.— is the texas department of public safetyt motivated the _ public safety. and in terms of. what motivated the suspension of this police department in the uvalde school district, was it a community push, did people feel angry about the way it had been handled or what has been the community reaction? it is been handled or what has been the community reaction?- the community reaction? it is a coule the community reaction? it is a coople of _ the community reaction? it is a couple of things, _ the community reaction? it is a couple of things, i _ the community reaction? it is a couple of things, i think - the community reaction? it is a couple of things, i think it - the community reaction? it is a couple of things, i think it is i couple of things, i think it is absolutely a community push but i also i think since the investigation has got under way, we have seen and heard that lots of security lapses, for instance teachers waiting for instance teachers waiting for months and months for locks on doors to be fixed, those are thin

elizondo a four-year veteran of the texas department of public safety was one of the first law enforcement officers on the scene on may 24th. she resigned from the dps over the summer and was hired by the uvalde school district soon after. >> actually if some questions for you. >> on the playground outside of her new post, elizondo can be seen here in the dark blue uniform. >> officer i'm doing a story about it with your time at dps. and i would like to ask you some questions of possible. before resigning from dps, her actions and the actions of six other dps officers at the scene of the shooting were referred for further investigation. in a redacted internal memo to the organizations director, obtained by cnn, dps cited quote, actions which might be inconsistent with training and department requirements as the reason for the referral. despite early efforts by state officials to blame the local police department in uvalde for the failed response, a timeline from body camera shows elizondo arrived on scene just two minutes after the shooting began. this new information now indicates she was

. >> next, anger and frustration after the texas department of public safety releases its first reportthe officer's actions during the uvalde school massacre. the emotional confrontation with the father of one of the victims today's meeting. plus, the a rail worker strike that the white house help smooth over is a once again after the workers union voted against it. what this means. >> for travel on amtrak and the delivery of items we need and freedom from covid related rules in contra costa county. the message, though, from health leaders there about what's to come. >> in the east bay, almost all covid-19 restrictions have been lifted in contra costa county indeed. but health officials are still asking people to be aware that there could be a surgeon cases and hospitalizations this winter kron. 4 s charles clifford reports. well, here in contra costa county, many of the county's covid-19 restrictions were put into place for the quickly back in 2020. >> and now that many residents have been vaccinated and boosted and folks have learned to live with covid-19 county health services feels

resign and leave the department of public safety if he was found -- if it was found that any of his officers, any of his agents were culpable. we have not gotten a response from the texas public safety to our story. but we are expected to hear from the head of that agency steve mccraw next week, thursday at a public safety commission hearing where on the agenda, they say, is uvalde. they say that he is expected to address uvalde at that hearing. perhaps, bianna, we will get an update on the investigation. >> thank you so much for your reporting, shimon, reporting failure upon failure, upon failure, thinking about all of the families that have to suffer through it. >>> well we turn now to mortgage rates which are on the rise. making it hard tore buy a house today. that just -- than just a couple of months ago. that is straight ahead. ♪ can you hear me calliling ♪ ♪ out youour name? ♪ ♪ you know that i've falling ♪ ♪ and i don't't know what to say ♪ ♪ oh, i ♪ dude ♪ i want to be with you everywhere. ♪ from bolt to blazer, equinox to silverado, chevy evs are for everyone, everywhere. it's the subway series menu. 12 irresistible subs. the most epic sandch roster ever creat

alexander resigned from the texas department of public safety after the massacre to work for the you baldy school district. so even though she is under investigation, she is no longer subject to any department discipline. andrew rhiannon, andrea. thank you. york city man is facing smuggling charges for allegedly crossing the us canadian border with three burmese pythons. prosecutors say he had the snakes hidden in his pants. the man was found with pythons while riding a bus from canada into new york state. if convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. okay, a toy fox terrier certified as the world's oldest dog. has died. we're talking about pebbles who lived in south carolina and was just days from turning 23. she was certified as the world's oldest dog. back in may, her owner called her a once in a lifetime companion is a life well lived 23 for a dog. by the way, all dogs go to heaven a little little few knew that i didn't know that. that's right. so sweet coming up a well earned friday poker but first inona judd opening up about recovering from her mo

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a four year veteran of the texas department of public safety was one of the first law enforcement officers on scene on may 24th. she resigned from the dps over the summer, and was hired by the uvalde school district soon after . >> i actually have some questions for you. >> on the playground outside her new post, she can be seen here in the dark blue uniform. >> officer, i'm doing a story about you and your time at dps. i'd like to ask you some questions, if possible. >> reporter: before she resigned from dps, her actions and the actions of 's other dps officers at the scene of the shooting were referred for further investigation. in a redacted internal memo for the organizations director obtained by cnn, they cited, quote, actions with may be inconsistent with training and department requirements as the reason for the referral. despite early efforts by state officials to blame the local police department in uvalde for the failed response -- a timeline from body camera footage shows elizondo arriving on scene just two minutes after the shooting began. the new information now indicates she

of murder victims in uvalde, texas. demanding answers where the director of the texas department of public safety telling them they did not fail the community. we were at that meeting and joinls us live. what else did you hear? >> yeah, certainly a lot of pain. five months later defending the actions of his agency. a painful moment for the families. the families came to the meeting for answers, demanding answers. they were told they were going to get their questions answered. they were told they were going to get information. instead they got more finger pointing and excuses. >> raw emotion erupting at a meeting where frustrated family members expected to hear some accountability about the 77 minutes it took for law enforcement to kill the shooter in uvalde. >> he should have been terminated within 10 minutes, period. plain and simple. >> what were they afraid of, sir? >> reporter: aiming their frustration directly at the texas department of public safety steve mcgraw. first the families of the victim spoke out. >> misinformation, misinformation whmpt this occurs you're adding insult to injury. >> reporter: naming each of

a four-year veteran of the texas department of public safety, was one of the first law enforcement officersne on may 24th. she resigned from the dps over the summer and was hired by the uvalde school district school after. on the playground outside of her new post, she can be seen here in the dark blue uniform. >> officer i'm doing a story about you and your time at dps. i would like to ask you some questions of possible. before resigning from dps, her actions in the actions of six other dps officers at the scene of the shooting were referred for further investigation. in a redacted internal memo to the organization director, obtained by cnn, dps cited quote. actions which might be inconsistent with training and department requirements as the reason for the referral. despite early efforts by state officials to blame the local police department in uvalde for the police response. timeline from body camera footage shows elizondo arrived on scene just two minutes after the shooting began. this new information now indicates that she was among several dps officers on scene who potentially could h

she is a four year veteran of the texas department of public safety was one of the first law enforcement officers on scene on may 24th. she resigned from the dps over the summer and was hired by the uvalde school district soon after. >> i actually have some questions for you. >> i'm not answering any questions. >> on the playground outside of her new post, she could be seen here in the dark blue uniform. >> officer, i'm doing a story about you and your time at dps. i'd like to ask you some questions if possible. >> reporter: before she resigned from dps, her actions and the actions of six other dps officers at the scene of the shooting were referred for further investigation. in a redacted internal memo to the organization's director obtained by cnn found actions inconsistent with training requirements as the reason for the referral. despite early efforts by state officials to blame the local police department in uvalde for the failed response, a time line from body camera footage shows elizondo arrived on scene just two minutes after the shooting began. the new information now indicates

>> reporter: aiming their frustration directly at the texas department of public safety steve mccraw ay. first, the families of the victims spoke out. >> misinformation after misinformation. when this occurs you're actually adding insult to injury. >> reporter: naming each of the victims, family members made mes. >> it's been six months and three days since my son and classmates were murdered. >> reporter: driving three hours to uvalde tour the response. some citing lack of transparency and the toll it's taken on the entire time. >> basically lit a match and you set the town on fire. it's time for you, sir, to keep your word and offer your resignation and turn in your ba badge. people have lost trust in law enforcement. >> reporter: mccraw gave an undate. >> enough knowledge, enough information to do what was to be done. you're exactly right that thing should have been terminated in ten minutes, period. my god, right is right, but we were wrong. >> reporter: brett cross directly to that failure and to mccraw during the meeting. >> now, per mr. mccraw's words, i quote verbatim, hiey, i

texas, still demanding answers five months into the investigation of the mass shooting that killed 19 team students and two teachers. some are calling for the resignation of the head of the texas department of public safety. michael george has the details. >> why didn't they go in there? >> reporter: uvalde family squared off at the head of the texas department of safety over officers' delayed response to school shooting. >> if you are a man of your word, then he would retire. >> reporter: state troopers outnumbered local law enforcement outside robb elementary last may, but hesitated to stop the gunman who killed two teachers and 19 children. >> it wasn't the lack of training or courage that kept them , the law enforcement, from saving lives. it was a fear of the weapon that was used. >> there wouldn't have been any delay. there was no excuse. that families called on dps director, colonel steve mcgraw, to resign. >> if dps as an institution fails families, failed the school, or failed the community of uvalde , then absolutely , i need to go. i can tell you this right now. dps as an institution , right now, did not fail the community. >> reporter: texas state senator gutierrez demanded more transparency.

retirement, and as for who will be patrolling uvalde schools, the district has asked the texas department of public safety to send more officers vowing that student and staff safety will not be compromised by today's move lester. >> priscilla thompson, thank you. >>> here in new york, the mayor declared a state of emergency as the city grapples with an influx of thousands of migrants, many of them bused in from texas in recent weeks. stephanie gosk is following this stephanie, why this mechanism, a declaration of an emergency? >> well, lester, the mayor says he needs it to free up state and federal funds to accommodate thousands of asylum seekers that have been bused here from texas he says it will cost the city about a billion dollars. he is also accusing the governor in texas of using these people as political pawns the governor, greg abbott, responding today. he says the state of emergency is really on the border, and it's the result of the biden administration's policies his office released some new numbers the state of texas since april has bused 12,000 migrants to 3 cities, chicago, washington, d.c.

plain and simple. >> reporter: aiming their frustration directly at the director of the texas department of public safetytigation today. first the families of the victims spoke out. >> misinformation after misinformation, when this occurs you're actually adding insult to injury. >> reporter: naming each of the victims family members made emotional and often angry pleas. >> it's been five months and three days since my son, his classmates and teachers were murdered. >> reporter: about 23 family members drove three hours for an update on the law enforcement response. >> you basically lit a match and you set the town on fire. it's time for you, sir, to keep your word and offer your resignation and turn in your badge. people have lost trust in law enforcement. >> reporter: mccraw gave a statement but not an update on his department's investigation. >> there's enough knowledge, enough information to do what needed to be done immediately. you're exactly right, that thing should have been derminated within ten minutes, period. there's not a cop-out saying we as a profession failed. >> reporter: brett cross spok

teachers at a texas elementary school, angry relatives of the victims confronted the state police chief. yesterday during a meeting in austin they demanded that texas department of public safety director steve mccraw resign. he's in charge of dozens of state troopers who along with hundreds of other law enforcement officers, waited more than an hour before confronting and killing the shooter. parents called on him to make good on his earlier vow to step down if his department was found culpable. >> if you are a man of your word, then you would -- you would retire. listen, you can get irritated all you want. i lost my damn son. your anger is not going to match mine, mine. >> i can tell you this right now -- dps as an institution, okay, right now did not fail the community. >> mccraw said a criminal investigation into the police response would be finished by the end of the year. >>> and prosecutors in new mexico are now in charge of the investigation into last year's deadly shooting on the set of the movie "rust." the santa fe county sheriff's department said it submitted findings to the district attorney's office without recommendations on possible charges. cinematographer hal

of the uvalde, texas, school shooting has been terminated. captain juan maldonado was fired friday, but the texas department of public safety declined to explaineft 19 children and 2 teachers dead. in a new cnn exclusive, audiotapes released from that day reveal more about how another texas state police captain may have contributed to the failed response that day. cnn's shimon prokupecz has details. >> reporter: amid the chaos at robb elementary in uvalde, texas, where nearly 400 law enforcement responded to a deadly school shooting last may, cnn has learned commands by a high-ranking state police officer may have contributed to the broader failed response that day. while a gunman sat in a room full of dead, dying, and traumatized children, new police radio transmissions obtained by cnn show texas department of public safety captain joel betancourt giving an order to stop police from entering the classroom. and one internal memo describes him before he arrives telling officers to stay away from the school and remain on the perimeter during the initial response to the shooting. captain betancourt was one of 91 officers on scene in uvalde. we ar

the community of uvalde, leaders to hold law enforcement a capital at the state level, texas department of public safetyity, again, we're seeing this protest, this ten-day practice. 245 hours in front of the school district headquarters. where again, they've been demanding in an ongoing way that the school district reboot, get rid of its school district police force. really there is a multi pronged approach that they're taking in terms of their advocacy and activism. wanting change going forward. also, their desire to protect other school children coast to coast, june sure nothing like this ever happens again in our country. >> tony plohetski, thank you for taking the time to be with us. next, the trans community concerned about data collected by school districts in florida. alejandra caraballo joins us next. and later, my conversation with a new united states poet laureate, ada limÓn, this as we can keep america together one poem at a time. ♪ ♪ ♪ t a time ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ h freshness boosters. it has long-lasting light scent, no heavy perfumes, and no dyes. finally, a light scent that lasts all day. downy l

it's still very much unclear. >> we saw you speaking with colonel steven mcgraw, the texas department of public safetyu he would resign the department was proved to be culpable or found to be culpable. betancourt is part of dps. has mcgraw had anything to say? >> no, he has not. but thursday there is a public safety commission hearing. and on the agenda is uvalde. what he will say and exactly what details he will give. but that will be the next step. to hear from him on the latest perhaps on this investigation. but, again, of course all of this is raising even more questions about the law enforcement response that day. >> it's incredible. shimon prokupecz, really appreciate it. thank you so much. one more note on uvalde tonight. lexy rubio was a student at the school. she was 10 years old when she was murdered that day. her mom kimberly reached out to us because she wanted us to know and you to know that today was lexy's birthday. she would have, should have turned 11 today. our thoughts are with her and her family and all those in uvalde still waiting for answers and justice. >>> coming up, a county

the texas department of public safety was running this entire investigation. it not entirely clear what they're going to do. they're done. they have everything they need. the district attorney, the local district attorney is running her own investigation but people don't trust her. the community isn't very happy with her. she's limited what the police and what the texas department of public safety can say about this. >> so they may not ever put out a report saying here is exactly what went wrong minute by minute? >> they may never do that. not only that, the d.a. is forbidding them, any law enforcement official from releasing any information. there are people that want to release information but she's stopping them from releasing that information. >> remashrkable reporting. appreciate you staying on this. >> thank you. >>> our next guest is the legal guardian of a boy murdered at robb elementary. for days he's led a protest, camping out there for more than a week. today he tweeted this out 245-hour update. we did it. we're going home. brit cross joins us now f

>> from cnn -- >> reporter: as well as what role, if any, he had in hiring a former texas department of public safety trooper. under investigation for her response to the school's shooting, and has since been fired by the district. she has declined to speak with cnn. she evaded cnn questions about her hiring. >> i'm going to enjoy this right now. thank you. >> reporter: inside the board meeting he received a standing ovation from supporters who were mostly white. many came also to his defense. >> some of us understand why he failed and needs to step down. you trusted your staff and they failed you. they failed you this time. but like a good captain that goes down with his ship, you failed as well. >> reporter: racial divide. mostly hispanic families of victims heartbroken and outspoken. >> i will say this -- if it had been 17 white kids, all of those people out there would have been in here! all of our kids matter! >> reporter: addressing the board members family members cried and pleaded for accountability. >> how is it that you all are entitled to get a pass in the most violent massacre in texas? s

. >> reporter: the texas department of public safety has issued a statement apologizing to amy marin and her family for, quote, the additional grief caused to an already horrific situation. as for amy herself, she says she remains traumatized, under therapy, but more determined than ever to fight back. david, she told me today, "i want the world to know i did eerything i could to save those children." david? >> impossible to understand what she was put through and what that whole community still goes through every single day. john quinones there again tonight. thank you. >>> and from texas to michigan now, 16-year-old ethan crumbley has pleaded guilty to all charges after the deadly high school shooting in oxford, michigan, last november. he was 15 at the time. he admitted today to killing four fellow students at oxford high school. in court today, saying he gave money to his father, who he says then bought the gun for him. his parents also facing involuntary manslaughter charges, accused of buying the gun, leaving it unlocked and accused of ignoring their son's mental health needs.

on the day of the shooting, when she was working on anotherjob for the texas department of public safetyt development where the entire police department has been suspended. we don't know how long that will last for. but it's a question of who's going to provide the security now for schools in the district, but there has been a request made to the state of texas to provide extra state troopers in the meantime.— to provide extra state troopers in the meantime. ., t, ., ~ , ., ., the meantime. nomia, thank you for takint us the meantime. nomia, thank you for taking us through _ the meantime. nomia, thank you for taking us through that. _ stay with us on bbc news. still to come, lots of excitment in the uk tonight as the host city of the 2023 eurovision song contest was announced. we'll tell you who won. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything is going to be different from now on. they think their country will be respected in the world once more as it used to be before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai lama, the exiled spiritual leade

alexander resigned from the texas department of public safety after the massacre to work for the you baldy school district. so even though she's under investigation, she is no longer subject to any department discipline. andrew rhiannon, andrea. thank you, and now to a consumer alert. scammers are claiming your utilities will be shut off. if a payment is not made right away. denise banks have cincinnati says someone called her home pretending to be from the water company. the person demanded she paid $235 through zell, which is a mobile payment service used through a banking app and the money was gone just seconds after denise made the transfer. i was sitting at my, um, my desk at work. um i received a call. i honestly believe that i was talking to somebody from the waterworks company. so we had a discussion. and it's not just denise, a chicago woman sent someone $500 after the person pretended to be from the electric company. later on. good morning, america will tell you how you can avoid these types of scams coming up the seven ft four basketball phenom first what we're learning abo

day the shooting, in terms of her response, when she was working in anotherjob for the texas department of public safetydevelopment now where the entire police department has been suspended. we don't know how long that will last for. it's indefinite at this stage. of course, it's a question of who is going to provide the security now for schools in the district, but there has been a request made to the state of texas to provide extra state troopers to come in and provide that security in the meantime. the shocking death of nika shakarami made her the second icon of iran's current protest movement. the 16—year—old girl was found dead days after going to protests. the authorities said she fell off a building but herfamily and their supporters disagree. her mother now says the authorities contacted them and tried to make them say that nika had killed herself. the bbc�*s parham ghobadi has this report. like many fearless opinion women, it to a 16—year—old joined a protest in tehran. but she went missing and was found dead ten days later. in her last call to herfamily, she found dead ten days later. in her l

, the uvalde school district hired elizondo to patrol the schools, after leaving the texas department of public safetyments obtained by cbs news show, in late july, d.p.s. had notified the uvalde school district that elizondo was under investigation by the agency's office of the inspector general for "actions inconsistent with training requirements." the district hired her anyway, but the recent audio release prompted the uvalde school district to fire the officer this morning, saying, "we sincerely apologize to the victims' families and the greater uvalde community for the pain this revelation has caused." brett cross is about to reach his tenth day of protest outside of the school district offices, demanding that every one of the school resource officers be suspended until the end of the investigations. well, of the 90 or so d.p.s. officers who showed up on may 24, seven of them are under investigation. just two have been suspended. elizondo has not made any comments. jericka. >> duncan: lilia luciano, who has been covering this story from the beginning, thank you. as florida begins its long recover

got more criticism for the chief of the texas department of public safety over his response to the uvalde school massacre. colonel steven mccraw, let's once again called on to resign at a meeting where they released their first public report about the mass shooting at robb elementary. the refused to step down, claiming that his department didn't feel the community, but he did acknowledge there are things that they are proud of like the length of time it took to confront the shooter, families of the victims say that simply isn't good enough. >> you see has been 5 months and 3 days since my son, his classmates and his teachers were murdered, totaling 21 victims. that's 156 states. 3,741 hours, 224,497 minutes, 12 million, 469,820 seconds. well, these numbers regularly change. several numbers remain the same. it was 77 minutes to 91 of you. all's officers waited outside while children were slaughtered. >> only one of those officers been fire in the wake of the shooting that she says everyone involved in that response that day is under evaluation. i will. a woman in iowa claims that her late

. >> more criticism tonight for the chief of the texas department of public safety over his response to the uvalde school massacre. colonel steven mcgraw was once again called on to resign at a meeting today where his agency released its first public report about the mass shooting at robb elementary. mcgraw refused to step down, claiming his department did not fail. the community, but he did acknowledge that there are things they're not proud of like the length of time it took to confront the shooter. families of victims say that is simply not good enough. >> you see it's been 5 months and 3 days since my son, his classmates and his teachers were murdered, totaling 21 victims. that's 156 states. 3,741 hours, 224,497 minutes, 12 million, 469,820 seconds. while these numbers regularly change, several numbers remain the same. it was 77 minutes to 91 of you. all's officers waited outside while our children were slaughtered. >> only one of those officers has been fired in the wake of the shooting. the chief says everyone involved in the response is under evaluation. >> kron 4 is your elec

the district has asked the texas department of public safety for more officers to fill in, as familiesbecause the question still hangs over them — could the deaths of their loved ones have been avoided? azadeh moshiri, bbc news. rail union leaders have insisted their strikes will continue "for as long as it takes", to get what they see as a fair deal. only about a fifth of train services have been operating across britain today, as more than 40,000 members of the rmt union took further action in a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. marc ashdown reports. for the second consecutive saturday, rail services have ground to a halt. just one—in—five trains were running today — the impact felt across england, scotland and wales. picket lines at manchester piccadilly have become an all—too—familiar sight, as has disruption for passengers. i do understand about the strikes, but it is causing a lot of complications, especially with going to work and travelling and things like that. it is making it a lot harder to get around more than usual. we took a bus instead. we took

the district has asked the texas department of public safety for more officers to fill in, as familiesld the deaths of their loved ones have been avoided? azadeh moshiri, bbc news. in iran, at least three people shot dead by security forces. our correspondent from the bbc persian servicejoins me now in the correspondent from the bbc persian service joins me now in the studio, what could you tell us about what details you have? it what could you tell us about what details you have?— what could you tell us about what details you have? it has been a day of action in — details you have? it has been a day of action in iran, _ details you have? it has been a day of action in iran, protesters - details you have? it has been a day of action in iran, protesters out - details you have? it has been a day of action in iran, protesters out on | of action in iran, protesters out on the streets in at least a dozen cities, probably two dozen cities, and in some cities, there has been violence, at least three people have been killed. we are getting a lot of videos on social media showing various areas

texas from busing migrants to a self-declared sanctuary city." each bus used by the state of texas for this busing mission undergoes texas department of public safety commercial vehicle inspections before departing for sanctuary cities. the city of el paso demanding more than $6 million in reimbursements after claiming the federal government released more than 26,000 migrants into the community last month. but it looks like that's going to be a tough battle as borders rvp kamala harris -- listen to what she had to say last night during an interview on late night with seth meyers. >> i think it's an absolute dereliction of duty. if you see a problem and if we agree that we need to address it, if you are a leader, participate in a solution. >> carley: to be clear, she said that about other leaders. she's the borders are. >> todd: that she loves using words that have no context. >> that's the biggest pot/kettle moment i've ever witnessed in my life. with more than 2 million migrant encounters in the southern border, shelters for those migrants in border communities like el paso are already past capacity. >> todd: do the work, carley. >> carley: democr

let's bring in the spokesperson for the texas department of public safety in south texas region, lieutenantz, you and i have spent a lot of time covering the crisis and i'm just struck by the fact that as we are just 29 days into the fiscal year it doesn't seem that things are slowing down by the stretch of the nation. >> i have to tell you especially as we talk about human smuggling, continuing increase in human smuggling events in the eagle pass area and we continue to see drivers from larger metropolitan areas, houston, dallas, even out of state making drive to the border because it continues to be publicized and recruit drivers to expand criminal enterprise in human smuggling. it's a multibillion dollar trade. criminal organizations are making more money on human smuggling than they are on drugs and we continue to see different trends of smuggling throughout the border. griff: lti, i think one of the most insightful aspects in smuggling are amazing videos that you yourself and lupe and your team put out to have daily smuggling attempts that are forwarded. this one you shot and released

arthel: and we are going to get more on this from lieutenant chris with texas department of public safetynant, you and i spoke two weeks ago, thanks for coming back. the pictures from bill's report and numbers remain astounding, has your department of public safety been able to change operating procedures in the last two weeks? is there anything you been able to do to ease your burden? >> good afternoon and great to be with you again. first, those numbers and the video is staggering to see, it's a daily occurrence on the southern border but in terms of border operations with operation lone star, one thing we see an increase in his human smuggling events along the southern bo border. the federal government in operation, safe and expelling it as well as but that is not impacting what we are doing, majority of what we are seeing predominantly from the northern triangle countries we encounter every day with human smugglers so one thing we are doing different than the governor announced is a statewide campaign to crack down on fentanyl and go after the organizations manufacturing disturbing fe

thank you. >>> just minutes from now, the director of the texas department of public safety will updateommission about the investigation into his officers' actions during the uvalde school shooting which, of course, claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers. this is colonel stephen mccraw's first public testimony since labeling the response a, quote, abject failure. cnn crime and justice correspondent shimon prokupecz is in texas this morning. what are we expecting to hear many mccraw today, shimon? >> reporter: certainly one of the things mccraw is going to tell us is we're expected to get an updated timeline, an enhanced timeline detailing more specifically when certain officers and agencies arrived. it's really important in this because so much of the blame has been placed on the local law enforcement, the school police department which is now suspended and the local police department. i'm told there's going to be more of an enhanced timeline. a lot of focus now on the texas state police, the dps and exactly what they didn't do that day and perhaps should have done that day,

the district is requesting more troopers from the texas department of public safety be stations on itser akkadian unleashed devastating flooding across the southeast people are still coming home to homes and businesses destroyed by the storm. there are 132 reported deaths, florida governor ron desantis remains optimistic. >> people have pitched in where we made tremendous progress but we know we have a lot of work to do but everyone is in good spirits. >> 75,000 residents are still in the dark. wild start to the mlb's first ever wildcard series, the guardians kicked off the weekend with a statement win at home over the tampa bay rays. the philadelphia phillies making a dramatic comeback against the st. louis cardinals including any credible 6 runs in the top of the ninth. the mariners dominating the toronto blue jay is dominating for the first time in 20 one years, seattle flanking the jays for nothing. it was a rough night in queens, san diego padres matching four home runs in securing a 7 to 1 win in front of some very depressed mets fans and those are your headlines. pete: a cyber a

i pray for them every night. >> reporter: the texas department of public safety has issued a statementit apologizes to amy marin and her family for the additional grief this has caused an already horrible situation. she's in therapy and walks around wearing these big noise-cancelling headphones because any loud sound, police sirens, ambulances, even children laugherter because she said it takes her back to a very, very dark place. robin? >> good she's getting the help she so richly deserves. john, thank you. t.j.? >>> we'll turn now to the first major snowstorm of the season, more than a foot falling in the rockies and that storm is now on the move this morning and mola lenghi is in colorado for us. good morning, mola. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. folks throughout the western united states waking up this morning to the first significant, first widespread snowstorm of the season. here in beaver creek, colorado, ski country, folks are waking up to several inches of snow. other parts of the colorado rockies saw up to 11 inches of snow. the heaviest snow fall was in month where 22 inche

. >>> the director of the texas department of public safety is facing calls to resign today he refused to step down and insisted his officers did not fail the community now you know the news of this thursday, october 27th, 2022 i'm kayla tausche in for shepard smith. smith. follow us why do nearly one million businesses choose stamps.com to mail and ship? stamps.com is convenient you get the services of the post office right on your computer stamps.com saves you money with great rates from usps and ups mail letters ship packages anytime anywhere for less a lot less get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and get started today ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. >>> it is 5:00 a.m.

the university of wisconsin agreed with the analysis except it mischaracterized more data about illegal immigrants and what texas collects. we spoke to the texas department of public safetyth and got the original date of the used and it just doesn't say what they said it says. it doesn't include that categories they represent in their papers. >> tucker: that make sense the people were willing to immigration law would break other laws. most normal people would not break immigration laws. why don't we sneak into japan. you would say we cannot because it's against the law, right? it takes a certain sort of person to sneak into a country, does it not? >> absolutely. it also takes a certain kind of country to allow people to come in with impunity and not hold them to account. at the end of the day we don't know how many people in our prisons, some estimates by the bureau of justice statistics they wanted five prisoners in california is illegal. one in ten in oregon. 9% in massachusetts. we know that they are noncitizens in our prisons. how they got there, why they are still here are questions we need to answer but the only way we can answer those is if we have the truth out t

the lead on this, it's still very much unclear. >> talking with steven mcgraw, head of the texas department public safety you he would resign if the department was proved to be culpable are found to be called bubble. betancourt is part of dps. as mcgraw and hitting to? say >> no, he's not, but we expect to hear from him next week, on thursday. there's a public safety commission, a hearing. and on the agenda is uvalde. what he will say and exactly what details he will give. but that would be the next step to hear from him on the latest, perhaps on this investigation. but again, of course, all of this is raising even more questions about law enforcement response there. >> i really appreciate it, shimon prokupecz. lexi rubio was a student at the school. she was ten years old when she was murder that. day her mom, kimberly, reached out to us because she wanted us to know, and you to know, there today was lexi's birthday. she would have, should have turned 11 today. our thoughts are with her and her family and all those in uvalde, still waiting for answers and justice. coming up, i county elections share in g

she's a four year veteran of the texas department of public safety, she was one of the first law enforcementrom the dps over the summer and was hired by the uvalde school district soon after. >> i have some questions for you. >> reporter: on the playground outside her new post, she can be seen here in the dark blue uniform. >> reporter: officer i'm doing a story about you and your time at dps. i'd like to ask you some questions, if possible. >> reporter: before she resigned from dps, her actions and the actions of six other dps officers at the scene of the shooting were referred for further investigation. in a redacted internal memo to the organization's director obtained by cnn, dps cited, quote, actions which may be inconsistent with training and department requirements as the reason for the referral. despite early efforts by state officials to blame the local police department in uvalde for the failed response, a time line showed elizondo arrived on scene just two minutes after the shooting began. the new information now indicates she was among several dps officers on scene who potentiall

members of that community direct questions and calls for resignation towards texas department of public safety'sop official. here's some of the heated exchanges ahead. >>> cnn gains exclusive access to one station destroyed by russian attacks. we'll take you there straight ahead. ♪ what will you change?? ♪ will you make something better? ♪ will you create something entitirely new? ♪ our dell technologies advisors provide you with the tools and expertise you need to do incredible things. because we believe there's an innovator in all of us. are you feeling sluggish or weighed down? metamucil's new fiber plus collagen can help. when taken daily, it supports your health, starting with your digestive system. metamucil's plant-based fiber forms a gel to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down, helps lower cholesterol and promotes healthy blood sugar levels. while its collagen peptides help support your joint structures. so, start feeling lighter and more energetic by taking metamucil every day. try metamucil fiber gummies made with a prebiotic, plant-based fiber blend that helps promote digest

the other thing that's troubles, and this is all new, the texas department of public safety, releasedeports, indicates that they knonotifiede school that she was under investigation, as early as august 1st, july 28th. there is a letter they know if ied, pursuant to a ground check. she a former dps officer. we need a background check. the dps sends them the information. now, we don't know why. why did the school in the end hire her? we have no accounting from the school. they've refused to answer any of the questions. they've not told us anything about the hiring process, the vetting process. obviously, the pain here for the families continues. they're still getting piecemeal, not getting a full picture. and still questions for the dps and how officers responded. she was one of the first officers on-scene at that school. the reason she was referred for for information, was she didn't have her gear with her. her tactical vest, her long rifle. and just her conduct throughout the shooting raised a lot of concerns for the dps. they referred her for the investigation. and she winds up worki

. >>> in just a couple hours the head of the texas department of public safety is expected to give an update on the internal investigation concerning the actions of officers on the day of the uvalde school massacre. i want to bring in our reporter who is live in austin. what are we expecting we're going to learn today? >> reporter: well, for one thing, it's going to give the families an opportunity to come here and face an agency, state agency, that's been running this investigation that, of course, has been behind many of the misleading information that has been put out there so far in the five months since this happened. for families this is going to be a big moment. they're going to come in here and be able to confront the head of the agency and raise their issues and raise their concerns. we're told they're going to be calling on him to resign. all this follows all the reporting we here at cnn have been doing regarding what the dps did on the day of the shooting and what they didn't do and how several of the officers from the department of public safety have been under heavy scrut

meanwhile, the district is asking the texas department of public safety to provide additional troopers to fill in security gaps. >>> the new york city mayor eric adams declaring a state of emergency over the ever escalating number of asylum- seekers in the city. the mayor says the shelter system is overwhelmed and after today the city will set a new record for the highest number of people ever in the system. >> although our compassion is limitless, our resources are not. this is unsustainable. >> mayor adams warned of the city would end up spending $1 billion on the crisis. he says 17,000 migrants have already made it to new york city . the shelter system will keep breaking records. valerie castro on randall island in new york city with the mayor's plan to handle the influx of asylum-seekers. >> most recently an effort to temporarily house the arrivals in a migrant release center in the bronx failed when the area flooded before he could open. the mayor shifting to build a center on randall's island east of the island of manhattan slated to open within weeks. >> critics say the isolated

of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 34 in lubbock, texas, arrests the head of the texas department of public safety says his agency didng the uvalde school massacre. steve mccraw originally prime minister missed to resign if his troopers had any culpability in the botched police response. today several parents of victims called on him to quit during a public meeting. 19 children and two teachers died in the massacre last may. this is a live look at tallahassee, florida. great sun set from from fox 49. one of the big stories there tonight and across the country. customers purchased tickets for saturday's power ball janet generalhospital. no one matched the winning numbers on monday. the general hospital has beenjat in history. might have to get some tickets for the staff. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ money don't get everything, it's true. ♪ if you wanna go fast, go faster. and if you got the devil on your shoulder... take him for a ride. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪things are getting clearer♪ ♪i feel free to bare my s

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