the suspect is dead, killed by law enforcement. we find it painful, trust me, to read these headlines as much as you must find it painful to hear them, but here are the facts as we know them. we learned officers responding to the scene faced gunfire from the suspects. several of those first responders were wounded. we know he was wearing a t tactical vest but did not have the bullet-proof or ballistic plates in it. it remains unclear what weapons the killer used but these show two ar-15 style rifles posted to an nam account linked to the gunman and one of the bios said, kids be scared. one of the first responders to this shooting. uvalde city council member chip king and the fire department said what the scene was like when he arrived and also, how long it took before that killer was neutralized. it was evidence that it was not a secure scene. there was a lot still going on here. it was a very chaotic scene initially. it was probably 30 minutes after we arrived, after i a
live, but first bill melugin comes to us directly from the texas border town tonight and joins us now. hey, bill. tucker, good evening to you, robb elementary school is behind us now where the mass shooting took place, and the number of fatalities associated with that shooting has gone up from 14. now confirming to fox news there are 18 deceased children at the school as well as one deceased teacher. he brings it to a total of 19, absolutely horrific news. it just got off the phone with mayor mclaughlin and told me two of the staffers just found out that they lost love ones in the school shooting. they lost children in the school shooting, and they aren t the only ones. i want you to take a listen to the interviewee just shot with a dad out here a short time ago and does not know where his 10-year-old daughter is. a student at the school who is desperately trying to find her, take a listen to what he had to say. i was at work, and my daughter was at school where there was
briefly shattered communities that were down this horrific path are offering to the people of uvalde texas. bill melugin is on the ground there tonight. him are. reporter: hello, to you. this is the second deadliest mass shooting in a school in u.s. history behind sandy hook. we have 21 deceased individuals here at robb elementary school behind us including 19 young children and two teachers. just a horrible, horrible situation here. take a look at this video. this is posted to social media just a short time after the shooting today. it alleges to show the 18-year-old shooter going into the school armed with what appears to be a rifle. police have identified that shooter as an 18-year-old local man, salvador ramos. what we re told is he had a domestic incident beforehand where he shot his grandmother. we re told she s in critical condition tonight. he drove over here to robb elementary school, abandoned the vehicle, went into the school and started shooting indiscriminately
c-span, your unfiltered view of government. host: i did want to focus once again on it being primary day. specifically in the of georgia. you. going to make sure we can hear you. as we get your sound taken care of, the article in today s atlanta journal constitution with your biline, georgia voters will decide some key questions in today s primaries. greg, what are some of the key questions? guest: well, first of all, we re going to decide here in georgia the value of donald trump s endorsement. not only has he endorsed former senator purdue in his campaign for governor against the incumbent, but he s also endorsed 12 other candidates down the ballot. some are shoe-ins. but others are facing uphill battles. we re talking about down ticket statewide candidates going against entrenched incumbents and candidates who are in open races. donald trump has been trying to reshape georgia s republican party after his 2020 defeat and we re going to find out if republican voters go alo
your powerful providence. empower them to resist the sins that bring dishonor as they seek to live for your glory. lord, unite them to bear the burdens which are laid upon them during these challenge tion days. as they remember their accountability to you, inspire them to be good stewards of your bounty. and, lord, bless ukraine. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c, may 24, 2022. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable raphael g. warnock, a senator from the state of georgia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patrick j. leahy,