Charge Writing News Today

being careful about what body camera and surveillance video w ws we show you. we want to be respectful of the grieving families. some videos are difficult to watch given knowing what is happening off screen. there is a lot to learn but worth mentioning had parents and families, reporters and others not demanded answers from law enforcement officials in the hours and days and months after this massacre, its likely we wouldnt know as much as we do about what really happened in uvalde:bre...

universally accepted active shooter protocols. they allowed the gunman to remain in the classroom for more than 70 minutes. there were children still alive inside, one of whom repeatedly called 911 for help. there were wounded teachers fighting for their lives. tonight we take a close look at the false and at times misleading information initially provided by texas law enforcement and public officials to families and reporters about the police response. throughout this hour, we are bei...

Larger police department gets to come in and take over. >> under further questioning, mccraw later explains confronting an active shooter should take precedence over the chain of command. >> bottom line, theres always someone who takes the lead. it may not have to be the chief and frankly i mentioned it before. you can delegate to another agency but you can delegate is down to even a sergeant or a lead officer or someone with tactical expertise so theres always someone that says lets go, line up...

Investigating the response to the shooting agrees with his last statement. in their report they say any of the state or federal law enforcement personnel on site that day could have taken charge writing, quote, these local officials were not the only ones expected to supply the leadership needed during this tragedy. hundreds of responders from numerous law enforcement agencies, many of whom were better trained and better equipped than the school district police, quickly arrived on the scene. so ...

Alone they seized more than 9,000 such pills. correspondent david spunt has the story tonight from the justice department. >> top doj and d.e.a. officials out with a stern warning to social media companies. get tough on illegal drug sales. specifically pills laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid so potent, an amount the size of a pin tip could kill. snapchat and instagram repeat offenders. >> if we know there is drug dealing happening on their sites every single day they know that too. >> in a...