THIS IS TRUE NOW AT 11:00,
-- THIS IS CBS4 NEWS AT 11:00.
NOW 11:00, STUDENTS FROM
STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL ON
THEIR WAY TO A CRUSADE FOR
CHANGE.
TONIGHT, THE RIDE TO
TALLAHASSEE.
MORE VICTIMS LAID TO REST.
AND, A CONVERSATION WITH THE
SHERIFF.
I WONDER IF MY TRIPLETS SAT
IN THE CLASSROOM.
AFTER THE DEADLY SCHOOL
SHOOTING.
AND, THAT DAY LONG JOURNEY
TO THE PANHANDLE ENDING ABOUT
AN HOUR AGO WITH A WARM WELCOME
IN TALLAHASSEE.
TOMORROW MARKS EXACTLY ONE WEEK
SINCE 17 TEENAGERS AND ADULTS
WERE MURDERED IN PARKLAND.
AS THE GRIEVING GOES ON IN
FLORIDA, 100 STUDENTS WILL
DEMAND ACTION AT THE CAPITAL.
YET, ON THEIR LONG RIDE UP
TONIGHT, THOSE TEENAGERS
GETTING CRUSHING NEWS.
FLORIDA LAWMAKERS VOTING AGAIN
TO TAKE ANY CHANCE OF AN
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN COMPLETELY
OFF THE TABLE.
THEY WANT EVEN DEBATE IT.
CBS4'S TEDD SCOUTEN HAS ALSO
TRAVELED TO THE STATE CAPITAL
AND IS LIVE IN TALLAHASSEE WITH
MORE ON THE IMPORTANT DAY HEAD.
Reporter: THESE STUDENTS ARE
ABSOLUTELY EXHAUSTED AFTER
THESE LAST FEW DAYS.
THAT LONG TRIP UP HERE TODAY.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT OVER THERE,
THOSE BUSES OFF IN THE
DISTANCE.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THEY CAME IN
ON.
THEY WERE LATE GETTING HERE TO
SOUTH FLORIDA.
THE LAST BUS DID NOT GET HERE
UNTIL ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO.
THOSE STUDENTS ARE STILL INSIDE
OF LEON HIGH SCHOOL IN
TALLAHASSEE.
THEY ARE HERE FOR A PLANNING
SESSION.
TO A CHEERING CROWD OF HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE KIDS,
STUDENTS FROM MARJORY STONEMAN
DOUGLAS HIGH ARRIVED IN
TALLAHASSEE, READY TO LAY IT ON
THE LINE WITH STATE LAWMAKERS.
EVERYONE FROM MARJORY
STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH, THE
NEVER AGAIN MOVEMENT, THE MARCH
FOR OUR LIVES MOVE IN, WE ARE
HERE BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS.
BECAUSE EVERYONE HERE IS
SUPPORTING US.
Reporter: WHILE STUDENTS
FROM PARKLAND ARE GETTING
SUPPORT FROM THEIR PEERS, THEY
ARE FACING OBSTACLES FROM THE
CAPITAL.
THE VOTE ALREADY CAME INTO NOT
ALLOW A DISCUSSION ON THE
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.
REPUBLICANS VOTED ALONG PARTY
LINES NOT TO DEBATE.
IT HAPPENED AS THE STUDENTS
BEGAN ARRIVING EARLY TO
LOBBYING EFFORTS.
THE NEXT TIME THAT SOMEBODY
WITH AN ASSAULT RIFLE IS HERE
IN FLORIDA, IT'S GOING TO BE ON
THEM.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE THEIR
FAULT THAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE
DEAD.
Reporter: THE INCOMING
SENATE PRESIDENT HAS A PROPOSAL
IN DEVELOPMENT THAT CALLS FOR
THE POSSIBILITY OF RAISING THE
AGE TO 21 TO BUY AN ASSAULT
RIFLE.
A BAN ON BUMP STOCKS, THE
DEVICE USED IN THE VEGAS
SHOOTING TO ALLOW FASTER FIRE,
IMPLEMENTING A THREE DAY
WAITING PERIOD FOR GUN
PURCHASES AND DISCLOSING
SCREENING HOLES, ESPECIALLY FOR
MENTAL ILLNESS.
FOR STUDENTS, IT'S A START.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
MENTAL HEALTH REFORM AND
LEGISLATION PASSES THROUGH AND
THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE MENTALLY
STABLE IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE
WEAPONS.
Reporter: GOVERNOR RICK
SCOTT CALLED FOR A DAY OF
WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLE TO
DISCUSS GUNS, MENTAL HEALTH,
AND SAFETY ISSUES.
MY GOAL IS TO COME UP WITH
SOMETHING THAT WILL MOVE THE
NEEDLE AND MAKE PARENTS FEEL
COMFORTABLE THAT THEIR KIDS
WILL GO TO A SAFE SCHOOL.
THAT'S THE GOAL.
THESE KIDS HAVE GOT TO GO TO
SAFE SCHOOLS.
Reporter: STUDENTS ARE
TRYING TO STAY FOCUSED AND
PREPARE FOR THEIR DAY ON
CAPITAL.
THEY WILL MEET WITH LAWMAKERS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE AS
WELL AS THE GOVERNOR.
THEY HOPE THAT PLEASE FOR
CHANGE WILL BE HEARD AND
LAWMAKERS WILL ACT.
THIS IS ABOUT HOPE AND
MOVING FORWARD WITH EVERYBODY.
THIS IS ABOUT YOU GUYS.
THIS IS ABOUT EVERYBODY HERE
MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
Reporter: SO, STUDENTS
SHOULD BE COMING OUT OF LEON
HIGH SCHOOL SHORTLY TO BE
GETTING BACK ON THOSE BUSES.
THEY HAVE A VERY BIG DAY
TOMORROW.
THEY'LL BE GETTING UP AT THE
CRACK OF DAWN TO GO OVER TO THE
CAPITAL.
THEY SHOULD BE THERE BY 8:00 IN
THE MORNING, WHEN ALL OF THE
MEETINGS GET STARTED IN THE
HOUSE AND SENATE.
LATER ON IN THE DAY AT 5:00 IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEY HAVE A
MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR.
THE GOVERNOR HAS GIVEN THEM A
COUPLE OF HOURS OF HIS TIME SO