CNN announces town hall with students, parents affected by Florida school shooting

[sunonmars]

Is this a first?

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The school shooting in Florida this week has sparked a renewed call for lawmakers to take action, and some of the loudest voices demanding change are not even old enough to vote.

The tragic event, which occurred Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, is one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern history. Seventeen people -- 14 students and three teachers -- were killed and many more injured.
Now, led by the students, this South Florida community is demanding answers on how this could have occurred and are asking what steps will federal and state authorities take to prevent this from happening again.
To help facilitate the discussion, CNN has announced it will hold a nationally televised town hall with the victims' classmates, parents and community members.
"Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action" will air live on Wednesday, February 21 at 9 p.m., ET.
In addition, President Donald Trump, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott, along with the state's Sen. Bill Nelson, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ted Deutch have all been invited to participate in the town hall and hear directly from the grieving community.
A CNN spokeswoman said CNN anchor Jake Tapper will moderate the event and noted that additional details would be released in the coming days.

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Bet all those politicians refuse except the Dems.

[sunonmars]

1. No way are they gonna let Trump show up for that.

[pangaia]

2. They invited Trump, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Rubio ???

screw that shit....

[madaboutharry]

3. Trump, Scott, and Rubio are cowards.

There is no way any of them would have the guts to face that crowd.

[sunonmars]

5. They would get tore to shreds, Rubio would have to explain his NRA payments...

[Amaryllis]

6. Yes, and CNN knows that, but their non-attnedance itself is a statement and an optic.

[sunonmars]

7. exactly, read out their excuses live and let the people rip them new asses.

[Fred Sanders]

4. It would have been nice if CNN did not disrespect the rally today by cutting off their voices and

then have talking heads yap over a silenced split screen.

We want to hear from The People, not the media. Not this time.