so, there is chief arredondo's criminal defense lawyer, somehow trying to blame the media for arredondo no longer participating in the police investigation of what happened at that school. it is a secret investigation. obviously, arredondo's criminal defense lawyer has advised him not to answer any questions in that investigation. and that's why he's not answering questions. leading our discussion tonight is david goodman, houston bureau chief for the new york times. thank you for joining us tonight. and thank you very much for your breakthrough reporting on this. you have obtained copies of transcripts, apparently, of what can be heard on the police body cams inside the school, one of the most important things you've learned with that? >> that's for having me. i mean, the most important thing that i learned, and this is all, it should be cup together over the last few weeks. we've been reporting on what took place there during that hour, and 17 minutes, between when the gunman began shooting, inside the classroom, and when the police actually went in and stormed the classroom and kille

. >>> pete arredondo speaks. the man in charge of keeping uvalde schools safe. the man whose decisions and actions are being called into question why did it take so long to respond? why couldn't police get in the room in his first extensive interview since the day 19 children and 2 teachers died, he gives some answers. >>> plus, as far as some lawmakers are concerned, an outright ban on assault weapons is off the table so now one congressman from virginia is offering an alternate idea >>> and tesla makes a big move that will dramatically change its stock price. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ welcome to allstate ♪♪ where the safer you drive, the more you save like rachel here how am i looking? looking good! the most cautious driver we got am i there? no keep going how's that? i'll say when now? is that good? lots of cars have backup cameras now you know those are for amateurs there we go like a glove, girl (phone chimes) safe driving and drivewise can save you 40% with allstate click or call for a quote today >>> for more than two weeks, the school district poli

"i didn't issue any orders," arredondo said. "i called for assistance and asked for an extraction tool to open the door." we asked former dallas schools police chief craig miller about arredondo's decision not to bring his police radios inside. >> any reasonable police officer would know to take their police radio with them, and certainly to not have communications when you're going into the frey is problematic. >> reporter: and as for arredondo's claim of not knowing he was the on-scene commander? >> because chief arredondo has four stars on his collar, many of the officers who were there may have felt in their mind that he was in charge. >> reporter: as the questions around the response continue, so do the funerals for the victims. today, eva mireles, one of the teachers killed in the attack, was laid to rest. she was remembered for her bright smile. we learned that eva mireles and at least two students were taken by ambulance from the school and pronounced dead at the hospital. that means one of the biggest questions for inve

. >>> pete arredondo speaks. the man in charge of keeping uvalde schools safe. the man whose decisions and actions are being called into question why did it take so long to respond? why couldn't police get in the room in his first extensive interview since the day 19 children and 2 teachers died, he gives some answers. >>> plus, as far as some lawmakers are concerned, an outright ban on assault weapons is off the table so now one congressman from virginia is offering an alternate idea >>> and tesla makes a big move that will dramatically change its stock price. >>> for more than two weeks, the school district police chief in uvalde, texas, refused to explain himself. but now he's breaking his silence about the robb elementary school massacre, and he's defending the hour-long delay in confronting the gunman as children were dying and trapped inside a clasroom with the killer, desperately calling 911 for help in an interview with the texas tribune newspaper, chief pete arredondo says the classroom door was impossible to kick down because it was sturdily built with

i know you have been taking a closer look at chief pete arredondo and his record. what are you learning? >> we have, and we have new information. details on the chief's background and on the training he's received to deal with active shooters in schools. the embattled police chief of the uvalde school district telling cnn that contrary to what the texas department of public safety has said, he's communicating with investigators. >> we have been respectful to the family. >> you have an opportunity -- >> we're going to -- just so you know, we're going do do that eventually. >> when? >> whenever this is done, the families quit grieving, we'll do that. >> pete arredondo, a 50-year-old native of uvalde began his law enforcement career nearly 30 years ago, working up from modest positions in the uvalde police department. >> i started there and worked my way up to the ranks of assistant chief of police. >> after spending nearly 16 years with the uvalde city police, he moved south to webb county, texas, where among his jobs with the sheriff's department, he worked as a jai

, and one of the things they plan to discuss-- a leave of absence for arredondo. norah. >> o'donnell: so many new details. omar villafranca, thank you. we want to turn now to some breaking news right here in washington. senate lawmakers are reporting a breakthrough on a bipartisan gun reform bill. it would town federal gun laws and provide billions of dollars for school safety and mental health programs. cbs' scott macfarlane is here with us. scott, we just got the text of the bill? >> reporter: it's the biggest gun reform proposal in three decades. it has what three earlierhe proposals have last, it has the necessary 60 votes in the season. need 10 republicans and so far these 10 republicans have been part of the talks and indicate some preliminary report texas republican john cornyn who reports uvalde, democrat chris murphy, who represents newtown. let me show you three of the big provisions that other part of the talks. enhanced background checks for those under 21. expand red flag laws through which courts can order guns seized from people deemed dangerous. an

let's go straight to cnn producer aaron cooper, he just spoke with arredondo. aaron, what did he tell you? >> reporter: it was just that, he told me that he is in touch with the texas department of public safety every day. i asked him about the comments that they had been hoping to speak with him, to have an interview with him, and he had not been responsive, he repeated that he was in contact with them every day. he said he was focusing on the families. he was not -- did not want to talk about the investigation, did not want to talk about details of what was going on, but wanted to focus on the families. i asked him about being sworn in as city council member here in -- in his hometown in texas, last night. he told me that was a private affair, not something they wanted public because they were concerned about the families once again. a very brief discussion, he then hopped in his vehicle and left. after speaking as you see now with some of the police officers that have been watching his home, that have been there -- as a protective measure. >> aaron, just to

and in all of this, arredondo's in there without radios. he and his attorney told "the tribune," specifically he left two radios outside upon arrival because he believed they would slow him down and tie up his hands. he also said his experience told him radios didn't work in some school buildings. his attorney said even if he had them, he would have turned them off because they would have made noise in the hallway, but because of that, he wasn't aware of any 911 calls and arredondo told "the tribune" no reone was relaying that information to him and they were speaking in whispers in the hallway. he used his cell phone to call for snipers, backup and tools to open this you mentioned before to me, we reached out but haven't heard back on many of these new details. >> omar jimenez, thank you so much. >>> to try to clear some of this up, texas state represent joe moody, vice chair of the state house's bipartisan investigative committee, formerly served as a prosecutor in el paso. good to have you on. thank you for taking the time this morning.

pete arredondo. los padres pidieron que fuera despedido. por quÉ arredondo no tenÍa una llave maestra si es el jefe de la policÍa y por quÉ las autoridades tardaron tanto tiempo sin tomar acciÓn chl el comitÉ los escuchÓ sin dar declaraciones. el testimonio mÁs impactante una empleada de la fun Área frente a la primaria, muchos se refugiados en el tiroteo. >>> no tenÍan donde ir no habÍa un plan. fueron ella y otros empleados de la funeraria que los resguardaron hasta que llegaron sus padres. acciÓn que para ellos, solo reitera que ninguna de las autoridades de uvalde ni la escuela estaban preparados para manejar una emergencia de esta magnitud. dentro de este salÓn, los sobrevivientes esperaron una hora con 14 minutos antes de ser rescatados y en los pasillos, el comandante en la escena pete arredondo esperÓ que llegaran rifles, radios, ku dos, esperÓ un grupo especializado de swap y esperÓ por una llave que quizÁs nunca fue necesaria. felicidad. >>> es inevitable sentir esta rabia y deja muchas cosas que pensar lourdes gr

each time i tried a key, i was just praying, arredondo told th fatally shot. arredondo told the "tribune" he and his team responded to the information they had at the time. not a single responding officer ever hesitated even for a moment to put themselves at risk to save the children, he said. about arredondo not being the incident commander, about him not giving orders, he also told the paper that he ordered officers to break the windows of the school and evacuate students. now i'm here in austin, texas, because this is where arredondo's attorney is. we requested interviews with both arredondo and his attorney. those requests were denied. his attorney sending cnn a text saying that arredondo, quote, needs some time as this has been very difficult for him, end quote. rosa flores, cnn, austin. >> thank you so much for that. >>> joining us now is someone who has been pressing for answers from the very beginning. texas state senator roland gutierrez. roland, great to have you on. appreciate your time as always. i'm wondering what you make of the comments from sch

arredondo and his attorney. those requests were denied. his attorney sending cnn a text message saying arredondo needs some time because this has been very difficult for him. >> the week has come and gone, and still the u.s. senate hasn't reached a deal on bipartisan gun legislation. lawmakers have been racing to reach some sort of agreement but have yet to come to some consensus. sources say negotiators are working to finalize a deal. and chris murphy is optimistic a deal will be announced soon. >> trying to find the art of compromise. my hope is that we'll be able to deliver transformative news to you soon. this country needs to know that washington's listening to them. >> hundreds of march for our lives rallies are planned this nearly all 50 u.s. states today. the movement started after the parkland shooting where 17 were killed. david hogg spoke about the chances that congress will finally pass gun reform. >> it's not going to be earth-shattering overnight, unfortunately kids are still going to die tonight,

ausente fue el concejal electo del distrito tres y exjefe de la policía el éxito escolar de ugalde arredondo >> el alcalde dijo que no ha tenido comunicación por más de una semana no sabe por qué se presentó a la reunión cuando le preguntaron si confiaba en él para desempeñarse en el concilio se lo dijo (habla en inglÉs) que arredondo fue electo por la comunidad de su distrito y que se lo él y sus constituyentes pueden decidir si algo puede ocurrir >> presente también estuvo el padre de una de las víctimas de la masacre quien esperaba ver arredondo en esta reunión y ver si responde algunas preguntasde la prensa dijo que su opinión las cosas debieron haberse hecho de manera diferente el día de la tragedia que esperaba que arredondo diera la cara el día de hoy que por el momento solo va a dedicarse a honrar la memoria de su hija y lo hará abogando para intentar evitar que una tragedia como esta se repita >> 12 con 11 vamos a una breve pausa pero le comento el secretario de seguridad de los estados unidos envió un mensaje a todos los veteranos deportados hablaremos de un espect

y el dÍa comenzÓ oscuro para el jefe de policÍa de uvalde, pete arredondo, que fue suspendido de sus funciones luego de lo ocurrido en la masacre de uvalde. todo el mundo se pregunta si le seguirÁn pagando y cuÁl serÁ su futuro en la policÍa. vamos a buscar respuestas. reportero: saludos. pete arredondo, jefe de la policÍa del distrito escolar de uvalde, texas, se encuentra en el ojo del huracÁn en esta investigaciÓn que trata de deslindar responsabilidades sobre la tragedia ocurrida en uvalde. pete arredondo es seÑalado como la persona que fallÓ en no dar Órdenes para que los oficiales entraran en acciÓn y eliminar la amenaza de salvador ramos. un senador estatal, roland gutiÉrrez, dice que tal vez toda culpa no la tiene pete arredondo. >> hoy demandamos al departamento de seguridad pÚblica de texas para que publiquen la informaciÓn de lo que sucediÓ ese dÍa. reportero: en este momento, un grupo de personas de uvalde estÁn llevando a cabo una especie de movimiento para pedir su destituciÓn. borja: gracias. en estas horribles condiciones vivÍa una niÑa de siete a�

arredondo saying, i was praying one of them was going to open up the door each time i tried a key. arredondo says he didn't speak out earlier because he didn't want to add to the town's grief. >>> turning to the economy, new evidence of the sticker shock americans are experiencing at the grocery store. a new survey shows grocery prices rose last month at a record pace up nearly 12% from a year ago. one factor, the record high price of diesel used by the trucking industry. truckers are quitting in record numbers because of the surging cost of fuel. >>> meanwhile, regular gas is now averaging $5 a gallon nationwide. this morning the government is releasing its monthly report on overall inflation. >>> russia is threatening a direct military clash with the west after a cyberattack targeting the kremlin. moscow says a government website was hacked to reveal a message supporting ukraine. meanwhile, the ukrainians are appealing for more weapons as russian forces gain ground in the east. the ukrainian military says it attacked this stadasrn ukraine.tedlbeing used by iassrurcfon es >> time

what else did chief arredondo tell you when you caught up with him earlier today? >> well, jake, as you know, we have been trying to make kakz with him for days. certainly after friday, when the state investigators revealed that he was the boss. he was the man that was running the show on the day of the shooting and made that wrong decision not to send those officers in. we simply just wanted him to respond to those allegations, take a listen to what he said. >> i just want your reaction -- >> we're going to be -- >> they're saying you were responsible for the decision. how do you explain yourself to parents? >> we're going to be respectful to the families. >> i understand that. you have an opportunity to explain yourself to the parents. >> just so you know, we're going to do that eventually. >> when? >> when this is done, families quit grieving, we're going to do that. >> you understand how the families feel? >> just so everybody knows, we have been in contact with dps every day. >> and jake, he has not been seen. he's not been at any press conferences that state

now i'm here in austin, texas, because this is where arredondo's attorney is. we requested interviews with both arredondo and his attorney. those requests were denied. his attorney sending cnn a text message saying that arredondo needs some time as this has been very difficult for him, end quote. rose a flores, cnn, austin. >> thank you. >>> u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is calling out beijing and how china is reacting to his comments. we're live in singapore after a quick break. stomach doesn't. that disagreement ends right now. lactaid ice cream m is the creamy, real ice cream you love that will never mess with your ststomach. lactaid icice cream. hey, it's me...your skin. some cleansers get us clean - but take my moisture. cerave cleansers help me maintain my moisture balance to help restore my nat. so we're cerave clean. cerave hydrati cleanser. ♪ life can be a lot to handle. ♪ this magic moment ♪ but heinz knows there's plenty of magic in all that chaos. ♪ so different and so new ♪ ♪ was like any other... ♪ (mom allen) verizon just gave

and chief arredondo's position. how long can he maintain his silence on this? how long are the people of uvalde going to accept this? >> presumably, he can keep quiet as long as he wants to. although, certainly, there continues to be called for him to address the public of uvalde in some way, be it through an interview, or a news conference, or a written statement. let's face it. he holds the answers to some of the most critical questions about what's happened a week ago, tomorrow. he has the ability for us to walk and explain to us, his mindset, why in the world the police director who chose to do this, why he thought it was a barricaded subject instead of active shooter? how many officers worked in that hallway? what was the conversation going on? again, these are all the questions that he has the answer to. but so far, we haven't heard them at all. and he can, apparently, stay quite as long as he wants to. and as you mentioned, lawrence, the school board has not even placed him on any sort of administrative leave, which frankly, it's common when a law enforc

chief arredondo then says, we've lost two kids. these walls are thin. if he starts shooting we're going to lose more kids. i hate to say, we have to put those to the side right now. minutes later, people are going to ask why we're taking so long. we're trying to preserve the rest of the life. >> the torrent of illogical statements here and it is preposterous. >> reporter: more than an hour after the gunman entered chief arredondo says we're having a [ bleep ] problem getting into the room because it is locked. he's got an ar-15 and he's shooting everywhere like crazy. not until 12:50 does a border patrol tactical team breach the classroom and kill the gunman. as chief arredondo ignored questions from reporters today, in uvalde, anger. >> he needs to be held accountable. he needs to answer questions publicly and provide information for us. >> a lot of new information here. chief arredondo we saw not taking reporters' questions but is he saying anything tonight? >> reporter: not publicly, lester. we're told he testified in front of the texas house committ

arredondo and another officer entering here minutes later. he says they ran towards gunfire in rooms 111 and 112 where both doors were locked the school's chief says after bullets pierced a door and a wall grazing at least one officer, he called for tactical gear, a sniper and keys to get inside the classroom the first ring of six keys didn't work arredondo says he was later given another with 20 to 30 keys precious time ticked by the chief saying, each time i tried a key, i was just praying 77 minutes after the massacre began, the classroom door was finally unlocked >> somebody jump out the window. >> reporter: during that time arredondo says he was also telling officers t evacuate people through windows to avoid students coming into the hallway and he's refuting the claim from dps that he was the one in charge. >> the chief of police, he was the incident commander. >> reporter: arredondo had said he had taken on the role of frontline responder inside the school, assuming some other officer or official had taken control of the larger respons

. >> reporter: this morning the uvalde, texas city council has voted to deny pete arredondo a leave of absence. >> we do not grant the leave of absence. >> reporter: the crowd cheering the decision. arredondo, in addition to his role on the city council, is the police chief under scrutiny for the delaye police response to last month's school shooting. in the four weeks since the massacre, he has not attended any city council meetings. >> anything to say to the parents? >> he had no comment yesterday after testifying for five hours in a closed door hearing about the massacre investigation. during public testimony in the texas senate, steven, the state's director of public safety, blamed arredondo for the delayed response that day. >> there is compelling evidence the law enforcement response to the attack at robb elementary was an abject failure. >> reporter: he says arredondo directed officers not to breach the classroom darr even though some officers had enough fair power. >> the officers had weapons. the children had none. the officers had body armor. the children had none. >> reporte

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. >> reporter: tonight, pete arredondo defending his response. the police chief and his attorney telling the texas tribune, he was committed to stop the shooter or die trying. running into robb elementary on with the service pistol and no body armor. but the police veteran left not one, but two police radios, outside the school. telling reporters that he thoughtthey would slow him down. >> he said that was a conscious was told that that was the most accurate way to attack the shooter. we have now learned the gunmen walked in through an unlocked door. >> i redondo and another person here. they ran towards gunfire where both doors were locked. >> reporter: the chief says after bullets pierced the door i will, grazing one officer, he called tactical gear, a sniper, and keys to get inside the classroom. the first ring of six keys did not work. he said he was later given another with 20 to 30 keys. precious time ticked by. but she said, is try i try to keep i was just praying. 77 minutes after the massacre began, the classroom door was finally unlocke

arredondo still with the program? how is he still employed? >> reporter: chief arredondo defended his handling of the shooting saying he thought someone else had taken control of the scene. arredondo says he and the other officers in the hallway were looking for a key to the classroom after trying to open the door, but the surveillance video reportedly does not show anyone trying to open the door and the officers had a forcible entry tool used by firefighters. the public also heard from the children of irma garcia, one of the teachers who died and whose husband died of a heart attack days later. >> i would like to share a quote of one of my little sister's agonizing cries, she said, my mom died protecting her students, but who was protecting my mom? this will always haunt me and should always haunt all of you. >> as for police chief pete arredondo, he's previously said, quote, not a single responding officer ever hesitated to put themselves at risk to save the children. the families may get some answers today when the head of the texas departm

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colonel steven mccraw said that pete arredondo made terrible decisions and revealed police would have discovered the door to the classroom where the shooter was holed up was unlocked but never checked. instead they wasted precious time searching for a key. trinity chavez is in new york with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the director of the texas department of public safety says police wasted crucial time looking for a classroom door key that was actually never needed. in a blistering testimony, the colonel told the senate committee there is no indication officers even tried to open the door while the gunman was holed up. the head of the texas department of public safety is blasting the police response to the uvalde mass shooting. colonel steven mccraw testified there were enough armed officers in the school hallway three minutes after the gunman walked into the school. police waited 74 minutes before breaching what is now said to be an unlocked door. >> i don't believe based on the information that we have now that that door was ever secured. in fact, i ha

each time i tried a key, i was just praying, arredondo told the paper. at 12:50 p.m., a tactical team breached the classrooms using a key from a janitor and fatally shot the gunman. arredondo told the tribune he and his team responded to the information they had at the time. not a single responding officer ever hesitated even for a moment to put themselves at risk to save the children, he said. now, about arredondo not being the incident commander, not giving orders, it's curious that he also told the paper that he ordered officers to break the windows in the school to evacuate the students. so which one is it? now, i'm here in austin, texas, because this is where arredondo's attorney is. we requested interviews with both of them. those requests were denied. and his attorney sending us a text message saying that arredondo, quote, needs some time as this has been very difficult for him. wolf. >> rosa flores reporting for us. excellent report, rosa. thank you very much. >> for more on the push to reform gun laws here in washington, let's turn to our chief

arredondo apareciÓ despuÉs de decir que no cooperÓ con la investigaciÓn >> el alcalde quiÉn pidiÓ una traductora en espaÑol dijo que nadie le estÁ dando actualizaciones. >> cuando estÁbamos ahÍ yo no sabÍa que las llamadas al 911 si hubiera sabido >>> lleguÉ en 15 minutos >>> pero nunca escuchÉ los disparos pero la comunidad estÁ molesta porque el jefe de la policÍa arredondo jurÓ y no ha dado la cara >>> entraron >> hoy tambiÉn se realizan los servicios religiosos >> nos han dicho que es muy kyiv enfrentarlo >>> a la vista de irma y su esposo acudiÓ en donde se admitiÓ que niÑos y alumnos no n a regresar en donde fue la masacre >>> para estar con ellos para apoyarlos bastante difÍcil serÁ poder regresar al salÓn pero los niÑos le van a dar la fuerza estoy aquÍ para realizar que estamos pensando en ellos >>> desde que fue la tragedia sin faltar un dÍa nos dijo q este dolor, nunca va a terminar >>> edgar muÑoz, noticias telemundo >>> nuestra solidaridad con todos los afectados por esta tragedia ahora nos vamos a florida en donde el dueÑo de un restaurante acusado

hablamos del jefe de la policÍa escolar, el seÑor pete arredondo. paulina: en las primeras imÁgenes que se revelaron este martes de la cÁmaras internas de la escuela se puede ver al menos a 11 oficiales, incluido al jefe de la policÍa del distrito escolar, pete arredondo. a todos ellos se les ve con armas de largo alcance y un escudo antibalas, ingresando 19 minutos despuÉs de que llegÓ al escuela el atacante. carolina: la respuesta de la partera policial habrÍa sido una hora despuÉs de que este hombre empezara a matarlos a todos. como nos cuenta nuestra colega elyangÉlica gonzÁlez. elyangÉlica: 77 minutos pasaron antes de frenar a salvador ramos, es una cifra que a casi un mes de la masacre, no deja de dar vueltas en la cabeza de las familias siento una gran impotencia de no poder hacer nada. contra ese bastardo ni contra la policÍa, ni contra el gobierno. elyangÉlica: el comitÉ que investiga los hechos celebra hoy por primera vez una audiencia pÚblica, aunque sin oyentes ni familia, fue que analicen nueva informaciÓn que no cuenta d

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and that pete arredondo is among them. so tony, just to tell you what i'm seeing from this distance, at what you are reporting. the mayor, and everyone involved in this, including the outside p are representative who the taxpayers of your ball they are paying for. all those people, and arredondo engage in a cover-up yesterday, publicly issuing the lie that the city council meeting would be canceled. and then in effect suggesting, that nobody would be sworn in today. and the lie was that nobody would be sworn in. they didn't want anyone to know that this was happening until after the fact. and what you are reporting now is, it was not publicly revealed until they had already done it. that's exactly right, and let's face, it had pete our john doe gone to any sort of public gathering, one of the reasons that there was so much interest, and one if this was going to happen. >> is because the hope is that we would have the opportunity to ask him in the moment to please walk us through and put us in your shoes, walk us through wh

he did say that he didn't believe that arredondo was the only one that failed. he thinks that the community at large here in uvalde failed because this shooter didn't come from somewhere else. this shooter was born and raised right here in uvalde. >> if you could say something to pete arredondo right now, what would you tell him? >> why didn't he do more? that's all. why didn't he do more? but again, why didn't the grandmother do more? why didn't the teachers do more while he was going to school? you see, i say everybody, the community. we didn't do enough for that kid. >> reporter: we're getting these reactions from local residents, while the grief is still front and center, funerals will continue today. including the funeral for 48-year-old irma garcia who died while protecting her students. there's also the funeral of 10-year-old jose flores jr., the oldest of four siblings whose father told cnn that he held out hope that jose was just injured. when he was taken to the hospital and to a room with a chaplain he knew his child had been killed that day. the tiny

the dps needs to answer. >> meanwhile, the uvalde school district has put pete arredondo on leave arredondo said he did not consider himself to be the officer in charge at the scene in a statement, the district's superintendent said it would wait until the investigation into the may 24th massacre was completed before making personnel decisions. >>> president biden is aiming to ease the pain at the pump by calling on congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months with gas about $4.95, the president admit it is would be a drop in the bucket >> it will proved families some immediate relief, just a little bit of breathing room as we continue to work to bring down prices for the long haul >> the plan has drawn mixed reaction a top economist warns that it would add to inflation while mitch mcconnell called it an ineffective stunt >> reporter: historically-high gas prices, with record numbers of americans set to hit the road over the july 4 holiday. >> it's going to be my birthday. so we're going to drive there, actually even with the gas prices being so high. we're still going to make t

as chief arredondo ignored questions from reporters, in uvalde, anger. >> he needs to be held accountable. he needs to answer questions publicly and provide information for us >> reporter: on tuesday, chief arredondo testified at a separate texas house committee behind closed doors. he has not responded to our request for comment. earlier this month he said he didn't believe he was scene incident commander >>> thousnow to breaking news f the u.s. senate. 14 14 republicans joining with democrats for a 64-44 vote moving the act to the floor for a debate and paving the way for a possible final vote later this week chris pollone joins us from washington, d.c. good morning this legislation is moving very quickly. >> reporter: that's right. that procedural vote came just hours after the negotiators released the final text of the bill here's some of the provisions. $11 billion in funding to boost mental health services many americans are urging congress to take action now on gun violence >> i've received tens of thousands of calls and letters and e-mails with a singular message. do something do

school district police chief pete arredondo is on leave. the decision comes after the top cop said arredondo put their own safety above the lives of children. gutierrez has filed a lawsuit against the texas department of public safety. he claims they are withholding initial information, including the 911 call and surveillance footage. >> we want the full answers. not half-truths, not innuendo, not finger-pointing. we need all of the information, all of the body cam footage, not just portions like we got yesterday. >> the community is still in mourning. tomorrow marks one month since the massacre at robb elementary. the nearby high school will hold its graduation ceremony tomorrow evening where participation is optional for students and families in light of what happened there a month ago. >>> joining us with the very latest is houston bureau chief at "the new york times," jay david goodman. it's good to see you. let's start with what pushed the district to put arredondo on administrative leave now? >> it's a good question. the pressure had

some victims' families are calling for arredondo to be fired. >> we were failed by peter arredondo. he failed our kids, teachers, parents, and the city. >> colonel mcgraw says his top recommendation is for more training. >> well, the public safety chief also confirmed police chief arredondo did not have a radio with him, and that police and sheriff's radios did not work within the school. sara. >> shocking, liz. wow, what an update there. thank you. >>> the u.s. supreme court says taxpayer money can be used to fund private religious education in some cases. in a 6-3 decision, the justices ruled the state of maine could not exclude religious schools from a tuition assistance program. john roberts called that exclusion discrimination against religion. critic argue the decision further erodes the separation between church and state. the high court also ruled on a case that leaves intact a bay area man's $25 million award against monsanto, the maker of roundup, the weed killer. the man won a suit in 2019 claiming he developed cancer from using roundup for de today's ruling also ends the

on some of the new details that have come out on the investigation and arredondo, we reached out to arredondo's lawyer who told us he's no longer doing interviews. we reached out to the texas department of public safety and the school district but haven't heard back. >> they have not been exactly forthcoming with key information. omar jimenez in uvalde, texas, thank you. >>> up next, the fine for an nfl assistant coach who said this about january 6th. >> people's livelihoods are being destroyed. businesses are being burned down. no problem. and then we have a dust-up at the capitol, nothing burned down. >> several lives lost, just a dust-up. how much that comment will cost him, even after he tried to clean it up. because with miro, they could problem solve together, and find the answer that wasas right under their nose. or... his nose. bath fitter doesn't just fit your bath. we fit your life. when you're tired of looking at your tired old bath, we fit your style, with hundreds of design options. when a normal day is anything but normal, we fit your schedule, with our unique tub over tub process

cnn's omar jimenez filed this report moments ago. >> kate, the texas tribune spoke to pete arredondo by phone through written responses and statements provided by his attorney, all of them providing new details regarding the central question at the heart of what is now multiple overlapping investigationses, what took so long? arredondo told the tribune that one of the classroom's bullets pierced through the classroom doors hitting officers and hitting adjacent walls and they started breaking windows and started evacuating children and teachers elsewhere in the school and also that lockdown measures were working against them and they had trouble pinpointing the gun man's exact location because lights in the class rooms were off as are typical in lockdown measures and the door had a steel -- it was reinforced with a steel jamb designed to prevent outside attackers from going in and in this case prevented officers from immediately breaching this door and confronting this shooter, arredondo says, and he also told the tribune he did not consider himself incident commander which, of course

what do you make of chief arredondo's responses? >> i want to say as a member of the law enforcement community, i have enormous pride in my own service to this country and for what my colleagues did and continue to do. as a member of that community, i have to tell you this is sickening to watch. it is absolutely so -- it is so contrary, everything that you are talked and encouraged to do as a person entrusted to protect with the community to have this man literally hiding the grief behind families who are burying their children. it is absolutely, it is horrendous and it is in explicable. he should be called out by people like shimon as often as possible. i can't explain it. >> how is this stage in the investigation supposed to work? what are the ramifications if chief arredondo is not being forthcoming as we are led to believe he's not been. >> law enforcement agencies typically, there is no predicate for this. there is no template for when you come into figure out what happened in a mass casualty event. the law enforcement agencies

arredondo has said he did not consider himself in charge at the time the massacre was unfolding. multiple agencies responded including the uvalde police department, the texas department of public safety, u.s. border patrol and the u.s. marshal service. now state senator roenld gutierrez is suing the department of that be safety after the agency denied his request for records related to the shooting. >> i want to know where the officers were, where they situated themselves, who they were listening to, which orders they were taking, body cam information if necessary. >> reporter: on monday, the director testified in front of state lawmakers. >> they had weapons. the children had none. >> reporter: they found the response led by arredondo was an abject failure. they want to know why the troopers failed to act sooner. >> we found out that they were all operational. including their commanders. 12 of them were in that hallway for appeared over time and apparently listened to no one walking in and out of there. >> reporter: the texas department of that be safety did not immediately resp

at the direction of arredondo. arredondo is facing harsh criticism for his lack of action. >> he killed our kids, teachers, parents and city. >> the hour, on the site, with that gunman, it's not right. it's cowardly. cowardly stuff. >> reporter: and wolf, we reached out to chief arredondo's attorney. we've not heard back from the attorney. interestingly enough, wolf, arredondo was actually in this building here today at the capitol in austin, testifying at a different committee, house committee which has been running its own investigation, but the difference there is that testimony, it was behind closed doors. they've been running their own investigation, taking all the testimony behind closed doors and of course, you know, families, a lot of the families in uvalde, are students, the parents of students who went to the school say they want arredondo fired. >> cnn's shimon porkupecz on the scene for us. new gun legislation n details wn we come back. so natururally when they announced they would be raising their pric

according to documents obtained by the texas tribune, chief arredondo called at 11:40 a.m. saying we have him in the room. he's got an ar-15. he's shot a lot. they need to be outside the building prepared because we don't have firepower right now. it's all pistol. the investigation based on some 700 interviews, blames the police failure to intervene immediately squarely on chief pete arredondo, who also testified today but behind closed doors. >> the only thing stopping the hallway of dedicated officers from entering room 111 and 112 was the onscene commander, who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children. >> we reached out to arredondo's attorney and we have not heard back. but arredondo has told the texas tribune in the past that he did not consider himself the incident commander. now, jake, senators asked mccraw today if there was something in texas law perhaps under the texas commission on law enforcement, which is the regulatory agency for peace officers here thib state of texas, if there was something to hold officers accountable, and mcgraw'

ilia: el distrito escolar de valdÉs suspendiÓ al jefe de la policÍa pete arredondo por la decisiÓn que tomÓ en la masacre donde asesinaron a 19 niÑos y dos maestras. se conociÓ tambiÉn que la puerta del aula a la que entrÓ el atacante no se podÍa asegurar desde adentro, marlene guzmÁn nos habla de la audiencia de hoy. [habla en inglÉs] marlene: son las fuertes declaraciones de yasmin cÁceres frente a los miembros de la cÁmara de representantes de texas en una audiencia sobre salud y seguridad juvenil yasmin comenzÓ diciendo que esta maÑana se sentÓ en la cama de su hermana jackie cÁceres, manejo inconsolable y manejÓ cuatro horas hasta el capitolio tejano. yasmin tambiÉn es prima de anabel rodrÍguez, cuyo padre estÁ inconforme con que sÓlo hayan suspendido el jefe de la policÍa, pete arredondo. >> no estoy contento con esa decisiÓn. marlene: determinaciÓn anunciada este miÉrcoles por el superintendente del distrito escolar argumentando la falta de claridad ya no saber cuÁnto tiempo van a tardar en proporcionar detalles de la investigaciÓn. tambiÉn le piden a l

is still employed. >> everything is done behind closed doors when it comes to pete arredondo. which is one of the main factors in this mass shooting, that he did not do his job. do you feel that somebody of this caliber should be responsible for city council if he couldn't do his job as a police officer? >> they failed us. they felt our kids, they felt our city, they felt our community. >> reporter: brett cross, who lost his nephew uziah garcia, has been pressing for answers. >> he and the other children aren't here to fight for themselves, so i will. i'm going to be here every time. i'm not going away. >> reporter: 10-year-old lexi rubio's mother, kimberly, inviting us inside her room. >> this is her bed, her blanket. i give her several options to wear in the morning, and what she didn't wear, she kept on the bed so it's still there. >> reporter: she's advocating for stricter gun laws while still waiting for the final medical examiner's report to find out exactly when lexi died. >> we don't have any answers. i guess i'm scared that i might not never get them. >> why is that o