this is stoneman douglas student samuel zeif,f, who lost his best friend d during last week's shooting. >> i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy weapon of war, an ar. i was reading today that a persrson 20 years o old walk ina store and bought an ar-15 in five minutes with an expired id. how is it that easy to buy this type of weapon? how are we not stopping this after columbine, after sandy hook? i'm sitting with a mother who lost her son. it is still happening. amy: president trump proposed ending gun free zones at schools and calleded for teaches to be armed with concealed handguns. pres. trump: it is called concealed carry, were e it teacr would have a concealed gun on them. they go for special training. and you would be there don't longer have a gun free zone. gun free zone to maniac, because they are all cowards, a gun free zone is let's go in and let's attack because bulullets aren't coming back at us. amy: wednesday evening, survivors of the massacre at stoneman douglas high school sparred with politicians during a town hall hosted by cnn. this is shooting su

. >> a powerful moment, and that student, samuel zeif joins me now., thank you for being with us. again, want to send our condolences to your family and friends for everything that you've been through. and i first want to ask you about what happened today. you returned to marjory stoneman douglas high school for the first time since the shooting. just tell us what that was like. >> thanks for having me, ryan. it was crazy being back in there. you know, it was a lot of memories came back and i didn't want to go. i had to get my backpack, but the main reason that i went was because i'm lucky, you know, there's people there. and i only have to go there for three more months. there's people there, including my little brother who have to go there for three, four more years. who have to work there for who knows how long? who have to carry on forever. i'm kind of looking at waiting for the day to graduate and get out of there. but like i said, my little brother is going to be there for three years. my other little brother is going to be there for four years,

shortly after that emotional exchange from samuel zeif, president trump said that he endorsed the possibility school staff. he said that it took on average between five and eight minutes for so—called first responders to reach the scene of a school shooting. he said that by carefully arming certain staff, that could be cut down and presumably death tolls could be cut down too, in these sorts of cases. he called for an end to gun—free zones here in america and around schools. this is what president trump had to say. a good thing about a suggestion like that, we will be looking at very strongly and i think a lot of people will be opposed to it and a lot of people will like it. the good thing is you will have a lot of people with that, you can't have 100 security guards in stoneman douglas. that is a massive school with a lot of acreage to cover. a lot of floor area, so that would be a situation that is being discussed a lot by a lot of people. you have a lot of people that would be armed, professionals, they may be marines that left the marines, left the army, left the air force. he conceded th

it doesn't make sense to her schoolmate samuel zeif either, especially the gunman‘s access to a semiautomatic8 the day after, woke up to the news that my best friend was gone and i don't understand why i could still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. the president has responded to calls for tougher gun laws with promises of strong background checks, but also more guns. it's called concealed carry, where a teacher would have a concealed gun on them. they'd go for special training. they would be there and you would no longer have a gun—free zone. there is some support for that argument, but students who survived the attack flooded florida's state legislature, demanding a ban on assault rifles. lawmakers may make it harder for a teenager to buy one, but not more than that. all: never again! still, that's movement in an unmoving debate. the students aim to harness that momentum and turn it into a national campaign. change will be the story of the coming months. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, tallahassee, florida. our correspondent gary o'donghue is in maryland where later today the head of th

. >> reporter: samuel zeif was texting with his brother a floor above as the gunman murdered one of their classmates. >> i turned 18 the day after. woke up to the news that my best friend was gone. and i don't understand why i can still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. an ar. i was reading today that a person 20 years old walked into a store and bought an ar-15 in five minutes with an expired i.d. how is it that easy to buy this type of weapon? how are we not stopping this after columbine, after sandy hook? i'm sitting with a mother that lost her son. >> reporter: then the president heard from nicole hockley, whose 6-year-old son dylan among the 20 children murdered in sandy hook. >> this is not difficult. these deaths are preventable. and i implore you, consider your own children. you don't want to be me. no parent does. and you have the ability to make a difference and save lives today. please don't waste this. >> reporter: after the stories were told, the president asked for ideas to stop the violence in schools. >> and one possible solution, which may not be very popular, would

it doesn't make sense to her schoolmate, samuel zeif, either, especially the gunman's access to a semiautomatic turned 18 the day after, woke up to the news that my best friend was gone and i don't understand why i could still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. the president has responded to calls for tougher gun laws with promises of strong background checks, but also more guns. it's called concealed carry, where a teacher would have a concealed gun on them. they'd go for special training. there is some support for that argument, but students who survived the attack flooded florida's state legislature demanding a ban on assault rifles. all: never again! the students aim to harness that momentum and turn it into a national campaign. a photo has emerged from donald trump's meeting with the survivors of school shootings, which sheds light on how the president planned to manage the event. the hand—written memo on white house notepaper lists five points. mr trump planned to ask the audience about their experiences, then what the authorities can do to help them feel safe. he then lists a questio

and i think there were two students, samuel zeif and he was so -- i'm not sure if you are saying his name. >> i think we should hear from him. because absolutely, this was a moment. a student here. let me play what you are referring to so people know what you are talking about. >> i lost a best friend. who was practically a brother. and i'm here to use my voice because i know he can't. and i know he's with me, cheering me on to be strong. but it is hard. and to feel like this -- it doesn't even feel like a week. time has stood still. to feel like this ever -- i can't -- i can't feel comfortable in my country, how are we not stopping this after columbine, after sandy hook. i'm sitting with a mother that lost her son. it's still happening. let's be strong for the fallen, who don't have a voice to speak any more. and let's never let this happen again. please. please. >> like i said, it is hard to describe it. you have to see it. >> and there was a student before him who said that -- he was 17 and born after columbine and didn't say it but after 9/11. he said i don't know peace and safet

it doesn't make sense to her schoolmate, samuel zeif, either, especially the gunman's access to a semiautomatic war. the president has responded to calls for tougher gun laws with promises of strong background checks, but also more guns. it's called concealed carry, where a teacher would have a concealed gun on them. they'd go for special training. there is some support for that argument, but students who survived the attack flooded florida's state legislature demanding a ban on assault rifles. all: never again! the students aim to harness that momentum and turn it into a national campaign. barbara plett—usher, bbc news. the largest study of its kind into the use of anti—depressants has found that they are effective when treating depression. a review of more than 500 trials, published in the lancet, found 21 common anti—depressants were more effective at reducing symptoms of acute depression than placebos. andrew plant reports. theresa may will try to overcome differences among her senior ministers on brexit. it's being billed as an ‘awayday‘ at the prime minister's country residence, chequers.

. >> reporter: samuel zeif was texting with his brother as a gunman murdered one of their classmates.> i turned 18 the day after, woke up to the news that my best friend was gone, and i don't understand why i could still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. >> reporter: cary gruber whose son survived the parkland shooting agreed it's too easy for teenagers to get a gun. >> if he's not old enough to buy a drink, to go and buy a beer, he should not be able to buy a gun at 18 years old. >> reporter: president trump said he's open to considering an increase in the age required to buy a firearm. in addition to stronger background checks, improving mental health care and possibly even arming teachers. >> the coach had a firearm in his locker when he ran at this guy, that coach was very brave, saved a lot of lives, i suspect. but if he had a firearm he wouldn't have had to run he would have shot and that would be the end of it. >> reporter: that idea was not popular with most in the room. >> does anybody like that idea here? does anybody like it? >> reporter: mark barden's 7-year-old son d

host: that is douglas high school student samuel zeif at yesterday's listening session. by the way, all of that is available at our website at c-span.org. we've had a number of people call and tweet about the national assault rifle, the n.r.a. lobbying efforts in washington. this is an ad from a group opposing the n.r.a. a group called every town for gun safety and the moms demand action for guns. it's an ad that was put in yesterday's "new york times" and perhaps other newspapers. they list these members of congress take n.r.a. money but refuse to take action to pass gun safety legislation. that's when it says at the top. let's just look at florida alone and i don't know. i assume but i think these are total numbers. not annual numbers. gus rida, representative has received 16450. vern buchanon, 19. 40. $5,000. congressman, $32,000. representative neil dunn, $5200. matt gates, $1,000. brian mass, $32,000. bill posey, $16,000 from the anyway anyway. tom roueny who announced his retirement from congress at the end of the session, $10, 500. dennis ross, $19,375. john ruthe

it doesn't make sense to her schoolmate samuel zeif either, especially the gunman's access to a semiautomaticup to the news that my best friend was gone and i don't understand why i could still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. the president has responded to calls for tougher gun laws with promises of strong background checks, but also more guns. it's called concealed carry, where a teacher would have a concealed gun on them. they'd go for special training. they would be there and you would no longer have a gun—free zone. there is some support for that argument, but students who survived the attack flooded florida's state legislature, demanding a ban on assault rifles. lawmakers may make it harder for a teenager to buy one, but not more than that. all: never again! still, that's movement in an unmoving debate. the students aim to harness that momentum and turn it into a national campaign. this feels like something new. the students seem to have captured a moment. they're giving a face and a voice to widespread anger and frustration about mass shootings. but whether their movement has the