shared his daughter s best friend says amerie was killed while calling 9-1-1 on her brand new cell phone. i just want people to know that she just died trying to save her classmates. she just wanted to save everyone. we have more video now that s tough to watch. it s from outside the school while the gunman was inside. these are the cries of grantic parents who heard the gunshots inside the school and are demanding the police storm it. despite the overwhelming police response, it may have taken as long as than hour for them to breach the classroom and take down the shooter. we re trying to establish every single timeline, as far as how long the shooter was inside the classroom. how long did the shooting take place. as of now, we have not been able to establish that. we want to provide facts as opposed to just providing timelines that are preliminary. we estimate anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour. right now i want to bring in my colleague alisyn in uvalde. it is now
Mexico border. Only on cbs this morning, why his fiance doesnt buy the fbi theory that it was a tragic mistake. Plus a promising new treatment that could help children suffering from peanut allergies. How capsules containing peanut powder could be a life changer for millions. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. The problems of america stem from the fact that we as a human race have sinned against almighty god. The reverend billy graham dice at the age of 99. I look forward to this with great anticipation. Im looking forward to seeing god facetoface. 6. President trump is signaling an openness to modest gun control measures. We u. S. Has do more to protect our children. Survivors of last weeks Florida Shooting held a rally in the State Capitol today. In syria, pro government hair strikes triggered the deadliest violence in three years. In los angeles, the driver of a stolen truck led police on a high speed chase. All that. Lindsey vonn w
To understand better says Bishop Walker nickless, dioceses of sioux city. And even with all the political talk surrounding the race for the white house religious studies professorsbruce forbes believes the pope may have beeeea bit misinterpreted with hihimessage, albeit a strong one. Mass right on the border, i mean. He was tryingngo Say Something about divided people and how in the world can we get people to come together. I think he was making a social statement, but its a mistake to see it simply as a political statement says bruce forbes, professor religious studies, Morningside College. Forbes says religion and politics coming together is nothing new. Prohibition, womens rights, and the Civil Rights Movement were all religioly based issuesn their time and today, relgion still plays a pivotal roll in politics and although my dont know the religious affiliation of specific candidates, the number of those looking to elect candidate based on their belief in god is on the decline while
Favorite cyclone standout. Tim good evening and thank you for r r joining us tonight im tim seaman jenna and im jenna rehnstrom. Controversy is brewing in south dakota over a law passed by lawmakers that would affect transgender students. Tim if signed by governor daugaard, the bill would require students to use restrooms based on their sex at birth. Abc 9s bria bell brings us local reaction. Bria tim and jenna, if its signed by the governor. South dakota would be the first state to pass a bill addressing transgender students. Some local College Students dont want that distinction. Theyre against the bill because they say, its just unneccesary. Not only are we unwilling to accept people as who they are, we are bigoted and rude the university of south dakota offers a safe place for students with varying genders and sexualities called spectrum. Group say theyll be upset if an anti transgender bill passes in the state, which will force students to use restrooms according to the gender the
Abc 9s bria bell brings us more. Bria tim and jenna, the Sioux City Public Library and the Convention Center are two prominent places are feeling the effects of vagrancy issues downtown and now both places are looking to stop people from entering if they do not intend to utilize the facilities properly. Its not a good look when you have somebody sleeping at a table, the sioux city library, typically a nice place to enjoy a good book, is unintentionally housing the homeless. The library will allocate nearly 46,000 for additional security options due to the frequent vagrancy issues, but will it be enough . Im not sure that with the money that well be having, that its really going to cover what we really need, says capron. Also facing similar issues, the sioux city Convention Center. So theyve got some problems with people coming in that arent a part of events, but theyre coming in and theyre using some of the Restroom Facilities there. Weve had some issues where they come in and have eat