the mass shooting at robb elementary school earlier this afternoon. this comes as a justice department announces it will conduct an independent review of the law enforcement response to the shooting with the d.o.j. says the mayor of uvalde requested that review after we learned police waited nearly an hour to storm the classroom where the shooter was holed up despite multiple 911 calls from the children still trapped inside. arthel: let s go live to uvalde, texas and our jeff paul is standing by, jeff. arthel what would normally be a day full of excitement that comes along the presidential visit is instead full of sadness as people continue to come here to the city center to pay their respects to the 19 students in two teachers who died. first lady jill biden and president joe biden are now trying to do their best to help this community that continues to grieve. now after landing in san antonio the first family made their way to uvalde their first stop was at robb elementar
that they are doing is working. st. jude is life, and we are forever grateful. the boy scouts and girl scouts of america ringing back at time honored tradition this memorial day placing thousands of american flags at the graves of those that died defending our country. los angeles national cemetery volunteers honored each of the 90,000 grave sites. it is the first time the tradition has returned since the start of the pandemic. it kind of feels like the past three years have come together for this one. it has a lot of impact on me. each one of these, i am honoring you, i am honoring what you have done and i am honoring your dedication to america.