[Berman:] All right. Happening now, students and teachers who survived the Florida school massacre exactly two weeks ago today, they are now inside their school. Classes are under way. CNN's Dianne Gallagher is there. Dianne, it has to be a very emotional morning there.
[Dianne Gallagher, Cnn National Correspondent:] John, that's an understatement. The parents of children who were killed were walking to school this morning, hugging students. The police officers from dozens of neighboring departments were here. As the principal said, it was going to be the highest security they had ever seen. Undoubtedly, that is exactly what happened. They were escorting the kids in. John, I've been texting with some of the kids who were inside the school now, some of the kids I rode up on the bus with last week to Tallahassee. They said that they started the day off with a 17-second moment of silence. One second for each life lost two weeks ago today in that freshmen building and around the campus during that massacre. They've kind of described it, John, as weird. That's a word I'm getting the most from these texts. It's strange being back. It's emotional. It's tough for them. When we talked to the kids right before they went in, they told us they were apprehensive about going back to school.
[Samantha Grady, Injured Student Returning To School:] I'm hesitant to walk into the building, but I know I have to, to start I have to face it head on. At least that's my approach.
[Candy Novell, Student Returning To School:] I'm nervous. I feel the same as her. I'm really scared to go in.
[Stephanie Horowitz, Student Returning To School:] I'm still in shock from everything that has happened. Going back in to school, I just I'm just worried that it's going to happen again.
[Samantha Fuentes, Injured Student Not Returning To Stoneman Douglas:] I want to be a part of Stoneman Douglas, and I want to live out the rest of my high school career normally, but there's no such thing as normal anymore.
[Gallagher:] That's it, John. What is normal for these kids anymore? They don't really know. The teachers have told me they don't know what normal is anymore, john. The idea today is not curriculum. It's compassion. The principal they're going to all eight of their periods, going to these 20-minute periods. Today, they started school off in the same classes as they did when the shooting happened two weeks ago John.
[Berman:] Every student is different. Some of the students that I've spoken with, they need to get back to class. Others are just not ready yet. I think the school will be sensitive to everyone's needs. Appreciate you being there, Dianne, thanks so much. New this morning, the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods, one of the country's largest sporting goods retailer says the company will stop selling assault-style rifles like the one used in the Parkland shooting. CNN's Alison Kosik joins me now with the details on this. What have we learned?
[Alison Kosik, Cnn Business Correspondent:] You know, this is a prime example of how the kids' voices and its corporate America that you're going to see change happen before I think you see anything happen with Congress. So, this morning, we're hearing from Dick's saying that no longer will you be able to buy assault-style rifles at its stores. It's taking those weapons off the shelves. Just to be clear, it's the Dick's Sporting Goods stores that actually took the weapons off the shelves years ago after Sandy Hook. It's the field and stream stores that continue to sell these kinds of weapons, you will no longer be able to buy them there. Also, Dick's announced that you will no longer be able to buy high-capacity magazines and at Dick's stores all around, you have to be 21 or older to buy any gun. Why is this happening? CEO Ed Stack spoke to Chris Cuomo this morning on "NEW DAY." Let's listen.
[Edward Stack, Chairman And Ceo, Dick's Sporting Goods:] When you look at those kids and their parents and the grief that everyone is going through, we don't want to be a part of this story any longer. We actually sold the shooter a shotgun in November of last year. We looked at that and found out that we did this we had a pit in our stomach and said we need to we don't want to be a part of this story. We need a responsibility to these kids and we decided we are not going to sell these any longer.
[Kosik:] It's pretty stunning that Dick's sold a weapon to the shooter at the high school, at Stoneman Douglas High School back in November. This wasn't the gun that he used. It wasn't the type of gun that he used. It was kind of a wake-up call for Dick's to say, listen, we don't want to become part of this story. Let's go ahead and take these off and let's begin being part of the national conversation about how to start to control this.
[Berman:] Dick's saying they're hearing the kids, they're doing this for the kids. Alison Kosik, thanks so much. Appreciate you being here. Later today, the president will meet with Republican, Democratic lawmakers to talk about the way forward on gun control and school safety. According to the White House, the president still supports raising the age limit to 21 for the purchase of certain firearms. A source close to the White House tells CNN that the president seemed to back off that idea to consider other things that would have a more dramatic effect. Former Trump campaign chair, Paul Manafort, in court at this moment answering the criminal charges from the special counsel. He is inside. What is emerging from this hearing? We're on top of all the breaking news. Stay with us.