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in your time | reporting for the san antonio express have you ever seen a tragedy of this sort unfold happened not too far away for me. on a personal level i have dealing with it, on a professional level really being in the midst of it, being thrown into situation like this, i've never experienced something of this magnitude and it's absolutely heartbreaking. i think i speakfor it's absolutely heartbreaking. i think i speak for myself and my colleagues that today was one of those days that you put your head down, you part metallized, you get through it and tonight will be rough once the adrenaline is has settled. compartmentalise. it's all hands on deck for hours at this point for the river port is in the field, report is in the office, editors, producers, everybody has reallyjust dropped everything and committed themselves to the story. i committed themselves to the sto . . ., committed themselves to the sto . . . ., . ., committed themselves to the sto . . . . . ., ., story. i can imagine i can hear the emotion — story. i can imagine i can hear the emotion in _ story. i can imagine

reporter: allegations first surfaced in 2019 following a report by "the houston chronicle" and the san antonio express news documenting hundreds of alleged cases in southern baptist churches, including several in which the alleged abusers remained in ministry. >> abuse is one of the most underreported crimes. and so i think there's many more that we have yet to hear about. >> reporter: sbc president ed lytton said sunday, he is grieved to my core for the victims and said, i pray southern baptists will begin preparing today to take deliberate action to address these failures. that independent report was requested by the southern baptist convention itself. it includes information on how the sbc can move forward, such as restricting the use of nondisclosure agreements. mona, andrea? >> rhiannon, thank you. >>> police in new york city have identified the man fatally shot on a subway train in what they say was an unprovoked random attack. 48-year-old daniel enriquez was shot in the chest at close range on a "q" train yesterday. the shooter is still at large, adding to safety concerns among mass transit rid

earlier i i spoke to health care at san antonio express news and i began by asking her whether they lookualty situations across the state but texas is pretty large. the last one we saw is about an hour south of san antonio. i also understand — an hour south of san antonio. i also understand that _ an hour south of san antonio. i also understand that currently _ an hour south of san antonio. i also understand that currently the - understand that currently the children who are at the robb elementary school have been taken to the nearby civic centre to be reunited with their families. that must be an awfully frightening experience and devastating experience and devastating experience of the family and the children involved what can you tell us about the scene they are? it has to be. a reporter— us about the scene they are? it has to be. a reporter who _ us about the scene they are? it has to be. a reporter who was - us about the scene they are? it has to be. a reporter who was there i to be. a reporter who was there on the scene said that there are family members coming out with children an

on those. reports, i was speaking with a journalist at the san antonio express, taylor pettaway and shen laws in the state of texas. information coming in from law enforcement sources saying the team had those weapons with him. how does that happened in texas? . , , him. how does that happened in texas? ., , , ., , texas? texas believed the laws enshfined texas? texas believed the laws enshrined in _ texas? texas believed the laws enshrined in the _ texas? texas believed the laws enshrined in the us _ enshrined in the us constitution should not be tampered with and, indeed, there is considerable support for gun ownership and a lot of gun ownership in texas but not only in texas because the last two decades have shown a huge spike in the number of gun purchases in this country and that number has accelerated over the course of the last three years in particular. around 400 million firearms in this country which is more handguns, more rifles than people. the very influential pressure group, the national rifle association, is due to hold it annual meeting this coming saturday and sunday. ir

william: as we learn more about this griffith event, i am joined now by reporter from the san antonio express news and she is following all of this closely from san antonio, which is about 85 miles east of uvalde. thank you so much for being here on this horrendous day for your community, protects us, and for this entire -- for texas, and for this entire country. whats the latest you have heard from law enforcement about this tragedy today? >> right now the latest tha we are hearing is unfortunately the death toll has continued to climb. ever since the initial reports we have gotten so far like you said, we have 18 children dead, two, possibly three adults who have also perished in this. just a community, a state, and a country right now in utter disbelief and heartbreak. william: i cannot imagine with the parents and the families in that community are going through today. we are talking about a massacre at an elementary school. these are ostensibly children who are eight, nine, perhaps 10 years old. is that correct? have officials said anything more about the children themselves? >> that is

. >> the san antonio express news says, by doing nothing to prevent gun violence, the nation choosess pain. we are broken, a nation that cannot protect its children is broken. a nation where another mass shooting, this time another school shooting will only showcase how little resolve there is to stop the next one. it's broken. a nation not broken would not be so lax or unforgiving about those politicians in power who do nothing to stem this violence. a nation not broken would do more to protect its children, protect the babies we claim to be our most precious resource. by doing nothing to prevent gun violence, we have chosen this hellish reality of repeated mass shootings. while the political gridlock has felt hopeless in terms of preventing gun violence, reducing mass shootings and saving lives, we owe it to these children and their families to keep demanding change. until that day comes, children, forgive us. >> opinions from across the newspapers in the state of texas. let's bring in the founder of moms demand action, shannon watts. she started the organization through a facebook

. >>> finally this morning, the san antonio express news features a front page story on the many actsf kindness in uvalde following tuesday's tragedy. lines of people wrapped around the herby ham community center waiting to donate blood. some coming from dozens of miles away. others handing out homemade pastries to state troopers and first responders in the area. others simply offered hugs to friends, neighbors and even strangers. a community coming together in the face of evil. that does it for us this morning. jose diaz-balart picks up the coverage from texas after a quick final break. m texas after quick final break. entresto is the number one heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists and has helped over one million people. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood p

the victims were sent by helicopters over 100 km to the san antonio military hospital condolences to the families of the dead and affected expressed president biden. in the evening, he addressed the nation from the white house on the idea that an eighteen-year-old child could walk into a weapons store and buy two assault rifles. rifles. just ridiculous, in the name of all that is holy, what do you need an assault weapon for, other than to kill someone, it's just awful manufacturers, weapons have spent two decades aggressively marketing weapons that make them fabulous profits. for god's sake. we must have the courage to stand up to this indian. and in the united states, there are more than 400 million barrels on hand and texas is the most armed state in america, their law is one of the most liberal, beer is sold there from the age of 21, and anyone who is over can buy a rifle or a pistol for 18 years, america has again flown flags to half-staff in memory of the dead, but the country has not yet recovered from last week's national mourning, when a racist killed 10 blacks in the state of new york. now the texas victims are even great

severity , some of the victims were sent by helicopter over 100 km, san antonio military hospital condolences. we have dead and injured expresseddent biden. in the evening, he addressed the nation from white at home the idea that an eighteen-year-old kid could walk into a gun shop and buy two assault rifles. it's just ridiculous, in the time of all saints what do you need an assault weapon for, other than to kill someone, it's just awful gun manufacturers have spent two decades aggressively marketing weapons that bring them fabulous profits. for god's sake. we must have the courage to stand up to this industry in the us with more than 400 million guns and texas is the most armed state in america, their law is one of the most liberal beer is sold there from the age of 21, and anyone who is 18 years old can buy a rifle or a pistol america is again flying flags in memory of the dead, but the country has not yet recovered from last week's national mourning, when in the state, new york is a racist killed 10 blacks. now the texas victims are even greater for america since the beginning of the year. this is already the 212th mass exec

san antonio among the cities holding memorial services. sara donchey shows us people gathered in the bay area to mourn the victims as lawmakers butted heads over how to prevent future tragedies. >> reporter: many people have expressed need to get out even if it didn't happen in their own neighborhood. foster city, no exception. >> lila salazar, age 10. >> reporter: the names and ages of the youngest victims of the shooting were read to a crowd. >> i have an 8-year-old niece and 6-year-old niece who live in texas. and it's just so hard, can't tell you how many times i cried this morning ♪ to live in peace and unafraid ♪ >> reporter: a vigil for victims of mass shootings across the u.s. news of which weighed heavy on people's minds and renewed debate how to tackle the problem. >> we have to control the controllables, things we have control of. >> reporter: governor newsom announced would speed up legislation, lawmakers said that hasn't worked. >> passed so many different gun laws in this state now and continue to have mass shootings. governor wants to fast track something, end the early release program. that's something he has total control over. >> reporter: as debate rages over stricter laws and universal backgroun

san antonio. ktvu heather holmes joins us now with what we've learned from authorities, heather while julie and mike tonight people in texas and really all across the country, including the president are expressingeartbreak and yet another mass shooting targeting innocent children at school. according to state police there in texas, at least 18 children and a teacher were killed and the horrific rampage rob elementary school this morning. the shooter is also debt likely killed by police. officials say the shooter was 18 years old, a high school student who lived in that small community that small city of you , val d, where the shooting took place. they say he was armed with a handgun and possibly a rifle. he reportedly shot and killed his grandmother before driving to the elementary school president biden just returning from his trip to asia, addressing the shooting a short time ago. calling for common sense gun laws. as we saw just 10 days ago to grocery store and buffalo, new york. i am sick and tired of it. we have to act.