00:00Twenty-seven children lost their lives in a Texas flood that should never have happened.
00:05And now their families are demanding justice in front of the White House.
00:08Each small trunk placed on the ellipse represents a child who died at summer camp when the Guadalupe
00:13River rose 26 feet in a flash.
00:16Mothers and activists sang through tears, we are gentle, angry people, because these
00:21kids didn't die from a natural disaster, but from failed choices by leaders who slashed
00:25critical emergency funding.
00:27Since Trump took office, more than 600 weather staff have been cut, vital warning systems
00:32shut down.
00:33And in a chilling twist, a new bill just cut $200 million more from climate programs, right
00:39before July 4th, when 135 people died.
00:43Protesters said, this is not leadership, it's cowardice and corruption.
00:48They held signs reading, we need warnings, not cuts, and no more kids lost to climate
00:53disasters.
00:54These parents want action, not thoughts and prayers.
00:57Funding restored, polluters held accountable, and real investment in safer futures.
01:02Because our kids should come home from camp with stories, not be remembered in silence.
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