that is going to do it from here in washington, d.c. these are just some of the folks who came out today to march for their lives. one of the things that's been most striking, if you look here, some of the signs, really creative signs in today's rally, some 800,000 people showed up. rallies continue across the country at this hour. joy reid picking up our coverage right now. >> my grandfather had a dream that his four little children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the concept of their character. i have a dream that enough is enough! and that this should be a gun-free world. period! >> good afternoon! i'm joy reid live in washington,

d.c. people behind us. we're an estimated 800,000 people led by student activists descended on the nation's capital to demand change and gun reform. this has been an emotional and historic day with march for our lives rallies in more than 800 cities in the u.s. and around the world. speeches by young people from across the country, musical performances and more, including that speech you just heard, which was a clip from the granddaughter of martin luther king jr. but i want to show you what i would argue was not just the emotional high point of today. but indeed one of the most powerful things i personally have ever seen broadcast on live television. this is parkland survivor, emma gonzalez. >> six minutes and twenty seconds with an ar-15, and my friend carmen would never complain to me about piano practice. aaron feis would never call kyra miss sunshine.

alex schachter would never walk into school with his brother ryan. scott beigel would never joke around with cameron at camp. helen ramsey would never hang out after school with max. gina would never wave to her friend liam at lunch. joaquina oliver would never play basketball with sam or dylan. elena petty would never. cara lud green would never. luke hour would never. mar keen would never. peter wang would never. alyssa alhadeff would never. meadow pollack would never.

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you saw people start to cheer, people start to chime in. your mind wants to fill it, because it's so hard to watch. but that little girl, as composed -- i'm not composed. i was a mess after that. and i am a mess now. >> yeah. >> tell me your reaction. >> so watching it -- watching it at home, it was really the climax of an incredible day of incredible young people giving unbelievable speeches. speeches that spoke to us as americans, speeches that spoke to us as fellow citizens, as neighbors, as nephews and cousins. and then to have it punctuated by four-something minutes of silence. >> six. >> six all together. >> yeah. >> i had tears in my eyes. i was desperately trying not to cry. but i couldn't help it. >> yeah. >> because that little girl, these kids, and i loved calling

them kids, because it gives them power. >> yeah. >> to be able to not only force people to deal with the uncomfortable silence, but to literally i think stop the nation in its tracks. >> yeah. >> to force them to pay attention, not only to her, but to what everyone has been saying since february 14th when marjory stoneman douglas high school was the site of another mass shooting. but the other beautiful thing about today is that those parkland kids didn't ignore all of the other victims of gun violence that came before them. >> yeah. >> not only did they not ignore them, they gave them a place at the table. >> they absolutely did. and tiffany, i know that you were seeing it for the first time. you know, we -- 30 seconds of a tv commercial. a 60-second commercial is a long time. >> right. >> we played that. we wanted to play the whole thing, the whole 6:20, which includes her speaking and the silence. because i think these children

understood how powerful that silence and forcing you to relive the amount of time they were tormented, they got that. >> they did. and i think, joy, how you -- i've worked in television a long time. i think what you said about there is no silence in television. so what it said to me is these kids are rule-breakers. they are not just future voters. these are future candidates. these are future leaders. these are future funders. these are people who are going to be writing, 20, 30, 40, 50, $100 checks to candidates. and as i said before, there are times you have to work within the system. there are times you have to work around the system. and there are times you have to disrupt it. and these kids have said we're going to disrupt it, not any more. and i want to echo jonathan's point. because there was years of other kids who didn't look like them. who tried to have this movement. and instead they were met with sw s.w.a.t. teams and police in riot gear. and these kids recognize that.

they were "woke" as my friend says. and it's a new generation that they recognize the inequality of what it took for the media to pay attention. and to jonathan's point to invite them in that movement is emotionally overwhelming. and i applaud them. and it shows that the power of the people can always overcome the people in power. and we saw last week senator marco rubio introduced two gun violence bills. and i'm not sure that would have happened without the activism of these kids. and this is just -- we haven't seen how deep this will go. they have just scraped the surface. but i think that they're going to push more politicians on the left and the right. i think they're going to push them more to do the right thing, and if i were the nra, or someone who receives money from the nra, or people in these deep red states who value guns more than they do the lives of children, i would be shaking in my boots right now, because their time is coming to an end. >> yeah. or deeply ashamed. brandon, you know, the mother in me feels incredibly protective

of every one of these kids that are out here. but i think that both tiffany and jonathan made the point that they had you at the table. i mean, we had more than 50 people shot dead inside the pulse nightclub, not that far from parkland in orlando, florida. and the country moved on. you guys are kids. >> yeah. >> to me, you're a kid. and so, you know, what did it mean for you to be at this table? >> well, listen. you know what that silence sounded like to me? it sounded like the mothers of sandy hook victims coming home. it sounded like the mothers of chicago gun violence victims coming home to an empty dinner table. it sounded like what i came home to on june 12th, 2016, and my best friend wasn't there any more. so i love that emma gonzalez took this opportunity to show america what silence feels like in homes that have been robbed of their children because of gun violence. i am honored and proud to stand alongside these students,

because i sincerely believe they are changing the world. this is a moment in history. we will all remember where we were when emma gonzalez stood on a stage and gave us six minutes of a sneak peek, a sliver of a glimpse, into what those parents, what those families deal with for the rest of their lives. they didn't want to listen to me when it was my turn. they didn't want to listen to anyone when it was columbine's turn, sandy hook's turn. these kids are not going away. and in her silence, emma gonzalez says she's not going anywhere. >> absolutely. and you mentioned sandy hook. one of the other -- there were so many powerful moments today. but we think of the sandy hook kids as little kids. right? because they were babies. these were 6-year-olds, but remember, this was a range. this was an elementary school. and on that stage today were kids that were sixth graders at sandy hook. you this i about the time that has passed, six years later, their 16 and 17-year-olds. what's not just coming for these people who have been obedient to

the nra all this time are not just the parkland kids who are 16 and 17. but the older sandy hook can now tell their stories of being on lockdown in that school. we are going to hear from those kids, too. we did today. >> right. and that's what i've been thinking a lot about. the victims of sandy hook couldn't speak. their olde their old brothers and sisters and classmates couldn't really speak. parkland gave them the opportunity to have their voices heard. and i just -- this is such an incredible time. i said today on the radio, that listeners should -- when they're talking to people about this, to ask the question of their friends, does this feel different? we've been to protests before. we've seen people protest mass shootings before. we have seen the hurt and anger and the silence that you were just talking about. and yet nothing happened. and yet there's something about

this moment, there's something about these kids. there's something about today culminating with the silence from emma gonzalez that says, and it should say to those people in that building, at that end of pennsylvania avenue, and that -- at that end of pennsylvania avenue that these kids are not having it. and not just these kids, this nation isn't having it any more. >> yeah. absolutely. you know, it's interesting, tiffany. among the many people who were tweeting at these incredible kids today, barack obama, president obama, tweeted michelle and i are so inspired by all the young people who made today's marches happen. keep at it. you're leading us forward. and then he said a line from the speech that i still think is the most powerful speech he ever gave, which is, yes, we can. defeat in new hampshire after losing that primary to hillary clinton. and he said nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change. one of the truest things that's ever been said about politics is everything you do in politics is impossible. black president was impossible. >> right. >> do we finally feel now we're at the moment of possibility

that people will say that this toy, this gun, this thing i go to the gun range with, really cannot be more important than the lives of a child? >> yeah, i would go a step further and say we're not at the stage of possibility but the stage of probability. emma gonzalez's silence is commendable. the silence we hear from mitch mcconnell and paul ryan and other people is cowardous. and i think these kids have done a great job of calling that out. i think we're going to see it come november. i hope -- a blue wave for lack of a better term, some people have used. because i think to jonathan's point and to your point, people are at their wits end, and they're not going to -- they're not going to stand by and take this kind of apathy any more from politics. and they have brought the nation to a screeching halt. and made everybody stand still and look at the nation around us. and i think why people -- salivate over everything that president barack obama says, because he draws such a stark contrast between what we're seeing right now. and i think the gun violence

that we have seen and the current political movement is swept up in all of the scandal and all of the discourse we're seeing in the nation. and kids have seen, this is what the adults have led us to. this is the sum total of the decisions that people before us have made, and we're not going to take it any more. we're not okay with the state of the current politics as they are. and we're going to be the voice and the time to change it. so, yeah, i think we're going to see a lot of change, to jonathan's point, it does feel different. >> let's replay a bit of the 2016 election today in a couple of back-to-back tweets, brandon. hillary clinton, the defeated candidate, the winner of the popular vote in the last presidential election tweeting, listening to the students from parkland and across the country today is a reminder of what is possible when our future is in the right hands. and why we match inspiration with determination. meanwhile, the person who the electoral college decided in their wisdom would be the president of the united states, and my producers, please correct me if he's tweeted something after this. but this is the only thing we have seen on his feed today. our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the horrible attack in france yesterday, and we grieve at the nation's loss.

we also condemn the violate actions of the attacker and anyone who would provide him support. we are with you, emmanuel macron and we stand with the people of france. but nothing -- nothing about this. nothing about what's happening right in his other backyard. i mean, i know he's golfing today, but -- your thoughts. >> are we surprised? just a poll. are we actually surprised? listen, let's just call it what it is. donald trump is a joke. and we'll just leave that at that. where is donald trump? i would like to sing the "where is carmen san diego" theme song. where is donald trump? he's hiding in florida because he's afraid of a group of teenagers who have brought up a conversation he simply cannot win. he tries to dance on both sides of this issue saying he would like to find an answer but at the same time still afraid of the nra. he doesn't know how to fix this. the nra doesn't know how to fix this. congressional republicans haven't known how to fix it for decades. they're the wrong people to be asking to fix this issue. and i don't think you heard a whole lot from these students about we're hoping donald trump

comes to the table and joins us in this conversation. >> yeah. >> we're hoping mitch mcconnell sits down at the dinner table. they're saying we're ready to vote you out because we know you won't join us in the conversation so it's time to move on. >> absolutely. brandon wolf, god bless you, thank you. it's so good to see you here. florida -- >> yes. >> very important state now and forever. tiffany cross, my friend, jonathan capehart, my friend. thank you guys. i'm glad you were the three people here with me in this moment. this was difficult to get through a second time and i'm glad you guys were here to get through it with me. thank you. and up next, i spoke with some of the parkland students, to more of the parkland survivors this week, and we will show you that interview after the break. >> we cannot keep america great if we cannot keep america safe. in the end, we are all fighting for our lives. but we are a great generation, and we'll be the ones to make america safe. thank you. i have type 2 diabetes.

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♪ welcome to the revolution. [ cheers and applause ] it is a powerful and peaceful one, because it is of, by and for the young people of this country. my name is cameron kasky.

people have asked me, do you think any change is going to come from this? look around. we are the change. . >> cameron kasky is just one of the fearless parkland students leading the fight for gun reform at today's march for our lives rally. earlier this week, i had a chance to sit down with cameron and his classmate, jacquelyn coren, to talk about their preparation for today's march, and a lot more. here is some of that interview. >> i have to start by asking how would you both are. >> i'm 17. >> i'm 17, as well. >> 17, in one month. we were just talking about the age difference between you. because i think for a lot of people, when they watch you guys and the other members, david hogg, all of the members of your movement, emma gonzalez, alex, who co founded this movement, you all seem so sophisticated for teenagers. you have been through an incredible trauma that none of us can really imagine. none of us can, you know, conceive of dealing what you've dealt with. and yet you are all so poised.

you're so together. you're so articulate. how? >> well, jackie is actually the president of marjory stoneman douglas high school's junior class. i will now admit i voted for her. and, you know, david was born to do this. david has been passionate since day one when we had spanish class together. he was talking about what was going on in the news, and he had the same anger that he has these days. >> you know, our public school system in south florida has prepared us amazingly for this. you know, we've had amazing teachers all our lives. so -- it happened to the right school. >> amazing teachers who might we add deserve a bigger paycheck. >> yes. >> indeed. >> and would love to get money for their work and not for carrying a gun. i mean, i -- we can -- jackie and i have had so many teachers in common and had so many great teachers who deserve to be recognized for teaching, and not for packing heat.

>> you talk about democrats or republicans, i'm going to pull up a couple of tweets. you guys are being very deliberate and specific in talking about the politics of this. and i will read one from you, cameron. you said now we have rubio, your marco rubio, your senator from florida, trying to pass a bill on daylight savings time. they can't get out of this one without making real changes. what do you want? >> well, first of all, if you look at all these shootings, a lot of people are pushing for mental health, which is important. but not every shooter wouldn't make it past a mental health exam. there's one thing in common. there's one linchpin from all these tragedies. and that's the fact that it was a weapon of war that did it. the shooter from -- there have been shooters who had mental help. they had been in therapy. they had tried. and it doesn't always work like that. some people are simply malicious. and the fact that it's that easy for them to get these weapons, and the fact that these weapons, which are made for trained soldiers -- i mean, soldiers

have to go through months of training to wield these. and a 19-year-old can get it like that. >> yeah. and we're also trying to fix the laws that are already in place that don't make sense at all. like, the cdc is not allowed to research gun violence relations. and it should be treated as an epidemic, just as every other disease is, because it kills thousands a year. >> you mentioned you were born the year after columbine. you tweeted three out of four guns used in the columbine shooting were strawman purchases. you guys know a lot about policy for 17-year-olds. >> we have been studying up. >> before this, i wasn't that voo involved in politics, i'll be the first to admit that. but i'm doing this because it's necessary. and people are actually listening to us. so i have to educate myself as fast as possible. and i mean -- >> one of the best things to come out of this, besides the fact that student leaders, which i'm sure we'll talk about, are stepping up everywhere and seeking out leadership positions we were thrust into is the fact that the strings on these politicians are becoming much clearer.

you could tell who is being manipulated by the nra, and who is not. and you see rubio, you see all of his buddies passing bills. you saw the bill with the dog on the airplane. >> yes. >> what happened to that dog was tragic, and that's -- i hate that that was a problem. but the fact that senate in 48 hours was able to pass something, but 17 people at my school got shot, and they passed this weak, pathetic bill that doesn't say the word "gun" once. >> the stop school violence act. >> yes, i read it. it made me depressed. because the current -- the rhetoric behind what they're doing, what all these republicans and democrats who are weak enough to be backing it are saying is, we're not going to agree on anything. it's congress, the government works slow. the government is not going to get anything done, so let's pass this little thing. well, the thing is, we're not just trying to stop school violence. this happens everywhere. there is no running from the fact that these people are getting these guns this easily, and mowing americans down with it. >> i have to ask you guys this question, because you guys are -- you're so sophisticated about the way you're going about

this. how are you actually doing? are you taking any time to actually process and deal with what you went through? >> you know, we get so wrapped up in what we're doing and distracted, and when we're reminded of why we're doing it, it's hard. because there's no doubt we went through a traumatic experience and we're going to be dealing with it for the rest of our lives. but i feel like this is the distraction that we kind of need. the political action is a distraction. and it's helping us cope. because we're working towards change. so no other kid our age has to go through this. >> it's easier, because i think about those we've lost and i think now that they didn't die in vain. this isn't just another one of those school shootings that gets the media for two weeks, gets an organization appearance, and people throw it aside and forget about it, and it's just this other sad thing in the united states. that's what the nra loves. they love sandy hook. they love things like columbine, where everybody just forgot about them. that's not this. the fact that we're making this change, the fact that everybody is standing up and saying

enough, is how i am able to look at myself in the mirror in the morning and see anything but despair. i mean, it comes at the worst times. >> yeah. >> when you're sitting at night -- when i'm looking at my phone and i'm seeing people, students walk out, i'm seeing students stand up against the people trying to oppress them. i'm proud and i'm inspired and i'm happy. i put my phone down, i sit down and get ready to go to bed and i this i about what happened. and it gets me like that. but that's what they want. that's what the people who are trying to peddle more ar-15s want. it's not going to happen. >> jacquelyn and cameron, two amazing parkland students. still to come, three of my fave msnbc reporters and who they spoke to at today's historic march. that's next. first off, i'll start off by putting this price tag right here as a reminder for you guys

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they might preach nra. they might preach g-u-n. but we are reaching r-e-v, register, educate, vote! >> it has been an extraordinary day here in washington, d.c., and more than 800 cities around the world, with young people taking the lead in the push for gun reform. it seems this may not just be a moment or a movement, but a

revolution in the making. and joining me now, three of the great correspondents who have had a front row seat to history, tremaine lee, mar anna atencio and savannah sellers, doing an excellent job. i have to start with you, marianna, i've had many moments of needing tissues and having that lump in the throat. you gave me one of the first ones, and you spoke with this adorable little kid. i'm going to play the sound bite for everyone. and then i want you to tell me about this encounter with this family. >> i'm marching because gun violence is a bad thing and it shouldn't exist. >> reporter: why is that important for you to be with your little sister here and your grandmother? >> because it's important for people to understand that just because if something bad happens that doesn't mean you have to take it out on other people. >> oh, my goodness. >> 11-year-old kid. this family is from chicago. and the grandma said, you know, for us it's not just about gun

violence in school. it's about kissing them goodbye every morning and not knowing, joy, if they're going to come back. and just to hear him, you realize that this generation is growing up so fast. >> yeah. >> that these kids are so articulate at such a young age about making this change. and the fact that my day kind of started with that interview, and with you and that you teared up and i kind of felt it too, it really just -- it hit the mark for me, for the rest of the day. >> i think hearing that little high voice, having to understand gun violence in the way an adult understands it, there's just something about that, that was both such a sweet child, but really heart breaking as a mom. >> extremely heart breaking. and, again, the fact that that family came from chicago, and knowing what they're going through and knowing that when something like parkland happens, it's not foreign to them. >> that's right. >> so it was just -- again, realizing that this generation is growing up fast. they have the tools in terms of -- we were talking about it in the break. these little kids with social media, phones, you saw it in the messaging today. there was just a consistency on that stage, and when you talked

to people in the crowd, that you can tell they're organized by a social media. and it's something that didn't exist when sandy hook happened five, six years ago. >> absolutely. and savannah, you were with some of the marjory stoneman douglas students. and give me a little bit of color of what you saw and heard today. >> we have been following students -- we have a show on snapchat we do it for, and from parkland. and i drove down pennsylvania yesterday before the march, the first time they saw the stage. and them just seeing, like, i can't believe my school made something this big. >> yeah. >> and then one of the striking things to me today was actually there were kids, of course, from across the country. there were so many kids i spoke with that it was just them from another state and one of their parents that they begged -- they're high schoolers and they're begging their parents, drive me to d.c., please. and they're high schoolers begging for that, to come to this movement. think of the things high schoolers you think of begging for and now this movement. and so much of it is social

media. they all feel connected by it, no matter how far they are from the parkland kids. and they were all so moved today, other students coming up to them, telling them, thank you for starting this, i'm 17 and you're 17. you're the same age as me and you're my role model now. >> absolutely. and one of the things these kids are so smart about, germane, we throw around the term intersectionality a lot. these kids didn't need a term for it. they understood they should reach across and needed to connect these different movements. they have said, it's not just school shootings, people are getting shot in the aurora movie theater, shot and killed on the streets of american cities. i want to play an interview is with somebody you did with another kid out here marching for their lives. let's roll that. >> i am also here to represent those who didn't get justice, those like trayvon martin, eric gardner, michael brown. those that have already gone through the shootings with the gun violence that has already been experienced every day throughout this nation. and i am here to come and march

for them and to really raise awareness and justice for the gun violence that has already been happening in our nation and to spread awareness for them, as well. >> oh, my god. who is this little kid? barack obama. >> elijah cole brown from richmond. we talk about extraordinary young people, not just extraordinary, but inspiring. you talk about this idea of intersectionality, bridging the gaps. i spent time yesterday with a young man whose twin brother was killed here in d.c. murdered during a robbery. and i talked to him, and hear him say it's not just about mass shootings. every single day people are dying from gun violence. especially young black men in america. the next step will be to see how well they really truly bridge the gap in terms of a policy agenda. so we're standing with parkland, we're standing with other schools who have been impacted by gun violence. what happens when it comes to state actors and state violence? but so far, these young people like young elijah cole richmond with his suit and tie. the children seem to be leading us well so far.

>> very quickly, the most striking thing you saw today, savannah. >> i think it was allaya eastman on the stage, we followed her from parkland. we have been speaking with her, and she said she was nervous to speak at first. she didn't know if she wanted to come out. it took a while for her to tell her story, but she hid under a student's body in a classroom. and she wore his pin so he could be there with her today and it was his birthday today. and her getting to say that and say happy birthday to him, she calls him her angel. >> i got meet her and her mom last night. your most striking moment. >> for me i have to say the diversity. on stage and in the crowd. these kids are not letting gender or age define them. they are breaking stereotypes, joy, and they're creating the kind of america that they want to see, and that to me -- i mean, i hadn't seen that before. >> absolutely. tremaine. >> one thing i loved, every time i talked to the parent, they deferred to the kids. they said let the children speak. that's what i love, the young people taking up the mantle and pushing forward with vigor and excitement and idealism. that was profound to me.

>> amazing. you did an amazing job. tremaine lee, marianna atencio, and we have more coming up. >> you must hold your elected officials responsible. because what they're doing right now is trying to make it seem like they have done something when in reality they haven't even gotten started. and we have.

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>> today the 800,000 young students gathered here in washington and the tens of thousands -- hundreds of thousands more who joined them around the world. millions more to be honest. they were their own heroes. they took the demand on action for guns from parkland to the white house. they are just getting started. >> barricaded behind the filing cabinets taught me one thing and

one thing only. regardless of how much money you pay, or how much you pray, if you don't change anything today, your children will no longer stay. so when do we say enough is enough? >> i would like to not worry about dying and focus on math and science and playing basketball with my friends. [ cheering and applause ] >> don't i deserve to grow up? >> mr. trump, congress, the senate, and all elected leaders of america, you have failed us. and we have had enough of your nra agenda. >> and to those politicians supported by the nra, that allow the continued slaughter of our children and our future, i say get your resumes ready. [ cheering and applause ] >> today is the beginning of spring and tomorrow is the beginning of democracy. >> these walk-outs have been criticized and told that it is a

disruption to the educational process. and i say to them, the real disruption to the educational process is staring down the barrel of a gun. >> we need change now. [ cheering and applause ] >> yes, i'm i parkland survivor and before this i was a regular black girl and after this i'm still black and i'm still regular and i will fight for all of us. >> for far too long these names and black girls and women have been just numbers. i'm here to say never again for those girls too. >> i am here to say that everyone should value those girls too. >> the sandy hook mass shooting should have been the last one in our nation but there are more and more ever single day. and that is why newtown said enough. and we say never again. >> so to all of you who are assisting us in the fight for

change, thank you. thank you all and the fight begins today and it will not end until we get what we need. [ chanting ] >> all across the nation -- >> we are going to be a great generation. now give yourselves a hand. >> joining me now is mark thompson from sirius xm radio. this is a day in which cher and kanye and kim and jennifer hudson and on and on and no one was thinking about the celebrities here today. those kids were the celebrities. they were the stars. they are in credible. >> and they were the speakers. >> the only speakers. >> and they enjoy -- the right wing, whenever we bring up gun violence, they bring out the old chicago, chicago and trump -- chicago was here today. and they'll never be able to use that again.

and these young people brought together gun violence from all walks, be it gun violence in the streets outside of high school and gun violence in the high schools. and for the first time you're hearing from white parents who know what black and brown parents go through every day when we have what we call the talk. and when we talk about our children and their safety. it was so touching to hear -- it makes you emotional and dr. king's grand zadaughter yolanda because he wasn't killed for leading black people. he was killed for leading a beloved community, red, yellow and black and white. we saw that today. the beloved community. dr. king died for america's sins. and bullets were the nails in his cross. these children, parkland, chicago, kelly, these african-american children, latino children, native american children, bullets are the nails in their crosses as well.

thoughts and prayers won't do enough any more. we need a resurrection and all a resurrection is change and really revolution. and so i think what we saw today is easter joy came early this year. >> do you think they will be able to get -- look at all of the cities. will this translate into legislation and action? >> well again, the birmingham crusade, the children's crusade changed the tide of the civil rights movement when the children stood up in birmingham and that is what we have today. not just? one city. this is all over the world. we will finally see a change. >> absolutely. i've never seen anything like this. not in the modern times. this combines all of the youth movements from black lives matter on into one cohesive movement and they did it themselves. >> and parkland kids said we get attention because of our privilege so when the other kids were brought forward, that

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all right. thanks for watching. more continuous coverage of the march for our lives in washington, d.c. you can catch me tomorrow on a.m. joy. ari melber picks it up from here. >> thank you, joy.

i appreciate it and our on going continuing live coverage continues live here on what is clearly a historic day in washington, d.c. the facts you know by now but 1 million people marching down pennsylvania avenue to the white house rallying to end what they say is a scourge of gun violence. this march was organized of course by students survivors from parkland, florida. they're activism has sent this movement clearly going global today. take a look. 832 marches, including all 50 states, from atlanta to philadelphia to dallas to los angeles, new york and miami. now in parkland, florida, the site of that mass murder tragedy, 20 survivors of that school shooting speaking here in d.c. with passion and emotion today. >> everyone who has been touched by the cold grip of gun violence understands. for us long, tearful chaotic hours in the scorching afternoon