children and two teachers. today the first of many funeral services will begin. we ll have more on that and the president s visit ahead. people are on edge. in brooklyn an active shooter scare at a boxing match sent folks fleeing the stands and running for their lives. 18 people were injured at the barclays center. turns out, it was just a loud noise heard on the street. it sent crowds rushing to the exits. it s an indication of the anxiety out there. cnn has the latest. reporter: americans on edge once again. early sunday at the barclays center in new york city, people running for their lives. police say they mistook a loud noise for gunfire after a boxing match. one person writing on twitter, scary moment as crowds poured back into barclays center. my fear was a shooting, but those fears proved unfounded. another person adding, huge stampede near the exit. literally had to jump on the floor for cover. tennis star naomi osaka was there. she said on twitter she was also p
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
In different ways. it doesn t mean gabe kapler isn t calling his local official and asking for them to do something. what he s saying is, for me, right now, i m going to do something that s unheard of in baseball. this is the first time you ve ever seen something like this. whether he goes through it or not, it was bold for him to do it because if you step outside the lines, people get upset. it s bold. getting a lot of attention. there s a lot of heartbreak right now and trying to turn that into constructive help. thank you very much. cnn s coverage continues right now. good morning, everyone. i m poppy harlow. glad year with us for this special edition of cnn newsroom. the pressing question, how could this happen? devastated families are demanding answers as we are learning that up to 19 officers stood in the hallway of robb elementary in uvalde, texas, for more than 45 excruciating minutes. while children inside the classroom, with the gunman, kept calling 911 over and over