(pam) some of the students from marjory stoneman douglas high school ... are already in washington d-c ... ahead of saturday's "march for our lives" .. they are prepping for tomorrow, and meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill. camila (prono: kam-ee-la) bernal has this report from washington. students from across the country are flooding into the nation's capital to fight for stricter gun control laws. lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: there is still changes to be made, but this is one small step through a big journey. survivors of last month's deadly school shooting in florida organized the march, hoping their activism would inspire thousands of others to join them.lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: i'm expecting us to have our voices heard and for them to start making small steps to ban assault weapons and to make us feel safe again.and to get their point across, some students from marjory stoneman douglas high school made their case to lawmakers on friday. sen bill nelson / -d- florida: that's just a

bts david hogg, marjory stoneman douglas high school student/ emma gonzalez, marjory stoneman douglas high school student"i say we will not stop until every man, every woman, every child and every american can live without fear of gun violence and tonight i say, no more." "no one could comprehend the devastating aftermath or how far this would reach or where this would go. for those who still can't comprehend because they refuse to, i'll tell you where it went. right into the ground, six feet deep." thousands of students from coast to coast, marched for their lives saturday.holding signs, chanting, singing, and demanding stricter gun laws.sot "it's time for the nation to realize gun violence is more than just a chicago problem or a parkland problem but its an american problem."the high school survivors of the marjory stoneman douglas massacre in parkland, florida areleading this movement.sot adam buchwald marjory stoneman douglas high "we are watching you closing now and we now have a voice and influence in elections."but they don't stand alone.sot tia christiansen, school shooting su

officials at marjory stoneman douglas high school and a sheriff's deputy recommended he be committed in 2016 but the recommendation was never acted on. bay area students adding their voices to the call sensible gun laws. kpix 5's john ramos shows us they got the ear of a congressman to share their message. >> reporter: for wasn't much debate -- there wasn't much debate, those who came were of a like mind about the root of the problem. >> it is access to guns. >> i think it all leads back to guns. >> reporter: since the mass shootings at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida students across the country have been walking out and speaking up. today a congressman hosted a panel discussion of young people from schools throughout the north bay area. the message? they had enough. >> we want to take action, regardless of what the action is, that may be something we are not seeing in washington. >> reporter: a recent graduate of marjory stoneman douglas high school expressed frustration with the reception he and others got that nation's capital following the shooting. >> i

regresaron los estudiantes de la secundaria marjory stoneman en florida. se le pide a los congresistas mÁs leyes m el control -- sobre el control de armas de fuego. walmart se niega a seguir vendiendo armas. comienza la ediciÓn nocturna. locutor: este es su "noticiero univisiÓn: edición nocturna", con enrique acevedo y patricia janiot. ♪ ♪ ♪ enrique: muy buenas noches, luego de dos semanas en las que estudiantes de la escuela marjory stoneman pasaron de sobrevivir a un tiroteo a convertirse de las figuras centrales de un debate de la violencia armada, hoy la rodeados por medios de comunicaciÓn, gentes de seguridad los jÓvenes reiniciaron las clases y mochilas como pero con flores en la mano para recordar a las vÍctimas. vilma: hoy fue un amanecer diferente para esta escuela. las 7:30 de la maÑana los estudiantes regresaban con temor y tristeza escoltados por los uniformados. los recibirÁn con claveles, sÍmbolo de amor y con perros de servicio para darles apoyo emocional. los rostros de los estudiantes hablaban del dolor con los que murieron

marjory stoneman douglas. amy: talk about when you moved into journalism. you have done so much in this month. did you all just edit the "guardian" newspaper? >> yet. the opportunity was given to us. it was as reporting on it, it should be. amy: we are going to walk outside of this area, bringing the students with us. they will get their things. we are in the midst of this interview, but that is the way it goes on this day of the march for our lives. these are three students, journalists, from marjory stoneman douglas high school, and here they come. again, your names. >> my name is breanna fisher, a sophomore at marjory stoneman douglas. amy: so you all have the opportunity -- >> we're trying to get leni and zoe. leni, could you come for one sec? thank you. so you were talking about editing the "guardian" newspaper. what does it mean for you? you are a sophomore? >> i am also a sophomore. it is an amazing opportunity. an amazing publication. it was an honor to work on , to show the true side of journalism. it

arrestan a un intruso en la escuela marjory stoneman douglas de la florida. nadie menos que el hermano del adolescente acusado de matar aa 17 personas. y una decisiÓn de la corte suprema. los soÑadores podrÁn usar sus automÓviles para ir a la escuela y el trabajo. comenzamos. ♪ locutor: este es su noticiero univisiÓn edición nocturna con enrique acevedo y patricia janiot. patricia: bienvenidos. enrique tiene el dÍa libre. texas estÁ en máxima alerta tras la cuarta explosiÓn que se registra en lo que va de este mes de marzo. mÁs de 500 agentes incluidos oficiales federales eestÁn investigando los hechos. tambiÉn han ofrecido una recompensa de 115,000 dÓlares por informaciÓn que conduzca a la captura del sospechoso o sospechosos de estos atentados. la policÍa cree que se trata de un atacante en serie. pedro rojas nos tiene el reporte. >> [ habla en inglÉs] pedro: estamos claramente lidiando con un atacante een serie, dijo el oficial. vecinos expresan preocupaciÓn. >> todos tenemos miedo hasta de salir de nuestros hogares. pedro: la ciudad es

the marjory stoneman douglas act certainly isn't perfect. the idea of getting more guns into schools to reduce gun violence seems to be a thought end m more tragedy. but it makes it a great step in the right direction. and it proves what i tell my students is true, their actions can change the world. i got into teaching bausz i wanted to inspire students but now they are inspiring me. the issues surrounding mass shootings in this country are complex and to pretend otherwise is naive and put the general public and particularly our children in dang remember. people have suggested its mental health and school issue, i agree with both of those statements, need more help with mentally ill but better quality of life for thousands of people who suffer from these mental illnesses. we do need to increase safety in our schools to protect children against those who would want to harm they. but to say that the issue of mass shootings isn't also a gun issue is absurd. i cannot imagine a scenario in which nikolas cruz could have come to my school armed wi

alumni of marjory stoneman douglas high school... reminding everyone that congress works for the people... and, should always act in the public's best interest.nats- "and, if they don't vote them out." a clarion call reverberating throughout oakland... across the bay area and all over the united states. philippe djegal, kron four news. (justine) former president barack obama tweeted his support for the march for our lives demonstrations... he wrote: "michelle and i are so inspired by all the young people who made today's marches happen. keep at it. you're leading us forward. nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change." (justine) the national rifle association took to social media to slam the massive protests. on facebook, the n-r-a characterized the movement as a sham - organized by, quote, "hollywood elites" and "gun-hating billionaires." the posting accused them of manipulating the youth protesters in an effort to quote "destroy the second amendment." (jr stone) new at ten-- police arrested a man for alle

marjory stoneman douglas. todos los que perdieron sus vidas en menos de siete minutos, salve a nicolÁs para el final y hoy es el cumple aÑos de nicolÁs. carolina: son sus palabras hace un auditorio de miles de personas que estÁn escuchando estas palabras tan esperadas. la ayuda venido de todas partes, a travÉs de este movimiento han podido recaudar mÁs de 3 millones de dÓlares solamente en cinco semanas. es bastante curioso cÓmo toda la gente se estÁ uniendo. por ejemplo, ahora venÍamos caminando y me encuentro una seÑora mayor que estaba regalando estos guantes, este sÍmbolo del ojito de la buena suerte se ha convertido en una seÑal, en un mensaje bastante directo para el congreso, por quÉ un ojo? porque piden que en este momento, el dÍa de hoy, este mensaje, esta marcha histÓrica estÉ en el ojo de todos. mire quÉ bonito, aparte de los guantes hay un mensaje. este viene de alguien de santa rosa, california, una mujer que no pudo estar presente dÍa de hoy en washington, pero que se una a est

. >>> the accused gunman at marjorie stoneman douglas high school faces 17 counts of murder. nikolas cruz's public defender says his client will plead guilty if prosecutors take the death penalty off the table. >>> and a quarterback at marjorie stoneman douglas high school formed an unbreakable bond with two recruiters who visited the school on the day of the shooting. >> tyler goodman hid in a room with the dean of admissions and assistant football coach from nichols college in massachusetts. they survived the frightening ordeal together. that is why goodman is committing to play at the college next season. he hopes to wear number 17 to honor all 17 of the classmates who died in the shooting. >>> miami heat star dwyane wade surprised the students at marjorie stoneman douglas high school during their first full day of school. he took pictures with the students and later tweeted that he is looking forward to being more involved in the change that the teens hope to create following the shooting. >>> today's international women's day. a call to action to press for gender equalit

finish with a quote from marjory stoneman douglas. this.id up, learn to talk clearly and forcefully in public. .peak simply and not too long be a nuisance when it counts and don't be a bore at any time. do your part to inform and stimulate the public. and never give up. i will see you in 10 days at the march for our lives. >> i am a senior at american i got to know how intelligent and caring she was after, i flewly done to parkland and attended her funeral. the screams that i heard of the family members are some of the only ways people are able to cope with this grief. i also want to share the words of another student from marjory stoneman douglas who writes that and little didrk i know that her life would come to an end. i hear a sound. five gunshots. of course you will survive. we live in parkland. how can this be? sometimes your thoughts are not received. screams blasting they're gone they are dead. emotions.ings and no actually comprehend this distortion? there is nothing that i can say valentine'shis on day. this is plate our nat

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dwyane wade surprised students at marjorie stoneman douglas high school during the first full day of school. he took pictures with the students and tweeted that he's looking forward to being more involved in the change those teens hope to create following the shooting. >>> now to this story. what do you think? another city jumps into the billboard war over lebron james. >> wonder where they got the idea. a lakers fan has taken a dig at sixers' fans after attracting the cleveland superstar with this new billboard that says "forget the process. we win banners." >> okay. whatever. >> a direct shot at billboards by a philadelphia business outside cleveland. they want to complete the process. word is lebron james will go through the playoffs and take stock of the nba landscape. a look before he decides to be a free agent and possible leave the cavaliers for another team like maybe the sixers? >> might not happen, but it's fun to talk about, isn't it? >> we just create -- we're the best soap opera going on, our sports teams here. >> true. >>> let's find out what's going on with the weather

catherine posada is a 10th grade teacher at marjorie stoneman douglas high school. she teaches language arts there. was in the building duringthe attack . she took great action to keep her students safe . michael beckerman, president and ceo of internet association which includes google and facebook as its clients prior to joining the association, mister beckerman served 12 years of the congressional staff member serving as deputy data record and he policy advisor to the chairman of the us house committee on energy and commerce. and for those of you involved in this tragedy it's been expressed so many times our condolences and particularly to mister petty and mister posada for the traumatic experiences you've gone through, i couldn't imagine what they are but you are here to speak on those so i will start with you mister petty and miss posada and mister beckerman's thank you mister chairman. a ranking member and the committee members, thank you for having me here today. i'd like to share from the family and i'll begin my personal statement. the families of the amazi

survivors of the massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school were among the speakers at a rally. hundreds of thousands gathering in the at national mall in washington. -- gathering at the national mall in washington. >> we are not asking for a ban! we are asking for compromise! forget your size and colors, let's save one another! use efficient regulation that doesn't make any exception, close the cracks and loopholes with thorough background checks and psychological evaluations. >> emotions were high and the youngest speaker at the rally in washington was a surprise guest. >> my grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by their character. i have a dream that enough is enough! and this will be a gun free world. period! >> pretty special. 9-year-old yolanda king is the granddaughter of martin luther king jr. she is the daughter of martin luther king iii. >>> 40,000 people joined in the demonstration in san francisco. were at the civic center plaza as the march proceeded. >> simone powell! >> reporter: in front of san

this is all happened so quickly for the kids from marjory stoneman douglas high school. th it was less than six weeks ago where the gunman slaughtered 17. now sparking rallies around the world and bringing the message to washington, d.c. for the march for our lives. >> you will be here with 500,000 kids. could you expect this to happen? >> honestly? as humble as this is, yes. i think our generation is sick of having to look through the mass shootings and prepare for tragedies like this. >> reporter: to that end, students turned lobbyists. meeting with members of congress like virginia senator tim kaine. >> you have started something powerful around this country. >> reporter: you can't even vote and he says you and all of you are doing something that hasn't happened before. >> i mean i definitely think generation z is the generation built on technology. we are aware of the fact we are capable of change. >> reporter: a generation that uses social media to inspire action. >> you keep on your phone a running total of teenagers shot? he uses an app that updates the gun violen

the february 14th, 2018 attack on marjory stoneman douglas high school at parkland, florida, was an evil act committed by a troubled young man. he will account for what he has done in the court of law, but today, we will also call the government to account for its role or absence of el role in the tragedy. federal state and local officials each received tips about the alarming behavior of the parkland shooter. the failure to act al allowed a parkland shooter to maintain and possess firearms. in the wake of the parkland attack, this committee has the obligation to find out what happened. we must hold our government to account for its failures and to make sure that plans are in place to avoid future tragedies. but we must rally around consensus, evidence-based solutions that will protect the nation's most valuable resource, its young from violent attacks. i hope that political opportunists will not interject extreme agenda to into this deb. it may be good for the political effect effects of both parties and the fund-raising for midterms, but it is not good for america, and the safety of th

at marjory stoneman douglas high school. in parkland, florida. tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on this city. more than 800 other places around the world are planning marchs too. all joining the parkland students in saying never again. at this hour several prerally events are in full swing. inclouding a big concert benefitting gun violence prevention groups and a prayer vigil. joining me now a student sur voifr from parkland. a jr. at marjory stoneman douglas high school. who along with her classmates is trying to change the minds of people like my second guest. former ambassador to portugal. a prominent republican donor who announced in the wake of the shooting he wouldn't contribute to candidates or groups unless they support a ban on assault weapons. thank you for being here. you parkland students have been chris crossing the country. doing media. a will the of people are astounded by your resilience given what you went through. how are you able to go from such a shock such a tragedy, to the kind of act

right, ifen to my 14-year-old freshman at marjory stoneman douglas high school. some of you may have heard her brother speak. rebecca,d her mother rebecca would you stand, please? this is lauren and david's mother. >> and a public school teacher. represent the strength behind david and all men that walk in their footsteps . lauren., my name is i'm a freshman at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. on february 14 i went through an unimaginable tragedy. everyone at my school did. but unfortunately we now know what it is like to go through it . i was in my fourth period tv production class when it all started. we were getting ready for the end of the day, we were packing up, we were laughing with my fence dust my friends, we were having a great valentine's day. -- laughing with my friends, we were having a great valentine's day. as we were finishing up we heard the sound go off. weird, becauseas it was a fire drill. earlier in the day we had another one. we assumed it was a valentine's day prank. as we took our time and packed up, we walked dow

i am here today because i am a marjory stoneman douglas student. [applause] >> however, i am not here for the media. i am not here for the crowd, as great as you are, for the fame, or for the fun. i am here working every day for my 17 fellow eagles pronounced dead because of gunfire. i am here for every person that has died at the hands of gun violence and for the many more whose lives were forever changed because of it. i hope that is why we are all here. this is more than just a march. this is more than one event. this is not a publicity stunt, a single day in history. this is a movement. this is a movement to relying got the persistence and passion of its people. [applause] >> we cannot move on. if we move on, the nra and is against us will win. they want us to forget. they want to retreat into the shadows. they want to be back on top, unquestioned in their corruption. we will not let that happen. [applause] today and every day, we will continue to fight for those things that are right. we will continue to fight for common sense, we will continu

meanwhile a new era begins for students at stoneman douglas.dimitri hoth/student, marjory stoneman douglas high school"i think it's really we're all together the healing process and memories within the halls of this school."i'm john lorinc reporting. (pam) in the north bay... a student has been arrested ... after admitting to writing a threatening note in an analy high school restroom yesterday. students were sent home early yesterday in sebastopol... after the threatening graffiti was found ... authorities say, investigators examined the handwriting and other information... leading to the student. following an investigation ... the student admitted to writing the graffiti. the student was arrested.... m and is facing charges for making criminal threats. let's take a look outside right now...(pam) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. a powerful storm is now a powerful storm is now on final approach and headed toward the bay area. a few showers have already started showing up on doppler radar, but much heavier rain is on the way. it will be loud toni

john barnett/ marjory stoneman douglas junior "so maybe when you buy this gun you have to buy a safe to put it in...maybe every year you have to reapply and do mental health background checks."john barnett and adam alhanti have become anti-gun advocates since watching fellow students die around them.they told this crowd...no one would have to think about fortifying schools if the common denominator in mass shootings - the guns- were properly dealt with - calling out the roseville joint unified high school district for taking 300,000 dollars in grants from the nra, more than any other district in the country.adam alhanti/ marjorie stoneman- douglas senior "even schools are taking money from the nra... and i didn't even know why a school would need money from the nra."add that to the list of concerns... in this room.pamela lyons is worried about lockdown protocols. pamela lyons/ kennedy high shool senior: "i don't feel safe just being stuck in a classroom. if would feel better if we had somewhere to go"others are how their peers in parkland are changing the conversation about guns.dani

police say cruz admitted to opening fire at marjory stoneman douglas high school last month, killing 17 people. on investigation. (vicki) police say they arrested three teens who allegedly made threats against their school earlier this week. it happened at edna hill middle school in brentwood on wednesday. police say the three juveniles had talked about committing an act of violence at their school and against one of their classmates. officials arrested two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old on conspiracy and criminal threat charges. they were booked into the contra costa juvenile hall. police say their families are cooperating with the investigation. (grant) florida school shooter nikolas cruz will continue to be held without bond following a judge's ruling today. appearing via video conference, cruz hung his head as he stood next to his attorney during the bond hearing. police say cruz admitted to opening fire at marjory stoneman douglas high school last month, killing 17 people. on wednesday, a grand jury charged him with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted mur

the marjory stoneman douglas act certainly isn't perfect. the idea of putting more guns into schools in order to reduce gun violence seems to me an idea that can only end in more tragedy, but the many other provisions in the bill make it a great step in the right direction and it proves what i tell my students is true, their actions can change the world. i got into teaching because i wanted to inspire students. but now they are inspiring me. the issues surrounding mass shootings in this country are complex and to pretend otherwise is naive and continues to put the general public, especially our children, in danger. people have suggested that this is a mental health issue. some have suggested that it is a school safety issue. i agree with both of those statements. we do need better resources for the mentally ill in our country, not just to prevent mass shootings but to work together for a better quality of life for the thousands of people who suffer from these mental illness. we do need to increase safety in our schools to protect our childre

lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: i think it is great to see the unity from all over the country and all over the world, just for our school. i never imagined this would happen.in washington, i'm camila bernal. (grant) there are several march for our lives rallies in the bay area tomorrow. the largest ones are being held in san francisco, san jose, and oakland. to find a rally near you-- go to our website at kron4 dot com. (grant) still ahead--- damage continues after yesterday's storm-- and more rain is on the way. (catherine) also - a san jose teenager is arrested -- and the video goes viral. now - his parents are speaking out. (grant) and after the break-- we'll show you the dramatic images as cars get stuck in flood waters in northern california. (mabrisa) i'm meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. get ready for spring-at the ross spring shoe event. ross has the must-have styles and brands for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. step one: get to ross. step two: walk out with top brands at big savings...

marjory stoneman douglas in parkland, florida is one of 3000 schools taking part in this coast-to-coast demonstration. there in parkland one month ago 17 students and staff members were killed. in washington, dc we've been showing you protesters gathering from capitol hill to the white house. >> we want to show kids that anyone can stand up and show their opinions. it doesn't matter how old or young you are. all voices matter. >> there's another rally plan for saturday, march 24. demonstrators will march in washington, dc demanding safe schools and an end to gun violence. >> we're less than one hour away from students walking out of there classes. alex savidge joining us now live.>> reporter: in preparation in oakland, we are outside oakland tech. you do have some students beginning to do some of the set up for the event. begins one hour from now. students walking out of class to take a stand against gun violence. they will pay tribute to the victims in the schools -- school shooting in parkland, florida. here in oakland these student protesters have the backing of the district official

shortly after students returned to marjory stoneman douglas high school sat down for class for the first time since the massacre two weeks ago, president trump was talking tough on guns with lawmakers. >> we've got to stop this nonsense. it's time. >> during a bipartisan meeting with congress, the president crossed both party lines and the nra. he called for tighter background checks and rallied to raise the age to buy weapons like the one used in parkland. >> it doesn't make sense. i have to wait until i'm 21 to get a handgun, but i can get this weapon at 18. i don't know. i'm just curious what you did in this bill. >> i didn't address it. >> you know why? because you're afraid of the nra. >> an nra spokesperson said, quote, while it made for great tv, the gun control law would make for bad policy. lawmakers on both side os the aisle question whether the president will follow through. >> it crossed everybody's mind. is this the tuesday trump or thursday trump? it's wednesday, so we don't know. we'll see. i hope that he sticks to it. >> i don't know yet whether that was just a performanc

the national walkout was inspired by students of marjory stoneman douglas high school, and adriana diaz was there tonight. >> reporter: a sea of students streamed out of the school behind a national movement. parents at marjory stoneman douglas high school cheered them on, like rick and rosemary jensen. >> this wasn't the way i wanted my son to become an activist, but, you know what, i'm so glad the kids have found their voices. uoyinghope it is what is buoying them, because this isn't easy for them. >> reporter: freshman alexa palen and brianna jesionowski hugged by a memorial for their friend, 14-year-old gina montalto. does a walkout, like what you guys are doing, do you think it helps? >> it does help, because it shows that the community is so hrong and that we are coming through this together. >> reporter: but the father of 14-year-old victim alaina petty wants a different approach. on twitter, ryan petty encouraged students to walk up to the kid who causes nts urbances in class and ask how he's doing, adding the hashtag "walk up, not out." still, in portland, oregon, orudents in f

the action comes one month after the deadly shooting at florida's marjory stoneman douglas high school. nikki battiste is in parkland, florida. good morning, nikki. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. students here at stoneman douglas set the stage for the student walkout to honor the classmates that they lost and to fight for gun reform. they will be joined by thousands of students across the country who are expected to march, observe a moment of violence, or wear orange, a color symbolic of gun violence awareness. at exactly 10:00 a.m. students across the u.s. and other parts of the world will walk out for 17 minutes, one minute for each of the victims massacred at park land's marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. >> we the young students are advocating for change and we want change now kwr they . >> reporter: they estimate more than 3,000 schools will participate today. leading the walkout are the students at stoneman douglas high school who started the movement to urge lawmakers to pass tighter gun laws. >> i want people to know stoneman douglas will be the

katherine posada is a 10th grade teacher at marjorie stoneman douglas high school. she teaches language arts there. she was in the building during the attack. and she took great action to keep her students safe. michael beckerman is the president and c.e.o. of internet association which includes google and facebook as its clients. prior to joining the association, mr. beckerman served 12 years as a congressional staff member, serving as deputy staff director and chief policy advisor to the chairman of the u.s. house committee on energy and commerce. and for those of you involved in this tragedy, it's been expressed so many times, our condolences and particularly to mr. petty and mr. posada for the traumatic experiences that you've gone through. i couldn't imagine what they are. but you're here to speak on those so i'll start with you, mr. petty, and then ms. posada and then mr. beckerman. >> mr. chairman, madam ranking member and the committee members, thank you for having me here today. i'd like to share a quick statement from the families and then i'll begin my pe

students of marjory stoneman douglas high school organized the event. we go live to washington, d.c. with what to expect. hi, serena. >> reporter: hi, alexis. the crowds have gathered. the music has started. the students are making sure people know this is just the beginning of their movement. the student-led takeover of the nation's capital. some arriving by the bus load. others like sam by plane, all with a message. >> i want the world to know that we're not going to stop feel safe anywhere. >> reporter: his friend was one of the victims of last month's shooting. >> it's so frustrating because he should still be here. they should all still be here. >> reporter: sadness and anger shared by a senior at marjory stoneman douglas high school. >> let us march in unisom because i say enough is enough. >> reporter: students across the country joined them to tell lawmakers. >> our voice are loud, our voice are clear and our voice is about to change history. >> reporter: today as the sun rose over the nation's capitol, students, teachers and parents packing the

estudiantes de la escuela marjory stoneman douglas viajan a la capital del paÍs para reunirse con legisladores y pedirles leyes mÁs estrictas para la venta y el uso de aguas de juego en este paÍs y para participar en las multitudinarias marchas programadas para el prÓximo sÁbado en todo el paÍs. reportera: carlos rodrÍguez como muchos otros de sus compaÑeros prepara sus maletas para el tan esperado viaje a washington d.c. a realizar la marcha por nuestras vidas, este sÁbado. >> ha sido un mes tan difÍcil. de tristeza, de lÁgrimas. de tener coraje para seguir adelante. vamos a washington como una voz, unidos. 2.5 millones de personas para encontrar un cambio en el sistema polÍtico. reportera: para lo que viajarÁn en este autobÚs. la primera parada serÁ en el capitolio. allÍ tienen pautadas algunas reuniones con legisladores tras llevarles un mensaje. -- para llevarles un mensaje. >> que no vamos a parar. les vamos a decir que si no nos van cambio ahora nosotros los demÁs daremos cuando nosotros votemos. reportera: el evento es organizado por los propios alumnos con la ayuda fina

he actually went to marjory stoneman douglas high school. he gets a call from his wife. they go because their kids go to school near that school and just the harrowing feeling of being a parent, not sure what's happening with your kids, and then going to tallahassee and being confronted by parents. he shakes hands with dan daily, young city commissioner. his words to me were do something. i had to tell him i legally can't do anything because the governor could take my job away if i tried. mo marion hammer worked to enact in 2011, during rick scott's first year in office, a statute that punishes local officials. officials can be fined thousands of dollars and removed from office. you backed that bill. >> i wrote it. >> marion hammer wrote it and you added your name to it. >> no, i wrote it. >> why shouldn't a local municipality be able to write their own gun laws? >> because in the state of florida we don't want people to inadvertently to become criminals because they go from one county to another. we feel whatever the gun laws are, they ought to exist equally over the st

>> delaney: first of all our school is marjorie stoneman douglas, not marjorie douglas. i felt like i needed to clarify that. i'm glad that cheryl had a gun, because he is a person who should have a gun. but a teacher? a teacher does not need a weapon like that. a teacher's job is to educate, not to defend. they are pushing that a good guy with a gun -- what do you define as a good guy with a gun? i would define it as a highly trained professional. not filling our classrooms with weapons. that is not a good guy with a gun. >> chris: what about the application when he says nobody would know your name, that this is an ego trip? >> cameron: i think that's the most pathetic thing i've seen out of this possibly even beating christ as actors. they can't attack our argument so they are attacking us personally. the fact that they are saying that all we want out of this is for people to know our names, they have no idea how much each of us would give for it to be february 13th again. the fact that they stooped that low, i can't imagine how much lower they can get. >> chris: i wan

one month ago today... 17 people were shot and killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. schools here in the bay area will be holding their own walkouts in just about 3 hours from now. we will have details on those walkouts coming up in just a few minutes. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. ( robin ) and i'm robin winston. lets start the morning with a check of weather... (james)an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with breezy and gusty winds at times. dry conditions develop for the weekend with an unsettled weather potentially returning during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. next week.the first half of returning during potentially weather unsettled weather potentially returning during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a big story this morning... in just a few hours... students across the bay area will walkout of their cla

the time it took for the shooter at marjory stoneman douglas high school to carry out the murder of 17 students and staff. all of the survivors of mass shootings were brought together today by the pain they suffered with the loss of a classmate or their parent, sibling or friend. they showed the country they have a voice and they're not afraid to use it. >> help us but screaming as loud as you can, that we're tired of being forced under the rug. we're tired of seeing the faces of victims exposed on screens who were stolen from us too fast to even understand why what and why it happened. >> i need each and every one of you, no matter your age, to continue to fight alongside us. because hearts can not pump without blood and i don't want your community to join the ghastly inner circle that mine is now a part of. >> and to the politicians that believe that they're right to own a gun comes before our lives, get ready to be voted out. by us. >> when politicians send their thoughts and prayers with no action, we say no more. and to those politicians supported by the nra that allow the continu

speakers included a graduate from marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida. >>> support for this weekend's marches on twitter as well. former president barack obama applaudedity kids behind the movement tweeting michelle and i are so inspired by all the young people who made today's marches happen. keep at it. you're leading us forward. nothing can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change. so far no tweets from president trump. >>> activism in southern california as well, senator camilla maris joined the crowd in los angeles and tweeted that video. >>> not just thousands of people but signs, too. we've received pictures all day long and we thank you for those. this one a powerful one. listen to the kids. this picture was taken in the middle of the rain in the march in san jose. here is a picture taken by the march in burlingame, a colorful post that reads lives not guns. we have posted more pictures from yesterday's marches on our website nbcbayarea.com. you can see a slide show featuring pictures and video from all across the bay area. >>> turning to other news

that's the weapon used by the gunmen at marjory stoneman douglas high school. dick's sporting goods made a similar announcement that they decided to pull assault style rifles off their shelf. like walmart, dicks is banning gun sales to anyone under the age of 21. today at a dick's sporting goods in santa rosa, one customer drove to the store to thank the manager for the change in policy. >> i just really appreciate what your store and the decision that your ceo made about not selling the bump stocks and assault weapons and you know, the fact that he's a gun owner but he said it's gone too far in california state lawsuit already bans the sale of assault style rifles and high capacity magazines but the higher age limit is stricter than current law. >>> hundreds of demonstrators gathered in downtown san francisco today outside the office building that serves as the headquarters for ice. henry lee reports, they were protesting the recent crack down on undocumented immigrants in northern california. . >> hundreds of people surrounded offices in san francisco protest

as a former teacher, at marjory stoneman douglas, now the parent of a student there, what do you make of what we saw and what we heard here in washington and there in parkland today? >> i was really proud of them. coming from the school, those kids are very well-organized. they're taught very high standards. so i didn't expect any different from them. >> what do you want to see happen next? what do you want to see come after this march and rally, fran? >> i would like to see change. i really -- not necessarily banning all weapons, but, yes. having gun reform, looking at the whole picture. maybe having a national network so that this way if people move state to state that this way we at least know what kind of weapons they do have. even limiting the amount of magazines that they're allowed to have, and, you know, purchase. because that would have stopped at least some of the shootings. >> how was your family impacted by the terrible events that took place last month? >> every day is a different adventure. my daughter definitely, although she was not in the building, one of her friends

one minute for each victim killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school. >> we, the young people of this country, are advocating for change. we want something to change now. >> some schools across the u.s. are discouraging students from the event, but here in the bay area, dozens of schools are expected to participate. we now know prosecutors will seek the death penalty against nikolas cruz, the teenager accused in that deadly shooting in parkland. his defense team argues he was mentally unstable and the death penalty might be going too far. he is set to be arraigned this morning. >>> more fallout following the resignation of a spokesperson for the san francisco domitian -- division of immigration and customs enforcement. trump administration officials claim 800 criminals evaded arrest during immigration sweeps two weeks ago. officials are saying they cannot put a number on how many targets avoided arrest. meanwhile, the board of supervisors in san francisco voted to spend an additional $882,000 this year for immigrant legal defense. >>> the san francisco police department has fired

marjory stoneman douglas high school. >> what is going on? >> a shooting has taken place. >> breaking news, the police say a shooter believed to be just 19 years old at his former high school. a heartbreaking day in florida and sadly all too familiar. >> how many more students are going to have to digest because politicians refuse to take action? >> this has happened several times and somebody times all we get is thoughts and prayers. can only say tonight at the prayers of the american people are with you. hearts go out, prayers go out. >> i come to up the love and prayers of the nation. victims and families have actually been in our thoughts and prayers. this point, they will be gone by midterm election because you are either with us or against us at this one. >> high school students are refusing to let thoughts and prayers be the end of the story. quite students are expected to walk out of their schools. >> hundreds of students coming outside, these are student organized events, really powered by social media. >> why is no one in washington

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to the students of marjory stoneman douglas high school: you made your voices heard." a controversial portion of the law allows some teachers to be armed. but only if both the local school district and sheriff's department agree. just hours after it passed.... the n-r-a announced they are suing the state of florida to stop the new age restriction from taking effect. (grant) a very controversial business decision.. to refuse service to police officers at an oaklandcofffee shop -- has people talking. the coffee shop is relatively new to that part of town. (vicki) long time residents and merchants have mixed reactions to the decision to turn officers away. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story "we have a policy of asking police to leave for the physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves" that is what an oakland police officer was told back in february after entering hasta muerte coffee shop here fruitvale and east 27th street. the coffee shop wrote about the incident on their instagram account, word has got out to the community, some folks support the hast

i am a freshman at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. on february 14 i went through an unimaginable tragedy. everyone at my school did. but unfortunately we now know what it is like to go through it and we can imagine what it is like. i was in my fourth period tv production class when it all started. we were getting ready for the end of the day, we were packing up, we were laughing with my friends, having a great valentine's day. right before exchanging valentine's day gifts with each other. as a were finishing up, we heard the sound go off. we thought it was weird, because it was a fire drill. earlier in the day we had had another we assumed it was a one. valentine's day prank. as we took our time and packed up, we walked down the stairs s eventually, and as he walked down the stairs, people were joking and laughing. we took our time. when we got down to the stairs, that's when i realized something really was wrong. as i looked behind my school were supposed to go for our fire drill, i saw kids running. i saw kids running for their life

nikolas cruz in a florida courtroom one month after he opened fire at marjory stoneman douglas high school and parkland. on tuesday, prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty against 19-year- old who is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.>> a plea of not guilty shall be entered on the defendants behalf on all 34 counts. >> rep happened the same day people all over the country marched in solidarity with the school safety movement. students walking out of classrooms to call for change. be silenced.>> reporter: a rally in washington, d.c. as well. students gathered in front of the white house before going to capitol hill where they joined with lawmakers also supporting the cause.>> we will accept nothing less than comprehensive gun control.>> reporter: the house just passed a bill that provides $50 million a year to train students and school personnel to recognize warning signs of violence and to pay for locks on classroom doors and reinforced entries. the bill now goes to the senate. back to you. >> caroline shively, thank you. insid