texas senator roland gutierrez joins me now.you for joining me. in your estimation, has enough been done to help survivors smoothly and safely return to the classroom on tuesday? >> julian, i don't think so. in large part because they have failed to call a special session to take these types of military guns out of the hands of 18 year olds. he told members of the community that he would do that. you heard news this week that he said well, we can't constitutionally do that. you and i are lawyers as he is a lawyer. he knows the difference. he knows that the case is factually distinguishable, but he tries to put it at legal's with texas voters so he does not have to face the real facts, which is we need to make our schools safer. yesterday, there was an exposÉ local, fox affiliate that shows that the british systems did not work on that they are still not working. it further showed that greg abbott knew they weren't working back in 2015. had those rioters been working, we might have saved three or four lives. this unfortunately is

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joining me now, texas state senator roland gutierrez.ed that heartbreaking package, your heart breaks for the students but also i can understand why they would be afraid to go back. you have these dps officers though at the school. how are they still assigned to deal with these students? >> it's all very problematic, especially after hearing more breaking news today about the department of public safety actually sending five other troopers on the scene on the 24th to be investigative form and the inspector generals office. there's a lot of issues with the department of public safety that need to be flushed out, communities not happy with having officers in their community, especially the ones there on scene. they want to have changes. go ahead, i'm sorry. >> the idea is that people want to be safe, and i don't know how they can feel safe with the same officers that waited an hour or more to nothing. there also has been a lot of requests. we heard the mom and a piece. she wants an assault weapon ban. parents want to see a putback fences,

. >> as always, let's bring in texas state senator, roland gutierrez. he represents uvalde. senator gutierrez, i want to start with a new development you're just learning about. what can you tell us about the police officers who went to the scene at robb elementary and a referral to the state's inspector general? we reached out to the department of public safety but we have not gotten a response yet? >> thank you, first off. dps has confirmed to me that five of its officers have been referred to the state inspector general's office for a review as to their actions on may 24th. my concern about all that is the manner in which all this is being done. i have been saying this for months now, as we need to be more transparent with the public and unfortunately that has not happened as yet. >> what are you hearing from the people of uvalde, texas, today, on this first day of school? >> certainly frustration. you know, i think a lot of kids were ready to go back to school, parents were ready to go back to school, for sure, but there's still frustration in the fact there hasn't been

. >> with us tonight, texas state senator roland gutierrez, whose district includes uvalde. and tony plohetski, an investigative reporter for the austin american statesman. he covered the school shooting. senator, i can't imagine what today was like for everyone in your community. how are people doing? >> well, it's been a long trying day. it's been a long, trying 90 plus days now. this community is, they're just tired, and they're frustrated, and they want answers, and they haven't gotten any answers. the government has continued to fail them. it's astounding to me i went to see what the security measures were like. it was astounding to me to see that some of the schools hadn't been secured. it was astounding for me to see those schools that look like prisons. and yet, we still don't have a discussion on guns in texas because we have a governor who doesn't want to have that discussion. >> your constituents, those parents, they don't care if you are a republican or a democrat. you are in office, are you assuring them that their kids will be safe tomorrow? i don't think we ar

everyone from local people that live here to senator roland gutierrez are demanding more and placingon dps's feet. >> thank you so much. i'm still haunted by that. 376 heavily armed protected with shields with armor, 376 officers and 77 minutes. >> reporter: it's hard to understand. >> it is indeed. thanks. >>> up next, the race to protect democracy. how critical down ballot races in at least half a dozen states could affect future elections. you're watching "jose diaz balart reports." balart reports." as someone living with type 2 diabetes, i want to keep it real and talk about some risks. with type 2 diabetes you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. even at your a1c goal, you're still at risk ...which if ignored could bring you here... ...may put you in one of those... ...or even worse. too much? that's the point. get real about your risks and do something about it. talk to your health care provider about ways to lower your risk of stroke, heart attack, or death. learn more at getrealaboutdiabetes.com suffering from sinus congestion, especially at nigh

on tuesday, texas state senator roland gutierrez visited uvalde as students returned to classes. >> families are upset, frustrated -- rightfully so. there are still kids that go to trauma therapy every day. their kids in robb in adjacent classrooms that were stuck in this classrooms that will never be the same again. the people of texas need to understand that, that these families are never going to be the same again. if we don't do something, this could happen in your community. amy: this comes as the austin-american statesman is reporting five officers with the texas department pf public safety are now under investigation for their role in the response to the school shooting. two of the five have already been suspended with pay pending the investigation, which is being carried out by the texas inspector general. the electronic cigarette maker juul has reached a tentative agreement to pay nearly $440 million to settle a probe by 33 states into the company's marketing practices targeting underage buyers. the company has been widely blamed for the surge in teenage vaping. in labor news, teach

texas state senator roland gutierrez, we appreciate your perspective and time.ery much. >> thank you. >>> midterm keystone. big focus on battleground pennsylvania as both president biden and his predecessor donald trump campaign for their candidates ahead of the critical midterms. you are watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. mitchell reports" only on msnbc. . it's a delicious night on... for everyone at the table. panera. $0 delivery fee for a limited time. (dad) we have to tell everyone that we just switched to verizon's new welcome unlimited plan, for just $30. (daughter) i've already told everyone! (cool guy) $30...that's awesome. (mom) it's their best unlimited price ever. (woman) for $30 a line, i'm switching now. (vo) the network you want. the price you love. only from verizon. ever wonder what everyone's doing on their phones? they're investing with merrill. think miss allen is texting for backup? no she's totally in charge. of her portfolio and daniel g. she's building a greener future and he's... running a pretend restaurant. and phil? phil

many investigations that are going on across the state, we've learned from the state senator roland gutierrezdepartment of public safety officers, agents of the state troopers, the department of safety, have been referred for further investigation by that agency to the inspector general for some of their actions on that day. so obviously, many investigations here, wolf, still ongoing as this community little by little tries to return to some kind of normalcy. wolf? >> cnn's shimon prokupecz on the scene for us. shimon, thank you very much. let's discuss what's going on with the uvalde county commissioner, ronald garza. commissioner, thank you so much for joining us. how did it feel today in uvalde seeing these children return to school for the first time since the shooting? >> wolf, good to be on your show. there was anticipation and anxiety. i know some parents were expressing uncertainty. but i know for a fact that for the last month our dedicated teachers and school administrators have been preparing for this day. and as far as i know, everything went well today. >> that's good to hear. ar

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