first glimpse. with regard to the responding officers, as you mentioned, this deepens the question about the total police response and why they did not act sooner to try to take down the gunman. according to investigators and other people who have looked at this photograph, they are baffled as to why police did not act sooner, knowing that they had in their minds, in the minds of people who have reviewed this evidence, that they had not only the sufficient equipment but sufficient firepower to try to breach that classroom door. because it wasn t a pistol of theirs versus an ar-15-style rifle of his, right? they were matching him on firepower. well, brianna, that s actually a very good point. initially i think the public, to some extent, was led to believe that those early responding officers and while it may be true for the earliest responding officers, but i think the public was led to believe that officers and those early minutes only had pistols, as a matter of fact i
and being the saudis now starting up this, you know, tournament of their own, and this sports washing that they re doing, trying to buy respect on the world stage, trying to improve their image, just be truthful, you know, just work with the truth instead of hiding behind lies. that s how you gain respect. you can t buy it. you have to earn it. terry, wonderful to have you this morning. thank you so much for speaking with us. thank you for having me. and new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is wednesday, june 15th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and new this morning, president biden taking on big oil, demanding immediate action from seven major oil companies to boost supplies. in a letter to the companies, he slams their high profit margins, and insists they are not acceptable when americans are paying record prices at the pump. the president blames the oil companies for blunting the impact of
the nation as demonstrators demand stricter gun laws. cnn correspondents spanned out across the country to cover the push for gun reform. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we start in ukraine, where officials are claiming progress in the south, as russian shelling rains down on the east. ukraine has been pushing forward with this counteroffensive in the kherson region, and president volodymyr zelenskyy says another area has been cleared of russian troops. here he is. translator: the ukrainian military gradually liberates the territory of the kherson region. the day the village of tevriska was added to the list of those returned to our state. there are several areas in. russian artillery is playing a big role in the fighting in the east. the ukrainian governor says heavy weapons are dismantling buildings in entire neighborhoods in severodonetsk. russia now controls most of the city, but the governor says ukrainian troops are still fightin
the main point there expected to zero in on this time around as they make their case. we have gone through our retirement savings more quickly than we had anticipated. plus, recognizing inflation putting the squeeze on senior citizens. a dire economic situation forcing some retirees to make sacrifices in order to survive. we are always grateful for your company and you take time to be with us this morning. thank you for being here. always a pleasure to be with you. we begin with this developing story out of utah where more than two dozen people believed to be members of a hate group have been arrested for conspiracy to riot near a pride parade. police say the suspects were all wearing similar clothing and they bore the insignia of a known white nationalist organization. patriot front. yes. so police in couer d alene, idaho where this happened, pulled as many as 31 men from the back of a uhaul yesterday afternoon. investigators believe those men were in possession of
looked ed like a little army t was loading up into the vehicle. who this group is and their motives. the january 6th committee set to hold its second public hearing tomorrow on its investigation into the deadly insurrection. the main points they re expected to zero in on as they make their case to the american people. i know you feel the rising costs all around you. listen to this, what was once a hobby for some is a cnecessity for many now. how couponing is helping many families stay above the water in these tough economic times. we may soon finally learn if there is anyone or anything else out there. why nasa is going in search of ufos and what they re hoping to find. we re so gratful you re starting your sunday and your week with us. it is june 12th. great to be with you. good to have you here, boris. always good to be with you. even when we re talking about some of these stories we have to talk about today, namely this developing story out of idaho we have bee