US President Joe Biden and the first lady have paid their respects to the grief-stricken community of Uvalde, Texas. sophie_walsh9 9News LATEST:
and First Lady Jill Biden have offered comfort to a city gripped by grief and anger as they paid respects at a memorial to 19 students and two teachers slain during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.
The shootings in Texas and New York and their aftermath put a fresh spotlight on the nation's entrenched divisions and its inability to forge consensus on"Evil came to that elementary school classroom in Texas, to that grocery store in New York, to far too many places where innocents have died," Biden said on Saturday in a commencement address at the University of Delaware. "We have to stand stronger. We must stand stronger.
A crowd of about 100 people chanted "do something" as Biden left the church to head to private meetings with family members at a community center. "We will," he responded. "It's more than mourning," she said. "We want change. We want action. It continues to be something that happens over and over and over. A mass shooting happens. It's on the news. People cry. Then it's gone. Nobody cares. And then it happens again. And again."Officials revealed Friday that students and teachers repeatedly begged 911 operators for help as a police commander told more than a dozen officers to wait in a hallway.
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