reform gun laws. deadly crash on the water. two boats collide, killing the five people on board. the dramatic rescue of one survivor the summer travel season off to a bumpy start with flight cancellations and delays piling up i just want to get home one of the biggest airlines announcing it s already canceled 100 flights every day for the entire season. tom cruise soaring into the record books. the new top gun movie is his biggest opening ever and ahead of memorial day, the emotional salute between a proud father and his heroic daughter announcer: this i nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening i m kristen welker in for kate snow. as families across the country prepare to mark memorial day, there is only deepening grief in uvalde, texas. and tonight, the justice department is weighing in, saying it will open a review into why it took officers nearly an hour to take out the gunman, as children were repeatedly calling 911. joe biden was in uvalde today, me
officers nearly an hour to take out the gunman, as children were repeatedly calling 911. joe biden was in uvalde today, meeting with the community in mourning the president, emotional and promising washington will act but what will that action look like, and will it be enough to stop the next mass shooting by one count, more than 1500 people have been killed in more than 270 mass shootings since 2009 an epidemic that only happens in this country. we have multiple reports tonight, beginning with sam brock in uvalde. reporter: tonight, president biden paying his respects to the victims of uvalde. lying flowers at this memorial, at almost exactly the same time the u.s. justice department announced a critical incident review of the police response to the mass shooting to identify lessons learned and best practices. as this community fumes. you pd are cowards! reporter: officers waited in a hallway for more than 45