School shooting survivors demand action
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School met with Florida state lawmakers to demand action on gun control. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz joined CBSN after speaking with many of the students.
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Parkland student activists
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida held a rally at the state capitol Wednesday, one week after 17 people died during a deadly shooting at their school. The students also met with state lawmakers to ask for stricter gun laws, such as banning assault weapons. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz joins CBSN to discuss the students' message and the lawmakers' responses.
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Trump listening session
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Trump holds listening session on guns
On Wednesday President Trump held a listening session at the White House with teachers, parents and students following the school shooting that left 17 dead in Parkland, Florida last week. The student body president, Julia Cordover thanked Mr. Trump for backing regulations on bump stocks. Watch CBS News' Special Report.
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Parkland students for change
About 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school departed for Tallahassee Tuesday, where they plan to urge lawmakers at the Capitol to pass gun safety legislation. Seventeen people were killed at their high school last week in a deadly shooting. Adriana Diaz traveled to Tallahassee on the bus with the students.
Students fight for gun reform
In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a group of students are heading to their state capital to protest gun violence and fight for reform. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz is with them on their journey.
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President Trump will meet with high school students and teachers Wednesday following last week's deadly shooting. The president is facing a backlash after conflating the two, tweeting: "Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals sent out by the Florida school shooter. They are spending too much time trying to prove Russia collusion with the Trump campaign." The FBI announced Friday it was indicting 13 Russians for meddling in the 2016 election. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid has the latest.
School shooting survivors call for action
Students who survived the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida are calling for action. Hundreds plan to visit Florida's Capitol to call for a ban on assault weapons. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz joins CBSN from Parkland, Florida, with how these students hope this school shooting will be the last.
Student shot 5 times while saving classmates
Anthony Borges, 15, is being hailed a hero after he was shot five times while attempting to shut and lock his classroom door during the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. As he recovers in a hospital, he's being credited with saving his classmates' lives.
Fla. school shooting survivors demand change
Survivors of the deadly school shooting in Florida say they're turning their anger into action, as investigators reveal they failed to act on warning signs before the massacre. Adriana Diaz spoke to four Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students.
March for Our Lives
Teen survivors of the Florida shooting are taking action. They say they're tired of waiting for adults to do something about gun violence, so they are organizing a "March for Our Lives" in Washington, D.C., next month. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz has more.
Gun control rallies
People rallied for new gun legislation in several states this weekend following the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Students began planning a rally on the national level, organizing a 17-minute school walkout to honor the 17 victims of the shooting and to push for change, reports WPEC-TV.
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