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Surveillance video shows 4-year-old, non-verbal Xavier Rigney getting inside the locked gated pool at his apartment complex and into the water. Neighbor 12-year-old Maddox Westerhaus witnessed the incident and went to get his father, Tom, who jumped the fence, rescued the young boy from the water and started CPR to save his life. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » …

A crackdown on what officials call “unconscionable” costs comes as out-of-stock rates for baby formula hit new highs at 70 percent. Wisconsin’s Governor issues an emergency order prohibiting price gouging, while New York’s attorney general threatens several dozen retailers with “legal consequences” for overcharging. Consumer watchdogs say there is no federal law prohibiting price gouging, and while some platforms do …

Though 40 million Americans are traveling across the country to kick off summer, experts say bad weather coupled with soaring demand and staffing shortages may make for a bumpy ride. Thousands are facing flight delays and cancellations this holiday weekend. Delta leads in cancellations, blaming the weather and congested airspace. This comes days after they announced trimming summer flights by …

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw admitted police on the scene at Robb Elementary School were too slow to act and should have stormed the classroom sooner. Officials say as many as 19 officers were in a hallway by 12:03 pm but the door to the 4th grade classroom, with the shooter inside, was not breached until 47 …

Growing outrage over police response to Uvalde mass shooting, While the NRA convention is held in Houston, protests against gun violence ensue across the nation, and Officials crackdown on baby formula price gouging. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, …

Senator Chris Murphy led a bipartisan group of nine senators to work on a path forward for gun legislation with hopes to have a bill to propose after the Memorial Day recess. Uvalde’s Republican representative Tony Gonzales is pressing for legislation that would make schools tougher targets for mass shootings. While Congress is divided, a new poll shows 88 percent …

Some relief for the millions of families that have been searching for baby formula as Abbott says their plant will start producing formula again on June 4. Three manufacturing executives were questioned on Capitol Hill by the House Oversight Committee over contamination concerns after their plant was closed earlier in the year after four babies got sick and two died. …

Hundreds gathered in downtown Houston to protest the attendees at the NRA’s annual meeting. Former President Trump will be the headline speaker at the event. Two top elected officials from Texas are canceling their in-person appearance in the wake of the Uvalde massacre. A pre-recorded message also revealed Texas Governor Gregg Abbott arguing that gun control doesn’t reduce crime. » …

The NRA’s national convention is underway in Houston, Texas. Gun reform activists demonstrated just outside the event as well as in South Florida and Chicago. President Biden called for change at a graduation ceremony this morning. And the national debate over guns even spilled into an upscale sushi restaurant where activists from “Indivisible Houston” confronted Texas Senator Ted Cruz over …

The tragedy that overwhelmed the community of Uvalde happens often in the U.S. The millions of American children now taught to prepare for shootings are being called the “lockdown generation.” More than 95 percent of public schools practice these lockdown drills; some began in the wake of Columbine 23 years ago. But, a recent study showed lockdown drills led to …

Just two months before the mass shooting in Uvalde, Robb Elementary’s police department posted on Facebook about an “active shooter training” at a local high school. Questions now arise on whether they followed taught protocol. The School District Police Chief, Peter Arredondo, who officials say delayed 19 officers from rushing inside the school during the deadly rampage, completed an 8-hour …

Chief of police for the school district, Pete Arredondo, reportedly told federal agents not to engage with the gunman. Sources say federal agents waited 30 minutes before overruling Arredondo’s guidance to not engage with the gunman as 911 calls from students kept coming in. Tonight, anger and frustration over the police response as the community gathers to mourn lives lost. …

Facing questions from reporters around the world, police are trying to clarify the timeline of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school massacre – but many of their answers raised even more questions. Authorities say the gunman crashed his grandmother’s truck and fired at two people outside a funeral home before going to the elementary school. There, according to their timeline, the …

As the Uvalde community still grapples with loss after the deadly Robb Elementary School shooting that claimed 21 lives, parents in the area are demanding more answers from the various agencies on their handling of the situation on the day of the shooting. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a …

Many people are traveling to Uvalde to pay their respects after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that took 21 lives. We also hear from Angela Villanueva, who had been dismissed from school when the gunfire rang out. Now, some of her best friends and classmates are gone forever. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC …