elementary school, could have, should have been confronted sooner. parents demanding answers. why? why were police reluctant to immediately engage with the gunman? one explanation the texas department of public safety initially gave to cnn is that the officers could have been shot or killed, but we now know the mind-set goes directly against texas protocol for school shooter situations, which uvalde police trained for just two months ago. the manual states as first responders, we must recognize that innocent life must be defended. a first responder unwilling to place the lives of the innocent above their own safety should consider another career field. armed officers circled the building and up to 19 of them were inside a school hallway just feet away, kids and teachers in two classrooms were utterly helpless against the gunman. young kids, some covered in the blood of their friends dialed 911 begging for help. nearly 80 minutes after the gunman first entered the building he
he s standing by life live. also growing concern the u.s. about the potential spread of another deadly virus. the cdc is now discussing whether to offer vaccinations for people at high risk of what s called monkey pox. a rare case has just been confirmed in this country. and as the buffalo shooting suspect appears in court, there s a new report just outside tout that some 15 peopl signed into an online chat room where he invited people to watch the racist attack where it happened. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m westolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with president biden hitting vladimir putin with a one-two punch. the united states now poise d t send billions of additional dollars in new aid to ukraine as the president is promoting new efforts to expand nato right now. our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us live from seoul, south korea. the president is heading to asia, whe
trip to the southern border. end title 42. the administration taking another stepping of throwing our border wide open. four air force academy cadets may not be allowed to graduate for refusing the vaccine. all applied for a religious exemption. it s not about the vaccine it s about their religious freedom. 18-year-old living every pearl jam fan s dream. he got to play in the band. you are leading the band, brother. going outside to is have ice cold beer in the shade going to listen do my 45s ain t it wonderful to be alive. steve: might be early for an ice cold beer in the shade. right now it s 60 degrees in greenville, north carolina. 6:01. 85 degrees later today. and friday they are going for 96 so that ice cold beer in the shade is probably a good idea. ainsley: you might not be able to afford it s $18 at the pga championship. steve: one of five states that had primary and today we are your post game show. brian: a lot of people want to drink be
No figure embodies the American Political Process quite like the president ial candidate. At their best, candidates represent an ideal the overcoming of obstacles or hopes for a better future, protecting the people from the powerful. Its intoxicating stuff. Reality, of course, is less glamorous. Supporting that candidate is an army volunteers, donors, political operatives, and they can sometimes get too wrapped up in in the lore, the legend, which brings us to the story of Johnny Reid Edwards an american success story, crusading trial lawyer, family man. The senator from North Carolina was seen by millions of americans as the future of the Democratic Party. Candidate john edwards was inspirational. People seemed as if they would go to the ends of the earth for him. And in some cases, he made them. Because in reality, john edwards the person well, he was no savior. [cheers and applause] [amplified voice] i will give you back your Democratic Party. I will give you back the white house, a
President biden will be addressing the nation from the oval office in prime time. The most powerful person in the world. Egypts president will allow 20 trucks through the crossing. Its in your own interest to allow this humanitarian aid. He has very little resources right now. I just worry for them. We might be the next people were going to be killed. The u. S. Government now assesses that israel was not responsible for the explosion. These are calm days. You have seen the protests in the region. After 9 11, we sought justice and got justice, but we also made mistakes. We have to make sure we destroy hamas so they cannot ever threaten us again. Phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. Erin burnett is in tel aviv, iz ale. Arkalette saenz is at the white house. And sam kiley is in london. This morning President Biden is back in washington and getting ready to give a prime time address to the nation after returning from the war zone in israel. Were expect ing it to make a major push