reform gun laws. deadly crash on the water. two boats collide, killing the five people on board. the dramatic rescue of one survivor the summer travel season off to a bumpy start with flight cancellations and delays piling up i just want to get home one of the biggest airlines announcing it s already canceled 100 flights every day for the entire season. tom cruise soaring into the record books. the new top gun movie is his biggest opening ever and ahead of memorial day, the emotional salute between a proud father and his heroic daughter announcer: this i nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening i m kristen welker in for kate snow. as families across the country prepare to mark memorial day, there is only deepening grief in uvalde, texas. and tonight, the justice department is weighing in, saying it will open a review into why it took officers nearly an hour to take out the gunman, as children were repeatedly calling 911. joe biden was in uvalde today, me
officers nearly an hour to take out the gunman, as children were repeatedly calling 911. joe biden was in uvalde today, meeting with the community in mourning the president, emotional and promising washington will act but what will that action look like, and will it be enough to stop the next mass shooting by one count, more than 1500 people have been killed in more than 270 mass shootings since 2009 an epidemic that only happens in this country. we have multiple reports tonight, beginning with sam brock in uvalde. reporter: tonight, president biden paying his respects to the victims of uvalde. lying flowers at this memorial, at almost exactly the same time the u.s. justice department announced a critical incident review of the police response to the mass shooting to identify lessons learned and best practices. as this community fumes. you pd are cowards! reporter: officers waited in a hallway for more than 45
can get your base stirred up, then we re going to be able to get back to the point where this country is what we want it to be. if washington will act with the same decency and common purpose that you and americans all across the country do every single day the economy will be stronger not just a year from now or five years from now or ten years from now, but 20 and 0 and 50 years from now. as long as i have the privilege as serving as your president, that s what i ll be focused on. thank you very much, god bless. president obama in liberty, missouri at the ford plant there and campaign style speech on the heels after an incredible day in washington, d.c. the president going to the heartland to talk about the economic recovery. it s still weak but certainly the president says it does not meet the blow coming from congress right now. much of the president s remarks after he spoke about the economy and auto industry and recovery there focused on this house vote