lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: there is still changes to be made, but this is one small step through a big journey. survivors of last month's deadly school shooting in florida organized the march, hoping their activism would inspire thousands of others to join them.lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: i'm expecting us to have our voices heard and for them to start making small steps to ban assault weapons and to make us feel safe again.and to get their point across, some students from marjory stoneman douglas high school made their case to lawmakers on friday. sen bill nelson / -d- florida: that's just a first step in a road of a very long journey. but the students want more. they are asking for a ban on assault-style rifles, a restriction on ammunition sales, and stricter background checks.dimitri hoth / senior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: to you the politicians in washington for not hearing our cries for justice, enough is enough. in addition to the march in organizers say there will also be more than 800 events across the

amy: and we spoke to student survivors from stoneman douglas high school. >> my name is brenda fisherm a sophomore from marjory stoneman douglas. i'm a staff writer for our school newspaper the "eagle i." i'm also a staff writer at the paper, breanna fisher. >> m zoe gordon, 15 years old. ye."also a staff writer e amy: on that terrible day, valentine's day, february 14, a massacre at your school. you are a reporter, a student. talk about where you were. your feelings and your thoughts as a journalist. >> it was a really hard day. it took me a couple of weeks to don't know, just feel a a little uplifteded again i know tt i had toto report on it a as a journalist. it is important to cover what i went through so that others know and speak up for the voices that were lost that day. amy: that day of the shooting, where were you in the school? >> i was in my chemistry class at the time. amy: was it in the freshman buililding? >> it is not, but next to it. amy: when did you come to understand what was happening? >> i don't the guy still understand what was happening. it hasn't really hit me

this time the students at marjorie stoma douglas high school and the students of maryland and across the country are not taking no is the final word. this time the survivors are leading the way and speaking out in a forceful way like you have the have not heard before. students like ryan, a senior at stoma douglas high school wants to know why the students and children need to be the ones to speak out. n'he wants to know why the adult can't beat the adults and do what is necessary to protect children. i think the students at marjorie stoma doesn't high school had a clear articulate message that this carnage needs to stop and they want to say the same in their schools again. there are cell phones and they have taken up the banner. # never again and are changing the face of this debate to make this country safer from gun violence. alec, another survivor from stoneman douglas, laid out the larger problem, of why students are mobilizing. we are marching because it is not n just schools, it's movie theaters, its concerts, its nightclubs, this kind of stuff can't just happen. you know, we

i think the students at marjori stoneman douglas high school have had clear articulate that this carnage needs to stop.is carnage needs they want to feel safe in their schools again, armed with their cell phones and their stories they have taken up the banner of #never again and are changing the face of this debate to make this country safer from gun violence. alec wynn another survivor layed out a larger problems, and why students are mobilizing, we are marching because it's not just schools, it's movie theaters, it's concerts, it's nightclubs, this kindig of stuff can't just happen, you know, we are marching for our lives, we are marching for the 17 lives we've lost, we are marching for our children's lives, we are marching for our children's children and their children. so what we can do, there are several pieces of legislation that are ready to go, democrats and somend republicans have been willing, mcconnell can move any one of the bills right now. let me start by making it clear that weapons of war are not needed by civilians of any age, i have cosponsored s2095, assault weapon ban

rachel: i would say it definitely existed for a lot of the students at marjory stoneman douglas high school. when i was in high school, the tv production teacher, aaron harner -- erica garner, really did -- eric gardner, really did influence me and believed in me when i did not really believe in myself. a lot of the teachers were like that. several of the teachers were so invested in their students and really cared, but we had a few teachers who weren't that interested in it. when we are talking about human intelligence, it is the intellectual prowess of humans. there is high levels of .otivation and self-awareness humans as a whole possess the ability to learn and understand things and comprehend ideas. context, theis characteristics of human intelligence are interpreted differently than what would be the standard definition, and i think in terms of human intelligence, it would probably be something along the lines of feeling an emotional connection with people. there is definitely a lot of that at the school. it wasn't like everybody had school spirit like, go stoneman douglas, but it was

for a lot of the students at marjorie stoneman douglas high school. hen i was in high school the tv production teacher who you just talked about really did influence me and he helped me become the person that i am today and believed in me when i didn't really believe in myself. a lot of the teachers were like that. several of the teachers were so invested in the students and they really cared but we had a few teachers that weren't that interested but when we're talking human intelligence is the intellectual prowess of human there are high levels of motivation and self-awareness and intelligence and humans by the whole process the ability to learn and understand things and in this context of the characteristics of human intelligence are interpreted differently than what would be the standard definition and in terms of human intelligence it would probably be something along the lines of feeling an emotional connection to people. there was a lot of that at the school. it wasn't exactly like everyone had school spirit and go stoneman douglas but there was

this happens weeks after the tragedy at stoneman douglas high school. students saying enough is enough. >> i think our generation is sick of the mass shootings and having to prepare for tragedies like this. >> we are little in the nation's capitol. >>> breaking overnight. transgender ban. the democrats up in arms. this after a day of chaos in washington. threatening the streveto of the spending bill. >> i will never sign another bill like this again. >>> growing outrage. for a second straight night, protesters hit the streets of sacramento, california, calling for justice after an unarmed black man was shot and killed by police. the protests getting tense at times. city officials asking for calm as they investigate how this could have happened. >>> all that plus a hero police officer dies after saving others from the terror attack inside the supermarket in france. police investigate a tragic mystery in mexico after an entire family from iowa dies on vacation. >>> and elite company. >> texas tech is in the elite eight. >> march madness kicks in high gear

(pam) some of the students from marjory stoneman douglas high school ... are already in washington d-c ... ahead of saturday's "march for our lives" .. they are prepping for tomorrow, and meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill. camila (prono: kam-ee-la) bernal has this report from washington. students from across the country are flooding into the nation's capital to fight for stricter gun control laws. lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: there is still changes to be made, but this is one small step through a big journey. survivors of last month's deadly school shooting in florida organized the march, hoping their activism would inspire thousands of others to join them.lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: i'm expecting us to have our voices heard and for them to start making small steps to ban assault weapons and to make us feel safe again.and to get their point across, some students from marjory stoneman douglas high school made their case to lawmakers on friday. sen bill nelson / -d- florida: that's just a

and that's why i'm here to tell you that teachers, students, and staff at marjory stoneman douglas high school returned to school for the first time since that shooting two weeks ago. some were ready, some that returned were scared, some didn't go back. they are going to a different school. what happened at stoneman douglas high school two weeks ago should never happen anywhere in this country ever -- ever, never again. look at those faces. so full of promise. here's the coach. he saved some of the kids' lives. he jumped in front of it. another adult that tried to save lives, another adult that tried to save lives. it shouldn't happen in a school, it shouldn't happen in a nightclub like pulse, it shouldn't happen in an airport or a church or an outdoor concert. it shouldn't happen. so why does it? why does this keep happening over and over again? well, i'm going to tell you why. it's because of us. it's because all 100 members of this u.s. senate and all 435 members down the hallway in the house of representatives, it's our refusal to act. it's our failure to convince one another that there ar

are galvanized, who feel empowered one month after that tragic shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high schoolparkland, florida all coming out today, committed to try to change gun laws in america, making schools safer, making public spaces safer, making their neighborhoods safer. let's go to where it all began one month ago, parkland, florida where many are gathering there. our kaylee hartung is gathering there with a number of people. what's happening, kaylee? >> reporter: fred, we're in the middle of today's program. this crowd of thousands who have gathered here in pine trails park are experiencing something that can't be experienced by any other march across the country today. there is a unique energy here, but beneath that energy, the grief that so many in this community feel. this march, a call to action but also a challenging day for so many as this march will leave pine trails park in about an hour and walk past stoneman douglas high school. among the powerful speakers we've heard to this point today, just a moment ago samantha mayor, a student at stoneman douglas who detailed the mom

think it all leads back to guns. >> reporter: since the mass shootings at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida students across the country have been walking out and speaking up. today a congressman hosted a panel discussion of young people from schools throughout the north bay area. the message? they had enough. >> we want to take action, regardless of what the action is, that may be something we are not seeing in washington. >> reporter: a recent graduate of marjory stoneman douglas high school expressed frustration with the reception he and others got that nation's capital following the shooting. >> if gun control wasn't an issue in their district or didn't agree with our policies on gun control we were shut down. ignored. >> reporter: while the discussion focused on guns the founder of a local anti- bullying organization say -- >> not everyone socially isolated grows up to be a shooter but the shooters have all been described as disconnected. >> reporter: there are no easy answers to that problem but they believe there is something that could be done to reduce the carna

the "march for our lives" was a response to the massacre last honth at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. an estimated crowd of half a million rallied in washington, d.c. eun control rallies were also planned in 800 cities around the world. young people chanted, "never again." eeey want to feel safe in their schools and communities. dey're demanding change. among americans who want stricter gun laws, a new cbs poll finds 58% believe recent marches and activism are a turning point. for more on today's march, here's jeff pegues. >> reporter: the survivors of y e marjory stoneman douglas high school massacre have turned their grief into action, and now, for 39 days, they've used the spotlight to demand the change that they believe is long overdue. t welcome to the revolution. ( cheers ) >> reporter: today, marjory stoneman douglas students ntought their movement to the streets of washington. ♪ we're tired of hearing that we're too young ♪ >> reporter: an expected crowd of half a million people joined their "march for our lives." in the 5.5 weeks since the massacre in th

. >>> the accused gunman at marjorie stoneman douglas high school faces 17 counts of murder. nikolas cruz's public defender says his client will plead guilty if prosecutors take the death penalty off the table. >>> and a quarterback at marjorie stoneman douglas high school formed an unbreakable bond with two recruiters who visited the school on the day of the shooting. >> tyler goodman hid in a room with the dean of admissions and assistant football coach from nichols college in massachusetts. they survived the frightening ordeal together. that is why goodman is committing to play at the college next season. he hopes to wear number 17 to honor all 17 of the classmates who died in the shooting. >>> miami heat star dwyane wade surprised the students at marjorie stoneman douglas high school during their first full day of school. he took pictures with the students and later tweeted that he is looking forward to being more involved in the change that the teens hope to create following the shooting. >>> today's international women's day. a call to action to press for gender equality

. >> reporter: a group of alumni from marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida, which was the scene of last month's deadly school shooting, also gathered to support the need for

school? >> i would say definitely existed for a lot of the students at marjorie stoneman douglas. when i was in highschool the tv production teacher eric forward ner -- gardner who you just talked about influenced me and helped me become the first that i am today and believed in me when i didn't believe myself. a lot of people are like that. most of the teachers are invested in the children that really care. we had a few teachers that weren't that interested in it. when we talk about human intelligence, humans, there's high levels of motivation and self-awareness and intelligence humans as a whole process the ability to learn and form concepts and understand things and comprehend ideas, so i think in this context, the human intelligence are interpreted differently than what would be the standard definition and i think in the terms of human intelligence, it would probably be something along the lines like feeling emotional connection with people and definitely a lot of that at the school, i mean, it wasn't like everybody had school spirit, you know, go with stoneman douglas, but there was definitely

i met with teachers and students from marjory stoneman douglas high school including two teachers injured in the attack. i met with school board administrators, the community at large including an appearance last week at a nationally televised town hall. i've been in constant contact with several of the parents of victims who lost their lives, and i've also spoken to experts in firearms sales. i've is spoken to a number of federally licensed firearms dealers that talk to you about some of the frustrations they have with our existing law and their inability to address people that ultimately turn out to be individuals who should not own any gun of any kind. and so based on these meetings, based on all of this input, based on all the other research that's out there leading to this, the first thing i want to say, i actually believe this attack could have and should have been prevented if current law had been fully enforced. this killer was a well-known danger. to the school district. he was a well-known danger to the broward sheriff's office. he was a well-known danger to his neighborhood. he

dwyane wade surprised students at marjorie stoneman douglas high school during the first full day of school. he took pictures with the students and tweeted that he's looking forward to being more involved in the change those teens hope to create following the shooting. >>> now to this story. what do you think? another city jumps into the billboard war over lebron james. >> wonder where they got the idea. a lakers fan has taken a dig at sixers' fans after attracting the cleveland superstar with this new billboard that says "forget the process. we win banners." >> okay. whatever. >> a direct shot at billboards by a philadelphia business outside cleveland. they want to complete the process. word is lebron james will go through the playoffs and take stock of the nba landscape. a look before he decides to be a free agent and possible leave the cavaliers for another team like maybe the sixers? >> might not happen, but it's fun to talk about, isn't it? >> we just create -- we're the best soap opera going on, our sports teams here. >> true. >>> let's find out what's going on with the weather

we are responding to the calls of marjory stoneman douglas high school students. inutes of silence and demonstrations and speeches. the schools will send student to city hall at 11:30 a.m. we will have both supervisors and commissioners there to help support us. here i would like to really just have an open invite to the commissioners if you would like to speak, come out and support us, we would be happy to have you there. on march 24 and april 20 further marches will happen to prevent gun violence in america. we will not stop until we stop gun violence in america and make it so students can get their education without fearing for their safety. thank you. [applause.] >> i need a motion and second please. >> at this time i would like to open this up for my colleagues to make any comments. okay. >> i want to say i was moved by your leadership, and i look forward to joining and participating in some of the actions you guys are taking. thank you for setting an example for not only the students in our district but across the country. thank you. >> i am timly impressed b

the impetus was the massacre at stoneman douglas high school and hundreds of those students have comeeryone around the country. this is alex wind, he is of stoneman douglas high school. l let's listen to what he says. >> senseless violence on the cities of our nation and cities like miami, chicago and baltimore. it needs to stop. people believe that the youth of this country are insignificant. people believe that the youths have no voice. when joan of arc fought, she was 17 years old. when mozart wrote his first symphony, he was 8 years old. to those who say teenagers can't do anything, i say we were the only people that could have made this movement possible. together, we will use our voices to make sure that our schools, churches, movie theaters and concerts and our streets become safer without having them feel like prisons. if teachers start packing heat, are they going to arm our past r pastors, ministers and rabbis? are they going to arm the guy taking tickets at the movie theater? are they going to arm the person wearing the mickey mouse costume at disney? this is what the natio

walkouts occurred one month after 17 students and faculty were shot dead at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. at many schools, students walked out for 17 minutes -- one minute for each person murdered in parkland. the students at majory stoneman douglas high school are now organizing a massive march for our life on march 24 in washington. democracy now! will be there broadcasting live the entire march. solidarity marches are planned for across the country. in brooklyn, new york, a walkout occucurred at edward r. murrowow high school. >> we're standing here today halting her education to show we will not be living in fear of a school shooter.. we wilill not be next. we will not sit in our classrooms wondering why congress is not working as hard as we are. we will l not overlook the fact that it t is the s students responsibility to speak out against the dangers of guns. and i'm not just talking about mass shootings. i am talking about the militarization of our law enforcement and the normalization of these weapons in our communities. we will not let our future be dictated

one month ago today... 17 people were shot and killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. schools here in the bay area will be holding their own walkouts in just about 3 hours from now. we will have details on those walkouts coming up in just a few minutes. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. ( robin ) and i'm robin winston. lets start the morning with a check of weather... (james)an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with breezy and gusty winds at times. dry conditions develop for the weekend with an unsettled weather potentially returning during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. next week.the first half of returning during potentially weather unsettled weather potentially returning during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a big story this morning... in just a few hours... students across the bay area will walkout of their cla

feel the clarity and live claritin clear. ♪ ♪ >>> students from florida's marjory stoneman douglas high schoolformed at carnegie hall in new york city tuesday. the performance came nearly three weeks after the shooting massacre at the school. the students were one of six high school bands to play at the historic iconic venue. it was scheduled before the shooting took place. >>> and miami heat guard dwyane wade made a surprise visit to marjory stoneman douglas high school. the cafeteria erupted in cheers yesterday when wade walked in. one of those stunts killed, joaquin oliver, 17 years old, was a huge fan of lebron james and wore his jersey. wade told them he was inspired by all of them. >>> an anonymous winner of the powerball makes donations to charities, and a mistake leads to the death of an officer. "the kansas city star" reports 911 led police officers to the wrong home. the mistake led to one of the officers being shot and killed. the authorities say the cops were sent to the wrong address in clinton, missouri, 20 miles from where the 911 call actually came from. three officers entered

leading the walkout are the students at stoneman douglas high school who started the movement to urge lawmakers to pass tighter gun laws. >> i want people to know stoneman douglas will be the last school this happens to. we want to be the change. we want to be the generation that changes everything. >> reporter: some schools across the country are discouraging students from walking out, even reprimanding them with detention or counting them as absent for the day. new research published in child development shows teenagers who participate in activisik tctivio higher levels of education than teenagers who don't. >> activism may help kids to develop professional skills, it may help them to connect with social networks that are really important to them, and it may also give them a way to build a sense of their own capacity and potential. >> reporter: another event, the march of our lives rally, is scheduled for march 24th. that demonstration is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of participants. the message here at parkland is never again. they'll not stop until schools are safer and

protest was organized and led by students who survived the mass shooting at the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland florida similar marches were also held across the world. one of the students from archery some in douglas high school spoke at the rally in d.c. here's what she had to say all it comes down to is why your dad was authored to all the politicians out there if you take money from the n.r.a. you have chosen. if you have not expressed your constituents in public stance on this issue you have chosen to ask if you do not stand with us by saying we need to cause commonsense gun legislation you have chosen and not of the millions of people marching in this country today will stop until they see those against us out of office because we. always thought she was ok. and our correspondent out of town a phenomena in washington after the march for life looks like there's quite a crowd behind you this could become even a larger protest than the women's march in twenty seventeen tell us about the atmosphere there and tell us who's there with you right now. i would describe the atmosphere h

high school, and a much-welcomed visit. >> dwyane wade! >> reporter: dwyane wade, the star player, returning to the miami heat, showing up and surprising students at stoneman douglas. surprising the students who have been through so much. on their feet, cheering high fives for the player who has been with them since the tragedy. selfies and takes the mike. >> i'm so excited to be back in this city. >> reporter: back with a message for this school. >> i'm inspired by all of you. >> reporter: inspired by the students, and by the young man, one of the 17 lives lost, joaquin oliver. dwyane wade learned after his death that his parents buried him in his favorite player's jersey, dwyane wade's. wade telling reporters how moved he was when he first found out. >> you're going to make me cry. it's emotional even thinking about that, his parents felt that being buried in my jersey is something that e had wanted. so, i take a lot of pride in what i've done in this state. and what i've meant for the youth. >> reporter: wade tweeting, rest in peace. i dedicate my return to the heat to you. standing at the heat game with joaquin's sister. en viting the family. tonight, after th

lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: there is still changes to be made, but this is one small step through a big journey. survivors of last month's deadly school shooting in florida organized the march, hoping their activism would inspire thousands of others to join them.lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: i'm expecting us to have our voices heard and for them to start making small steps to ban assault weapons and to make us feel safe again.and to get their point across, some students from marjory stoneman douglas high school made their case to lawmakers on friday. sen bill nelson / -d- florida: that's just a first step in a road of a very long journey. but the students want more. they are asking for a ban on assault-style rifles, a restriction on ammunition sales, and stricter background checks.dimitri hoth / senior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: to you the politicians in washington for not hearing our cries for justice, enough is enough. in addition to the march in washington, organizers say there will also be more than 800 event

and one of the students from marjorie stoneman douglas high school spoke at the rally and here's what he had to say. all it comes down to is life or death. to all of the politicians out there if you take money from the n.r.a. you have chosen. if you have not expressed your constituents a public stance on this issue you have chosen to ask if you do not stay with us by saying we need to pass commonsense gun legislation you have chosen and none of the millions of people marching in this country today will stop until they see those against us out of office because we live. from on this front joined by our correspondent alex hunter phenomenon who is in washington alexander we've just had one of the students give a very passionate speech to the people there is the general mood and atmosphere at the rally. i'm sorry i couldn't hear you question but i can just tell you that i am very impressed from what i've been seeing here and from my conversations with students who are so world you know world what's going on and which proposals are being discussed and who are so determined to put up pressu

folks, one month ago, 17 americans, 14 children were killed at marjory stoneman douglas douglas high school. let us remember the thousands upon thousands of children who have died at the hands of gun violence. yesterday, there were 7000 pairs of unworn shoes here on the east front of the capital. representing 7000 kids whose lives would have been before them. 7000 kids who died of gun violence only since sandy hook. enough is enough. [applause] now everyone, i have been through these wars.i'm the author of the brady law and the assault weapons ban during the nra -- [applause] the nra has maybe public enemy number one and i am proud of it! [applause] and we have been fighting for 10 years. every time of the viselike grip of the nra on the necks of some of these politicians has succeeded. but this time, it won't! do you want to know why? it won't be because we have you! [applause] and together, we are going to win! we are going to win! we are going to win! we are going to win! we are going to win! we are going to win!. we are going to win! don't give up the fight! we will win! now it is my ho

hearing comes on the o one-month anniversary of the heinous attack on the marjory stoneham douglas high school by a 19-year-old who legally purchased the weapon used. 14 high school student, and three faculty members were shot to death that day, and today, they memory is honored by students, and parents across the country marching and reflecting during a 17-minute moment of silence. i want to begin by giving my sincerest and deepest condolences to each of the families and owlf their loved ones, and to my two colleagues who will be speaking shortly, senators nelson and rubio. i just had the opportunity along with the chairman to meet mr. r ryan petty, and his son. all i could do is to give them a big hug, and this is a terrible are thing about this, and all you can do is to give the victim a big hug. just this past saturday, in my home state of california, the nation woke up to heartbreaking news of a gunman who took hostages in a military veteran's home, and the gunman brutally took down three victims, and each of whom worked at the veteran's home. jennifer was pregnant with her first child. t

and one of the students from madras john douglas high school spoke to spoke at the rally here's what she had to say. those seventeen people did not die in vain. they along with the entire student body of marjorie stillman was high school and all of you standing before me today are the force and spirit that drive this movement and we will stop at nothing until we make real lasting change. for more on that rally we're joined by a correspondent alex hunter phenomenon who is in washington to thank you for joining us so it looks like this could become a new an even larger protest than the women's marching twenty seventeen what's the atmosphere there like. i would describe the atmosphere here as a make show determination confidence students here feel strong that they can really make a difference we heard them chanting both of them oh it's that was a clear left reference to politicians lawmakers on call cup which will heal students here want them to act now to pass stricter gun legislation so i'm joined here by a teacher it's cartney told from ohio so you came all the way here to join this m

absolutely does. >> reporter: a photographer for the eagle eye, the school newspaper at stoneman douglas high school, she was there, locked down, when a gunman murdered 17 people in her school. having been through that, it must be quite emotional to be here today. >> yeah, of course. i mean, it's hard to describe it just because it's so overwhelming, it's so much. but, i mean, i know that this is something that i'm going to look back on one day. and this is a story i'll be telling my grandkids. >> reporter: today, plenty of celebrities lent their talents and their voices to this cause. among them, paul mccartney in new york who reminded the crowd how john lennon was murdered. >> one of my best friends was killed in gun violence. right around here. so, it's important to me. >> reporter: but it was the kids who took center stage. the emotional high point -- emma gonzalez, a parkland survivor on stage for 6:20. the amount of time it took the shooter to turn her community upside down. [ chanting "never again" ] >> the crowd there chanting never again. incredibly powerful moment. david wright joins us li

bts david hogg, marjory stoneman douglas high school student/ emma gonzalez, marjory stoneman douglash school student"i say we will not stop until every man, every woman, every child and every american can live without fear of gun violence and tonight i say, no more." "no one could comprehend the devastating aftermath or how far this would reach or where this would go. for those who still can't comprehend because they refuse to, i'll tell you where it went. right into the ground, six feet deep." thousands of students from coast to coast, marched for their lives saturday.holding signs, chanting, singing, and demanding stricter gun laws.sot "it's time for the nation to realize gun violence is more than just a chicago problem or a parkland problem but its an american problem."the high school survivors of the marjory stoneman douglas massacre in parkland, florida areleading this movement.sot adam buchwald marjory stoneman douglas high "we are watching you closing now and we now have a voice and influence in elections."but they don't stand alone.sot tia christiansen, school shooting surviv

the students of marjorie stoneman douglas high school march on washington leading more than 200,000 in the largest youth-led protest since vietnam. >> welcome to the revolution. >> brennan: across the nation and around the world, thousands and thousands more came out to voice their support for tougher gun laws. but will washington lawmakers get the message? last week congress enacted some new school safety measures and made modest changes to the background check system for gun purchases. is this all they can get done in an election year? it was another head turning week at the white house. on friday president trump first tweeted out a threat to veto a massive spending package then changed course and signed it just four hours later. saying he wanted to protect military spending increases. >> i say to congress i will never sign another bill like this again. i'm not going to do it again. >> brennan: the disagreements with national security advisor h.r. mcmaster led to his ouster he'll be replaced by ambassador john bolton. presidential attorney john dowd is also out mr. trump said he'd li

happy birthday about ten minutes ago, 10, 15 minutes ago to one of the students at stoneman douglas high school, his name is nicholas dora, he would have been 18 today, he was gunned down on february 14th at stoneman douglas high school, today we heard from teens, children, some as young as 11, all impacted by gun violence, organizers say they want this rally, this day to encourage a bigger conversation about gun violence, they are specifically calling for comprehensive federal legislation, they want an assault weapon's ban and end to sale of bump stocks and they also want tougher background checks, some have talked about wanting to increase the purchase age for long guns from 18 to 21. the students hearsay they aren't asking for a gun ban, they say they are asking for a compromise >> what a lot of the media and fox news messed up with me that i'm trying to take people's guns, i have guns in my house, i'm not going against second amendment, i'm trying to push for common sense gun reform and mental illness reform so we can make sure that these individuals that have a criminal background that are

the event is in response to the deadly mass shooting last month at marjory stoneman douglas high schoolparkland, florida. students want lawmakers to address gun laws and school safety. we have a list of events in the bay area and possible traffic and transit impacts on our website, abc7news.com. >>> let's get a look at the forecast here with meteorologist lisa argen. we've been seeing pretty sunrise shots this morning. >> definitely. hi, alexis. good morning to you. atmosphere is unstable. showers from san francisco along the coast. it's a 1 on our storm impact scale today and tomorrow. this is what you mean, right? temperatures in the 40s. a beautiful shot there. we're going to see lots of clouds today. in fact, keep the rain gear handy. highs today cool. alexis? >> thanks, ross has the must-have styles and brands get ready for spring-at the ross spring shoe event. for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. step one: get to ross. step two: walk out with top brands at big savings... ...at the ross spring shoe event. ross has the brands your whole family will love get ready for spring-a

read the names of 17 americans, 14 children who were killed in the horrific attack at stoneman douglas high school. i'm joined by a group member who wish to read the names of children and other victims who died at the hands of gun violence in their states. may their memories inspire us to act. alyssa, martin, scott, nicholas, aaron, jamie, christopher, luke, cara, gina, joaquin, alayna, meadow, helena, alex, carmen,

in this room would have done that, too. ( sirens ) >> students returned to marjory stoneman douglas high school were accompanied by more than 200 police officers, about 150 grief counselors, and 40 therapy dogs. >> thank you! >> do you feel like you're safe, coming back? >> yeah, there's a lot of law enforcement here so... >> i was very determined to go back, even though i knew that it was going to be hard to see my teachers, to see my peers. >> the class that i'm teaching is history of the holocaust. well, when i walked back into the classroom, i was happy to see my students, and that made me feel better. and i'm grieving for all of the families who lost their loved ones. and i know that the parents aren't going to see their children anymore, and they're not going to get calls from college. and that's what's really breaking my heart. like, all those wonderful things that those students would be doing, they won't see that. >> someone murders your kid... >> it's unbelievable what you guys are going through. stay strong. >> i like going there, to tell you the truth, because i got to see kids goin

survivors of the massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school were among the speakers at a rally.at national mall in washington. -- gathering at the national mall in washington. >> we are not asking for a ban! we are asking for compromise! forget your size and colors, let's save one another! use efficient regulation that doesn't make any exception, close the cracks and loopholes with thorough background checks and psychological evaluations. >> emotions were high and the youngest speaker at the rally in washington was a surprise guest. >> my grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by their character. i have a dream that enough is enough! and this will be a gun free world. period! >> pretty special. 9-year-old yolanda king is the granddaughter of martin luther king jr. she is the daughter of martin luther king iii. >>> 40,000 people joined in the demonstration in san francisco. were at the civic center plaza as the march proceeded. >> simone powell! >> reporter: in front of san francisco's city hall, one by one the st