let s do it. cnn news central starts now. he shared photos of guns, targets, ammunition boxes and a tactical vest. this morning the disturbing social media posts from the gunman who murdered eight people at a texas mall. a pivotal meeting today, an attempt to keep the debt ceiling from crashing down. president biden is sitting down with top congressional leaders from both parties, but can they hammer out a deal before the u.s. goes into a catastrophic default? king pinning terrorist, that is who israel said it was targeting in an overnight military strike in gaza. now at least 13 people are dead. these major stories and many more all coming in to cnn news central. we begin with today s high stakes meeting amid a resolving the debt ceiling standoff. if there is no deal it could lead to financial disaster. in just a few hours president biden will meet at the white house with these four congressional leaders, house speaker kevin mccarthy, senate majority leader
[national anthem] rachel: wow. good morning, everybody. it is 6:00 in new york city pete: out of cats. rachel: i just love all those patriotic kid photos. i actually think we should do one with just kids. good morning, will, good morning, pete. pete: good morning. good to have you back. rachel: thank you. keep sending those pictures in, everybody, especially kids. we love those kid pictures. will: that ll be in the coffee if table book. a kids section, a dog section, not a cat section [laughter] and a military section. rachel: cats aren t patriotic. they re just so into themselves will: they re not looking at the flag. [laughter] pete: anyway, we are so glad you re here. do, please, keep sending those photos in. i get e-mails and textses all the time who say itune in at 6:00 to catch the anthem. it s our favorite part of the eau show. rachel: yesterday i wasn t here because my if oldest daughter graduated from the university of chicago, and there she is. by the way, i
including this lady eva morlz who spent nearly two decades in that school district. will: sources tell fox news the suspected shooter 18-year-old salvador ramos was shot and killed border patrol agent special unit who respond to the disaster. an emotional president biden addressed the nation moments after the tragedy. biden is offering quote any and all assistance to texas governor greg abbott. across the country flags are flying at half-staff to honor the victims. ainsley: we also have live team coverage there in uvalde. we have lawrence jones joining us from texas. lawrence, what s the latest there? lawrence: guys, you know, i have covered many shootings involving young people, whether it s chicago or philly. the smell of death here. i just saw the suspect s truck that he used to get here. the one comfort that i do find is that law enforcement was able to get this guy. sadly it wasn t before he took 21 lives. eva morales is a hero. we should honor her today. she use
i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus . the numbers are staggering. 19 children dead, 2 teachers dead. 17 others wounded at robb elementary in uvalde, 85 miles outside of san antonio, texas. what they are going through is beyond our comprehension but we are learning about the shooter. 18-year-old gunman entered the school reportedly through an unlocked door. he immediately went into a fourth grade classroom and opened fire. an elite border patrol agent who rushed into the school before police arrived exchanged gunfire with that teenage killer. that border patrol agent took the killer out. lieutenant chris olivarez with the texas department of public safety giving some details about the killer the border agent would have faced. once he made entry into the classroom. children and teachers inside the classroom and armed with a rifle with numerous rounds of ammunition. you have to give praise to the brave men and women of law enforcement that put their lives on
referenced morally bankrupt. well, what do you think is happening now? the mayor is doing exactly the same thing. this is political tit for tat. do you know who gets hurt? the same people that the mayor profess toss care for. these people are going back and forth, this he know nobody up in rockland county, this volunteer thing about voluntaryism is not true. they will be put on a bus and sent up here with nothing to do after eight hours sleep in a hotel, no place to go, no place to work. what do you think is going to happen? this is not the way to do things. this is not a plan. all i was trying to establish because i heard your criticism that you stated again for the decision made by the mayor of new york city, he was trying to get a sense of how you felt about the situation at the border itself, whether being moved to new york state, if that is something you re against. here is what i will say, this matter of border policy which is completely outside the realm of rockland county o