footage the statesman writes, arrendondo is trying to find keys to open the classroom doors even though officials say they do not believe officers tried to open either door. the texas tribune reports, officers held their positions outside adjoining classrooms as the gunman fired aft least three more times. the tribune released a surveillance picture, 12:04 p.m., that shows multiple officers with at least two ballistic shields. police would not enter the classroom for another 46 minutes. in transcripts reviewed by the tribune, officers were growing impatient. one agent asks, are there still kids in the classroom? to which another agent answers, it is unknown at this time. the agent replies, you all don t know if there s kids in there? if there s kids in there, we need to go in there. the other agent responds, whoever is in charge will determine that. all of those officers are trained in an active shooter situation. and from the very beginning, even the ones that didn t hav
that was mr. giuliani. he said, we have lots of theories. we just don t have the evidence. and i don t know if that was a gaffe or maybe he didn t think through what he said. i said, what would you have me do? and he said, just do it and let the court sort it out. but rusty bowers, the arizona speaker of the house and other election officials were not just facing pressure from the trump team. many also endured harassment and in some cases actual violence from people in their states who believed trump s election lies. listen to this tape from the michigan secretary of state, jocelyn benson. 45 minutes later, we started to hear the noises outside my home, and that s my stomach sunk. i thought, it s me. and then it s just, we don t know what s going the uncertainty of that was what was the fear. like, are they coming with guns? are they going to attack my house? i am in here with my kid. i m trying to put him to bed. so it was that was the scariest moment, just not k
any tax suspension would require of course action by congress. but the president will give a speech today throwing the administration support behind a three month gas tax holiday which would breathe new life into an issue that has so far been stalled on capitol hill. kevin liptak is live for us with this news. what is the administration saying about this? reporter: officials are certainly very bullish on this move. and it is something that the white house had been considering for months. they held off until now, but clearly president biden wants to show that he is taking some initiative on this issue and so in a speech later today the president will call on congress to pass a three month suspension of the gas and diesel tax. he wants to go until the end of september. he will also call on states to temporarily suspend their own gas taxes and he will renew these calls for oil and gas companies to up their refining capacity. and so administration officials claim that taken tog
but congress is all ready balking. questioning if americans will get relief from record fuel prices. as gun violence rages, the senate appears poised to pass the first gun safety legislation in decades. but there are major hurdles ahead as house republican leaders are mobilizing against the bill. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. we expect to see more disturbing testimony tomorrow when the january 6th select committee takes a deep dive into then president trump s attempts to influence the u.s. justice department but tonight there are new questions. very serious questions about testimony we ve all ready seen from a key witness, ivanka trump. here s our justice correspondent, jessica schneider. tonight, new evidence is emerging as the january 6th committee prepares to hold its fifth public hearing tomorrow. that new information includes extensive footage from a british film maker. who
describing it all. a kafkaesque trial, his defiance, his struggles, and you will hear from his family who fought to get him home. he is so thankful for his return. they ve made it a mission to raise awareness of the scores of other americans being unjustly detained around the world. so, you are in a russian prison for 985 days? yes. it s now been three weeks since you ve been back in united states? how are you doing? i m doing well. i feel better every day that i am here. have you been able to fully grasp that you are free? no. so, you know, the last couple of days, it has been more real to me. there is a time where you don t accept that at all, that you are back. you can t understand you are actually free. free. a reality that was almost unthinkable to this american son, brother, and former marine just a short time ago. but today, after enduring a hell if you have lived to tell about, trevor reed is back on u.s. soil, unafraid, and sharing his story for t