i'm paula newton. anger and demands for accountability after top texas police officials admit to multiple, not just one, multiple missteps in their response to the mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. now, among them the decision to wait more than an hour to confront the gunman holed up in a classroom. now, think of this. for much of that time the police waited in the hallway there were children in the school. that gunman fired more shots as those children inside the classroom called 911. as jason carroll reports now for us, top officials and family members of the victims of course want answers. >> i was misled. i am livid about what happened. >> reporter: texas governor greg abbott aiming his ire at law enforcement. >> my expectation is that the law enforcement leaders that are leading the investigations, which includes the texas rangers and the fbi, they get to the bottom of every fact with absolute certainty. >> reporter: after damning new admissions from texas authorities. >>

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i'm paula newton at cnn headquarters in atlanta. a brazen leak of supreme court documents has ignited an abortion uproar right across the country. the contentious issue over which so many americans agree to disagree is being argued all over again. now that women appear poised to lose their

i'm paula newton. ahead on "cnn newsroom," joe biden is working to strengthen ties across asia this hour, hoping to ere-assure longtime allies about washington's resolve in fact region with north korea watching closely. >>> climate and the economy on the minds of many voters as scott morrison goes up against a long-serving politician. >>> at this hour the u.s. president is holding talks with his newly inaugurated south korean counterpart on his first trip to asia as commander in chief. last hour joe biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the south korean national cemetery. before arriving at the korean ministry of national defense for his meeting with yoon seok-youl. we're expecting them to give their remarks soon. on friday mr. biden says the future of the world will be written in asia, and the region will prove to be critical in the years and decades to come. >> we're standing on a reflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we

i'm paula newton. coming up, america is mourning over the tragic shootings in uvalde, as president biden makes his way there to pay his respects in the coming hours. >>> we take you to the front lines in the battle for kharkiv. you'll hear why ukraine is insisting peace will only happen on its own terms. >>> voters in colombia get ready to choose a new president as the country tries to come to terms with a painful pass. past. >>> we begin in uvalde, texas, a community still very much in mourning, beset by grief after the massacre that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead at an elementary school. amid the devastation we're also seeing an outpouring of support for the community. on saturday, you see them there, a long line of mourners waited to lay flowers at a memorial site that was set up outside the robb elementary school. 21 empty chairs placed outside a local business. one, of course, for each life lost during tuesday's deadly rampage. as the community and the nation reel from yet another mass shoot

i'm paula newton. we want to bring you up-to-date with the latest deecvelopments ukraine. houser nancy pelosi said she sent a strong message of support with her unannounced visit to kyiv. she led a group of u.s. lawmakers who met with president zelenskyy, something pelosi called an extraordinary honor. the congressional delegation heads to poland next for talks with polish leaders. meantime there is a glimmer of hope for hundreds of people believed to be trapped in a besieged steel plant in mariupol. a commander says that 20 civilians were evacuated saturday. he is hoping that evacuations will include sunday and will include not only civilians but also wounded troops. and zelenskyy is warning russia that its military is in for more losses in the invasion continues. listen. >> translator: the russian command is well aware that thousands more russian soldiers will be killed and thousands more will be wounded in the coming weeks. but why do the russian soldiers themselves need this? why do their families

i'm paula newton. stay with us. we'll be right back with pour n more news in a moment. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. we want to get right to our top story. another food and drug adminstration traiting revision as to how the massive shooting in texas unfolded. now officials say officers were on the scene for more than an hour before finally confronting and killing the gunman. for much of that time police actually were waiting in the hallway even as the gunman fired more shots and children inside the classroom he

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i'm paula newton and this is "cnn newsroom." president biden will travel to uvalde, texas in the coming hours in a role that is all-too familiar, consoling a grieving community after yet another school shooting in america. tuesday's massacre at robb elementary left 19 children and two teachers dead. but amid the grief there is also growing outrage about why law enforcement officers waited so long to rush the gunman even as children inside the school repeatedly called for help. earlier cnn spoke with texas senator guttierez. here is his message for the families who are angry and questioning the police response. >> we're all angry. law enforcement is angry. i had a lodge conference this morning on the way in with steve mcgraw and he was crying to me and i'm crying to him. and everybody is frustrated about the failures about what happened. he has assured me that i will have a detailed report including ballistics by next week. i want to know when each agency was here, moving forward, assured me that there will never again be a stand

i'm paula newton. joe biden is working to strengthen ties right across asia this hour hoping to reassure longtime allies about washington's resolve in the region with north korea watching closely. >>> voters are at the polls this hour in australia with climate and the economy among the top issues . >>> we do begin in south korea this hour where the u.s. president has a full day planned on his first trip to asia as commander in chief. any moment now joe biden will begin the second day of his visit with the wreath-laying ceremony at the south korean cemetery on friday. he said the future of the world will be written in asia and the region will prove to be critical in the years and decades to come. the president made those comments after touring a samsung factory making semiconductors alongside his south korean counterpart. >> the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave our children tomorrow. >> so just to give you an indication how this is going to unfold, later today

. >> let's turn to cnn's paula newton. his trip comes at a critical time at the war. >> reporter: his first known trip since the russian invasion. v volodymyr zelenskyy got firsthand encounter. 19 bpeople killed and one of thm is a baby. the government would have to find funds to rebuild area by three months of being destroyed. ukrainian forces pushed back russians within just a few kilometers of the international border. zelenskyy presented medals to soldiers telling testimhem you your lives for all of us and we are safe, thank you for defending ukraine's independence. the administrative defense released videos of the russian flag being hoisted over the town hall. the down in donetsk, the gateway in the larger city. russia continues to use art artillery against the town bakhmut. the ukrainian military launched counter offenses in the seven regions of kherson. they published videos of artillery strikes and claimed that russian forces were pushed back ten kilometers. there is no way for cnn to verify the claim. >> ukrainian

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i'm paula newton, and this is "cnn newsroom." president biden will travel to uvalde, texas in the coming hours to console a grieving community. the shooting at robb elementary school left 19 students dead and two teachers, but there's growing outrage about why law enforcement officers waited so long to rush the building. earlier, cnn spoke with state senator gutierrez who represents uvalde. here's his message for those who are angry and questioning the police response. >> yeah, we're all angry. law enforcement's angry. i had a long conversation this morning on the way in with steve mcgraw, and he was crying to me and i'm crying to him. and everybody is frustrated about the failures of what happened. he has assured me that i will have a detailed report, including ballistics by next week. i want to know when each agency was here. moving forward. never, he assured me that never again will dps stand down for any law enforcement agency. i hope that that's true. >> that is in fact him talking about mr. mcgraw, who is the head of the pu

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i'm paula newton. coming up, a scene of horror rattles a new york community when a gunman opens fire in a grocery store killing ten people. >>> finland prepares to formally announce its intent to join nato. we'll take you live to helsinki for more on that, and the euro vision finale that is called a victory for every ukrainian. a ukrainian rap group takes the prize in the song contest. >>> and we begin with a senseless tragedy that's become just all too common in the united states. another mass shooting. mis police say ten people were killed when a 18-year-old white male opened fire in a grocery store in a largely-black neighborhood. they're calling the attack racially motivated, and witnesses are describing a scene that was both horrifying and heartbreaking. >> i seen a guy in a full army suit, just shooting shots at people. and i seen a security guard run in the store. and then i seen the guy go in, army style, bent over, just shooting at people. and i heard him shooting at people. and i saw three pe

i'm paula newton. anger and demands for accountability after top texas police officials admit to multiple, not just one, multiple missteps in their response to the mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. now, among them the decision to wait more than an hour to confront the gunman holed up in a classroom. now, think of this. for much of that time the police waited in the hallway there were children in the school. that gunman fired more shots as those children inside the classroom called 911. as jason carroll reports now for us, top officials and family members of the victims of course

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i'm paula newton. we begin with serious questions over the law enforcement response to the elementary school massacre in uvalde, texas. specifically how the gunman could get into the school so easily where he was able to kill 19 students and two teachers, and why did it take nearly an hour for officers to end his shooting spree. now, parents are sharing their anger and frustration as they urge police to storm the school and save their

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i'm paula newton live in atlanta, and we begin with an unannounced visit to ukraine's capitol by a group of u.s. lawmakers led by speaker of the house nancy pelosi. this post shows a delegation meeting with president zelenskyy in kyiv. pelosi says it is a message of solidarity, our commitment is to be there with you until the fight is done. to the south meantime, a glimmer of hope is emerging for those trapped in the city of mariupol. after weeks under siege and numerous failed evacuation attempts, around 20 civilians it manage to leave saturday. russia did release a statement saying 46 people had left residential buildings adjacent to the steel plant. whether that's in addition to the 20 or someone is miscounting, we, at cnn here, can not confirm either way. that's just a tiny fraction of the thousand still stuck in that city. meantime, missiles hammered southern and eastern ukraine. in odesa, witnesses reported hearing several explosions, and that's significant. the runway of yoe desa's airport had been destroyed. >> translator: we are restoring electricity supply, communications, wate

newton at cnn headquarters in atlanta. and an explosion of shock and fury is being felt right across the united states after the revelation that the supreme court could be on the cusp of ending a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. a right millions have held sacred for nearly half a century. you hear it there, protests have erupted everywhere from the steps of the supreme court, you see the video right there, but that, as well, continued to capital cities right across the country and many places in between. the outrage was triggered by the leak of a draft opinion that indicates the supreme court is preparing to strike down roe versus wade. now, that's the landmark

. >>> i'm paula newton at cnn headquarters in atlanta. i will be bringing you the other top stories we're following. clashes erupt in the west bank. we'll take you to jerusalem for a live report.

i'm paula newton. we begin with serious questions over the law enforcement response to the elementary school massacre in uvalde, texas. specifically how the gunman could get into the school so easily where he was able to kill 19 students and two teachers, and why did it take nearly an hour for officers to end his shooting spree. now, parents are sharing their anger and frustration as they urge police to storm the school and save their children by any means. but officers resisted as the massacre played out. meantime, vigils and memorials are giving families and the community a chance to grieve and of course, begin healing. but nothing will bring back the 21 people they've lost. and we're now hearing for the first time from the mother of the gunman, salvador ramos. >> translator: i have no words. i have no words to say. i don't know what he was thinking. he had his reasons for doing what did he and please don't judge him. i only want the innocent children who died to forgive me. >> what do you tell their

i'm paula newton, and you are watching cnn newsroom. joe biden has a packed schedule as he begins his second leg of his tour in asia. right now he's meeting with the japanese prime minister. they are expected to deliver marks when that meeting wraps up in about 30 minute. you see the podium right there. we will bring you the press conference when it happens. the corner stone of mr. biden's visit will come in hours when he's expected to unveil the plan aimed at boosting ties between the u.s. and its asia pacific allies as a pay wa i to counter china's dominance in the region. >>> australia has sworn in its new prime minister. he replaces scott morrison ending nine years of conservative rule in favor of the center left opposition. the first test for him comes on tuesday when he meets with u.s. president joe biden and the prime ministers of india and japan at the summit in tokyo. can p in remarks, he said australia's relationship with china will be one of the toughest political channels as he enters his new role. >>> it's been nine months

i'm paula newton at cnn headquarters in atlanta. a brazen leak of supreme court documents has ignited an abortion uproar right across the country. the contentious issue over which so many americans agree to disagree is being argued all over again. now that women appear poised to lose their constitutional right to end their pregnancies. the supreme court's chief justice has confirmed the leaked draft opinion that would overturn roe v. wade is, in fact, authentic. that landmark rules has federally guaranteed safe and legal abortions for nearly a half century. and polls show a majority of americans support it. striking down roe would put states in charge of abortion laws and many would immediately enact their own bans. thousands of people right across the country have been protesting the court's likely decision, which we have to stress, again, is not final. the u.s. vice president called it, quote, a direct assault on freedom. >> now you at this very moment, roe v. wade remains the law of the land, but let's talk about what a world wit

i'm paula newton's. ahead here on "cnn newsroom," the goal rebuild economic ties across the region. plus surrender at a steel plant in mariupol. ukrainian fighters ordered to stop defending the city, and russia claiming hundreds of soldiers are now in their custody. and as the push to charge an alleged grocery store gunman with a hate crime grows, buffalo begins reflecting on the lives lost in that deadly mass shooting. >>> and we begin in seoul, south korea, where right now joe biden is holding talks with his newly inaugurated south korean counterpart on his debut trip to asia as u.s. president. now, earlier mr. biden participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the national saerm. he wore white gloves in a show of respect to the koreans who died to protect hir country. mr. biden is now at the korean ministry of national defense for his meeting. we're expecting them to give remarks some time this hour. on friday the president said the region will prove to be critical in the years and decades to come. >> we're standing at an inflection point in history where decisions we make today w

i'm paula newton. coming up, america is mourning over the tragic shootings in uvalde, as president biden makes his way there to pay his respects in the coming hours. >>> we take you to the front lines in the battle for kharkiv. you'll hear why ukraine is insisting peace will only happen on its own terms. >>> voters in colombia get ready to choose a new president as the country tries to come to terms with a painful pass. past. >>> we begin in uvalde, texas, a commun

i'm paula newton. coming up, a scene of horror rattles a new york community when a gunman opens fire in a grocery store killing ten people. >>> finland prepares to formally announce its intent to join nato. we'll take you live to helsinki for more on that, and the euro vision finale that is called a

i'm paula newton. joe biden is working to strengthen ties right across asia this hour hoping to reassure longtime allies about washington's resolve in the region with north korea watching closely. >>> voters are at the polls this hour in australia with climate and the economy among the top issues . >>> we do begin in south korea this hour where the u.s. president has a full day planned on his first trip to asia as commander in chief. any moment now joe biden will begin the second day of his visit with the wreath-laying

. >> hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, i'm paula newton at cnn world headquarters following the latest developments in ukraine, where a civilian evacuation of mariupol's citizens is set to get under way this hour, but first, to the breaking news out of washington, where a bombshell report indicates american women could soon lose their constitutional right to a safe and legal abortion. the news website politico has published a draft of what it calls a supreme court majority opinion that would strike down the landmark ruling roe versus wade, which legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. now, to be clear, the final opinion has not yet been released, but alad