A potentially big moment, but can the U.S. Senate even pass a small bill when it comes

to guns?

The lead starts right now.

Spotted at the White House, a key senator, Senator Pivotal to gun negotiations, what

is appearance might signal about a potential deal plus a devastating account from a teacher

inside the U.S. classroom?

I told myself, I told my kids to act like I'm there to sleep, so I'm going to act like

I'm the sleep also, and I prayed and prayed that I would not hear none of my students

talk.

Why this Uvalde teacher now says he is angry at law enforcement, who he heard in the

hallway while eleven of his students were being killed, and office ultimatums.

Return to the office or lose your job, the tough decision, more workers are now facing.

Welcome to the lead on take tap, where we start with our politics lead today, President

Biden now getting involved as a key Democratic Senator says negotiations with Republicans

on gun reform have reached a quote critical stage.

That Democrat, Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, visited the White House today to give President

Biden a rundown of where bipartisan negotiations stand before Murphy headed back to the Hill

for yet another meeting with his fellow negotiators.

Those lawmakers have expressed growing optimism that a deal for a narrow, targeted

bill could potentially be reached as soon as the end of this week, so what remains on

the table?

Well, incentivizing states to pass red flag laws, potential waiting periods for 18 to 21

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