i can t believe you re a sick son of a bitch that would come to a deal like this to make a political issue. plus, the emotional toll in uvalde and nationwide. parents grappling with fears about whether their kids make it home from school. and at any moment now, president biden at the white house, marking two years since another deadly event gripped the nation. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with the national lead. the united states of america mourning the loss of 19 children and 2 teachers shot dead in uvalde, texas. their lives suddenly ending with an 18-year-old shooter walked into robb elementary school, barricaded himself in a classroom, and started shooting. 21 families now forced to deal with the unthinkable, the loss of a loved one under such horrific circumstances. the number one cause of death in the united states for children zero to 19 years old for years was motor vehicle collisions. that changed, according to the american academy of pedi
by investigators today, jake, lasted 40 to 60 minutes, from the moment he was engaged with the officer outside the school to the moment that a border patrol agent shot and killed ramos inside the school building, that that took almost an hour. so you can imagine what a horrific scene that was inside that school for the dozens of children and teachers that were inside. yeah, there s a lot of questions about that timeline. but ed, we just heard from the shooter s grandfather, i understand. yes, we were out in the neighborhood where investigators and fbi agents have been combing the neighborhood around where ramos grandparents live. the grandmother is still in a san antonio hospital. we understand she s 66 years old, still in critical condition. she was able to she was shot in the face, we re told, and was able to walk across the street and get a neighbor to call for help. that s how she was airlifted to a hospital in san antonio. but that woman is still hanging on to lif