they want to make their loss of life matter. so he gave his perspective, and then we also are hearing today a new and horrifying perspective from inside robb elementary. 4th grade teacher reyes was feet away when the shooter killed all eleven students in the classroom. he played dead for 77 minutes, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. at one point he heard a student in the connecting classroom call out for police to help them, but police were treated and he s outraged by the lack of action by police, he says it s unforgivable. bullets everywhere, and then i just remember border patrol saying get up, get up, and i couldn t get up. did you feel abandoned in that moment by police, by the people who are supposed to protect you? absolutely. after everything i get more angry because you have a bullet proof vest. i had nothing. i had nothing. you re supposed to protect and serve. there is no excuse for their actions. and i will never forgive them. i lost 11 that day, an
good morning and welcome to your new day. we appreciate you starting your weekend with us. it is saturday, may 28th. i m boris sanchez, joining you this morning live from uvalde, texas. and i m christi paul. and boris, i cannot get over the scene behind you and the conversations you are having with people as we just try to reconcile what s happened in the last ten days. it is incredibly heart breaking, christi. yet at this point, utterly predictable. we begin with the nation reeling from two mass shootings in just ten days. the nation coping with dual, senseless tragedies that defy reason and infuriate those pleadings with lawmakers to do anything to prevent them. today vice president kamala harris attending memorial service for one of the victims in the mass shooting in buffalo, new york. ruth whitfield was one of ten people gunned down at a supermarket. authorities say the gunman in that shooting was motivated by racial hatred. and just two weeks after visiting the site
more in aid and weapons. plus president biden welcomes the leaders of finland and sweden, supporting their bids to join n.a.t.o. tonight s other top headlines, record-breaking heat in 19 states, wildfires surge across texas and new mexico, plus monkeypox found in the u.s., the symptoms of the rare disease. and finally tonight, they re in a class of their own. we ll introduce you to these four extraordinary cadets from west point who are now rhodes scholars. how historic. think about the four of you together, pretty special. yes, ma am. just a little bit. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you so much for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, some news for passports with small children. a top health panel is recommending kids five to 11 get a covid booster. it comes as the pandemic is rearing its ugly head once again. more than two years
congress authorizes billions more in aid and weapons. plus president biden welcomes the leaders of finland and sweden, supporting their bids to join n.a.t.o. tonight s tonight s other top headlines, record-breaking heat in 19 states, wildfires surge across texas and new mexico, plus monkeypox found in the u.s., the symptoms of the rare disease. and finally tonight, they re in a class of their own. we ll introduce you to these four extraordinary cadets frompoint who are now rhodes scholars. how historic. think about the four of you together, pretty special. yes, ma am. just a little bit. o donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, some news for passports with small children. a top health panel is recommending kids five to 11 get a covid booster. it comes as the pandemic is rearing its ugly head once again. more than two years since it began, infections are on the rise nationwide. just in the past month alone, covid cases
more than 1 million people under siege. some seeking refuge at this hospital. new efforts tonight to evacuate americans, as time runs out. i m charlie d agata in tel aviv. the prime minister vows to demolish hamas. israeli military says they re ready. hamas hostage blackmail. desperate families still in the dark. i m holly williams in tel aviv. videos of those taken captive have horrified israel. diplomatic dash. secretary of state antony blinken heads back to israel after a six-nation sweep, trying to contain the conflict. also tonight, norah o donnell speaks to a member of israel s war council. is an attack against iran under consideration? iran is a country that works every single day for israel s destruction. plus you made me love you remembering suzanne somers. we have all the day s news, including teen summit. a brother climbs kilimanjaro, helping his sister with her own uphill fight. i m really inspired by him. announcer: this is the cbs we