carlos suarez reports. >> reporter: the facebook live video cnn was able to obtain captures the group of americans driving in mexico before the kidnappings. cnn was able to geo-locate the video to a street in the northernmost section of the area located near a offramp from the bridge the group used. a timeline indicated that two hours after the group drove into mexico a car began following them. it is unclear what happened after the group crossed the border. we know they were supposed to be going to a medical appointment for one of the surviving victims. her friend cheryl said she made the trip but did not cross the border because she did not have the proper identification. according to orange, the trip was only supposed to take 15 minutes. on friday mexican officials announced the arrest of five men. it is unclear if they are the same group believed to be responsible for the kidnappings. later in the day officials released more information on how they took custody of the man. officials said due to the conditions in which five men were found along with a car and a letter, they were in

carlos suarez is in miami. carlos, was anyone hurt? what is southwest saying? >> reporter: abby, no one on board that plane was hurt. the airline is trying to figure out whether or not the plane suffered engine failure because of that bird strike. it captures all of that smoke much the southwest 737 flight that took off from havana to fort lauderdale on sunday. according to the airline, shortly after takeoff, the pilot there reported a bird strike. it appears that one bird hit the plane's engine, it caught fire. another bird hit the plane's nose. the plane was turned around. it was able to make a safe landing back in havana. by the time the aircraft landed, firefighters were already on the runway, they put out the fire and everyone on the plane was able to get off safely. it appears a good number of folks got on to another flight late last night. we're told it appears that the remaining group of passengers on that plane were able to get on another flight back to florida, but good news for this most recent incident, no one was hurt and southwest is trying to fig

carlos suarez is with us.eo help authorities put the pieces together in this investigation? >> reporter: fred, the video does a little bit of that, but it also raises other questions. according to the timeline laid out by the mexican government, it appears that the group was driving around in mexico for about two hours before members of the cartel began following them and the kidnapping took place. what they were doing in that time frame we still do not know, but an official with information on the investigation tells cnn that right now there is no indication that the group was doing anything suspicious or that they were doing anything wrong. we know that latavia mcgee's appointment at that medical clinic for that procedure was scheduled for 7:30 in the morning. now, according to the mexican government, the group does not cross the border from texas into mexico until around 9 or 9:30. then they drive around for about those two hours when the encounter takes place. again, exactly why they were running late or w

carlos suarez, thank you.s in the weather center, i feel like every other day we talk to you about a powerful storm moving across the country. tell us where this one is headed. >> and it's always the day after or the day after that a snowstorm that happens in california because it's the same low that rolls through california, through the four corners and event lie into the east. we are expecting the storms to increase in this area over the next few hours. going to warm things up a little bit, the sun trying to come out, that increases the instability of the atmosphere. something else we're watching, the snow up here, it will be snowing in lansing, detroit, back toward gary, indiana, maybe even south side of chicago, i think the heaviest snow is south of you, chicago, but it will be certainly across the turnpike for sure there across northern indiana. here is how we get here, we're going to have an awful lot of rainfall, we have had rain already most of the night, some spots over 6 inches. we have hundreds of m

carlos suarez joins us live from miami beach. good morning to you.ame position it was this time last year. that is they are trying to figure out how to handle the remaining weeks of spring break and the crowds that have taken over parts of miami beach. as you mentioned, city leaders are expected to meet later today to decide whether or not to bring back that curfew that went into effect last night at midnight and lifted at 6:00 in the morning. the city is going to decide whether or not to bring that back through the end of the week as well as the weekend here. now, there were two shootings on miami beach. one on friday night, and the other happened in the early morning hours on sunday. both of those shootings ended with one person dead. now, on the shooting from sunday, miami beach police say a man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. that is something that we have seen take place in years past. that is to say a number of the folks that are causing all of this trouble are people that live in south florida, miami-dade, broward and palm b

carlos suarez for us in nashville. ks so much, and he talked a little bit carlos did about the victims were learning new details about some of them. he talked about 61 year old mike hill, a beloved custodian at the school who was known to the kids as big mike, like carlos said he was a father to seven children. a grandfather to 14. his family says the faculty and students at covenant quote filled him with joy for 14 years. all those poor families left behind among those killed as well. school head katherine coons, substitute teacher cynthia peak. she was just there for that day. and those nine year olds those little girls, haley scruggs, also a little boy, william kenny , the family of nine year old evelyn dick cows, released a statement saying, in part our hearts are completely broken. we cannot believe this has happened. i can only imagine her pastor had this to say this morning. she's amazing, shining light. um, i know her family is going to want to tell her story at some point. and right now we're giving them time t

cnn's carlos suarez is live in nashville today and carlos the metro police also revealed new details about the shooter and the number of weapons that the shooter possessed at. tell us more about what we learned. yeah bianna and boris, the chief of police here in nashville, said that the 28 year old shooter was being treated for a quote emotional disorder. it is a treatment that, according to the chief of police, law enforcement was not aware but the treatment . the condition was severe enough that, according to the police chief, the shooter's parents felt that the shooter should not have any guns. in fact, it was under they were under the impression rather that the 28 year old had sold one gun, but we now know, according to law enforcement officials out here that the 28 year old shooter the attacker in this had legally purchased seven guns. we're talking about three that were used at the school shooting two that were removed from the family's home yesterday after a search warrant was executed, one that they believe was sold and the other what we're told. that one is still missing. th

joining us now from nashville is cnn correspondent carlos suarez. carlos we're trying to still figure out so much about the shooter and the motive and now we're learning. the shooter may have had training beforehand when it came to the weapons that we were seeing that were used. what do you know? yeah that's exactly right, caitlyn. as this community continues to grieve and a memorial outside of the school grows by the day, as you said, we are learning more about this 28 year old the shooter, including how police are looking into the possibility that the shooter may have made one stop after leaving home before getting to the school and just the type of weapons training that this shooter may have received. emotional vigil in nashville in the sky lord in the sky. as residents gathered to remember the six lives lost after a shooter opened fire at the covenant school on monday. hearts are heavy. as we join all of nashville and mourning the deaths. the evelyn dycus. holly scruggs. william kenny. cynthia peak. mike hill. and katherine coons. first lady jill

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cnn's carlos suarez is with us now. carlos, i understand you spoke with latavia washington shortly after she got back home to south carolina. what a scary experience. how is she doing? >> reporter: yeah, jim. we caught up with latavia earlier today, and she told us that she is grateful to be home. she is with her family, and that she is doing okay. and as you can imagine, the family right now is asking for some privacy as they try to process everything that has happened in the past week. as for the facebook live video that cnn was able to obtain, that video was taken when the group was driving in mexico. they had crossed the border. according to the timeline being offered by the mexican government, the group was in mexico for about two hours when members of the cartel began following them. so right now it's still unclear exactly what happened from the moment they crossed over -- crossed over from texas into mexico, and they were being followed by the cartel. now on friday, the mexican government announced the arrests of

carlos suarez, thanks so much. >>> well, new this morning, the biden administration is helping families figure out which airlines will not charge them for the simple privilege of sitting together with their kids. a new online dashboard launches today that will showcase which airlines charge and which do not to select and book seats together. i've run into this, i bet a lot of you have. it's no fun. >> it is no fun. it's all part of the administration's push to end what are known as junk fees and to improve customer service. looks like it's starting to pay off, too. american, alaska, frontier airlines have all agreed in writing to eliminate family seating fees if -- because isn't there always and if or a but -- >> yes. >> -- adjacent seats are available during booking. >> i will say, though, if you do ask people most of the time people will move when the kids are involved. >> they probably don't want to sit next to your kidney anyway. >>> right now the fbi is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four americans kidnapped in mexico. so that kidnapping happened on friday, a car full

cnn's carlos suarez joins us from south carolina where the victims are from. is probably pretty rare. what exactly does this letter say, and how are the victims' families reacting to it? >> reporter: yes, that's right, kristen. now we have gotten some reaction from at least one of the family members of the four that were in that van that crossed from texas into mexico. we spoke to a father and he said he had not heard about this letter that the mexican cartel released to the mexican government. he said he was not aware of it, he hadn't read it and did not have much of a reaction to it. let's go ahead and show you part of that letter that was sent by the cartel. in it, it says in part the gulf cartel apologizes to the society of mata moros where all of this happened. the relatives of the mexican woman who died during that kidnapping and the affected american people and families. the gulf cartel scorpion group strongly condemn the events of last friday. for this reason we decided to hand over those directly involved and responsible for the acts. now, just a few

we get more now from cnn's carlos suarez. the motive for why 28 year old audrey hale shot and killed six people at the covenant school is still unclear. nashville police chief john drake spoke to cnn about the investigation. what we know is the suspect actually went to that school, and as i said once before that there may be some resentment. but we haven't been able to confirm that. the chief said. detectives are still going over a notebook that hail left behind with writings inside. authorities believe hale had weapons training and may have stopped somewhere between leaving home and arriving at the school. according to the chief, hale did not have problems at the school while a student the suspect was under doctor's care. for any emotional disorder of some type. as of right now, we don't have any indication there was any problems at the school or at home. the chief said. detectives believe the parents did not know about the seven weapons hail legally owned parents felt like she should not own. any weapons did have one weapon

cnn's carlos suarez has more from nashville. let's go body camera video from to nashville police officers showing them rushing into the covenant school on monday. me. don't know where he is. going room to room upstairs. it's upstairs to the second floor. before confronting the shooter surveillance video at the school released by police captured 28 year old audrey hale, shooting through doors at the school entering and starting the attack . authorities revealed more about the writings, they said hale left behind. there's several different writings about other locations. there were locations of there was talks about, um, the school there was a map. of the school, drawing of how potentially she would enter and the salts that would take place, police said they've interviewed the shooter's parents, who said hale was being treated for an emotional disorder. we've determined that audrey about seven firearms from five different local gun stores here legally. ah they were legally purchased. three of those weapons were used yesterday. acc

cnn's carlos suarez is live in miami beach nfor cnn this morning.r this weekend? >> reporter: well, kaitlan, good morning. so some of the city commissioners out here said that they did not want to punish tourists that are coming in this weekend as well as businesses for what happened last weekend. it's a move, a decision that the city's mayor couldn't have disagreed more with. he said this was, quote, a big mistake. in the end, all that the city of miami beach is going to do moving forward right now is limit some alcohol sales. when the chief of police was asked whether this makes the city safer, he said he didn't know. >> reporter: miami beach commissioners voted not to impose another curfew this upcoming weekend after last weekend's violence. >> we have a real problem with the number of people that are coming and the guns that are coming. >> reporter: the city manager issued a state of emergency and a mid night curfew on sunday after two separate deadly shootings and, quote, exce excessively large and unruly crowds flooded the city. >> declaration

so let's get straight to nashville, where cnn's carlos suarez is carlos. we are learning a lot more about the contours of the investigation. what more are we learning right now? about what prompted this shooting. yeah, well, abby, we got a sense from the chief of police of just how much work they are still trying to get done a few days after this shooting, as you mentioned , we now know that, according to the chief of police here in nashville detectives investigators they are still taking a look at this notebook with writings and statements inside of them. the chief of police has said it is possibly 60 pages in length. they are still trying to go through that to get a better sense of exactly why this shooter may have decided to carry out this act. the chief of police also said that there is no indication right now that there was ever a problem with the shooter. when that shooter was a student at this school on the emotional disorder treatment that the shooter was receiving treatment on the chief of police said. and as you mentioned the shooter was never co

carlos suarez, cnn, nashville, tennessee. joining me now from middletown, new jersey , is cnn law enforcement analyst jonathan wackrow use a corporate security consultant and a former secret service agent. appreciate you being with us. thank you. so police say the shooting suspect legally purchased seven guns using three of them in this deadly rampage. but police also say the suspect's parents did not know about these firearms. authorities have not yet declared a motive, but they have access to a lot of information right now, don't they, including the suspects, detailed written documents, so when might they reveal a motive? well listen, it's hard to come up with an exact motive right one because the shooter is dead right in the , um in the police response. they neutralize that threat, so we will never get the full totality of what the motive was from the individual themselves. what can we do? we can look at everything else that you had just described one. we can look at the concerning communication that came out from this ind

carlos suarez is following this story. do we know what happened?tor and bianna, we are finally hearing from some of those passengers on board that southwest airlines flight. now the cell phone video from inside the cabin of the aircraft really captured the terrifying moments on board that flight shortly after the airplane, 737, took off from havana, cuba, on its way to fthd lauderdale hollywood international airport. the passengers we talked to said it was 10 to 15 minutes of what you are taking a look at that. that cabin filled with all of this smoke. according to the airline, all of this happened right after takeoff when that aircraft hit a number of birds. one of the birds appeared to have hit the engine, which caused it to catch on fire. the other bird apparently hit the nose of that aircraft. so the decision, of course, was made to bring the airplane back to havana's international airport. once it was on the ground, all the passengers were able to get off safely. a number of them boarded flights earlier today and arrived at ft. lauderdale holl

cnn's carlos suarez joins us live from nashville. carlos tell us what we know about this call. when did it come? and what happened? jim and jessica are part of the quote here is i do not want it. on my conscience. those were the words of area rihanna patton to a non emergency dispatcher here in nashville. ah shortly as this shooting rather was playing out , so we know that patent receives this direct message from the 28 year old shooter a little bit before the shooting gets underway on monday. it's a little bit before 10 o'clock in the morning. now she calls a suicide prevention hotline and someone there tells her look, you should probably call the sheriff's office, she finally gets ahold of someone at the sheriff's office and they tell her you need to call a non emergency phone number. by the time she reaches someone at that phone number. it is now 10 at 21 in the morning and the shooting is well underway. now. what's unclear at this hour is exactly why pat and kept being passed from one department to another. it's quite possible that she just had very little information to pa

cnn's carlos suarez is on the scene for us in nashville. carlos walk us through what that intense body camera footage shows shows how the police officers were actually charging toward the shooter. wolf that's exactly right. we're talking about six minutes worth of video from two body cameras that were on some of the officers that went into the school. you're going to notice pay real close attention as the officers go room by room now when they notice where the gunfire is coming from their attention quickly goes to the second floor. that's where the deadly confrontation takes place. a warning to some viewers out there. the video that you're about to see is intense and might be difficult for some to watch. i need. three more go. metro police. i mean me. i don't know where he is your beliefs door. two. bathroom, bathroom, small bathroom. next. let's go. door door with me with me. hold the door. next. this. open it. i got it. i got it. let's go. now go! go right cover! cover left! cover luck! really right. back. this with him. take this. no that

but first this morning, we're going to go live to nashville, where cnn's carlos suarez is monitoring all of the developments. carlos what more are you learning about the investigation and also the victims this morning? well jessica and jim good morning. no doubt, authorities here in nashville are still focusing a good amount of their work taking a look at this mental disorder that the 28 year old was being treated for cnn earlier today, was able to talk to an art teacher at an art school here in nashville, tennessee, art teacher tells cnn that back in 2017. she taught the. 28 year old the shooter rather at the time for two semesters, and according to this teacher, she described the shooter as quote, whimsical and childlike, but that there was one incident in the classroom on the very first day of class where the shooter had some trouble trying to log into a student portal. the student showed a great deal of frustration, and the teacher said at one point was asked to leave the classroom. now the two of them apparently state friends on facebook and point last year, according to this tea

cnn's carlos suarez is joining us right now. he's just outside the school. carlos this vigil is being held tonight as police say they are deep into the shooting investigation. give us the latest. well, wolf. we are getting a good sense of exactly where this investigation stands . the chief of police tells cnn that detectives they are still going through this notebook that the 28 year old shooter left behind. they are looking at some statements and some writings in their all in an effort to try to see if they can come up with a motive for this shooting. police officials also tell us that they believe that the shooter received some sort of weapons training. it's something that they had hinted at earlier in the week when they described how the shooter took aim at officers from a window on the second story of this school building where this shooting happened. officials also told cnn that detectives are looking into whether or not the shooter made a stop between leaving the shooter's home and this school now in some of my reporting yesterday, we were able to confi

cnn's carlos suarez is on the scene in nashville, where he's been reporting for the past several days. carlos we are starting to get insight into the shooter's state of mind, but a firm motive still seems to be elusive. the police still looking for that. what have you learned? well alex, we are getting a better sense of where this investigation stands. the chief of police here in nashville, spoke to cnn earlier today and was able to provide us with some updated some updated information. we know that detectives they are still going through a notebook there taking a look at some of the writings and the statements that were made by the 28 year old shooter , all in an effort to try to get a sense of a motive. why this 28 year old decided to do this act. we know, according to the chief of police, that there were no problems at this school between the shooter when that shooter was a student here, we're also being told that the 28 year old was never committed to an institution and that when it comes to this mental disorder officials they are still trying to get a better sense of just how lon

cnn's carlos suarez he's in nashville with the latest on the investigation. cnn's manu raju he's on capitol hill. speaking of lawmakers about what if anything follows. let's begin in nashville, carlos tell us what more we're learning about this attack. the number of weapons involved just mind boggling. yeah that's right. we're talking about at least three weapons that were used in this shooting game. we are expected to get a look at some of this body cam video from some of the officers that showed up to this school shooting. now overnight, we learned of a message that the 28 year old attacker sent a former basketball teammate ever. rihanna patton says she received this direct message on instagram. in the minutes before the shooting. it reads. quote one day this will make sense. i have left behind more than enough evidence behind. but something bad is about to happen now. patton says that she received this dm from the attacker again in the minutes before the shooting took place. she goes on to call 911 police to let them know about this message around the time

carlos suarez, cnn, nashville, tennessee. it may have taken police 11 minutes to get to the school, but once they were inside, they shot and killed the attacker in less than four minutes, enforcement experts at cnn spoke with said that the two officers who killed the shooter followed their training and protocol. he gets out of his car. he doesn't know how many people are in there. how many are not. he just knows he's got a long gun. he's got to get in there. he heads for the door, where he sees another officer or somebody directing him towards that door. and he just you know you. ideally you want to go in as 234 people, and so he calls out what he needs. and either gets you. presumably he gets that support. if not, he's going in anyway, because he's here. he hears that person from the school. tell them that you know, there are shots being fired. um so it's a very quick rally and they get inside and they find the threat. there's no there's no standing around the hallway, talking about it, asking for extra equipment or more peo

carlos suarez, cnn, nashville, tennessee awful. alright this morning president biden's recent reproach to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu over his controversial high court overhaul now escalating into a rare public disagreement. you know, israel and the united states have had their occasional differences. but i want to assure you that the alliance between the world's greatest democracy and a strong , proud and independent democracy. israel in the heart of the middle east. is unshakable. like many strong supporters of israel, i'm very concerned. identify minister the white house. no. not not in the near term. proposed judicial changes have drawn an unprecedented backlash in israel . let's go to cnn's hadas gold live in jerusalem for us had asked. these two men have known each other for decades. you know what do you what do you make of this? well, it's not a very good status of the relationship if they've known each other for more than 40 years and often talk about it, but then you have the president of the united states,

carlos suarez, cnn, nashville, tennessee. francis spent the night in hospital after having trouble breathing. on wednesday, the vatican says that he will stay there for a few days. catholics around the world, including in the pope's hometown of buenos aires, are praying for the quick recovery of the 86 year old pontiff. us. president joe biden also wish the pope well and ask people to quote sent extra prayer for him. cnn's barbie. nadeau joins us now from rome, bobby, what more do we know about the pontus condition and how serious it might be? well, you know, the vatican has not said anything officially about his first night in the hospital, so we're expecting to maybe hear something a little bit later this morning. this is really important week coming up here in rome. it's holy week, starting with palm sunday this coming sunday, leading all the way up to easter sunday. now this is one of the most important times for the pope. he makes several appearances of you know that we don't know if he's going to be able to do that, if

pam just gives you chills carlos suarez and national forest. thank you. and joining me now to discuss his brian higgins. he is the former chief of the bergen county, new jersey, police department and a former swat team commander. so natural police are saying they are still trying to figure out a motive. but there's no evidence at this stage that the shooter had any problems at home or as a previous student of this school. so what are investigators doing to try and figure out the motive now? so they're going to go through social media posting. they're going to interview anybody who's interacted with this individual friends, the casual interactions and then they're gonna trace these firearms and the purchase of the ammunition to try and piece together a picture of how this occurred been through active shooter training before. what do you make of how the officers responded in this case that body cam video showing officers locating and killing the shooter within about three minutes of entering the school. the key parts of active shooter training for law enfor

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cnn correspondent carlos suarez is in nashville and carlos, it is nearly impossible to imagine and understand the grief tha. yu are outside where that first funeral for nine year old evelyn dick house will be held today. um, tell us more. well, jessica and jim it is shaping up to be yet another emotional day for the city of nashville, especially for these family members, their friends and their loved ones. the pastor at the church where the service is going to take place tells me that they can accommodate well over 1000 people when that service gets underway this afternoon. as you all mentioned the first funeral service is going to be for nine year old evelyn dick house overnight. an obituary for her was released and it reads, in part, quote, a constant beacon of joy to her family. she was a radiant, sparkly soul with an ever present twinkle in her eye. the obituary notes how her most prized possession was her collection of stuffed animals. tigers were told and that she named all of them. tony on saturday were also expected is set to a funeral service rather is set to take place for a nine ye

carlos suarez has the story. >> reporter: boris and kristin, good morning much the facebook live video that cnn was able to obtain captures a group driving in mexico before the kidnappingings. cnn was able to geolocate the video to a street in the northern consist most section of matamoros located near the bridge they used to cross from mexico to texas, a timeline indicating that about two hours after the group drove into mexico a car began following them. now, it's unclear what happened after the group crossed the border. we know they were supposed to be going to a medical appointment for one of the surviving victims, latavia washington mcgee. mcgee's friend, sheryl orange, said she made the trip totection but did not cross the border because she didn't have the proper identification. according to orange, the trip from brownsville to the clinic was only supposed to take 15 minutes on friday mexican officials announce the refrt of five men. it's unclear if the men are the same droup the drug cartel believed to be responsible for the kidnappings said they would hand over to authorities.

cnn's carlos suarez is joining us live from shreveport. s on the situation there. >> reporter: well, abby, the sleenup effort is well under way here in shreveport where in a neighborhood where that tornado touched down yesterday afternoon and this is some of the worst damage we've seen the entire day that we've been here. we are at a laundry mat that, as you can see here, not much of it is left standing. the folks have done a pretty good job of removing all of the debris back on to a corner as they figure out what they are going to do next. the sign of this business, i will draw your attention to t it fell on these three cars that are parked outside. in one of those cars we're told were two kids yesterday. the man you are about to hear, he was inside of that laundry mat and he was talking to the mother of those two children. the mother tells him, look, my kids are inside that car, i'd like to go out and get them. all of this is happening right before that tornado hits. the man tells her, ma'am, it's not safe to do that. stay inside, and sec

carlos suarez in shreveport, louisiana, thank you. >>> in washington today president biden is preparing to welcome the chancellor olaf shultz to the white house after a transformative 12 months for germany and amid new concerns about ukraine's struggle to fight off the russian offensive. today the white house is set to announce another round of military aid to ukraine. m.j., the last time the german chancellor was where you are now, russia had not invaded ukraine. how different is this meeting going to look today? what does the white house want to have out on the agenda for them? >> it's really pretty extraordinary if you think about how much the last year since russia's invasion of ukraine be has transformed president biden's presidency, foreign policy and the united states' relationship with western allies. when the german chancellor visits at the white house later today i think we will see all of that in such clear focus. you are absolutely right that the last time that the two leaders met here in washington the invasion had not yet begun and over the last year we have seen the two l

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let's get straight now to carlos suarez live outside the school in nashville. hi there, carlos. what's the latest? you're hearing from police this morning. well um are a good morning. so uh, police have not said whether they're going to provide an update on the investigation. today we know that authorities were still spending a good amount of their work and their effort taking a look at the 28 year olds, social media as well as cell phone records. they were also trying to get more information on the revelation that the shooter was being treated for a mental disorder as you mentioned coming out to me here, cnn has been able to talk to an art teacher. no see art college. here in nashville, tennessee. the teacher says that back in 2017, she taught the shooter for two semesters, and she described an incident on the first day of class where the shooter became frustrated, was overwhelmed with trying to set up a password for a student portal. the teacher says that at some point, the frustration grew to the point that the teacher asked the shooter to leave the classroom. the two of them

cnn's carlos suarez reports. >> reporter: good morning.after the cartel released a letter apologizing for the kidnappings and the murders. cnn obtained a copy of the letter from a source who is familiar with the investigation and it reads in part, "the gulf cartel apologizes to the society of matamoros, relatives of a mexican national who died in the incident and affected american people and families. we strongly condemn the events and we decided to hand over those directly involved and responsible for the acts. on friday authorities in mexico announced the arrest of five men bringing the total number of people taken into custody to six. it is unclear if the five men arrested are the same group of men the cartel said that they were going to turn over to mexican authorities. now, the family of one of the victims who survived the kidnapping reacted to the news. the mother of latavia washington mcgee told me they want to see new arrests, they need to keep getting them until they get them all. the father of shaeed woodard said the family was s

cnn correspondent carlos suarez is in nashville and carlos.it is hard to imagine and wrap our hands around the grief that these families and that community are experiencing today and will be for weeks and years to come. you are outside the location of the first funeral for nine year old evelyn today, tell us more. jessica and jim. good morning. that's right. i'm outside the church, where later this afternoon that service is going to take place. the pastor here tells us that this church is able to accommodate well over 1000 of people. as you mentioned today is going to be the first funeral. it's going to be for a nine year old evelyn dick out the obituary for this child described her as a beacon of joy to her family. it went on to say that her most prized possession was a collection of collection rather of stuffed animal tigers , all of them named tony. they described her faith as being pure and her prayers as being sincere on saturday. we're going to get the second funeral here in nashville, little nine year old haley scruggs is going to be re

cnn's carlos suarez is live in nashville. carlos obviously we're going to definitely focus on the victims and learning more about them, but we're also learning more about the shooter themselves. the weapons that were purchased the writings that were left behind which the mayor told us yesterday they were going to be releasing. what did we learn? yeah, that's exactly right. caitlyn more about the 28 year old shooter. the chief of police out here said that the shooter was being treated for an emotional disorder. and this morning the new york times is reporting that an instructor had no see college that's an art and design school here in nashville reported that about six years ago when the shooter was a student in her class, the shooter had some sort of emotional breakdown, having trouble setting up some sort of online account. that development is coming as the city of nashville here gets ready to remember the victims. new details about the firearms used by the shooter who opened fire inside the covenant school in nashville. auth

there's so little that we know and i want to start with our coverage with carlos suarez outfront live in nashville and carlos, what more are you learning tonight? about why and how this happened? well erin, according to police, the parents of the shooter thought that the 28 year old only owned a single gun. just one tonight. we know that the shooter owned seven guns, according to the police chief out here. all seven were purchased legally. nearly all of them were hidden at home. a warning. the video you're about to see is intense. and some might find it difficult to watch. let's go body camera video from to nashville police officers showing them rushing into the covenant school on monday. me. i don't know where he is belief going room to room upstairs. sounds like it's up. it's up to the second floor before confronting the shooter surveillance video at the school released by police captured 28 year old audrey hale, shooting through doors at the school, entering and starting the attack. today authorities revealed more about the writings , they said hale left behind. there's several dif

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carlos suarez is live in south carolina. they've issued an apology, given up five of their members.own hard and are basically offering up sacrificial lambs. >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, jim and erica, it's really not uncommon for leaders of the mexican cartel to make contact with the mexican government after these high-profile type of incidents. now here in south carolina yesterday we were able to catch up with a fifth person that had made that trip to texas, but she did not cross into the border because according to her she did not know that the group was going to go into mexico for a medical procedure. we caught up with cheryl orange and she described how her friend latavia washington mcgee was the one that was going to get this medical procedure and that the group that they were with -- the group they were with were going to drop her off and then they were going to come right back. now, according to her she ends up staying at a hotel waiting for that group to come back, she goes to sleep and wakes up several hours later and no one from that group had contacted her, no

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carlos suarez, thank you very much.rancis will participate in a palm sunday mass at st peter's square this weekend, a vatican spokesperson told cnn. the 86 year old pontiff is expected to be discharged from the hospital on saturday. cnn's delia gallagher is outside his hospital in rome . delia. that's great news. the pontiff seems to be doing well. absolutely i'm a good news all the way around for pope francis vatican says he rested well last night, even managed to have pizza for dinner last night with some of the medical staff that was taking care of him here at gemelli hospital, and this afternoon, emma he visited the pediatric on collagen unit here . he brought chocolate easter eggs and rosaries to the children and even baptized a newborn baby boy, miguel angel's so the pope has been busy during his day here for bronchitis. he received antibiotics intravenously. the vatican says he is expected to be discharged tomorrow and importantly expected to participate in the palm sunday mass in st peter's square on sunday, so

carlos suarez and diane gallagher on the ground for us in national and nashville. i should say first to you, carlos what more police revealing as they search for a motive. well wolf. just a few minutes ago, the first lady doctor joe biden . she showed up here to take a look at the memorial outside of the entrance of the school. the first lady a walked around. she took a look at some flowers and some photos that have been left behind to remember the six victims of this school shooting the visit to the school. at least the entrance of the school is taking place as police. the chief of police here provided cnn with an update on where that investigation stands, and we all so heard from a former art teacher who described an encounter she had with the shooter. at an art school. the motive for why 28 year old audrey hale shot and killed six people at the covenant school is still unclear. nashville police chief john drake spoke to cnn today about the investigation. what we know is the suspect actually went to that school, and as i said once before that there may be some res

cnn's carlos suarez is in nashville. he has been reporting on this for several days. now. carlos tell us about this call and the timeline. well, alex. the exact quote here is i don't want it on my conscience. those are the words of having rihanna patent. she is a former teammate and friend of the 28 year old shooter on monday, a little bit before the shooting happened. a patent received a instagram message from the shooter that said, in part, quote, something bad is about to happen. now after patent receives that message on instagram, she calls a suicide prevention hotline at some point along that conversation, or at some point in that conversation, patent is told that she really needs to call the sheriff's department. she finally gets ahold of someone at the sheriff's department and then is told she really needs to call a non emergency number. so this all happens before the shooting happens. and at 10 21 in the morning, she is finally able to get ahold of someone. at this non emergency number. by that time, the shooting is already underway. it is still unclear at this hour

cnn's carlos suarez is outside the church where the funeral for evelyn will be held this afternoon. rlos, how's that community doing? well alex, as you can imagine, this community is still very much a grieving several days after the shooting, and we're now looking at six funeral services over the next seven days, the service for nine year old evelyn dick house is expected to get underway at around three o'clock local we're told that the service will last about an hour and that the church here behind me can accommodate well over 1000 people overnight and obituary of little evelyn in was released, and in part you get a sense of just how much of a world this girl played in her family's life . she is described as being the beacon of joy to her family, and that her her faith was pure. and that her prayers were sincere. now on saturday, we're also going to see a funeral service for nine year old holly scruggs . her father was the lead pastor is the lead pastor at the schools church and in 911 calls that were released yesterday. you can hear her father, calling 911 and saying that he was go

carlos suarez. thanks so much. this part is always hard because you get to learn more about the victims. other shooting here. six of them all. three of the students were just nine years old. there is the face of one of them. halle scruggs. the images from her from 1920 19. she was the daughter of the lead pastor. covenant presbyterian church, which was affiliated with the school. the other two children, their names evelyn house and william kinney. the adult victims 61 year old cynthia peak . the other two adult victims were school employees. 60 year old catherine koonce was the head of the school might kill 61 year old. he worked as a constituency custodian there. those are the faces of the victims of this shooting. all the facts are simple. they're sad and familiar. 39 year olds are dead killed in their school guns are now the leading cause of death among children in this country. this, according to the cdc. the details vary from shting to shooting a locked side glass door that was shot out in this case. the resul

carlos suarez has more from outside the covenant school in nashville. christine we're getting our first look at the guns that police say were used in the shooting and we are getting another look at the scene outside of this school. late monday, the metro nashville police department released several photos, including pictures of the two are style weapons and a handgun. authorities said two of the weapons were legally obtained. another photo shows the car that police say was driven by the shooter and left at the school. police say that officers searched the car and found what they're calling quote. material that was written by the shooter. they also released photos of a door at the school that authorities said the shooter used to get into the building. you can see exactly where the glass was shot out. police said that the 28 year old was ready for a confrontation with police authorities said the shooter, had several rounds of ammunition and detailed the attack in statements the shooter left behind. police say the shooter had a map of the school, complete

cnn's deborah walker and carlos suarez are both live in nashville camera. we're going to start with you as you're covering the investigation, parts of this story and what more we are learning about what happened before this shooting. we've now got this chilling new video showing the shooter arriving at the campus, which we now know the shooter knew very well and then what goes from there? what do you say? yeah this video was chilling. so this is the honda fit that police say the shooter audrey hale was driving in the video. you see this car rolling up to the parking lot of covenant school here, which is also housed inside the covenant presbyterian church. what you see in the moments after are extremely disturbing, knowing that there are little children inside the school and, of course about 40 to 50 staff members about 200 students on any given day. this is the shooter shooting down those glass doors of the side entrance of the school. then you see the shooter kick through that glass climb in. the shooter's wearing a red hat, a white shirt, camouflage pants

carlos suarez joins us live outside the church where the service for evelyn will be held this afternoon and just a picture all the people who will walk in and bright colors in honor of a little nine year old girl. i would love that. that's exactly right, poppy. good morning. family friends loved ones as well as members of this community here in nashville are all expected to take part in this funeral service for nine year old evelyn dick house, according to an obituary for that child, she was described as a beacon of joy to her family. her faith was pure and her prayers were sincere, according to that obituary. the child's most prized possession was a large collection of stuffed animal tigers. all of them named tony. the last time the family was at this church, we're told was earlier this week the night of the night of that shooting. we're told the family had gathered here after that shooting happened in the morning. they gathered here at night. for a vigil, poppy. carlos unimaginable pain for all of them. thank you for being there, and we'll continue to watch as the services are held. s