investigations live tonight at nine. good morning to you. although a sad one. in many ways, i m jim sciutto sad because it s happened once again . young lives ended in an act of gun violence. the victims were 39 year old children and three teachers at a private christian elementary school in nashville, tennessee. police are calling this a calculated and planned attack. this morning. we are learning new details about the shooting do surveillance video shows the suspect identified as 28 year old audrey hale, shooting through glass doors as you see there. violence lasted roughly 14 minutes before two officers confronted shot and killed hail, the mayor of nashville told cnn this morning. it is time for the federal government to act on gun control. the public is gonna. go back to understand our questioning why we have so few restrictions on guns, particularly assault level type guns that guns and gunfire, the number one cause of death with them. children and we really can t tolera
welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. across the globe, major landmarks are lighting up in the colors of ukraine as the war there enters its second year. it s a stunning milestone for a battle many thought would end with a quick defeat by russia s powerful military. as vladimir putin s tanks rolled across the border last february. there was little hope that kyiv would be able to stand up to moscow for very long, but ukraine has shocked the world and perhaps russia most of all with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price for the country and its people. the u.n. estimates have come up and they say more than 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed since the war began, a number that is likely much higher. some 8 million ukrainians have fled the country, many not knowing if they ll ever return. yet despite the cruel challenges his country has faced, president volodymyr zelenskyy is optimistic about the future. we st
equality, and a celebration of how far they have come. women s history month. gillian: fast forward to today, nearly 30 years later and some women are recording they are frustrated they now feel they are being asked to take a back seat to transgender women. from one of the best known brands to historic institutions, there is a push afoot to redefine biological women. john: welcome back as america reports rolls into hour number two, i m john roberts, and nice to see you this friday afternoon. gillian: gillian turner in for sandra. women s history month getting underway, no escaping the controversy whether you are at the smithsonian museum or want to grab a chocolate bar. john: a world gone so woke, an nba team is even apologizing for the offense of suggesting without women we wouldn t have babies. it s just biology. we ll get brian kilmeade s take on all of this. race for the white house is heating up as republicans gather at two duelling conferences highlighting the
resigning from the papacy because of the sailing how. nbc s molly hunter is joining us at the vatican. molly, welcome. we know every other pope since the 15th century have led the catholic church until their death. so what do we know about funeral plans, especially since there hasn t really been one for a retired pope in what, six centuries. six centuries. and certainly the vatican didn t release any plans over the last several weeks or days, alex. before i go to the actual, planning i do i don t know if you can hear the hints of the background. i do want to just bring our audience a little bit of this. this is the final prayer service of the year 2022. pope francis had already scheduled. does this was pre-scheduled. he started his plans even other news of course this. morning this is the first time that we saw him since the news of his predecessors that broke. i just want to share a little bit of what he said tonight to open up of service. he said, with emotion, we remembe
stories this morning. the last jobs report out just this morning. just before the midterms showing the u.s. economy added 261,000 jobs in october. and the economy and inflation major concerns for voters with the elections now just four days away. so far across 46 states, more than 30 million americans have already cast their vote in early voting. this weekend several notable names are hitting the campaign trail. including a joint rally with president biden and former president obama in the crucial state and it is tight there of pennsylvania. former president trump, he ll be in florida. and new this morning, details about trump s own political ambitions for the next election. cnn has learned he s eyeing the third week of november for a 2024 announcement. our reporters and correspondents and analysts standing by to bring you all of the headlines. let s begin with kristin holmes about trump s 2024 plans. talk about what the next election is going to look like? what do we know.