happened and keeps happening in the united states and law enforcement responded. before we get to the investigation, we are learning the names of some of the victims, mostly nine and ten-year-olds, really. the justice of the peace around the body, some are being released to homes as families make their arrangements. vigils are under way for the 19 children gunned down by an 18-year-old high school dropout. others have been leaving flowers and balloons by the school in the mostly latino community not far from the border with mexico. it bears repeating, that this is an elementary school. days away from their recess. here s what one described what happened. listen. everybody was scared. we didn t know what was really happening. but we saw there were thousands of police coming into the cafeteria and we were all hiding behind the stage in the cafeteria when it happened. just terrifying for these young children. investigators are releasing new details about this deadly shoo
again you can see senator ted cruz there at the memorial. you can hear the emotion in that room and, obviously, right there you can see family members wee weeping. when we come tonight, we come with broken hearts. we come in disbelief and we come with pain and anguish. reporter: the pain here in uvalde being felt all over the country. 21 people killed in this attack. 19 of them young children. 17 others injured and it comes ten days after the max shooting in buffalo. cnn has been oak here more than 24 hours reporting this story. adrian, this has been so emotional, each as we learn more information about what took place here. reporter: certainly, john, when words escape us, sometimes music soothes, almost like we saw yesterday at the vigil when that violin just filled the silence as those parents and members of the community wept. you talked about this, two additional funerals were held yesterday for the buffalo shooting victim itself on the same day we learned about t
all around the world, it is thursday, may 26th. i m john berman live in uvalde, texas. brianna keilar is in washington. behind me is the robb elementary school where 19 children and two teachers were killed. i want to show you what happened here overnight. behind me is this new memorial, you can see flowers, you can see balloons and now just over the last few hours you can see crosses, one for each of the victims killed here. each life taken. 19 of them, of course. just children in the fourth grade, two of them teachers who were in there trying to save their lives. there was a vigil last night where the community here came together, it s a small town just over 15,000 people, and so many people we talked to have connections to the victims. tesberi mata was hoping to go to bravo. nevaeh bravo also 10. these are the stories that you will hear this morning. a fourth grade teacher who sacrificed herself protecting the children, a grieving father who found out his daughter died try
15,000 people and so many of the people we talked to have connections to the victims. tess maria mata was 10 years old, she was saving every dollar hoping to go to disney world. nevaeh bravo also 10 has been remembered as a young girl who put a smile on everyone s face. these are the stories that you will hear this morning. a fourth grade teacher who sacrificed herself protecting the children, a grieving father who found out his daughter died trying to save her classmates. we have learned that by tonight all of the victims their bodies will be released to funeral homes for arrangements. and some new reporting this morning about the excruciating moments outside of the school during the shooting. one parent telling the washington post, quote, there were five or six of us fathers hearing the gunshots and police officers were telling us to move back. we didn t care about us, we wanted to storm the building. we were saying let s go because that is how worried we were and we wa
who learned about his daughter while aiding other victims. plus, new details raising questions about why it took police so long to stop the killer. we ll have the account from the witness who says police were gathered outside while the gunman was on his rampage inside. tempers flare after democratic candidate for texas governor beto o rourke interrupts a news conference of a man he is trying to replace. good morning, and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, may 26th. i m jonathan lemire. we re glad you joined us. this morning it is not clear why a teenager in uvalde, texas, attacked an elementary school, killing 19 children, and two teachers. while investigators work to find the motive we re learning more about tuesday s attack and what led up to it. after crashing his grandmother s truck outside the school, the gunman ran into the building, armed with an ar-15 style rifle and at least seven 30-round magazines. the gunman then fired at a school resource officer who