begging for help. this morning the justice department is stepping in at the request of the mayor to investigate the police response to this mass shooting. specifically why it took so long to take down that gunman. today we will see the first of several funeral services remembering the lives lost in this tragedy. over the weekend, president biden and the first lady met with the families of victims and with first responders in uvalde, the president vowed once again as we ve heard so often in america, to do something about gun violence. it was the second time in less than two weeks that the president mourned alongside families whose loved ones died in the mass shooting. we are covering this story, of course, from every angle. our reporters and corespondents are standing by. let s bring you our senior legal correspondent, paula reed. great to have you here. you broke this yesterday, that the justice department is going to step in. they will review all aspects of the law enforceme
The Israeli Military kill seven aid workers in gaza, including three britons, the Prime Minister calls it appalling, the opposition says this war must stop now. The israeli pm says the attack was an unintentional tragic incident, but western allies want answers. Why were three clearly marked humanitarian vehicles that had just delivered 100 tons of aid to alleviate potential famine in gaza targeted . And what was already agreed by the Un Security Council as a catastrophic humanitarian situation for palestinians will get worse now as Aid Organisations suspend their deliveries, and an aid ship turns back, amid safety fears. Why did this happen and what will the consequences be . We talk to a spokespeson for the Israeli Government. It looks like there was an accident and a convoy was accidentally hit and a convoy was accidentally hit and that are subject to a full investigation. And an oxfam co ordinator in ramallah. Also tonight. A Special Report on families struggling to access special
Teacher in essex, says he did fill in the survey, but the governments policy on raac changed mid way through the process. I will tell you my comment about yesterdays comment. Its, well, hey, we arent all monks, are we . Weve probably all had our own discretions at times, but they arent always recorded. However, i quite like a compliment when i cook a nice dinner for my wife, but i usually fish for the compliment at the end of the meal, not before ive finished cooking it. So lets wait until we are at the end of this crisis and then well decide who deserves a thank you at the end. Thats really my take on it. With regard to the more recent comment that you just spoke about, well, i dont think that thats aimed at me particularly because i am a school that did fill out the questionnaire that then was then put in touch with the dfe and then the dfe kindly surveyed the school for us and kindly commissioned a report. That report is what identified the fact that we had raac. However, i think th
Eastern areas, cloud, Light Rain In The South East and a cool wind along the south east and a cool wind along the north sea coast. More later. Its tuesday the 23rd of april. Asylum seekers who enter the uk illegally could be sent to rwanda after a Government Bill finally made it through parliament in the early hours, after months of delays. It declared the african country to be safe. The bill will become law within the next few days and the Prime Minister has said the first flights will leave the uk in ten to 12 weeks. Human Rights Groups described the plan as shameful. Our Political Correspondent ben wright has the details. Long after most people had gone to bed, parliament carried on working, wrestling with the issue of sending Asylum Seekers to rwanda. The governments plan had faced strong resistance in the House Of Lords. They voted for changes mps kept rejecting. My lords, this bill has now been scrutinised a number of times. The government have rejected this amendment several tim
welcome everyone. you re on the cnn newsroom. i m omar jimenez in washington in just two weeks, cnn will host the first presidential debate. there it is. i was looking for this guy right here, 12 days to weeks. boom, first presidential debate of this election season between president joe biden and former president donald trump. and this weekend the candidates are out on the campaign trail after spending the week on the world stage at the g7 summit, president biden is trading world leaders for hollywood leaders biden is in los angeles tonight at a fundraiser that is breaking a new record for the democratic party when have more on that in a moment, but tickets range from 250 to $500,000 with a contest for small dollar donors, they could when tickets to the event and a chance to meet president biden, former president obama, and oscar winners, julia roberts and george clooney, jimmy kimmel will moderate a q&a with biden and obama tonight. cnn white house correspondent arlette