. >> there were fatailities at the scene and both student and staff. there is no information relative to that and released at that time and we make a complete and proper notification. >> it is sheer terror and a sense of immediate urgency and you know to get to your child and to be there to protect them. >> the president will make remarks about the shooting today. we'll take a listen. >> this afternoon, i spoke with governor maloy and fbi director mueller. i offered our condolences on behalf of the nation and made it clear he will have every single resource he needs to investigate the heinous crime and care for the victims and counsel their families. >> there were fatalities. 18 children pronounced dead at the school. two transported to area helps and pronounced dead at area hospitals and six adults pronounced dead at the scene of the school. >> this happened over six hours ago there is it a lot of evidence being processed and the crime scene is active and other scenes are now being investigated including apparently the home of the shooter's mother in