>> THE STAGE IS ALREADY SET AT THIS TIME TOMORROW. TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT WILL
OFFICIALLY BE IN HIS 3RD TERM.
WHAT IT MEANS FOR FAMILIES IN
UVALDE AND WHAT LAWMAKERS ARE
PLANNING TO DO ABOUT YOUR
PROPERTY TAXES. A LIVE REPORT
FROM THE CAPITOL COMING UP.
UVALDE VOTING READ IN THE LAST
GOVERNOR'S RACE. IT'S NOT
STOPPING THE FAMILIES OF THE
ROBB ELEMENTARY VICTIMS FROM
SEEKING JUSTICE ON GUN REFORM.
>> HOW THEY'RE SHIFTING THEIR
FOCUS IN THE HOPES OF MAKING
REAL CHANGES. CAR INSURANCE IS
JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS
COSTING MORE THESE DAYS.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
THE INCREASE TO HELP EASE THE
IMPACT ON YOUR WALLET. BUT
FIRST, IT'S ALMOST HERE IN JUST
ABOUT 12 HOURS. GOVERNOR GREG
ABBOTT WILL BE SWORN IN FOR HIS
3RD TERM AS TEXAS GOVERNOR AND
THE CITY OF AUSTIN TONIGHT IS
GETTING READY FOR ALL THE
FESTIVITIES. THE NIGHT TEAM'S
MENDEZ IS LIVE AT THE CAPITOL
WITH A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE CAN
EXPECT.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO THE STAGE HAS
ALREADY BEEN SET. AND GOVERNOR
GREG ABBOTT IS SET TO TAKE HIS
OATH OF OFFICE AND DELIVER HIS
INAUGURATION SPEECH AT AROUND
11 O'CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING.
BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU TO, AND
THE ONE THING THAT'S REALLY
STRUCK ME IS HOW QUIET THE
CAPITAL IS USUALLY RIGHT BEFORE
INAUGURATION THERE, SOMETHING
LIKE 30,000 VISITORS IN AUSTIN,
BUT WE'RE TOLD CROWD SIZE ONLY
EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT A 3RD OF
THAT TOMORROW. ONE OF THE
REASONS WHY MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S
THE GOVERNOR'S 3RD TERM.
HOWEVER, THERE'S STILL A PARTY
ATMOSPHERE HERE IN AUSTIN.
THE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE HOSTED
A FIREWORKS SHOW FOR THE PUBLIC
TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF MARTIN
LUTHER KING JUNIOR. TONIGHT.
IT WAS A FESTIVE, A POLITICAL
EVENT MEANT TO HONOR THE CIVIL
RIGHTS LEADER ON HIS HOLIDAY.
AND THIS IS MONTHS AFTER THE
GOVERNOR BEAT DEMOCRAT BIT THE
OR WORK BY MORE THAN 12
PERCENTAGE POINTS. AND WE ALL
REMEMBER HOW CONTENTIOUS THAT
RACE WAS. BUT REPUBLICANS LOOK
AT THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR
WON THAT RACE BY SUCH A WIDE
MARGIN BEING 750,000 VOTES THAT
THEY SEE THAT AS A SIGN THAT
VOTERS AGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR
ON ISSUES LIKE ABORTION AND GUN
CONTROL. HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE
GROUP THAT VEHEMENTLY DISAGREES
WITH THE GOVERNOR ON THE ISSUE
OF GUN CONTROL AND THAT IT
THAT'S THE FAMILIES OF THE
VICTIMS OF THE UVALDE SHOOTING.
A LOT OF THEM CAMPAIGNED FOR
FOR ABBOTT'S OPPONENT, BETTER
OR WORK IN THE NOVEMBER
ELECTION. AND EVEN THOUGH THEY
DIDN'T GET THEIR WAY, THEY SAY
THEY ARE NOT GIVING UP. AND
THEY TOLD OUR LEIGH WALDMAN
TONIGHT THAT THEY ARE NOT
GIVING UP. THEY ARE GOING TO
FIGHT FOR GUN REFORM.
>> NEVER ACCEPT IT. I WILL
NEVER BE ABLE TO.
TO BE WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.
MAY 24TH MINUTE TURNING SINCE
WE LAST SAW HER BABY'S THE DAYS
AND WEEKS KEEP DRAGGING ON.
BUT FOR THESE 3, THE OLD SAYING
ISN'T TRUE. HAIM.
>> DOESN'T HEAL ALL WOUNDS.
THIS TIRED, JUST TIRED OF.
THE FIGHTING MEN.
HOPING THAT PEOPLE TRY TO
UNDERSTAND TOO.
TRY TO TELL THESE PUT
THEMSELVES IN MISSIONS. KIM
RUBIO LOST HER DAUGHTER, LEXI
GLORIA CASAS SLOSS, HER BABY
JACK AND BERLINDA ARRIOLA
MOURNS HER GRANDDAUGHTER AMORY
JOE.
>> IT'S BEEN ALMOST 8 MONTHS
SINCE A GUNMAN KILLED THEM.
THE CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS
THINK IT'S A HUMAN BEING NOT AS
A POLITICIAN WHEN IT COMES TO.
>> THESE TYPES OF MASSACRES
BECAUSE THERE IS NO COMING BACK
FROM THIS ALONG WITH FAMILIES
OF THE OTHER. 21 VICTIMS.
THESE 3 HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO
CHANGE GUN LAWS PRIMARILY
PUSHING TO RAISE THE AGE TO
BUY AN ASSAULT-STYLE RIFLE FROM
18 TO 21 NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
FOR US RIGHT NOW.
>> DEFINITELY, THEY CAN ALSO
JUST HOPE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT.
>> IT HAD BEEN 21.
JUST WHEN THE MEN ARE KIDS,
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF
YOURS.
>> THEIR CALLS FOR CHANGE HAVE
TAKEN THEM TO OUR NATION'S
CAPITAL TO AUSTIN AND THE
STREETS OF UVALDE WITH A NEW
LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN THE SAME
GOVERNOR IN OFFICE. WHO
WOULDN'T CHANGE CAN LAST
BEFORE. RUBIO SAYS THEIR
STRATEGY IS CHANGING. WE HAVE
TO LIKE TAKE A STEP BACK AND
>> TRY TO REACH THE
CONSTITUENTS. AND SHARE OUR
STORY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT
THIS COULD BE THEIR STORY.
IF THEY DON'T HELP US, THEY'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR
CHANGE. NOT ONLY ON THE STATE
LEVEL, BUT ALSO ON A FEDERAL
LEVEL. IT'S A BATTLE THEY KNOW
WILL BE HARD. BUT ONE THEY SAY
IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT
CHILDREN. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT.
>> STRATEGY, BUT I NEVER WANTED
TO BE LOST THAT WE ARE ONLY
INTERESTED SAVING CHILDREN
PROTECTING CHILDREN. WE'RE NOT
GOING TO STOP.
>> I THINK THAT'S WHAT KEEPS US
GOING IS THIS? I THINK HE'S.
>> THEY MENTIONED THEY'D LIKE
TO THE AGE TO BUY ASSAULT STYLE
WEAPON TO BE RAISED TO 21.
NOW BACK IN AUGUST, GOVERNOR
GREG ABBOTT SAID IT WAS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO DO THAT.
HOWEVER, 9 STATES HAVE RAISED
THAT AGE LIMIT FLORIDA, RAISE
THE AGE MINIMUM TO BUY A WEAPON
A MONTH AFTER A GUNMAN KILLED
17 PEOPLE AT MARJORY STONEMAN
DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN ILLINOIS
IS CURRENTLY WORKING AN ASSAULT
WEAPON BAN. BACK TO STEPHANIE.
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>> ALI, THANK YOU. AND YOU
KNOW, THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN
CLEAR ON WHERE HE STANDS ON
ISSUES SUCH AS GUN REFORM.
HE DOESN'T SUPPORT THAT ALONG
WITH ABORTION RIGHTS DOESN'T
SUPPORT THAT EITHER. AND ALSO
BORDER SECURITY. WE KNOW THAT
HE SPENT 4 BILLION DOLLARS ON
BORDER SECURITY LAST YEAR AND
NOW HE HAS TO WORK WITH
LAWMAKERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
ISSUE AND OR ON BOTH SIDES OF
THE AISLE. EXCUSE ME