it is likely more people will end up dead after this attack by russia and all of it, josh, as we re getting this warning from the pentagon about the concern over sham referendums, that russia is going to try to create a pretense to say ukrainians want to be part of russia when that is not the case. that s right, hallie. you see those images you put up were on the twitter account of the foreign minister of ukraine. they are trying to make clear to the rest of the world exactly what is happening here as we hear from john kirby, the u.s. national security counsel spokesman, saying that these referendum could start in the next few days, starting, according to kirby n kharkiv, the second largest city here in ukraine. he says there could also be similar referendums in the areas of zaporizhzhia as well. josh letterman in kyiv, watching these developments for us, thank you. appreciate it. still ahead we ll take you live to texas for an update on uvalde where the school board
report it for us. maggie vespa live in columbus. let s take you to texas because in three hours in uvalde we will find out if the school police chief will lose his job for his response of the horrific shooting of uvalde. the board will meet to decide whether or not to fire him. arredondo and others waited more than an hour to confront the gunman. he s defended himself saying he didn t know he was supposed to be incident commander. gabe gutierrez feels like a long time coming. i don t know that we expect many surprises, but talk us through what we anticipate the outcome being here and importantly, i think, we always in the story want to listen to parents and families, what are we listening from him? this has been a long time coming. the school superintendent has recommended that pete arredondo be fired and there have been several delays in the last
since then, members of the community have been sounding off asking for his resignation or his firing. let s take a listen to one member of the community down there, a parent of a child at u valdy and what the mood is like there now. [ speaking non-english ] certainly, hallie, the school year starting just a few weeks in uvalde. the school board meeting is eagerly anticipated tonight. many parents in that community want the resignation of pete arredondo, exactly three months after the massacre. they don t want just his resignation. they want him to be fired. some feel that even if he were fired today that it could be too little, too late. again, hallie, he has said that he did not believe he was the
mermaid. emily: i morgan: i thinki still know all the words by heart. i read that in china and saudi arabia and at least one or two of the countries, disney edited that seen out that you re referring to. so it has been in some other countries. i think the problem is they didn t cast tim allen, from what i read. i didn t go see it. i don t know the cause of it, but i agree, everybody who wants a little bit of escapism, and we have reported on uvalde, crime, fentanyl, everything else. people just want to go to a movie without a political agenda. kayleigh: the movie you and i love, top gun. it brought in 156 many dies because it s only gender was we love america and our military. emily: i think a large reason why it fizzled at the box office is people are busy seeing top gun 87 times like me. your point about the editing proves that this is just performative action to begin with. their arguments that they put that in, they are so woke, and they counter argument from the
as the families of the fallen mourn. brutal street fighting in eastern ukraine as russian forces move closer to seizing control of more territory. late today country music star toby keith reveals details of his private health battle. and our america strong, the teen touched by tragedy using her own experience to try to help ease the pain of the children of uvalde. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight. good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us. on yet another busy sunday, i m lnsey davis. as we come on the air, a bipartisan group of senators has reached an agreement on some of the most significant gun reform in more than a generation, and they appear to have enough republicans onboard to get it passed. their proposal would expand red flag measures, increase funding for school security and mental health, and also enhance the review process for anyone under the age of 21 trying to buy a gun.