struggling with. as the 11th hour gets underway on a tuesday night. good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. tonight, exactly one week after a teenage gunman took 21 lives at an elementary school in uvalde, texas. the very first funerals are getting underway. the murder victims are being laid to rest, the investigation into the shooting, and the police response at the school is only intensifying. there are reports that uvalde police are no longer cooperating with texas authorities. nbc news reporting the school district police chief initially did cooperate. but has yet to respond to requests for follow-up questions made today s. ago texas officials say the chief prevented officers from confronting the shooter, for more than an hour. today, that very same chief was sworn in as a member of the city council. the justice department opening up its own inquiry into the police response. meanwhile, in washington, there are some in congress that believe they might be able to fi
good evening, once again, i am stephanie ruhle. tonight, exactly one week after a teenage gunman took 21 lives at an elementary school in uvalde, texas. the very first funerals are getting underway. the murder victims are being laid to rest, the investigation into the shooting, and the police response at the school is only intensifying. there are reports that uvalde police are no longer cooperating with texas authorities. nbc news reporting the school district police chief initially did cooperate. but has yet to respond to requests for follow-up questions made today. texas officials say the chief prevented officers from confronting the shooter, for more than an hour. today, that very same chief was sworn in as a member of the city council. the justice department opening up its own inquiry into the police response. meanwhile, in washington, there are some in congress that believe they might be able to find common ground on some gun safety measures. the house judiciary committe
deadly insurrection and that threatens to unravel our democracy, well, it s on the ballot in several states today in gop primaries that are just as much a measure of the trumpification of the republican party as they are a test of the disgraced ex-president s political power. in georgia, governor brian kemp and secretary of state brad raffensperger are facing primary challengers entirely because of their refusal to overturn the results of the 2020 election there. trump s conduct in georgia is notably under criminal investigation now. a pair of trump-backed candidates, that would be former senator david perdue and congressman jody hice are hoping to unseat republicans kemp and raffensperger. new york times reports this, quote, along with representative jody hice, david perdue is running a campaign that s almost single mindedly focused on trump s baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, and in true trump style, perdue is ending a campaign that is staked
chris jansing reports follows with ana cabrera right now. hello on this busy friday. i m ana cabrera in for chris jansing, and it appears to be down to two. a senator from ohio and the governor of north dakota emerging as the front runners as donald trump inches closer to making one of the most consequential choices of his campaign, picking a running mate. but could there still be another name on the list? plus, turning to trump s legal woes, the former president may be the one charged with mishandling secret documents, but in a hearing in florida today, special counsel jack smith appears to be the one with the most to lose. in an unusual decision, the judge is hearing arguments about whether jack smith should have been appointed in the first places and whether he has the authority to prosecute trump going forward. and rain bringing some relief to central new mexico where massive wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes, forced thousands to flee, and left at leas
president biden said he plans to meet with lawmakers about gun safety, but no word on when that will happen. meanwhile, lawmakers are talking in washington about how to prevent this type of unthinkable tragedy. while families and friends of the shooting victims are living with it. facing new stark realities. as nbc s morgan chesky reports. tonight, heartbreak hitting home, with hundreds saying final goodbyes. we just feel sad man. like it hit too hard. 21 funerals over the next two weeks. including services for four 10 year olds today. she wanted to be a marine biologist. family of nevaeh bravo who is heaven spelled backwards, said she is lined with angel s. jose flores jr. s father said he wanted to be a police officer because he loved protecting others. and amerie jo garza her family said called 9-1-1 this morning. i want to honor her name, i