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memorial day. im julie banderas. glad to be with you today. griff? >> im griff jenkins. great to be with you. such a special honor to anchor on this day, memorial day, the day that we say never forget the sacrifice and valor of the brave men and women who laid down their lives in the name of freedom standing in the breach between tyranny and the cherished freedoms we have at home. arlington national cemetery a live look in the more than 400,000 tombstones in that hallowed ground of the...

but first to connell mcshane to where youre paying more at the store. >> bryan: we havent seen these types of price increases in 40 plus years. anybody that has put together the family barbecue this weekend knows about that. going out to eat at a restaurant, that used to hit americans the hardest. we have seen a 7% increase in an index of what they called food away from home. but its heading to the grocery store. food at home prices are up by 11%. its the largest one-year jump since 19...

ban, saying it makes no sense that people can purchase a weapon that fires up to 300 rounds. he called on congress to cooperate and said his powers alone dont go that far. this on a day he also urged our country to unite, honoring sacrifice of our troops. president biden remembering americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in what he called a sacred memorial day ritual. >> we must never betray the lives laid down to make our nation a beacon to the world, a citadel of liberty and justi...

and a young survivor tells how his teacher protected her class, putting her own life on the line to keep the shooter out. our marcus moore on the ground in uvalde and aaron katersky standing by with new details on th police response. also tonight the push for gun control. with outrage growing the nra faces new protests. senator ted cruz confronted at a restaurant. and the latest on what is being called serious negotiations on gun reform. a shocking arrest. a 10-year-old in handcuff...

president, and first lady tour the physical and emotional aftermath of that day. visiting the towns memorial to the slain, meeting with schools principal and superintendent, and attending catholic mass, before sitting with the family of the two teachers, and 19 students killed in last wednesdays attack. america remains in shock, as to what has been revealed about what happened at robb elementary. the growing fire storm over where and how local police failed, corroborated by frantic eme...

mourning, beset by grief after the massacre that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead at an elementary school. amid the devastation were 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 tuesdays deadly rampage. as the community and the nation...

>> thats correct, this is a memorial near the town square in uvalde, where people have gathered around a fountain. and as you can see, they have laid out candles and balloons and messages to those that were lost in last weeks tragic shooting and to their families as well. we actually moved away from the elementary school in part because the president is visiting uvalde, today, and preparations are under way right now for his arrival. thats where we begin this morning. the president onc...

earlier they paid respect at a memorial in front of a school and attended mass. the justice department did announce it is officially investigated the law enforcement response to the shooting in uvalde. that is where we find jeff paul tonight. hi, jeff. >> this community is very much in the beginning stages of morning after this unthinkable loss. a big part of the reason why joe biden and first lady jill biden are here today to try to comfort the community after losing 19 kids into teac...

and the boy who was shot, but survived by playing dead. mireya villareal on the ground in uvalde. also breaking tonight, the deadly tragedy unfolding on this memorial day weekend. five people feared dead after two boats collided on a river in georgia. helicopters rushing to the scene, and what we just learned about the search. the growing shortage of baby formula. an estimated 70% of the u.s. supply now out of stock. emergency shipments coming in from as far away as australia. fi...

plus, covids come back. holiday weekend travel snagged by staffing shortages while covid looms large. and later: >> today may be different but it is still not treating people like we want to be treated. >> an octogenarian confronting racism head on. >> this is the cbs weekend news from chicago with adriana diaz. >> tonight, no capturing of level of airchg he in uvalde, texas, gunman took 21 lives in the nations 27th school shooting so far this year. today, in his commencement address a...