i went to volusia county, florida where they are coming up with actual solutions.d. >> police recommended retention across the united states is a major challenge. we have deficits of personnel across law enforcement to the united states so we decided to come to volusia county, florida to find out how they are doing things differently. a brand-new police academy just opening, grand opening ceremony, new class of recruits, this seems to be something happening here that is really positive. we came here to find out what it is. [applause] >> the way it works in florida is you want to be a police officer you go through 770 euros worth of training and we hire out of that academy. statistics showed 40% of those people ago to those academies are liable to retention rate already point where pushing 80 vacancies so you had to do something, has 10 the model. >> when he announced the new training academy back in february the department received 326 applications in just a few months. about the same number they received for the entire year 2020. >> the key to it was we are going

well, i went to volusia county florida, where they are coming up with actual solutions.ecruitment and retention across the united states is a major challenge. we have deficits of personnel across law enforcement in the united states, so we decided to come to volusia county florida to find out how they're doing things differently. a brand-new police academy just opening, grand opening ceremony, a new class of recruits. it seems to be something happening here that's really positive and we came here to find out what it is. [applause] >> the way it works in florida is when you want to be a police officer, you go to a community college, you go through 770 hours worth of training and we hire out of that academy. well, statistics show that 40% of those people that go to those academies are higher above. our attrition rate, we just couldn't keep up. we were at a point where we were pushing 80 vacancies so we have to do something. have to turn the model on its head. >> laura: when volusia connie sheriff announced the new training academy back in february, that apartment received

we just got brand new video of a shootout between two children and sheriff's deputies in volusia county florida kids is a 14-year-old girl and the other is a 12-year-old boy. we do want to warn you that the video is disturbing. this is not the raw video but a compilation that was leased by the sheriff owes department [ gunfire ] >> 10-4. they are shooting at me. hold the air. >> didn't make me do this. don't do this. >> reporter: sheriff says that the kids were armed with three guns including an ak-47 and 200 rounds of ammo that they reportedly found in a house into which they had broken. the 14-year-old girl was shot by a sheriff's deputy and is fighting for her life and the 12y low of. >> moy deputies showed more retain time. i'm furious we could be burying someone today. this is like bonnie and clyde at 12 and 14 years old. they are shot through the bedroom windows. laila santiago is following this. what else did we learn from the video? >> reporter: well, jake, in the only do we see sort how overs dealt with this situation at times hiding behind the tree. you also learned quite a bit from t

there is so much hate against law enforcement, you talked about it in volusia county, florida, whereet so much hatred toward law enforcement that they engage nine deputies with multiple firearms? it is incredible. we need to fight that false narrative and it has got to be a long approach. jillian: one more question and then we will bring in sheriff richard giordano, sergeant smith, you say if we are going to discuss race we must discuss criminality and victimization. can you tell me what you mean by that? >> yes. we don't talk about who is committing the crimes. if we talk about racial bias in policing we are also going to talk about what races i can emitting what crimes and what areas. let's look at my native chicago. who is committing most of the homicides in chicago? african-americans. who is the victim of over 90% of those homicides? african-americans. if we are going to talk about black lives really mattering then we need to talk about black criminality and black victimization, not just by law enforcement but each other. it is an uncomfortable conversation but we've got to have

deputies in volusia county, florida, involved in a shootout last night with a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy. you heard that right. the sheriff says the children fled a group home, broke into a house, came upon a stash of guns, opened fire on the deputies. the girl was shot in the abdomen. the boy was not hurt. the sheriff, well, he is angry. >> i don't know what to say. where have we gone wrong that 12-year-olds and 14-year-olds think it is okay to take on law enforcement? what the hell is the department of juvenile justice doing sending these kids to places that can't handle them? we talk about juvenile justice reform? deputies did everything they could tonight to de-escalate and they almost lost their lives to a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old. >> i want to bring in now cnn law enforcement analyst charles ramsey who ran the police department in washington, d.c. and philadelphia. chief, good evening to you. >> good evening. >> we both know him from the philadelphia police department, great guy. >> right. >> i don't know if i ever saw him the entire i was in philly working wit

you can hear the gunshots when volusia county, florida sheriff's deputies first showed up to this house. >> do not approach that door. she's got a shotgun pointed out that door inside deputies quickly realized a 12 year-old boy armed with an a k 47 and a 14 year-old girl with a shotgun was shooting at them. >> now. >> he advised that the 14 year-old made a statement. i'm going to roll this down like gta referring to the video game grand theft auto. >> she's got the uk and the shotgun she's wrapping around the top of her neck. >> far. the sheriff says the kids ran away from the nearby group home broke into this house in central florida and found various guns inside shots fired again, has a pistol. >> juvenile male has a long and so does the female stand by. and police helicopter night vision video. you can see the flashes from the shots of the shootout between the children and >> of on the ground behind the after 35 minute shootout. deputies say the 12 year-old boy dropped the a k 47 and surrendered your mostly what you're seeing here. the 14 year-old girl crying after she was shot by de

[ gunshot >> reporter: the florida deputies ducking shots in this edited video from volusia county are under fire from a 12 and 14-year-old. law enforcement barraged with 60 rounds in roughly a half hour. the sheriff says at that point no one had fired back >> don't make me do this don't do this. >> reporter: but once the children who broke into the house after fleeing from a nearby group home approached the deputies with a shotgun and ak-47, the dynamic changed. these flashes of orange coming from the huddled deputies, and the 14-year-old girl struck multiple times. >> cease fire! >> central shots fired. >> reporter: then the rush to save her life. >> come on come on, sweetie what's your name >> they did everything they could to prevent either of these kids from getting injured >> they did everything humanly possible and above and beyond >> reporter: the boy seen here with his hands up told investigators the teenager compared the situation to grand theft auto, a video game >> let's get them secured. >> reporter: she's now in critical but stable condition. while this morning he faced a

todd: a shooting in florida, deputies appearing before a judge for the first time, the judge ordering the boy to be held in secure detention for 21 days. volusia countyoster home where the boy was house may be overwhelmed. children from the boardinghouse at the florida united methodist children's home. last year the home award a federal grant, $7 million for kids who entered the us without a guardian. jillian: plans to house unaccompanied minors in california are now canceled, this according to congressman who said the hhs plans to hold 5000 children at the national guard base this following concerns the children could not be safely cared for at the remote base. the announcement comes amid reports from former employees from texas that unaccompanied minor facilities were unsanitary. accusations included with meals with raw chicken. the government continues to look for safe places to house children amid a border search. todd: a meat supply on the way to a full recovery after cyber attack rebel the largest meat supplier. the government forcing all meat providers, that hack took factories off-line all over the world. abs says included backup servers will

. >>> a florida sheriff is slamming a juvenile justice system after a shootout with a 12 and 4-year-old. this happened in volusia county. they fired hundreds of rounds. sheriff mike chitwood said the system is broken. >> he told detectives they knew they were cops when he shot at them because he wanted to harm them there are the words of a 12-year-old. nobody comes to work to shoot and kill anybody we certainly don't come to work to get into gun fights with 12 or 14-year-olds, but we've got to take a step back. what we're doing is not working. >> the 14-year-old was shot multiple times she's now in stable condition at the hospital. >>> the tabloid national enquirer has been hit with a fine by the federal elections commission, $187,500 they paid model karen mcdougall $150,000 to keep silent about an affair she a lengs she had with donald trump in a signed agreement with s.e.c., an attorney agreed to pay the fine it challenged the agency's findings but does not admit to the knowing and willful aspect of thea story this morning according to the paper, the trump administration secretly seized phone records from four "times

florida. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the orlando sentinel" reports two children escaped from a juvenile home and got into a shoot-out with volusia county's deputies. >> female has a shotgun in her hand. stand by. put the gun down now! [ gunshot ] >> body camera video shows the dramatic moments from tuesday as the deputy hid behind a tree as shots were fired. authorities say a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy broke into a house where they found weapons and ammunition inside. the sheriff says the kids fired multiple times over a span of 45 minutes. he says deputies shot the girl after she raised a shotgun at them. the boy was armed with an ak-47 when he surrendered. he was questioned about what they were thinking. >> he advised that the 14-year-old made a statement "i'm going to roll this down like gta," referring to the video game "grand theft auto." he stated that the female fired multiple shots at deputies who were outside of the residence. he noticed green dots were on him. so he fired a double barrelled shotgun at deputies, as well. >> the girl was critically wounded. no deputies were hurt. >>> and the "herald sun" reports duk

florida boy who is only 12 years old. deputies say he and a 14-year- old girl opened fire on them tuesday. them tuesday. >> >> reporter: volusia county sheriffs deputies say the children ran away from a foster home north of orlando, broke into this home while the family was out for groceries, and found several large firearms. grocerid in this more than nine-minute edited video of the shoot-out, you can hear deputies struggling with how to handle crisis more more than 30 minutes into the standoff, deputies say they were forced to fire on the 14-year- old girl. when she came out pointing a shopt gun at them. you can see flashes from thear shotgun at them. you can see flashes from the police gunfire. the 12-year-old boy, who had been carrying an ak-47, surrendered, while deputies rushed to the injured girl's aid. >> where have we gone wrong that 12-year-old and a 14-year-old think it's okay to take on law enforcement? >> reporter: an irate volusia county sheriff mike chitwood said, the girl, who will also face an attempted murder charge made it clear, she wanted to kill the deputies. >> my deputies showed more restraint than i am right

florida. leyla santiago joins us with the latest. these gunmen were gun children, 12 and 14 years old. >> yeah, you're right. it's hard to hear that, jim. and you know, the volusia countyheriff says in his 30-plus years in law enforcement, he has never seen anything like this. it left his deputies with nowhere to hide but the trees. that's a quote. we are expecting the body cam footage to be released later this afternoon. so we're hoping to learn a little bit more of how this went down and what led up to it then. but here's what we have learned from the sheriff himself. as you mentioned, a 12 and 14-year-old ran away from their foster home. ended up breaking into a home with guns. when police approached, they tried several de-escalation tactics, according to the sheriff but eventually the 14-year-old ended up threatening to kill one of the sergeants. shortly after that, the shootout took place. according to the sheriff, the teens were shooting from different angles in the homes. and there were eight deputies involved. none of the deputies were hurt, but we understand, according to the sheriff, the 14-year-old is fighting for her life. as for the 12-year-old, the sherif

florida after an officer is shot in the head. body camera shows the officer trying to get the suspect out of car. he had surgery but is he still fighting for his life. volusia countys under lockdown as 500 officers search for the suspect identified as wallace. we will keep you updated on all of the breaking news out of florida as we get it meantime, it is official. a special election will take place in california after efforts to recall gavin newsom garnered nearly 2 million signatures. state officials confirms the move after validating most of the signatures. the recall petition over the democrats' handling of the pandemic received well above the 1.5 million threshold. the vote must be held within 90 days. britney spears breaks her silence about the conservatorship controlling her life. the pop icon making the plea saying, quote: i want this conservatorship to end. i truly believe that this conservatorship is abusive. the 39-year-old wants to marry her boyfriend and have a child. but she is forbidden according to the conservatorship which is controlled by her father. fans have rallied outside the los angeles courthouse to support spears as part of the free britne