over the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave will: we are back. fox and friends they said i went too slow in the rehearsal and we need to speed it up a little bit because we are at the raceway you know what is impressive, the view we have this morning. you cannot beat this. you know what they say about the motor speedway, america s home for racing and we have the privilege yet again of being here on site with nascar both mornings, look at the bunting going, next to the logo, memorial day weekend, honor and remember. it s got the name of marine lance corporal jeremy west on the hood, all the cars will have that this weekend. he was killed in iraq in 2006, a marine how remembering those. pete: every current individua
crimes against humanity. cnn is at the scene of one of his alleged warcrimes. let s go outfront. good evening, i m erica hill in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, it was the wrong decision. that admission from the texas department of public safety who said today, the officers on the scene made major mistakes in their response to the mass shooting at rob elementary school, waiting more than an hour to enter the classroom where 18-year-old gunman was holed up with children and two teachers, some who had already been murdered, others injures, others playing dead. some desperately calling 911 for help. why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? again, you know, the on-scene commander considered a barricaded subject and there was time and children at risk. of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. we now know there were 19 officers waiting in the hallway just feet from the classroom. they stood by as these y
even though he was firing shots outside for some 12 minutes, there are so many unanswered questions. here is what we do know. 11:28 a.m. central time the suspect crashed his truck into a ditch near the school. he exited the vehicle, fired at two witnesses across the street. at 11:40 a.m. the gunman entered the school through an unlocked door on the west side of the building. four minutes later, officers entered the school, received gunfire then retreated from the building as they called for backup. it was not until an hour later, full hour, 12:44 p.m. local time that a tactical team made entry and killed the suspect. this morning we are learning more about just what was going on inside that classroom. mia got some blood and put it on herself to pretend she was dead. she had bullet fragments in her back. that poor little girl and so many stories just hike it. we ll have more on mia s story in a moment. let s begin though on the investigation. cnn crime and justice correspo
world, i am jim acosta, wolf blitzer is off, you are in the situation room. the fallout is just beginning after the stunning admission by police in texas that a wrong decision was made in response of the school s massacre. governor abbott saying he was misled. our correspondent has our report from uvalde, texas. i was misled. i tonight, greg abbott aiming his anger at law enforcement. my expectation is that the law enforcement leaders that are leading the investigations which includes the texas rangers and the fbi, they get to the bottom of every fact with absolute certainty. reporter: after damming new admissions from texas authorities surrounding the commander who made the decision not to immediately enter the classroom the gunman was in. the decision was made this was a barricaded subject. there was time to retrieve the key to wait for a tactical team to breach the door to take on the subject at that point. that was a wrong decision. reporter: officials exp
gunman walked into robb elementary unobstructed and in the building for approximately an hour. katie: it started 11:28 a.m. when he crashed his car and shot at onlookers across the street. 11:40 he entered the campus. 40 minutes later they entered confronted backed up. an hour later border patrol entered shot dead. brian: wow, is that different than what we heard yesterday. one girl spread blood on herself and went to survival mode friend of hers who had been shot. one student protecting her students is dead. emma s husband suffered heart attack after placing flowers. family members say he died of a broken heart. today texas governor greg abbott is set to hold a press conference and president biden is going to visit on sunday with the first lady. pete: man, you know, you always struggle with the initial reports not knowing what is. brian: this is oso dramatically different. pete pete so dramatically different. shootout with a school resource officers. multiple officer