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we have a child on the line. he is in a room full of victims at this moment. cnn has not been able to independently confirm that video, but source of this video sun clear, and it s also not clear at what point in the incident that audio is heard. cnn has reached out to authorities. but we do know that texas authorities, what they said on friday that there were at least eight 911 calls that day from at least two separate callers inside the school over a span of 50 minutes. this all comes as the justice department announces it will investigate the police response to the shooting. and meantime the community will hold its first services for two victims of the tragedy later today. we ll have more on that in a moment but first let s get straight to cnn s paula reed live for more on this investigation and the new doj s role. what do you know with the doj s involvement? that s exactly the kind of evidence that the doj will want to examine as it conducts its review. this i ....
sacred, the only truly sacred obligation we have is to prepare and equip those women and men we send into harm s way and care for them and their families when they return home. and when they don t. this is an obligation that unites americans. and brings us together to make sure the women and men who are willing to lay down their lives for us get the very best from us in return. i want to acknowledge that we re making progress in key areas like bipartisan legislation advancing in congress that would deliver health care services and benefits to veterans and to survivors impacted by toxic exposures. you don t know how many americans and service members may have died because of what they re exposed to in the battle field. toxic smoke from burn pits near where they were based. burn pits that were incinerated from the hazardous material and jet fuel and so much more. we have a duty to do right by them. and i m determined to make sure that our brave service families and member ....
united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off today. i m jim acosta and this is a the situation room special report. and we begin our coverage this evening in the town of uvalde, texas. still heartbroken and grasping for answers nearly a week after the robb elementary school massacre. let s get to lucy kafanov in uvalde. new audio and video evidence keeps pouring in from the crime scene. what else can you tell us? that s right, jim. official accounts of how police have responded to the shooting have changed wildly over the past few days. some of the new information includes dispatch audio informing officers on the scene of a child calling 911, saying they were in a room full of the victims. the police response now the subject of a justice department investigation. a chaotic scene as police rushed to evacuate children. dispatch audio revealing some police were aware at some point that kids were still trapped inside. he is in the room full of victims. ....
as a massacre was unfolding on the inside. abc news obtained a portion of video that appears to be audio from one 911 operator, relaying information from a child inside the classroom. you have a child on the line. he is in the room full of victims. cnn has not been able to independently confirm the audio or at what point in the incident it was heard. on friday, the texas public safety director said there were at least eight 911 calls from two callers in the school. pleading for help. investigators now say 19 officers waited outside the classroom where the gunman was for about 50 minutes until a customs and border patrol team decided to go in without direct orders. that s according to texas state senator roland gutierrez. what s been made clear to me is at that point, the cbp team that went in in frustration said, we re going in. the justice department now says it will review the law enforcement response, which texas officials say deviated from active shooter pro ....
and a young survivor tells how his teacher protected her class, putting her own life on the line to keep the shooter out. our marcus moore on the ground in uvalde and aaron katersky standing by with new details on th police response. also tonight the push for gun control. with outrage growing the nra faces new protests. senator ted cruz confronted at a restaurant. and the latest on what is being called serious negotiations on gun reform. a shocking arrest. a 10-year-old in handcuffs accused of threatening a mass shooting in florida. what the sheriff is saying about the threat. the fighting intensifies in ukraine. residential neighborhoods pummeled as russia takes aim at two key cities in the east. president zelenskyy s rare appearance near the front lines and ukraine s counteroffensive in the south. millions are on the move this memorial day weekend, facing record gas prices and crowded airports. when the experts say is the best time to travel to beat the crowds ....