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the video shows frantic and frustrated parents demanding they be let into the school. police keeping the distraught family members behind a perimeter as the shooting unfolds inside. its still unclear when in the whole event cycle this video was shot. >> sandra: texas officials have yet to deliver a clear timeline of what exactly happened and when. we do know the gunman got into that school through an unlocked entrance, responding officers were met by heavy gunfire and the suspect barri...

Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Brian Williams examines the days top political stories and current politicalcampaign news. Elections is something that actually the fcc should be looking into. Theyre preparing for impeachment and theyre trying to win hearts and minds. Ken, they did so, i imagine not being a lawyer but a layperson, at some professional peril. Listen to what mimi rocah said. I suppose it could attract some attention, Americ...

Of politico who has been reporting on the january 6th insurrection in the aftermath and joins me now i slightly misspoke. the trump administration is no longer, of course, as a recipient of the request. so who are these requests directed to? and do they have the documents that are being asked? >> the requests are directed to the current officials who head the different agencies, so lloyd austin at dod, alejandro mayorkas at dhs and the head of the national archives. thats important because these...

Him. pompeo, pence, et cetera. i wonder what you make of the reporting here, josh. >> mike obviously has a lot of incredible scoops and pieces of reporting in his book. you look at a lot of his reporting that goes back all the way through the campaign and earlier and, you know, some of it ive confirmed since he reported. some of it is things that have been reported in the past like he added more and more details too but comments about mike pompeo at the end, i have not reported that independentl...

And go down the list, james mattis at dod and now for attorney general were looking at the possibility of him actually selecting the man who served as attorney general for george h.w. bush from 1991 to 1993, william barr, another establishment figure who i think would probably calm political tensions in this town just a bit. >> yeah, thats one of the interesting stories of the presidents tenure so far the conventional picks for all the chaos and as unconventional candidate as donald trump was yo...

That sounds closer to normal over the years. with us tonight, retired army general barry mccaffrey, decorated combat veteran of veet nap, former drug czar for this country and these days an msnbc military analyst. general, take them on one at a time, please. and that is what are russia and north korea and their leaders trying to game from this country? >> well, i think theyve got a clearer understanding of their own objectives which i think we lack in the united states. by the way, im still very...

Four-star army general barry mccaffrey, former battlefield commander in the persian gulf, former drug czar for this country, and these days an msnbc military analyst. general, take them on one at a time, please. and that is, what are russia and north korea and their leaders trying to game from this country? >> well, i think theyve got a clearer understanding of their own objectives, which i think we lack in the united states. by the way, im still very much convinced and confident in secretary ji...

It is so disingenuous. >> eboni: i think they expected people to fall in the party line and people would rally around it in a cohesive way and its not happening. people are looking at their constituents and saying im going to be accountable and im going to be the one to pay a price and theyre not going for it. >> eric: can i give you another theory? the leadership on both sides, house and senate, our establishment, old-school republicans that have been there forever. who are the anti-trumpers? o...

Votes to block think of them. you can thank harry reid. a simple majority vote for a confirmation below supreme court level. republicans will make full use of reids full-sighted move. we are talking about james mattis at dod and governor nikki haley and kelly at dhs. one hint of how democrats will attack the nominee, schumer said many of them have made billion of dollars on what theyre regulating. keep an eye on that. back to you in new york. >> thank you very much, live. >> nancy pelosi pleadin...