plus, buckle up. gas prices hitting a hideous high, but it s the prediction for the next ten days that may be even scarier. and a jury finds both johnny depp and amber heard liable for defamation, though let s be honest. depp won this trial. the significance of it all, beyond the gossip, spectacle, and social media snark. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our national lead and no clear answer in uvalde, texas, as to whether the chief who told cops to not storm the classroom where the shooter was during the massacre is actually cooperating with investigators. cnn s shimon prokupecz caught up with the police chief pete arredondo this morning. he insisted he s been in contact with the texas department of public safety every day, he says, but just last night, dps officials said arredondo had not responded to the request for a follow-up interview about his actions or lack thereof during last tuesday s massacre. today, uvalde is saying its final good-byes
ucisd campuses. we have been speaking to resident after resident here. a woman whose niece was killed, a local store employee whose cousin was killed, a fast food employee whose niece was killed. another person who is not too far from here, grew up going to robb elementary and then decades later, hears gunshots before calling 911. all of them were too heartbroken to go on camera, being that close to the story, but one thing we heard from every single one of them is that this goes beyond this week. this is something that is going to be with them for the rest of their lives. today, more funerals for teacher irma garcia and her husband, jose, who died of a heart attack just days after his wife was gunned down. the community grieving and frustrated, now with more services to come every day for the next week. as for arredondo, i leave it to his conscience, why didn t he do more. why didn t he do more? and what exactly was done in those moments is precisely what s under i
Families quit grieving, we ll do that obviously. you understand how the families feel? we have been in contact with dps every day, just so you know. every day. they say you re not cooperating. i have been on the phone with them every day. the embattled chief was quietly sworn in to the city council on tuesday. when cnn questioned the secrecy, he called it a private thing that was done out of respect for grieving families. on the investigation, the e extexas department of public safety now says the back door the shooter used to access robb elementary was closed but unlocked, contradicting earlier reports the door had been propped open by a teacher. i understand, but the door? uvalde school district spokeswoman when asked about the unlocked door, deferred to a statement released today that students and staff will not be returning to the robb elementary campus and they re also working with agencies to help us identify improvements on all