mireya in texas for us tonight. again, the toll, just staggering and one more community here in this country in texas. 18 elementary school children shot and killed, including a teacher. a fourth grade teacher whose name is eva mireles. i'm david muir in new york. thank you for watching. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. scene 103, take one. here we go. my name is wesley, and i'm with my knucklehead brother. my friend nafi. my boyfriend doug. i thought we'd be on the same page about this and we're not. how do i know the way i'm going to respond to it? there's not that long term research out there yet. unexplained death of a pg&e worker on the job wasn't mishandled or covered up plus edd takes money from scam victim seven on your sides michael finney helps get it back. >> tonight local reaction to the tragedy in texas, more than 20 people, mostly children killed in an elementary school. >> and amazon package gets better tracking than my husband's body did that day. >> the body moved without permission, just one of s

mireya with us now. i know this was difficult for you, and as i just mentioned a moment ago, we don't let any of the interviews go by without respecting the bravery it takes to come forward. >> reporter: it's not easy, david, at all. there wasn't a dry eye in the room. the father, jerry, actually told me that he felt helpless standing outside that school, trying to get in, but being held back by police. they want to remember their daughter, though, as this funny, bright-eyed, energetic person. she loved to dance and she had big dreams of becoming a tiktok star. >> she deserves to be remembered. she put a smile on everybody's face every time she was always dancing. she was -- always had the biggest smile ever. so i want her to be remembered. for the awesome little girl that she was. >> reporter: for those people >> how many times did we say >> always. >> every time we turn on the news and we heard of another shooting, that could never happen here. it happened here. it happened here and they took my baby.

mireya villarreal on the scene in texas tonight. aaron katersky and what he's now learned about the suspect. >>> this comes just ten days after the mass shooting in buffalo, new york. nine days after the shooting at a church in california. cecilia vega with word coming in from the white house tonight, president biden set to address the nation this evening. and pierre thomas on the concern from federal authorities tonight and the warning signs in these times. >>> the other news this tuesday night, primaries under way in five states. the georgia race tonight. former president trump supporting one candidate for governor. his former vice president mike pence supporting the other republican candidate. where this race stands at this hour and what this says beyond this race. >>> we're also tracking the monkeypox outbreak here in the u.s. at least eight confirmed or suspected cases across six states now. the cdc releasing some of the vaccine from the national stockpile. who this is meant for and what authorities are now saying tonight. >>>

mireya villarreal, abc news, dallas, texas. >> mireya, thank you. >>> this may look like just a busy intersection. it happens to be in boynton beach, florida. but watch as one car starts drifting across the lanes. a woman behind the wheel had some sort of medical episode. that's one of her colleagues running out into traffic, calling for help. good samaritans come to the rescue, eventually stopping the vehicle. one of them gets a dumbbell, and a man uses it to break a window. he goes into the car and gets a door open. now, they were able to get the car into park and then rolled it into a lot, where the driver received medical attention. police are looking to identify the good samaritans in order to offer some thanks. >> that was amazing the way they all came together just in the nick of time. wow. >> people helping people there. and also just to have the awareness. >> uh-huh. >> no offense. there's some bad drivers in florida. everywhere, really. >> right. >> maybe you just think it's a bad driver. but, you know, no. somebody having a medical emergency. >>> coming up, patti lupone un

here's abc's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: tonight, outrage and anguish in uvalde. the community stunned to learn police were outside the classroom, waiting 77 minutes before going in, believing there were no surviving children inside with the shooter. >> i'm sick. i'm sick. i want to throw up. i'm angry. >> reporter: today, authorities saying terrified children were calling 911 from inside the scool. letting them know children were still alive and pleading for help. >> it's absolutely insane that any police would delay entering when an armed shooter -- yes, an active shooter is in a school with children that cannot protect themselves. so much more could have been done. >> reporter: authorities reading aloud the logs of those devastating 911 calls. >> she identified herself and whispered she's in room 112, advised there were multiple dead. she's called back and said there's eight to nine students alive. >> reporter: samuel salinas and noah orona were best friends and inside that classroom, pictured together less than an hour before the shooting at an awards ceremony

abc's mireya villarreal leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight in washington, lawmakers grilling the head of the fda, demanding to know how the baby formula crisis was allowed to happen. >> you can't hide behind an investigation. we need answers. we need them now. >> you know, as i've said, we could do better than we did. >> reporter: dr. robert califf promising the situation will get gradually better with the reopening of abbott's main formula manufacturing plant in michigan. >> we've already made significant progress. and i think we are on track to get open within the next week to two weeks. most likely at the outer bound two weeks. >> reporter: president biden invoking the defense production act to rush formula ingredients to manufacturers and import formula from overseas. but even with that, the fda commissioner acknowledging it will be a few weeks until things get back to normal. >> are you sleepy, baby? >> reporter: cold comfort for parents like amanda mendoza, who is struggling to feed her 7-month-old daughter. >> i went to over 20 stores in one day. >> reporter: aisle upo

mireya villarreal tonight. mireya, thank you. >>> in the meantime, to capitol hill at this hour, and the showdown across this country over abortion. tonight, efforts by democrats in the senate to begin the process of protecting roe versus wade with a federal law failing. republicans blocking them, along with a democratic senator. the democrats knew they didn't have the numbers, but they wanted every senator on the record on this. rachel scott on the hill tonight. >> reporter: tonight, democrats forcing a vote to safeguard abortion rights. >> all of us will have to answer for this vote for the rest of our time in public office. >> reporter: with the supreme court likely to overturn roe versus wade, democrats say it's just the beginning. >> they are coming after your birth control. they are coming after plan b and iuds. and right here in the senate, they are talking about a federal abortion ban. a federal abortion ban. >> reporter: senate minority leader mitch mcconnell recently said it is possible republicans co

>> mireya villarreal right here on the scene for us again tonight. mireya, thank you. >>> we turn now to the investigation, tracking salvador ramos' final steps, the purchase of those assault-style weapons right after turning 18 just days ago. and tonight here, matt gutman interviews the suspect's grandfather, who says the family had no idea he had those weapons. >> reporter: tonight, investigators say the suspected texas elementary school shooter bought those two ar-style rifles on two separate days. the first one on may 17th, just a day after his 18th birthday. and the other, three days later, on may 20th. both rifles purchased just days before the rampage at oasis outback, a local sporting goods store. authorities say the 18-year-old suspect legally purchased those ars without a license, as well as multiple 30-bullet magazines and at least 375 rounds. the sale of large-capacity magazines and bullets is not regulated in texas. earlier, officials said the gunman was wearing body armor, now correcting themselves, saying it was tactical gear. a vest d

>> that is great news, mireya.but today from the cold front/warm front. what that means even with an occluded front the heavy rain is a big problem and then you also have the possibility of damaging winds as the primary threat anywhere from texas including lufkin up to little rock. tomorrow we move the cold front. you'll end up seeing richmond down to tallahassee, destin, all in the damaging wind threat. robin? >> all right, ginger. thank you. >>> now to turbo tax, behind the income tax service paying millions after being accused of luring in customers with deceiving promises of free tax preparation. chief business corespondent rebecca jarvis is here now with more on this for us. good morning, rebecca. >> good morning, robin. and the ads ran all through tax season, turbotax telling people they can file their income taxes for free. well, attorneys general from all 50 states say it was not true for everyone. intuit, the company that makes turbotax agreeing to pay $141 million to customers to settle the claims. in a s

mireya villareal on the ground in uvalde. >>> also breaking tonight, the deadly tragedy unfolding on this memorial day weekend. five people feared dead after two boats collided on a river in georgia. helicopters rushing to the scene, and what we just learned about the search. >>> the growing shortage of baby formula. an estimated 70% of the u.s. supply now out of stock. emergency shipments coming in from as far away as australia. >>> fierce fighting in ukraine. the russians gaining ground in the east. will the u.s. give ukraine longer-range rockets to help stop the russian advance? what we're learning tonight. and for the first time, our team on the ground in odesa, where the russian blockade is creating a food emergency. >>> skyrocketing travel prices as millions head out for the long holiday weekend. but even with everything costing more, why the roads and airports are still seeing heavy traffic. >>> powerful storms hit parts of the country, as the heat and fire danger increases in the south and west. rob marciano standing by. >>> the monkeypox outbreak. new cases in more states. a

mireya, i'll take it.ms' family members. you say it was your hardest day as a pastor. can't even begin to imagine, sir. what did you tell them? >> i just -- first thing i did was my wife told me she goes, you need to go down to the hospital and i made my way down there and it was -- i walked in and announced myself as a pastor and we got to pray with everybody there in the waiting area, but it's been very difficult for me as a pastor to see our community in this tragic time, but i know that one thing that is going to help us through is god's grace and god's love. >> and how, sir, i believe -- i hear you. but, you know, there's so many -- their faith is shaken right now. their faith is just so shaken and what do you say to them that feel that way? >> well, there's always going to be tragic in life but i know that one thing that we as texans understand is that god is still god and he is able to heal. he is able to bring comfort in times of distress and when you this manner, what the world needs and what our

we go back to abc's mireya villarreal who is in san antonio.ing, again, mireya. >> reporter: hey, good morning. this is definitely some heartbreaking news for the families that we have been speaking with over the last few days, but there's also a lot of frustration. this school district police department went to an active shooter training just a few months ago, and it explicitly says, innocent lives before your own, and if you can't take that oath, then maybe you should look for another career. this morning, a stunning admission from authorities in texas acknowledging police should have acted sooner to breach the classroom with the gunman. >> of course, it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision, period. there's no excuse for that. >> reporter: with parents waiting desperately outside robb elementary, authorities now revealing that a teacher propped open a door at 11:27 a.m. the shooter used to enter minutes later, then at 11:33 the shooter entered classrooms 111 and 112. by 11:35, seven uvalde police officers are inside the schoo

good morning to you, mireya. >> reporter: good morning. parents i spoke with, some who lost their children and some with survivors say they are going through a lot of different emotions right there's anger, frustration, sadness, of course, but there's also a lot of confusion right now, especially with this new information coming out on the investigation. they want to be able to grieve with their families. they want to be able to grief with the community but it's become a distraction and they want some clarity and truth. this morning, a stunning admission from authorities in texas, acknowledging police should have acted sooner to breach the classroom with the gunman. >> of course, it was not the right decision, it was the wrong decision, period. there's no excuse for that. >> reporter: with parents waiting desperately outside robb elementary. authorities now revealing that a teacher propped open a door at 11:27 a.m. the shooter used it to enter minutes later. then at 11:33 the shooter entered classrooms 111 and 112. by 11:35 seven uvalde po

mireya villarreal on the scene in texas tonight. aaron katersky and what he's now

rampage on children and teachers, celebrating their last week of school today i spoke with 10-year-old mireya chavez and her dad. >> we were watching a movie, and then we just heard like banging. my teacher got up to see what it was and then she yelled, omg, he has a gun whenever he started shooting, we hid behind my teacher's desk >> reporter: she says they desperately looked for a window to make their escape. >> my teacher got the window open, so she -- so we started climbing out the window >> reporter: outside she finally found her dad's cousin who was able to reunite them >> me, i was outside and she's like, i'm all right, dad, i'm okay and he was looking for his daughter, and he never got his daughter. >> this is your cousin >> yeah. >> reporter: the stories are horrifying 11-year-old mia's family says she was able to survive by playing dead while her classmates and teachers were shot around her >> mia got some blood and put it on herself to pretend she was dead. >> reporter: and there's more unbearable news for the family of fourth grade teacher irma garcia just two days after she was k

>> our thanks to mireya. i'm joined by abc news chief justice correspondent pierre thomas.s been a long day and you've been reporting these stories for years now. we've seen a disturbing rise in mass shootings. what are your sources in law enforcement saying tonight? >> reporter: law enforcement sources tonight are devastated. the fact that so many children were killed is heartbreaking. and it's upsetting to everyone. they're concerned about copycats. in fact, there was a big concern after buffalo, and now this. we're in the midst of a surge. both in terms of active shooter incidents and mass shootings. it all began during the pandemic. in 2019, there were 417 mass shootings. last year, the number jumped to 693. that's just an incredible spike. authorities have long worried about lone wolves, specifically extremists, to include white supremacists, supporters of isis, and they are deeply concerned about deeply disturbed individuals as well, byron. >> pierre, we have a sense of what the pundits and politicians will say in the days to come. what do those in law enforcement say

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mireya villarreal on the scene in texas tonight.on katersky and what he's now learned about the suspect.

hey, mireya. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia.hey are creating all sorts of organizations, starting protests and they're also pulling together creating these safe spaces that are outside of the school's curriculum where people can come, read these banned books, discuss them. they say it's integral to their learning and growing. this morning, a growing list of school districts nationwide pulling books off library shelves. according to the nonprofit organization pen america, nearly 1,600 books were pulled across 26 states in the last year. just outside austin, texas, the school district removed over a dozen books from certain grades, libraries and book clubs last spring, prompting high school sophomores ella scott and alyssa hoy to start what they call the vandegrift high school banned book club. >> we started this club so we could learn because high school is a place of learning and that's why these books were here in the first place. >> reporter: many of the books on the list deal with race, sexuality and finding yourself. >> it i

our mireya villarreal has been speaking with these families and, mireya, you were saying even throughir grief they want to share these stories to honor their children. >> reporter: cecilia, they for the families of you are viving victims. as divot as it for them to talk, they want to speak out and honor the victims and thank community for their support. speaking out for the first time to do just that. honor the victims. >> when he went in the classroom he said you're all going to die and he just started shooting. >> reporter: a chilling account for the first time of what went on inside that classroom where multiple children and two teachers were fatally shot. >> i was playing dead so he wouldn't shoot me. >> reporter: this 10-year-old, one of the few survivors from his class, now recovering after an injury to his leg. >> he shot my teacher and then he shot the kids. i think he was aiming at me like the thing and then he like i guess one of the chairs had blocked it and pieces in my leg. >> reporter: most of his friends and classmates not making it out alive. >> i kind of don't feel sa

mireya villarreal is in uvalde with more on that. good morning, mireya. >> reporter: robin, overnight i spoke with several of the families that lost their children. they're still in a complete state of shock. the local funeral homes said they'll take care of the funeral services for these victims for free. as i was talking to one of these mothers last night, she said i'm completely devastated. i don't know what to do. how am i supposed to plan a funeral for a 10-year-old? the small community of uvalde shattered by tragedy but determined to pick up the pieces honoring the lives taken from families too soon. this morning, we're learning more about those innocent souls lost. 10-year-old jayce luevanos and 11-year-old jailah nicole silguero cousins and their family also losing their grandfather earlier this month. they were loving baby angels, always had a smile on their face just full of life. i can't believe this happened to our angels. the grandmother of victim alithia ramirez telling our amy robach what the days ahead may bring. >> i

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abc's mireya villarreal leading us off from texas tonight. >> reporter: the faa says this united express plane from victoria, texas, had just come in for a landing around 2:30 this afternoon at houston's george bush intercontinental airport when the plane lost nose-wheel steering. the plane rolling off the runway and onto the grass. >> looks like there's a plane in the grass that landed in front of us. >> reporter: authorities say there were no injuries among the 13 passengers and three crew onboard. >> this is the captain of the aircraft, the united express aircraft here off the runway. we need to somehow to get out of here. the passengers are fine in the back, there are no damages of any kind. >> reporter: those passengers bussed to the terminal as ground crews moved in to inspect the jet. david, that runway is now shut down while crews work to get the plane off the runway so the faa can now come in and investigate exactly what went wrong. david? >> sumireya, thank you. >>> in the meantime, to capitol hill at this hour, and the showdown across this country over abortion. tonight, effor

abc's mireya villarreal has more from dallas, texas.mmer crops and i can literally pull this onion, and hopefully things go well, pull it right out of the ground. incredible. this place started off as a small community garden in an area dallas considered a food desert but now they've grown into two functional farms to help meet the needs of this community right now and people are really struggling. as the price of filling your fridge grows -- >> okay. >> -- people around the country are starting to get their hands dirty. >> so if you look at this row of peppers, this -- >> reporter: darren babcock started this farm more than a decade ago and it produces between 40,000 and 50,000 pounds of food each year for the community. >> we have people coming and learning how to -- that want to come and learn how to do this in their own backyard. >> reporter: the consumer price index estimates that fresh vegetable prices will rise by nearly 5% this year. fresh fruit prices will rise even more to almost 7%. experts suggest to keep costs down, plan me

mireya villarreal right here in texas with us. >>> and good evening tonight from texas. we are here in uvalde, a community in mourning. the mass shooting at the elementary school right behind me here, leaving so many parents, so many families would their sons and daughters. 19 school children and two teachers were shot and killed. tonight here, we honor them, their names, their stories, the awards given to some of the students just hours before the shooting. this is the second deadliest school shooting in u.s. history now after sandy hook ten years ago. tonight, new reporting here on the 18-year-old suspect, salvador ramos. in fact, he turned 18 just nine days ago. and the next day, authorities say he bought his first ar-15-style rifle, days later, buying his second. and then a little more than a week after his birthday, showing up at the school right here behind us. tonight, we've learned in the hours before the attack, that he sent three private messages on facebook, signaling his plans. tonight, the memorial growing outside robb elementary school. the school-year-ol y

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