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More than a dozen people were killed and 70 wounded from mass shootings over the weekend in the United States while a small bipartisan group of Senators are trying to reach a deal on guns. Democratic Rep. David Cicilline tells Anderson Cooper he doesn’t have a lot of confidence about the ongoing Senate deliberations. Plus, Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez represents Uvalde and joins AC360 to give an update on the investigation into the police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal grand jury indicted former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate with the House committee investigation the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Journalist and author Carl Bernstein tells Anderson Cooper how big of a deal this indictment is. Plus, CNN Crime and Justice Correspondent Shimon Prokupecz joins AC360 to give an update on the Uvalde police response investigation and when the families could get some answers.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden addressed the nation calling on Congress to act after the recent round of mass shootings in the country. “How much carnage are we willing to accept?” Biden asked. He called for raising the age to purchase assault weapons from 18 to 21 if lawmakers can’t agree on an outright ban of those firearms. Nicole Hockley lost her son Dylan in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. She’s also the CEO of Sandy Hook Promise which aims to protect children from gun violence. She tells Anderson Cooper she believes both sides can come together and make a difference. Plus, the gunman who killed his surgeon, Dr. Preston Phillips, three others and himself in Tulsa, Oklahoma was found with a letter blaming his doctor for ongoing pain after his surgery. Dr. Ryan Parker is the Associate Medical Director at St. Francis Health System and just had lunch with Dr. Phillips on Tuesday. She joins AC360 to remember her friend and says he was a “consummate physician.”To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Uvalde school police chief who led the flawed law enforcement response to last week’s school shooting refused to answer CNN’s questions about the massacre. Chief Pete Arredondo did say he won’t release any further information until the "families quit grieving." Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe tells Anderson Cooper that this is "sickening" to watch the chief "hiding behind the grief" of families who are burying their children.  Plus, at least four people were killed in a shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa City Councilor Jayme Fowler joins AC360 to give an update.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Audio obtained by KSAT raises new questions about law enforcement’s response to last week’s Uvalde school massacre. It’s the phone message to parents when they are told of an “active shooter” incident at Robb Elementary School, even though in a detailed timeline released by the Texas Department of Public Safety last week, it was revealed the chief of police for the school district had labeled it a barricaded subject. Plus, Anderson Cooper talks to the father of one of the students killed. And, President Biden announces in an op-ed that the U.S. is providing Ukraine with "more advanced rocket systems and munitions.” This comes as heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. CNN’s Matthew Chance has the latest developments on the war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anderson Cooper tells the story of a Ukrainian mother who has lived through the Russian invasion with her 3 young children, and visits her in her home in Kyiv to see how they have been surviving the war so far.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety criticized police for not immediately breaching the classroom door and confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. During the time police waited in the hallway, children inside classrooms 111 and 112 repeatedly called 911 and pleaded for help. Former FBI deputy director and CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe weighs in on the new details about the incident commander’s "thought process" during the police response. Fourth grade survivors are now speaking out about what happened that day. AC360 talks to Dr. Melissa Brymer about the ways people can help those impacted by this tragedy. She’s an expert on Child Traumatic Stress and helped implement services for survivors and families after the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012.Guests: Andrew McCabe, Dr. Melissa Brymer.Airdate: May 27, 2022To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Officials say the 18-year-old gunman wasn’t confronted by a school resource officer outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, contradicting earlier information. It’s believed the shooter entered through an unlocked door, killing 19 children and two teachers. One of those teachers who died was Eva Mireles, who leaves behind a husband, daughter and an entire community who adored her. Juan Maldonado is a close family friend and considered Eva a sister. He tells Anderson Cooper how loved she was by her family, friends and students. Plus, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s directed Texas Sen. John Cornyn to engage with Democrats on a “bipartisan solution” on gun violence. David Hogg survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida where 14 of his classmates and three staff members were killed and he’s the co-founder of March for Our Lives. He joins AC360 to explain why he thinks “this time is going to be different” when it comes to getting gun legislature passed. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas Department of Public Safety says a school resource officer “engaged” with the Uvalde shooter outside the school, but no gunfire was exchanged. Officials say the shooter was in Robb Elementary School for 40 minutes to one hour where he killed 19 children and two teachers before law enforcement shot and killed him. One of the lives lost was 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza whose father says is “flying high with the angels above.” Angel Garza joins AC360 to tell people about his daughter, “the sweetest little girl.” Plus, CNN National Correspondent Gary Tuchman sat down with the family of 10-year-old Jose Flores Jr., who is facing the unimaginable reality of a life without him. He tells Anderson Cooper how Jose Jr.’s parents told his siblings that their brother won’t be coming home.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A law enforcement official tells CNN that 18 children and one adult are dead after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Nicole Hockley lost her son Dylan in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. She tells Anderson Cooper about the “shock and denial” she felt when she saw the news and how our country is “becoming too immune” to shooting tragedies. And, in an address to the nation, President Joe Biden said he is “sick and tired” of these mass shootings and added it’s time to “turn this pain into action.” David Axelrod was a senior adviser to President Obama. He joins AC360 to discuss the President’s remarks. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices