The U.S. has now witnessed at least 30 shootings at K-12 schools this year, 30.

And it's only May.

The lead starts right now.

Another American tragedy, this time in Uvalde, Texas, 19 young children and two teachers,

all murdered in one classroom.

As pain and outrage overflowed this afternoon into a shouting match when Democrat Beto O'Rourke

confronted Texas leaders, four in his view not doing enough to stop guns from getting

into the wrong hands.

I can't believe you're a six out of a bitch that would come to a deal like this to make

a political issue.

Plus the emotional toll in Uvalde and nationwide, parents grappling with fears about whether

their kids make it home from school.

And at any moment now, President Biden at the White House marking two years since another

deadly event, gripped the nation.

Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper and we start with the National Lead, the United States

of America, mourning the loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead in Uvalde, Texas.

Their lives suddenly ending.

With an 18 year old shooter walked into Rob Elementary School, barricaded himself in

a classroom and started shooting, 21 families.

Now forced to deal with the unthinkable, the loss of a loved one under such horrific circumstances.

The number one cause of death in the United States for children zero to 19 years old for

years was motor vehicle collisions.

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