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
states will in fact send advance rocket systems to the war-torn country. we ll have more on what changed the president s mind there. along with joe and mika, we ve got mike barnicle and elise jordan and the former chairman of the republican national committee michael steele. we will begin in texas, where the official account has changed again, about how the gunman who killed 19 children and their two teachers entered that school in uvalde. last friday, you ll rememberer the director of the department of public safety said a teacher had propped open a door through which the gunman entered the school. well, now, the agency said the teacher had come back to close the door but it just failed to lock. this new account comes after an attorney for the teacher told the san antonio express news the teacher did prop open the door using a rock to carry food from her car into the school. when she saw the gunman crash his car into a ditch, she went back inside to get her phone to report t
president biden said he plans to meet with lawmakers about gun safety, but no word on when that will happen. meanwhile, lawmakers are talking in washington about how to prevent this type of unthinkable tragedy. while families and friends of the shooting victims are living with it. facing new stark realities. as nbc s morgan chesky reports. tonight, heartbreak hitting home, with hundreds saying final goodbyes. we just feel sad man. like it hit too hard. 21 funerals over the next two weeks. including services for four 10 year olds today. she wanted to be a marine biologist. family of nevaeh bravo who is heaven spelled backwards, said she is lined with angel s. jose flores jr. s father said he wanted to be a police officer because he loved protecting others. and amerie jo garza her family said called 9-1-1 this morning. i want to honor her name, i
we ll dive into uvalde, texas, where the funerals continue for the 19 children and two teachers killed in last week s shooting. this as new details about the time line of the attack emerge and why officers waited to engage the gunman. nbc news correspondent morgan chesky has more from uvalde. reporter: heartbreak hitting home with hundreds saying final good-byes. it s sad, man, hits your heart. reporter: 21 funerals other the next two week, maite rodriguez was remembered as a sweet soul. he wanted to be a marine biologist. family of neviaeh hernandez whose name is heaven spelled backward. and he liked protecting others. amerie jo garza her family said called 911 that morning. i just want to honor her name. i want her to be remembered as the type of person she was. reporter: the girl scouts