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>> today, again, church bells across the country, including the storied westminster abbey and st. pauls cathedral rang out. today mourners mourn the loss of the longest-reigning monarch in british history. across the country and on ships at sea, the british armed forces fired salutes to honor her majesty. one round was fired for each of the 96 years she lived. all eyes on her eldest son, king charles iii, and his wife, now the queen consort, camilla. they returned from balmoral castle,...

his reign, as the world watches to see what kind of leader he might be. >> and in the u.s., pressing for answers in uvalde, texas. cnn asking the states top law enforcement officer why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at robb elementary? his answer youll only see here. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for king charles iii, as the world mourns the death of his mother, britains ...

In from a representative for the family members, several of the family members who say theyre quote, disheartened and angry to hear that texas dps chief mccraw believed his officers stepped up to the moment. the referral of only five officers to the ig is a slap in the face to families. we have been calling for transparency and accountability since day one and the dps chiefs leaked statement does nothing to instill in us that trust will happen. and the other thing, jake, of course, the families ...

Information. >> it will be done when the district attorney says so. >> this week, two officers were suspended with pay and referred for informal investigation by the inspector general. the department says three others will also be investigated. cnn tracked down dps director steven mccraw after obtaining minutes from an internal meeting held in august. these minutes seem to paint a very different picture than the pledge of full accountability that dps chief has given publicly. and oh, by the way,...

Law enforcement officials have changed the story and only added to the confusion and outrage surrounding the tragedy.

Who bravely followed that suspect and tried to save many other lives. officials would not give an identity of the name. they say they believe he is a young white male perhaps in his early 20s is the age range they said dressed in all black, tactical gear and a ballistics vest. i want to bring in our law enforcement experts including analysts james galliano. and sheryl dorsy who is a retired l.a.p.d. police sergeant. james, another thing we learned was that he used an ar assault rifle according t...

Occurring, but because we have to make sure that that crime scene is handled appropriately, it takes time. and unfortunately that leaves a lot of victims families wanting answers that we dont really have for them at this moment. we will be updating them as soon as we have information and providing that information so that they have the answers that they need to deal with either the loss or go to their loved ones who may be in the hospital. we appreciate the work of all law enforcement and we app...

And state agencies. and we highly commend the professionalism thats occurring, but because we have to make sure that that crime scene is handled appropriately, it takes time. unfortunately, that leaves a lot of victims families wanting answers that we dont have at this moment. well be updating them as soon as information and providing that information so that they have the answers they need to deal with either the loss or go to their loved ones who may be in the hospital. we work the all law enf...