struggling with. as the 11th hour gets underway on a tuesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. tonight, exactly one week after a teenage gunman took 21 lives at an elementary school in uvalde, texas. the very first funerals are getting underway. the murder victims are being laid to rest, the investigation into the shooting, and the police response at the school is only intensifying. there are reports that uvalde police are no longer cooperating with texas authorities. nbc news reporting the school district police chief initially did cooperate. but has yet to respond to requests for follow-up questions made today s. ago texas officials say the chief prevented officers from confronting the shooter, for more than an hour. today, that very same chief was sworn in as a member of the city council. the justice department opening up its own inquiry into the police response. meanwhile, in washington, there are some in congress that believe they might be able to fi
good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. tonight, exactly one week after a teenage gunman took 21 lives at an elementary school in uvalde, texas. the very first funerals are getting underway. the murder victims are being laid to rest, the investigation into the shooting, and the police response at the school is only intensifying. there are reports that uvalde police are no longer cooperating with texas authorities. nbc news reporting the school district police chief initially did cooperate. but has yet to respond to requests for follow-up questions made today. texas officials say the chief prevented officers from confronting the shooter, for more than an hour. today, that very same chief was sworn in as a member of the city council. the justice department opening up its own inquiry into the police response. meanwhile, in washington, there are some in congress that believe they might be able to find common ground on some gun safety measures. the house judiciary committe
course. saying the united states will in fact send advanced rocket systems to the war torn country. we will have more on what led to the presidents change of heart. good morning, welcome to way too early, on this wednesday june 1st. i m jonathan lemere, thank you for being with us. the official account has changed once again. concerning how the gunman who massacred 19 children and their teachers entered the texas school. last friday, the director of the texas department of safety, said a teacher propped open the door. in which of the gunman used to enter. now the agency says the teacher had come back to close the door, but had failed to locked. the new account comes after a attorney for the teacher told the san antonio express news, that the teacher did prop up an the door. using a rock, so she could carry food from her car into the school. once you saw the gunman crashes car into a ditch. she went back inside the school to get her phone to report to crush the police. t
before. we are told that some clerks are so alarmed, they re exploring seeking counsel. let s bring in cnn s joan biscupic with the exclusive reporting. joan, tell us what you re learning. sure. first of all, remember, this is the most important case of this term, in many years, potential to roll back a half century of abortion rights, privacy rights. midway through negotiations of this case a draft document was leaked, as we all know, it was leaked from last february. so not only did the public see where the court was headed to roll back roe v. wade but seriously disrupted negotiations in terms of justice where is they were going to head by june. chief justice john roberts launched an unprecedented investigation four weeks ago today. apparently that has made absolutely insufficient progress, i would say. and they have taken this new step to have clerks sign affidavits. i m not sure exactly of the wording. but there would be denial of any responsibility. and also starting