. >>> joining us is retired atf special agent in charge and msnbc contributor jim kavanaugh, and also chief carmen best. chief best, give us a sense what have police are doing right now in the search for the gunman. how are they narrowing down where he might be, this 18-year-old suspect? >> right now they're probably trying to contact family members, friends of this young man, and found out, you know, where he might hang out at, where he might go, who he might be close to that he might be trying to travel there. certainly they're trying to reach out to him. the first thing i would do is contact his closest family members and see if they were in contact with him or could be in contact with him, give him a message, ask for his surrender, tell him he's going to be okay, that kind of a thing. >> and chief best, i'm sorry to cut you off, we'll go live to texas, we're getting an update from law enforcement officials. >> he is in the icu, out of surgery at this point in time, that's great news. we'll keep him in thoughts and prayers, and their families. we have an adult male, not in surgery,

jim kavanaugh is still with me. es here of the fire trucks and emergency vehicles that are outside this massive high school in arlington, texas. but it sounds like they're starting the reunification process. if they're doing that, presumably the shooter has been identified or is that a stretch? >> the building being cleared means the shooter is in custody, dead, or isn't in the building. they would reunite the students with the children even if they were evacuated behind the shooter. in other words, if they could isolate him in an area, evacuate everybody behind and reunite the parents. we still don't have the answers. if the witnesses we heard heard on nbc dallas, if that information holds true, and as you said, it is not verified. if it holds true, it may be just a little slight piece, very minor piece of the news in a tragic situation that it's not a planned massacre. so what we may have is a fight broke out, a teacher steps in to break it up. somebody pulls out a handgun and starts shooting. now, that's a bad sit

jim? >>> this important update, just in to cnn, supreme court justice brett kavanaugh has tested positive for covid-19. we should mention he is fully vaccinated. this is important because the supreme court's term is set to begin on monday. ariane de vogue covers the supreme court. will this delay the upcoming term? >> it won't delay it. he has tested positive for covid. the court was set to meet later on today for the ceremonial swearing in of justice amy coney barrett. they just released the statement, let me read to you the top of it here, says on thursday, per the court's regular testing protocols, justice kavanaugh had a routine test. on thursday evening, justice kavanaugh was formed he had tested positive for covid-19. he has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since january. and as you said, this comes as the court is set to take the bench on monday, they haven't actually been together in that courtroom for over a year because of covid. they had come up with extensive protocols, limited people in the audience, some of the media has to take covid testing ahead of time, to ward

course, jim and erica, this is the first time that the justices will be back inside the courtroom hearing arguments in person in just about 18 months the one justice missing will be justice brett kavanaughpating remotely. it is set to start off a term that could be explosive, guys. >> that is for sure. we'll be watching, jessica, appreciate it. >>> still ahead, a critical meeting today on oil production around the globe. what we could learn about the impact of that on the price you pay for gas. those details are next. ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you need to unveil them to the world. ♪ from the very first touch, pampers, the #1 pediatrician recommended brand, so every touch will protect like the first. pampers football, is a game of inches. but it's also a game, of information. because the nfl is connected. and at any moment, the fate of the season can come down to this. billions of secure connections, per second. when the game is on the line and the game is always on the line touchdown! the nfl relies on cisco. are you one of the millions of americans who experience occasional bloating, gas or abd