May 28 Watch 7:31 Devastated Uvalde families demand answers on police response Days after the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, devastated families continue to demand answers, after officials admit they did not act quickly enough. Brian Higgins, a professor of disaster management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 7:25 As pressure mounts after string of mass shootings, will Republicans agree to gun reforms? Thousands of people have been killed by guns in the U.S. so far this year and there have been 216 mass shootings, including in Buffalo and Uvalde. Calls for new gun safety laws often follow these tragedies, but Washington has… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 5:14 A mother whose daughter died in a 2012 mass shooting shares message with Uvalde parents By Amna Nawaz, Emily Carpeaux, Sam Lane, Frank Carlson Nearly 10 years after her daughter Jessi was killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, Sandy Phillips is visiting yet another mass shooting site. Since her daughter and 11 others were killed in July 2012, Phillips has traveled the country… Continue watching
May 27 Uvalde shooter’s final 90 minutes fuel questions about police delays By Jake Bleiberg, Jim Vertuno, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Texas authorities say the gunman who massacred 21 people at an elementary school was in the building for over an hour before he was killed by law enforcement officers. The amount of time that elapsed has stirred anger and questions… Continue reading
May 26 Watch 11:02 Grief courses through Uvalde, Texas, as police response to the massacre is scrutinized By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin, Frank Carlson, Sam Lane There were growing concerns Thursday about how police responded to the deadly elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 people dead, 19 of them children. Police indicated the school doors may have been unlocked when the gunman entered… Continue watching
May 25 We asked every senator what action should be taken on guns. Here’s what they said In the wake of recent shootings, we asked every sitting U.S. senator: What action, if any, do you think should be taken on guns following the school shooting in Texas?… Continue reading
May 25 Watch 8:00 How Uvalde, Texas, is mourning after massacre of teachers and young students By Amna Nawaz Investigators looked for a motive Wednesday in the elementary school shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, in Uvalde, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said the gunman had shared messages about his intentions on Facebook shortly before the attack, while… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 6:40 Sen. Chris Murphy seeks ‘common ground’ on new gun laws in wake of Texas school shooting By PBS NewsHour A day after a massacre at a Texas elementary school took the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the shooting in Texas has renewed calls for more gun regulations as Congress remains gridlocked on the issue. Democratic Sen. Chris… Continue watching
May 25 WATCH: Candlelight vigil held for Uvalde school shooting victims By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America On Wednesday, stories began to emerge about the lives of the 19 children and their two teachers who were gunned down behind a barricaded door at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town of Uvalde. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:22 The NRA has lost influence, but the culture it created remains Many prior efforts to pass new gun laws have hit a wall in the U.S. Senate and in some state legislatures. The National Rifle Association, or the NRA, has been a major part of those debates, particularly at the federal… Continue watching