chief of the nation s capital in washington, d.c. thank you for being with us. let s start with this report. what questions are you most hoping are answered? well, i think there are still going to be unanswered questions, quite frankly, because, at least from what we ve seen so far, it s been very difficult to get factual information from the department. but from their individual interviews they may begin to put together exactly what took place this is going to be a very negative report obviously. we ve seen the video. there s nothing good coming out of the video. there s nothing good coming out of this entire incident. if it s accurate, and i believe it is accurate, it goes beyond just chief arradondo. the failure was at multiple levels. you don t wait for a supervisor. you don t wait for someone to tell you what to do. you take xhed action. the officers failed to do that and it s not just one
permission to open a door into the hallway where armed officers are already inside. officers inside the building. am i clear to open the door here on the south side of the building? reporter: it s after this moment that we learn that uvalde consolidated independent school district police chief pete arradondo is inside the building as other officers crowd around looking for guidance. arradondo has been a central figure in the state s investigation of the shooting. dps director steve mccraw calling his actions on the day of the massacre a, quote, abject failure. as more officers arrive and more inaction, you can hear police begin to seek direction. what are we doing here? reporter: we also have video from officer justin mendoza who arrived on the scene at 11:58 local time, police helped the first students and teachers from a nearby classroom escape the building. at the same time, sergeant coronado can be seen helping children escape from a window outside. at this point it had bee
25 minutes since police first entered the building. more than 12 minutes later we get our first glimpse of chief arradondo in the hallway of robb elementary. you can hear him pleading with the gunman to give up, but seemingly unaware that children may still be inside the classroom. let me know if there s any kids in there or anything? this could be peaceful. would you tell me your name, anything i inside to know, please? reporter: moments later a critical piece of the puzzle from the camera of officer mend o mendoza. you have a child on the line. what was that? it s going to be room 112. he is in a room full of victims at this moment. reporter: and yet even with that information, six minutes go by without any sort of response. then we see arradondo with a set