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CNN Transcripts for May 25, 2022

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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Prayer Vigil Underway For Uvalde Community; Family Remembers 10-Year-Old Jose Flores Jr.; Investigators: Gunman Inside School For 40 To 60 Minutes. Aired 8-9p ET
• Texas Department Of Public Safety: School Resource Officer "Engaged" Shooter Outside School, But No Gunfire Exchanged; Frank DeAngelis On Texas School Shooting; Kinzinger: We Need Universal Background Checks. Aired 9-10p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Retired Admiral James Stavridis; Texas School Shooting Massacre. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Texas School Massacre Claims 19 Children, Two Teachers; Senate Democrats Move to Clear Way for Votes on Background Checks; Interview with Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) on Gun Control Legislation. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Texas Killer Sent Ominous Instagram Messages Hours Before Massacre; Congressional Leadership Press Baby Formula Manufacturers, Regulators; Sandy Hook Families Demand Action After Texas School Shooting. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Did Not Air 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Nineteen Children, Two Teachers Killed In Texas Elementary School Shooting; Biden Speaking About Texas School Massacre, Police Reform. Aired 4-5p ET
• Nineteen Children, Two Teachers Kills In Texas Elementary School Shooting; State Sen.: Gunman Legally Purchased Two Riffles, 375 Rounds Of Ammo; Sen. Manchin Calls For Bipartisan Support To Pass Red Flag Laws, Stricter Background Checks; Trump-Backed Challengers Lose In GOP Georgia Primaries. Aired 5-6pm ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Deadly Shooting At Texas Elementary School: 19 Children, Two Adults Killed; Sergeant Confirms Shooter In Also Dead; Instagram Account Linked To Gunman Posted Images Of Weapons Just Days Before Texas Elementary School Shooting; Texas: Department Of Public Safety: Gunman Was Wearing Body Armor; Deadly Shooting at Texas School: 19 Children, Two Adults Killed. Aired 12-1a ET
• Uvalde Victims Named; Families Broken In Horrific Shooting; Uvalde Shooter Posted Online His Plan To Kill; Police Responded Fast; Some People Don't Agree To Hold NRA Convention; All Talk No Action From Lawmakers; Former President Trump Confirms To Attend NRA; Beto O'Rourke Confront Texas Leadership. Aired 10-11p ET
• Beto O'Rourke Interrupts Tx Governor's Press Conference On Shooting; Texas School Massacre Leaves 19 Children And Two Adults Dead; Families Of Shooting Victims Speak Out; CNN Examines Laws Allowing 18-Year-Olds to Buy Assault Rifles; FBI Released Report Showing Steep Rise In 'Active' Shooters. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Chip W. King is Interviewed about the Texas School Shooting; Gunman Barricaded Himself in Classroom; Biden Comments on Shooting; Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Andrew McCabe is Interviewed about the Texas Shooting; Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is Interviewed about Congress Acting on Mass Shootings; Georgia Voters Reject Trump. Aired 9:30-10a
• 19 Children, 2 Teachers Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting; Official Says, Gunman Was on Scene At Least 30 Minutes Before Being Shot; Biden to Lawmakers, Turn This Pain Into Action. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• 19 Children, 2 Teachers Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting; Texas Gunman Legally Purchased Two Rifles, 375 Rounds of Ammo; Georgia GOP Voters Reject Trump's Biden to Oust Political Foes. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Gun Control Debate; Investigation Continues Into Texas Massacre. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Democratic Senator Pleads for Compromise on Gun Reform; Biden Confronted with Two Deadly Mass Shootings in 10 Days; Texas Governor, Officials Give Update on Elementary School Massacre. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Texas Authorities Update School Shooting Massacre. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Gov. Abbott, Other Texas Officials Gave Update On School Massacre; TX Governor: Gunman Had "No Known" Mental Health Or Criminal History; Beto O'Rourke Confronts Texas Officials At News Conference; Parents Of 10-Year-Old Victim: "We Had No Idea This Was Goodbye"; 4th Grade Teacher Identified As One Of The Adult Victims; Uvalde Is Deadliest Shooting Since Sandy Hook In 2012. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Tx Gov: Gunman Had "No Known" Mental Health Or Criminal History; Official: School Resource Officer Confronted, But Didn't "Engage," Gunman As He Entered School; 21 Dead, 17 Hurt After Shooting In Texas Classroom; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Discusses About Her Take To Take Action To Stop Gun Violence; Emergency Blood Drive Held To Help Injured Uvalde Victims; Rep. James White (R-TX) Talks About What Texas Legislature Supposed To Do In Response To Uvalde Shooting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview With James White (R) Texas State Representative: Uvalde School Shooting; 19 Children, 2 Teachers Massacred In Texas Elementary School Shooting; Pope Francis Says It's Time For The U.S. To Act On Guns; Survivor Of Florida Pulse Nightclub Mass Shooting Reacts To Uvalde Tragedy. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• At Least 19 Children, 2 Adults Dead After Shooting At Texas Elementary School; After Texas Shooting, Connecticut Senator Begs for Gun Compromise. Aired 1-2a ET
• Mass Shooting at Texas School; Interview with 97percent Executive Director Mathew Littman; North Korea Tests Three Missiles; America's Choice 2022; North Korea Launched New Missile Tests; Nuclear Threat by North Korea; Russia's War on Ukraine; Deadly Texas School Shooting; Red Flags for Gun Control. Aired 2-3a ET
• Lone Wolf Shooter Killed 19 Children and 2 Adults in Uvalde; Texas Shooter Show His Weapon on Social Media; Democrat Lawmaker Begged His Colleagues for Gun Reform Laws; Same Anger Keep Repeating by Itself; Gun Reform Laws Isn't the Magic Wand to Stop Shootings; Governor Brian Kemp Wins in Georgia's GOP Primary; North Korea Launch Missile Tests; Mariupol Now a Ghost Town; NBA Calling Out Lawmakers to Act. Aired 3-4a ET
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Investigators: Gunman Was Inside School At Least 40 Minutes; Some Of The 19 Children Massacred At School Identified; Exclusive: CNN Obtains Texts Gunman Sent Just Before Massacre; Biden: "When In God's Name Will We Do What Needs To Be Done;" Biden Says He Will Travel To Texas To Visit School Shooting Victims; Republicans Dismiss Talk To Reforming Gun Laws; Official: School Officer Engaged Gunman, But No Gunfire Exchanged. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Texas School Massacre; Plea for Action; Witness to the Scene; Don Lemon Interviews Uvalde Resident Kim Hammond. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Newtown Parent Offers Support for Grieving Texas Families; 19 Children, 2 Adults Killed in Shooting at Texas Elementary School; School Shootings Have Surged Since Columbine in 1999; Steve Kerr Speaks About Texas School Shooting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Did Not Air 5-5:30a ET
• Did Not Air 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• 19 Children, 2 Teachers Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting; TX State Senator: Gunman bought 2 Rifles soon after 18th Birthday; All Victims in Same 4th Grade Classroom, 19 Children, 2 Teachers; Parkland School Shooting Survivor David Hogg Speaks to CNN; Senate Dems Take Steps to Revive Background Check Bills. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Gunman Shot Grandmother Before Killing 21 At Elementary School; House-Passed Gun Safety Measures Stalled In Senate. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Gunmen Kills 19 Children, 2 Adults in Texas School; Biden Calls for Gun Reform: 'Sick and Tired' of Mass Shootings. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Scarlett Lewis is Interviewed about the Latest School Shooting; School Shootings in the U.S.; David Hogg is Interviewed about the Texas School Shooting. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• 19 Children, 2 Adults Are Killed in Texas School Shooting; Biden Calls For Gun Reform, I'm Sick and Tired of Mass Shootings; More Mass Shootings in America Than Days So Far in 2022. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• 19 Children, 2 Adults Are Killed In Texas School Shooting; Texas Nominee For Attorney General Discusses Gun Violence; Senate Democrats Take Steps To Bring Gun Reform To Vote. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Officials: All Victims Inside Same Classroom, 19 Children & 2 Teachers; Texas Attacked is Second-Deadliest K-12 School Shooting in U.S. History; 19 Children Killed at School Just 2 Days Before Summer Break; Biden to Nation: "Where in God's Name is Our Backbone?"; Officials: Gunman Wore Body Armor, Crashed Car Before Entering; Biden Calls for Gun Reform: "I'm Sick and Tired Of" Mass Shootings; Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Biden Speaks about Texas School Shooting; Lori Alhadeff is Interviewed about School Shootings; Dave Cullen is Interviewed about School Shootings. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• 19 Children, 2 Adults Are Killed in Texas School Shooting; Biden Calls for Gun Reform: "I'm Sick and Tired Off" Mass Shooting. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 21 Killed In Deadliest U.S. School Shooting In A Decade; Steve Kerr On Texas School Shooting: "I've Had Enough." Aired 5:30-6a ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Tonight Did Not Air 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Grief And Rage After Texas Elementary School Massacre; CNN Obtains Text Messages Gunman Sent Ahead Of Shooting; 19 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In One Classroom; Official: Gunman On Scene At Least 30 Minutes Before Being Shot. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• A Tragedy In Texas; Goods Shortages In Cuba And Sri Lanka; The U.S. Primary Season; A Mountain Climbing Record. Aired 4-4:10a ET