in reference to the incident that happened at robb elementary... >> and we just need to get your side to what you saw and what happened, okay? >> narrator: the texas tribune, propublica, and "frontline" gained access to a trove of the investigative materials... >> (calling in background) >> narrator: ...including body cam footage, 911 calls... >> uvalde county 911. >> narrator: ...and hundreds of recorded interviews. >> it's my understanding that, that you were working the day of the incident? is that correct? >>es, sir. >> narrator: these are the firsthand accounts of the officers who responded to the shooting at robb elementary. >> we'll go ahead and cut, start this interview. um... agent valdez, um, on that, do you remember that day, the 24th? ♪ ♪ >> 21 people killed, including 19 young students. >> the second-deadliest school shooting in u.s. history. >> narrator: in the immediate aftermath of the shooting in uvalde, officers were praised for how they'd responded. >> law enforcement officials did what they do. they showed amazing courage by running toward gunfire. >> narrator: but

parkland high school shooting where 17 people were killed with an ar-15 and the 2023 shooting at robb elementary school where 21 people, mostly children, killed by a gunman using an ar-15. all of the gunmen obtained their weapons legally. mark begich was a democratic senator during sandy hook. he voted against those three gun safety measures after sandy hook and today he says he likely would have voted differently. he joins me this morning. i am deeply grateful for your time, sir. it's not often we hear people reflect and change positions in washington or even after they have served. i wonder, why now? why do you feel differently now? >> well, i think, you know, it's easy to look back in time and say what you could have done or would have done, but i think one thing is clear is the amount of these kind of mass shootings in any one single shooting is a tragedy, but i think ni don't think anyone would have predicted where we are today versus back in 2013. you know, we, as you just said, every one of those individuals that you mentioned bought their guns legally. and so the background check system

state senator roland gutierrez has been demanding transparency from texas republican since the robb elementary, that killed 19 students and two teachers last year. he attended that white house leaving with vice president leases in order for congress to pass any meaningful gun reforms, the senate must do away with the filibuster rule that puts 60 vote requirement on passing most legislation. joining us is the democratic state senator roland gutierrez of texas. he's also running for the united states senate in 2024 in the seat currently held by the republican senator ted cruz. senator guterres, good to see you. thank you for being with us today. >> ali, thank you for having me. it's really an honor. >> i want to go back to, i was in uvalde right after the shooting and i remember speaking to a number of people about how you solve this problem in texas. texas is tricky. this is not, it doesn't break on democrat republican lines as it relates to gun ownership the way it does in some northern states. it's a tricky one. and you have tried and suggested numerous ways in which texas can handle this iss

one year in uvalde, building on their reporting in the after math of the mass shooting at robb elementaryalde is out may 14, 2024 and is available for preorder right now. the authors are going to be making donations to multiple charities that serve the community. let's get a check a little >>> every month on the 8th sings the deadly fires in lahaina we've checked in on maui's progress with our initiative maui strong 808. becky worley grew up on maui and has the latest on the help from around the world and how this christmas season will be like any other. ♪ >> reporter: george, it has been four months since the fires. in that time so much hope has come pouring into maui. we wanted to find out, is it reaching those who need it most? ♪ at the ritz carlton maui, a tree lighting ceremony. 6-year-old miles and his mom sara, it's their first christmas since they lost their home, their school and their town, lahaina. >> here we are. home sweet home. >> reporter: we first met them days after the fire. they've been living in this hotel room ever since. though they're grateful -- what do you remembe

parkland, santa fe, michigan state, university of unlv, uvalde, the scenes from robb elementary school, where 19 students, mostly third and fourth graders and beloved teachers were gunned down last year could not have been more reminiscent of sandy hook, they were wiped out in a spree of mindless violence. all of this happening again right before our very eyes, ten years -- ten years after sandy hook. this weekend in my home state we commemorated the fourth shooting of an semitic shooting in jersey city where a detective was shot before taking three more innocent lives. the shooters were armed with an ar-15-style assault weapon. according to "the washington post" database, 2023 has seen more mass shootings, 39, than any year since 2006 when they first began tracking shootings with four or more deaths. mon monterey, california, nashville, tennessee, el paso, texas lewiston, maine. we are the only civilized nation on earth where innocent human beings are routinely murdered in mass shootings. is this what it really means to be an american? it cannot be. i met last week with members of the