josi florez. xavier lopez. alecia ramirez, rogelio torres and allie garcia. authorities had confirmed that all of them were in a single classroom led by irma garcia and eva mireles, friends and co- teachers for the past five years. irma garcia was an avid hiker, and the fun of the party. a relative also called eva mireles a hero, citing law enforcement saying that she used her body to shield her children from the attackers. i have worked for this district for 30 years. i never thought that i would be sitting in front of you doing this today. please, pray for our teachers, pray for our community. we will move forward. >> another american town, shattered, that will remember these names and faces forever. >>> back here, locally, and outcry for lawmakers to truly do something to prevent another mass shooting from happening. the name and the age of each victim was read aloud, and the memorial in foster city. among the speakers calling for change was a young student. >> i want our country to be better. i hope that someday we will not be worried that this will happe

student and athlete who was never far from a sci-fi field soft bifid -- softball field. 10-year-old josi florez jr., his uncle writing, i still can't believe this happened. my heart is broken. >> she told lester holt, she heard the shooter. >> what do you want people to know about what you went through? it was very scary. at first we didn't know what was happening but then we realized it and everyone started panicking. >> the archbishop has called the uvalde area home for years and said this grieving community, now, needs the nation's prayers. >> when you meet a family was just lost a child, what do you even say? >> just embrace them. >> with me now is suzanne, a national reporter for nbc news online and nbc news latino. it's always a pleasure to see you. you've been speaking with a lot of the families of survivors, and people who were part of this horrendous event, but survived. >> i wrote about this this morning, and it's a really interesting situation because i spoke to and aunt whose niece died but hurt daughter was at the school for the awards ceremony and she survived, they picked her up