administration that is very little sense of urgency. eric: that is chilling. finally, cia chief reportedly made a secret visit to beijing last month. do you think that was enough? was that enough? clearly you think it has not been. but certainly it has not been enough because of what has occurred after words. going to beijing was a mistake on the part of william burns for everything try to do something provocative, we that rush to go to china to beg and plead for their cooperation. we should just stop that. we stopped at that china will see there's a change in attitude and that got to respect us. they do not respect this right now. austin's words the ones you just flaked out those for and play from two decades ago. this is just not a good situation. for gordon chang, of course thank you for your insights. it is sober and somber for us.
national cemetery lay that wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier, salute the tomb as taps played in the background before delivering these remarks. and i thought it was particularly poignant when he mentioned obviously as you said, the death of his son. the eighth anniversary of beau biden's death that is going to be marked tomorrow. the president set to leave in just a few hours back to wilmington, delaware, to be in place tomorrow to mark that anniversary. and it's especially notable, somber, because we know even yesterday that loss was noticed. he attended the high school graduation of his granddaughter, natalie, who was beau biden's daughter. so we heard the president say in this speech, never forget, quote, we'll never forget what the flags, the marble posts represent, that each one represents a friend, a son, a daughter whose loss never gets easier. he talked about how that hurt
in uvalde for us this morning. you were down there the day after it happened, you've been down there so much over the last year and you were there this morning. just give us a sense of what the mood is like. >> reporter: yeah, john, this is the very same street that you and i were standing on a year ago, i'm sure you remember, just behind me here when we started to ask questions to try to unravel exactly what happened here. again, here we are today and not much really new has been learned for these families. they haven't gotten a good accountability. the mood here, it's somber. it's much different obviously than it was when we were here a year ago when all of the news crews were here and the law enforcement presence and all of the people that were coming here by this hour and dropping off flowers. behind me you see the crosses in memory of the children and the teachers who died. this is obviously a very difficult day for the family
and italian rockers before their grammy nomination just this year. they all shot to stardom after their victories at eurovision, the world's biggest song competition. in its 67 years it's featured the whacky and tacky and the serious and somber. how do you describe eurovision to americans? >> this is a contest of original songs where a song represents a nation. >> reporter: 37 countries are competing in this year's massive musical extravaganza, but the theme is united by music, chosen against the backdrop of russia's invasion of ukraine. >> ukraine sees eurovision as part of its war effort. this is a way to remind the world they exist. >> reporter: that's the mission of eurovision's landslide winner last year, from ukraine. their song of resistance a raine should have hosted this
>> so did she run to the police then and there, scream out anyone who would listen? it was not that simple. >> tanya, why didn't you go to the sheriff's office at that point and i had a story to tell? you >> while he lived a mile down the road from my house. >> tanya says she was paralyzed by fear of somber. >> i went home and cried, i did not want to know what to do. >> but she never forgot about that chilling conversation. she tried to cut off contact with her friend vicky and the boyfriend, and eventually tanya moved out of state. >> she was an 18 year old girl, and it broke my heart. it destroyed me. >> the turning point came in 2010, three years later. that is when tanya learned some sickening news. in a domestic dispute, thumper had shot and killed her former friend. >> did you then think he was capable to have done that to heidi? >> of course. >> the domestic and -- then >> of course. >> thumper, real name james steed, was convicted and
tragedy to know that we will wrap our arms around you. we are here for you. the city of allen pledges to offer complete support we know you are grieving. we are grieving. rest assured, the nation and the world are also grieving. allen is a proud and safe city, which makes today's senseless act of violence even more shocking. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response, they're thorough training not to hesitate to move toward the threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. we also want to think long forsman surrounding municipalities and law enforcement agencies for offering their assistance at the scene. this collective effort is what makes our north texas communities united. we know the days ahead will be difficult and somber. while remembering the victims of today shooting, we want to
which makes today's senseless act of violence even worse. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response. thorough training, not to hesitate to move toward the threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. we also want to thank all of our surrounding municipalities and law enforcement agencies were offering their assistance at the scene. this collective effort is what makes our north texas communities united. we know the days ahead will be difficult and somber. while we remember the victims of today's shooting, we look to convey appreciation for the condolences and note we are receiving from all over the world. i have received calls from the white house, governor abbott and many other national state and county officials who have reached out to the city of allen to express their support and desire to help the allen community in any way possible.
for offering their assistance at the scene. this collective effort is what makes our texas communities united. we know that the days ahead will be difficult and somber. we'll remember the victims of today shooting, we want to convey our appreciation for the condolences and know that we are receiving from all local groups. i have received calls from the white house, governor abbott and many other national state and county officials who have reached out to the city of allen to express their support and desire to help the armed community in any way possible. on behalf of our city council, are a lot of forsman personnel, our first responders and all of our city employees, we will remain strong and state united. please keep the victims and the families of the victims in her purse. with that, thank you for being here, and that includes our briefing. i will turn it back over to
which makes today's senseless act of violence even worse. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response. thorough training, not to hesitate to move toward the threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. we also want to thank all of our surrounding municipalities and law enforcement agencies were offering their assistance at the scene. this collective effort is what makes our north texas communities united. we know the days ahead will be difficult and somber. while we remember the victims of today's shooting, we look to convey appreciation for the condolences and note we are receiving from all over the world. i have received calls from the white house, governor abbott and many other national state and county officials who have reached out to the city of allen to express their support and desire to help the allen community in any way possible.
which makes today's senseless act of violence even worse. however, i want to commend our police and fire departments for their quick response. thorough training, not to hesitate to move toward the threat likely saved more lives today than what we could imagine. we also want to thank all of our surrounding municipalities and law enforcement agencies were offering their assistance at the scene. this collective effort is what makes our north texas communities united. we know the days ahead will be difficult and somber. while we remember the victims of today's shooting, we look to convey appreciation for the condolences and note we are receiving from all over the world. i have received calls from the white house, governor abbott and many other national state and county officials who have reached out to the city of allen to express their support and desire to help the allen