dispatch audio about a child trapped in the middle of the massacre in uvalde, texas. cnn has not been able to confirm this audio clip. it was first reported by abc news. it s unclear when the message was relayed, but according to the texas public safety director there were at least eight 911 calls from at least two callers inside robb elementary. we have a child on the line. he is in a room full of victims. at least 19 officers were just on the other side of the door of that classroom where the student was calling from. texas public safety officials reported the first call from a child came at 12:03 p.m. not until 12:50, 47 minutes later, would officers finally break in and kill the gunman. so the justice department will now investigate the local law enforcement response. one critic called it one of the worst police failures in modern u.s. history. in the meantime, democrats are trying to seize whatever momentum there is on capitol hill for gun reform. here is presi
thanks for joining me. got a lot to get to. we re going to start with israel s war against hamas. hospitals in gaza are facing a critical situation amid growing calls for an end to the bloodshed. the idf says fighting is intensifying across the enclave including near one major medical center. today, the idf denied claims by a senior official at the hamas-run health ministry in gaza that the hospital is under siege and l sides by israeli forces. the red cross says gaza s healthcare system has passed the point of no return. many of gaza s hospitals are now out of service amid israel s ongoing military operations and earlier today, israel opened another evacuation corridor for civilians to move south. meanwhile, an emergency summit in saudi arabia, arab and islamic leaders demanded a complete cease fire. opposition to the war is also being expressed on streets around the globe. pro palestinian protests were held in london, brussels, paris, and even near president biden s home in
the truck at the time of the explosion. four people remain hospitalized, being treated for severe burns. the u.s. navy has the first female four-star woman in the navy. she was promoted to the new rank at a ceremony at arlington national cemetery. she will become the vice chief of naval operations. this is the image that got everybody this morning. the center of the new york coast, the so-called cannibal cop, his conviction was overturned by a judge citing a lack of evidence. the cop left jail yesterday on a $100,000 bond. in 2013, he was arrested and convicted of a plot to kidnap, torture and eat women. it was part of a twisted fantasy and he never planned to carry out the plot. prosecutors plan to appeal the
former president bill clinton, one of 16 americans awarded the nation s highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom, president obama praising clinton as a true champion and thanking him for his years of service in and out of office. the two men and their wives attended a ceremony at arlington national cemetery commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of john f. kennedy. an update for the rebecca sedwick bullying case. all charges against two girls have been dropped. the 12 and 14-year-olds were arrested last month on felony aggravated stalking charges. they ve been under home confinement. sedwick committed suicide back in september. next hour we ll spoke with the sheriff who arrested the girls. we ll discuss with him these new developments. and boy is this something you do not want to see when you re standup paddle boarding. it appears to be a great white shark in santa monica bay. the video was shot by nathan anderson who says the shark was
it you like your plan, you can keep it, speaking of obama care. gloria steinem is going to be here. this is one of the cool days at the white house that we re going to be witnessing today. you re still looking for politics. you re still looking for the political subtext. and he s saying he grew up watching oprah in mayor land on tv. he s not 25 years old anymore. it was president kennedy who first brought forth the medal of freedom. so much today. cnn first will bring you the ceremony when it begins in about half an hour. jake tapper will host a special coverage beginning at 11:05 a.m. and then after that, in honor of president kennedy, there will be a ceremony at arlington national cemetery and we will bring that