owners in america. >> reporter: wednesday the house passed a sprawling democratic piece of legislation, but it's unlikely to make it through the senate. skyler henry, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> a california man has been charged with attempting to murder supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. authorities say 26-year-old nicholas roske was taken into custody yesterday morning

we also heard from the parents of lexi rubio, who had been at the school moments before. the parents had been, for a reward ceremony. mom had left just before the shooter arrived. >> lexi received the good citizen award and was also recognized to receiving all ceremony, we took photos of her before asking her to pose with a picture with her photo, ever, was taken at approximately 10:54 a.m. to celebrate, we promise to get her ice cream that evening. we told her we love her, and we would pick her up after school. >> we heard from the families of the dead in buffalo. that attack at a grocery store in a predominantly black neighborhood specifically selected by a 19-year-old gunman who left behind a racist creed. just a terribly disturbing testimony, and hopefully landed on congress in a way that those people intended. >> i know a lot of people are hoping the same thing, scott. i know we learn more about the department of justice investigation. and to the police reaction in uvalde. >> reporter: from the attorney general himself, we learned who was going to be on the team. a c

the parents of 10-year old lexi rubio, who made that impassioned plea before congress -- >> lexi received a good citizen award and was also recognized for receiving all a's. at the conclusion of the ceremony, we took photos with her before asking her to pose for a picture with her teacher, mr. reyes. that photo, her last photo ever was taken at approximately 10:54 a.m. to celebrate, we promised to get her ice cream that evening. >> reporter: still replaying the last moments of that morning, kimberly showing us lexi's bedroom. >> this is her bed, her blanket. i gave her several options to wear in the morning and what she didn't wear she kept on the bed, so it's still there. >> reporter: tortured by so many unanswered questions. >> i think about how long she was there. was she scared? was she in pain? it just worries me. we have to know. we may not like the answer but we have to know. >>> david, we're in uvalde tonight. we'll be heading to austin very soon. the texas senate is going to hold their own hearing where the dps director expected to testify in public. this is a first time he has s

this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don't want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate and athletic. she was quiet, shy, unless she had a point to make. when she knew was right, as she so often was, she stood her ground. kimberly rubio is demanding lawmakers take action on gun control to ban assault weapons like the one used in uvalde, texas. so today we stand for lexi, and as her voice we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifles and high—capacity magazines. we understand that, for some reason, to some people — to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns — that guns are more important than children. so at this moment we ask for progress. miah cerrillo was in the classroom when the gunman burst in. in this video recorded for the committee, she told them what happened. as the shooting continued, she smeared herself in the blood of a classmate to pretend she was dead. dr roy guerrero described the horror of seeing the firs

this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don't want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate and athletic. she was quiet, shy, unless she had a point to make. when she knew was right, as she so often was, she stood her ground. kimberly rubio is demanding lawmakers take action on gun control to ban assault weapons like the one used in uvalde, texas. so today we stand for lexi, and as her voice we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifles and high—capacity magazines. we understand that, for some reason, to some people — to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns — that guns are more important than children. so at this moment, we ask for progress. miah cerrillo was in the classroom when the gunman burst in. in this video recorded for the committee, she told them what happened. as the shooting continued, she smeared herself in the blood of a classmate to pretend she was dead. dr roy guerrero described the horror of seeing the fir

. >> reporter: heart-wrenching testimony on capitol hill from the parents of lexy rubio, one of 19 children along with to teachers who were shot and killed at uvalde, texas. legislators also hear from miah cerrillo who survived the massacre by smearing the blood on herself and playing dead. do you feel safe at school? why not? >> because i don't want to it happen again. >> you think it's going to happen again? >> reporter: they were joined by zeneda everhart. >> lawmakers who allow the shootings to continue without passing stricter gun laws should be voted out. >> reporter: congressional gun control and activists gathered ahead of house passage of gun legislation along party lines. >> the protecting our kids act is about saying no more to mass shootings. no more to children murdered in schools. >> house republicans say the democrats' proposals which include a ban on large capacity magazines and raising the minimum wage to buy a semiautomatic rifle to 21 violate the second amendment. >> we're telling 18, 19 and 20-year-olds to register for the draft. we expect you to defend us, but we're not

this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don't want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate and athletic. she was quiet, shy, unless she had a point to make. when she knew was right, as she so often was, she stood her ground. kimberly rubio is demanding lawmakers take action on gun control to ban assault weapons like the one used in uvalde, texas. so today we stand for lexi, and as her voice we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifles and high—capacity magazines. we understand that, for some reason, to some people — to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns — that guns are more important than children. so at this moment we ask for progress. miah cerrillo was in the classroom when the gunman burst in. in this video recorded for the committee, she told them what happened. as the shooting continued, she smeared herself in the blood of a classmate to pretend she was dead. dr roy guerrero described the horror of seeing the firs

. >> reporter: the parents of 10-year-old lexi rubio recalled the last time they saw their daughter, promising her ice cream after she won a good citizen award. >> i left my daughter at that school, and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: dr. roy guerrero is uvalde's only pediatrician, who described in graphic detail how he treated some of the victims. >> two children, whose bodies had been pulverized by bullets fired at them, decapitated, whose flesh had been ripped apart, that the only clue of their identities was a blood- spattered cartoon clothes still clinging to them, clinging for life and finding none. >> reporter: tonight, the house is voting on a package of gun restrictions that include raising the purchasing age to 21 for semiautomatic weapons and banning high-capacity magazines. but most republicans oppose it, calling it reactionary, and unconstitutional. norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion with all that testimony today. thank you. well, the weapon of choice for both the uvalde and buffalo mass shootings were an ar-15-style rifle. according to

next we will hear from felix and kimberly rubio, who are the parents of lexi rubio, who tragically lost her life in the texas shooting. i now recognize the gentleman from georgia, mister heiss to introduce our last witness on this panel. thank you madam chair. it's my honor to recognize lucretia hughes. she is a part of a my constituency, an incredibly bright light in our tense district. and she has an extremely compelling story. i just wanted to publicly recognize lucretia want to thank you for being here to day and owe us a hard to share the story that you come to us with. but we are grateful that you're here, and i just, i, madam chair, i want to say thank you for just these few seconds to recognize lucretia hughes and welcome her. you are you? thank you. the witnesses will be on muted, so we can swear the men. please raise your right hands. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. so help you god. and you let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you, and without objection

this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don't want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate and athletic. she was quiet, shy, unless she had a point to make. when she knew was right, as she so often was, she stood her ground. kimberly rubio is demanding lawmakers take action on gun control to ban assault weapons like the one used in uvalde, texas. so today we stand for lexi, and as her voice, we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifles and high—capacity magazines. we understand that, for some reason, to some people — to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns — that guns are more important than children. so at this moment, we ask for progress. miah cerrillo was in the classroom when the gunman burst in. in this video recorded for the committee, she told them what happened. as the shooting continued, she smeared herself in the blood of a classmate to pretend she was dead. dr roy guerrero described the horror of seeing the fi

the mother of lexie rubio, one of the 10 you old victims at rud elementary school described searching for her daughter and demanded action. we focused on finding lexie bus after bus arrived, but she wasn't on board. we heard there were children at the local hospital, so we drove over to provide her description. she wasn't there soon after we received the news that our daughter was among the 19 students and 2 teachers that died as a result of gun. but we don't want you to think of. lexi is just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate and athletic. she was quiet shy unless she had a point to make which you she was right. she so often was, stood her grandmother. she was firm direct voice unwavering. so today we stand for lexi and as her voice we demand action. well, mike, hannah is lie for us from capitol hill. hi there mike. what's being made of this very moving testimony? well, lawmakers got to see the human face of the violence that has played american cities and towns. so a long period of time listening to testimony from the parents of those killed of those injured and also list

rubio laid to rest this weekend. >> somewhere out there, there is a mom listening to our testimony, thinking, i can't even imagine their pain, not knowing that our reality will one day be hers unless we act now. >> reporter: but the emerging framework is nowhere near what those families or what president biden called for. >> we need to ban assault weapons and high-capacity mag magazines. ad if we can't ban assault weapons, then we should raise the age to purchase them from 18 to 21. >> reporter: the vast majority of republicans were not on board with that. in a statement today, the president praising the deal while acknowledging, "obviously, it does not do everything that i think is needed, but it reflects important steps in the right direction." if passed, it would be the most significant action taken by congress on gun safety in decades. parkland school shooting survivor david hogg went door to door on capitol hill pleading for reform. >> it makes me want to cry like tears of happiness because it finally shows that, you know, in some ways, you know, when we started doing this work

. >> one of miah's classmates was lexi rubio. lexi was killed in her classroom, just hours after receiving the good citizenship award and an honor roll award for getting straight as. her parents testified about their daughter this morning and the life she will never get to lead. it was excruciating and heart breaking to watch, but it is also something all americans, those who support new gun laws and those who don't should see. >> given the opportunity, lexi would have made a positive change in this world. she wanted to attend st. mary's university in san antonio, texas, on a softball scholarship. she wanted to major in math and go on to attend law school. that opportunity was taken from her. she was taken from us. somewhere out there is a mom listening to our testimony thinking i can't even imagine their pain, not knowing our reality will one day be hers. unless we act now. >> so the question now is whether those words will force lawmakers to actually pass new gun laws, something they failed to do time and time again. as recentl

i think that when the parents of lexi rubio spoke, it was about as emotional a moment as you are ever going to find on capitol hill and you could just hear a pin drop at that moment and i think that they did open up some hearts at that time to considering you know what happens when we let guns kind of run amuck in america and cause the devastating violence that it has caused so far. >> our lauren fox takes us through a lot of what is on the table in these negotiations currently. but off the table at this point as we understand it is even waiving the age to purchase ar-15 assault-style rifles. as you know, two of the most recent mass shootings, including the one at robb elementary, were carried out by 18-year-olds with these kind of weapons. we just heard from that pediatrician describe the carnage caused by these weapons, including two kids decapitated. what do you say to the republican who's have argue assault-style rifles are needed for shooting on wanton critters in rural communities? >> i think that's an absurd argument. these ar-15 weapons are weapons of war, ana. they are not me

. >> reporter: the parents of 10-year-old lexi rubio recall the last time they saw her daughter, promising her ice cream after she won a good citizen award. >> i left my daughter at that school, and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. >> reporter: dr. roy guerrero is uvalde's only pediatrician who described in graphic detail how he treated some of the victims. >> two children whose bodies had been pulverized by bullets fired at them decapitated, whose flesh had been ripped apart. that the only clue of their identities was a blood spattered cartoon clothes still clinging to them, clinging for life and finding none. >> reporter: tonight the house is voting on a package of gun restrictions that include raising the purchasing age to 21 for semiautomatic weapons and banning high capacity magazines. but most republicans oppose it, calling it reactionary and unconstitutional. norah? >> nikole killion with all that testimony today, thank you. >>> well, the weapon of choice for both the uvalde and buffalo mass shootings were an ar-15 style rifle. according to a leading gun industry

, the mother of lexi rubio, killed in this and the decisions that she couldn't have known would have ended up this way, the decision to leave or drop her child off at school that day and decision will haunt her for the rest of her life. school was a place where she thought her daughter was going to be safe. her son as well, and then here we are two weeks later. still waiting for answers from investigators. we heard, of course, from that pediatric physician who talked about the absolute horror of dealing with these children as they came in one after another and i do want to take a minute to point out some of the specifics from kimberly rubio from lexi, this is part of what their stories are about to try to spur some form of long-term policy change. she wants, specifically, to seek a ban on assault rifles and high capacity magazines, to raise the age of purchase from 18 to 21, to repeal gun manufacturers' liability, increase red flag laws, stronger background checks. these are things that they want in place so the memories of their children will matter, they feel, and that's something

friends and loved ones said goodbye to 10 year old alexandria, lexi rubio, the fourth grader, was a softball and basketball player and had received a good citizen award of the school on the day that she was killed. lexie's parents gave heart wrenching testimony this week to lawmakers on the urgent need to pass gun safety reforms. we have an update tonight to one effort to get guns off the streets. oakland police officers say they collected 131 firearms at a gun buyback today. they showed off their or their hall today, hours after the event ended. ktvu is greg liggins shows us how this program worked. these guns are small sample of the myriad types of firearms turned over to oakland police saturday everything from old weapons of war two handguns . this woman had a personal reason for handing in a gun she recently discovered at her home found a firearm in my basement and some ammunition, so i wanted to get rid of it because i'm very anti guns and my son was killed by a gun and may of 2018 . participants pulled into the back parking lot at by word ministries on international boulevard in oaklan

and a mom recounting the last time she saw her daughter, lexi rubio, at robb elementary school. >> lexi received the good citizen award and was also recognized for receiving all as. at the conclusion of the ceremony, we took photos with her before asking her to pose for a picture with her teacher, mr. reyes. that photo, her last photo ever, was taken at approximately 10:54 a.m. to celebrate, we promised to get her ice cream that evening. told her we loved her and we would pick her up after school. i can still see her walking with us toward the exit. in the reel that keeps scrolling across my rem memories, she turns her head and smiles to acknowledge my promise, and then we left. i left my daughter at that school, and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. >> these a

next, we will hear from felix and kimberly rubio who are the parents of lexi rubio, who tragically lost her life in the texas shooting. i now recognize the gentleman from georgia, mr. hice, to introduce our last witness on this panel. >> thank, you madam chair. it is my honor to recognize lucretia hughes. but she is a part of my constituency, an incredibly bright light in our tent district. she has an extremely compelling story, i just wanted to publicly recognize lucretia. i wanted to thank you for being here today, i know it's hard to share the story that you have come to us with, but we are grateful that your hair. and i just, madam chair, wanted to say thank you for just these few seconds to recognize lucretia hughes and welcome her here. i yield back. >> thank you. the witnesses will be unmuted so we can swear them in. please raise your right hands. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you and, without objecti

who is the mother of 10-year-old lexy rubio who was killed, and i want you to take a listen to what both of them had to say. >> i come because i lost my baby girl. she is not the same little girl i used to play with, hang around with and do everything, she was daddy's little girl. >> we promised to get her ice cream that evening, told her we loved her, and we would pick her up after school. i left my daughter at that school, and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. is somewhere out there, there's a mom listening to our testimony thinking i can't even imagine their pain. not knowing that our reality will one day be hers unless we act now. >> reporter: and that's the question right now. that's what so many people are working toward, an up hill battle in many cases, what is going to change as a result of this, and many of the people that testified, or all of them that testified today on capitol hill were hoping that at least some portions of their story could influence those on capitol hill towards some form of long-term change. >> gut wrenching to watch and listen to t

. >> representative, the mother of 10-year-old lexi rubio lads out a list of demands for gun control policies . she wants ban on assault rifle, red flag laws and the raise the age to purchase these to 21. thereon her warning. >> somewhere out there there's a mom listening to our testimony thinking i can't imagine their pain. not knowing that tour reality will one day be hers unless we act now. >> it's been ten years since sandy hook. is she right? is this just going to be more and more -- there's going to be more and more parents reality for them since congress can't come together on this? >> hopefully congress will come together. we're not going to come together if we don't try. at the very least we have put people on record, on where they stand on gun safety legislation and it will be taken out to an election. personally, i think voters should vote for representatives that will work for and pass gun safety legislation. fundamentally, we're a democracy. this will be on the ballot coming in the mid terms. at least we'll know where they stand and they will force a vote in the senate t

also speaking, those parents, felix and kimberly rubio, the parents of 10-year-old lexi rubio. he was off duty at the time and immediately went to the school like so many of the parents did that morning. we will hear from the mother of zaire goodman who was shot in that buffalo supermarket, and we take note that on the other side of the capital this morning, a bipartisan group of senators try to reach some sort of an agreement on gun safety reform, new legislation which may include expanded background checks and strengthened red flag laws. we have heard president biden call for an assault weapons ban like what we saw in the '90s and he said, if no ban, the president said at the very least, they must raise the age to buy an ar-15-style rifle to 21. let's listen to the chairman of the community. >> for members appearing remotely, i know you are all familiar with zoom by now, but let me remind you. first the house rules require we see you. please have your cameras turned on at all times. second, members you should remain muted. i will recognize members verbally, but members retain

we also heard riveting and heart breaking testimony from the parents of lexi rubio. this is what her mother kimberly said about her last moments with her daughter. >> i called her and told her we loved her and would pick her up after school. i decided to leave my daughter at school and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. somewhere out there, there is a mom listening to our testimony and i can't even imagine their pain. not knowing that our reality will one day be hers. unless we act now and she called directly for something like an assault weapons ban for limiting the size of magazines. of course, we know the negotiations in the senate they are going to go much smaller than what she is asking for. instead, there will not be ap assault weapons ban and they are moving forward to suppress black flag laws, a way to include juvenile record, when someone between the ages of 18 and 21 goes in for a background check. all of that is on the table. but the kind of sweeping gun reforms that we heard parents leaving with members to pass today. those are not on th

rubio, a 10-year-old killed in this attack, the mother of someone who was injured in buffalo, and more, all of them hoping that at least some portions of their story can have an impact on any long-term change, don. >> omar jimenez in uvalde, texas. omar, thank you very much. >>> they considered options to get the then-president to the capitol on january 6th. that's what secret service personnel are testifying to. the details, next. [lazer beam and sizzling sounds] ♪ everyone knows eating well and exercise are a big part of losing weight. ww's news program actually teaches you how to do it. so i have a degree in nutrition and i always knew that healthy eating was important. ww helped me do it. ww has given me tools to develop healthier habits for a lifetime. it's sustainable and it's doable. what's your favorite zeropoint food? mine is popcorn. mine is broccoli. ok, we can't be friends anymore. download the weightwatcher's app today for a 14 day free trial. the unknown is not empty. it's a storm that crashes, and consumes, replacing thought with worry. but one thing can calm uncertain

. >> kayleigh: and quickly, lexi rubio who lost her life, the mother said, one of you watching, god forbid, i don't want this to be the case, i don't want another school shooting, we owe it to these parents to get in a room together, republicans, democrats and have a conversation, protector schools, retired police officers, have them surround the school, i don't want another child, mother to testify before congress liked what i saw this morning, let's harden our schools. >> harris: don't leave us out, invite the parents, don't get the doj and the other people to leave us out. >> emily: i mean, a mother saying that, prayerful. coming up as a master caravan merges towards the u.s., kamala harris announces $2 billion in aid for, wait for it, central america. stay with us. and need money for your family, call newday usa. as a veteran, you've earned the powerful va home loan benefit that lets you refinance up to 100% of your home's value. and with home values rising, that can mean a lot more money for you and your family. a newday va home loan lets you refinance your home to pay credit card deb

he, too, witnessed what an assault rifle can do to a child's body we heard from the parents of lexi rubio, they were at robb elementary school right before the shooting, to celebrate little lexi getting straight as. this is the last photo they took with their daughter at the honor roll ceremony. lexi smiling with her certificate. >> that photo, her last photo ever, was taken at approximately 10:54 a.m. to celebrate, we promised to get her ice cream that evening and told her we loved her and we would pick her up after school i can still see her walking with us toward the exit in the reel that keeps scrolling across my memories, she turns her head and smiles back at us to acknowledge my promise, and then we left i left my daughter at that school and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. >> 39 minutes after the photo snapped, the gunman with the assault rifle stormed the school and murdered her we heard from uvalde's only pediatrician, who helped treat the wounded at the hospital and saw all of that horror dr. roy guerrero personally knew the victims since they were babies he

the parents of lexi rubio, who was killed at robb elementary we want as they implored lawmakers to change the country's gun laws. >> we don't want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was intelligent, compassionate, athletic. she was quiet, shy unless she had a point to make. if she knew she was right, as she so often was, she was firm, direct, voice unwavering. so today we stand for lexi and as her voice we demand action. we seek a ban on assault rifles and high capacity magazines. we understand that for some reason to some people, to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns that guns are more important than children. somewhere out there there's a mom listening to our testimony thinking i can't even imagine their pain, not knowing that our reality will one day be hers unless we act now. >> cnn correspondent omar jimenez is in uvalde, texas. the committee, the american people today heard these stories of who the children would have been, who they would be if they were still alive now, and lives of those left behind who are changed forever. >> reporter: that's right,

like the parents of 10-year-old lexi rubio, one of the 19 killed in the uvalde massacre, whose funeral will be held today. >> we seek red flag laws, stronger background checks. >> reporter: democrats in the house passing the protect our kids act on wednesday, a sweeping gun reform measure, but the bill is expected to fail in the senate where negotiations continue on a more modest measure. still, the march for our lives founder says they're hopeful this time will be different. >> it's empowering to see people around the country who want this change and are fighting to make it happen. >> reporter: one of 450 events happening all across the country. organizers here today say they expect to see thousand of people around the washington monument and it's all on congress to do something. whit. >> ike, thank you. >>> we turn now to the january 6th investigation, an estimated 20 million people watched the committee's primetime hearing into the attack on the capitol. committee members laying out the findings of their ongoing investigation including new details and testimony from people in former

. >> finally we heard from the mother of alexandria lexi rubio, a fourth grader who was among the 19 children killed in uvalde. in video testimony sitting next to her husband felix kimberly rubio made this tearful plea days before she will lay her precious daughter to rest. >> i left my daughter at that school, and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life. we understand that for some reason to some people, to people with money, to people who fund political campaigns that guns are more important than children, so at this moment we ask for progress. somewhere out there there there's a mom listening to our testimony thinking i can't even imagine their pain not knowing that our reality will one day be hers unless we act now. >> today u.s. attorney general merrick garland announced that the justice department will review the law enforcement response to the uvalde shooting and will make its findings public. as for the response in texas, well, that's less clear. texas senate democrats are calling on governor greg abbott to convene a special legislative session to raise the age to

rubio who was killed in this shooting. and there are also a number of legal efforts from those directly affected here to at least begin a path toward some form of accountability. jim, poppy? >> omar jimenez, thank you for your reporting on the ground. jim? >>> joining me to discuss, chief jimmy perdue of the north richland hills police department in texas, also president of the texas police chiefs association. officer, good to have you on this morning. >> thank you, jim. good morning. >> first, i want to get your perspective as someone with years in law enforcement in the state of texas. there were more than 4,000 gun deaths in texas in 2020, that's up from just under 2500 in 2005 when you became police chief there. from your perspective, why? why the increase in gun violence? >> i think you have seen a proliferation of guns all throughout the entire country and the ability for people and the willingness for people to use them more frequently and more willingly. it is more than just access. it is more of a culture issue ac