Angel Garza confirms death:
“Thank you everyone for the prayers & help trying to find my baby. She’s been found. My little love is now flying high with the angels above. Please don’t take a second for granted. Hug your family. Tell them you love them. I love you Amerie jo” 🙏🏽
#FEMA
officials tell
@DavidBegnaud
that WAS their water. They delivered it to
#PuertoRico
and gave it to the central government. But no word yet on why it was never distributed.
BREAKING: What may be millions of water bottles. meant for victims of Hurricane Maria, have been sitting on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, since last year, according to
@FEMA
, which confirmed the news to me, late tonight, after pictures, posted today on social media, went viral.
Record-breaking bust at
@CBPArizona
Port of Entry in Nogales.
☀️254 lbs of fentanyl (mainly powder) - Worth $3.5 million
☀️395 lbs of meth - Worth $1.18 million
☀️Hidden in an 18-wheeler carrying cucumbers, beneath fake bottom
☀️26-year-old Mexican national arrested
Not the news I wanted to report this morning - But have confirmed with family, Eliahana Cruz Torres is among the 19
#Uvalde
student victims.
Her grandfather telling me she was a beautiful young girl with a lot of energy.
@tristan_claudia
@LawrenceBJones3
@FoxNews
Done a lot of stories w/CBP in my career. Also grew up on the border in the
#RGV
- And I’ve never worn a bulletproof vest.
Several times we’ve been there as groups of migrants are apprehended.
Safety is key for any journalist, crew or agent.
But so is true perspective.
Tempers flare after the committee releases their report to families.
Some are calling for the officers to be charged criminally for not following protocol and training.
The city is now launching an internal investigation into their own police department.
#Uvalde
#uvalde365
“My niece, Eva Mireles, approximately 17 yr teacher for UCISD along with another teacher and 18 children lost her lives to a senseless tragic shooting. I'm furious that these shooting continue, these children are innocent, rifles should not be easily available to all.“ From fam
Love this video for so many reasons.
Her husband's support.
Her strength as an amazing athlete.
But the biggest reason is her will to fight and be strong for her child... wow.
Crying?! Who's crying?! I'm not crying. 😭
#USOpen
#strongwomen
#SerenaWilliams
She fought for her life, for our child, for recognition, for equal pay, for women’s rights. She never gives up.
I had this made for
@serenawilliams
last night after her match with some home videos from 1 year ago this week. Help me make sure she sees it!
#iloveyouserena
As of late tonight, Adolfo Cruz tells me his granddaughter is still missing.
He was waiting at her school since about 12pm while other family members were at the civic center.
This is Eliahna Cruz Torres.
#UvaldeMassacre
Nielsen has been pushing President Trump’s tough stance on immigration; from family separation to the border wall. Seems like all she’s been able to focus on.
This is major news coming exclusively from
@PaulaReidCBS
@MajorCBS
#bordersecurity
As we pulled up in Uvalde, we drove straight to the school. Parents, grandparents & friends running to the front area.
Many stopping us for information.
This father, desperate to find his daughter, asked me if I knew where the funeral home was. 💔
More on
@ABCWorldNews
I STAND WITH WEIJA.
Being a journalist isn’t easy.
It takes courage, even in the midst of an unforgiving pandemic.
Young journos, take a minute to watch
@weijia
press POTUS for answers.
Her composure, despite an insulting reply, was admirable.
#CBSNews
#IStandWithWeijia
#corona
.
@weijia
asks President Trump why he sees coronavirus testing as a "global competition."
"Maybe that's a question you should ask China," he responds, before calling it a "nasty question."
Sometimes you meet people for a minute & know they will have a profound impact on your life. Their spirit so genuine, just being w/in ft of them makes your world better.
Maria Mercador was a CBS colleague, friend & one of my champions.
She lost her battle w/
#COVID19
today.
#RIP
Journalism isn’t easy, especially now.
This is my second
#covid19
test in 3 days. And I’ll do one more next week just to make sure I’m clear.
Until then, I will self-quarantine to keep everyone safe.
This is serious. It’s real. It’s painful to see and report on.
#MaskUp
Thx to
@AmberEmilySmith
&
@GrangerSmith
for sharing your journey.
There were times during our interview you would just stare at each other... so in love... and I felt like I was on a date with the you?!
More on their pain, struggle and new found joy. 👇🏼👇🏼
Texas Dems UPDATE:
House of Reps has ordered a “call to the house”.
State troopers are being ordered to arrest lawmakers who broke quorum.
NOTE: Troopers do not have jurisdiction outside Texas.
@CBSNews
@edokeefe
@RodneyCBSNews
LATEST from Rancho Tehama shooting: Law enforcement recovered a semi-automatic weapon and 2 handguns. Local hospital received 4 patients, 1 adult and 3 children. Would not release conditions.
Here's video of
@PaulaReidCBS
grilling Trump on what his administration did in the month leading up to the coronavirus crisis.
"You didn't use it to prepare hospitals. You didn't use it to ramp up testing."
Earlier I said our team was tear gassed as we filmed next to a group of
#HongKong
protestors. Our awesome photog
@CBSrandy
grabbed this still from the vid. These super kind protestors helped douse my eyes. Watch
@CBSEveningNews
tonight to see how it happened.
@CBSNews
is here.
No joke!
#GovernmentShutdown
is really starting to rear it’s ugly head!
Day 24.
#DFW
airport security lines are LONG... and it’s not even 7am.
#TSA
agents doing their best, but one guy tells me they just don’t have enough people.
Traveling?? Get there early... WAY EARLY.
CONFIRMED - Vanessa Guillen latest:
More human remains found in Central Texas.
@USArmy
says there’s no confirmation as to the identity.
Remains will likely be sent to Southwestern Forensics in Dallas.
Family aware but has not been contacted by investigators.
#FindVanessaGuillen
#Uvalde
update:
I want to brag about my friend Noah & his amazing parents. He was one of several kids shot at
#Robb
elementary & survived. He’s starting 5th grade at a private
#Catholic
school & I’m sending him all the positive vibes!
Proud of this
#brave
kid!
#uvalde365
11-yr old Kayla was born missing part of her left arm.
Tonight you’ll meet the the
@IrvingISD
MS orchestra teacher that found a way to help her play the cello.
The performer and prosthetic brought together through a teacher’s promise on
@CBSEveningNews
tonight.
We spent 4 hours inside a hospital overrun with
#COVID19
patients, 8 minutes in the ICU.
We were dressed from head-to-toe in PPE.
The goal was to give you a glimpse of what doctors and nurses are going through everyday and the struggles patients face fighting this virus.
In McAllen, TX - This group was dropped off by border patrol and taken into a white tent.
That’s where they get tested for
#COVID
before being taken to a nearby NGO for travel help.
👉🏼Again, only people who test NEGATIVE are allowed to move forward👈🏼
SCOOP: 244 open records requests sent to the City of Uvalde.
I got ahold of more than 500 pages that detail those requests; most are from journalists.
But one request is from the
#FBI
- More on this and details of
#DPS
requests as well.
👇🏽👇🏽Here 👇🏽👇🏽
Group confirms bonds will be paid in:
☀️San Diego
☀️San Francisco
☀️Los Angeles
☀️Las Vegas
☀️San Antonio
☀️Minneapolis
☀️Boston
☀️Hartford
☀️Newark
44 detention centers in 20 States being targeted.
Today, a group of
@bailfundnetwork
immigration bond funds are partnering with us to do one of the largest single-day freedom actions ever done. Over $2.1 million in bond will be posted at 10 locations across the country to free approximately 200 people from 44 immigration jails.
If you are
#diabetic
or know someone who is - Or, heck, if you live in the US and take any prescription drug - You’ll want to watch
@CBSThisMorning
today.
Americans cross into Canada to buy cheaper drugs - It’s a universal story that speaks to problems w/our
#healthcare
system.
#CampFire
Update:
🔅76 deaths, 5 more remains were discovered today
🔅1276 people are unaccounted, additional 265 people
🔅149,000 acres burned
🔅50% contained
🔅12,794 structures destroyed
Grew up in the
#RGV
- Worked all over
#Texas
- Loved my time in LA!
But glad to be back home, covering the south w/some amazing correspondents and crews!
🙌🏼🙏🏼☺️
.
@CBSNews
correspondent
@cbsmireya
has made a move from Los Angeles to be based in her hometown of Dallas and will now be reporting at the CBS News Bureau in Dallas!
New info from Odessa on shooting and gunman Seth Ator👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
🔅Failed gun background check
🔅Called police during rampage, admitting to the shooting
🔅Most active shooting incidents last 6 mins, this one was over an hour
More on
@CBSThisMorning
My first job was in Laredo, TX.
I made less than a full-time employee at McDonald's.
I became a journalist because I wanted to tell people's stories.
What we do is important & part of our country's great foundation.
We are not the enemy.
#journalismmatters
My 1st job paid me < 13K. I worked unfathomable hours in a town of 50K people. I left my hometown, my friends and my family to do so.
Journalists don’t do this for $ or for fame. They do it because they believe words matter.
We are not the enemy.
#journalismMatters
Noah Orona was shot in the back Tuesday.
His parents share their son’s story of survival w/me.
Describing the first time seeing him after the shooting, “I said, you're you're a brave man. And his thing was, Dad, he goes, My clothes is ruined. I'm sorry. They're full of blood.”
AG Barr spent a lot of time explaining POTUS’ actions during the investigation, rather than discuss some of the concerns raised in the
#MuellerReport
- Smart question from
@PaulaReidCBS
and something so many want to know.
CBS News' Paula Reid to AG Barr: "Here, you have remarks that are quite generous to the president, including acknowledging his feelings and his emotions. What do you say to people on both sides of the aisle that you are trying to protect the president?"
Standing in the wake of a
#tornado
that hit near Magnum, OK.
Another big storm is moving through. We are hunkering down in our vehicles.
🌪1 county 4-H building destroyed
🌪3 houses & 1 apartment complex seriously damaged
🌪1 barn hit
NO INJURIES reported.
@CBSNews
Thank you
@ABC
,
@GMA
for having the amazing
@ABCMireya
reporting on the school shooting in
#Uvalde
. The victims and their family members deserve to have their names pronounced correctly. This is incredibly important and it matters.
There are special moments in a person’s career that will always stick out.
May seem small to some, but not to me.
Thank you
@jeffglor
for my first
#PrimetimeNews
introduction.
You are a class act... wishing you the best.💕🙏🏼
#BREAKING
#CampFire
UPDATE:
🔅29 fatalities
🔅228 unaccounted for
🔅6435 homes destroyed
🔅260 commercial bldgs burned
🔅52,000 evacuated
🔅4555 firefighters working
🔅10 coroner search teams
🔅210 days since there’s been 1/2 inch of rain
Tonight - An emotional and powerful conversation with the family of Tess Mata, one of the 21 people killed inside Robb Elementary.
Her parents breaking down and begging to hold their baby one more time.
I ask that you watch - And honor her memory
@ABCWorldNews
Family Separation by the Numbers:
🔅Less than 3000 children separated from their family
🔅Apx 100 are 5 yrs or younger
🔅230+ fed employees working these cases
🔅0 reunification cases confirmed by HHS
More on the
@CBSEveningNews
tonight.
"I don't mind a good fight. For reasons known only to God, I've had quite a few tough ones in my life. But I learned an important lesson along the way: In the end, it matters less that you can fight. What you fight for is the real test." -
#McCain
2008
👉🏼Migrant Child Crisis👈🏼
In the first 4 days of March, more than 1500 unaccompanied children crossed into the US.
Parents are sending kids solo bc they believe this administration might be more lenient
#policy42
#BorderPatrol
#migrantcrisis
#asylumseekers
This is an ABSOLUTELY FALSE statement. It paints the
#RGV
and border communities in a bad light & is reckless.
I watched city employees in Brownsville, TX swab the noses of migrants released by
#borderpatrol
& migrants coming into the US through the MPP program.
It's with a heavy heart that I have to report - The remains of Richard Brown were found in the
#CampFire
rubble & officially ID'd. Brown is the father of Chardonnay Telly. Many called him the Mayor of Concow. He was loved by so many & will be missed.
This is unacceptable... and frankly, sad.
✅People are entitled to their opinions.
✅You have the freedom to choose which news agency you watch, if at all.
But let's be clear - Journalists are NOT the enemy.
#journalismmatters
#FreePress
#NotFakeNews
Just a sample of the sad scene we faced at the Trump rally in Tampa. I’m very worried that the hostility whipped up by Trump and some in conservative media will result in somebody getting hurt. We should not treat our fellow Americans this way. The press is not the enemy.
We are take a closer look at the case of a missing Fort Hood soldier. Today the US Army Secretary saying they are doing all they can to
#FindVanessaGuillen
- More on her story and how it’s inspiring other survivors on
@CBSEveningNews
tonight.
The policy of if separating children from their families may no longer exist - But the psychological impacts are still lingering.
👇🏼👇🏼Our latest report here 👇🏼👇🏼
We have new info on the Trump admin's impact on families trying to cross the U.S. Southern border. Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 children after they were separated at the border. Some of the children have not seen their parents in 3+ years.
@CBSMireya
reports.
A group of Americans with type 1 diabetes is traveling to Canada where insulin is cheaper. Steep insulin prices in the US are forcing some people to ration the life-saving drug – while others worry about their supply running out.
@cbsmireya
reports, Tuesday on
@CBSThisMorning
.
Up against the
#Wailuku
River in Hilo this morning. It's just past midnight here on the Big Island and the rain and wind have been relentless. This storm may be a Cat 3, but it's still causing damage. Catch me on
@CBSThisMorning
for the latest
#HurricaneLane
coverage.
If we, journalists, are doing our jobs right, “citizens” are at the heart of the stories we do. Their perspective. Their voices. What they see or hear or need answers to.
The term
#mainstream
media is a derogatory term used by people who don’t get what they want - All the time.
The U.S. Army will release a long-awaited report today detailing its investigation into Fort Hood after dozens of deaths on the base.
It was launched after the murder of 20-year-old specialist Vanessa Guillen in April.
@cbsmireya
has more on what we can expect from the findings
👉🏼Let me be very clear👈🏼
Migrants crossing the border in the
#RGV
are being tested for
#COVID
before leaving the area.
I know this, bc I was there.
I watched a 3-month old get swabbed.
City employees & NGO’s working together to keep these families AND border communities safe.
To my fellow journalists. I have a long-standing personal policy of not saying the names of mass shooters beyond when they are 1st identified or still on the loose. Please consider joining me in that. We can still report the full story without making these people household names.
Source says - TX Democrats have left the state to break quorum so they won't have to vote on a bill that tightens voting restrictions.
Here's what I know:
👉More than 50 dems flying out on 2 private jets
👉They left today bc the Lt Gov made threats to step in & gavels in tomorrow
As the Lt Governor got ready speak on the
#UvaldeMassacre
- TX Governor Candidate
@BetoORourke
rushed the stage, yelling at Governor Abbott and blaming him for not doing more to prevent this.
Asking tough questions isn't easy.
But stories of families being separated are real and true - I've spoken with several mothers who have waited months to get their children back. Honored to report alongside
@DavidBegnaud
@GayleKing
on
#ImmigrantChildren
&
#separatingfamilies
How is it okay for the children to be taken away their parent without information?
PADILLA: "That's misinformation"
@GAYLEKING
: "I had parent after parent tell me that they weren't told where their child is going...you're saying they're not telling the truth to me?"
Breaking out of
#Brownsville
- Driver runs into group of migrants outside Ozanam Center
👉🏽7 dead, 4-6 more seriously hurt, being treated at hospital
👉🏽Driver being treated, but in PD custody
👉🏽No motive yet, but drug/alcohol tests being run
📸 Evelyn Castellano & Izzy Alfaro
“It’s like a war zone.”
Meet Tim and Jan Brunet from
#Houma
- They we’re up early to assess the damage on Main Street.
Devastated by what they saw.
When I asked what’s next, the answer was simple - Clean up and help our neighbors.
@CBSNews
@CBSThisMorning
@CBSEveningNews
Shout out to the amazing
@HoustonFire
Station 49 guys who helped out our photog after a bad... bad fall into a deep deep hole!
No joke... I saw his bone.😨
Appreciate the kindness guys! ❤️🙏🏼❤️
Just in case you're wondering - There are seriously NO FLIGHTS off these islands!
How do I know??
I'm in Maui. More coverage to come as
#HurricanLane
approaches.
I was just in Uvalde, TX covering border issues.
This is a small, rural town made up of ranchers and farmers. Less than 20k live here.
SAPD and Bexar Co sending law enforcement to help.
Seven weeks ago I sat down with the Oronas. Their son Noah was shot during the
#RobbElementary
massacre & was recovering at the time.
He’s a quiet kid w/a kind heart.
Today, he’s marching in Washington DC for
#gun
reform.
His parents, by his side, couldn’t be prouder.
#uvalde365
This is Baby Anderson.
At 17-months old she’s the youngest survivor of the latest mass shooting in Midland-Odessa.
Caught in the crossfire while riding in her car seat.
She’s expected to recover... but will forever be scarred.
More on the
@CBSEveningNews
tonight.
I’m proud to be a part of the
@CBSNews
team.
For more than 7 decades, the
#CBSEveningNews
has been the destination for independent, fact-based reporting with integrity.
Tomorrow
@NorahODonnell
continues the legacy.
Watch!
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼📺📺📺👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Hold up. Hold up. Hold up.
National News Correspondents in the field do NOT have access to make-up artists or hair stylists.
If I look a hot mess on air, it’s cause I made it. Usually in a rental car at 4am... with very little lighting.
#TruthMatters
#RealityCheck
@chrissyteigen
Question for tv news anchors: do they make you guys do your own makeup? I always wanted to be one but that’s a deal breaker for me. Yes this is important okay I must know
All these witnesses, all this testimony - I get it, it's overwhelming.
But
#drhill
just broke it down for you.
You should care about
#Ukraine
and the Impeachment inquiry because it reveals a bigger issue.
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
“We must not let domestic politics stop us from defending ourselves against the foreign powers who truly wish us harm,” Fiona Hill says, warning of the significance if the president “subverts the national security of the US...to further domestic political or personal interests.”
This is Brett Cross.
He sat on the foot of the
#Uvalde
City Hall staircase, waiting for answers as the legislative panel met upstairs.
He even stood outside the school as the panel toured the crime scene last week.
He is sad, frustrated and angry.
He is desperate for answers.
These are the images everyone has been waiting for - 3 Young children reunited w/their family after months of separation.
Ever Reyes Mejia w/his son after being reunited Tuesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (
@AP
photo by Paul Sancya)
31 more reunions are supposed to happen today.
Church’s security team had eyes on the suspect from the moment he walked in. He was not a regular parishioner.
👇🏼This is Jack Wilson.👇🏼
He shot the gunman in the head.
Said he wasn’t striking down a person, he was striking down evil.
@CBSThisMorning
@CBSEveningNews
Families in
#Uvalde
are telling us they are tired of the lip service and need change.
My colleague
@rachelvscott
- Walking the
#WhiteHouse
halls to get answer.
My thanks to you.
7 babies in 4 months! (One family is missing...)
Biggest interview I’ve ever done!
12 adults and 6 adorable babies.
More on
@CBSEveningNews
w/
@NorahODonnell
❤️❤️❤️
TONIGHT: In this small-town Alabama firehouse, conversations have shifted from hoses...to highchairs;
@cbsmireya
reports on this unplanned Opelika, Ala., baby boom -- ahead at 6:30p ET.
After voting down a House gun control package earlier this month, Gonzales changes things up. He represents the
#Uvalde
area where 21 people lost their lives in a mass shooting.
As a Congressman it’s my duty to pass laws that never infringe on the Constitution while protecting the lives of the innocent. In the coming days I look forward to voting YES on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
This seriously made me want to jump up and do a toe touch.
Then I remembered I haven’t done that in 20+ yrs. Almost pulled a muscle.
Maybe it’s better if I just RT next time... 😏