he was 18 years old, he worked part-time at the drive-through at a local wendy s, yet police said he had at least $4,000 of brand-new weapons, including two ar-15 rifles, 1600 rounds of .556 ammunition, a ballistic vest, and 60 magazines. one of his rivals was a high-end model manufactured by a company called daniel defense. according to a receipt that he posted in private message, that gun cost $2,000 and he paid in full. he could have bought effectively the very same rifle at any one store for a third of the cost. but apparently to him, price was no object. that s pretty weird. if police know where he got the money to buy one of the most expensive ar-15s on the market, they are not telling us. nor for that matter have they explained why they lied about the most basic facts of the shooting. for the first 24 hours they told us that a school resource officer fired at the government. he engaged. but they must ve known at the time they said it that that was not true. they must
the room full of victims. what we ve now learned tonight. marcus moore standing by in uvalde. also tonight, a small group of democrats and republicans meeting on zoom today in the wake of the shooting. what s on the table now and would it stop a young person turning 18 buying an ar-15-style rifle the next day, like the suspect in texas? rachel scott with a rl tonight. the severe storm threat as we come on the air, from texas to michigan. damaging winds and the potentially dangerous system moving into the northeast overseas tonight, the fierce battle under way right now. the last key city in one part of the donbas, in luhansk. russian forces gaining ground. the white house pressed, will it send rockets, and if so, how far will they go? ian pannell in ukraine tonight. this evening, the pilots on a flight from jfk airport in new york to rome. did they both fall asleep? air traffic control saying it lost contact for ten minutes. fighter jets about to scramble what the a
chairman of the joint chiefs. together they will honor the fallen service members who have died serving the united states of america. the backdrop of a country paying tribute is a country in mourning. 19 children, two teachers killed in texas. the deadliest school shooting since newtown. families, students and an entire community seized by the visceral pain of an unthinkable tragedy. funeral services begin today for victims of the school shooting in uvalde. the funeral homes are so overwhelmed, it will take weeks to bury all 21 victims and now the justice department announced it will review law enforcement s response to that mass shooting. and we want to start in uvalde with adrian on the ground there. adrian, the funeral services are starting today for two ten-year-old victims. tell us about them and what you re seeing on the ground right now. well, i ll start with the victims. we are learning so much about them. we ve learn amerie had a heart of gold. his father knows she
perimeters. texas governor greg abbott, he defended himself in the criticism among his response to the shooting and his praise of police efforts. during his visit to uvalde on friday, the republican governor said he was initially misled by law enforcement officials and was restating what he heard when corroborating their version. i was misled and i am livid about what happened. and as everybody has learned, the information that i was given turned out in part to be inaccurate. and i m absolutely livid about that. and here s my he expectation. my expectation is that the law enforcement leaders that are leading the investigations which includes the texas rangers and the fbi, they get to the bottom of every fact with absolute certainty. the governor is saying at that press conference at the cost the funerals for the victims was being taken care of by an anonymous doaner who gave $175,000 to make sure every funeral is paid for. he provided mental health care services for the
not engage the shooter, earlier. have a listen. why was this decision made, to not go in, and rescue these children? the on scene commander, considered a barricaded subject, there is time, and no more children at risk. of course, it was not the right decision, it was the wrong one, period. parents of the victims, outraged, understandably, at these missteps. with one father, telling cnn, he wonders if his daughter, and others, may have survived if authorities acted more quickly. we now know the names, and faces, of all 21 live shot to cut short, with funerals begun next week. this is going in and lavandera picking up the story. i was misled. i am livid about what happened. explosive reaction from the texas governor, to new reactions from law enforcement response in the days of the evolving shootings. the information i was given turned out, in part, to be inaccurate. i am, absolutely, livid about that. it is imperative that they re trying to happen, and is getting d