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The Uvalde school district fired a newly hired school officer after CNN identified her as a former Texas state trooper who is being investigated for her response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary that left 19 children and two teachers murdered. Crimson Elizondo is one of the law enforcement officers who arrived at the school within two minutes of the gunman entering the building and opening fire. It took police officers around 77 minutes to kill the shooter while children and teachers were dying or already dead. CNN Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz has been covering the mass shooting and investigations into the police’s response. He tells Anderson Cooper the reason the school district is claiming Elizondo was fired.  Plus, Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker has doubled down on his denials that he allegedly paid for a woman’s abortion in 2009. Van Jones is a CNN Political Commentator and was a special adviser to the President during the Obama administration. He joins AC360 to discuss Walker's denials and his response to the allegations.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN has exclusively learned that a former Texas state trooper who is under investigation for her actions at Robb Elementary on May 24th is now a police officer at Uvalde Elementary. She’s now being trusted with protecting some of those same students who survived the massacre that saw 19 students and two teachers murdered. Crimson Elizondo was one of the first law enforcement officers on scene when a gunman entered the school. About 77 minutes had passed between the time the first police officers arrived on scene and when the shooter was eventually killed. CNN Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz has been covering the investigation and searching for answers. He tells Anderson Cooper about how the victim’s families are reacting to his new reporting. Plus, today was the first time people were allowed back onto Florida’s Sanibel Island since Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm. CNN National Correspondent Randi Kaye made the trip with some of them.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the dispute over the FBI’s seizure of classified material at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump is asking the court to ensure the more than 100 documents marked as classified are part of the special master’s review. CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst Joan Biskupic tells Anderson Cooper how she thinks this will play out. Plus, the death toll from Hurricane Ian has risen to at least 109 people. Ian made landfall last week in Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm. CNN National Correspondent Randi Kaye joins AC360 to discuss the timeline of evacuation orders in Lee County, which was one of the hardest hit areas and where at least 55 people have died.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for survivors in Florida continues after Hurricane Ian decimated coastal towns. At least 104 people have died after the Category 4 storm made landfall and Lee County officials have warned that Fort Myers residents may not see their power turned back on for another 30 days. CNN National Correspondent Randi Kaye gives AC360 an update on the search and rescue efforts in Fort Myers Beach, which was one of the hardest hit areas. Plus, Maggie Haberman is a New York Times Senior Political Correspondent and is the author of the new book, “Confidence Man.” She joins AC360 to discuss the difference between interviewing Donald Trump before he was President, while he was President and now after.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After devastating Florida, Hurricane Ian made landfall near Georgetown, South Carolina as a Category 1 storm. At least 45 people have died in Florida as search and rescue efforts continue in the hardest hit areas. NOAA imagery shows many beach cottages on Sanibel Island completely wiped away by the intense storm surge. Sanibel’s Mayor Holly Smith tells AC360 how extensive the damage is on the island.  Plus, chef José Andrés and his team at World Central Kitchen are in Florida, helping feed those with homes left in ruins after Hurricane Ian. He joins AC360 to discuss what Floridians need the most right now.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Ian regained strength and intensified into a Category 1 storm and is heading straight toward Charleston, South Carolina. At least 15 people have died as search and rescue efforts continue in the worst-hit areas in Florida. Fort Myers Fire Chief Tracy McMillion joins AC360 to give an update on how his city is doing and how many rescues his department has done. Plus, Sanibel is an island off the coast of Fort Myers and three sections of the causeway were washed away, cutting if off from the mainland. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the area was hit with a “Biblican storm surge.” Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith tells AC360 how many people she thinks stayed on the island. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm, bringing “catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding” to the southwestern coast. Storm Chaser Logan Parham tells Anderson Cooper about the intense wind and rain he experienced in Venice, Florida. Plus, Thomas Podgorny is trapped in his home in Fort Myers. He joins AC360 to describe the flooding in his home and why he’s so worried about his neighbors.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Ian is expected to bring “life-threatening storm surge,” damaging winds and dangerous flooding to Florida over the next few days. The Category 3 storm’s track shifted south and officials in Florida are urging residents to evacuate. CNN Meteorologist Jennifer Gray joins AC360 to give the latest update on when Hurricane Ian should be making landfall and when Floridians on the west coast should start feeling tropical storm force winds. Plus, Americans Alexander John-Robert Drueke and Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh went to Ukraine to help fight against the Russians and were captured by Russian-backed forces in June. Both were freed last week after a prisoner swap was brokered by Saudi Arabia. Alex, along with his mother, Bunny Drueke, join AC360 for an exclusive interview to discuss his decision to fight in Ukraine, his capture and his reunion with his family.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hurricane Ian has strengthened to a Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Florida with a meteorologist at the National Weather Service saying it could be “something we haven’t seen in our lifetime.” The current forecast track has Ian heading toward the Tampa Bay region and officials are saying the area could see 10 to 15 inches of rain. CNN Meteorologist Tom Sater joins AC360 to give the latest on the storm’s track and how dangerous the storm surge could be. Plus, a NASA spacecraft has successfully slammed into an asteroid called Dimorphos in hopes of changing the asteroid’s speed and path in space, a first test of a way of literally saving planet earth from extinction. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tells AC360 what NASA will do to determine if they successfully changed the asteroid’s direction.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources exclusively tell CNN that former President Trump’s attorneys are fighting a secret court battle to block a federal grand jury from gathering information about his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Former White House adviser and lawyer Eric Herschmann was subpoenaed by the grand jury but his testimony was postponed after Trump’s lawyers asked a judge to recognize the former President’s privilege claims and the right to confidentiality. CNN Senior Legal Analyst and former federal prosecutor Elie Honig tells Anderson Cooper why he thinks the Trump team would want to block Herschmann’s testimony. Plus, CNN Meteorologist Jennifer Gray joins AC360 to give the latest update on Tropical Depression 9, a storm that’s forecasted to be a category 3 hurricane and is heading straight toward Florida. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices