ayman wilkie dean and new york, we are continuing to follow the tragedy out of allen, texas this hour. police reports are at an outlet mall just north of dallas. and moments ago, local officials made a very brief statement saying a police officer and an unrelated call at that mall heard shots ring out at about 3:36 pm local time. officials are confirming there are casualties, they have not yet released the exact numbers on those dead, or injured. police also say they s believe the suspect has acted alone. they re saying they plan to hold another press conference in about two hours from now. as you can imagine, lots of questions. we are going to bring you more updates the money they come into our newsroom. a short time ago, governor greg abbott issued his statement writing in part, quote, our hearts are with the people of allen, texas. tonight, during this unspeakable tragedy. we are going to, as we mentioned, bring you all the information that we get as it happens. joining
thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat with melissa murray in for ari starts right now. hi, nicolle thank you so much. welcome to the beat. we re tracking breaking news out of tennessee these are pictures of celebrations in nashville, tennessee. just moments ago, the national metro council voted to reappointment justin jones jones was one of the two lawmakers expelled last week after protesting for tougher gun laws here is the moment that the council voted to reappointment him. justin jones has been elected as the interim successor for the vacant seat of tennessee house district 52, pursuant to the state law and the rule of governing a metropolitan council. jones is expected to retake his seat in the legislature tonight. and the legislature is gathering into session this hour so we could see justin jones dramatic return to the floor secondly, later this week, a different local council in the
viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, fox news stunner, with legal problems mounting and major troubles with the truth, the networks top rated anchor, tucker carlson, is fired. president joe biden appears to be finalizing his 2024 campaign plans, hours ahead of unexpected formal announcement. this, as new polling shows most americans don t want him or donald trump to run again. plus, both warring factions in sudan agree to a 72-hour cease-fire. but concerns remain about how long it will hold, and how to get americans and other ex pats out. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, fox news has severed ties with the host of its highest rating primetime show, in a stunning move that is sending shockwaves throughout the world media and politics. tucker carlson drouin conservative viewers with his right wing rhetoric and conspiracy theo
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
our nation is plagued with mental illness, drug addiction, homelessness, and out of control crime. possibly all true, but absent from her statement anything to do with the white word gun. amen, brother. those kinds of statements are taking the can down the road, and they are not steeped in reality. i am a legislator from california, we have some of the strictest gun reform laws on the books. it does not matter if it does not come with it a federal national counterpart. because we can still see pick up the phone and have guns, have the mailed to you if you so desire. i will say, when i m in a very deep blue sea and constituents far and wide i m i willing to work bipartisanly to work with issues that they care about, like gun violence reform, that s exactly what i did. i joined on to the gun prevention gun violence prevention