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newtown, connecticut back in 2012. the uvalde superintendent sharing how crushed his family as this morning. >> this was a senseless tragic event today and my heart is broke today. our hearts and thoughts and prayers are with all of our families as we go through this day and days to come. again, my heart was broken today . we are a small community. and we will need prayers. >> us through the spirit get a total of 21 people killed in th shooting which to complete just two days before the end of the school year. 19 children among the dead so far, that number up from initially 14. liste...

People there in the hard-hit area and vaughn, in houma, where the national guard was handing out meals earlier. so how are things looking there? any improvement? >> reporter: not good, honestly, andrea. we cannot underscore enough this afternoon that on day six after this hurricane the resources and supplies are not here for the thousands of individuals who do not have power. a great number of them do not have access to running water and their food and water supplies are dwindling. i want you to see what the site looks like rid now. this is all that is left here in the heart of houma. this is ...

So many americans struggle. >> just to clarify, was he joking when he said that making a deal on health care would be an easy one? >> i think if you watch the tape, it was a light-hearted moment, jonathan. he was having a little fun. >> he doesn't think it's easy. >> no, watch. he was having a fun time with the senators there. jim? >> reporter: the other thing that the president said last night was our soldiers are fighting like never before in iraq. as you know, sean, u.s. troops there are in a support role and advise an assist role. what does he mean when he says they're fighting like never ...

Joking when he said that making a deal on health care would be an easy one? >> i think if you watch the tape, it was a light-hearted moment, jonathan. he was having a little fun. >> he doesn't think it's easy. >> no, watch. he was having a fun time with the senators there. jim? >> reporter: the other thing that the president said last night was our soldiers are fighting like never before in iraq. as you know, sean, u.s. troops there are in a support role and advise an assist role. what does he mean when he says they're fighting like never before? does it take into consideration what happened d...

Become something if not close to combat as this started right in the middle of combat, and anybody who has seen it knows that when you are in a firefight that is a combat role even if it is called the assist role. >> it is. colonel, i want you to listen to what the white house press secretary peter cook said about this mission. >> this is within the national security of the united states because it is a larger effort against aisic isil and those wh with us to stop them, and this is a successful operation, and regrettab regrettably, it did result in the loss of life for one u.s. service member....