. >> reporter: andrew pollack's daughter, meadow, was an 18-year-old senior. >> we go to the airport, i can't get on a plane with a bottle of water, but we leave it so some animal can walk into a school and shoot our children. it's just not right and we need to come together as a country and work on what's important. all these school shootings, it doesn't make sense. fix it. there should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it. and i'm pissed, because my daughter i'm not going to see again. she's not here. she's not here. she's at -- in north lauderdale at whatever it is, king david cemetery. that's where i go to see my kid now. >> reporter: in the wake of the shooting that left 17 dead, the president is suddenly talking about guns. a topic seldom discussed by the white house during his first year in office. >> it's not going to be talk like it has been in the past. it's been going on too long, too

>> chris: andrew pollack, father of meadow. with other survivors.lus, the debate over the trump-russia investigation intensifies with release of a democratic rebuttal. we will sit down with congressman jim himes, the number two democrat on the house intelligence committee. and our "power player of the week," a dinosaur hunter makes an amazing find. all right now on "fox news sunday" ." and hello again from fox news in washington. it lawmakers here in the nation's capital and in statehouses across the country are grappling with how to keep students safe after the deadly mass shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school just a week and a half ago. in a few minutes we will speak with andrew pollack, who lost his daughter meadow and delaney tarr, a student will survive the shooting, about how they are coping and what they are asking of the nation's leaders. but first i sat down early with florida's governor rick scott to discuss his new package to prevent gun violence. >> chris: governor, welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> governor scott: it's gr

>> chris: andrew pollack, meado. the debate over the eltrease of a democratic rebuttal.ithill sit down number two democrat on the house intelligence committee.power plf the week," a dinosaur hunter makes "fox news sunday" ." and hello again from fox news washington. it lawmakers here in thend in statehouses across the country are grapplin w keep students safe after the deadly mass shooting at marjory ju a week and a half ago. in a few minutes we will speak with wndho lost his daughter meadow and delaney tarr, a student will survive shooting, about how they are coping and what they are asking of the nation's leaders.t firsth florida's governor rick scott to prevent gun violence. c to "fox news sunday." >> governor scott: it's great to be her. thanks for what you do. let's start with an outline of to plan you have just 21, banned theal bump stocks, passed a red flag law to let families or authorities go to cour violent people. $450 million to schools including putting law what is the thinking behind what you decided to do and what decided not to do? >> governor scott: what

i'm not going to sleep until it's fixed. >> and that dad, andrew pollack, joins us now.or being here. i know you said that's the first time you actually reheard your words to president trump. >> i really don't -- i haven't been focusing on the news at all. >> i don't blame you. >> i get more emotional any time i see myself or see or hear other kids that were affected, or parents. i'm just staying focused on one direction. >> what is it like being back here today? >> it's kind of emotional. i'm happy for the kids, they've got to get back on track, get back to school. it's a big police presence, and they're going to feel safe. they've got to feel safe. and we've got to continue. it can't just be today. that's my whole agenda, is just to make every school safe so when the kids are inside, they're not worried about getting shot. >> that's a good goal. >> that's my goal. >> so did you feel heard at that listening session? you stood up and you were telling president trump how angry you are, that this didn't happen sooner to protect meadow. what did you think came out of that l

andrew pollack. his 18-year-old daughter, meadow, died last week. >> all the school shootings -- it doesn't make sense. fix it. should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it. and i'm pissed. my daughter i'm not going to see again. she's not here! she's not here! she's -- in north -- king cemetery. that's where i see her now. >> reporter: he called for some change. the president said it would be different if school officials and teachers were armed. that prompted a mother of sandy hook child to say that is not the solution. the problem is clear. the solution is far from it. the president is committed to making some type of change here. we have seen this happen so many times before. this feels different. the president says he is engaged on this. this will be an incredible test of his leadership. christine and alex. >> jeff zeleny at the white house. thank you. >>> the reigniting gun debate taking an ugly political turn when claudia tenney who represents one of the most competitive di

andrew pollack stood with his sons but missing was his daughter meadow. >> never will i see my kid. i want it to sink in. an eternity. my beautiful daughter i am never going to see again. it is simple. >> sam zeif lost a class mate. >> woke up to the news that my best friend is gone. i don't understand why i can go into a store and buy a weapon of war. >> the mother of a student that was killed at sandy hook made an emotional plea. >> you don't want to be me. no parent does. and you have the ability to make a difference and save lives today. >> reporter: students con fronted lawmakers. and tonight a cnn town hall discussion included a spokesperson from the nra. >> none of us support people who are crazy, a danger to themselves danger to others getting their hands on a firearm. >> reporter: as for the president, he is asking for ideas. >> going on too long. too many instances and we are going to get it done. >> reporter: signaling support for strengthening background checks and raising the age. >>> sheriff deputies will now carry ar-15 rifles in the schools of florida county. tonight

the best moment, andrew pollack, he lost his daughter meadow, he said forget about the gun issue. let's focus on making schools safe. there were some great exchanges of ideas, arming teachers at schools, enhanced background checks. this kid had been suspended. no one intervene. my father ran a school in long island. after sandy hook, they built fences around the school. you cannot people just wandering in. teachers and administrators in the urban areas, they have metal detectors and checkpoints which are extremely effective. that's something to look at too. another great moment was when a guy, i believe from sandy hook, one of the fathers said we stop relying on washington to fix everything and we did ourselves. we taught teachers to intervene when they saw students with problems and take action aggressively. the best moment i think at the end, the guy said listen, we have lost our connections. as humans, as americans. we don't recognize people anymore. we don't see things. we miss signs. that's the bottom line. when you see something, say something. americans, we are all one nati

<andrew pollack/father of parkland shooting victim"how many children have to get shot?it stops here with this administration and me."justin gruber/parkland student"i was born into a world where i never got to experience safety and peace. there needs to be a significant change in this country." >( james ) the goal is to make sure no student ever has to go through what those at marjory stoneman douglas in parkland, florida went through last wednesday. a gunman killed 17 people there. president trump did promise change... and suggested the idea of arming teachers. he also expressed support for stronger background checks and regulating bump-fire stocks. along with the listen session... a town hall was held in florida. republican marco rubio faced the father of one of the victims... and a survivor.

. >> how many schools, how many children to have get shot report report emotional andrew pollack addressed president trump telling him about his daughter meadow who attended marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida. >> she was murdered last week, she was taken from frustrates. shot nine times on the third floor. >> reporter: pollack was among those affect by school shootings who shared their powerful stories with the president. >> i don't understand why i can still go in the store and buy a weapon of war aar. >> reporter: fred guttenberg, who who his daughter jamie, pressed republican senator marco rubio on banning a ar15 during a cnn town hall. >> my daughter running down the hall way at marjory stoneman dug race was shot in the back with an assault weapon, weapon of choice. >> we instead should make sure dangerous criminals people draining cannot buy any gun of any kind, that is what i believe a better answer within >> reporter: during a listening session, president trump floated idea of arming teachers and staff, as a way to keep students safe. >> if you had a teacher with, who w

. >> this comes a day after he was confronted by a father andrew pollack whose daughter meadow was shot and killed last week at the school. pollack poured his sadness and the frustration share by millions in america. >>t doesn't make sense. fix it. it should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it. and i'm pissed. because my daughter i'm not going to see again. she is not here. she is not here. she's at -- no north lauder dale at king david cemetery. where i go to see my kid now. >> it's so hard to hear. but could a solution to all of us o this lie with the young people? solvy is a senior at the high school in parkland, florida. and we are also joined by a rising star in the young conservative movement charlie kirk, president of turning point usa which advocates for conservative principles on american college campuses. i want to welcome you both to the program. and this country, your country appears to be in the midst of truly profound conversation. and i want to first ask you whether you believe that it will be more than just this one week of tragedy? soef sofye what

. >> reporter: today a parkland father, andrew pollack, appealed directly to state lawmakers. >> i wanto be the last father of a murdered kid that's ever in this country. that's it. >> reporter: his 18-year-old daughter, meadow pollack, was killed at stoneman douglas high school. what do you think it's going to be like walking through the front gates tomorrow? carlos rodriguez and lorena sanabria will join more than 3,000 students returning to classes tomorrow for the first time in two weeks. >> just this morning, i was, like, at this time tomorrow, i'm going to be in school. and, like, that hilt me. so yeah. it's going to be a process. >> reporter: when they arrive, they won't have a clear view of building 12, the crime scene. it's now obscured by a fence plastered with posters showing support. >> going back to our normal lives is going to definitely be hard for me. code red going on. >> reporter: the last time 17-year-old rodriguez was at school, he captured students running to take cover. the last time you were at school was when the shooting happened. how are you feeling now going b

. >> reporter: andrew pollack came to speak for his daughter meadow. >> because my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week and she was taken from us. shot nine times. >> reporter: he pleaded for something to be done to stop school shootings. >> i'm very angry that this happened because it keeps happening. 9/11 happened once and they fixed everything. how many schools, how many children have to get shot? >> reporter: the president listened to everyone's story and says his administration will work to prevent another school shooting. >> we're going to be very strong on background checks. we'll be doing very strong background checks, very strong emphasis on the mental health. >> reporter: the president did not talk about a ban on assault weapons, but others brought up the issue. >> i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. an ar, and that's why i'm here. i lost a best friend who's practically a brother and i'm here to use my voice because i know he can't. >> reporter: one issue the president did want to explore is putting guns in the hands of teacher

. >> reporter: andrew pollack, father of meadow, one of 17 killed last week. >> it should have been onechool shooting, and we should have fixed it! and i'm pissed! because my daughter i'm not going to see again. she's not here. she's not here. she's at-- in north lauderdale-- whatever it is-- king david cemetery. that's where i go to see my kid now. it keeps happening. 9/11 happened once, and they fixed everything. how many schools, how many children have to get shot? >> reporter: sam zeif, a student at marjorie stoneman douglas high school. en i lot of a best friend, practically a brother. and i'm here to use my voice because i know he can't. >> reporter: zeif spoke of the eemiautomatic rifle used at the high school massacre, the ar-15. >> i turned 18 the day after, woke up to the news that my best friend was gone. and i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war, an a.r. how is it that easy to buy this type of weapon? how do we not stop this after columbine, after sandy hook? i'm sitting with a mother that lost her son. ti's still happening. or reporter: th

hours after he heard from families affected by some of the deadliest school shootings, including andrew pollack. his 18-year-old daughter meadow was one of the 17 killed at stoneman douglas high school last week. >> how many schools, how many children have to get shot? it stops here with this administration and me. i'm not going to sleep until it is fixed. and i'm pissed. it's my daughter i'm not going to see again. she's not here. >> reporter: and then, a plea from sam zeif, who lost his best friend. >> i turned 18 the day after, woke up to the news that my best friend was gone. and i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. >> reporter: president trump surveyed the group on the idea of arming teachers. >> does anybody like that idea here, does anybody like it? right? yes? for meadow, your beautiful meadow. you talked about that. and do people feel strongly against it, anybody? anybody? strongly against it. all right, i mean, look, we can understand both sides. and certainly it's controversy. but we'll study that, along with many other ideas. >> reporter: this mo

. >> reporter: andrew pollack's daughter, meadow, was killed in parkland last week. >> how many schools, how many children have to get shot? it stops here with this administration and me. >> reporter: sam lost his best friend. >> let's be strong for the fallen who don't have a voice to speak anymore. and let's never let this happen again. please. please. >> reporter: nicole hockl hockley's 6-year-old son, dylan, was murdered at sandy hook. >> you do not want to be me. no parent does. you have the ability to make a difference and save lives today. please don't waste this. >> reporter: president trump vowing action. >> not going to be talk like it has been in the past. it's been going on too long. too many instances. and we're going to get it done. >> reporter: the president with talking points in his hands including one reading "i hear you." outside, loud protests, hundreds of high school students demanding something be done worried they could be next. >> it's a fear, could a school shooter be walking into my school, could i be sitting at my table trying to learn and i get shot? >> repor

. >> reporter: andrew pollack's 18-year-old daughter meadow was one of the 17 killed at stoneman douglas high school last week. mr. pollack stood with his sons beside him. >> we're here because my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week and she was taken from us. shot nine times on the third floor. we as a country failed our children. this shouldn't happen. we go to the airport, i can't get on a plane with a bottle of water, but we leave some animal to walk into a school and shoot our children. it's just not right. and we need come together as a country and work on what is important. and that's protecting our children. in the schools. that's the only thing that matters right now. everyone has to come together and not think about different laws. we need to come together as a country, not different parties, and figure out how we protect the schools. how many schools, how many children have to get shot? it stops here with this administration and me. i'm not going to sleep until it is fixed. all these school shootings, it doesn't make sense. fix it. should have been one school shoo

here is andrew pollack at the listening form at the white house. >> my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week and taken from us. shot 9 times on the third floor. we as a country failed our children, we protect airports, we protect concerts, stadiums, and the department of education that i walked in today that has a security guard in the elevator. how do you think that makes me feel? pissed. it's my daughter i'm not going to see again. she is not here. she is not here. we all work together and couple with the right idea that school safety. it's not about gun laws right now. that's another fighter, another battle. jesse: the government gets attacked, amtrak trains derail, illegals flow across the border, velts die in waiting rooms. guns go missing in mexico. no wm drkss in iraq. state authorities botched katrina. the list goes on and on. but everybody single time the government messes up, the party much big government democrats divert attention to republicans, fox news, racism or not enough government funding. once the left assigns blame, their solution is always the

. >> reporter: today a parkland father, andrew pollack appealed directly to state lawmakers. >> i wantther of a murdered kid, that's ever in this country. that's it. >> reporter: his 18-year-old daughter meadow pollack was killed at stoneman douglas high school. carlos rodriguez, will join 3,000 students returning to classes tomorrow for the first time in two weeks. >> just this morning at this time tomorrow i will be in school. that hit me, so, yeah, it's, it's going to be a process. >> when they arrive they went have a clear view of building 12. the crime scene, it is now obscured by a fence plastered with posters, showing support. >> going become to our there mall lives is going to, definitely going to be hard for me. >> the last time, 17-year-old rodriguez was at school, he captured students running to take cover. >> the last time you were at school was when the shooting happened. how do you feel now going back? >> not going to be the same hall ways. not going to the same smiles, definitely, going to be rough just to be in school and just to, just to know that, that is a place wher

. >> andrew pollack father of meadow one of 17 killed last week.uld have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it. and i'm pissed, because my daughter i'm not going to see again. she's not here. she's not here. she's in north lauderdale at whatever it is, king david cemetery. that's where i go to see my kid now. keep happening. 9/11 happened once. fixed everything. how many schools children have to get shot. >> a student at the high school. >> i lost a best friend who was practically a brother. i'm here to use my voice because i know he can't. >> zeif spoke of the semiautomatic rifle used at the high school massacre. the af-15. >> i turned 18 the day after. woke up to the news that my best friend was gone. and i don't understand why i could still go in a store and buy a weapon of war, an ar, why is it that easy to buy this type of weapon. how do wenot stop this after columbine, sandy hook, sitting with a mother who lost her son. it is still happening. >> the mother, nicole hockley, whose son dillon was murdered in the sandy hook. elemen

. >> andrew pollack lost his 18-year-old daughter meadow in the shooting. >> my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week and she wa taken from us, shot nine times on the third floor. we as a country failed our children. >> reporter: senior sam zeiss whose best friend died in the massacre wondered why it's so easy to buy an assault riving, the ar-15 used in the shooting. >> i don't understand why at 18 i can go in and buy a weapon of war. >> president trump talked about strengthening background checks, increasing mental health services and increasing school staff. >> they could end the attack very quickly. >> mark barden lost his 6-year-old son six years ago in the sandy hook master kerr. >> teachers have more than enough responsibilities than to have the awesome responsibility to take a life. >> cbs spoke to some of the students. they said listening is not enough. >> he heard our cries and he talked to us and i think he understood where we were coming from, but the nra wasn't there. >> zeist said -- >> why would we bring more guns into school. >> and the photographer captured

. >> that was the dad, andrew pollack's daughter meadow whom you see right there was among 17 killed school shooting last week. his two sons whereby his side as he told president and romful of people there that meadow was shot nine times. chris, i understand he will be a guest on your show this sunday. >> yes, it is interesting, i talk to him yesterday, and, you know, look as reporters you know this we deal with people in the war situations in their life and i started to talk to them on the phone, to talk about coming on "fox news" sunday and i could not say words because every time i say that, it is such a cry from the heart and any parent knows because he is expressing exactly what we all know we would feel if we sent our child off to school and he or she never came home, so, i'm sure it will be a very emotional interview with andrew pollack on sunday. we will talk to delaney tarr, one of these amazing students hoff been taking this tragedy and trying to do something positive from it, as she says eight days ago, 10 days ago she was worried about what dress she was going to wear to

<andrew pollack/daughter killed in florida shooting: "my daughter has no voice, she was murdered last, she was taken from us, shot nine times on the third floor. "fix it. it should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it. and i'm pissed, because my daughter i'm not going to see again. she's not heresamuel zeif marjory stoneman douglas student: ""i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war."> (steve) the president says he's considering backing proposals to arm trained school employees to respond to campus shootings. saying it may make potential attackers think twice. (pam) our coverage of the florida school shooting.. and the "never again" movement continues online.on our website.. we have the reaction from president trump on last week's shooting plus... video of students across the nation protesting gun violence.and how the bay area group "moms demand action" plans to join forces with other anti-violence groups across the country.it's all just a click away... at kron 4 dot com. coming up at eight.. fairfield police looking into a homicide

. >> that was andrew pollack who lost a daughter, meadow. >> it is not about gun laws right now. that is another fight, another battle. let's fix the schools and you guys can battle it out. we need our children safe. >> calling for greater school security. reflecting the views of many students who do not want the second amendment to be a license to kill. he was hunkered down texting his parents saying he loved them for perhaps the last time. >> i turned 18 the day after and woke up to the news that my best friend was gone. and i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war sitting with a mother that lost her son. it's still happening. in australia there was a shooting in a school in 1999. you know, after that, they took a lot of ideas and they put legislation together and they stopped it. can anyone here guess how many shootings there has been in a school in australia? zero. we need to do something. and that's why we're here. >> we'll talk with some of the students and the mayor who were at the meeting in just a moment. first, i want to talk to carly, me

. >> reporter: andrew pollack's daughter, meadow, was killed in parkland last week. >> how many schools, how many children have to get shot? it stops here with this administration and me. >> reporter: sam zeif lost his best friend. >> let's be strong for the fallen who don't have a voice to speak anymore. and let's never let this happen again. please please >> reporter: nicole hockley's 6-year-old son, dylan, was murdered at sandy hook. >> you don't want to be me no parent does you have the ability to make a difference and save lives today. please don't waste this. >> reporter: president trump vowing action. >> it's not going to be talk like it has been in the past it's been going on too long. too many instances and we're going to get it done. >> reporter: the president with talking points in his hands including one reading "i hear you. outside, loud protests, hundreds of high school students demanding something be done. worried they could be next >> it's a sincere fear am i next? could a school shooter be walking into my school, could i be sitting at my table trying to learn and i get

andrew pollack's daughter, meadow, was among the 17 killed in florida. >> there should have been onechool shooting and we should have fixed it! and i'm pissed because it's my daughter i'm not going to see again. >> reporter: students, parents, and teachers demanding change, not just on gun laws but on mental health and making school safer, even discussing the controversial idea of arming teachers. >> and we're going to be looking at it very strongly. >> reporter: the president with a list of notes in hand, including one reading "i hear you," listened intently. >> how did we not stop this after columbine, after sandy hook? >> reporter: meanwhile, some students protested outside the capitol and white house. >> enough is enough! >> reporter: and across the country, school walkouts. in tallahassee, 100 stoneman douglas high school survivors joined by thousands of other students marched on the florida capitol. >> we won't stop! we won't stop! >> reporter: the president tweeting this morning, "i will be strongly pushing comprehensive background checks with an emphasis on mental health, rai

restrictions aren't an answer, they are a side show, do you agree with what we just heard from andrew pollack that's not the focus and it has to be on keeping schools safe, hardening them like airports? >> i think we are having problem after this because we are finally talking about the things that actually really matter and they are one protecting vulnerable communities. it is no accident that these shooters go to places that are gun-free zones because they know they'll be the only bad person with a weapon and no one there to stop them and, two, mental health, particularly those with severe mental illness and how we both have to get treatment for these people, help them overall but make sure that they do not have easy access to guns and these have been the failings that have been consistent in nearly every one of these events. chris: congresswoman edwards, kim writes in her column that raising age limits, banning weapons are empty gesture, do you agree with her? >> well, i mean, i think clearly somebody is 19 or 21 who has diagnosed mental illness that presents a danger will not be stopped f

. >> andrew pollack's 18-year-old daughter meadow was one of the 17 killed at stoneman douglas high school last week. carrie gruber, whose son survived the parkland shooting agreed it's too easy for teenagers to get a gun. >> if he's not old enough to buy a drink, buy a beer, he should not be able to buy a gun at 18 years old. that's a common sense. we have to do common sense. please, mr. trump hees are things we have to do. >> coming up, we'll talk live with the student advocates working to make a difference. with your gma first look, i'm jonathan karl, abc news washington. >>> following the shooting, broward county sheriff's deputies will carry rifles. they will not be fully automatic and only handled by those trained and qualified to operate them. >>> they're planning to pack a federal courtroom in san francisco as a judge decides whether to release an undocumented mother. this is video from last october when they rallied outside where a judge heard the case. she is a farm worker and single mother of three children who are u.s. citizens. she's been dee tabd by i.c.e. at a federal facili

. >> andrew pollack whose daughter meadow was killed at stoneman douglas high school calls for no more killings, congressman, member of the judiciary committee. are you sensing an appetite for any real change on capitol hill right now? >> i think there's always been a difference in the parties. i think the democrats want to have a study. they want the cdc to look into gun violence and they want to have changes in background checks that are universal background checks and limit access to assault weapons which we did in 2004. most of the republicans' voters are on that side and they don't want any votes whatsoever and haven't brought a bill to the floor. they may bring some small bill that president trump has talked about, that wouldn't be universal, and that will probably come to pass. but we can't bring amendments concerning the real issues. raising the age limit to 21 for assault weapons, i'm all for that, but the church killers and killers in texas, they were over 21. it wasn't the average 19 or 20-year-old who may have mental issues that caused them to lose the weapon. >> so do you

. >> reporter: andrew pollack came to speak for his daughter meadow. >> because my daughter has no voice. she was murdered last week and she was taken from us, shot nine times. >> reporter: he pleaded for something to be done to stop school shootings. >> i'm very angry that this happened because it keeps happening. 9/11 happened once and they fixed everything. how many schools, how many children have to get shot? >> reporter: the president listened to everyone's story and says his administration will work to prevent another school shooting. >> we're going to be very strong on background checks. we'll be doing very strong background checks, very strong emphasis on the mental health. >> reporter: the president did not talk about a ban on assault weapons, but others brought up the issue. >> i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. an ar. that's why i'm here. i lost a best friend who's practically a brother and i'm here to use my voice because i know he can't. >> reporter: one issue the president did want to explore is putting guns in hands of teachers. >> i

and andrew pol pollack whose daughter meadow was among the victims, told the crowd his daughter was shot 9 times, we failed our children. >> 9/11 happened once, they fixed everything. how many schools, how many children have to get shot. reporter: he pleaded with everything to come together as a country and figure out how to protect schools, and asked this everyone work with the president to find a solution. >> i am pissed, my daughter, i'm not going to see again, she is not here, she is not here. she is king david cemetery, that is where i go to see my kid now. reporter: fro president tweeteds support for stronger background checks and announced he ordered attorney general jeffin sessions to regulate bevices like bump stocks. bill: governor murphy over a month in offers, he is working hard -- office, signing his first bill into law increasing spending, ashley johnson. reporter: a huge victory in new jersey, governor murphy signed two bills at the war memorial on wednesday, adding more than 7 million more in funding to women's health centers, and allowing more women to get family plannin

i was just on the phone with andrew pollack who made that extraordinary statement in the state dining room last night talking about his daughter meadow who was one of those students who was killed. he feels very strongly about hardening the targets and turning the schools into airports in the sense that there are metal detectors and nobody gets through with a gun. you can tell that is clearly part of the equation for the president. i agree with what marco rubio set on what you suggested, we can't just go on to the next thing, we have to keep our focus on this. this is a moment on time we can't waste. >> harris: we are seeing things we haven't seen before, we've heard people from both sides of the political aisle, so many of them -- they don't get to the point where we get to see an open session the way we have the last couple of days with a sitting president. it takes change to make change. it takes change makers to make it. it's interesting to see that we are already seeing things we can dinner to to do not consider te nuanced. quickly, what will be the first thing you might want to

host: andrew pollack, the father of meadow pollack, killed in the douglas high school shooting. d he also said in the "hill" saying we protect airport, we protect concert stadiums, embassies, the department of the education that i walked in today has a security guard in the elevator. how do you think that makes me feel? on twitter at twitter.com/cspanwj. an english teacher with a nine milliliter blasting an ar-15? lease. they significantly reduced violence. protect the campus like a bank or politicians with guns. your thoughts on how to make schools safer. we've divided the lines like this. 202-748-8000 for students. 202-748-8001 for parents. and for educators, administrators, 202-748-8002. westminster, maryland, amy, an educator there. good morning. kd caller: i'm a school psychologist in a public school system in maryland and, you know, we see so many kids that have significant mental health needs and there's so much more that needs to be done in schools. we need to do training for staff care and adverse childhood experiences. our kids are experiencing so many things in their

but let's listen to the story, the testimonial from andrew pollack whose 18-year-old daughter meadow was killed one week ago today in park land, florida. >> my daughter has no choice. she was murdered last week and taken from us. shot nine times on the third floor. we as a country fame kucountry children. this shouldn't happen. we go to the airport, i can't get on the plane with a bottle ev of water. but some animal can walk into an animal and shoot our children. it is just not right. and we need to come together as a country and work on what is important. and that is protecting our children in the schools. that is the only thing that matters right now. everyone has to come cotogethers a country .not different parties. and figure out how we protect the schools. it is simple. it is not difficult. we protect airports. we protect concerts. stadiums. embassies. the department of education that i walked in today that has a security guard in the elevator. how do you think that makes me feel? in the emstraight tore they got a security guard. i'm very angry that this happened. because it kee

restrictions aren't an answer, they are a side show, do you agree with what we just heard from andrew pollack that's not the focus and it has to be on keeping schools safe, hardening them like airports? >> i think we are having problem after this because we are finally talking about the things that actually really matter and they are one protecting vulnerable communities. it is no accident that these shooters go to places that are gun-free zones because they know they'll be the only bad person with a weapon and no one there to stop them and, two, mental health, particularly those with severe mental illness and how we both have to get treatment for these people, help them overall but make sure that they do not have easy access to guns and these have been the failings that have been consistent in nearly every one of these events. chris: congresswoman edwards, kim writes in her column that raising age limits, banning weapons are empty gesture, do you agree with her? >> well, i mean, i think clearly somebody is 19 or 21 who has diagnosed mental illness that presents a danger will not be stopped f

i spoke with andrew pollack, the father of meadow pollack killed last week who clearly went into the meeting. he had a private meeting with president trump in the oval office earlier this week and he went into it as a big supporter of the president and felt very much like he was comforted and consoled by the visit, like president trump went out of his way to be kind. >> let me read his quote. he showed us nothing but love. the guy really cared, you know. he flew us in. he had a bus waiting for us. he made time tore us. he took pictures of my daughter that he brought. he said he was going to look at it every day. he's a regular guy. i wouldn't have been there if i didn't think he cared. >> right. so he clearly felt a lot of support, a lot of empathy from the president. my colleague also spoke with one of the survivors of the shooting who was in the hospital last week when she got a phone call from president trump who was very turned off by it. the first thing he said to her, she says, i heard you're a big fan of mine. she said she thought he probably made that up. seemed reminiscent o

. >> reporter: andrew pollack lost his 14-year-old daughter meadow in the florida shooting. >> my daughter has no voice. he was murdered last week. she was taken from us. shot nine times on the third floor. we as a country failed our children. >> reporter: pollack asked for more school security but said it's not about gun laws. senior sam zief, whose best friend died in the massacre, wondered why it was so easy to buy an ar-15. the assault rifle bought by the accuser. >> i don't understand why i can still go to the store and buy a weapon of war. >> reporter: as for possible solution, president trump focused on strengthening background checks, increasing mental health services and even arming school staff. >> if you had a teacher with -- who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly. >> this is my son daniel. >> reporter: mark barden lost his 6-year-old son just over five years ago in the sandy hook elementary school massacre. >> school teachers have more than enough responsibilities right now than to have to have the awesome responsibility of lethal force to t