March for Our Lives rallies held nationwide
Protesters in cities across the United States took to the streets to demand gun control legislation in the wake of several deadly mass shootings. Skyler Henry has more.
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Governors forming task force to address mass shootings
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Police chief defends response to Uvalde shooting
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Uvalde schools top cop: I didn't know I was in charge at shooting scene
Pete Arredondo defended himself in his first extensive remarks since the massacre. The police response to the shooting has been heavily criticized.
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"March For Our Lives" demonstrations planned
The student-led group, “March For Our Lives,” has scheduled gun safety protests across the country this Saturday. One of the group's founders explains to “CBS Mornings” how Uvalde prompted a return to the nation's streets and why there is hope that change will come this time.
U.S. is at "another turning point," Parkland shooting survivor says
The March For Our Lives movement was founded in 2018 after the deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
House passes sweeping gun control package
The House passed new sweeping gun restrictions largely along partisan lines Wednesday, hours after the House Reform and Oversight Committee heard heart-wrenching testimony from an 11-year-old survivor of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Alex Gangitano, a staff writer at the Hill, joined CBS News for more on Congress' efforts to curb gun violence.
What would change U.S. response to shootings?
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House passes package of gun control bills in response to Buffalo and Uvalde shootings
The legislation passed mainly along party lines 223-204, with five Republicans joining all but two of the Democrats.
Uvalde survivor, victim's parents deliver emotional testimony at House hearing
Miah Cerrillo, a 4th grader at Robb Elementary School, recalled smearing herself in a classmate's blood to appear as if she were dead.
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Emotional testimony at gun violence hearing
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DOJ launches investigation into Uvalde response
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Uvalde shooting survivor testifies before Congress
A fourth grader at Robb Elementary School testified to lawmakers about what she did to survive as she watched a gunman kill her teacher and classmates. An Uvalde doctor described in graphic detail how bullets destroyed the bodies of the young victims. Nikole Killion reports.
Texas school shooting survivor recounts massacre
Miah Cerillo, a fourth grader who survived the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee today. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano also spoke with Robin Lloyd, the managing director at Giffords, an organization that aims to end gun violence.
Uvalde survivor testifies at House hearing
Miah Cerrillo, a fourth grader who survived the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and Felix and Kimberly Rubio, whose daughter was killed in the shooting, delivered emotional testimony before a House committee hearing on gun violence on Wednesday. Watch their statements.
Uvalde survivor to testify on Capitol Hill
Miah Cerrillo, the 11-year-old girl who covered herself in a classmate's blood and played dead during the Uvalde, Texas school shooting will speak to lawmakers Wednesday morning at a hearing about gun violence. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what to expect from that hearing, as well as progress on bipartisan gun control talks and actor Matthew McConaughey's push for gun legislation.
Wounded Uvalde teacher who lost 11 kids in his classroom: "I tried my best"
Arnulfo Reyes said he was gathering his fourth-grade students under a table when he saw the gunman enter the classroom.
McConaughey makes emotional appeal for gun reform
Actor Matthew McConaughey, who is from Uvalde, Texas, gave an impassioned speech at the White House about the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting and the need for gun reform. Nancy Cordes reports.
Former Uvalde congressman on gun control
Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd, a Republican who represented the district where the Uvalde elementary school shooting happened, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss what needs to happen on gun control laws in Congress and his New York Times op-ed piece advocating for change.
Uvalde school police chief absent from city council meeting
The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety has said Pete Arredondo made the "wrong decision" to not order officers to breach the classroom more quickly to confront the gunman.
DHS warns of copycat attacks after Uvalde shooting
The Department of Homeland Security warns that online extremist forums are encouraging copycat attacks in the wake of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke with CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga about the threat posed by potential copycats.
McConaughey speaks on gun laws at White House
Actor Matthew McConaughey, who is from Uvalde, Texas, met with President Biden about the need for action on gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. In the White House briefing room, McConaughey made emotional remarks about the victims and the need to find common ground. Watch his full appearance.
In U.N. speech, Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran and defends foreign policy
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Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose, autopsy finds
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ICE officer who shot Venezuelan man wasn't wearing body camera, sources say
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Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose
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Neuroscientists grow human brain tissue in mice
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