♪ this is "nightline." >> tonight. >> we have to harden our schools not soften them up. >> intense reaction to president trump suggesting arming teachers could solve america's school shooting crisis. and that middle school teacher is on board carrying a concealed weapon to class ever since sandy hook. >> it broke my heart to think that all the teachers could do was huddle their kids in a corner. >> but others convinced more guns in schools would lead to more shootings. >> if that were the case i'd retire. plus rescue from the rubble in the syrian city, families scouring for loved ones, reporting the dramatic race to bring children to safety. with innocent civilians under

attack from their own government. and words of wakon drks a the clicking language spoken in the super hero blockbuster. a south african teaches us to speak and sing like a black panther. ♪ >> but first the "nightline" 5. ghtline" 5.

♪ good evening, thanks for joining us. tov tonight a stunning revelation into the school shooting, the broward county sheriff admitting an armed deputy was outside the building during the attack and did nothing, remaining in place four minutes while students were being killed inside. that deputy now retired. and that news from the president trump arming teachers is provoking a lively debate. in our series the american gun. >> this is my glock 26. also known as a baby glock. >> this is middle school teacher casey hanson. that glock is the gun she takes to school with her to protect herself and her students. >> i didn't grow up around guns.

it all started when sandy hook happened. i was in my second year of teaching and broke my heart to think all the teachers could do was huddle their kids in the corner, stand in front of them and pray that nothing was going to come through that classroom door. >> in this sim lapgs sulation s school auditorium she's learning what to do. >> show me your hands now, everybody show me your hands. >> it is intense. i'm kind of shaken a little bit. >> hanson says she never mentioned her gun at school few even know she has it. >> hands up. >> what would you say to a parent would says to you look i don't want you having a gun in a classroom with my kid. >> i would say that's your opinion and that i would like to not only protect myself but your child and other children if i can. why stop me from protecting the innocent.

>> hanson is on the front line of a fierce debate whether students would be safer putting guns in the hands of the teachers. over the past two days president trump has repeatedly endorsed the tactics of teachers like hanson who are willing to take their school security into their own hands. >> we have to harden our schools not soften them up. a gun-free zone to a killer or somebody that wants to be a killer, that's like going in for the ice cream. these people are cowherds. they're not going to walk into a school. if 20% of the teachers have guns. >> this after attack on florida high school that left 14 students and 3 faculty dead. >> fe i s was brought home by the lord. i can tell you this, the lord

starred feis in the face and had two words to say to him, well done. well done. >> coach was very brave, saved a lot of lives, i suspect, if he had a firearm he would have shot and that would have been the end of it. >> according to abc washington post pole 42% surveyed say the parkland shooting could have been prevented if teachers carried guns but 58% said stricter gun laws could have stopped the killings. some marjory stoneman douglas high school teachers say more guns are not the answer. >> arming us could create an entirely new problem especially if something does happen like this and authorities rush it might be shooting a teacher who is trying to protect kids. >> guard was in a building 50 yards away he locked the door and protected the kids in his classroom. >> closed the door.

is it real? within ten minutes we knew it was serious. >> he said even though he has a concealed carry permit he would retire if he had to be arm in his classroom. >> this is not prison it's a high school, middle school, these are not prisons, these are not an encampment where we need armed guards that's crazy. >> for others, arming teachers is not crazy it's the solution. >> right now kids are just sitting ducks. >> patrick was a sophomore in 1999 at columbine. >> some other things like assault weapons ban wasn't in place at the time. now would be in place today. >> and an idea that's been pushed for the last four years to no avail. >> we have to find a way to let good people defend our students. >> i think the president has

latched on to my idea to end gun free zones and allow good people to defend our students in classrooms the current policy invites criminals to commit heinous acts and we need to end it. >> he supports it as a school shooting survivor and a father. >> i never want my kids to have to go through what i and others have gone through. >> eight states have legislation that specifically allow for teachers to bring guns on to school grounds but teacher's union representing 4.5 million educator soundly reject the idea accusing the president putting gun lobby ahead of student safety saying teachers and staff need to ensure schools are safe and not armed for the rests. >> teachers are qualify called to educate our kids why are we trying to redirect their calling to something they're not built for. >> former dallas police chief argues more guns at schools

means more opportunities for someone to get shot. >> as students are running for their lives and there's complete chaos, we're asking our teachers to act as calmly as we expect our cops to with little or no experience. when you add more guns to an already chaotic scene you should expect more tragedies. >> when it comes to preparing for the worse, president trump said active shooter drills are a very negative thing. >> if i'm a child and i'm ten-year-old and they say we're going to have an active shooter drill, i say what's that, well people may come in and shoot you. i think that's a very negative thing to be talking about to be honest. i don't like. it. >> although some survivors of parkland say those drills save lives. >> there's a lot of issues to help eradicate this issue one was all of the drills and protocol teachers have to go through.

>> many schools scrambling to put protections in place of any time type. some outfitting doors and classroom windows with safety glass can slow down bullets. others hosting hyper realistic training like this in 2016 in a i colorado high school. preparing first responders to face down a lethal threat. >> this is what you call a contact team. three or four officers all working together moving right to the threat fast as they can. >> it angers me that there is no clear solution to this. >> hanson says teachers should never be forced to carry a gun but for her the reality is in 2018 learning comes with being locked and loaded. >> our job is to teach and care and get our kids ready for society. yes i didn't go into teaching i am going to carry a gun and protect everyone but it's so sad that we have to consider it now.

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has been pummeled with bombs by the assad government and it's ally russia and children stuck in the war zone running, hiding, waiting for their nightmare to end. >> if you thought the syrian war was ending, think again. [ speaking foreign language ]. anguage ]. >> welcome to what the head of the u.n. calls hell on earth. g urk ghouta, syria, rebel held district where life and death has meaning. since sunday night has been a state sponsor campaign of mass slaughter, the president and his russian ally are accused of unleashing all out war of the

people there over 400 killed just this week almost a quarter of them are children. this is a rescue worker here, two weeks ago he rushed to the scene of one air strike only to discover his own home hit. and his little baby boy wounded. [ speaking foreign language ]. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> found my son injured by people'ses pieces of glasses and wood. he's my only child i patiently wait the for him four years and god blessed me with him i walked in saw him injured in the face. >> he suffered shrapnel wounds from the blast. in ghouta where death is never far away. this passes for good luck. he shows us where his boy was sleeping when the blast happened. today the baby boy is doing well.

but in gouhouta there are no hay endings. as bombs continue to fall. as rescue workers scramble to help. and children plead from collapsing buildings. destruction kapcaptured by came man who saw his own uncle's house flattened by regime bombing trapped inside his grandmother pregnant aunt and her four young children. where are they he shouted his uncle. they hear screams from under the rumble. all is okay. we're coming he says. the children scream for help. bloodied, traumaized and trapped. pull them out, pull them out! he says. as rescuers dig deeper he tries

to calm the kids down, we're going to get you out he promises, he reaches one of the children and says give me your hand. incredibly everyone was freed from the building, bruised and bloodied but a liver. but alive. this week hundreds of mortars have been fired on civilian homes and hospitals, deliberately targeting rescue workers and medics. the regime say the war is against the rebels who fired against the capital damascus and killing sicivils and the respon has been massive bombardment. residents call it a living nightmare. >> i've seen the same tactics use the by the government else where in syria, this was in aleppo where fighter jets and helicopters relentlessly

attacked civilian areas. >> in the last ten minutes two bombs in this area. emergency services just arrived. men from civil forces gone in to see if anyone's injured or worse killed. >> ghouta had a chemical attack five years ago prompting america to send air strikes. this timeout the world is largely silent. >> okay. now actually, will be in the sky. >> you can hear flying in the sky right now. >> yeah. >> virtual young media activist in ghouuf gauft gaufta . >> this latest round began --

>> was that an explosion? >> yes. explosion from russia war plane. >> you ♪ ♪ >> you ♪ ♪ >> you okay? >> yeah, yeah. >> he speaks when he pleads for help. >> what's your message to the world to president trump. >> stop the russian and stop the assad government where the war planes fly and hit the building and the children in goufta we are people who just want to live and go to school just want to live in peace. >> russia is blocking seize fire from the u.n. america is demanding immediate end to the fighting and access for aide. >> these are not terrorists, these are civilians ordinary

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♪ and finally tonight, if you want to get vibranium from wakanda you better learn the language. >> "black panther," the film, a celebration of african culture and the language of xhosa sometimes called the clicking language is spoken by 8 million people in south africa. >> the clan that i'm from is xhosa clan and i speak the xhosa language. >> you're saying. >> xhosa. >> xhosa. >> it's spoken throughout the country. i went looking for some young teachers. >> is that right?

>> xhosa is that right. >> yeah. >> gong gong gong gong. >> stars of the movie also proud of its inclusion. we were told how the language lends the film authenticatity. >> for me it was very important when you are telling a story from the african perspective it is very authentic and also very accessible. >> the idea of speaking a true african language on a global screen i was utter lid sold. >> for her it is a language with greater meaning. >> i mean one of the most influential leaders was nelson mandela. it's wonderful to open people's window's experience how many in ohio have heard of xhosa, you know. >> she also tried to teach me some. >> gang. >> yes!

>> for "nightline" in south africa. >> i'm not even going to attempt it. thanks for watching "nightline" as always we're online 2-4/7 onli facebook. good night america. cebook. good night america. >> our young players today have worked very hard in school, and, in just a few minutes, all that studying may pay off with a check for $1 million. welcome to whiz kids week on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. it's whiz kids week. are you guys ready to go? [cheers and applause] i know she is. so let's welcome our first whiz

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