who learned about his daughter while aiding other victims. plus, new details raising questions about why it took police so long to stop the killer. we ll have the account from the witness who says police were gathered outside while the gunman was on his rampage inside. tempers flare after democratic candidate for texas governor beto o rourke interrupts a news conference of a man he is trying to replace. good morning, and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, may 26th. i m jonathan lemire. we re glad you joined us. this morning it is not clear why a teenager in uvalde, texas, attacked an elementary school, killing 19 children, and two teachers. while investigators work to find the motive we re learning more about tuesday s attack and what led up to it. after crashing his grandmother s truck outside the school, the gunman ran into the building, armed with an ar-15 style rifle and at least seven 30-round magazines. the gunman then fired at a school resource officer who
with a massive investigation under way and a question that may never be answered, the community clings to the faces and names of those loved and lost. our thanks to morgan for that report. joining us now, dr. sue, a board certified psychiatrist and a distinguished fellow of the american psychiatric association. doctor, thank you for being with us here today, after mass a-mass shooting, there always seems to be a renewed debate over the root causes of the shooting. access to guns. and mental health. you said, you re concerned about jumping to mental illness as the cause. tell us more why you think that. yes, you know, folks living with mental illness are actually 11 times more likely to be victims of violent crimes than perpetrators. we know that folks living with
their students. nbc news correspondent morgan cheske has some of the stories. the faces breaking hearts nationwide and bringing the small town of uvalde to its knees. 19 children. now identified. and two beloved teachers. gunned down in an elementary school. while authorities confirming all of them were inside a single classroom. led by irma garcia and eva mirales friends and co teachers for the past five years, a uvalde veteran, molding young lines for the last 23 years and an avid hiker and the fun of the party. mirales a hero, citing law enforcement, who told them she was seen using her body to shield the kids from the attack. the young girls caught short offering a glimpse of the bright
please pray for us, please pray for us, everyone, please pray for us. me and my baby, everyone that s staying in the apartment building, we re stuck right here. please pray for us. pray for us. pray for abaco, please, i m begging y all. my baby is only 4 months old. please pray for us. our own morgan cheske has this report from the bahamas. the water continues to rise. reporter: tonight, the bahamas torn apart. dorian, a slow-moving monster. that s a roof. reporter: swallowing homes, mangling cars and pushing an angry sea onto people s doorsteps. literally in the motion. reporter: on grand bahama, david gave a chilling play-by-play. his home on stilts no match. far beyond anything we ve ever experienced. reporter: on abaco island, prayers for a family, as dorian turned deadly.
storm. it s disheartening. it s as if we re fighting a war with the enemy having all the weapons at its disposal and we have absolutely nothing. we re hopeless. the only thing we have is god, so we can pray to god and ask god to bring us through. reporter: and again tonight, thehamian prime minister confirming five deaths here in the bahamas. he told me he plans to visit abaco island tomorrow to witness the devastation first-hand. morgan cheske, nbc news. morgan, thank you. and we will, of course, be staying on top of this hurricane throughout the night. still ahead this hour, tragedy off the coast of california. the latest in the search efforts after that deadly boat fire. eight bodies have now been recovered, though not identified. at least 26 men and women are still missing this hour. and later, a look inside the investigation into that deadly rampage in texas, and what, if