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>> good evening and thank you for joining us. the heart ache in is raw tonight. we learn more about the three adults and three children that died in an attack on their school. the police response with officers running into danger to save lives. alex perez is in nashville. a warning, some of the content in this report is disturbing. >> let's go! metro police. >> heart pounding moments in the shooting. new body camera footage taking us inside, siren's screeching

overhead as nashville police officers arrived at covenant in tennessee. just minutes after the shooter opened fire, killing six people. quickly and methodically, the officers make their way through the first floor, checking every door, clearing classrooms are along the way. eventually moving up to the second floor. [gunshots] >> immediately, the cameras pick up the sound of gunfire >> clear! [gunshots] >> by

was engaged and brought down. >> as we arrived on the property, there were police cars that had been hit by gunfire. i was really impressed that with all that was going on, the danger that somebody took control and said let's go, let's go and went in and took care -- just tried to end this situation. >> in the wake of shootings at schools in uvalde and parkland, where police officers received criticism in their response, nashville is being comme their police response. so far this year, 59 kids under the age of 11 have been fatally shot. 131 injured, children 12 to 17 years old, those numbers jump. more than 345 killed, more than 820 wounded as of late march,

there have been 130 mass shootings in the u.s. >> my heart almost exploded, you know? oh, my god, it is happening here. >> katie robbins of the cross the street from covenant school. she ran out to help the class of teachers and students that were around the playground, inviting them into her condo complex. >> it makes me angry. our country cannot go on like this. no other country has mass shootings like this. this happened in my front yard. my front yard had children running away from a shooter. all of this is 1 degree away from me from me. >> chilling surveillance video shows the shooter driving in the parking lot before shooting through the locked glass doors of the school, then move through the halls in what police called a preplanned attack. police say during that first blast through the doors, mike

hill was hit and killed, the much loved school custodian. 60-year-old katherine koonce was found shot dead alone in the hallway. police confirmed the other victims were found in different areas. 61-year-old substitute teacher cynthia peak and three students, all nine years old. evelyn dieckhaus, whose family called her a "shining light," william kinney described as having "an unflappable spirit" and hallie scruggs, the daughter of the church's pastor, her family calling her "a gift." >> we do not have a motive at this time. we feel these students that were targeted were randomly targeted. >> the shooter was identified by police as 28-year-old former student audrey hale. >> we have determined

purchased guns from five different stores. >> terkel assault-style rifles and a pistol, police say the shooter's family was unaware any guns were in the home and she had no criminal record. >> she was under doctor's care for an emotional disorder, law enforcement knew nothing about the treatment she was receiving but her parents felt that she should not own weapons. had it been reported that she was suicidal or she was going to kill someone and had been made known to us, we would have tried to get those weapons. >> gun laws in tennessee have become less strict in recent removing requirements for permits and background checks. the legislature is currently considering a bill that would even further loose and state laws. in washington, flags are flying at half-staff as the debate over gun control heats up once again. >> i never thought when i started my public life that guns

would be the number one killer of children in america. >> republican leaders say it is too soon to talk gun control. >> there is an ongoing investigation and i think we need to let the facts come out. >> congressman andy ogles has called the shooting "a tragedy" but has faced criticism for this photo of his family sent out during the holidays, today, when pressed by reporters, he defended it and said he has no regrets. >> why would i regret a photograph with my family exercising my right to bear ar arms? again, we don't want to jump to any conclusions. ultimately, i think what this says highlights mental health issues into mental health crisis that we have in this country. >> back in tennessee, law enforcement is sorting through evidence, taken from writings found at the shooter's home. hale, who graduated from a college of art and design in

2022 was seen in a video, talking about growing as an artist. >> it has been hard but it's also been an amazing experience, when it comes to developing my creative talents and growing as an artist. >> page new hale when they were on the basketball team together but they did not stay in regular contact. >> my heart is just... i'm speechless. >> but monday morning, just before 10:00 a.m., near minutes before the shooting started, patton says hale sent her a message saying "something bad was going to happen." >> basically the post i made on here, it was basically a suicide note. that i planned to send out today. this is not a joke. you will probably hear about me on the news after i die. this is my last good-bye. i love you, see you again in another life. and the next one, i said "audrey, you have so much more

life to live know, i'm not trying to upset you or get attention, i just need to die." it was weird. i tried to comfort her. i sent a screenshot of the message she sent to me to my dad. i said, what do i do? >> patton says that she called a suicide prevention hotline to get hale help but i was minutes before the shooting started. >> i did not really know the severity of it. >> it's heart-wrenching, honestly. >> i spoke with destiny thomas, who met hale in junior high and had been friends ever since. police say hale identified as transgender and had a social media profile using male pronouns. destiny said the transition only started about six months ago. >> at the time, she was audrey

hale. >> most recently, hale began complaining about extreme bouts of depression on social media. >> a lot of not acceptance. depression had taken over. >> patton says she too was still struggling to understand this whole thing and why hale chose to reach out to her, of all people. >> everybody is asking, and i'm asking god the same thing. i did not know this was going to be the aftermath. >> our thanks to alex and a reminder that if you or someone you know it's struggling with thoughts of suicide, free, confidential help is available 24/7, seven days a week, call or text the national lifeline at 988. up next... "i will always love you" superstar whitney houston, a new gospel album reminding fans why

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abcs deborah roberts sat down with her family to learn more. >> whitney houston... ♪ and i will always love >> the voice of an angel. her iconic "i will always love you," a song transcending generations. >> her voice was a wonderment. not just to her family but to the world. >> and now, those divine bringing heaven to the world again. releasing a new whitney gospel album, "i go to the rock," with never b

♪ the lord will talk to me, yes, he will ♪ >> it didn't matter where she was in the world, she was going to sing gospel. >> "i go to the rock," featuring six previously unreleased songs by young whitney. take me back to these recordings, what was happening in her life when she stepped into the booth to record these numbers? >> she was 17. >> so young. >> gospel music was the center of our lives growing up. >> what do you want people to take away from this? >> whatever happens in life, you can go to the rock. do you know what i'm saying? jesus christ. she knew that. >> everyone who heard her was a beautiful. >> the gospel album and a new accompanying documentary gives fans a deeper glimpse into

whitney houston's life. 11 years after the world lost one of the most beloved and influential artists in history. >> she left an indelible mark on all of us with her voice. it's a moment in time for everyone to just sit back and take a look, why you fell in love with whitney houston. >> what do you want people to feel from this? >> music speaks louder than words. >> whitney never followed trends. she set them. she never tried to be like anyone else or sound like anyone else. she was just whitney houston. her life was so purpose-filled. she did something, she brought coulters together, connected them together with her. ♪ yes, yes i'm saving all my love ♪ >> she rocketed into stardom at 22 with her hit "i'm saving all my love for you."

going onto the classic, "i wanna dance with somebody." throughout her life, whitney sold more than 200 million records worldwide. holding the guinness world record of most awarded female artist of all time. earning more than 400 awards in her storied career. she is the only artist to have ever had seven consecutive number one singles on the billboard hot 100 chart. before finding superstardom in pop music, whitney's first stage was the new hope baptist church. where she found her wings, guided by cissy, her mom, the choir director. seen here in the new documentary. >> we know her as this unbelievable pop, somewhat r&b singer. what about gospel? what did gospel mean to her? >> this is who whitney was, who she is today, we grew up in the environment. gospel.

my family, we woke up to gospel and went to sleep to gospel. people rehearsing in the house. >> whitney can tell her story better than anyone, it was her refuge. to feel that strongly about something, it permeates through the voice. that's what happened with her. >> gospel music inspired whitney throughout life. she wrote about her faith in 2009 and opened up about it to oprah. >> you know your own strength. >> i know where my strength is coming from. i do know that. i know it's stronger than me. if ever i get a loan or feel weak, i know who to turn to. >> she starred alongside denzel washington in "the preacher's wife." >> that's what i call good-looking! >> and released the film's soundtrack, her only other

gospel film, until now. whitney's family also reflected on the loss of bobbi christina, her only child who died just three years after her mom. >> losing whitney and then bobbi christina, a double loss, did that make this project more difficult or healing in a way? >> there is so much healing within the passage of this particular project. because they are at peace. i always tell gary that they are at peace. we are the ones that have to go through all of the hell. >> there is grieving but there's a lot of peace, turning everything into good. >> what would whitney make of this, how would she feel about this re-release? >> we hope everyone loves it as much as we do. because it comes from the heart. and through the lens of whitney houston. she would absolutely be amazed

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