state is going to be hit by an economic hurricane. out front tonight, the breaking news, the mayor revolving releasing new details about the texas school massacre, there was a negotiator trying to reach the gunmen on the shown in the crucial next piece of information he shared with the post is that he doesn t believe the negotiator knew that there were children alive, calling 911 while the negotiator was trying to reach the gun man, but failed to do so according to the mayor. we learned those children called again and again, as 19 police officers were inside their school, outside the classroom choosing not to go in. tonight the police chief and incident commander in charge of the response team told us that he s not dodging investigators. i have been on the phone with him every day. they are saying you are not cooperating. just so you know, we have been talking every day. what is your reaction, sir? reporter: as we reported yesterday, the texas department of public s
adding, quote, fuel to the fire. this as russian forces have gained ground in eastern ukraine, leaving a key city on the brink. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. for the first time in a week, we re now hearing from the man who led the widely criticized police response to the texas school massacre. cnn confronting the uvalde school district police chief and pressing hip about his decision not to immediately engage the gunman. listen to cnn s exclusive one-on-one with that police chief, pete arredondo. i want to talk to you about just to let you know, i spoke with them. i know you did. just so you know, obviously, we re not going to release anything. we have people in our community being buried. so we re going to be respectful. i just want your reaction to the direction that you were responsible for the decision to go into that room. how do you explain yourself to pare
united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m jim acosta and this is a the situation room special report. and we begin our coverage this evening in the town of uvalde, texas. still heartbroken and grasping for answers nearly a week after the robb elementary school massacre. let s get to lucy kafanov in uvalde. new audio and video evidence keeps pouring in from the crime scene. what else can you tell us? that s right, jim. official accounts of how police have responded to the shooting have changed wildly over the past few days. some of the new information includes dispatch audio informing officers on the scene of a child calling 911, saying they were in a room full of the victims. the police response now the subject of a justice department investigation. a chaotic scene as police rushed to evacuate children. dispatch audio revealing some police were aware at some point that kids were still trapped inside. he is in the room full of victims. more
as a massacre was unfolding on the inside. abc news obtained a portion of video that appears to be audio from one 911 operator, relaying information from a child inside the classroom. you have a child on the line. he is in the room full of victims. cnn has not been able to independently confirm the audio or at what point in the incident it was heard. on friday, the texas public safety director said there were at least eight 911 calls from two callers in the school. pleading for help. investigators now say 19 officers waited outside the classroom where the gunman was for about 50 minutes until a customs and border patrol team decided to go in without direct orders. that s according to texas state senator roland gutierrez. what s been made clear to me is at that point, the cbp team that went in in frustration said, we re going in. the justice department now says it will review the law enforcement response, which texas officials say deviated from active shooter protocols
we will be playing country music over the place even if you are not a fan of country music, it is memorial day and patriotic. todd: it puts you in the mood to honor america but most importantly honor those who paid the ultimate price that we can enjoy today and everyday in the land of the free and of course, that the home of the brave. this is definitely the home of the brave. with that, a lot of you traveling will see a lot. a holiday crisis, gas prices and flights being canceled due to staff shortages at airlines. ashley: alexandria hoff live with more, alexandria. good morning, ashley, todd. i wrapped up my holiday travel at the airport and it was no joke. aaa predicts 25% more americans will travel for this holiday than they did last year between weather, airline staff issues, hundreds of flights canceled this week and including more than 200 so far today. that is on top of passengers already having to shell out more, listen. when i travel, i m not really surprise