elementary school. i came here to tell them the united states department of justice has finished its review. undertaking this preview, it requested the then-mayor, the justice department committed to using our expertise and independence to assess the law enforcement response to the shooting and to provide guidance moving forward. as i told families and survivors last night, the department's review concluded that a series of major failures, failures in leadership, in tactics, in communications, in training, and in preparedness were made by law enforcement leaders and others responding to the mass shooting at robb elementary. as a result, 33 students and 3 other teachers, many of whom have been shot, were trapped in a room with an active shooter for over an hour, as law enforcement officials remained outside. i also told the families and survivors how deeply sorry i am for the losses they suffered that day and for the losses they have suffered every day since. i told them that the priority for the justice

elementary school. community also lost a _ weeks following, this community also lost a sense of faith and trust in own neighbours and institutions as they try to— own neighbours and institutions as they try to make sense of what happened on the 24th and were unable to get— happened on the 24th and were unable to get the _ happened on the 24th and were unable to get the answers they needed. during _ to get the answers they needed. during that time, the then mayor of uvalde _ during that time, the then mayor of uvalde called me to ask the justice department to conduct an independent review_ department to conduct an independent review of— department to conduct an independent review of what had happened and what went wrong _ review of what had happened and what went wrong on may 24 and in the days that followed. shortly after the justice — that followed. shortly after the justice department began its review, the attorney generaljust gave a sense _ the attorney generaljust gave a sense of— the attorney gener

that is the approach responding officers first employed when they arrived at robb elementary school. within minutes arriving inside the school, officials transitioned from treating the scene as active shooter situation to treating the shoot are as a barricaded subject, this was the most significant failure. that failure meant law enforcement prioritized evacuation of students and teachers in other classrooms instead of immediately rescues victims trapped with the active shooter. it meant officials spent time trying to negotiate with the subject instead of entering the room and confronting him. officials waited for equipment instead of following active shooter practice and moving toward the shooter with resources they had. it meant waiting for a set of keys to open the classroom door, which report concludes was likely unlocked anyway. it meant the victims remained trapped with the shooter for more than an hour after the first officers arrived on scene. there are also other failures in leadership, command and coordination. none of law enforcement leaders at the scene established comman

nity lost 19 beloved children and two teachers at robb elementary school.the days and weeks following, the community also lost a sense of safe and trust in their own neighbors and institutions. own neighbors a they tried to make what happened on the 24. during that time, the then mayor called me the justice department to conduct an independent review of what had happened and what went wrong on may 24 and in the days that followed. shortly after the justice department began its review. the attorney general just gave a sense of the timeline that we have lined out and the failures that occurred over the course of 77 minutes when between law enforcement arrived and when they entered the classroom but we know the pain and failures law enforcement finally entered the classroom and rescued survivors and continued at minute 78 when it became clear that there was no leader, no plan to triage the victims in room 111 and 112. they were moved away. victims who were already passed away in ambulancees and children in bullet wounds were put on school buses without medical

when the gunman burst into robb elementary school on may 24th 2022, hundreds of police officers rushedn hour for them to confront him. this is the moment a police officer went for hand sanitizer during the active shooting. the gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers. that delay sparked outrage among the victims�* families and across the us. it also prompted the us department ofjustice to investigate, producing today's report that runs 600 pages long. it found "cascading failures of leadership, decision—making, "tactics, policy and training". some of the victims�* loved ones gave their reaction to the report. some victims family members were actually at robb elementary school when the shooting took place, including alfred garza, whose10—year—old daughter ameriejoe garza, was killed. alfred has been critical of the law enforcement response and spoke to me just a short while ago. mr garza, thank you so much for your time. i can't imagine how difficult this is for you right now. i realise a report like this isn't going to bring back your daughter, but does it bring any sense of closure to

elementary school.t fears of the victims ph families, that their loved ones were failed by police. 19 children and 2 teachers were killed in the school shooting while 376 law enforcement officers waited outside the school. cbs's lilia luciano has the reaction tonight from uvalde. >> the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at robb elementary was a failure. >> reporter: in a devastating new report, the department of justice blames cascading failures in leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training for why police waited 77 minutes before confronting the gunman at robb elementary school in uvalde. associate attorney general vanita gupta led the investigation. >> have you seen a bigger policing failure in your career? >> the justice department had never seen anything like this. the goal of the justice department's engagement has been to learn from these lessons. >> reporter: after reviewing over 14,000 pieces of data and more than 260 interviews, the report lays much of the blame on th

when the gunman burst into robb elementary school in 2022 hundreds of police officer rushed to the scenetook more than an hour for them to confront him. in that time, the gunman murdered 19 students and 2 teachers. that delay sparked outrage among the victims�* families and across the us more widely, and it prompted the us department ofjustice to investigate, producing today's report that runs 600 pages long. the us attorney general — merrick garland — visited families in uvalde, said the victims and survivors of the mass shooting deserved better. the law enforcement response at robb elementary school on may 24th, 2022, and in the hours and days after was a failure that should not have happened. we hope to honour the victims and the survivors by working together to try to prevent anything like this from ever happening again here or anywhere. another deeply distressing day for the families of all those who were killed. let's hear from some of them — who commented after seeing the report. this... it's hard enough waking up every day and continuing to walk out on these streets and walk to a

law enforcement response at robb elementary school on may 2a, 2022 and in the hours and days after was a failure that should not have happened. during and after the 77 minutes, families and survivors received unclear and sometimes conflicting information about where to go to reunite with their loved ones. i hope that the failures end today, and that local officials... - she cries. ..do what wasn't done that day, do right by the victims- and survivors of robb elementary. i think we're going to continue fighting, we are going to continue fighting that some type of change is made, in honour of our kids. the second worst school shooting in american history, 19 children and two teachers slaughtered, while police waited outside. the us justice department has just published its long—awaited report into the mass shooting at the robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. we will get reaction to that. our panel this evening — from california, the republican strategist lanhee chen, and in glasgow the former labour leader kesia dugdale. also in our programme... only 10% of voters under 50 would supp

>>> just in, attorney general merrick garland is touring the robb elementary school. the justice department is set to release the review of the massacre. >> this is a series that was made in memory of the students and teachers killed by aunman nearly two years ago. the lead, with the jake tapper, starts right now. >>> donald trump's response, when a judge threatened to throw them out of court, quote, i would love it. the lead starts right now that outbursts in court. what donald trump did, when a woman who is accusing him of sexual harassment, took the stand. at the white house, resident biden, meeting with leaders of the house and senate as senate republicans urged house republicans to take the deal on immigration and the border and get something, rather than nothing. when schoolchildren stop. see how often it is that the students are stopping planned events. >>> welcome to the lead. we start with our law and justice lead. a jury is deciding how much donald trump must pay to a woman he defamed, as the jury previously divided -- decided. the judge threatened to kick t

elementary school.confirmed the worst fears of the victims families: that their loved ones were failed by po police. 19 children and two teachers were killed in the school shooting, while 376 law enforcement officers waited outside the school. cbs's lilia luciano has the reaction tonight from uvalde. >> the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at robb elementary was a failure. >> reporter: in a devastating new report, that a prompt of justice blames cascading failures in leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training, for why police waited 77 minutes before confronting the government at robb elementary school in uv uvalde. the associate attorney general vanita gupta led the investigation. have you seen a bigger policing failure in your career? >> the justice department had never seen anything like this. goal of the justice department's engagement has been to learn from these lessons. >> reporter: after reviewing over 40,000 pieces of data and more than 260 interviews, the report lay

elementary school.confirmed the worst fears of the victims' families: that their loved ones were failed by police. 19 children and two teachers were killed in the school shooting, while 376 law enforcement officers waited outside the school. cbs's lilia luciano has the reaction tonight from uvalde. >> the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at robb elementary was a failure. >> reporter: in a devastating new report, the department of justice blames cascading failures in leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training, for why police waited 77 minutes before confronting the gunman at robb elementary school in uvalde. associate attorney general vanita gupta led the investigation. have you seen a bigger policing failure in your career? >> the justice department had never seen anything like this. the goal of the justice department's engagement has been to learn from these lessons. >> reporter: after reviewing over 14,000 pieces of data and more than 260 interviews, the report lays much o

when the gunman burst into robb elementary school on may 24th, 2022, hundreds of police officers rushedhim. this is the moment a police officer went for hand sanitizer during the active shooting. the gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. that delay sparked outrage among the victims�* families and across the us. it also prompted the us department ofjustice to investigate, producing today's report that runs 600 pages long. it found "cascading failures of leadership, decision—making, "tactics, policy and training". some of the victims�* loved ones gave their reaction to the report. some victims�* family members were actually at robb elementary school when the shooting took place, including alfred garza, whose ten—year—old daughter ameriejo garza was killed. alfred has been critical of the law enforcement response and spoke to me just a short while ago. mr garza, thank you so much for your time. i can�*t imagine how difficult this is for you right now. i realise a report like this is not going to bring back your daughter, but does it bring any sense of closure to you? not closure yet.

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but what was also shocking about events at the robb elementary school in uvalde, texas, was the policefailure to take prompt action. in the last couple of hours, we have had the department ofjustice report into that failure. it says officers failed to accurately assess the situation. they say it took more than an hour to confront and kill the gunman despite the presence of dozens of law enforcement officials. the us attorney general merrick garland has been in uvalde, where he saw some of the murals that have been created in memory of those who died. he also met survivors and some of the families of those who lost their lives. afterwards, at a news conference, he had this message for the entire country. the law enforcement response at robb elementary school on may 2a, 2022, and in the hours and days after, was a failure that should not have happened. we hope to honour the victims and the survivors by working together to try to prevent anything like this from ever happening again, here or anywhere. our children deserve better than to grow up in a country where an 18—year—old has easy ac

the response to the may 24 mass casualty incident at robb elementary school was a failure, this report says, very bluntly. officers should have recognized the incident as an active shooter scenario and moved and pushed forward immediately and continuously towards the threat until the room was entered and the threat was eliminated. that did not occur. all right. we're still obviously poring through the details of this report, but the conclusion, again, this was a federal investigation into the state and local response. it seems to be that this was a clear failure of law enforcement, a failure to react to what was happening on the ground instead of going in, straight in, with force and they waited outside treated this as an individual barricade who had would not do more harm in that 77 minutes, this report says, almost undoubtedly cost more lives. again, we have our people going through this report right now. much more in just a few minutes. >> very chilling details. republican house speaker mike johnson says he'll not budge on tying tough border restrictions to any more funding for ukra

the school where everyone was killed was robb elementary school. we'll have more on uvalde after headlines. amid multiple legal woes, donald trump posted an all-caps, 2:00 -- message to his truth social platform, claiming "a president of the united states must have full immunity." even for events that "cross the line." the post reignited fear of an authoritarian crackdown on democracy if trump is re-elected. the ex-president ended his rant by writing, "god bless the supreme court!" trump appointed three of the sitting justices on the nine rightwing-majority court, which is likely to rule on trump's eligibility to appear on the 2024 ballot as well as whether he can be shielded from prosecution. ruth ben-ghiat, nyu professor and an expert on authoritarianism, said -- "trump is telling americans very clearly that he will be jailing and killing americans. anyone who votes for him is complicit with these future crimes." in haiti, a neighborhood in the capital port-au-prince has been under siege for at least four days in an ongoing attack by gang members

he is the father of a young boy that was killed at robb elementary school. he said about the law enforcement officers that he believes they have not been healthy accountable for the failures in at uvalde. he said, quote, they don't believe the people that are supposed to protect us failed our children. what did you make of all that you just heard? >> he's right. i've spent a lot of time here. i talk to these families, i've talked to other folks in the community. there is a feeling here. there are some of this community who feel that the law enforcement did the best they could that day. and you know, there are some who feel they did nothing wrong. so the families feels so hurt by the disrespect that they have gotten from this community. countless times. today, to hear the attorney general solidify, stand there with them and how they feel about the way in which they've been treated, that is the thing. it is horrible and hearted have to deal with the kids, the loved ones, the babies being murdered inside this classroom. but it is also what happened for over a y

. >>> law enforcement response at robb elementary school on may 24, 2022 and in the hours and days afterwas a failure that should not have happened. >>> are the air strikes in yemen working. >> when you say working are they stopping the houthis? no. are they going to continue? yes. ♪ >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it is friday, january 19th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in new hampshire where the state's presidential primary is now only four days away, and where republican presidential candidate nikki haley spoke to voters at a cnn town hall just a few hours ago. haley answered questions on a range of topics and said her goal next week is to do better than she did in iowa's caucuses where she was placed third. she dismissed racist dog whistles used against her by leading republican candidate donald trump. the former president promoted a post that falsely stated that haley wasn't eligible to be president because her parents were not u.s. citizens at the time of her birth. haley was born in south carolina, making her a na

unfortunately, the review of the mass shooting at robb elementary school is not the first critical incident review that the cops office has conducted. but having done this before, we know the value of the information provided. >>> we have just lost the feed. we were listening to the director of the community oriented police program following the attorney general and we'll bring you a summary, but in any case, what you've slrd devastating. a colossal failure. ryan riley and joyce advance and track figliuzzi and anthony collie who had been with the justice department. and joining us now, d.c. democratic congressman and senate today collin all red. this says it was a failure of systems and training. we've learned victims were not tree and properly, one died on the walkway, children with bullet holes were put on a bus with no medic, that children who were survivors and does have a medical problem were put in ambulances, that people -- parents were improperly told that more survivors, bus load of survivors were on their way, that was false. as well as people whose children had died were told tha

elementary school on may 24, 2022.eds of police officers rushed to the scene but it took them more than one hour to confront the shooter. that delay sparked outrage among those in the u.s. and prompted the justice department to investigate. the report found cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training. some loved ones of victims gave their reaction. >> i hope the failures today in local officials do not do what they -- do now what they did not do then, criminal prosecutions and terminations. and that our state and federal government will enact sensible gun laws because robb elementary began the day an 18-year-old was allowed to purchasend ar-15. helena: a long-awaited report deeming this response a failure. it is hundreds of pages long. what are some main takeaways? reporter: reading through the report builds the picture of chaos and confusion. many miscommunications which contributed to the situation. one big failing is when officers arrived on scene, one early stake made was they b

elementary school on may 24, 2022.eds of police officers rushed to the scene but it took them more than one hour to confront the shooter. that delay sparked outrage among those in the u.s. and prompted the justice department to investigate. the report found cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training. some loved ones of victims gave their reaction. >> i hope the failures today in local officials do not do what they -- do now what they did not do then, criminal prosecutions and terminations. and that our state and federal government will enact sensible gun laws because robb elementary began the day an 18-year-old was allowed to purchase and ar-15. helena: a long-awaited report deeming this response a failure. it is hundreds of pages long. what are some main takeaways? reporter: reading through the report builds the picture of chaos and confusion. many miscommunications which contributed to the situation. one big failing is when officers arrived on scene, one early mistake made was th

elementary school. we'll take you live to uvalde, where attorney general merrick garland will give remarks next hour. >>> happening right now, former president trump's defamation trial is back under way in new york after yesterday's chaotic day. >>> plus, new attacks in yemen overnight, adding to concerns of a greater conflict in the middle east. >>> and in texas, a standoff between the biden administration and the state over access to the border. we'll break down what could happen next. >>> we begin this morning with breaking news. the justice department has released its findings of nearly year long investigation into the mass shooting at robb elementy took law enforcement 77 minutes, an hour 17 to take the gunman down. right now texas state senator rowland gutierrez is sharing live remarks about the report. nbc justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian joins us now from uvalde. what does the report say? there are so many things in it that bring back such horrible, horrible memories. >> repor

elementary school there in uvalde. such a tragedy, brings back horrible memories. all of that unfolded on our program live in realtime, and now we have this report from the doj which is very, very critical of the responding officers for taking far too much time and not going after the shooter as opposed to doing what they were supposed to do, which was in any way possible with whatever weapons they had at their disposal, try to neutralize the threat. >> sandra: john, good to be with you, welcome everyone, "america reports". i'm sandra smith. we have been following the story obviously since the day it happened and t watch the look on those parents' faces, john, reacting to this justice department report that found cascading failures, no urgency during that response in uvalde. the police officials who responded as you heard from merrick garland said they waited too long to confront the gunman, no urgency for the command post and repeatedly communicated inaccurate information to those grieving families. and you watched th

elementary school in uvalde, texas.e most comprehensive assessment of what happened during the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. the nearly 600-page report lays out a series of, quote, cascading failures of leadership, decision-making, tactics, policy, and training. attorney general merrick garland said law enforcement officers demonstrated no urgency as they waited out the shooter. >> officials on scene transitioned from treating the scene as an active shooter situation to treating the shooter as a barricaded subject. this was the most significant failure. that failure meant that law enforcement officials prioritize the protracted evacuation of students and teachers in other classrooms instead of immediately rescuing the victims trapped with the active shooter. it meant that officials spent time trying to negotiate with a subject instead of entering the room and confronting him. geoff: tony plohetski is an investigative reporter for the austin american-statesman, and a pulitzer prize finalist for his c

. >> law enforcement response of robb elementary school on may 24th, 2022, and in the hours and days after, was a failure. >> it was even seen slamming his hand on the table and muttering, quote, this is a con job. that's within earshot of the jury and the judge, who at one point, has a threatened to kick him, the civil defendant, out of the courtroom. >> that's a nasty man. he's a nasty judge. he's a trump hating guy. >> the supreme court's 40 year old precedent known as chevron defense is not about your local gas station, but doing away with it could have life -altering consequences. we've got elie vessel with the latest on why the supreme court was a mistake and how justice samuel alito is trying to play us all for a fool. ♪ ♪ ♪ and a good saturday morning to you all. donald trump spent the bulk of the week traveling between campaign events and courtrooms, making his presence known more as the court jester, as the second defamation trial of e. jean carroll got underway. in the meantime, that's not the hottest legal show in town. as we await the d.c. court of appeals decision on tr

unfortunately, the review of the mass shooting at robb elementary school is not the first critical review. but having done this before, we know the value of the information provided. other critical incidents reviews that the cops office has reviewed we heard from the agencies involved how valuable these reports are and and agencies across the country and incorporated the recommendations shared in their own planning. we have seen how vitally important to have the right policies and procedures in place, how important training is and how critical it is that agencies train together. reviews such as this can be helpful and important to law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. as they work together to see how to improve policies, procedures, systems and most importantly, relationships. we talk about that and much, much more in this report and will be an important resource for law enforcement agencies in the years to come. you in this report that the team has worked diligently in carrying out a number of critical steps including developing a complete incident reconstruction, revi

elementary school shooting responding to the horrific and disturbing new details that emerged from that exhaustive justice department investigation into the shooting in uvalde. a teenager with an assault rifle took the lives of 19 small children and two teachers. attorney general merrick garland just moments ago getting emotional explaining the consequences of law enforcement's inaction. >> the 19 children and their two teachers who were stolen from their loved ones should be here today. they never should have been targeted by a mass shooter. we must never forget the shooter's heinous act that day. and the victims and survivors should never have been trapped with that shooter for more than an hour as they waited for their rescue. >> trapped for more than an hour. the nearly 600 page report describes example after example of massive failures of leadership and communication over the course of those deadly minutes. one example, someone, apparently police, asking shooting victims to respond to them. quote, survivors recall hearing someone say, say help if you need help, and when a child cri

elementary school shooting from uvalde, texas. 19 students and two teachers were killed making it one of the deadly shootings in u.s. history. nearly 400 officers responded to the shooting, but they waited over an hour to confront the attacker. the doj said this review focused on the law enforcement response, and explained the lessons learned from this tragic event. >>> the supreme court will not weigh in on the issue of bathroom access for transgender students. the court has declined to hear an appeal from a court in indiana. it leaves in place a ruling that allowed a transgender blight to use the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. the case centered around the 14th amendment equal access clause protects transgender students. this means litigation in lower courts will continue. >>> the british family is dealing with some medical issues. king charles was under a procedure for an enlarged prostate next week. the king is 75 years old, and the palace said this kind of enlargement is common among older men, and the king wanted to share this news to a raise news on his diag

. >>> we have more information about the mass shooting at robb elementary school in texas.he u.s. department of justice releaseded a report about the police response calling it a failure. it cites poor coordination, training and execution of active shooter protocol. the report says the responding officers were erroneously taught such a situation could easily morph into a hostage crisis. it also details a lack of leadership that it says law enforcement waiting too long to engage the gunman. the president has released a full statement saying there were multiple reports of failure that hold lessons for the future and my team will work with the justice department and department of education to implement policy changes necessary to help communities respond more effectively in the future. >> only on nbc bay area, a mother is speaking out. this is after an incident caught on camera involving her 13-year-old son. it shows a man violently confronting that teen inside a fremont store. this happened tuesday on stevenson boulevard. the cell phone shows the man fighting with the teenage

elementary school in uvalde, texas. more than 300 law enforcement officials were on the scene, but it took 77 minutes for them to confront and kill the gunman. >> 33 students and three of their teachers, many of whom have been shot, were trapped in a room with an active shooter for over an hour as law enforcement officials remained outside. >> reporter: the doj's critical incident review found responding officers inside the school should have gone into the classroom immediately to stop the 18-year-old shooter. some of the first officers on scene acted appropriately, but once they were grazed by bullets they retreated. that's when the scenario changed from active shooter to barricaded. >> that failure meant to law enforcement officials prioritized a protracted evacuation of students and teachers in other classrooms instead of immediately rescuing the victims trapped with the active shooter. >> reporter: investigators place much of the blame on the school district's former police chief, pte arredondo, who displayed a lack

elementary school.tment has said its investigation would provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and response that day. victims' families met with the attorney general behind closed doors last night to get a preview. 19 children and two teachers were killed. a u.s. border patrol team eventually killed the gunman. >>> "the pittsburgh post gazette" says demolition is under way at the site of the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. crews began dismantling the tree of life synagogue yesterday. most of the building will be removed to make way for a memorial honoring the 11 people killed in 2018 during the mass shooting. it will include spaces for worship, a museum, an education center, and a move theater. >>> "cbs los angeles" says a former espn broadcaster was thrown out of an rv into a busy freeway and survived. video for another individual showed cordell patrick being thrown out monday. his wife was driving as they were heading home from a camping trip. he said he had just unb

elementary school in uvalde, texas. >>> renner, so president trump is holding a campaign event in iowa, the front runner for the republican presidential nomination holds a commanding lead in the polls in iowa, head of the caucuses on january the 15th. >>> meantime, here in california, a new proposed bill will bolster the states red flag law to help prevent gun violence. the legislation would make it easier for state courts to ensure that people who are deemed a threat to themselves or others no longer have access to firearms. it would also create uniform standards for the states gun violence restraining order law. >>> this month, the city of half moon bay will honor the victims killed in last year's mass shooting. seven farmworkers lost their lives when a gun man opened fire at two mushroom farms. the city will have a special one year remembrance ceremony for the victims and survivors of that attack that event will take place sunday, january 21st. >>> new research shows almost one in three unhoused americans live here in california now voters will decide on a multibillion-dollar plan a

. >>> just in, attorney general merrick garland is touring the robb elementary school. the justice department is set to release the review of the massacre. >> this is a series that was made in memory of the students

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the law enforcement response to the -- robb elementary school. >> let's go to cnn, seven perez. he is on scene in uvalde, texas. evan, you just sat down for an exclusive interview with attorney general, merrick garland, who was unveiling this report. what did he say? >> rihanna, not a dry eye in that room as the attorney general spoke to us. the family members were here for a press conference and then we sat down with the attorney general to talk a little bit about his visit here in uvalde. and everything that he finally got to see with his own eyes. listen to him talk about this. >> you have met with the families here in uvalde last night. tell us what you heard from them. >> look, what i heard was enormous pain, as any human being would express given what happened to their children and loved ones. i don't want to talk about the details of what they said, you are totally free to talk to them about that. we will say that i began the day by going through the school house. >> robb elementary? >> yes. rob elementary with the expert team. i will say that it is considerably different

when the gunman burst into robb elementary school on may 2ath, 2022, hundreds of police officers rushedtime, the gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers. that delay sparked outrage among the victims' families and across the us. it also prompted the us department ofjustice to investigate, producing today's report that runs 600 pages long. it found "cascading failures of leadership, decision—making, "tactics, policy and training". some victim's members were there — some victim's members were there when the shooting took place — that includes alfred garza, whose10—year—old daughter ameriejoe garza was killed. alfred has been critical of the law enforcement response, and spoke to me just a short while ago. thank you so much for your time. i can't imagine how difficult this is for you right now. i realise a report like this is not going to bring back your daughter but does it bring any sense of closure to you? not closure yet. you know, i understand for some families and survivors of the —— families of the survivors and people who lost children this can be retraumatising in a sense, even fo

elementary school. >> some type of change is made in honor of our kids. >> the justice department releaseddings. 600 page report highlighting what went wrong with the police response. merrick garland traveled to uvalde where he met with survivors and toured murals honoring the victims. cascading failures led to hundreds of officers responding to the season and confused and waiting around. >> that it meant that the victims were trapped with the shooter more than an hour after the officers received. >> victims who passed away were taken to the hospital in ambulances and children with bullet wounds were put on school buses without medical treatment. >> this contains recommendations like a national standard of training for law enforcement across the country to better address future mass shootings. that's the latest from uvalde, texas. >> trace: we bring in a former fbi special agent nicole. we will get your response. >> after arriving inside the school officials on scene transitions from treating the scene as an active shooter situation to treating the shooter as a barricaded subject. this was

elementary school. 19 children and two teachers killed of course in that shooting and the doj in this 575 page report explains how the law enforcement response was plagued by mistakes. just about every level. here is one example of how the confusion and chaos of the scene had deadly consequences. >> victims who had already passed away were taken to the hospital in ambulances. children with bullet wounds were put on school buses without any medical attention. in the commotion, one adult victim was place on a walkway. on the ground, outside, to be attended to. she died there. >> in just moments we are going to get reaction from a father who lost his son in the uvalde shooting but first we want to go to cnn's evan perez. evan, you sat down with the attorney general merrick garland who is visiting uvalde. what did he share with you about his trip there? >> reporter: one of the things that emerges from this report and from the attorney general's visit, he understands that everything that could go wrong went wrong that day. you had hundreds of officers standing outside for 77 minutes as the

hundreds of officers attended robb elementary school in ulvalde where a gunman had holed himself up withnd urgency. the families of some of the victims spoke to reporters after seeing the report. this - this — it's hard enough waking up this — it's hard enough waking up every day and continuing to walk out on these streets and walk out on these streets and walk to an heb or drive to an heb and see a cop you know was standing there when our babies were murdered and bleeding out. i hope this makes sure... i hope the failures end today. and — hope the failures end today. and the _ hope the failures end today. and the local officials... ~~do _ and the local officials... ..do what wasn't done that day, do right— ..do what wasn't done that day, do right by— ..do what wasn't done that day, do right by the victims and survivors— do right by the victims and survivors of robb elementary. terminations, criminal prosecutions. state and federal government enact sensible gun laws _ government enact sensible gun laws because robb elementary began — laws because robb elementary began the day an 18—year—

a mass shooter attacked the robb elementary school in 2022, left unchecked, us a will remember, for 7pinutes inside the school, despite the arrival of hundreds of law enforcement officers on the scene. 19 children were killed along with two teachers. the new report bluntly calls that police response a failure. cnn's shimon prokupecz has been following the story since the very beginning, breaking news on the story again and again. you have ahold of this report, an early look at what it says thanks to one of the families who shared it with you, and i know you've been close with them throughout this time. what are some of the most important takeaways when you've read it because you've seep the failures in person and talked to some of the players in all of this as well. >> reporter: right, and talked to some of the players sadly in the confrontational way because for so long law enforcement has refused to answer questions. there's been no transparency here, and -- and much of the work that we here at cnn that our team has been doing here is working with sources and family members to put to

elementary school. this would mark the criminal's justice's system's first response. 19 kids and two teachers were killed while law enforcement officers waited for more than an hour before moving in to stop the shooter. cnn has contacted the prosecutor and court officials were comment but has not yet heard back. >>> and a fulton county commissioner is launching an inquiry into allegations that district attorney willis misused county funds in the case of former president trump. willis is accused of accepting gifts and other personal benefits from nathan wade, the lead prosecutor she hired for the trump case and is allegedly having an affair with. the inquiry was launched just hours after credit card statements revealed in a divorce proceeding involving nathan wade allegedly showing wade paid for at least two out of state trips with willis. jessica schneider has the story. >> reporter: there is now a full-on battle between fani willis and the wife of willis' top prosecutor in the georgia election case aga

. >> law enforcement response at robb elementary school on may 24, 2022, and in the hours and days after was a failure that should not have happened. >> i hope that the failures end today and that local officials do what wasn't done that day, do right by the victims and survivors of robb elementary. >> we got shots fired at school. >> reporter: bursts of gunfire. >> the victims trapped in classroom 111 and 112 were waiting to be rescued at 11:44 a.m., approximately 10 minutes after officers first arrived when the subject fired another shot inside the classrooms. >> reporter: reports a teacher was shot. >> they were still waiting at 11:56 a.m. when an officer on the scene told law enforcement leaders that his wife, a teacher, was inside room 111 and 112 and had been shot. >> reporter: a desperate 911 call from a trapped student. >> the student was in a room full of victims. that student stayed on the phone with 911 for 16 minutes. >> reporter: major events that should have prompted police to step in immediately. instead police waited 77 minutes to stop the gunman. >> 49 minutes after offi

hundreds of officers attended robb elementary school in uvalde where a gunman had holed himself up withrgency. the families of some of the victims spoke to reporters after seeing the report. it's hard enough waking up every day and continuing to walk out on these streets and walk to an h—e—b or drive to an h—e—b and see a cop that you know was standing there while our babies were murdered and bleeding out. it's hard enough that. but this community doesn't care. and i hope that this makes y'all. i hope that the failures end today and the local officials. do what wasn't done that day — do right by the victims and survivors of robb elementary. terminations. criminal prosecutions. and our state and federal government enact sensible gun laws because robb elementary began the day an 18—year—old was allowed to purchase an ar—15. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. far more reservoir outside 0xford should have far more water at this time of year but locals who enjoy walking, fishing and boating here have seen levels drop significantly in the past two weeks. just as nearby road

. >>> officials in uvalde texas selected a new grand jury to investigate the tragedy at robb elementarys would mark the first known step within the criminal justice system to address the botched police response to one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history. 19 students, two teachers were killed while law enforcement officers waited for more than an hour before they moved in to stop the shooter. cnn has contacted the prosecutor and court officials for comment but has not heard back. >>> talk about unexpected traffic. a small commuter plane made an emergency landing on a virginia road. witnesses say the cessna narrowly avoided hitting cars and a traffic light before safely coming to a stop near a guardrail yesterday afternoon. it departed from dulles airport just minutes earlier. seven people were on board, but no one was hurt. the cause of the emergency landing has not been released but the faa is investigating. >>> first of all starts at the top of the hour. what's coming up? >> we have a lot coming up. we're starting with former ambassador nikki haley, who on thursday night at t

. >> the law enforcement response at robb elementary school on may 24th, 2022, and in the hours and days after was a failure that should not have happened. >> i hope that the failures today and the local officials do what wasn't done that day. do right by the victims and survivors of robb elementary. >> we got shots fired at the school. >> bursts of gunfire. >> the victims trapped in classroom 111 and 112 were waiting to be rescued at 11:44 a.m., 10 minutes after officers first arrived when the subject fired another shot inside the classrooms. >> reports a teacher was shot. >> they were still waiting at 11:56 a.m. when an officer on the scene told law enforcement leaders that his wife, a teacher, was inside room 111 and 112 and had been shot. >> reporter: a desperate 911 call from a trapped student. >> the student was in a room full of victims. that student stayed on the phone with 911 for 16 minutes. >> reporter: major events that should have prompted police to step in immediately. instead, police waited 77 minutes to stop the gunman. >> 49 minutes after officers arrived on the scene, a