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jason hoffman took that video he had he stopped traffic to help the kids escape. jason thank you so much. we appreciate you joining us. can you please talk about the scene of the shooting and how you i knew something was wrong. why you did what you did. well i, uh i was just happened to be in the area and i heard probably 10 to 15 or more shots as you saw in the video there. i was hearing that outside, and, um i just took cover in my car. and just tried . to flee the area. um as i was going down the road to get away from the gunshots, sc police everywhere and a woman jumping out into in front of my car waving her arms. i noticed there's children behind her, and i put two and two together. at that moment and it just hit me really hard. it's gonna say, did you did you know what was going on? and what was going through your head? i had no idea at the time. what was going on? i didn't know if it was like a police chase that ended up in a shootout. um it was when i saw the teacher come out of the woods and the kids behind her that my heart sunk and i was hoping that it

that was jason hoffman. he was on with us last hour. talking about just happened to be driving by the school and soft kids running, he says. out of the woods into their parents' arms. he stopped traffic to help facilitate the whole thing, and then took some video of it. i mean, just horrific all the way around, the more we hear, the worse it gets, but it is. it's nice to see someone like that. who did take a heroic action that day who got involved and tried to help, even if he was downplaying his own role. we have a lot to get to this morning. good morning, everyone. poppy is off. we have new video. that shows young children escaping and running across the street during the school shooting in nashville, and we're learning alarming new details about the shooter's past . also this morning for vice president mike pence, has now been ordered to testify to a grand jury about one on one conversations he had with former president trump leading up to january 6th judge blasting fox news lawyers in a billion dollar lawsuit against the network as

. >> reporter: hearing the gunshots and seeing the panic in front of him, jason hoffman knew he had totop driving and help them get away by stopping traffic. is there a moment that is kind of seared in your mind forever? >> the teacher hugging that little girl, because all i could think about was my child in that same spot. >> reporter: running towards the gunfire, officer michael collazo, a former marine, and rex engelbert, a four-year veteran of the nashville police department. officer engelbert's brother says, that display of heroism is in their blood. >> our mom always taught us to be brave and was very proud to see how brave he was. >> reporter: the tragedy striking all corners of this grief-stricken community from the pastor who knew evelyn dieckhaus and the 9-year-old's family. >> she is a shining light. she is just an amazing child. >> reporter: to the e first lady of tennessee losing her friendnd, cinddy peak,, a substitute teacher. >> cindy was supposed to come over to have dinner with maria last night. >> reporter: among the other victims, hallie scruggs, the only daughter o

. >> hearing the gunshots and seeing the panic in front of him, jason hoffman knew he had to stop drivingelp them get away, by stopping traffic. >> is there a moment that is kind of seared in your mind forever? >> the teacher hugging that little girl, because all i could think about was my child and that same spot. >> with, that let's get smarter with the help of our lead off panel tonight. my dear friend carol leonning is in the studio, in here, in person, plater prize-winning investigative journalist with the washing. but glenn kirschner, investigative author, and -- , coauthor of pbs newshour, and also an msnbc political contributor. i feel like i'm living in a pre-covid world, surrounded by friends and colleagues, with some serious news to cover. geoff, i turn to you. the ceo of fox news, suzanne scott, sent this to an executive about how in december of 2020, a reporter who was fact checking donald trump's fraud claims, which we know are false. suzanne scott, president of the news organizations, writes this, quote, this has to stop now, this is bad business. the audience is furious. b

one of those was jason hoffman, the father of a nine year old himself. he was driving by and he said he began seeing teacher and children running out of the woods. that's when he stopped his car along with other people on a busy road. to try and get those children to safety. i had no idea at the time. what was going on? i didn't know if it was like a police chase that ended up in a shootout. um it was when i saw the teacher come out of the woods and the kids behind her that my heart sunk. he also told cnn this morning that he again he's a father of a nine year old three of the six who were killed on monday morning. here at this school were just nine years old . tonight the city of nashville will hold a citywide vigil, which will include state and local dignitaries, the singer sheryl crow, and also boris bianna, the first lady of the united states. biden will be in attendance as well tonight here in nashville. it just leaves you breathless. they're seeing those children running across the street there and heartwarming against to know that there are so man

jason hoffman says that he jumped out of his vehicle to help stop traffic. >> i just saw fear.hese kids were screaming and crying. >> reporter: all of it as a growing call for change now stretches from nashville to washington, where a renewed push for gun control legislation led to this heated exchange. >> they won't do anything to save the lives of our chirnl. children. >> allow teachers to care. [ yelling ] >> reporter: just one example of the heated divide happening on capitol hill as house democrats are calling for a new assault weapons ban with little-to-no support from republicans who control that chamber. and happening now at the tennessee state capitol, parents and kids will rally at the state capitol later today for tougher gun control measures here in tennessee. hoda? >> all right. catie beck for us here in nashville, tennessee. catie, thanks. >>> meanwhile, there are new developments this morning tied to the university of idaho murders case. an investigation involving one of the officers in the investigation. nbc's gadi schwartz has been following the story very clos

jason hoffman says he jumped out of his vehicle to help stop traffic. >> i saw fear.. [indiscernible] >> nbc's katie beck with that report. joining us now, sheryl crow. she performed at yesterday's candlelight vigil in nashville honoring the victims. here's a bit more of that. ♪♪ ♪ what the world needs now is love, sweet love ♪ >> also with us, cofounder and ceo of the sandy hook promise action fund mark barden. good to have you both. sheryl, tell us about the vigil last night and how the community is coping. >> i'll be honest with you. it's really difficult for me to even speak about this, because i'm a mom. i'm raising two boys. we live right down the street from covenant. my kids go to a school very near there. i've asked them permission to speak out on behalf of all moms. we've had some really difficult conversations about what the world looks like now. i mean, my kids have a running joke that i was born in the 1870s. but, yes, i remember a time when going to school was not stressful. the only thing you worried about is whether you were wearing the same thing ever