commenting publicly, exclusively to cnn. he was called out as the commander responsible for the delayed response at robb elementary last tuesday. the tactical teams took more than 45 minutes to enter the classroom where a gunman had locked himself in that room with children he had just shot and students who were calling 911 pleading for help. so the texas department of public safety says arredondo has not responded to its request for a follow-up interview with the texas rangers who were investigating this shooting. but just last night away from public view, from any media coverage arredondo was privately sworn in and onto the uvalde city council as a councilman. cnn s shimon prokupecz is in uvalde with this. what did the chief tell you? reporter: he insists that he s cooperating, that he s calling the dps, the state investigators. they obviously say he hasn t been returning their calls, but the key question here, the key question over what his decision-making was, what
whatsoever. okay. thank you. it sound like they re bringing in the jury right now. the jury is coming in and getting situated and then we are waiting. joey, are we going to hear guilty or not guilty? are we going to hear that? this is a civil trial. it s assessed in terms of liability or not liable. liable or not liable. if you re liable you get to the issue of damages which are monetary. if not liable, there s nothing further to discuss. whether amber heard is liable or not liable. first johnny, are you defaming johnny depp and is johnny depp liable to amber heard. the standard of proof is not reasonable doubt. it s a preponderance of the evidence meaning is more likely or not. let s go back into the courtroom. can i have the attorneys roach for a moment. they re discussing something, and we done know what it is, and that s why they do it at side bar. i just want to mention there are seven members on this jury. it s not like a criminal trial. we know that there a
school. several mass shootings breaking out across the country over the weekend n oklahoma a 9-year-old was injured, nevada, arizona and tennessee, most shot were teenagers. the gun violence following the supermarket shooting in buffalo, the church shooting in california and, of course, the massacre in uvalde, texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers. today the first of many funeral services will begin there. we will have more on that and the president s visit ahead. people are feeling on edge, in brooklyn an active shooter scare at a boxing match sent folks fleeing the stands and running for their lives. 18 people were injured at the barkley center, turns out it was a loud noise heard on the street that sent crowds rushing for the exits. let s go to cnn s nadia romero live in atlanta with the latest. reporter: you mentioned the shooting that happened in chattanooga, tennessee, where six people were injured and police tell us the majority were either teenagers or
this memorial day we know the memory is still painful of all the fallen who lost their lives during the last few decades in combat. each of them leave behind a family, a community. lives will never be the same. the same could be said of the decades of combat that american children have faced in their classrooms where hundreds of them have been shot and killed by mass murders. yesterday the president and first lady brought flowers to the memorial site outside of robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. they touched the photos of the 19 dead children and two teachers who lost their lives trying to save lives. president biden and the first lady attended sunday mass, as is his custom, but this time it was in uvalde, at the catholic church filled with mourners, including some of the family members of the victims. as the president was leaving, some in the crowd pleaded with him to do something. president biden responded by saying i will. president biden s justice department
of american voices, live from texas, begins now. today, a push for accountability in this tight-knit community. until tuesday, uvalde was a quiet town where everybody knows your name, now the scene of america s latest mass shooting. around town, you will see uvalde strong signs hanging outside businesses and homes. families working to make sense of what happened, coming together to draw messages of hope on sidewalks with chalk on ministry. it is clear that the 21 lives lost here will never be forgotten. outside i take care, 21 chair sit outside to honor the 19 kids and two teachers taken from this town far too soon. live stolen from senseless violence. the daycares honors, like most uvalde, you many the students and watch them grow up over the years. we are learning more about their lives, their unforgettable personalities behind each face, big plans for the future. rodriguez had big dreams of becoming a marine biologist. she planned to study at texas a&m. her mom said that s