President Biden arriving at the memorial
believe it Rob Elementary School right now.
You can see the president carrying
a bouquet of flowers there with
First lady Doctor Jill Biden as
they walk up to this memorial.
You know we had a crew at
the memorial yesterday.
We listened to that.
You can hear the cheers of the crowd.
Let's take a listen.
So what you were listening to just
a moment ago was people in the
background cheering as President
Joe Biden and First Lady Doctor
Jill Biden arrived here at the
memorial at Rob Elementary School.
You see, they've got a bouquet
of flowers with them.
Look at that memorial and how much
it's grown in just a matter of days.
And I just saw a sign for a Santa Fe.
Looks like the Santa Fe community
came out to lend their support to
evaluate community after experiencing
such a tragedy a few years ago.
May have a few years ago as well,
and we had a crew I was going to say we
had a crew on the ground right there
at the memorial yesterday and the line
to just pay your respects was amazing.
It stretched blocks and keep in mind it
was 98 degrees yesterday and Despite that.
Three people waited.
For a long time just so they could come
and pay their respects to the memorial.
And that looks like a there we
go now we have our feedback.
We're not sure President is talking.
I think that might be the Superintendent
of the school district there.
That's who that looks like.
Obviously he is grieving because no
Superintendent wants that to ever
happen to one of their schools.
But that appears to be the Superintendent
of the school district there.
And we did hear so many cheers out
there today when the President
first lady walked onto the campus.
Sounds like there is a crowd there welcoming.
The President on such tragic
circumstances to their community.
Believe you can hear
the cheers right now,
and if you're not familiar with this area,
the front of the school where
the president is right now is
in a residential community.
There's homes surrounding
right across the street.
There's a crosswalk on every block,
so those children are walking
from their homes to their school.
Yeah, and we can't confirm
that it is Doctor Hal Herald,
the Superintendent of you've valdi
consolidated Independent School
district unimaginable tragedy that.
He's having to deal with and.
Think about what the entire
school is gonna have to live with
for the rest of their lives,
the survivors, the teachers.
So you can see the President
talking to him right now as
the camera was a little wider,
you could see Governor Greg Abbott.
Is there as well.
But boy, look at that memorial
and how much it's grown, wow.
And I know our reporter out there
this week said that people were just
coming from all over the country to
pay their respects and just really
honor the 19 students and and two
teachers that died there on Tuesday.
You can see the governor.
I'm approaching Governor Greg Abbott,
approaching a President Biden right now
next to the memorial in front of the school.
Paying their respects right now.
We also see a photo right there of.
What are the teachers that was killed?
Once again, you know the the
heroism of those teachers who died
protecting their students that day.
You have to imagine. And this
is the memorial in downtown.
Yeah, that's that's in the middle
of downtown ivaldi at the at the
courthouse right in front of the
courthouse in the square downtown Uvalde.
That's where we've seen many people
gather over the last few weeks when.
You really couldn't get near
the elementary school at first.
The media there was so many
media blocking the front.
We did see a trickle of
families slowly coming.
That crowd grew, but so many commute.
Community members also set up
an A memorial here in front of
the courthouse to honor those
victims there as well.
And again, you're taking a live look
right now of President Joe Biden at
the growing memorial there at Rob
Elementary School, he was standing
next to the Superintendent, Dr Hal.
Cheryl, you know we talked about the
President obviously being there,
but you have to imagine you have
to wonder what's going through
the mind of Doctor Jill Biden.
Of course she is dedicated,
her life to education and Vanessa.
You used to be a teacher.
No, no teacher ever expects to be
put in a situation where you have to
protect your kids from a mass shooter.
And I was speaking about that too Phil when
I was there on Tuesday without knowing.
What was unfolding inside the building?
But you know, teachers experience many.
You go through many lockdown drills a year,
but you always know this is a drill and
I can't imagine the fear in the bravery.
Those teachers you know showed that day.
All all of those teachers keeping a
strong face for those those little
children who who just must have been
terrified and and the uncertainty of
what's happening outside your door.
So so I just can't imagine what
those teachers were feeling and
our hearts just go out to the.
To those teachers and students
today. Yeah, unimaginable.
Again, you're taking a live
look at the growing memorial
that is also downtown in Uvalde.
So many people out on this Sunday morning.
Those memorials just continue
to get bigger and bigger.
And. Not the usual Sunday,
to say the least. In Uvalde
TX and we saw the memorial
grow downtown of shortly after.
I believe Wednesday, Tuesday evening.
It was very difficult for, of course,
because of the school is still a crime scene,
so people were not able to to
go there and pay their respects.
We saw some people dropping out flowers.
The DPS troopers that were standing there.
Keeping people from getting
near the crime scene.
We're taking those flowers and
placing them on the memorial.
That's the one you're looking at
right there at Rob Elementary we see.
First Lady Jill Biden really.
Paying tribute to those victims.
Yeah, you could see the pain in there.
You can see her touching the photos there.
Of some of the victims in 19 children who
whose lives were cut just way, way too early.
And of course, Vanessa,
as you mentioned, those two teachers,
they they will forever go down as heroes.
We can only imagine.
How terrible that situation was and and
they tried to protect their kids again,
you're taking a live look at doctor
I'm sorry Doctor Jill Biden,
the first lady with President
Joe Biden as they visit this
memorial at Rob Elementary School.
The site of that terrible tragedy.
And of course we know.
That tragedy started on
the outside of the school.
Yes, shots were fired were,
you know, not far from where
they're standing right now.
And I I just I I had,
I had not seen the pictures of the large
pictures of the children by the crosses.
You know, a community member.
Made those crosses this week with
all the children's names and the
teachers names and it's so moving
to see their beautiful little faces
there and the teachers there as well.
And you could just see the the head of the
pain and the President and vice president.
Doctor Biden there as well.
And they're just really taking a moment
to to honor each each of those victims.