that s right. and this latest tragedy just overnight comes as the country is deeply still mourning the 19 children and 2 teachers killed just last week at that elementary school in uvalde, texas. and the ten lives lost at a supermarket in buffalo, new york, just 18 days ago. this morning we have brand-new details about the investigation into the shooting at uvalde, and the mayor there saying the negotiator tried to talk to the gunman during the massacre. also, the governor of texas is now calling for a special legislative committee to address the shooting. what will that really mean? let s begin this morning with that new mass shooting in tulsa, oklahoma. our correspondent lucy kafanov is near the st. francis hospital campus where that shooting took place. you literally went from one mass shooting in uvalde, to the next, in tulsa. we just learned more information about the weapon used here. reporter: that s right, poppy. the victims haven t all been laid to rest in uvalde
who lost their lives defending our nation and our freedoms. we re glad you re with us. with us today, we have my friend msnbc contributor mike barnicle. we re going to jump right into the news. the justice department is opening a review into the law enforcement response to the school shooting in uvalde, texas, after authorities there admitted to a stunning string of failures last week. this as the president and first lady jill biden visited robb elementary school yesterday and met with grieving families. nbc news correspondent sam brock has the very latest from texas. sam? reporter: jonathan, good morning. president biden spent most of the day on sunday in uvalde, texas, trying to provide consolation to lift up a community here that s so griff grief stricken. they want answers and accountability. all day, people have been coming to the memorial. president biden and dr. biden came out and laid flowers. all of this happening as a critical incident review was announced by th
responders. we re also talking about the justice department this morning announcing, in fact, it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the school shooting in uvalde. it is coming at the request of uvalde s mayor after authorities admitted to a string of failures in their response to the shooting. a justice department spokesperson said in part this, the goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events. the doj saying after its review, it will publish a report with all of its findings. we are learning more about that chaotic scene that unfolded when agents did finally move in on the shooter. a u.s. customs and border protection official, who spoke to the washington post, describing a chaotic scene, with no one really sure who was in charge. quote this, the agent saw bullet ho
magazines, firing at least 100 rounds in the opening moments. border patrol agents taking down the shooter ending the terror inside classrooms 111 and 112 about 77 minutes after it began. governor greg abbott late today claiming he was misled, and he s absolutely livid. new images tonight of children escaping out windows, powerful reactions coming in from the families of the victims. the community saying they are sick and angry. learning police were outside the classroom but didn t go in. mireya villarreal with the chilling story from a child about playing dead so he wouldn t get shot, saying the gunman told the students, you re all going to die. new details about missed warning signs, authorities say the suspect, 17 at the time, asking his sister to buy him a gun last september. alarming instagram chats about buying guns, someone asking, are you going to shoot up a school, and how he responded. massive protests outside today s nra convention in houston. former president tr
trial between johnny depp and his ex-wife amber heard. the vicious accusations during closing arguments. the case now in the hands of the jury. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight it was a gutting admission today from texas law enforcement that a decision was made not to enter the classroom where the gunman was with an entire fourth grade class for almost an hour police admitting today that was a mistake we also learned for much of that hour there were 19 police officers outside the door who did not go in we have shown you the video of frantic parents outside the school pleading with officers to go in. today we learned that there were children inside the school calling 911. one of them begging, please, send the police now still they did not go in 19 children and 2 teachers were killed when asked how many lives could have been saved if they acted earlier the official could only say i don t know new imag