police then shot and killed the gunman. the gunman had taken three bank employees hostage yesterday afternoon but released one. police say negotiations broke down late last night when the gunman said he was going to kill the hostages. the gunman has been identified as 20-year-old fwad abdo ahmed. he said he wanted the police to remove a device from his head that was causing him to hear voices. the family owns a store across the street from the bank. >>> and the government has promised to make good on the supporters of ousts president mohamed morsi. security forces backed by

did the gunman get off a shot.w we're being told it was an incident and there was a gunman but whether he fired we don't know. >> you can see investigators an police officers on the scene. they've got somebody in custody. it's figuring out if it's somebody off campus or on campus. it looks as if there's homes around this area too. they may be questioning people. i see crime scene tape. >> these images we saw earlier of these students being raced out of the school, police carrying them it's enough to make you want to cry. when you hear this sort of thing it's just heartbreaking. your heart stops. you just think, oh, my gosh, not again. folk, fortunately, today we're being told at least no student wrs injured. do we know of anyone injured. we know no students were injured, but do we know if any faculty or staff or any other administrators or anything? >> no word on that. i suspect we might see an ambulance or emergency technicians on scene if that was the case. the absence of that may be pointing us to a good indicat

fortunately no one was injured. >> the gunman quickly surrendered. fourth grader raven cobb was inside the school when the shooting erupted. >> we were at our desk and put our head down. >> hundreds of the classmates were evacuated in a caravan of school bus. raven's father darrell was waiting with other anxious parents. >> a lot in your heart. it is going on over the news and did not know whether it was going on. it was a good feeling to know none of the kids were hurt. >> the sources say the gunman doesn't have terrorists connections but does have history with police. asked how he got into the school building, bob, police say he apparently walked through an opened door right behind someone with authorized access. >> all right, well thank you so much, bob. three teenagers in oklahoma were charged today in the murder of a college athlete from australia, a seemingly random act. prosecutors say the defendants did it because they were bored. lisa monahan from kwtv in oklahoma city reports. >> christopher lane was gunned down while jogging on this road f

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do we know how the gunman got into the building? >> reporter: this is disturbing. security system is there to be buzzed in and show id. when somebody did that, the gunman went up and grabbed the door before it closed behind someone that was buzzed in. he defeated their security system just that easily. >> wow. >> reporter: so you can bet they will be looking at beefing up security here. parents here, as they were collecting kids, had a lot to say. some of them afraid now to send their kids back to this school. >> appreciate the update. >>> different horror stories unfolding. much darker. in oklahoma three teenagers charged in the shooting death of australian student christopher lane. he was gunned down while jogging. they are 15, 16 and 17 years old and what makes it so disturbing besides the murder, police say they targeted lane randomly because they had nothing better to do. >> you can't imagine this happening in this neighborhood. >> reporter: shock and disbelief in the small oklahoma town where chris lane, an australian student at's central university was gunne

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the school clerk who talked down the gunman who police say entered the georgia elementary school with enough ammo to shoot more than half of the children in that building. >> just stay there calm. don't worry about it. i'm gonna sit right here so they'll see that you didn't try to harm me, okay? >> okay. >> okay. it's gonna be all right, sweetheart. >> we will play more portions of this incredible 911 call, perhaps parts that you've not heard already. plus, we're going to talk with former fbi profiler clint van zandt. clint has much experience in hostage negotiations. what does he think about how this woman with no formal training, a school clerk, was able to negotiate the gunman from the edge. >>> plus, live pictures from former nfl star aaron hernandez day in court just an hour after being indicted in his murder case. we'll find out the latest there. you can join our conversation on twitter. find us @tamronhall. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance pl

but phone conversations i had in the beginning was very hectic. >> reporter: police say the gunman is identified 59-year-old rockne newell, shot and killed three people and injured several others. >> upon the approach to the township building, he began to fire the long gun into the township building. through the windows of the building. >> reporter: a reporter for a local newspaper witnessed the chaos. chris reber described holes going through the walls. and, quote, i saw smoke and plaster flying out, blowing out through the walls. i dropped to the floor. that's what everyone did. reber crawled out of the room and hid. he says after the initial shooting, he watched the gunman go back to his car, pull out another gun and return to the building. police say when the shooter went back inside, two people tackled him and the gunman was shot in the leg, preventing anymore bloodshed. >> it is rather disturbing for us. you see it all over. and here it is, in your hometown. >> reporter: state police say the shooter had an ongoing property dispute with the township. he's in police custody this m

an interview with the brother of that gunman in georgia. the gunman taken into police custody.his brother is supposed to be joining the crew on good morning america in moments. >>> we're looking forward to. we're followg a lot of stories for you today. you can check us out on abc2news.com or follow us on twitter on abc2. beautiful sunrise across the inner harbor. bye bye. >>> good morning, america. and new this morning, on that dramatic grade school shooting. the 20-year-old shooter planning a massacre, identified overnight after a massive shoot-out. 800 children fleeing amid the gunfire. this morning, we talk, live, to the bookkeeper who talked him down and the officers he finally surrendered to. >>> breaking overnight, firestorm at yosemite national park. flames as tall as building caught on camera. the main road is shutdown. more last-minute evacuations as the intense dry heat makes conditions worse. >>> a horrifying taxi crash right outside his tv studio. the doc rushing to the rescue, alongside first responders. saving a tourist sitting near the curb. >>> the judge everybo

do we know how the gunman got into the building?reporter: this is one of the most disturbing things. the security system is there that someone has to be buzzed in and show i.d. well, when someone did that, the gunman just went up and grabbed the door before it closed behind someone who had been buzzed in. he defeated their security system just that easily. so you can bet they're going to be looking at beefing up security here. parents here as they were collecting their kids had a lot to say about that. some of them afraid now to send their kids back to school. >> david mattingly, i appreciate that. >>> elsewhere, this story much more darker. in oklahoma, three teenagers charged today in the shooting death of australian college student christopher lane who was gunned down last week while jogging. the suspects are 15, 16 and 17 years old. what makes this story so disturbing besides the murder, police say the teens targeted lane randomly because they had nothing to better to do. the story tonight from alina machado. >> you just can't i

police then shot and killed the gunman. the gunman had taken three bank employees hostage yesterday afternoon but released one. police say negotiations broke down late last night when the gunman said he was going to kill the hostages. the gunman has been identified as 20-year-old fwad abdo ahmed. he said he wanted the police to remove a device from his head that was causing him to hear voices. the family owns a store across the street from the bank. >>> and the government has promised to make good on the supporters of ousts president mohamed morsi. security forces backed by armored cars fired tear ghasts into two protest locations in cairo. and cbs's alex ortiz is in cairo and he joins us on the phone. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. that's right. we are here at the larger one, and the scene is chaos. there is a massive amount of automatic weapon fire in the area, and the air is thick with tear gas and billowing black smoke, the muslim brotherhood saying at least 60 dead so far this morning a

in a bizarre twist, the gunman asked antoinette to call our local abc affiliate. >> she said she was wanted channel 2 news to come to the school. >> i got to the first number, i called channel 2, and he said tell them this, tell them to get out here. >> i asked why he wanted channel 2 to come, and she said he wants you to start filming as police officers die. >> he was going to end his life and take all the cops and everybody with him. >> and i knew then that she was -- you know, completely serious. i said does he have a gun, and she said yes. and then she paused and said visible. i was scared for her. she said he wants me to tell you that he doesn't care if he dies. >> he had a look on him that he was willing to kill, as a matter of fact, he said it. he said he didn't have any reason to live. and that he knew he was going to die today. he actually tried to go out the door where the kids were. and i called him back and kept talking to him to keep him calm to stay inside with me. because i knew that if he got outside that he was going to start shooting the kids. he had already shot of

david, let's start off, first of all, with this gunman, what did he find? what was he prepared to do? what do you know about him? >> reporter: well, when police first got to the scene shortly after 1:00 eastern time today, the gunman inside fired about a half dozen shots at them. they returned fire. that was all, the shooting that went on here. after that the gunman actually gave himself up without incident, but you can bet there was a great deal of concern about what was going on inside that school. as he gave himself up when he went in there. they found that he had an ak-47, other weapons on him, but they haven't elaborated on exactly what he was carrying. he is in custody. he's described as 19 years old. no motive has been described by authorities yet, but they say he is being interrogated and they hope to have some answers soon. but you can imagine as the police were there under fire themselves, the children were having to find ways to get out of that school. some of them had to exit the school out the back and those dramatic pictures that we saw going

all of the students are safe at an elementary school after a gunman opened fire on the campus. >>> thrill killing. three teenagers are charged in the shooting death of a college baseball player, and prosecutors say they did it for fun. >>> and a desperate search unfolding in a missouri town. a 12-year-old girl goes missing after witnesses say she took a ride with a family friend. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, it is still unclear why a gunman slipped into a georgia elementary school, fired at least a half dozen shots at police and then surrendered. police say he had no obvious connection to the school in decatur. the school was evacuated and no one was injured. the gunman told one school employee he was sorry for what he was doing and was willing to die. tarika duncan has our report. >> reporter: elementary school children sprinted to safety after a gunman opened fire at the ronald e. mcnair discovery learning academy in decatur, georgia. >> what did they tell you? >> there was a lockdown because someone was in the building. >>

tonight day of terror, a gunman strikes an elementary school. terrified children race out of the building. frantic parents await the news. who is the 19-year-old with the huge weapon? and an abc news exclusive, the school clerk whose sheer courage got him to put down that gun while she prayed this. >> god help us all. >>> red hot, 50 new fires put firefighters to a new limit. >>> and watch your wallet. look at this, one second it's there. the next it's gone. the new hot spots for pick pockets and the new tricks of their trade. >> a good evening to all of you. just as so many american children are heading back to school, once again we have faced a day of fear. today in an elementary school in atlanta, a 19-year-old man with a semiautomatic weapon made his way in, announcing his intent to kill until he was stopped in the nick of time. no child was injured but we saw those pictures. again, little children sprinting to safety. parents stricken with fear. a security officer shouting directions in the chaos and the reunions, an eery reminder of newtow

the gunman wants to let everybody know that he's sorry. he does not want to harm anybody. everybody stay in place until the lockdown is over. after that, hill becomes downright obedient and just before the police come in, tuff tells the gunman she loves him. >> it's going to be all right, sweetie. i just want you to know that i love you, though, okay? and i'm proud of you. that's a good thing that you've just given up and don't worry about it. we all go through something in life. >> at that point, hill offers to come out with his hands up instead, the police enter. here's what it sound like and listen to tuff's reaction as the gunman is taken away. >> hello? >> yes. >> let me tell you something. i've never been so scared in all the days of my life. >> me either. but you did great. you did great. >> oh, god. >> that courage and composure is why tuff is being hailed a hero today. that was nbc's matt pearl reporting. >>> turning now to some 51 large wildfires burning out west. the u.s. forest service has revealed that it's down to its final $50 million which is only enough to

a gunman inside with a weapon, a scene harkening back to the tragedy that happened in newtown, connecticut. today, thankfully, no one was hurt. but as children all over the country head back to school, questions abound. how did an armed young man stroll into an elementary school, and why? >> reporter: they are images no parent wants to see, and they're frighteningly familiar, desperate teachers here at the discovery learning academy outside of atlanta, rushing the young children, single file, away from danger. and inside the elementary school, a young man with a gun loose. >> we suspected he came in as somebody authorized to be there. >> reporter: it was only the second week of school when the familiar scene unfolded. he entered around 1:00 p.m., carrying an ak-47 knock off and a number of other alleged weapons. the police say it is michael arrested for aggravated assault on a police officer, terroristic threats and possession of a firearm by a felon. his connection to the school is unclear, he approached the scol. >> when he came in the door, he came in the door with the gun drawn. and so

tuff gets the gunman to give himself up to police. the emotion that comes pouring out. listen to this. >> just hold on, michael. go ahead and lay down. don't put your phone -- okay. you just got your phone? okay. that's fine. tell them to come on. come on. he just goss the phone. all he does is the phone. >> do not move. >> it's just him. okay. it's just him. um-hmm. >> i've neveren so scared in all the day of my life. >> but you did great. >> ooh, jesus. >> you did great. oh, god. >>> i mean, amazing, michelle, how she kept it together, she connected, she really made him believe in her and her caring about him, kept the 911 operator briefed, and then when it was over, her emotions came gushing out, because she could have died. she was one squeezing away from dying. >> and the fbi needs to call this woman and give her a job. october? under pressure she did not crack. she instinctively knew what to do, how to talk to him, how to show him love and compassion. she saw an entry point and entered so gently and delicately, and drew him into her, into what she needed to do to

. >> all students are safe after a gunman opened fire tuesday. dramatic video shows the 800 students at ronald e mcnair discovery learning academy running for their lives. the suspect reportedly slipped through security and now we hear from the heroic school clerk who hunted the shooter down. >> he had a backpack full of ammunition here magazines in his backpack. some was in his pocket. i had him dump everything and everything told him to pllay on the floor. i talked him through it. >> this as we get a first look at the suspect. he is 20-year-old michael brandon hill. he fired at least half a dozen shots. eventually surrendering still carrying weapons. hill has had a troubled past friends said. he is charged with aggravated assault on a police officer terroristic threats and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. hundreds of parents who were eager to be reunited with their kids they waited at a nearby wal-mart as school buses pulled up tearings began to flow. >> me and my kids started crying other people started crying. nobody want to get

we are hearing the minute-by-minute conversation between the gunman and the school employee who walked him back from the edge. >> it's gonna be all right, sweetie. i just want you to know that i love you though, okay? nd a i'm proud of you. >> we will play an extended version of that 911 call including parts you may not have heard. a panel including former fbi profiler clint van zandt will join me live for a half an hour interview. >>> plus, bradley manning's sudden revelation he wants to live as a woman. >>> on the road again. president obama kicks off a two-day bus tour on college debt. >>> i'm tamron hall. we'll get to all of that in a minute. first, we're following another developing story. the justice department is saying now it will go ahead with its efforts to block texas' new voter i.d. law. it was implemented after the supreme court back in june struck down a key provision of the 1965 voting rights act. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins us live. it's making headlines. >> it escalates the battle. the center piece is the supreme court's decision striking down th

who helped talk down a gunman at an atlanta- area elementary school... is being thanked by the president. antoinette tuff was on the phone with a 9-1-1 dispatcher... as she talked to the gunman about his problems. she stayed inside the school's front office... passing the gunman's orders to the person on the other end of the line. shortly before a national t-v interview on thursday... she got a call from the president. :36 i appreciate you too, but i learned from the best, the best president in the world. no that's me. you can't get any better when you got a great leader in front of you." tuff finally helped convince the gunman to surrender peacefully. no one was hurt in the incident. ben afflect has a new gig in hollywood... which big role he plans to take on in an upcoming boxoffice blockbuster. ((break 1)) just call ben ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing live tv from southwest. now you can turn your device into your television. try it for free today, only on southwest airlines. on the air. in the air. with live tv. wayne." the actor will take on the

listen to tuff's reaction as the gunman is taken away. >> hello? >> yes? >> i'm going to tell you something, baby. i've never been so scared in all the days of my life. >> but you did great. >> oh, jesus. >> you did great. >> oh, god. >> amazing. that's nbc's matt pearl reporting. >>> turning now to some 51 large wildfires burning out west, the u.s. forest service has revealed that it's down to its final $50 million which is only enough to fight fires for a few days. now the agency is diverting $600 million to keep firefighters on the ground. it's the sixth time funds have been moved since 2002. >>> closing arguments are set to begin in the ft. hood rampage trial. army major nadal hasan rested his case tuesday without calling any witnesses. representing himself in court, the army psychiatrist said american soldiers deploying overseas to, quote, engage in a legal war provoked the killing that killed 13 people and wounded others. jury deliberations could begin as soon as today. >>> good news this morning for vice president biden's son. beau biden is expected

not just talking down a gunman. >> i was looking at the national education statistics. it is true that schools are one place in our lives that the presence of guns are decreasing, measures such as metal detectors, and schools are reporting that they are more safe. >> the background, the shooter, michael hill, carrying an ak-47, two bags of ammunition, a rifle, he has prior felony arrests, threatened to shoot his brother, he is on three year's probation. and frank, this is the kind of guy who the nra says oh, we don't want to have a gun. but he has shown us how easily it is for his criminal record, with his mental instability to get his hands on whatever he wants. >> and on top of that, i've been monitoring the nra twitter feeds. and they have said next to nothing about this case. it doesn't fit within their world view, that they can't process it. they are saying absolutely nothing or next to nothing about this particular incident that has the attention of the rest of the nation. because they have no response. they don't know what to say. >> and krystal, if this had been

plus the chilling 911 call from the woman who talked down the gunman. >>> was it chemical warfare? word of unimaginable atrocities in syria. so many children killed as they slept. how will the world respond? >>> the hot shots. an exclusive look at the elite teams putting their lives on the line to fight wildfires, and tonight the flames are closing in on a national treasure. >>> and the final hours of the nixon tapes. for thfirst time tonight, secret recordings at the height of watergate right after the moment they pulled the plug. "nightly news" begins now. good evening. >>> good evening. i'm lester holt in for brian. what we have learned in the 24 hours or so after a heavily armed man barged into an atlanta area school is beyond frightening and comes as a jarring reminder of what happened just eight months ago in newtown, connecticut, and what could have happened yesterday. police in georgia say the alleged gunman had nearly 500 bullets and was apparently prepared for a violent showdown with police when he entered the mcnair discovery learning academy. also new tonight details of

there was the gunman. pushed her aside. she was shot. and then he came in.t back to the car, reloaded came back in kept shooting people. >> horrible story. by the way, this is about 85 miles north of philadelphia. >> yeah, it's -- incredible story. hopefully we'll get to the bottom of what he was thinking. another mass shooting unfortunately. >>> moving on to this now. the court-martial begins in texas for army major accused of the fort hood shooting rampage that left 13 people dead. major nidal hasan is representing himself. he will cross-examine many of the 32 people injured forcing them to relive the horror of the 2009 attack. if convicted, hasan could face the death penalty. >>> new details about the terror threat which led to closure of embassies and consulates. it apparently began with a conversation between two top al qaeda leaders. with more on this abc's martha raddatz. >> reporter: beefed-up law enforcement. heightened awareness at airports from l.a. to new york and more scrutiny on those trying to enter the country. a senior u.s. official tells ab

police are now saying that they believe the gunman may have had explosives on him. news, decatur, georgia. >> a suspect in custody this morning as police and volunteers step up their search efforts for a missing missouri girl. 12-year-old adrianna horton had been with family and friends at a park when she disappeared monday. one witness said they say they saw horton get in a pickup truck. a suspect in custody, bobby born jr. >> it's not like it was when you grew up. and i grew up. we have new people coming in here all the time. you don't even know who they are, where they're from. and what upsets me the most is, she knew this fellow. she played with this guy's kids. >> born is reportedly a former neighbor of the missing girl's family and at one point worked with her father. >> we are learning new details about the kidnapping of southern california teenager hannah anderson. police say the kidnapper used a timer to set fire to his san diego area home where the girl's mother and brother were found dead. they say james dimaggio and anderson were spotted on surveillance

conveying what the gunman is telling her. saying the police need to stand back. he's not there to shoot children but he's there to shoot police. he said he wishes he had went to a mental hospital instead and antoinette tuff who remains calm, begins to trying to relate to him on a very personal level. explaining things that have gone on recently in her own life that have been very difficult for her. drama in her own life as a way of making a connection to this potential killer. this is what -- where we left off with the tape. >> it's going to be all right, sweetie. i want you to know i love you. okay? i'm proud of you. that's a good thing you're giving up and don't worry about it. we all go through something in life. no, you don't want that. you going to be okay. i thought the same thing, you know, i tried to commit suicide last year after my husband left me? but look at me now. i'm still working and everything is okay. your name is michael what? michael hill? when the weather in the harbor? the people came in the harbor and planted a gun? oh, the drum from in the

. >>> back to class where a gunman opened fire. as the wild 911 call to police. >> i'm in the front office. ooh, he just went outside and started shooting. >> this morning, a new look at what was happening amid that chaos. >>> water and trees swallowed into a slurry. dramatic video showing the furious force of nature. >>> and these sunbathers get quite the surprise when something strange comes ashore. >>> good morning thursday morning. we begin with the threat of more political turmoil in egypt. >> the country's hard line former leader, hosni mubarak, is expected to sun walk free from his prison. his release could re-ignite anger, which is just beginning to frad. abc's preeti arla is joining us this morning from washington. good morning, preeti. >> reporter: he is expected to be placed under house arrest. the situation could add fuel to the fire in a country seemingly on the brink of civil war. the death toll in egypt is staggering. now, fear of more tension. after two years in jail, waiting for a retrial, ex-president, hosni mubar

inside, the gunman tells them to call a tv station. >> i never discovered anything like this. he wanted to us start filming as police died. >> reporter: the gunman fired half a dozen times. officers returned fire when one office worker convinced him to surrender. >> i held him the whole time. because he actually wanted to go out and start shooting again. i just started telling him my life story. asked him to put the weapons down. >> reporter: police searched the suspect's car for explosives. children had to be escorted away from the school as a precaution before being reunited with their anxious parents. parents claim about a lack of communication. most say they heard about it on local news. >> they said they put the school on lockdown and they secured the kids, the parents should have been called immediately right then and there. >> reporter: and there are new concerns about security parents are shaken about what could happen. >> they have a policy, they're supposed to show i.d. >> reporter: are you going to let your daughters go back to school? >> i don't want to. i want to

that gunman faces several charges including aggravated assault on a police officer. with the latest. >> he is off the streets, he could have done something to our family. we don't know what happened. >> the school does have a buzzer entry system with cameras. hill doesn't have a connection to the school. prince georges county upgrading security systems at all 205 schools, schools are required to do two lockdown drills per year, safety audits and more funds for security upgrades, wisdom, sarah? >> all right. melanie, thank you. >> in oklahoma, prosecutors are charging two teens in first degree murder in random killer. a college baseball player from australia. one of the teens told them they were board and shot 22-year-old christopher lane for the fun of it. a former lawmakers in australia is calling to boycott u.s. to force congress to act on gun control. >> new 25-year-old bradley manning is leeki inin inin inin thousands of documents to wikileaks. prosecutors have rested case and army major nidal hassan's turn. he was told he cannot make statements and ask himself q

she was calm in the face of the gunman. did she keep it calm when she got a call from the president of the united states? >> thank you. i hope i get to meet you also. >> we might have to have her to the white house. >> more now with my operator. you got a call right before you came out here tonight. >> i did. >> who called you? >> president obama. >> oh, wow. >> how was that? >> in the makeup room. awesome. oh, god, it was awesome. >> what's that like when you hear the president is on the phone? >> i was like, president obama, it's really you. you get the call and somebody tell you the president is on the phone, it's like okay. but then you hear the voice and you know it's the president. so it was the best voice that i could ever hear. couldn't have a better leader in place at this time. >> i appreciate you too. but i learned from the best. the best president in the world. no, that's me. you can't get any better when you've got a great leader in front of you. >> what did he say to you? >> he just wanted to let me know that

the gunman had been killed. >> kidnapped teen hannah

plus the chilling 911 call from the woman who talked down the gunman. >>> was it chemical warfare? word of unimaginable atrocities in syria. so many children killed as the slept. how will the world respond? >>> the hot shots. an exclusive look at the elite teams putting their lives on the line to fight wildfires, and tonight the dplflames are closi in on a national treasure. >>> and the final hours of the nixon tapes. for the first time tonight, secret recordings at the height of watergate right after the moment they pulled the plug. "nightly news" begins now. good evening. i'm lester holt in for brian. what we have learned in the 24 hours or so after a heavily armed man barged into an atlanta area school is beyond frightening and comes as a jarring reminder of what happened just eight months ago in newtown, connecticut, and what could have happened yesterday. police in georgia say the alleged gunman had nearly 500 bullets and was apparently prepared for a violent showdown with police when he entered the mcnair discovery learning academy. also new tonight details of his criminal re