and countries around the world to address that. post counterisis campaign you know, the active operations when isis was defeated essentially in syria, what we ve seen is isis essentially look to we have been watching a news conference at the pentagon regarding defense secretary lloyd austin. the pentagon said moments ago the defense secretary has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that was the surgery he had in december and it was why he was back in the hospital for complications late december into the new year. they re explaining why there was a breakdown in communication. why the white house was not informed. saying repeatedly that they have to do better. joining us now from outside the white house is aaron gillcrist. in talking about breakdown and the timeline he have we can put up on the screen e timeline of when he was in the . when he started eing complication when he went back into the ital. january 4th is when they told the white house he was inhe for severe
vladimir putin by flying two drones toward the kremlin. kyiv is adenying any attempts on putin s life, accusing moscow of a, quote, trick. the u.s. is treating russia s claim way great deal of skepticism right now. so what are the facts? what does this mean for the war? plus a major decision just minutes from now. will the fed raise interest rates again despite bank failures and the impact on consumer loan rates? what this all means for your wallet. and a major development in the fight against alzheimer s. the new trial that offers hope for people in the early stages of this disease. drugmaker eli lilly says it will file for approval soon. we are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. we begin this hour with breaking news. atlanta police say that multiple people have been injured in an active shooter situation in midtown atlanta. we want to get straight to cnn s nick valencia who joins us now live. nick, bri
school. while there is an overwhelming sense of sorrow, there is a hunger for answers. there are new questions this morning as investigators piece together what happened. centering on the timeline of events. the texas department of public safety says the suspect was on the premises for about 40 minutes. a school resource officer, they say, confronted him, but the suspect kept going, entered the school, walked into a double classroom, locked the door, and began shooting. video has emerged appearing to show desperate parents outside the school. some appearing frustrated with law enforcement. we should note this it s unclear at the time, precisely at what point this video occurred as well as what actions law enforcement was taking at the moment. the ap reports one parent whose daughter was killed, said he was upset police weren t moving more quickly. he has confirmed that sentiment to nbc news. and that he made that statement. nbc news has reached out to the texas department o
election did not amtd to official act. let me ask you about new nbc news exclusive reporting about what s going on with jack smith s home. allegations or news that he s been a victim of swatting? explain what that is. i will and i should add that the judge in mr. trump s election case, judge chutkan, was also swatted. for those unfamiliar with the term, swatting is when someone calls in a bogus report of an emergency with the intention of having police, sometimes heavily armed s.w.a.t. units, rush into somebody s house, often with guns drawn. that can be a traumatic and dangerous situation. in the case of jack smith, law enforcement tell us that christmas day swatting was unsuccessful. smith is protected by federal marshals and the police notified that security detail as they were on the way to his house, they were able to check out the situation, determine it was a