911 call and the moment that shooter was killed. cnn s shimon prokupecz pushed for straight answers during a press conference on friday. reporter: you say there were 19 officers gathered in the hallway or somewhere. what efforts were made to try and break through that door you say was locked? what efforts were the officers making to try and break through either that door or another door, to get inside that classroom? none at that time. reporter: why? the on-scene commander at the time believed it had transitioned from an active shooter to a barricaded subject. reporter: you have people who are alive, children who are calling 911 saying, please send the police. they are alive in that classroom. there are lives that are at risk. that s not protocol, is it? we re well aware that. reporter: right. why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? again, the on-scene commander considered a barricaded subject and that there was time and there were n
reporter: president biden is expected to meet with the families who are represented by the crosses on the lawn behind me. he will hear from those families. when he tells those families that he understands what they re going through, he means it. this is personal for president biden. he too has had to bury his own child. he will also meet with leaders throughout the community. as you know, this is a community facing scrutiny, because with each news conference, the story altered. and here in this town, not only members of the community but parents and families are upset. let me tell you a little about the town. it s a close-knit community, and i know we hear that cliche repeated over and over, but this is a town where everyone knows