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not engage the shooter, earlier. have a listen. >> why was this decision made, to not go in, and rescue these children? >> the on scene commander, considered a barricaded subject, there is time, and no more children at risk. of course, it was not the right decision, it was the wrong one, period. >> parents of the victims, outraged, understandably, at these missteps. with one father, telling cnn, he wonders if his daughter, and others, may have survived if authorities acted more quickly...

was holed up frantically called 911. top police officials now admit it was a mistake to not engage the shooter earlier. have a listen. >> why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? >> you know the on scene commander considered a barricaded subject and that there was time and there were no children at risk. of course it was not the right decision. it was the wrong decision. >> parents of the victims obviously outraged at these missteps with one father telling cnn...

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. >> it was the wrong decision. period. >> reporter: the incident commander making the de...

called 911. jason carroll now reports top police officials say it was a mistake to not engage the shooter earlier. >> i was misled. i am livid about what happened. >> 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 new damming n new admissions the incident co...

than an hour passed between the first 911 call and when the shooter was killed. cnns shimon prokupecz pressed authorities for answers divergent a press conference friday. >> you say there were 19 officers gathered in the hallway or somewhere. what efforts were made to try and break through that door you say was locked? what effort were the officers making to try and break through either that door or another door to get inside that classroom? >> none at that time. >> why? >> the on-scen...

purpose, to kill a lot of human beings quickly. an assault weapon is a weapon of war with no place, no place in a civil society. >> after back to back mass shootings, republicans are looking elsewhere for answers. just in the last two days, gop senators ted cruz and ron johnson and former president donald trump floated a laundry list of reasons for the countrys mass shooting epidemic. here they are, they include video games, social media, wokeness, critical race theory, absent fathers,...

camera. she did agree to speak with my partner cnn producer nora. you were in with mia and her mother, i want to make clear her mother was there the whole time. what did she tell you? >> the 11-year-old mia was in that fourth grade classroom that we have heard so much about with ms. garcia and ms. morales. they were watching lilo and stitch, it was the end of the school year, and she said one of her teachers got the email that there was a shooter in the building and went to the door an...

Do nothing about it. children murdered in their classroom. murdered. in their classroom. and youre already seeing the responses from those in power who refuse to do anything about it saying it is about anything else other than easy legal access to assault weaponry. >> and sports teams in the past have been very powerful helping to enact social change. and theyre once again using their platform to try to make a difference. >> andy scholz, thank you so much. and if would you like to offer support ...

Else other than easy legal access to assault weaponry. >> reporter: sports teams and figures have in the past been very powerful in helping to enact social change. and theyre once again using their platform to try to make a difference. >> that was our andy scholes there. keep in mind its only been two weeks since ten people were gunned down in a buffalo supermarket. they havent even finished burying those victims yet. i am paula newton. i want to thank you for your company. ill be right back her...

Responses from those in power who refuse to do anything about it, saying its about in addition else other than easy legal access to assault weaponry. >> sports teams and figures have in the past been very powerful enacting social change, theyre using their platform to try and make a difference. >> that wraps up this hour of "cnn newsroom." im paula newton. for viewers in the u.s. and canada, "new day" is next.