next. the war in ukraine fighting intensifies, as russia steps up its offensive in the eastern part of the country. strawberry recall the f.d.a. warning of a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis a infections linked to the fruit. ( playing taps ) and a memorial day tradition, honoring our fallen heroes one note at a time. t this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. cordes: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this memorial day. i m nancy cordes in for norah. tonight, the nation pauses to remember the heroes, veterans and gold star families who served and sacrificed for our freedoms. this afternoon, the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. less than 24 hours earlier, president biden was in texas, visiting families of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in an elementary school shooting last week. tonight, the community of uvalde
plains. where the storms are headed next. the war in ukraine fighting intensifies as russia steps up its offensive in the eastern part of the country. strawwear recall the f.d.a. warning of a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis a infections linked to the fruit. ( playing taps ) and a memorialday tradition, honoring our falon heros one note at a time. cordes: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this memorial day. i m nancy cordes no for norah. tonight the nation pauses to remember the heroes, veterans and gold star families who served and sacrificed for our freedoms. this afternoon the president owheoldi atbom t arlington national cemetery. less than 24 hours earlier, president biden was in texas, visiting families of the 19 children and two teachers who were gunned down in elementary school shooting last week. tonight, the community of uvalde is preparing for the victims funerals, and the justice department has announced it will conduct a critical incident revi
history. red flag laws: the renewed focus on mental health and gun safety. could new laws prevent future mass shootings? americans hit the road. with tens of millions planning to travel this holiday weekend, tonight what you can expect at the airport and the gas station. plus, could severe weather create a travel nightmare? two more months expect more delays before shelves are fully stocked with baby formula, a warning to parents from the head of the f.d.a. deadly home explosion outside philadelphia. what caused the blast that killed at least five people? ( taps ) and on the road with a memorial day tradition heard from coast to coast. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you all for joining us on this friday night. i m margaret brennan in for norah. there is growing outrage tonight after texas police admit to multiple failures in their response to the s
that said, we still, what we don t have is a full picture of why the response seemed to take so long that a number of anguished parents on the scene were reduced to begging police to take action while others demand they be allowed to go in themselves to rescue their children. earlier today, bodies of all 19 kids released to funeral homes and we learn more of their names so we want to start tonight telling you little bit about them. eliana garcia, known as ellie was about to turn 10, loved basketball and cheer leading, according to grandparents, dreamed of one day becoming a teacher herself. annabelle guadalupe rodriguez on the honor roll, ten years old, in the same classroom as her cousin jacqueline cazares, her father one trying to get into the school. her friend, also saving up for a trip to disney world, her sister said she loved tiktok dances, ariana grande and the houston astros, eliana also ten years old, was to play her last softball game tuesday and waiting to hear if
be an artist. and this was 10-year-old jayce identified this evening. and another 10-year-old, makenna lee elrod. her family confirmed she too died in the attack. for them and for all the victims, we now must ask some very tough questions after what we heard today. i know i m an anchor. but i m also angered in the fact that i m a mother of a second grader, of a third grader, an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old, who sends my children, just like you, to school every single day. and i want to know, did the texas school gunman effectively have total freedom to walk in and start killing those 19 children and two teachers? and despite the massive law enforcement response, when you hear me say words tonight like, or you hear the words said like, police say, over the course of this hour, i want you to keep those words in mind more than you might otherwise. because the official version of what happened is changing. and we re going to now examine all the new questions that are coming in as