saluting the class of 2022 from the president to the fonz. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. i m tom llamas in for lester tonight, a dangerous tropical threat taking aim at florida, parts of the southern coast getting pounded by heavy rains. the tropical cyclone with warnings issued for a large part of the state, including south florida and the keys also on alert, parts of the bahamas and cuba where at leas one person already died dangerous rains expected to continue overnight, causing torrential downpours and possible tornadoes. just this week the national weather service predicting an above average hurricane season we start tonight with meteorologist bill karins tracking this dangerous storm. bill, what are you seeing reporter: tom, i m very concerned with heavy rainfall overwhelming flood control systems in south florida. they re thinking the possibility for water into homes, evacuations and rescues in the next 24 hours. let me give
being taken into custody earlier today. a law enforcement source familiar with the arrest confirms to nbc navarro did not surrender himself. the committee subpoenaed him back in september then, remember, he got another subpoena from the fbi to comply with their investigation just last week. you saw that live shot of the courthouse. those microphones set up. we are watching to see if he makes comments outside that building and will bring it to you. we know the january 6th select committee will hear its public hearing in prime time just six days from now on june 9th as today we re also learning new and important details about another big hearing set for next week. this one on gun violence. survivors and parents of victims of the uvalde and buffalo shootings set to testify in front of the house oversight committee. it s a very busy friday afternoon. i m hallie jackson in washington and i want to bring in justice correspondent pete williams. capitol hill correspondent ali vitaly
of events, just a few days ago officials said the door had been left ajar. there are also new questions about the police response. ksat has obtained audio of the school district s message alerting parents of an active shooter incident. parents, there is an active shooter at robb elementary. law enforcement is on site. your cooperation is needed at this time by not visiting the campus. both the school s facebook post and the audio message according to ksat came during the time that officers were inside the school and apparently believed the situation had become a barricade situation. cnn has learned that chief pete arredondo has stopped cooperating with investigators, failing to respond to a request for a follow-up interview, but he was sworn in as a city council member on tuesday. also funerals will be held for irma garcia and 10-year-old joée manuel flores jr. family and friends will also gather today at visitation and rosary services for nevaeh bravo, jayce luevanos an
with gunshots going off. and the trauma this entire ordeal is leaving on such young children. their parents and a nation wishing to wipe away the pain. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper. we start today with an absolutely devastating admission about the school shooting in uvalde, texas. for the benefit of hindsight, where i m sitting now, of course, it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. that statement coming from the thead of the texas departmet of safety. he said officers on the scene should have breached the classroom door immediately. he said the commander on scene decided no more children were at risk. and they allowed the shooter to stay inside the classroom for more than an hour, despite the fact that kids inside the room were calling 911 and begging for police to help. what efforts were the officers making to try and break through either that door or another door to get inside that classroom? none at that
years since columbine. plus a debate on gun legislation in the age of partisan gridlock. and, anguish in america: we speak with angel garza, after the loss of his ten-year- old daughter, amerie. i just want my baby back. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. dokoupil: good evening to our viewers in the west on what is really anything but a good evening. and thank you for joining us. i m tony dokoupil, in for norah, who is recovering from covid. and tonight, we are here in uvalde, texas, a community shattered by one of the deadliest school shootings in american history. 21 victims, 19 of them innocent children. they ranged in age from ten, down to as young as eight. one victim described by family as the sweetest little boy i ve ever known, so full of life. others loved baseball, they loved swimming, loved dancing to tiktok videos in other words, these are your everyday american kids: extraordinarily loved,