i'm joined by wictor blackwell in buffalo, new york.e begin today in new york where a buffalo community is in shock, mourning, and in deep pain after authorities say an 18-year-old mass shooting suspect by the name of peyton gendron who is white targeted the predominantly black neighborhood traveling 200 miles, heavily armed. plus cnn has learned from two federal law enforcement sources, investigators are reviewing a white supremacy manifesto in connection with the alleged gunman. ten people were killed and three injured following the attack saturday. moments ago local authorities did not mince words as they described this case. >> this is an absolute racist hate crime. it had been prosecuted as a hate crime. this is someone who has hate in their heart, soul, and mind, and there is no mistake that that's the direction this is going in. this will be completely geared toward securing a conviction for the individual. our detectives, agents, deputies, everybody standing before you, will work this tirelessly for as long as it needs to go. an

victor blackwell is there. what's the latest? >> reporter: we know that there were comments that were made by this suspect right after he was arrested according to 0 officials talking to cnn, hate filled comments, described the motive and state of mind related to this attack. that he actually targeted this community as we are learning more about the suspected shooter, a manifesto and that recording, live stream online as this happened. also, there is the pain of this community, the pain that people here are feeling as ten people have been killed. i spoke to mayor byron brown. now the fifth term as mayor he said that people are hurting here and kaptd let one racist teenager, one 18-year-old divert them from a renaissance coming to this part of buffalo. >> we are heart broken. many people with tears in their eyes. families that have lost loved ones. i'm telling the community to grieve but let's stay strong. let's stay together. and let's get through this as a community. we are at the point where the community is about to see a rena

blackwell.arcels that are being discussed today are part of an interior green belt and i think it behooves the department involved to take this work seriously and work collaborative to ensure we are improving upon the open space that surrounds these parcels. for one, the easing on the tentative map was never approved and the department of public works did not consult recreation and parks about the conversation pertaining to the ys utilities that would impact public land and green open space. i feel that this application shouldn't have been approved in the first place, but that is a procedural issue and not one that's required by the state law that governs subdivisions. so the members of the public and the local community need to know -- need to have a good understanding of what's being proposed for these parcels and how the city's going to go about these reviews and approvals for subdivisions in the future. this appeal was initially fileded because of the inconsistencies with the street names, b

blackwell. the parcels that are being discussed today are part of an interior green belt and i think it behooves the department involved to take this work seriously and work collaborative to ensure we are improving upon the open space that surrounds these parcels. for one, the easing on the tentative map was never approved and the department of public works did not consult recreation and parks about the conversation pertaining to the ys utilities that would impact public land and green open space. i feel that this application shouldn't have been approved in the first place, but that is a procedural issue and not one that's required by the state law that governs subdivisions. so the members of the public and the local community need to know -- need to have a good understanding of what's being proposed for these parcels and how the city's going to go about these reviews and approvals for subdivisions in the future. this appeal was initially fileded because of the inconsistencies with the street na

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he would seek justice for her death at the international criminal court. paid tribute to sharina blackwell, a state service held in her honor. well, how middle the authorities of the ease, really occupation are to be blamed for killing sure in this crime will never be able to stop free speech. such a crime will definitely be punished. the perpetrators will be punished. you refused any joint investigation committee. with israel, you authorities, cause they have committed such a crime. you don't trust them. and we'll go immediately to the international criminal court in order to find the perpetrators and criminals venue look set to apply for nato membership. after the prime minister, president said it must happen without delay. phelan shares 1300 kilometer border with russia. the government says the cremeans unpredictable behavior is a pressing issue, rushes, calling finance nato aspirations, a threat. renelle wickland, a thinker has been sworn in, asked her lancoste prime minister job. he's already held 5 times in the roger pack . so resigned on monday i'll to weeks of protest calling for h

let's begin with cnn's victor blackwell on the scene in buffalo. the suspect currently faces one count of first-degree murder. that really a starting point here. do we expect that federal hate crime charges will be added? >> reporter: yeah, very possible, jim, considering all the details and evidence you just detailed, if there's any case that could garner those charges, this could be one of them. we know from u.s. attorney general garland released a statement saying this is being investigates a a hate crime, racially motivated extremism. i just spoke with buffalo police commissioner and he gave me new details just about as tragic as this was with 13 people shot, 10 killed, there is now evidence that the suspect intended for this massacre to extend beyond this single location. watch. >> so there was evidence uncovered he had plans, had he gotten out of here, to continue his rampage and continue shooting people. he had even spoken about possibly going to another store. there's some documentation that said if he got out of here, he was going to get i

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. >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell. welcome to "cnn newsroom" alisyn is off. the federal reserve is expected to announce an interest rate hike. the question is by how much. the decision will affect millions of american families and businesses, and it comes as inflation stands at a 40-year high. earlier, president biden says his administration is on track to reduce the national deficit by what he called a record amount. he said that would combat inflation. cnn white house correspondent arlette saenz joins me now. the president wanted to fill out the economic picture ahead of this announcement. tell us more about what he said. >> reporter: president biden really has been leaning into this idea of deficit reduction in recent weeks. the president is very cognizant of the fact that americans are looking for action be it on the economy or inflation, and that is why you see the president holding events like this one today where he is touting some of the progress the administration has made as the treasury department is estimating the federal deficit will fall by $1.5

>>> hello, i'm victor blackwell, welcome to "cnn newsroom." >> and i'm alisyn camerota. right now, president biden is meeting with federal reserve chairman jerome powell and treasury secretary janet yellen. this is the beginning of a month long effort by the biden administration to focus on the economy in the face of rising prices and voter dissatisfaction. >> a new poll shows 46% of americans say economic conditions are poor and the government is not doing enough to fight inflation. cnn white house correspondent mj lee is with us now, so, mj, in addition to this meeting, what else is the white house planning? >> well, as you both know, it has not been easy for president biden to remain focused consistently on economic issues, particularly inflation, obviously, the first few months of the year, we saw the president be completely consumed on what was happening in ukraine and the war over there and having to stay engaged on those foreign policy issues. and then, just this last week as an example, he traveled to asia, this important foreign trip, where he did try to stay fo

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i'm alisyn camerota. >> i'm victor blackwell.mericans he has the tools to keep everyone from struggling and the president shared his plan to ease the pain of persistently rising inflation, and record high gas prices. >> i know that families all across america are hurting because of inflation. i understand what it feels like. i come from a family where when the price of gas or food went up, we felt it. it was a discussion at the kitchen table. i want every american to know i'm taking inflation very seriously, and it's my top domestic priority. >> well, with less than 200 days until the midterm elections, biden also claimed that congressional republicans would make inflation worse.

call today. . >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell. welcome to "cnn newsroom." alison is off.specifically, trapped inside the azovstal complex in mariupol, ukraine, have made it out. president zelenskyy said the shelling of the russian plant has not stopped and ukraine has accused russian forces of breaking a cease-fire there. they say that vladimir putin's troops fired an anti-tank weapon at a car that was helping to

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. >>> but we begin this morning in buffalo where i want to bring in cnn's victor blackwell. victor, what are you hearing as this community is still reeling from this attack that happened on saturday? >> reporter: listen, this community is looking for some comfort here and some answers. the answers we have now are about the people who were killed, the victims here, and really the stories of why they were there, the routine kind of mundane things that we all do highlight how terrorizing this is for this community. the victims, as john said, between the ages of 32 and 86. we've learned of lieutenant aaron salter, retired buffalo police lieutenant who was working as a security guard here after police say this shooter shot four people in the parking lot, inside that store salter fired shots at him but police say the body armor protected the attacker, they say the attacker then killed salter. also we've learned about the mother of a retired fire commissioner here who was on her way to see her husband at a nursing home, as she did every day, stopped to get some groceries. she died

." >> i'm victor blackwell in buffalo. president biden is taking an unequivocal stand against white supremacy, calling it a poison. now, his condemnation came after he visited the site of the latest racist rampage that ended with ten americans, ten black people in this country dead. it is the deadliest shooting so far this year. >> this morning, the president and the first lady laying flowers at a memorial at the market. you see that makeshift memorial there. during his remarks, president biden blasted the surge in white supremacy that had motivated him to run for office more than three years ago and that police say radicalized a white teenager to commit that mass murder in buffalo. >> white prsupremacy is a poiso. it's a poison. running through our -- it really is. running through our body politic. it's been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. no more. i mean, no more. we need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in america. >> reporter: more on th

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell. welcome to "cnn newsroom." >> and i'm alisyn camerota. election day is in full swing for five states. holding primaries today, texas, arkansas, minnesota, georgia -- i might have forgotten one in there. alabama. donald trump is not on the ballot, but the power of his endorsement is, especially in the battleground state of georgia, where trump hand-picked several 2020 election deniers to run for critical offices that oversee elections like secretary of state, attorney general, and governor. >> now, the primary race for governor is the race to watch today in georgia, incumbent brian kemp is trump's number one target in what's being called his vendetta tour. trump is on a mission to bring down republicans who refuse to go along with his 2020 election lies. he enlisted and then endorsed kemp's rival, david perdue, and headlined a tele-rally there for him yesterday. on the same day, trump's former vice president, mike pence, stumped with kemp in georgia. >> we have a team of correspondents

let's get to the scene with victor blackwell. what's the latest as buffalo waits to hear from the president? >> reporter: right now the president is with and has been for more than an hour now, with the families of the victims. first responders, local law enforcement, local leaders as well. as you mentioned, his day started placing flowers at at least one of at least four memorials around this grocery store, and then he will make remarks which we're expecting him to say that this shooting is terrorism, motivated by hateful ideology that tears at the soul of our nation. he'll ask congress to take some legislative actions to bar people with mental illness from acquiring weapons. but as you know, john, legislative action after a mass shooting, the list of those accomplishments, extremely short. >> victor, as we wait to hear from the president, we have horrible new details on the planning this gunman went through. walk us through what we know. >> yes. these were posted on an app named discord and reposted on this hate-filled forum fo

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west bank, israeli army is reported to be investigating whether one of its soldiers shot sharina blackwell. that's according to the washington post. it says the army is looking into 3 separate incidents connected to her killing, as well as the wounding of her colleague. initially, israel has said the journalists were likely hit by gunfire from armed palestinians . but eye witnesses reports that contradicts that claim. israeli forces are said to be carrying up ballistic tests on the rifles of several of its members. while the hopi jamila had that them higg i la to this might be a way to make the road for israel to acknowledge it is the reason behind the skilling. yesterday there were trying to get the bullet that is now in the hands of the palestinian side. what a bullet that killed sharina barclay, and i think they have nothing more to say now has no more justifications and they now understand how much international pressure there is. that's why we have seen the statement hello. and these really position is turning in a way video analysis of where serene was killed contradicts israel's ori

so this is things blackwell. and we are strange a little bit early on. what is this election about? this is what james says. i'm really curious to see what you think the election is about his james festival. so i can focus on 3 issues. i will change cut to living integrity and governance, govern government, liberates carson is happy to receive relation, but focusing on their record on the economy or what do any serious discussion there . and then he says on regarding current 19 and is off the management plan party by have an easy way to capitalize on this. and government perceived lack of integrity and having to return to office after 9 years, you know, position on the election reform government. you had a long time for future plans strategically, right. issues as a 1st person having for government more thankfully engage with most yeah, that's very interesting on what james is picked on. there is that the government is really concerned about macroeconomic policy. and the labor party is really focusing on the caring economy, whereas he had them on a party send the teal independence,

and transport investigation into the killing of its journalist in the occupied west bank. sharina blackwell was shot in the head, buys, ready forces while she was on assignment. and janine, on the day of a funeral, israeli forces storm the procession and started beating mourners, causing, pulled barrister, nearly drop. her casket, members of the international community of condemned are killing and content continue to call for an investigation. i worked late was with al jazeera for 25 years covering the story of these railey occupation was known in the region as the voice of palestine. probably out there reports that police in the french capital, paris f i. t gas at football fans were the champions league final. between liverpool and we are, madrid has been delayed. many livable fans have still not made it into the ground and the match was due to start around half an hour ago. it was really supposed to be played in st. petersburg but.

so this is things blackwell. and we all streams a little bit early on. what is this election about? this is what james says, but i'm really curious to see what you think the election is about his james festival selection to focus on 3 issues, common change, cost of living, and integrity and governance. the current government with carson is happy to receive relation, but focusing on their record on the economy. what do any serious discussion around them? he says on performance. regarding parenting and disaster management plan, the party by any of them easy highways to capitalize on this. and the government perceived lack of integrity and happy to return to office not to not he is in opposition on for the election. he's a performed government has a long time for say, a future plan strategically right now, can you shoes a more thankfully engage in for patients and listen to all the issues that affect us most yeah, that's very interesting on what james is picked on. there is that the government is really concerned about macroeconomic policy, and the labor party is really focusing on the

and janine and the occupied westbank is increased tension as this is where al jazeera is. sharina blackwell was killed only last week. and one con reports, ah, moon is berry. i'm gently ed and promised to take revenge for his killing islamic jihad claims. 17 year old is one of his members. wow. he was killed by israeli forces and jeanine refugee camp in the early hours of saturday. oh, desert serino. blacklight was also killed near the camp. wow. she was on assignment and wearing a helmet and best clearly mocking her as a journalist. but israel is refusing to launch a criminal investigation. 57 american politicians of sorry to letter demanding the f b. i to investigate. republican congressman andre carson tweeted the killing of out as a reporter and fellow american sri now work lee was not on your tragedy. it was a front to press freedom and to all americans. adding, we need answers and accountability from these really government. agnes color mode of amnesty international tweeted, it's an additional violation of sharon's right to life and a clear violation of israel's obligation under inter

yeah, i think it's exciting because we're seeing the super math of blackwell at the center of our galaxy. and we think there are super massive black holes at the centers of most galaxies. and they have a central role in how galaxies evolve. how we grow, how you know galaxies are formed and are part of the universe. and so seeing the one at the center of our galaxy kind of make this part of something bigger than the earth is in the milky way. and this is our black hole that is lurking there. and, you know, having an impact on how our galaxy evolves and growth. now i understand that an image of a black hole was released back in 2019. what have we learned from this latest image that you did not know before? right, so exciting thing. so the 1st image of the black hole was the black hole in the empty 7 galaxy, that black hole, we didn't know how massive it was. there were 2 conflicting measurements of the math. and so we could only measure the math once we had an image and so we could get kind of a sense of how well einstein's theory of general relativity did for predicting that black hole ma

. >>> hi, i'm victor blackwell. welcome to "cnn newsroom."ill too close to call. a trump-endorsed dr. mehmet oz and former hedge fund manager david mccormick, they're locked in just a few thousand votes part here. the race is well within the margins for an automatic recount. >> there's still quite a few ballots that are left to be counted in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. you know, we will have

front it's a company that is called round game a little close solutions, which i a division of hush blackwellategies which is mild-mannered at western middle american outfit. this is a seriously concerning development that you have republican operatives that work for a republican senator or related to him are furthering the anti- democratic genders fred. >> this is one of the biden judicial nominees said about voter id pair at gig it's inconsistent to denounce white supremacy, but not repudiate voter ids laws, the photo id la disproportionately impacts blac and brown voters fred you can't say that you are not for white supremacy with not disenfranchising black and brow voters fred. >> white supremacy each equals voter id. >> this bill will actually provide free ids for all people that can't afford them. like neighboring states already do with no problem. time to put an end to these lie very. >> everyone has to get out in michigan and sign this petition. commonsense voter id and other security initiatives have to be back in the electoral process. we are on it, i know you're on it and we wish y

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell, welcome to "cnn newsroom." >> and i'm alisyn camerota.ow, president biden is meeting with federal reserve chairman jerome powell and treasury secretary janet yellen. this is the beginning of a month long effort by the biden administration to focus on the economy in the face of rising prices and voter dissatisfaction. n

." >> i'm victor blackwell. >>> minutes from now president biden is scheduled to speak in illinois aboutted states. the labor department just reported that inflation finally slowed a bit for the first time in nine months. the consumer price index rose 8.3% in april, compared to the same month last year. that's still high, but a slower increase than what we've seen in previous months. >> still, economists say it will probably be a while until we

victor blackwell is on the scene in buffalo. just a heartbreaking tragedy, victor. i can't imagine the emotions that you're encountering there on the scene. >> reporter: yeah, jim, when i was walking up here to this scene earlier today, i met an elderly woman. she was one of three coming to the scene. she said that she came here just to support this community, the people who walked to this grocery store. she said her own grandchildren were here on thursday. the crowds have thinned a bet. there was some gospel music, and evangelist here for several hours. he has now left. there are scores of people outside the caution tape as the investigation continues inside and outside the grocery store here in buffalo. let's turn now to the investigation. what is the latest? >> authorities revealing new information. first, they're saying that the alleged shooter was here the day before on friday. they believe casing the location out, trying to familiarize himself with the location so they have that information. we also learned that last year in june of 2021, that there was some k

. >>> it's the top of the hour, on cnn newsroom, i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota in uvalde, texas, here at the scene of yet another hideous school shooting. victor, here we are again. i'm in front of robb elementary school, the scene of the carnage where 19 kids, 4th graders, 3rd graders, 2nd graders were killed in their classroom. we just heard the texas lieutenant governor say in the last hour that there will be plenty of time to analyze what happened here, and hopefully prevent another incident. but that's not true, victor. as we have learned this year so painfully, the stats suggest that the next mass shooting will happen tomorrow. there have been 213 mass shootings this year alone. that's more than there are days in 2020, than there have been so far. we were talking about this. you were at the scene of the mass shooting at the buffalo supermarket, and you were wondering is this who we are as a country, how soon will we cover another one of these, and now we know the answer is nine days. we had a nine-day break until we had to cover another one of these hideous s

time of the hour on "cnn newsroom", good to have you with us, i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm allison cameraton uvalde, texas. i'm here at the scene of the school shooting. robb elementary is behind me. programs you can see all the people paying respect for the 19 children killed and two teachers. we have just gotten some new information from officials about what unfolded that day. >> he walked in uninterrupted initially. so from the hall to the school, into the school, he was not confronted by anybody. to clear the record on that. four minutes later, law enforcement are coming in to solve this problem. >> that official went on to say there was no school officer, safety officer on campus at the time. that's the information. we didn't know that. it appears the gunman entered a door that was unlocked. cnn shimone peres has been following this story since the very beginning. so what jumped out at you? >> allison, right. it's new information. not only new, initially, they said there was this resource officer, remember he claimed there was an engagement. that there was something going on. so that's

. >> i'm victor blackwell. >> for the first time we are hearing

. >> i'm victor blackwell. >> for the first time we are hearing what appears to be dispatch audio about a child trapped in the middle of the massacre in uvalde, texas. cnn has not been able to confirm this audio clip. it was first reported by abc news. >> it's unclear when the message was relayed, but according to the texas public safety director there were at least eight 911 calls from at least two callers inside robb elementary. >> we have a child on the line. >> he is in a room full of victims. >> at least 19 officers were just on the other side of the door of that classroom where the student was calling from. texas public safety officials reported the first call from a child came at 12:03 p.m. not until 12:50, 47 minutes later, would officers finally break in and kill the gunman. so the justice department will now investigate the local law enforcement response. >> one critic called it one of the worst police failures in modern u.s. history. in the meantime, democrats are trying to seize whatever momentum there is on capitol hill for gun reform. here is president biden today. >> reme

. >>> top of the hour on cnn newsroom, i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. there was a gut wrenching admission from texas officials about the police response to the massacre of 19 children and two teachers in uvalde. >> in the benefit of hindsight, where i'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. there's no excuse for that, again, i wasn't there. i'm just telling you from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry, as soon as you can. when there's an active shooter, the rules change. it's no longer, okay, it's no longer a barricade, we don't have time. and by the way, texas embraces active shooter training, active shooter certification, and that doctrine requires officers, we don't care what agency you're from, you don't have to have a leader on the scene. every officer lines up, stacks up, goes and finds where those ri r rounds are being fired and keep shooting until the subject is dead, period. >> we have been asking for days for the time line, and finally this afternoon we got it. two minutes

save up to $500 on select tempur-pedic® -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, i'm victor blackwellor five states. holding primaries today, texas, arkansas, minnesota, georgia -- i might have forgotten one in there. alabama. donald trump is not on the ballot, but the power of his endorsement is, especially

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell."cnn newsroom." >> and i'm alisyn camerota in uvalde, texas. it's been 48 hours since the horrible school shooting here at robb elementary, that you can see behind me, and there are still serious questions about the police response, so any moment, officials are going to give us an update right here, just a few feet away from me,

. >> i'm victor blackwell. much of what we thought we knew about the timeline of the shooting in uvalde, text, changed. >> the director of public safety admitted that the decision by police not to storm the classrooms where a gunman was shooting and killing children and teachers was, quote, the wrong decision. >> the benefit of hindsight where i'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. there's no excuse for that. again, i wasn't there, but i'm just telling you from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry as soon as you can. hey, when there's an active shooter the rules change. it's no longer -- okay, it's no longer barricaded. you don't have time. and, by the way, texas embraces active shooter training, active shooter certification, and that doctrine requires officers, we don't care what agency you're from, you don't have to have a leader on the scene. every officer lines up, stacks up, goes and finds where the rounds are being fired and keep sh

. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be with you. for the first time we are hearing what appears to be dispatch audio about a child trapped in the room with the uvalde shooter during the attack. now, cnn has not been able to confirm this recording first reported by abc news. >> you have a child on the line. the child is in the room full of victims. >> it is unclear what time that audio came in, but the texas public safety director says there were at least eight 911 calls from two callers coming from inside robb elementary. >> we now know at least 19 officers were just on the other side of the door of the classroom where a student was calling from. a texas public safety official reported the first call from a child came in at 12:03 p.m. not until 12:50, 47 minutes later did officers break in and kill the gunman. the justice department is going to investigate the local law enforcement response. >> a local official believes one child could have been saved if police had gone in earlier. >> i sat down with a family yesterday. mom told me

. >> i'm victor blackwell. shooting in uvalde, text, changed. >> the director of public safety admitted that the decision by police not to storm the classrooms where a gunman was shooting and killing children and teachers was, quote, the wrong decision. >> the benefit of hindsight where i'm sitting now,

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello, i'm victor blackwell. welcome to "cnn newsroom." alisyn is off today. president biden is vowing to protect what he says is a woman's fundamental right to choose. he's now calling on congress to take action to protect that right after the leak of a supreme court draft opinion that would overturn roe v. wade. >> if this decision holds, it's really quite a radical decision. it basically says, all the decisions relating to your private life, who you marry, whether or not you decide to conceive a child or not, whether or not you can have an abortion, a range of other decisions, how you raise your child, what does this do? does this mean that in florida, they can decide they're going to pass a law saying that same-sex marriage is not permissible, against the law in florida? there's a -- it's a fundamental shift in american jurisprudence. >> politico obtained and published a leaked draft opinion written by conservative justice samuel alito. now, the opinion would eliminate the constitutionally protected right to abortion. alito writes this

." >> i'm victor blackwell. president biden is on his first trip to asia as president. he visited a semiconductor plant with the south korean president. president biden is expected to hold bilateral talks with the nation's newly elected leader tomorrow and the white house says the aim of the trip is to reaffirm alliances in the r region. >> we're standing at a point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. >> looming in the background, china, which has been flexing its military power in the region recently. north korea, which may launch a missile test during the president's visit to the pacific region. and, of course, the war in ukraine. president biden called out vladimir putin in his remarks today, and he's set to sign off on a major aid package while in asia to help ukraine. cnn's white house correspondent jeremy diamond is in seoul following the president. so, jeremy, what else happened on biden's first day there? >> reporter: well, alison, in his first remarks in south korea, preside

victor blackwell is there. victor, what else have you learned about potential red flags here because we find so often with shootings it is not the first that authorities heard, certainly from this particular shooter. >> reporter: yeah, jim. there was this generalized threat june of 2021 at his high school in conklin three and a half hours from here. we learned just in the last hour from the erie county sheriff, the suspect is in custody at county jail, that that was a high school project on murder suicides and there were deputies that went to his home after that report was submitted to the high school. we also learned from buffalo police commissioner that they have video of the suspect at at least one store, it was a reconnaissance mission in buffalo the day before the shooting. they're looking for other stores, potential video. they're going to look at stores based on license plate tracking system where they're saying they spotted this car through the system throughout buffalo the day before the shooting. also

. >> i'm victor blackwell. the first of 21 funerals in uvalde, texas, is starting right now. it's for 10-year-old amerie garza. she was killed during the shooting rampage at her elementary school. this is a tribute video made for her. she was in the 4th grade. now, the day after the massacre, her father told anderson cooper how he learned that amerie was gone. >> she was hysterical saying they shot her best friend, they killed her best friend, she was not breathing, and she was trying to kill the cops, and i asked the little girl the name, and she told me -- she said amerie. she was the sweetest little girl who did nothing wrong. she listened to her mommy and dad. she always brushed her teeth. she was creative. she made things for us. she never got in trouble in school. like, i just want to know what she did to be a victim. >> fellow classmate, matae rodriguez also just 10 years old will be laid to rest later today. at sacred heart church, where the funeral is taking place, there are 21 crosses, one for each of the 19 children and two teachers killed a week ago today, and fun

it is called the blackwell school national historic site act. and i ask unanimous consent that the cornyn amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to. the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. hirono: mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on calendar number 368, h.r. 7691, an act making emergency supplemental appropriations and so forth and for other purposes signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on h.r. 7691, an act making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in ukraine for the fiscal y

i'm victor blackwell. alisyn is off. there is a lot going on today. let's start with the dow. u.s. of yesterday's gains, and it's not just stocks feeling the impact. gas prices, mortgage rates also rising. cnn business's editor-at-large, richard quest, is with us now. what's going on? >> yesterday was an aberration predicated on some weirdness of what the chairman of the fed said. today, we're bac