To start the work week. Lawmakers are expected to continue working on allowing kelly kraft to upset the United States in the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in new york. They moved to advance her nomination is set for 5 30 p. M. Eastern today. Now to live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on the. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, sovereign of our nation and lord of our lives, thank you for infusing us with the confidence that you order our steps each day. Give our lawmakers courage and a strong resolve to glorify your name as they trust the unfolding of your providence. As they remember what you have already done to bless this nation, inspire them to march confidently toward tomorrows difficulties with a total dependence on your power. May they recommit themselves each day to faithfully fulfilling the awesome responsibility you have entrusted to them. L
Before he realizes it was gun shots. Another student said he felt totally helpless. Watch him. We had one student even say that she was surprised she was not surprised but she was scared. This by the way is the seventh School Shooting this year and the second deadliest since the Marjory Stoneman massacre where 17 died. Casey stegall is in santa fe. The governor casey, stand by. We have Governor Greg Abbott returning. We were told senator cruz was coming. But heres the governor. Im the county judge of Galveston County, texas. Were unfortunately here because of a tragic event that occurred this morning at Santa Fe High School. Fortunately for us, we did have a Rapid Response from a lot of state and u. S. Leaders. Theyre down here now. We spent time briefing the governor, the Lieutenant Governor, senator cruz and other elected officials this morning. At this time ill pass it off to Governor Abbott. Judge, first, i want to thank you for your tireless efforts the past few hours to help your
Why hasnt the state or Law Enforcement in the state done more to protect kids. Is that fair and how do you respond to them . I think they have a very reasonable and fair question to ask. I think a lot of it comes down to local resources and local schools, and local churches and businesses being willing to put some of their resources in hiring professionals or training as many people in their schools as they possibly can to defend. Theres not enough federal agents, not enough state agents, not enough local police to defend against these random acts. Harris before we let you go, one last question, is there anything that you can share or that youve learned or that you would want to know about the suspects that they say they have. They have a person of interest. And those are both, both accurate. And, no, right now all i can say is were in the process of trying to learn as much about these people as possible. Melissa attorney general paxton, appreciate the time, pray for the state have tex
Attorney, Rudy Giuliani, speaking just moments ago to chris cuomo on new day. Heres the issue that i really feel strongly about with this informant, if there is one. First of all, i dont know for sure, nor does the president , if there really was one. Reports in the New York Times and the Washington Post said there was in fact a top fbi source whom the president and others in congress right now and beyond are clamoring to out while calling the entire investigation illegitimate. It was a remarkable cnn interview, it lasted about 45 minutes. Giuliani also said there has been substantial progress towards an agreement with bob mueller, the special counsel, and his team and the president on sitting down for an interview and, giuliani said, the scope of that interview has been significantly narrowed. A lot to unpack. Lets go to abby phillip at the white house. Also with us, shimon in washington. Abby, set the stage for us. Reporter good morning, poppy. The president engaged in this conversat
Having an asthma attack. I just wanted he was in a classroom where the shooter was according to him, three students down in the classroom. And when they were coming out, two more students down right outside the back door of the school. She called me. Said, mom, there are shots. And i said what . She said shots in the school. She was crying. I turned around and just hauled it all the way to the school. Parents worst nightmares. Tammy leitner continues to follow developments for us. Tammy what more do we know at this hour . Reporter craig, take you through what we know. Sheriffs receives the first call at 7 32 a. M. This monrning. Students say a fire alarm was set off. Unclear who set it off but we know the students were walking out calmly at first until they reported hearing what some say were gunshots. Others say were explosions. They reported hearing from three to eight gun shots. Some say they heard three explosions. These are kids, keep in mind. Some of them may have never heard gun