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phil mattingly, thank you very much and cnn special coverage continues right now with erin burnett "outfront." >>> "outfront" tonight, the horror in texas. i'm erin burnett covering the breaking news of the mass shooting at an elementary school in a small town in texas. 14 children dead, tieacher, dea, 15 people dead in their elementary school. school is rob elementary in texas and more than a dozen we understand now are fighting injuries right now in the hospital. we do not know the full status there. governor abbott of texas says the shooter who is also dead was an 18-year-old male who attended the local high school. officials believe he acted alone and had a handgun and possibly a rifle. there is so much we do not know tonight, we do know, though, it is the worst school shooting in the united states since 17 people died at marjorie douglas high school in parkland florida in 2018. i said it's a small town, it is, about 16,000 people live there in the southern part of the state, about 85 miles west of san antonio. moments ago, president biden arrived back at joint base andrews. he is headed

cnn's phil mattingly is joining us right now. phil, what's the latest on how president biden and the white house are reacting to this mass killing? >> well, wolf, as you noted, the president is aboard air force one on his way back from tokyo, japan. and keep in mind just two days before he left for his two country swing through asia, he was in buffalo mourning the loss, the murder of ten people due to gun violence, making clear that it was something that was a significant problem, that things needed to be done. he's now returning from a trip, and he will be addressing the same exact issues. obviously, circumstances different, motives different as well. but president has been briefed aboard air force one. he will continue to receive briefings on his way home over the course of the next hour or so. and upon landing, shortly thereafter, he will address the nation related to this shooting that left 14 children dead as well as a teacher. at 8:15 p.m. in the roosevelt room. a pretty high-profile primetime address. and just echoing some

. >> let's go to phil mattingly at the white house. phil, president biden on his way back from asia, this is the kind of news that no president wants to hear. it was news that greatly af affected president obama in 2012, the sandy hook shooting. it was news that i'm sure greatly affected president trump during the parkland shooting. what can you tell us about president biden and this shooting at the robb elementary school in uvalde, texas? >> jake, it's news that president biden has said multiple times he has had to address, deal with, and attempt to reconcile too many times over the course of his time as president. karine jean pierre, there white house press secretary, just tweeted the president, who is as you noted, aboard air force one on his way back from japan, has been briefed on the horrific news and will continue to be briefed regularly as information becomes available. his prayers are with the families impacted by the awful event, and he does plan to speak to reporters when he returns to the white house. we expect that in about

phil mattingly has the story for you. >> reporter: as the country continues to try to grapple with thein uvalde, 19 children, president biden will soon be down there himself with the first lady to meet with the families, to grieve with the families, to let them know the entire country is thinking about them in this moment. this was how the white house press secretary framed that visit. >> the president will meet with the community leaders, religious leaders and families of the victim. the president and first lady believe that it is important to show their support for the community during this devastating time and to be there for the families of the victims. >> reporter: the visit is set, president will arrive there on sunday, but what happens next from a policy perspective in a country where these shootings, these mass shootings, shootings at schools or grocery stores, places of worship, that remains an open question as efforts on capitol hill have started and failed. repeatedly. once again an effort has started. whether or not it is actually going to get anything across the puf finish

cnn's phil mattingly reports from the white house. >> the uvalde, texas, community is still grapplingith the devastating, horrifying events that transpired on tuesday. it feels like weeks or months given how much has come out in that time. but they will receive a visit from the president of the united states and first lady on sunday. president biden will travel to uvalde, will travel to the scene of the horrific murder of 21 individuals. 189 of those individuals children. he's expected to meet with community leaders, religious leaders, but most importantly when you talk to officials the president and first lady are expected to meet privately with the family members of those murdered. it's the type of event the president has lamented many times divergent his time in office happens too often. it was in a buffalo grocery store a little bit more than a week ago. there have been shootings at parishes, shootings at schools, shootings at grocery stores. and once again the president has to come and try and show compassion, empathy, to listen, to grieve with those families, try and provide som

phil mattingly joins us live from the white house. phil, that must have been just an intense moment for the president and the first lady. have any republicans said that they're open now to new gun control legislation? because that might potentially be a game changer. >> incredibly poignant and potentially powerful moment, but one that still leaves the question of will anything happen? jim, to your question, republicans have made clear they're willing to come to the table, at least some rns, including senate minority leader mitch mcconnell saying one of his point people, john cornb of texas, should get into negotiations with democrats. whether they'll entertain ideas and vote for them, that's still an unanswered question and that creates a problem for the white house and also helps explain why the president has been careful not to demand specific legislative items and ideas. he's also made clear he can't do anything without republicans. take a listen. >> the constitution, i can't dictate this stuff. i can do the things i have done, and

i'm phil mattingly in washington. john king is off today. it is memorial day. next hour, we are expecting president biden to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the arlington national cemetery joined by the

following the deaths of 19 children and two school teachers, joining me, white house correspondent phil mattinglyr president biden when he travels to uvalde. >> reporter: officials say he will meet with faith leaders, community leaders but will be meeting with the families of the 21 victims murdered in ub valde texas, to meet with them and show support in the most who isk moments with them. he will also, likely recall once again for congress to act on new gun restrictions, now this comes as a new bipartisan group of senators, anderson, has started initial meetings to see if they can reach some type of agreement, white house officials i've spoken to here are sceptical about the prospects of that, saying the white house is not deeply engaged at this point. to some degree, want to give some space to the early stage talks, the other recognizing this has happened so many times in the past, these negotiations have started so many times in the past, and never resulted in anything. we'll have to see how that plays out but one thing is certain as these negotiations move forward, to some degree, the presid

inside jonathan martin we "new york times", verne lopez, politico, cnn's lauren fox and cnn's phil mattingly. at the nra this weekend, you heard trump, you heard cruz, trump talking about doors. that is how doors work. they lock on the inside and they let people from the outside not come in. but everything but talking about the guns. that is the one thing after all this time that has not changed. >> yeah. it wouldn't surprise me trump and cruz wouldn't be for gun control. i think it's the possibility of having something done in congress, which i think is also not likely. i think he's more possible than he has been in previous years. in part, because i think democrats are willing to do an incremental bill, abbey, and something that's not going to be ambitious that could potentially find ten republicans. i'm not saying it's going to happen. it's more in play than it has been for years. >> yeah, i think the contours of the discussion we'll talk about that a little later on capitol hill, it will be really important. as we look back at what we have learned this week, the school in uvalde was in a

phil mattingly, thank you very much. >> sadly, some parents know all too well what 19 families are goinge, texas. one of those parents is nicole hockley, cofounder and ceo of the sandy hook promise foundation. her son dylan was 6 years old when he was killed at sandy hook elementary school. she joins us now. thank you so much for making time for us. we appreciate it. the families of the victims in uvalde are starting to say their good-byes with funerals getting under way. something no parents should ever have to do. what advice do you have for them and how can they possibly get through this? >> the only way i got through it was through the support of friends and the community around me. no parent thinks about how do i plan a funeral for my child or a memorial service or pick a casket or an urn, and for me, it's really about leaning on your friends and family. they are there for you. allow them to help you. everyone is hurting. and the more that you can rely on other people to do these horrible tasks for you, then you'll be able to focus on yourself and any surviving family members you ha

i'm phil mattingly in washington. john king is off today. it is memorial day. any moment over the course of the next hour, we are expecting president biden to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at the arlington national cemetery joined by the chairman of the joint chiefs. together they will honor the fallen service members who have died serving the united states of america. the backdrop of a country paying tribute is a country in mourning. 19 children, two teachers killed in texas. the deadliest school shooting since newtown. families, students and an entire community seized by the visceral pain of an unthinkable tragedy. funeral services begin today for victims of the school shooting in uvalde. the funeral homes are so overwhelmed, it will take weeks to bury all 21 victims and now the justice department announced it will review law enforcement's response to that mass shooting. and we want to start in uvalde with adrian on the ground there. adrian, the funeral services are starting today for two ten-year-old victims. tell us about them and what you

. >> julia kayyam, charles ramsey, to phil mattingly at the white house where the president is expected to speak at about 8:30 in about eight minutes. what are you hearing?