describing it all. a kafkaesque trial, his defiance, his struggles, and you will hear from his family who fought to get him home. he is so thankful for his return. they ve made it a mission to raise awareness of the scores of other americans being unjustly detained around the world. so, you are in a russian prison for 985 days? yes. it s now been three weeks since you ve been back in united states? how are you doing? i m doing well. i feel better every day that i am here. have you been able to fully grasp that you are free? no. so, you know, the last couple of days, it has been more real to me. there is a time where you don t accept that at all, that you are back. you can t understand you are actually free. free. a reality that was almost unthinkable to this american son, brother, and former marine just a short time ago. but today, after enduring a hell if you have lived to tell about, trevor reed is back on u.s. soil, unafraid, and sharing his story for t
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
want answers. i was misled. i am livid about what happened. reporter: texas governor greg abbott aiming his ire at law enforcement. 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. reporter: after damning new admissions from texas authorities. it was the wrong decision. period. reporter: the incident commander making the decision not to immediately enter the classroom the gunman was in. a decision was made that this was a barricaded subject situation, there was time to retrieve the keys and wait for a tactical team with the equipment to go ahead and breach the door and take on the subject at that point. reporter: officials explained how the shooter got into the school. where we knew the shooter entered, ramos, was propped open by a teacher. reporter: investigators clarifying the timeline as police arrived. the
gunman fired more shots and children inside the classroom he was holed up in called 911. top police officials now admit it was a mistake to not engage the shooter earlier. listen. why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? again, you know, the on-scene commander considered a barricaded subject and there was time and no children at risk. of course it wasn t the wrright decision. it was wrong, period. one father telling cnn he wonders if his daughter and others might have survived if authorities had acted more quickly. i mean, how can you not think about that? we now know the names and faces of all 21 lives cut short. funerals sadly set to begin next week. the texas governor says miss have a lot to answer for. cnn s ed lavandera picks up the story. i was misled. i am livid by what happened. reporter: scexplosive reacti from the texas governor. the information that i was given turned out in part to be inaccurate. and i m absolutely livid about
It happened. And an absolutely beautiful ceremony. I might be more excited than leland. Im elizabeth prann, thank you for joining us. Neil shes tired and giddy. Almost like a Royal Wedding and we both decided to wear purple. The coverage of the wedding over to windsor in a minute. Im leland vittert. Were learning a lot more about the shooting in texas. New documents reveal that the suspected gunman in fridays deadly shooting avoided shooting kids he liked, all to make sure that his story could be told. Our doug mcelway on the ground in santa fe, texas. This morning, as everyone wakes up and begins to process this, hi, doug. Hi, leland, good afternoon to you. One hour from now, police will reopen the parking lot behind me here at Santa Fe High School, so parents and students and staff at Santa Fe High School can retrieve the cars so desperately heft in all the chaos here at 7 38 yesterday morning. Youre getting a snapshot of what it looked like at 7 38 yesterday morning, when people tor