19 babies and two teachers were murdered on tuesday and yet another mass shooting in america. this time it was at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. the latest accounts of law enforcement s response pain to woeful portrait of a potentially deadly inuktitut. in the days since the massacre, we learned that officers waited for 45 minutes just outside the classroom where the shooter was barricaded. this despite active shooting trainer that these officers were trained to engage with the shooter immediately. now they said that it had evolved from an active shooter situation tour barricaded should ve situation, despite the number a number of 9-1-1 calls. it wasn t for 30 more minutes that the team opted themselves to lead the officers waiting in the hall to stop the shooting. now texas department of public safety director col. steven mccraw acknowledged a knowledge finally that it was the quote unquote wrong decision. community leaders are outraged along forsman s response
Politicians nation. Tonights lead, order in the court. The third week of Donald Trumps Hush Money Trial here in manhattan ended with one of his closest former president ial aides on the stand tearfully recounting her memories of the alleged payout to Stormy Daniels and how trumps comments about groping women sent his 2016 campaign into the kind of panic mode. Also tonight, many of americas colleges and universities are grappling with how to move forward with commencements as Campus Demonstrations continue over the war in gaza and u. S. Involvement in the conflict. President biden has called for restraint from all sides as interactions between protesters, counterprotesters, and Police Forces have grown violent in some places. And arrests now number in the thousands. We start with the epicenter of the unrest just a few miles from here at Columbia University in new york city with one of the schools most prominent graduates joining me now in studio, congressman gerald, democrat of new york
Expanding, costly autoworkers strike, and oh, the return of student loan payments, they are just around the corner. We are talking to Congresswoman Emilia about how, and if, congress can do anything about any of this. And, we are heading to florida, where former congresswoman debbie lieu is on the ballot. We are going to chat looking to challenge senator rick scott for his seat. We will ask her how she plans to break the republican stronghold. Plus, Social Media Sensation is in the simone spotlight. They are giving us the t about their rise, and the new music that they are dropping. Im symone sanderstownsend, and i have something to say. We are entering a critical week in this country, one that will impact americans in so many ways. Pocket in a perfect storm, just make it even worse. Let me walk you through the Triple Whammy that i am talking about. First, the looming government shutdown, congress has six days to fund the governor, just six days. Yall and the House Republican seem more
i m ari melber live in washington where congress held this historic vote to expel indicted republican congressman george santos. on this vote, the yeas are 311, the nays are 114. two-thirds voting in the affirmative, the resolution is adopted. the chair announces to the house that in light of the expulsion of the gentleman from new york, mr. santos, the whole number of the house is now 434. that is exactly how it just went down. george santos, the now-former congressman, could be seen walking off the house floor for the last time during this session of congress. there he is with a handshake. this is a major shift, because republicans had previously, until today, stood by santos through the earlier scandals, the bad press, and even his initial indictment. this change came fast, santos going from that floor to exiting capitol hill as staff literally changed the locks to the offices, you see there, that he is no longer holding. this dam politically and legislatively broke wi
i m wolf blitzer in washington along with kaitlan collins. this is america s choice, election day in america your headquarters for all the crucial issues driving voters to the polls. key races are in mississippi, kentucky and ohio. the first polls close in hours from now. these races can help us get a sense of where the voters are. we ll see in abortion rights will continue to be the driving force so clearly in last year s election after the supreme court overturned roe versus wade. in ohio tonight, voters are deciding to enshrine the right to one in the state s constitution. and governors contests in kentucky and mississippi, along with control over the government of virginia, where all 140 seats in both the house and the senate there are up for grabs. . we have live team coverage of it all. jessica dean is in richmond, virginia. kyung lah, you re no franklin county, ohio. what have voters been saying as they cast their ballots today. reporter: what you re he