Absolute shock as a Texas House committee voted YES on a bill to raise the age to purchase an AR-15 to 21, the bill
#Uvalde
families have been rallying for. This only sends it to the calendar committee where its fate is extremely unclear. But the vote is significant.
@wfaa
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban among the huge crowd gathered at a
#GeorgeFloyd
prayer vigil outside Dallas Police headquarters.
Photo credit to
#WFAA
photojournalist
@chancehorner
.
NEW: Three of Dallas County’s new confirmed
#Covid19
cases are currently hospitalized in critical condition. And two of those are young: one in their 20’s, another in their 30’s. The third critical patient is in their 60’s. No underlying health conditions.
#WFAA
#Coronavirus
Crowd outside American Airlines Center in Dallas waiting to enter Pres. Donald Trump’s rally. Event begins at 7. Doors open at 4. I took this video just before 2pm.
#WFAA
NEW: Republican Rep. Frederick Frazier tells me he's willing to consider tightening gun laws in Texas.
Frazier's district borders
#Allen
.
He's defending the two Republicans who voted on Monday to advance
#HB2744
, which would raise the age to buy an AR-15 to 21.
@wfaa
#txlege
“I realized all the people I knew were dead now.”
That quote is from a 10-year-old little girl.
This is the Santos family of
#Uvalde
.
Auraleigha Santos hid from the shooter who murdered 19 children and 2 teachers at her school.
the small neighbor human. stopped by the house after school. i guess they hate a thing called math. and really needed to tell someone. as long as they don’t stop petting me. i am a fabulous listener
He was in my pocket for the final out in Phoenix and for the celebration in Arlington.💔
Our Texas Rangers are World Series champions, Daddy!!!! ⚾️
#WorldSeries
#WentAndTookIt
I will miss him every minute of every hour of every day for the rest of forever.
My father, a proud US Army veteran, passed away May 30.
I love you, Daddy. 💔
@cans0fsoup
H ithere. So sorry you were caught in this. I'm with
@WFAA
Channel 8 news in Dallas. Can WFAA have permission to use your video on-air and online with credit to you?
That really happened, y’all.
Our Texas Rangers
WON
THE
WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve waited my entire life to speak those words.
And they sound freaking FANTASTIC!
#WentAndTookIt
#WorldSeries
@wfaa
“Shame on you. Shame on you as a father, a lawmaker, and as a human.”
— Nikki Cross speaking directly to
@RyanGuillen
, the state rep who chairs the Texas House committee where gun reform bills are currently stalled.
Cross lost her son in
#Uvalde
.
#txlege
@wfaa
#Allen
October 22, 2011
12 years ago tonight, I was at the World Series with my dad, mom & sister.
We lost Daddy 5 months ago.
He raised his daughters to love all our local sports teams, so I think I know who’s responsible for some of the magic this season.❤️
#GoAndTakeIt
@Rangers
Families from
#Uvalde
joined the rally at the Texas Capitol this morning after another mass shooting - this time in
#Allen
.
The looks in their faces are so different than others here.
The grief and loss is unmistakable.
@wfaa
Right now in
#Austin
:
“Raise the age!”
“Do your job!”
Among the chants from gun safety advocates in the Capitol rotunda.
Parents from
#Uvalde
are here.
BRAVO! 👏👏👏
This group of girls from Skyline High School convinced Dallas ISD to put a dispenser of free tampons & pads on ALL secondary school campuses.
This is about
#equity
, easing anxiety & accepting that
#periods
are a FACT OF LIFE!
#MenstrualEquity
#NormalizePeriods
This is inconsequential to the outcome but intriguing for Texans.
Tarrant County updated its vote count and Biden is behind Trump by only 1,714 votes.
Clinton lost here by more than 57,000.
#VoteTexas
#WFAA
“I hope they have a good time in heaven.”
Braylon King was in 4th grade at Robb Elementary in
#Uvalde
, but his mom let him stay home from school on Tuesday.
That might have saved his life.
His classmates died.
“They were the best friends ever,” he told me.💔
@WFAA
From the day we found him lying under a car in our STL neighborhood, JD was the master of 3 “P”s: Play, Please, Protect. Thankful for 13 yrs with him. A sudden diagnosis of a severe heart ailment forced us to say goodbye today. It appears he gave too much of his heart to us. 💔
We said goodbye to our loyal pal Archie today. It was a fulfilling 15-and-a half years with this sweet, fun and funny beagle that someone abandoned in St. Louis. He had a beautiful final day and a great life.
#RIP
Arch
#rescuedog
An openly gay Keller ISD high school senior addresses his board saying books helped him realize that other boys felt the same way he did.
“I loved being able to relate to a character and feel truly seen….for the first time in my life.”
@wfaa
Annie is 19. Yes, 19!🐶
Her owners dropped her off at a Dallas shelter saying she was no longer eating or walking.
Two best friends saw a post & stepped up to rescue Annie.
Now she is living out a bucket list & being showered with love.❤️
On
@wfaa
at 10!
#AdoptDontShop
Powerful.
The
#FortWorth
police chief asked all officers who could to pause at 1 PM for a moment of reflection on the death of
#GeorgeFloyd
.
These officers took a knee for 8 minutes, 46 seconds outside the city’s east side substation.
#WFAA
October 22, 2011
12 years ago tonight, I was at the World Series with my dad, mom & sister.
We lost Daddy 5 months ago.
He raised his daughters to love all our local sports teams, so I think I know who’s responsible for some of the magic this season.❤️
#GoAndTakeIt
@Rangers
🐶She stole my heart (& everyone else's) when I did a story on her in 2022🐾
Annie, the dog dumped at a Dallas shelter at the age of 19, died Sunday💔...one day after her 20th birthday party.
I'm so glad she was treated like a queen in her final year.👑
THIS IS
#TEXAS
.
Students from Plano Senior High and El Paso Eastwood meet at the 50 yard line to exchange gifts & hugs. Look at these smiles. Texas is unity.
#WFAA
#TexasStrong
#DontHateInMyState
Happiness is seeing my 80-yr-old mom & 81-yr-old dad.
I put groceries on their porch, wiped down bags with Clorox wipes, stepped far away & they came out.
Annoyed by the impact on YOUR life right now? Sorry, but this is who you’re doing it for.
#SaveTheWoodards
#WFAA
When your pink & orange dress accidentally matches the dangerous heat alert map and
@JesseWFAA
invites you to the
@wfaa
weather wall for some show & tell…
☀️🕶️🥵
I stewed over this all day long and my feelings of disgust only deepened the more I thought about it.
I’m so embarrassed by what my alma mater did to Kathleen McElroy.
When Texas A&M announced that Kathleen McElroy, a respected journalist with a long career, would spearhead the revival of the journalism program, there was fanfare. But, within days, McElroy said she was told there was a target on her back.
That was *absolutely* one of the most amazing things I’ve ever witnessed.
What a thrill to be in the path of totality in my beloved hometown of Dallas.
#TotalSolarEclipse
@wfaa
#totality
Met this young man in an absolute downpour on this
#MemorialDay
.
He is 17. He makes wooden crosses. He put them out along the
#CarryTheLoad
route hoping the families of the fallen would find peace & comfort in them. His name is Key Coker.
Thank you, Key, for your kindness.
My sweet mother turned 82 years old today!
She gave me these red earrings for Christmas.
Wearing them makes me smile, and I sure hope she catches a glimpse of them on air tonight! 😍
They put a "fan cam" on me in the
@wfaa
newsroom last night. So, here's 30-second highlight reel of early moments of
#ALCSGame7
.
Thankfully, I kept my language family friendly...my colleagues know that doesn't *always* happen when watching my beloved
@Rangers
!😉⚾️
#WorldSeries
I don’t have the words to explain my heartbreak.💔
I’ll simply say Max Glauben was one of the bravest, kindest humans I ever had the privilege of meeting.
Thank you for letting me share your story on
@wfaa
so many times, Max.
Your memory will always be a blessing.
#YomHashoah
Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people on the planet!🎉🎂🎈
@JesseWFAA
is my best bud…my brother from another mother…my weekend warrior pal!
You make the world a better place, Jesse!
Enjoy your day!
This is the beautiful young face of Amalia Gonzales.
Amalia died of
#COVID
on Thanksgiving Day. She was 73.
Her daughter is my friend & colleague
@rlopezwfaa
.
Rebecca asked that we tell Amalia’s story, and I have the honor of sharing it with all of you tonight at 10 on
@WFAA
.
A love story we all need...
Cancer, chemo,
#COVID
. They fought them all and made it home from the hospital in time for their 46th anniversary.
Meeting Robert & Janice Beecham was truly one of the best things I’ve experienced in the last few months.
See why on
#WFAA
at 10.❤️
BREAKING:
Dallas Police sources tell
@WFAA
a child was shot on the campus of Thomas Jefferson High School this afternoon as classes were letting out.
It happened in the parking lot.
It’s the second shooting on a North Texas school campus as many days.
Watch. Then watch again.
This video was given to us by Medical City Las Colinas - a hospital in Irving, TX.
Nurses celebrate a 28-year-old mom being discharged. She spent 3 days on a ventilator battling
#Covid19
.
Those giving applause sure deserve applause, too.
#WFAA
Definitely not the smartest decision I’ve ever made to run a half marathon in the morning and then work all night.😱
But, we are surviving!
Maybe not thriving, but surviving.😴
@wfaa
@runDallas
#BMWDallasMarathon
After 29 years of teaching at one public school in Mesquite, Texas...my sister is retiring TODAY!
It’s the end of a stellar career. She was remarkably dedicated to her students & she’s changed SO MANY lives. I am proud!
#CongratsPaula
#TeachersRock
#HappySummer
I interviewed
#BothamJean
's mother tonight.
This truly moved me:
"If
#AmberGuyger
had spent just 60 seconds engaging Botham, the two of them would have been friends today. Just 60 seconds...he would have laughed it off with her. She chose to kill him."
#WFAA
That giant smile is a girl realizing her dream of covering her hometown team on the brink.
But it masks the TOTAL anxiety she’ll feel until it happens!!!
(And maybe the smile grew even wider as Marcus, Josh & Travis warmed up behind us).
#GoAndTakeIt
#WorldSeries
@wfaa
John Marston was an 18-year-old kid when he saw Roger Maris hit number 61 in Yankee Stadium. He was in right field.
As a 79-year-old he saw
#AaronJudge
hit number 62 in Arlington tonight. He was 4 sections away in left field.
Baseball is magical.
@wfaa
⚾️
A native of Kuwait who now lives in Colorado flew to Texas and is standing on the Texas A&M campus to catch a glimpse of
#UP4141
, the train carrying President Bush back to Aggieland.
#WFAA
For 53 years, they were married to each other.
They died within an hour of each other.
Right next to each other.
Nurses at a Fort Worth hospital wheeled Betty Tarpley's bed to Curtis's ICU room so the couple wouldn't die from
#COVID
alone.
#WFAA
#TexasCOVID
#Coronavirus
Fort Worth ISD just voted 5-2 to join other Texas school districts in a Travis County lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott over his ban on mask mandates in public schools.
#WFAA
Sen. Royce West:
“Look at some of the video of people coming out of that mall. Look at the faces of children running with parents. If that doesn’t give you a sense of how devastating this is…and we sit twiddling our fingers.”
#txlege
@wfaa
#Allen
#Uvalde
🚨Badge
#46
is RETIRED.🚨
That’s my brother-in-law, a DART Police Officer for 25 years. This was the final day of a 33-year career in law enforcement.
Thankful for his service. Thankful he is safe. Congratulations, Sgt!
@wfaa
Also from Frazier: "Why is that particular weapon the weapon of choice every time? And that’s something we have to take a hard look at and that hard look needs to come from the
#2A
grass roots. It has to come from the
#NRA
. That sit down has to happen..."
(more)
@wfaa
Y’all tune in to
@wfaa
at 10 as we break in this fancy new set for the first time on a Sunday night!
FYI - there will be NO live stair walking. Your girl is not coordinated enough for that.
#NewDigs
I don’t know how all you Texas teachers have done it the last 18 months, but you deserve some real credit!
Eric Hale is the reigning Texas Teacher of the Year. We’ve followed him for many months now. How he’s tuning out the noise & staying focused on his kids on
#WFAA
at 10.
Just two gals who love sports!🏀⚾️🏈
Big welcome to our new
@wfaa
colleague
@michmontaine
!!
We are sharing the desk tonight for the first time, and I am thrilled to have you on our team, Michelle!!!❤️🥳🎉
These are the Esparzas.
This mom, daughter & son all
died in the tornado that hit
#ValleyView
.
Dad survived, but required surgery.
If you’d like to help, here is a link:
@wfaa
#tornado
#txwx
Here’s something you don’t know about
#DaleHansen
: he compliments his colleagues.
Through the years, he’s taken the time to email me about a story I told or a line I wrote.
I’ve told him how much those emails mean. I’m sure going to miss them.❤️
#DaleRetires
#ThankYouDale
I wish you could watch me covering this championship run.
I wish we could still text about our Mavericks, Rangers & Cowboys.
Most of all I wish for one more hug.
Thank you for raising daughters who love sports.
Happy Father’s Day to a
#MFFL
. I miss you. So much.
While it's many miles away -- this vote matters to Texans, especially North Texans.
The nearest clinic for a Dallas area woman to obtain an abortion is in Kansas.
@wfaa
“No mama should have to bury her son at 7 years old.”
Kyrie Barnes was shot & killed by what Dallas police think was random celebratory gunfire.
He was in his mother’s bed in their apartment playing a video game when a bullet pierced a wall.
He was 7.💔
@wfaa
.
@trevorrowdyreed
spoke at a rally tonight in WNBA star Brittney Griner's hometown of Houston. Reed was recently freed from a Russian prison. Griner is still being detained.
We’ve had:
A little snow ✅
A lot of sleet ✅
Even some thunder sleet ✅
Plenty of freezing rain✅
IT’S TOO MUCH WINTER 🥶🧊⛈️
I need sunshine and 75.😎
Who’s with me?
@wfaa
@wfaaweather
As Dirk was nearing retirement in 2019, I shared this story about his many private visits to kids at Children’s Medical.❤️
I am not sure what Dallas did to deserve you,
@swish41
, but thank you for making Texas your home.🐐
#41Forever
#WFAA
Happy Birthday to my everything!
We just keep proving that a
#housedivided
can still be a happy home!⚾️🏈😉
I love you,
@MarkSchnyder
!!❤️🎂🎉
(PS…the
@Rangers
went & took it)
"How do we fix it or is there a fix? I think there is. I think there’s somewhere in the middle there."
"I’m a Republican through and true but this needs to be where we come together and figure out how to fix this."
@wfaa
Our beloved dog died *on* our anniversary just 6 weeks after our other pup passed.💔
A day meant for celebrating was spent grieving & it hasn’t gotten easier.
But I’m so thankful to be beside
@MarkSchnyder
for life’s ups & downs.
Happy belated 22nd anniversary, Mark. I❤️you.
On my way to the
#WFAA
studio, my route got hijacked by the
@packers
motorcade.
I wanted to yell, “It was a catch!” but I’m proud of my restraint.
Welcome to Dallas, Green Bay. But
#LETSGOCOWBOYS
! 🏈💙