special report. this is cnn breaking news. the celebration of america s birthday marred by yet another, another mass shooting here in the united states. and police have just now identified a person of interest in that attack that killed at least six people and injured more than two dozen. cnn s adrianne broadous is on the scene in highland park, illinois. a manhunt is underway right now for the gunman who has just been identified. reporter: yes, seven years after the shots rang out here in highland park, we want to get information to the viewers right a way. a suspect name s is robert bobby crimo iii and a 22-year-old male and they believe he s driving a 2010 silver hyundai with illinois plates d like dog, m like mary and the number 80653. and investigators gave us this information, this latest update about ten minutes ago. they did not tell us what led them to believe this is their person of interest. not saying if they received a tip. not saying whether or not they he
entering the elementary school. and we know more than an hour passed between the first 911 call and when the shooter was killed. police now acknowledge that tragic mistakes were made. the decision was made that this is barricade the subject situation, there was time to retrieve the keys and wait for a tactical team with the equipment to go ahead and breach the door and take on the subject at that point. that was the decision. it was the wrong decision, period. the incident commander has been identified as uvalde school district police chief pedro pete arredondo. he made two brief statements to the press on the day of the shooting and is not spoken since. texas governor greg abbott faced questions about the praise he initially offered the first responders after the shooting and he said he was misled. i was misled. i am livid about what happened. there are people who deserve answers most. and those are the families whose lives have been destroyed. they need answers that a
200 events across all 50 states. rallies are in response to a leaked u.s. supreme court draft opinion revealing a majority of justices poised to strike down roe v. wade. if overturned, constitutional protections for abortion rights would be likely eliminated in 26 states. we have reporters covering this in several key cities today. cnn s shimon prokupecz is live in the nation s capital. paulo sandoval is covering the event in new york and nadia romero. and the rally began just near the washington monument. there on the mall. later protesters will be marching to the u.s. supreme court. tell us what you re seeing right now? reporter: yeah, so that is the expectation that at around 2:00 the thousands of people expected here, their permitted for about 17,000 people. at around 2:00 they are expected to march to the supreme court. but right now what is going to take place here this morning, starting here shortly, are speakers. speakers are going to take the stage and we re seeing
and so, parents are now wondering, boris, what if our kids were inside, they did what they were taught to do, when there is trouble, you call 911 for help. and someone will be there. it is excruciating but not only there were 911 calls in pleading for police to breech the room as 19 officers waited outside. but you re loose hearing from parents who rushed here after they heard there was a shooting and they heard screams and they heard gunshots inside and yet officers stood by. adrianne broadous, thank you very much. and i do want to share with you that earlier i spoke to state senator roland gutierrez here every day since the unthinkable happened. he became emotional a earlier as he was walking to the memorial that is behind us. there was a family, a young boy that came from out of town, here
immune system, energy .even skin. so healthier can look a lot like.you. cvs. healthier happens together. live pictures right now in both austin and san antonio, texas, where we continue to monitor more than 200 planned events today across all 50 states. and all in response to a leaked u.s. supreme court draft opinion that would strike down roe versus wade. hundreds of thousands are expected to join in as part of the national bans off our bodies rallies. cnn s adrianne proudous is joining us live from chicago and camilla is following the event in los angeles. so adrianne, you first. what are you seeing? reporter: well good afternoon to you, fred. organizers are starting to show up behind us.