i had to protect my children. pete: a local hospital says it has discharged or transferred all those injured in the shooting. continuing search for a motive. and governor greg act praising law enforcement s, quote, amazing courage without which he says the death toll would have been higher. abbott also revealing the gunman wrote a series of messages online before his killing spree. one saying, quote: i m going to shoot my grandmother. another saying, quote: i have shot my grandmother and i m going to shoot up an elementary school. ainsley: we are also learning the heroic cbp special agent killed the gunman barely made it out with his life. the picture of the hat he was wearing shows it was grazed by a bullet. authorities say he was able to walk away safely. let s bring in lawrence jones, is he live on the ground in uvalde, texas. lawrence? good morning, family. i attended that vigil last night. i have got to tell you whenever you see grown men cry because their loved on
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
desperation and anguish as families are dealing with enormous emotions. 19 children at least are dead and two adults as well. good morning. dana has time off. i m bill hemmer live in new york. julie, welcome back to our program. good morning. i m julie banderas and you re watching america s newsroom. this scene a horrific scene at the robb elementary school. about 80 miles west of san antonio, officials saying the shooter barricaded himself inside a classroom. officials say the victims were all in the same fourth grade room. the rampage ending we re told after a border patrol agent rushed into the school without waiting for backup and forced entry into that classroom that killed the attacker. the massacre entering the record books as the second most deadly school shooting in u.s. history following sandy hook 10 years ago. the new york post front page echoing that horrific day in newtown, connecticut. now the focus on the latest tragedy to grip america. the victims
but i m here on this floor to beg, work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely. dickerson: plus, president biden set to address the country. biden address the country. that and tonight s other top headlines. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. dickerson: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i m john dickerson, in for norah. tonight; another mass shooting in america, this time at an elementary school, where at least 18 children and a teacher were killed. on the brink of summer vacation, lives in the small town of uvalde, texas, have changed forever. this is the deadliest school shooting since the stoneman douglas high school shooting in parkland, florida, in 2018. texas governor greg abbott said the gunman entered the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle and was likely shot by a responding officer. police said the shooting happened at 11:32 a.m. local time at robb elemen
president biden is seeking to show u.s. resolve against china but an ill-timed gaffe on taiwan risks undermining his bid to curb beijing s growing influence. whether intentional or not, the president provoked china with a vow to defend taiwan militarily. the white house walked back the remarks saying the president was only promising ukraine-like weapons aid. sales of new u.s. homes plummeted in april by the most in nearly nine years. purchases of new single family homes fell 16.6% to an annualized rate of $591,000. that number fell well short of estimates. buyers have been discouraged by the combination of rising prices and a higher mortgage rate. american households are about to get some unwelcome mail. some of the highest power bills they ve seen. residential electricity rates are poised to climb even higher this summer. it s a combination of tight supplies of natural gas and coal, drought in the west and a nationwide forecast for extreme heat. barkleys estimates monthly bi