joe garcia, her husband of 24 years, dying just 48 hours later. his nephew john martinez telling nbc news garcia collapsed at home shortly after delivering flowers for irma, adding they tried chest compressions but nothing worked. martinez tweeting the father of four passed away due to grief. >> they were such a close family. such a close family. you could tell that there was so much love between the parents. he was a wonderful young man, wonderful. >> reporter: teacher ida hernandez seen comforting a student. not only did she teach joe garcia, but also jackie cazares. >> what brought you here? >> to offer help, services, prayer. >> reporter: at a resource van food and counseling for people who need help as relatives tackle unanswerable questions like the grandmother of eliahna garcia torres. >> where was this baby seated when this monster -- >> reporter: the energetic little girl is not coming home. torres says she needs help and healing. >> how big of a hole does this leave in your heart? >> my heart is -- my heart has this big a hole. >> reporte

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just 48 hours of the shooting, joe garcia, the husband of irma garcia, died yesterday of a heart attackrying to shield and protect her students from gun fire. the nephew said she was planning funeral arrangements, and came here, there's a cross with her name in front of the school. he said joe went home, sat on a chair, and fell over. family members tried doing chest compressions before first responders arrived and they couldn't save him. couldn't save joe. joe and irma were high school sweet hearts. married 24 years. they leave behind four children. the death is an example of what is known as a broken heart syndrome. joe came right here to put flowers on that cross not 24 hours ago. coming up, as protestors converge on houston for the nra's annual meeting, we will hear from one of the groups that has common sense policies for years. you're watching jose diaz-balart reports. g jose diaz-balart g jose diaz-balart reports. latuda could make a real difference in your symptoms. latuda was proven to significantly reduce bipolar depression symptoms and in clinical studies, had no substantial

that husband, joe garcia, was wedding anniversary with his wife. they leave behind four grown children. the husband's cousin writing, "i truly believe joe died of a broken heart and losing the love of his life of more than 30 years was too much to bear." his nephew posting this image of them and writing, "irma's husband, joe garcia, has passed away due to grief. i truly am at a loss for words for how we are all feeling." authorities say that irma garcia in her fourth grade class tried to shield the children from the gunman. she co-taught the children for five years with fellow fourth grade teacher eva mireles. eva taught at the school for 17 years. and her students loved her. her daughter, adalynn, writing, "mom, you are a hero. my heart will forever be broken. kws >> she's an amazing mom. her daughter is so wonderful. her husband, who's my cousin, is absolutely amazing. and all of their family, and she was just very adventurous and courageous and vivacious and could light up a room. so she's going to be missed. >> reporter: and tonight, we are lea

his enough nephew writing, "irma's husband, joe garcia, has passed away due to grief. i truly am at a loss for words for how we are all feeling." the family saying authorities told them that irma garcia in her fourth grade class tried to shield the children from the gunman. she co-taught the children for five years with fellow fourth grade teacher eva mireles. eva taught at the school for 17 years. her daughter adalynn writing, "mom, you are my hero. my heart will forever be broken." her family remembering her tonight. >> she's an amazing mom. her daughter is so wonderful. her husband, who's my cousin, is absolutely amazing. and all of their family, and she was just very adventurous and courageous and vivacious and could light up a room. so she's going to be missed. >> reporter: and tonight, we are learning more about the children. today would have been their last day at school. now the 21 crosses with their names in front. this grandmother, esmerelda bravo, holding a photo of her granddaughter, nevaeh, 10 years old. her name is heaven spelled backwards. annabell rodri

family members say joe garcia had a massive heart attack today. they say his heart was broken. the couple had been married for 24 years and had four children. stay with kpix 5 for continuing coverage on air on kpix.com an streaming. >>> grieving families gathered in san jose to mark one year since a disgruntled employee opened fire at the vta rail yard killing nine employees and then himself. city leaders presented the vt warks an american flag. the same one raised oaf the crime scene following last may's tragedy. for survivors, it feels like yesterday. >> i will cheer him on and continue to be his biggest fan for as long as i am here. i would have given anything to take those bullets from him. dpl the family of shooting victim is the latest the file a wrongful death lawsuit. they accused vta and a private security firm of failing to protect the victims despite the documented threats and dismy mnar issue. vta says it's focusing on the continued healing of ourp employees and families of our deceased co-workers. we'll address lawsuit claims at a more appropriate time. >>> calls f

the shooting died of broken heart syndrome known as stress- induced cardiomyopathy. 50-year-old joe garcia was married to irma garcia for 24 years. irma died shielding her students from gunfire on tuesday. family members say joe collapsed after delivering flowers to his wife's memorial. they were high school sweethearts and leave behind four children. >>> bipartisan group of senators collaborating on finding a solution to gun violence. 21 crosses bearing the names of each live lost at the centerpiece of memorial outside robb elementary. the parents grieve, senate majority leader chuck schumer says he wants action. he is giving fellow democratic senator chris murphy 10 days to work with republicans on gun safety. >> it won't be anything i want, universal background checks, ban on assault weapons, expansion of background checks. >> represent the connecticut of newtown, home of the 2012 sandy hook shooting massacre. >>> while democrats push for new laws on gun safety, republicans are focused on hardening schools and addressing mental illness which is often tied to mass shooters. why is it imp

their nephew says joe garcia came home from delivering flowers to a noermial for his wife he was home no more than three minutes they tell us when he collapsed. joe and irma were high school sweet hearts married 24 years. they are survived by their four children now dealing with the death of both parents in a matter of days irma garcia was one of the 21 people killed on tuesday, 19 students, two teachers these are the face of kids, 9, 10, 11 years old who were suppose to be going to their last day of class today before summer vacation. the people of uvalde grieving and remembering each one of them valerie castro has their stories. >> reporter: some of the parents have begun to share memories of their children at the same time they have started the painstaking process of planning their funerals of course, some parents still don't have any words, just the grief. >> sweetest girl you ever had the chance to meet i had the honor of calling her my daughter. >> reporter: just some of the parents living through unthinkable devastation. their daurk elie, among the 19 children whose lives ended

what more can you tell us about irma and joe garcia?ll, laura, they were high school sweet hearts. we spoke to members of the community who have known them a very long time and said they were the light of each other's lives, irma in her biography on the school's websilent wrote about how much she enjoyed barbecuing with joe, her final moments spent lunging at the gunman trying to defend her students and the news was apparently too much for joe. family members say he suffered a fatal heart attack on thursday. they believe he died of a broken heart and as you noted, they leave behind four kids, two young men and two young women. laura. >> it's heartbreaking to hear what you describe, to see the pictures and hear about the idea of just two days after her own death, you spoke to people in the community who knew them so well, tell me more about what they're sharing with you. >> reporter: yeah, one of them was actually the priest of the church they attended. he said joe and irma were fixtures in the community, they attended all sorts of churc

irma garcia, she, as far as her family is concerned, lost the love of her life when joe garcia suffered a medical emergency days after she was shot and killed. she was one of the teachers killed in the massacre. her husband suffering a fatal heart attack. i got a chance to speak with the family's priest about the couple yesterday. he actually consoled the children soon after joe passed. listen to what he shared. >> there were a couple that we knew we needed anything done we could call them and they would be always willing to -- to be of service. they send their children to religious education every year and so they were just not a family that came to mass on sunday. they were a family that were also active members of the church. we have to be there for all of these families. and then part of that, i'm also hoping that we not forget the families, because this will come to an end. but they still need us to be there for them. i would imagine that in a few days, things will be back to whatever normal means. you know, the media will about gone, family members will be gone. and suddenly the f

joe garcia apparently dying just a few hours ago. his family says they believe he died of a broken heart. wolf. >> so sad. so heartbreaking. those pictures of those kids, all those stories, boris, thank you very much. let's discuss what's going on. a spokesman for the texas department of public safety is joining us right now. let chris olivarez. lieutenant, thank you so much for joining us. as you well know, officers were on the scene within minutes of the gunman entering that elementary school but it was another hour or so before the gunman was neutralized. can you walk us through what exactly law enforcement was doing for 60 minutes or so while the shooter remained in that classroom killing those kids and teachers? >> good evening, wolf. of course, that's something we want to clarify. there is a lot of conflicting statements and reports that are being shared. also on social media. that's why we want to provide factual information by corroborating that information through physical evidence. this is still early stages in the investig

according to a family member joe garcia, the husband of irma garcia, suffered a medical emergency. they are survived by four children. >> we need your prayers. and we will need them to continue move through it this. and try to move through this together. >>> a greg abbott will not be attending the nra meeting in person. the event starts tomorrow in houston. the governor was slated to speak but instead he will give a prerecorded video message tomorrow afternoon. he will hold a news conference in eovaldi. >>> what can be done to prevent this tragedy? democrats are trying to get more gun legislation. but many republican lawmakers oppose any attempt to modify the nation's gun laws. ted cruz pressed by mark stone. >> many people around the world just cannot fathom why in america? why is this so awful? >> i'm sorry you think that is awful. >> republican representative tony gonzalez is pressing for legislation that would make them tougher targets for mass shooting. among this a single entry point for all schools. >>> here at home we are remembering the deadliest mass shooting in the bay a

joe garcia suffered a deadly heart attack following the death of his wife. they were high school sweethearts and reset to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary this year. they now leave behind for children. >> an effort to combat domestic terrorism in the wake of a buffalo mass shooting failed on capitol hill. republicans bought -- republicans blocked the bill that would have called for officers to track terrorist activity. it would have given communities a fighting chance against attacks on marginalized people. >> today, alex padilla met with gun safety advocates in washington dc demanding action against gun violence. it is happening in the wake of two mass shootings in the u.s., killing 31 people including children in less than two weeks. >> the question here this morning is to our senate republican colleagues. how is this acceptable? how are you not outraged? we are outraged. >> members of congress also met with a california senator demanding change. he is calling for a ban on assault weapons. >> steve kerr again used his platform to talk about gun con

grieving husband of one of the teachers killed has died according to a family member, 50-year-old, joe garcia, the husband of irma garcia, suffered a medical emergency on thursday after laying flowers at her memorial. they are survived by their four children. >> keep uvalde in your prayers. >> reporter: as the small community tries to cope , and hold each other together. ian cole, today in the bay. >>> texas governor greg abbott will not attend the nra annual meeting in person. that event starts in about 90 minutes in houston. the governor was slated to speak. instead, he will give a prerecorded video message. he will hold a news conference in uvalde . >>> the political battle heating up over what can be done to prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again. democrats are trying to win so worked for expanding background checks and other gun control legislation. republican lawmakers oppose any attempt to modify the nation's gun laws. texas senator ted cruz was pressed by sky news correspondent. >> we want to stop violent crime. the proposals the democrats have, it would have stopped this.

of fourth grade teacher irma garcia just two days after she was killed, her husband of 24 years joe garcia has died. her nephew saying he passed away due to grief. meanwhile, today i spoke to dr. ronald stewart at a hospital that treated four victims from the shooting. >> these mass casualty events are different. we knew there would be children i would say i take it personally. >> reporter: thankfully all those patients survived but so many other families here are facing endless heartbreak as we see newly revealed videos of the young victims, including 10-year-old amerie jo garza fishing with her dad. >> do you know what you're doing >> no. >> reporter: and 9-year-old ellie garcia. >> i just want to give you a little touch-up. jesus, he died for us. when we die we'll be up there for him. >> reporter: that's 10-year-old lexi rubio at a softball game hearing the cheers after she hits a home run. >> go, lexi! >> reporter: i spoke with her parents, kimberly and felix. >> our beautiful baby girl it's hard. loving appreciate everything, including her life >> smart, too. >> she was very smart. >>

won't be part of the official death count, but it is part of the toll of this horrific event-- joe garcia, the husband of teacher irma garcia, who was killed tuesday, he died today of a heart attack. this is him this morning visiting his wife's memorial here at the elementary school. they were high school sweethearts, and friends say he died of a broken heart. the two of them, they leave behind four children. >> dokoupil: four children who had a living mother and father on monday, end the week without either of them. >> reporter: that's right. >> dokoupil: a tragedy. and tonight we're also learning more about the other innocent lives lost during this senseless rampage and the bravery of those who survived. here is cbs' lilia luciano. >> that one. >> reporter: nine-year-old andrea herrera used to play every day with her stepbrother, jose flores. they were about the same age. >> he would always say, "i want to be a cop so i can protect all these other people, like from all the bad guys." >> reporter: now these toys are all she and their little brother jaden have left. what does that make yo

their nephew says joe garcia came home from delivering flowers to a memorial for his wife he was home for no more than three minutes, they tell us, when he collapsed. joe and irma were high school sweethearts, married 24 years. they're survived by their four children, now dealing with the death of both of their parents in a matter of days. irma garcia, one of 21 people killed in the shooting on tuesday. two teachers, 19 elementary students these are their faces. young kids 9, 10, 11 years old, who were supposed to be going to their last day of class today before summer vacation the people of uvalde grieving and remembering each one of them cnbc's valerie castro live again tonight in uvalde with their stories. val? >> shep, some of the parents begun tshare memories of their children but at the same time, they started the painstaking process of planning their funerals of course, some parents still don't have any words, just their grief. >> sweetest girl you ever had the chance to meet i had the honor of calling her my daughter. >> reporter: steven garcia and jennifer lugo are just some

the family says joe garcia died of a broken heart. they leave behind four children. of course, just the lingering toll of devastation here in uvalde. president biden and the first lady will be visiting this community on sunday. we're told they plan to meet with families of the victims. anne-marie. >> danya bacchus in uvalde, texas, thank you so much. >>> friends and family are sharing stories about the shooting victims. we learned that one of the victims, josÉ flores, wanted to be a police officer when he grew up. uziyah garcia just started learning how to play football and 10-year-old alithia ramirez loved playing soccer with her friends. meghan markle made a surprise visit yesterday. the duchess of sussex placed flours at a makeshift memorial. a spokesperson said she took the trip in a personal capacity to offer her condolences and support. across the country thousands of students walked out of their classrooms demanding lawmakers take action on gun violence as skyler henry reports a bipartisan group of senators is working together on the issue. >> reporter: lawmak

garcia family. we would like to take a moment again to highlight their heart wrenching situation. this is joe and irma garcia, high school sweethearts married 24 years. irma was a fourth grade teacher and killed in the mass shooting here on tuesday. we find out yesterday that joe suddenly dies of a heart attack. they leave four children behind. we want to show you this video. take a look. this is joe yesterday. video recorded yesterday showing joe going to the school to place flowers at a cross with his wife's name on it to memorialize her. we learned hours after this video was recorded joe passed away of a heart attack. both of them gone within a 48-hour span leaving four young children behind. hard to even put it into words. also an impact on the shooter's family. it is the shooter's mother. she is praying with a rosary on the front porch of her parents' house. she said she was praying but she is going through quite a bit right now as well. we also want to show you our live fox news drone right now above the school. we want to walk you through this. that ditch you see there is where we are

fourth grade teacher irma garcia was an educator for 23 years her husband of nearly 25 year olds, joe garcia tragically died of a heart attack today according to the family. they leave behind four children. his family says he died of a broken heart. president biden will travel to uvalde sunday to honor the victims in the meantime investigators continue trying to piece together a timeline of how the shooting unfolded the families of those murdered children have a lot of questions. abc news reporter morgan norwood is in uvalde as families and the uvalde community continue to grieve new questions about the police response and how the suspect made it into the school unobstructed. there was not an officer really available. arm no law enforcement now going frame by frame of this video showing the suspect entering the school piecing together the details of the response as part of their investigation multiple law enforcement sources telling abc news, the suspect had a total of 730 round magazines with him inside that classroom where those killings took place one witness telling abc's matt gutman wha

fourth grade teacher irma garcia was an educator for 23 years her husband of nearly 25 year olds, joe garcia tragically died of a heart attack today according to the family. they leave behind four children. his family says he died of a broken heart. president biden will travel to uvalde sunday to honor the vi the meantime investigators continue trying to piece together a timeline of how the shooting unfolded the families of those murdered children have a lot of questions. abc news reporter morgan norwood is in uvalde as families and the uvalde community continue to grieve new questions about the police response and how the suspect made it into the school unobstructed. there was not an officer really available. arm no law enforcement now going frame by frame of this video showing the suspect entering the school piecing together the details of the response as mti lawelngs, tus a total of 730 round magazines with him inside that classroom where tho place one witness telling abc's matt gutman what he saw as police arrived at the sea some of them just stood there and said well, why they going in

joe garcia had just dropped off flowers at his wife's memorial before he collapsed. those who knew the couple said he died of a broken heart. the memorial is growing for the 21 victims whose names are now etched in white crosses at the school. the grief-stricken mother of 10-year-old tess mata said her daughter loved to dance. >> she deserves to be remembered. she put a smile on everybody's face. every time we turned on the news and we heard of another shooter, it could never happen here. it could never. it happened here. it happened here, and it's my baby. >> another 10-year-old who died recently won a contest to design an anti-bullying poster. alithia ramirez drew a poster with the message, kindness takes courage. >>> we're now learning that a student survived the shooting by playing dead. a woman says her 11-year-old niece saw her friends being shot and then smeared blood on herself. >> tried to pretend she was wonded and once she exited the room and she was transported to the bus and they cleaned her up, they found out that she was not wounded. >> the girl was tr

garcia's cousin wrote, "i truly believe joe died of a broken heart." joe and irma garcia were high school sweethearts who had been married for a quarter century. they leave behind four children. in toronto, canada, five schools were placed on lockdown thursday as police shot and killed a man seen carrying a rifle near an elementary school. toronto police chief james ramer wouldn't name the person killed, but described him as a young man in his late teens or early 20's. >> due to the proximity of a school, i certainly understand the trauma of how traumatic this must have been for staff, students, and parents given the recent events that have happened in the united states. amy: students at scores of schools across the united states walked out of classrooms at the stroke of noon thursday in a coordinated protest demanding passage of gun control laws. in michigan, hundreds of oxford high school students assembled on their school's football field, forming a giant "u" in solidarity with victims of the massacre in uvalde. four oxford students were killed in n

joe garcia visited a memorial to his wife yesterday.one of the teachers killed inside the school. when he got home, he suffered a fatal heart attack. his family say they believe he died of a broken heart. the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. following on from the news conference earlier, we now have a full picture of the sequence of events of the shooting — which show the gunman was in the school for almost an hour and 20 minutes before being shot dead. let's take a look at the timeline released by the police. at 11:28, the suspect crashes his vehicle in a ditch and starts shooting at two men. at 11:30, a 911 call is made saying there was a crash and that a man carrying a gun was seen 11:31 — the suspect reaches the back row of the school parking lot and whilst hiding behind a vehicle, starts firing shots. at 11:33, the shooter enters the school through an exterior door that had been propped open by a teacher earlier. at the same time, the suspect begins shooting into room 111 or 112. it's not possible t

joe garcia visited a memorial to his wife yesterday. irma was one of the teachers killed inside the school. when he got home, he suffered a fatal heart attack. his family say they believe he died of a broken heart. the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. by by gunman. salvador ramos barricade himself in the classroom shooting 19 children and two teachers, it took 53 minutes before armed police went in as the local people come to terms with tragedy, grief is turning to angen with tragedy, grief is turning to anger. sarah smith reports. we will find out how that admission and other stories are covered on the front of the payments this evening, joining me tonight will be author and journalist emma wolf and james lure. here is care regulator has ordered a nhs trust to make significant improvements to maternity services to ensure the safety of women and baby, an inquiry has been ordered into the care offered by nottingham's nhs trust. on thursday donna ockenden was appointed to chair an independent review after

joe garcia visited a memorial to his wife yesterday.killed inside the school. when he got home, he suffered a fatal heart attack. his family say they believe he died of a broken heart. the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. this uvalde shooting in texas is the worst school attack in the united states since the sandy hook massacre in 2012. cyrena arokium was a student at the elementary school when 20 of her fellow pupils and six staff were murdered. she's been speaking with our correspondent nada tawfik about the pain of hearing of another mass shooting. a rare moment of family time for cyrena arokium. as a teenager, she is busyjuggling school and gymnastics. but this week's tragedy in uvalde has her reliving her painful past. she was a happy seven—year—old looking forward to christmas when a gunman burst into sandy hook elementary killed 20 children and six staff. she says she hasn't lived a normal life since and continues to struggle with the trauma. i sufferfrom nightmares, especially from that day, and

. >>> there are so many tragic stories coming out of uvalde including the deaths of joe and irma garcianow their children are turning to their community and their faith for comfort. on thursday their children att attend ed mass with father ed war doe morales. this is church goers wrapping their arms around an orphaned family. irma garza's family says the teacher died when she lunged at the shooter. she was killed while trying to protect students inside her classroom. and two days later her husband of almost 25 years, joe garcia, her high school sweetheart died of a heart attack. the couple was a fixture in the community from what i'm told, and friends say the grief for him was simply too much to bear. 21 families here in uvalde, texas, struggling to make sense of the loss of their loved ones, and throughout this morning we are going to take time to remember each of them. this is uziah garcia. his uncle described him as a great kid, full of life who loved everything on wheels and playing video games. his grandfather said he was the sweetest little boy he'd ever known. he leaves behind tw

according to the archdiocese of san antonio, joe garcia suffered a heart attack after news of his wife's and passed away on thursday. the couple had been married more than 24 years and were high school sweethearts. >> they came to mass every sunday. >> reporter: father eduardo morales of sacred heart church in uvalde knew the family well and greeted irma as she walked into service on sunday morning. he says the couple were a fixture in the community and leave behind four children who he privately consoled shortly after joe's death. >> i told the community that in my own family when we've had a death that it's the church and prayer that has gotten us through all this. not that it takes the pain away. >> reporter: the garcias among a list of names of lives cut too short. eva mireles, amerie garzia, uziyah garcia, javier lopez, jose flores jr., lexi rubio, annabell, guadalupe rodriguez, jacqueline cazares, tess mata, nevaeh bravo, ellie garcia, names etched for those touched by this horrible tragedy. >> when he died, i died with him. >> that was cnn's boris sanchez. with that report. on fri

cnn sadly learned that her husband joe garcia collapsed and died on thursday morning. he was preparing for her funeral. he suffered a heart attack but his family says they believe he died of a broken heart. after losing the love of his life for more than 25 years. >> now the uvalde community is feeling a sense of loss. this is the type of town you can feature it, everybody knows someone impacted by this tragedy. a teacher at a nearby high school whose niece survived tuesday. she talked to cnn about her niece and described the fear her own students felt when their school went into hock down. -- lock down. >> she's sad about losing her friends. she's safe now but sad. she learned on the news that her friends that were missing are gone. they're in heaven. that's the way she understands it. she's going miss them. i had to reassure them we were going to get through this together. i promised them that i would take the bullet for them before anything happened. i told them just to stay quiet. pray together, we hugged each other. we stayed on the floor for almost it felt like f

won't be part of the official death count, but it is part of the toll of this horrific event-- joe garcia teacher irma garcia, who was killed tuesday, he died today of a heart attack. this is him this morning visiting his wife's memorial here at the elementary school. they were high school sweethearts, and friends say he died of a broken heart. the two of them, they leave behind four children. >> dokoupil: four children who had a living mother and father on monday, end the week without either of them. a tragedy. and tonight we're also learning more about the other innocent lives lost during this senseless rampage and the bravery of those who survived. here is cbs' lilia luciano. >> that one. >> reporter: nine-year-old andrea herrera used to play every day with her stepbrother, jose flores. they were about the same age. >> he would always say, "i want to be a cop so i can protect all these other people, like from all the bad guys." >> reporter: now these toys are all she and their little brother jaden have left. what does that make you think about? >> it's just sad because, like, the fact

according to the archdiocese of san antonio, joe garcia suffered a heart attack, after news of his wife'sad been married more than 24 years and were high school sweethearts. >> they came to mass every sunday. >> father eduardo morales of sacred heart church in uvalde knew the family well and greeted irma as she walked into service on sunday morning. he says, the couple were a fixture in the community and leave behind for children who he privately consoled shortly after joe's death. i >> told the community that -- when we've had a death, there was a church prayer that got us through. not that it takes the pain away. >> the garcias, among a list of names, of lives cut to short. have a mireles, a miry garza, he was i a garcia, have your lopez, jose flores junior, lexi rubio, annabelle guadeloupe -- test mata, ali garcia, have a arrival, elijah torres. names that will forever be etched in the lives of those touchdown affected by this foldable tragedy. >> show him to the state, the nation, showing to the world. when he died, i died with him. ♪ ♪ ♪ oh, , hey. buying a car from vroom is so easy,

joe garcia suffered a heart attack after news of his wife's death and passed away thursday.school sweet hearts. father eduardo knew the family well and greeted irma as she walked into service on sunday morning, said the couple were a fixture in the community and leave behind four children who he privately consoled shortly after joe's death. >> i told the community that in my own family, when we've had a death, that it's the church and prayer that has gotten us through all this. not that it takes the pain away -- >> the garcia, among a list of names of lives cut too chart. eva miralez, uzia garcia, lexie rubio, annabell rodriguez, nevaeh bravo, ellie gars see ah, elijah torres, names forever etched in the memories of those touched and affected by this horrible tragedy. >> the state, the nation, show them to the world. when he died, i died my heart with him. >> reporter: our thanks to boris is sanchez and our hearts go out to all of those affected by this shooting. as said, don't forget them, please. i'll be back 2:00 p.m. eastern, erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>>

thursday that the husband of one of the teachers who perished on tuesday suffered a medical emergency, joe garcia, married to irma garcia for more than 25 years, having to be rushed to the hospital, ultimately peacing away, his family saying that they believe he died of a broken heart. boris sanchez, cnn, uvalde, texas. >>> so much pain and so much heartbreak. despite the shooting and tragic loss of life, the national rifle association says it plans to move ahead with a convention scheduled for this week end. and they are meeting in texas. and the nra spent, get this, $29 million in the 2020 election cycle. former president donald trump is among those scheduled to speak. texas governor abbott will send a pre-recorded video. he canceled his planned appearance. not everyone thinks that the timing of the event is a good idea. at least four high profile musicians including lee green wood have canceled their performances following tuesday's deadly shooting. >>> and the latest on the war in ukraine is just ahead with russians slowly getting around, the u.s. considering sending one of its most formidabl

cork to the archdiocese of san diego, joe garcia suffered a heart attack after news of his wife's death and passed away on thursday. the couple had been married more than 24 years and were high school sweethearts. >> they came to mass every sunday. >> reporter: father eduardo morales of sacred heart church knew them well and says the couple were a fixture in the community and leave behind four children who he privately consoled shortly after joe's death. >> i told the community that in my own family, when we've had a death, that it's the church and prayer that has gotten us through all this. not that it takes the pain away. >> reporter: the garcias among the list of names of lives cut too short. javier lopez, lexi rubio, jacqueline cazares, nevaeh bravo, elijah torres, names forever etched in the memories of those touched and affected by this horrible tragedy. >> the stain on the nation, show it to the world. when he died, i died with him. >> boris sanchez, thank you for that. >>> we'll have much more from uvalde, texas ahead as we continue to learn new details about the 21 innocent liv

joe garcia, married to the teacher irma, collapsed, and i today, courting to his family.s preparing for the funeral of his wife of 24 years. they were college sweethearts. they were high school sweethearts. his death leaves their four children paralyzed. it is a reminder, as if this town needed one, the tuesday's tragedy is not over. the shockwaves will reverberate across this community in, countless ways, for countless weeks, months, and years. the raw grief among the residents here, of course, is no less than it was on tuesday. increasingly, the sadness is mingled with frustration, and anger, as people are unable to get them here on what they're happen to do here. it is over an hour before they were shot, and killed by law enforcement. they are trying to treat authorities as the massacre unfolded. in the aftermath of any horrific event, information is spotty. our understanding of what happens evolves over time, but even by those standards of breaking, and developing news, the inability of officials to give a consistent, and coherent account of a key

joe garcia died of a heart attack. the husband of elementary schooler irma garcia who was killed along with her students. they were high school sweethearts and have four children. the youngest just 12 years old. the children who survived are telling their stories of terror during the worst hour of their lives. >> i hear shoot, shoot, shoot. try to shoot at the officer. they ran past, went back inside. >> what were you thinking as you were hiding in the bathroom so long? >> i think i was just like trying to be still, not move, talk. i was crying my head, still making the noise. >> today, the national rifle association's convention is going forward as planned in texas. governor abbott is now addressing this weekend's attendees via a pre-recorded video statement. we will have a live report from houston this hour. >>> we begin in uvalde with nbc's sam brock. the community hoping, obviously, for more answers from the texas department of safety at the top of this press conference. what are we expecting? >> reporter: we are m

cnn has sadly learned that her husband, joe garcia, collapsed and died on thursday morning.e was preparing for her funeral. he suffered a heart attack, but his family says they believe he died of a broken heart after losing the love of his life for more than 25 years. lucy kafanov, cnn, san antonio, texas. >> so so many wondering, how do they make sure this doesn't happen again? the top republican in the u.s. senate is saying he may be willing to work on bynum legislation to respond to the shooting. minority leader mitch mcconnell exclusively told cnn, he's asked fellow republican john corbyn to see if he can find middle ground with democrats. they want to bring two background check bills that have already passed in the house to the senate floor. one democrat says the bipartisan talks take too long, votes will be used to force republicans to go on the record. >> if we don't succeed, we're having votes. we're putting people on the records. one way or the other, we're going to have a debate here. we're going on force people to tell america which side they are on. right? so we

joe garcia mattered to erma fwar s garcia for more than 25 years had to be rushed to the hospital andltimately passing away, his family believing that he died of a broken heart. boris sanchez, cnn, uvalde, texas. >> so sad, so much suffering here. a community, laura, with a broken heart. and one thing to make clear today is or would have been the first day of summer vacation for all the kids in this school behind me. and now these families planning these funerals. >> just shows you the blast radius that sort of continues to reverberate throughout the community and of course the larger country. but the fact that the husband has now passed away just shows you the level of trauma and been. >>> president biden and the first lady will visit uvalde, texas on sunday to meet with the families who lost loved ones. jasmine wright is joining me from washington, d.c. jasmine, the president has a tall order here. he is obviously the consoler in chief, he's continue it too many times, but he is showing up with no plan on how to make sure it never happens again. >> reporter: that's right, but i thin

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a reporter out of our fox affiliate there is now reporting that joe garcia, the husband of irma garcias shot and killed in that school classroom has suffered a fatal heart attack. joe and irma were high school sweethearts, they were married 24 years and leave behind four children. >> john: can you imagine, the four kids are orphans in addition to all of the children who lost their lives on tuesday. oh, my goodness. tragedy on top of tragedy. bill, what are we expecting to learn from this press conference coming up? >> bill: i'm told we are going to get more clarity on the timeline and the law enforcement response to this school shooting, particularly when it comes to that school resource officer and whether or not there was an exchange of gunfire or any sort of encounter with the gunman at all before he went into the school. i also want to point out just a few minutes ago i had a chance to interview u.s. border patrol chief ortiz who said he wanted to go on the record to push back against what he calls false narratives starting to circulate that law enforcement was just standing around

according to the arch diocese, joe garcia suffered a heart attack after news of his wife's death andassed away on thursday. the couple had been married more than 24 years and were high school sweethearts. >> they came to mass every sunday. >> father eduardo morales of sacred heart church in uvalde knew the family well and greeted irma on sunday morning. the couple were a fixture in the communities and leave behind four children who he privately consoled shortly after jo's death. >> i told the community that in my own family when we've had a death, that it's the church and prayer that has gotten us through all this. and not that it takes the pain away. >> reporter: the garcia, among a list of names of lives cut too short. eva mireles, anna rodriguez, jacqulynn casarez, nevaeh bravo. elijah torres, names that will forever be etched in the memories of those touched and affected by this horrible tragedy. >> stay the nation. >> show him to the world. >> when he died. i died part with him. >> before we went to break, we wanted to leave you with the images of all 21 victims, always in the h

the family says joe garcia died of a broken heart. they leave behind four children. bacchus, cbs news, uvalde, texas. >> in the wake of the texas tragedy, some bay area teachers are reevaluating their own plans on top of active shooter drills to keep their students safe. >> i signed up so that i could help be a part of somebody's story of growth and triumph. i didn't sign up to throw my life on the line for them. i would, but i didn't sign up for that. >> reporter: a high school teacher in sunnyvale runs drills every year with our students years after columbine, sandy hook, parkland and now after robb, lindsey couto is angry they haven't found the political will. >> there are zip ties and shoe laces in my drawer and kids think i'm overprepared but if you wrap them around the spring hinge of a door, you can't open that door. >> graduation is june 1st for lindsey's students. there's relief in the summer break. in the fall she and others will face the hope and potential of a new school year and ever-present lockdown drills and threat of tragedy once again. >>> grieving

joe garcia, the husband of irma garcia, one of the teachers killed, perhaps and died of a heart attack preparing for his wife's funeral. they leave behind four children. joining me is omna navaz and council member zamora. how is this community managing to hold it together? >> it's just pure guts, pure determination right now. i think that. it's not going to hit until we start laying the bodies to rest, it starts slowing down. like you said, we're shocked. trying to get answers to the questions. >> some of the questions we saw, we talked about the time line, which doesn't make sense. your governor came out and your lieutenant came out and immediately lauded law enforcement and we have great respect for law enforcement, they really do a great job, it's very confusing to understand what law enforcement did in this case. do you have questions and concerns about that? >> there's always questions. situations like this, there's always questions. you know, it's difficult. you know, police officers have a very difficult job. i mean, they've got to make split second decisions. sometimes those de

her husband, joe garcia, of more than 25 years was captured by cameras here at the scene yesterday leaving flowers at the memorial behind us. we're told that he suffered medical emergency. he was rushed to the hospital and ultimately he passed away. his family posting on a go fund me page they believe he died of a broken heart. >> this memorial just keeps growing. even from this morning. it's beautiful to see how many people have been coming here from the community, young, older. this is such a -- i've been here since tuesday night. it's a close knit community. everybody knows each other. this stunning to see. people are really starting to come out and express their feelings and the flowers and pl balloons. they have a long ways to go with funerals coming. >> since i got here this afternoon i've seen it grow. police officers, law enforcement have been allowing people in the community to go in there and only other people who live in the neighborhood here near robb elementary school. thank you, gentlemen. thank you so much. it's heartbreaking. really heartbreaking. there's a lot more -- than