reena: some calls coming from the families of victims.o lost their daughter lexi. >> there is no reason for the average citizen to have these weapons. what do you need them for? is it worth these kids? reena: a group of bipartisan lawmakers working on a 10 day deadline trying to reach an agreement on gun control legislation. >> we must turn that into action. reena: a smaller group of lawmakers meeting by zoom to continue what are being called serious negotiations, several proposals that would increase access to guns, including expanding background checks on gun sales, which has been voted down in congress multiple times. red flag warning, which would prevent someone from possessing a fire alarm if they have concerning behavior. also being discussed, more mental health resources. discussion with a larger group is being considered later this week. president biden is saying he will meet with congress to discuss gun reform. larry: students at thomas hart middle school walked out of class today protesting gun violence. these students called fo

reena roy, abc 7 news, new york. dan: the gunman had just turned 18 last week and investigators say, days later, he bought two ar-style rifles. three days before the shooting, ramos sent pictures and videos of guns to people on social media. minutes before the attack, he texted people saying that he had shot his grandmother and was going to "shoot in elementary school." investigated -- an elementary school." investigators say he was wearing tactical gear. dan: today, -- ama: today, things got tense in uvalde. karina nova is in the newsroom with the latest on that. karina: the conversation continued about what needs to be done to prevent tragedies like the one we saw in texas and that turned heated today during greg abbott's press conference, during which he brought up the need for more mental health programs, saying that might have prevented the shooter. just as the governor was talking, former representatives and gubernatorial candidate beto o'rourke came up to the stage and interrupted. take a look. >> this is on y

reena: you want to stay anonymous. you don't want to use her real name. do not leave your address or your phone number or your email for anyone in the metaverse. financial information obviously needs to stay secure. he says to remember that you do not really know the identity of the avatar you are interacting with. adding the ultimate thing you should keep in the back of your mind. >> if the product is free, you are the product. so, sure they are going to let you into this fantastic new world and you can build new stuff and it is great. in the meantime, what they are tracking about you is a humongous amount of data. reporter: reena roy, abc news new york. >> we are the product. mike, what you think about that? mike: we are the product every day. if you really think about it. >> on facebook, twitter, everything good on google. >> just keep using the same precautions you use now, just on a different platform. >> if you are using a fake name, spencer, you got to imagine that a person on the other end is using a fake name. spencer: exactly. it is kind of a di

reena roy: l.a. garcia's grandmother choking up, asking why her?the mother of torres speaking about her young son. >> losing that little piece of my heart. reena roy: prayer circles at several schools across the nation as we remember those lost, in 10-year-old nevaeh bravo. 14th grade -- fort -- she was a mother and live pd her husband joe of nearly 25 years, tragically dying of a heart attack according to their family. they leave behind for children. morales muer ithe same >>nd we heard of another shooting, that could never happen here. it happened here. it happened here and it took my baby. >> big savior james lopez, garcia, 10-year-old cousins on a bell and jacqueline jaelyn also killed. 10-year-old jace an 11-year-old jayla nicole where cousins. mckenna elrod's and simply calling the 10-year-old beautiful, saying that they are devastated. six people are hospitalized, including two adults who are in serious condition. reena roy, abc news new york. larry: heartbreaking to see those young faces. the mood in uvalde is shifting from grief to anger w

reena roy has the latest.ay, the nation remembering not only those who served but also the 21 victims of the uvalde school shooting. >> keep in your prayers the people of uvalde, texas. what happened in uvalde was a horrific act of evil. reporter: new video showing the horror after the gunman opened fire at robb elementary. >> they are getting the kids out. reporter: police officers breaking windows, trying to rescue children. the video also capturing what appears to be dispatch audio telling officers the gunman was in a classroom with children that needed help. >> we have a child in room 12. is anybody inside of the building? advising he is in the room with victims. reporter: nine-year-old survival daniel garza remembering the moment he saw the shooter. >> he was staring at people through a little window. >> what was he doing? >> standing there with his gun tapping on the window. reporter: authorities say he was inside the school for 77 minutes before law enforcement breached a locked door with the key and ki

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elementary in antioch, natasha paul and mount diablo high school in concord and serena colton with donald reena elementary school in the rada. each has been teaching for at least 19 years. that ochea paul says while last year was the most difficult year of her career, the challenges have not discourage her love for the job. i think that. >> it's worth it because this is our future. and if you want to make a difference in how our world looks you need to the ground level, just why? >> 2 of the 4 will be named contra costa's teacher of the year at a celebratory event later in the fall. congratulations when haiti was sworn in as a member of the state assembly for the 17th assembly district on tuesday with a landslide victory in the special election last month, the newly elected assembly member will represent the diverse district encompassing the eastern side of san francisco. california has been. >> leader nationally on a wide variety from from climate change to how we protect fundamental human rights a marriage equality access to reproductive health in freedom. and these are things that that calif

kristen: reena roy has a closer look at the families affected by this tragedy.usins, children going about everyday life at robb elementary school, now they have become the faces of america's latest mass shooting. >> my hearts are broken for these families and these kids. reporter: so many families waking up to a world without their loved ones. 19 students and two teachers killed. this 10-year-old's mother described him as smart and loving. cousins also shot to death. their families saying they always had a smile on their face, full of life.

reena roy has the latest. >> on this memorial day the nation remembering that only those who served but uvalde school shooting. >> keep in your prayers the people of texas. what happened here was a horrific act of people. >> new video obtained by abc news showing the horror after the gunman opened fire. >> they are getting the kids out. >> police officers breaking windows trying to rescue children, capturing what appears to be dispatch audio telling officers that a gunman was in a classroom with children the needed help. >> there is a child. is there anybody inside the building? >> the child is in the room at this moment. >> this nine-year-old survivor remembers the moment he saw the shooter. >> just like staring at people through a little window. >> what was he doing? >> just standing there with his gun, like tapping the window. >> a sorties -- authorities say that he was inside the school for 77 minutes before law enforcement breached with a key and killed him. the school district's police chief wrongly believed the situation had turned to barricaded subject and was no longer active,

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kristen: reena roy has a closer look at the families affected by this tragedy. reporter: they were daughters, sons, cousins, children going about everyday life at robb elementary school, now they have become the faces of america's latest mass shooting. >> my hearts are broken for these families and these kids. reporter: so many families waking up to a world without their loved ones. 19 students and two teachers killed. this 10-year-old's mother described him as smart and loving. cousins also shot to death. their families saying they always had a smile on their face, full of life. a fourth-grade teacher remembered as an educator filled with compassion who went the extra mile for her students. >> she saw every student as equally important. it was more than anybody else has ever poured into my child. i have never seen anyone so dedicated. reporter: garcia was a co-teacher in the same classroom and was getting ready to celebrate her 25th weathering anniversary -- 25th wedding anniversary. lopez's mother had attended his award ceremony hours before his shooting, the

reena roy is live in buffalo with the latest. >> still so many questions surrounding this tragedy. behind us, police still trying to get answers. a very active scene. community members doing the same. they are gathering for prayer and unity as they try to understand why this happened. 18-year-old payton gendron arrange saturday evening, charged with first-degree murder just hours after a shooting rampage that left 10 people dead and at least three injured. 11 of the 13 victims were black. >> now charged with murder in the first degree, carries with it life without parole sentence. >> the horrific scene unfolding inside this supermarket in buffalo, new york shortly after 2:30 saturday afternoon. >> this is the worst nightmare that any community can pace. >> authorities say -- allegedly shot several people in the parking lot before entering tops friendly market, continuing his rampage. >> he exited his vehicle heavily armed. he had tactical gear and a tactical helmet. he had a camera he was live streaming what he was doing. >> he was taken into custody by buffalo police while still i

economy is actually recovered 95% of the jobs lost during the pandemic 95% here's abc news reporter reena at what is driving the markets down now. a positive sign today from the labor department announcing 428,000 jobs were added in april beating expectations. it's the 12th straight month that more than 400,000 jobs were created last month's hiring keeping the employment rate at 3.6% just above the lowest level in a half century the stock market opening down this morning the market volatility began thursday after the federal reserve announced the largest interest rate hike in 22 years on wednesday. at first the dow was up, but then plunged a thousand points. it's worst day since 2020 the higher the interest rate the lower the value of whatever investment you have. so that's why investors get learned if the fed starts to aggressively raise interest rates. had increasing rates half a percentage point sending the cost of borrowing higher on everything from your credit card to a new car or he mtgst five me 30-year fixed rate mortgage has jumped from5.4 pe the fopin the move will help slow pri

the fbi is considering the incident as racially motivated violent extremism abc's reena roy has more 18 year old peyton gendron arranged saturday evening charged with first-degree murder just hours after a shooting rampage that left 10 people dead and at least three other. injured 11 of the 13 victims were black that charge of murder in the first degree carries with it a life without parole sentence. the horrific scene unfolding inside this supermarket in buffalo, new york shortly after 2:30 saturday afternoon. this is the worst nightmare that any community can face authorities. say gandering of conklin new york. allegedly shot several people in the parking lot before entering tops friendly markets and continuing his rampage. he exited his vehicle. he was very heavily armed he had tactical gear. he had a tactical helmet on he had a camera. was live streaming what he was doing. he was eventually taken into custody by buffalo police while still inside the store according to law enforcement officials a home associated with gendron more than 200. away from buffalo was searched by investi

reena. john, thank you for that. well, we are picking up if you're traveling along 5, 81, 80, maybe going from crockett. >> down towards the maze about 26 minutes for you to make that drive this morning. the bay bridge has been busier. now we're finally going down just a bit. 19 minutes to make it from the maze. 2 that fremont street exit as you're traveling into the city, the san mateo bridge now down to under 14 minutes from a 80 to one o one we were at about 22 last time we checked in there. 48 minutes down to the south bay along one o one. 85 in to menlo park 2.80, also moving along pretty nicely as well. if you hop on 8.80 and you have to go from san leandro down to milpitas around 32 minutes to make that drive. let's get a look at the richmond center fell bridge tolls to one o one about 8 minutes taria. james, back to you. tempers are winners and losers with our financial expert rob black morning, rob. morning area. i think that what happened to snapchat kind of makes sense because he's not the one that you sen

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should you share with younger children about tragedies like this one child and adolescent psychologist reena patel says that you should talk about things that they understand. it's appropriate to explain what that students and teachers were involved, but death counts may not be as appropriate. her advice is to ask your child what they already know about the incident. listen with intent without jumping in to try to finish their sentences and then process that information and then share it in a developmentally appropriate way again. the baseline should be they're safe at home and at school and that their plans in place to make sure that they stay safe. patel says the middle and high schoolers may be more likely to have doubts and ask whether they are truly safe at school, and they may be curious how they can help keep schools safe. here in the charlotte area . mental health counselors at schools are going out of their way to meet students who want to talk about the incident. their schedules are cleared. certainly the administrative folks and our parents understand, and then they will go to the

reporter reena caught up with fire officials. >> trying to find a balance between living in beautiful the beauty and the nature. but in a safe way on wildfire preparedness day, about 150 placer county residents, including julie davis, we're talking about treason, become more residential and safer gathered information from the forest otection district and the forest hill fire safe council and how to keep their homes safe and fire. resilient embers are a lot of start of a lot of the fires and these wildfires, unfortunate people whose homes. and so there's things they can do to harden their homes. and, of course, make sure that the space around their home is defensible. so that if something does come through, that the fire, the fighters have a chance to defend their homes. will the bridge fire of last year burned more than 400 acres? it's something that people in placer county don't want to see happen again. >> with the devastating wild land fires of last year which destroyed thousands of homes. >> fire officials are hoping homeowner stay on top of their properties to ensure wild brushes