her would want to live better lives because of knowing her and knowing who she was. >> that's all for now. i'm lester holt. thanks for joining us. more fallout from the texas school shooting, a scathing new report finds systemic failings plus newly-released bo camera image. a shooting at a mall in indianapolis the record-break heat goes global and it's the same story here at home in arizona, the heat so bad it caused a delivery driver to

collapse michelle will tell us if there's any relief on the way. why sharks are swimming closer to shore from new york to california and how a college professor in england gave a new york city firefighter a second chance at life it's monday, july 18th we begin this morning with a damning new report on the police response to the uvalde, texas school shooting where 19 students and two teachers were killed they found egregious problems. they failed to prioritize the saving of the lives of innocent victims are over their own safety surveillance video shows the moment that the gunman fired on the officers and police

retreated. >> 376 law enforcement officers arrived on scene, most from state and federal agency, and just five were uvalde school police officers. the mayor has placed the acting chief of police on leave >> the city of uvalde will be conducting an internal investigation regarding our police department's actions and our policies and procedures. the city has placed vargas on administrative leave he was the acting chief of police the day of the shooting >> overnight, body cam footage from officers on the scene was released this footage shows inside the school with another angle of of law enforcement retreating after shots were fired >> we got to get in there. we got to get in there >> the report also highlighting

systemic failures, including a faulty lock on the door and troubling wi-fi. a mall has become the scene of a police investigation after a deadly shooting. police say six people were shot at the greenwood park mall they heard about 20 gunshots in the food court the good samaritan who witnessed the shooting shot and killed the shooter. greenwood's mayor, mark myers thanked the good samaritan in a statement saying this person save lives tonight on behalf of the city of greenwood, i'm grateful for his quick action and heroism police have not identified the shooter only to say it looks to be an adult male who had several rounds of ammunition when he entered the food court and started shooting lawyers are scheduled to deliver opening statements in the parkland school shooting trial. jurors will decide whether the

shooter, nikolas cruz will be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole. the former student of marjory stoneman douglas school had been expelled in 2017 in 2019, he killed 17 students and staff there and already pleaded guilty to all charges. oc the lawmakers investigating the january 6 capitol insurrection are getting more information. the secret service says some information was lost they will dissect former president trump's 187 minutes of inaction during the riot >> this is going to open people's eyes in a big way the reality is, i'll give you this do very much but time.

we're going to present a lot more than that >> committee members say they had have more testimony from pat cipollone. the president is back after his trip to saudi arabia >> reporter: returning homes, president biden shielding himself in criticism over his trip to the middle east. >> is he telling the truth >> no. >> do you regret the fist bump, president? >> why don't you guys talk about something that matters >> reporter: but to those across the political spectrum, it does matter >> i don't think that that type of government should be rewarded with a visit by the president of the united states. >> reporter: it's not just

progressives pushing back. moderate democrat adam schiff calling the interaction a visual reminder of the grip they have on u.s. foreign policy republican lawmakers say it is a slap in the face of american oil and gas producers. and while the president brought home a saudi commitment to pump more oil >> the president unequivocal >> inflation is killing many, many people. and can't we wait to do sure that we do nothing to addto that >> reporter: senator manchin halting the administration's proposal le while the white house is touting success, the decision to ramp up oil could be months

away europe is in the middle of a deadly heat wave and it's especially bad in the south of the continent with france, spain and portugal and greece suffering devastating wildfires. and the united kingdom is bracing forr record-breaking temperatures >> reporter: fires are ripping through parts of northern africa in be explain, fires racing acrs the country. this woman saying she's devastated so far nearly 400 people have died from the extreme heat as temperatures hit 114 degrees it's a desperate effort. >> once you can feel the intensity of the heat and the wind >> reporter: a similar scene in france, where fires are

intensifying 25,000 acres are burning near the famed wine region of bordeaux so far the country seeing some 12,000 evacuations the deadly heat wave that's gripping europe comes at the height of the summer tourist season in the united kingdom, a crisis situation in a country where most live without air conditioning government officials holding an emergency meeting. >> hello, it's the 22nd of july 2050 much of england and wales, highs will be around 40 celsius. >> reporter: the uk is hit to set 40 degrees celsius, which is 104 degrees fahrenheit this week now to the blistering heat in the u.s a u.p.s. driver in scottsdale was caught on doorbell camera collapsing from the heat while

making a delivery. the video is shared by the homeowner to remind those who work outside that the arizona heat can sneak up on you there you sighee the delivery be map. he ultimately got up and walk aid way some what insteadly. u.p.s. drivers are trained to work outdoors and for the effects of hot weather >> that's frightening, and so real this morning so million millions of americans are under heat alerts michelle, good morning >> good morning, guys. we're looking at that dangerous heat wave continuing we don't have any relief in sight. we're looking at 26 million americans under some sort of heat alert, although the heat expands far past that 26 million. parts of the plains into the lower mississippi valley today, temperatures into the triple digits you factor in the humidity, it's

going to feel warmer than that 141 million people above 90 degrees. temperatures above triple dims . so many triple digits in the central and southern plains. 102 in lubbock all right. that heat is going to stir some storms across the area we'll talk about that coming up. >> we'll check in with you in a bit. it is aofficial jennifer lopez and ben affleck have tied the knot this is one of the dress she wore from an old movie she didn't specify which one she later wore a different dress

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he gave it to me it's unbelievable. >> reporter: sal, who spent 27 years as a new york city firefighter was a first responder who served on 9/11 and when he was diagnosed with a rare case of leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant, it was steven, in england, who was a perfect match. >> they said i probably wouldn't live without this transplant >> reporter: steven, why did you join the transplant registry >> i've been giving blood since i was in my 20s. i got the letter asking would i donate i said yes right away. >> reporter: the transplant was a success. so after all these years, the fdny arranged this celebration during steven's visit, finally bringing together both families. >> so tell me about meeting sal. >> it's been wonderful,

actually i'm not a very emotional man, actually but the first time i met sal it was very emotional >> we kind of bonded right away. it's hard to describe, to meet the person responsible for you still being here life is good >> reporter: sal showed steve and his family around manhattan, his old firehouse. >> their is my locker to store my turnout gear. >> reporter: the 68-year-old once again full of energy, enjoying retirement with his wife marie, keeping up with his grandkids and building on the remarkable connection with the man he now considers so much more than just a friend. are you kind of part of sal's family now >> it's been really nice we've bonded really well, haven't we sal calls me an old goat >> he saved my life. >> and our thanks to jose for sharing that story the fact that they can be together and hugging and smiling like that is amazing. >> a beautiful thing >> thanks for kicking off your

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if there's only one thing i can tell you is there were multiple systemic failures >> a damming new report detailing fail ure after failur to responding to the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at robb elementary in uvalde breaking overnight, terror at a mall near indianapolis. the mass shooting was stopped short by a heroic good samaritan. >>