shooting now charged with seven counts of first degree murder. more charges coming police say. police say they had two calls about the gunman back in 2019, one in april was a report about him attempting suicide. that was ultimately handled by mental health professionals. and then in september, a family member called police saying he had threatened to, quote, kill everyone. in that case officers con confiscated a collection of knives and a sword. at this point they say there was who probable cause to arrest him, but a short time later he legally purchased five firearms including a pistol and the high powered rifle he used to kill innocent people. which raises questions about the earlier police visits and whether more could have been done to prevent this tragedy. investigators also revealing the suspect may have been planning this attack for weeks, several weeks. and they say that afterwards he wore women s clothing as you see here to conceal his identity and facial tattoos. th
one of the many heartbreaking stories emerging from the shooting, the 2-year-old boy who lost both of his parents, rescued by strangers. his father killed shielding his son from the gun fire. stephanie ramos is standing by. the january 6th commit teal hears from a major witness this week. former white house counsel pat cipollone set to testify, wg the ansidind closedfray unldg at the u.s. overght, weaponin arsenalre b de our te ok at ukrainian forces with u.s. rockets capable of hitting 40 miles away. also tonight, after receiving a hand-written letter from wnba star brittney griner, the white house says the president and vice president spoke with her wife today. their message to griner tonight. a skaifting new report says authorities in uvalde, texas, has several chances to stop the massacre at robb elementary before it started. the report finds an officer armed with a rifle had the gunman in his sights before he went into the school and waited for permission to shoo
10 to 25 years or more, people coming, seeking abortion. can you handle the increase? i don t know if we can handle the increase. the concerns from abortion providers as they brace for an influx of patients falling the reversal of roe v. wade. and stepping up to help those in need, how some food banks are providing more than just meals. thank you so much for starting your morning and your week with us. it is sunday, july 3rd. kristin, i don t know about you, some people were setting off fireworks early, they kept me up last night. really? already? in that rainstorm last night, we got a ton of rain here in washington last night. but, you know, boris, i don t know about you, after this show is over, i m staying put, because we re beginning another packed day on the road and at u.s. airports as millions of americans travel for the holiday weekend. so far nearly 200 flights have already been canceled, that s in addition to the more than 650 flights canceled yesterday.
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this sunday. i m fredricka whitfield. we re following breaking news on a damning new report with heartbreaking details into the massacre at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. the report just released by the texas house investigative committee found systemic failures and egregious poor decision making by multiple entities including law enforcement, the school and the shooter s family. the report also says the attacker likely murdered most of the victims before responders were able to get to the school. 19 children and two teachers were killed in may when an 18-year-old gunman broke into the school and opened fire. we are joined now from uvalde, texas. this is the first we re hearing now in this report that in this fact-finding report that the committee believes that most of those 18 children and two teachers killed were killed before the first responders got there even though in the surveillance video you can hear r
americans cast their ballot in yesterday s primaries. from new york and florida, including one big win in a swing district that could foreshadow what we see in november. plus, today marks independence day in ukraine. now under high alert that moscow could step up strikes on civilians. we ll bring you a live report from the ground. joe biden is suspected to announce in the upcoming hours a decision on student loan debt. we ll tell you what we can expect. and uvalde, texas, the fate of the school police chief hangs in the balance today. while some children who survived the massacre are simply too scared to return to the classroom. we begin this hour with the results from some key races in tuesday s primary elections. in new york and in florida. in new york s newly redrun 12th congressional district, jerry nadler defeated carolyn maloney in a race that put two veteran democrats against one another. in florida s primary, it was former governor and current congressman char