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of a mass shooting. this one at an elementary school. in about a half an hour, we expect an update from greg abbott on yesterdays shooting at rob elementary school. police say the shooter, armed with an ar-style rifle and wearing the type of vest tactical teams use, entered the school, barricaded himself in a classroom, and opened fire. police say they eventually had to break windows to evacuate other students and staffers. as investigators continue to piece together what transpired, t...

democratic politician who has had enough and the governor of texas defending his states gun laws. in washington halle jackson with garrett haake and tom llamas in texas. garrett, were specifically talking about this warning from the shooter, that he was going to not only shoot his grandmother but he was going to attack an elementary school. a spokesperson clarified these northern the facebook posts, no the public posts. these were private messages that apparently or presumably were onl...

good morning. to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it is tuesday, may 24th. and we begin with a proxy war playing out on primary day, and the fate of the republican party at stake. voters will head to the polls in five states today. but the spotlight is really on georgia, where former president trumps 2020 election grievances loom large. last night former vice president mike pence stumping for incumbent governor brian kemp in an election eve rally. and this race is pitting ...

mike pence was set to lose the governors race in 2016 before he was plucked up and his political career salvaged. now despite desperate to chase his lost relevance, pence is parachuting into races hoping someone is paying attention. >> it is a remarkable public split and spat between a president, former president and former vice president, who served together for four years. we should note that. our correspondents and analysts standing by to break down all the headlines. lets begin wit...

good tuesday to you, im jim sciutto. >> and im erica hill. we have our eye on several key races, georgia, alabama and beyond. 2022 election lies are key in several of those matchups around the country. >> some running on those lies, brian kemp, endorsed, however, by former vice president mike pence. he is facing a battle against senator pe rdue backed by forme president trump. kemp resisted his ideas in 2020. president biden on a trip to asia, his first since becoming president. he s...

>> sick and tired of us putting weak people in washington representing you and theyre not doing it. >> in november were not just going to see a red wave. were going to see a tsunami. >> ive been pushing to take the republican party in a different direction. >> thats why i got in here. i could not sit back and watch this train reck happen. >> my motto of one georgia is not a gimmick. it is a guarantee. >> im confident about my chances tomorrow. and because i stood on the truth. >> lets ...

the battleground state of georgia, where trump hand-picked several 2020 election deniers to run for critical offices that oversee elections like secretary of state, attorney general, and governor. >> now, the primary race for governor is the race to watch today in georgia, incumbent brian kemp is trumps number one target in whats being called his vendetta tour. trump is on a mission to bring down republicans who refuse to go along with his 2020 election lies. he enlisted and then endor...

lies. trump endorsed kemp rival, david perdue and headlined a telerally for him yesterday on the same day that former vice president mike pence stumped with kemp in georgia. >> when you say yes to governor brian kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across america that the republican party is the party of the future. >> david is the only candidate who can beat stacey abrams because i dont believe kemp can do it. hes got too many people in the republican party that will r...

motivation, what was his connection to the school. i say his. im assuming its a male were talking about. theyll go back first and speak to friends, relatives, family members, people who knew him in whatever school hes attended. theyll go back and look very closely at any sort of social media presence that the shooter maintained, whether he posted any statements about his intents, about his purpose and his motivation, and even if not about those things specifically, theyll try to come u...

drivers seat in the peach state against his trump backed challenger former senator david perdue and a showdown to come this fall with stacey abrams. >> were in a fight for the soul of our state. >> we win this primary and -- >> dana: following a runoff in texas. henry cuellar is fending off a challenge with the backing of the partys progressive wing including aoc and bernie sanders. >> gillian: another big race is in alabama. three candidates vying for the seat vacated by richard shelb...