you were friends with katherine coons, who was the head of the covenant school. for it was a three or four years. you said that she had been at the school. i think so. and so you had a long friendship with miss coons. first off when you heard about the shooting that occurred here. when did you find out about it? what did you do? probably about 10 15. i got a text from a friend and coworker and i went to my office and several of us from our counseling practice. we're going to the reunification center. so i went straight there to see what i could do to help. and you told me that as soon as you heard you also texted your friend katherine coons. that was my first text. i sent just to say, what can we do? how can we help because we've had a long history with the school and just wanted to do anything. possible not knowing not having any idea, and at what point did you realize something wasn't right. no one was talking about it yet and when i went to the center, she wasn't there, and no one was saying anything about her and i knew i mean, knowing her, she's so kind and

you also knew the head of school, katherine coons and mike hill. the custodian, because obviously, you know you had had done training at the school. what can you tell us about them? mike. i met a few times. i didn't know him. well catherine out of a very good relationship with actually just saw a couple months ago i ran into her at the bank. she was the type of person that knew this was a heavy topic and knew she had to be very careful about bringing this in front of her educators. but she was also adamant about doing that because she understood the severity of the topic. and the severity of the teachers needing to have the knowledge of what to do and that situation so she actually did her due diligence so much that she came and sat in on our training at another school first to make sure it was what she wanted for her staff. and then we worked very closely together to customize that training program for this location and advise them on some physical security and teach them what to do in the moment and so she was. steadfast in our commitment to doin

katherine coons, age 60 and mike hill age 61. according to police. all six of them were killed by a 28 year old woman who they say may have been a former student. they say they were received calls at 10 13 am about the shooting at according to police, that woman was armed with at least two assault rifles as well as a handgun. they say that she entered through a side door they believe and got to the upper level of the school, which is inside covenant. presbyterian church there in nashville. about 200 kids attend this school. it is preschool through sixth grade that they serve. according to police. the shooting happened in what they described as a lobby area now still trying to determine exactly what happened here. and, of course why that 28 year old woman targeted this school. they do believe that she may have been a former student. they say there is video at the school and that they are going over that. the police chief also said that the doors were locked, so they're trying to determine how she was able to force her way into that school. now again ,

katherine coons. age 80. excuse me, 60 mike hill, who's 61, the school custodian.and cynthia peak, who was also 61, a substitute teacher. a city councilman now says he believes that koons may have died trying to protect the children. he says a witness told him kunz was on a zoom call, heard the shots and then abruptly ended the call and left the office. nashville's police chief, can't confirm how she died, but did say, quote. i do know she was in the hallway by herself. there was a confrontation. i'm sure so many are mourning tonight, including steven curtis chapman, a grammy award winning singer songwriter and his family knew katherine coons very well, not just as an educator, but as a friend and a lifesaver after a tragic accident when steven's daughter , maria, was accidentally struck by a vehicle driven by one of his sons, stephen says that coon stepped into their lives in a powerful way, walking with them and their anguish and they're suffering. i'm grateful steven curtis chapman could join us tonight. stephen, i know you and your family are grieving, and i ap

and katherine coons. we are grateful to the team of officers. who rushed into that school building. without hesitation. monday morning. to locate and stop the threat. before any more innocent victims were harmed. enforcement experts are praising for the police response to the shooting . chief drake says his officers are crying with nashville and the world. meantime, singer sheryl crow performed her song. i shall believe um so. then not everything. seems like. sound on me, please. you won't give up. me no. yes, lord. i shall. a moving tribute to an unspeakable crime there. meantime investigators are working with an expert who previously conducted active shooter training at that covenant school , he says all six victims were in open areas or hallways, and that the shooter also fired into several classrooms. think about that, and thankfully did not hit anyone. we get more now from cnn's carlos suarez. the motive for why 28 year old audrey hale shot and killed six people at the covenant school is still unclear. nashville police chief john drake spoke to cnn about the investigation. what

all nine years old katherine coons 60, the head of the school, according to its website, and cynthiatitute teacher, and mike hill, a custodian, both 61 literally. moved to tears to see this and kids as they would be in ushered out of the building devastating images as small children moving single file holding hands terrified faces seen through school bus windows , parents anxiously looking for their kids running through parking lots, gathering at a nearby church and supporting each other in prayer. we just need to embrace those that are grieving because we agree with them. police identifying the shooter as 28 year old audrey hale from nashville, who at one point may have been a student at the school. authorities say the shooter identified as transgender officers are searching, hails home finding maps of the school property and writings. the shooter left behind this tells you about someone who's total identitywas wrapped into committing this mass shooting. according to police. all doors of the school were locked, armed with two assault style rifles and a handgun and multiple rounds of

three of them were children also killed katherine coons, the head of the school and custodian, mike lee, his family releasing new pictures, saying he liked to cook and spend time with his family, including seven children and 14 grandchildren. and so far , police say the motive here still remains unclear. they say it appears the shooter targeted the school and not specific individuals. lionel very heartbreaking, lindsay. thank you. questions are now being raised about the response to a deadly fire to migrant detention facility just across the texas border in juarez, mexico. surveillance video under investigation appears to show men locked inside as the room fillswo dresseds guar were seen walking away, making no apparent attempt to help the men escape. 38 men were killed. people outside that building desperate for answers, asking us if we had any information the government saying it could take up to a week before they give out anything about the victims or the investigation. maria thank you. mexico's president blames the fire on migrants lighting mattresses on fire to protest their upcom

halle scruggs also killed 60 year old katherine coons, who are, according to the school's website, was the head of the school police also identifying 61 year old mike hill, a custodian and 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher. police continue to investigate a motive but say they have a theory. there's some belief that there was some resentment to having to go to that school. don't have all the details to that just yet, and that's why this incident occurred. of course, motive is the big question. why would anyone go on such a deadly shooting rampage? metro nashville police also said that the shooter scouted a second location but decided against it because there was too much security there. enhanced chose the covenant school, this private christian school, we learned that there was and is no school resource officer or security guards on campus because this is housed inside a church, perhaps questions will be raised on whether or not that policy needs to be changed. yeah, definitely a lot of questions that we still have emerald walker, not a nashville . thank you very much. so th

and katherine coons age 60. now police revealed a lot of information in the past few moments here, wolf that we have talked about saying that there was a car nearby, the scene that helped them identify hale as the shooter that she was armed with an assault style rifle, an assault style pistols and also a handgun, saying that at least two of those weapons were obtained legally. they also said that they have been going over writings from hail that they've also interviewed her father and then in the his writings. it shows how she targeted this school. we have a manifesto. we have some writings that were going over that pertain to this day. the actual incident we have a map drawn out of how this was all going to take place. there's right now, a theory of that that we may be able to talk about later, but it's not confirmed and so we'll put that out as soon as we can. now. they say that hale was able to get into the school by shooting out one of the doors. this is something that had been investigators have been talkin

substitute teacher cynthia peak custodian mike hill and school headmaster katherine coons. smart, witty, funny. always with great advice. tricia drake, a former colleague of coons says there last email exchange was about active shooter training in school. i can't believe that that was my last conversation with her exactly where the students would be. she was prepared. i'm sure they had run those drills. it could have been 40 50 60 people killed if not for the preparedness of her friend. the shooter audrey hale was carrying two assault style rifles, a handgun and significant ammunition all bought legally responding officers quickly taking down the shooter who police say once attended the school. the officials have not identified a specific motive. a former instructor at the college hail attended, says hail posted on facebook about the death of a romantic partner in recent years , telling the new york times that hale had been openly grieving about that on social media and during the grieving is when she announced that she wanted to be addressed as a male. meanwhile tense mome

and katherine coons. cnn's carlos suarez has more on the investigation. the motive for why 28 year old audrey hale shot and killed six people at the covenant school is still unclear. nashville police chief john drake spoke to cnn about the investigation. what we know is the suspect actually went to that school, and as i said once before that there may be some resentment. but we haven't been able to confirm that. the chief said detectives are still going over a notebook that hail left behind with writings inside. authorities believe hale had weapons training and may have stopped somewhere between leaving home and arriving at the school. according to the chief. hale did not have problems at the school while a student suspect was under doctor's care. for an emotional disorder of some type that right now we don't have any indication there was any problems at the school or at home, said detectives believe the parents did not know about the seven weapons hail legally owned. the parents felt like she should not own any weapons. she did have one weapon that they

cynthia peak, she was a beloved as substitute teacher here. 60 year old katherine coons. she was the head of school here and 61 year old mike hill, who was a custodian at the school. it appears according to authorities that the shooter here targeted these victims at random, we believe at least according to some of the surveillance video, we have seen that it appears that the shooter may have encountered some of these folks. as the shooter walked and up and down the hallways at this school. guys. just immensely heartbreaking and our thoughts are with all of their families and everyone in that community. and carlos, thank you for being there. thank you very much for that. we're going to turn now to this new information that we have this morning of what happened in the moments before the mass shooting. at that nashville school former middle school classmate of the shooter says that hail reached out to her 9 57 am just minutes before entering that school. everyone a patent says that hail messaged her on instagram that he'll plan to die by suicide and that she would see it on

and katherine coons. we are grateful to the team of officers. who rushed into that school building. without hesitation. monday morning. to locate and stop the threat. before any more innocent victims were harmed. enforcement experts are praising the police response to the shooting, and one man who helped train the teachers at the covenant schools say that they deserve credit for saving lives. the whole story here is about these teachers. people are talking about the training we did with them. and yes, training is important. but i wasn't here on monday. they were here right their ability to execute literally flawlessly under that amount of stress while somebody trying to murder them and their children, that is what made the difference here, and that is that, you know. these teachers are the reason those kids went home to their families. that man you just heard previously conducted active shooter training at the covenant school, and he said that all six victims were in open areas or hallways. the shooter also fired into several classrooms but didn't hit anyone more now from cnn's carl

katherine coons, was also killed , along with teacher cynthia peak and custodian mike hill. we just need to embrace those that are grieving because we agree with them police patrol cars outside the school were left riddled with bullet holes. authorities say hail fired at officers from a second story window. according to police to officers ran toward the gunfire , shooting and killing hell. just 14 minutes after the 1st 911 call multiple victims down inside the school shooter is down as now as well. authorities say they strongly believe hail described as a 28 year old female who identifies as transgender was a former student at the private christian school. overnight police say they found more guns and evidence at hales home. a motivs under investigation. belief that there was some resentment for having to go to that school. don't have all the details to that. just yet. violence is the number one cause of death for children in america, recently surpassing car crashes in washington advocates for gun reform once again, demanding tougher measures this person has to a r 15 and a

the victims have been identified as 60 year old katherine coons, who was the head of the school. 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill, a custodian. the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny. community and nation mourning the victims and yet another school shooting so even in a remarkably fast response, there was not enough time. and those guns stole precious lives from us today in nashville. and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer tonight. police say the shooter had no criminal history. they plan to release more information about a motive in coming days. mike harrington live in the newsroom tonight. alyssa. thank you. many parents in nashville have been shaken by the shooting. sean dale brooks says she lost one of her sons in the 2018 waffle house, shooting in tennessee. and now today, another one of her children was inside that school. yeah. i felt like my nerves left me. it felt like it was happening all over again. no parent should have to receive th

they are 60 year old katherine coons, who was the head of the school 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill custodian. the three children who died or evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny all age nine. at the white house today, president biden praised the first responders and called for congress to pass an assault weapons ban. and we have to do more to stop gun violence. it's ripping our communities apart, ripping a soulless nation, the very soul of the nation. and we have to do more to protect our school so they aren't turned into prisons. last year, president biden sign, but it was been what has been called the most comprehensive gun bill in about three decades following mass shootings, including the body school shooting and the massacre in buffalo, new york, but congress appears unlikely to pass further gun control measures. late night shooting in vallejo killed two men. a third person was injured and transported to a hospital that's happened at a gas station. right at the corner of tennessee street in sonoma boulevard in tonight, police are

those killed 39 year old students, a substitute teacher custodian and the school's headmaster, katherine coons, who one local official says ran towards the gunfire. friends are remembering her as a dedicated teacher. absolutely fierce. she was an absolute champion. for her students and her students always knew that she was in their corner, while the 28 year old shooter fired randomly at victims. police say the covenant school was targeted. on tuesday , chief john drake revealed the suspects manifesto included plans to attack multiple locations in the building. some lawmakers are now calling for this shooting to be called a hate crime. they believe it was definitely premeditated, and there was a deliberate attempt to target the school that looks like a hate crime to me. meanwhile this tragedy is raising concerns about security measures in private schools, according to tennessee's department of education, state laws requiring schools to submit safety plans only apply to public ones, many now praising the police officers who jumped into action on monday, likely saving many lives, folks. obviously

those killed 39 year old students, a substitute teacher custodian and the school's headmaster, katherine coons, who one local official says ran towards the gunfire. friends are remembering her as a dedicated teacher. absolutely fierce. she was an absolute champion. for her students and her students always knew that she was in their corner, while the 28 year old shooter fired randomly at victims. police say the covenant school was targeted. on tuesday , chief john drake revealed the suspects manifesto included plans to attack multiple locations in the building. some lawmakers are now calling for this shooting to be called a hate crime. they believe it was definitely premeditated, and there was a deliberate attempt to target the school that looks like a hate crime to me. meanwhile this tragedy is raising concerns about security measures in private schools, according to tennessee's department of education, state laws requiring schools to submit safety plans only apply to public ones, many now praising the police officers who jumped into action on monday, likely saving many lives. obviously. could

the victims have been identified as 60 year old katherine coons, who was the head of the school. 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill, a custodian. the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kinney always said this one community and nation mourning the victims and yet another school shooting so even in a remarkably fast response, there was not enough time. and those guns stole precious lives from us today in nashville. and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer to night. police say the suspect had no criminale more details about a possible motive in coming days. reporting live. i'm elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. alyssa thank you. just chilling and heartbreaking when you see that video at the white house today, president biden praised the first responders in nashville and called for congress to pass an assault weapons ban. we have to do more to stop gun violence . it's ripping our communities apart, ripping a soulless nation, very solar nation. and we have

school head katherine coons, substitute teacher cynthia peak. she was just there for that day. those nine year olds those little girls, haley scruggs, also a little boy, william kenny , the family of nine year old evelyn dick cows, released a statement saying, in part our hearts are completely broken. we cannot believe this has happened. i can only imagine her pastor had this to say this morning. she's amazing, shining light. um, i know her family is going to want to tell her story at some point. and right now we're giving them time to grieve and to be surrounded by their family and friends. i think that our children deserve to be able to go to school. and come home in the afternoon. i don't have all the answers. um it's this happens all over our country and we've seen it. but then when it happens in your neighborhood and your backyard um, we we've got to find a way to do better. yeah well, that last point clear call for change. congress and congress. hearing a call from president tried to take action specifically on assault style weapons. like one of those used in the shooting

adult victims 61 year old cynthia peak, who was working as a substitute teacher , 60 year old katherine coons, the head of the covenant school , and 61 year old mike hill, a member of the custodial staff. police have released dramatic body cam video showing officers responding to the shooting, and they're revealing some disturbing text messages from the shooter. cnn's andrew walker reports and we warn you, some viewers may find the footage disturbing. up to no body cameras revealed police running toward the sound of gunfire without hesitation. about 3.5 minutes elapsed between the time they go in. personnel, pbs. and when they confront the shooter. metro nashville police said these two officers opened fire, killing the shooter at 10 27 am about 14 minutes after the initial call for help. 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. let's go. police still have not isolated what motivated audrey hale, a former student students that were targeted were randomly targeted. there was not any particular student that they w

the victims have been identified as 60 year old katherine coons, who was the head of the school. 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill, a custodian. the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny. community and nation mourning the victims. and yet another school shooting and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer. elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. the san jose police department has arrested a man in connection to multiple burglaries at several schools. 44 year old juan rodriguez was booked into the santa clara county main jail on eight counts of commercial burglary, three counts of felony vandalism and one count of bringing a weapon out of school grounds. police say from august of last year through february of this year, they investigated a series of burglaries at several schools on the east side union, mount pleasant and alum rock school district campuses. police say rodriguez targeted portable classrooms so that alarm systems and stole elektronik. and east

they are 60 year old katherine coons , who was the head of that school 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill custodian there. the three children who died or evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny all age nine. box news. jonathan siri has more she entered the school through a side entrance. and traversed her way from the first floor to the second floor, firing multiple shots. a 28 year old woman opens fire inside a private christian elementary school in nashville, killing three children and three staff members before being shot and killed by police. it happened monday morning at the covenant school presbyterian school of some 200 students ranging from preschool to sixth grade. according to police. the first report of shots fired came in around 10 13 am minutes later, a team of officers responded and began clearing the building when the officers got to the second level, they saw a shooter and female who was firing the officers engaged her. she was fatally shot. by responding police officers. five of the victims, three children and two adults were r

police say the confident school was specifically targeted, officials say the school's headmaster, katherine coonsran toward the gunfire. absolutely fierce. she was an absolute champion for her students, and her students always knew that she was in their corner. earlier in the day, pope francis sent his condolences to the city and offered prayers to those affected by the violence. the white house and congressional democrats are making a renewed call now for a ban on assault weapons after that deadly sh in nashville house democrats coming together on the steps of the u. s capitol to make an urgent plea to the republican colleagues for action on gun control legislation. while democrats are calling for restrictions on guns. many republicans say that schools need more resources from mental health and security. give us a vote on the assault weapons. give us a vote on background checks. bring it to the floor. i think with respect any, um, let discussion of legislation. it's premature. there's an ongoing investigation and i think we need to let the facts come out. last year after the school shooting, and

among the adults murdered was 60 year old katherine coons. as we were discussing a moment ago with amorous she was the head of the school and in 2021, the school posted this video that is taking on some new meaning today. god himself is timeless. his love is timeless. we're also learning about 61 year old mike hill. he was a custodian at the school who also helped in the cafeteria. and also a substitute teacher who is filling in for the day. cynthia peak was killed . she was 61 years old. in the last 24 hours. we've heard of the same sentiment over and over again. nashville is a small world. it's a city that's family. and this morning, the mayor john cooper, is vowing to change his community, his family for the better. i think the public is gonna go back to understand our questioning why we have so few restrictions on guns, particularly assault level type guns that guns and gunfire . the number one cause of death with children, and we really can't tolerate that anymore. we owe it to the parents, everybody that's attending every vigil in nashv

a city councilman telling cnn today that katherine coons likely died trying to protect the children of her school, saying a witness told him the school's headmaster ended a zoom call after shots were heard in the background. i do know she was in the hallway by itself, a nine year old evelyn dick house, whose family said in a statement. evelyn was a shining light in this world amidst all this pain for friends and family authorities continue to work to answer questions about who the shooter was and the motive behind monday's massacre the school this morning we met with the parents and as of right now, we don't have any indication that there was any problems at the at the school or at home. one of the shooters, college professors talked to cnn today, describing what she witnessed on the suspect social media page over the last year. about a year ago, she started openly grieving about someone that she had lost. um and there was a slight romantic context to it. it didn't seem like she was just talking about a friend. um and literally since that happened, i mean, i honestly feel like that tho

and there is a word tonight wolf that the head of the school a 60 year old katherine coons may have died protecting the children, a city council member here told cnn that a witness said that a kunz was on a zoom call when the shooting began, and according to police, based on where her body was found, they believe that koons had some type of encounter with the shooter. somewhere in one of the hallways. so heartbreaking indeed. carla suarez, thank you very much. let's go to diane gallagher. right now. she's covering the vigil for the victims. diane set the scene for us as this service is close to getting underway. that's right wolf in about half an hour. we expect this vigil here to begin. it is a citywide vigil, the mayor essentially putting this on so all of nashville can come together and mourn this tragedy that tragic loss of those six victims. of course. first lady jill biden at what is the original memorial that has been put up right now. outside of the school, the church where people have been laying those stuffed animals, putting those crosses and flowers, balloons that simply say

katherine coons was head of the school. she was 60, a former student with learning disabilities, said that ms coons never gave up on him telling w s m v that there are too many educators who do the world, he said, needs more people like her. halle scruggs. dad was the pastor of covenant presbyterian church, which runs the school. halle was in the third grade just nine years old. evelyn did houses family said she was a shining light. our hearts are completely broken. we cannot believe this has happened, they said in a statement today. evelyn to was just nine. we don't have photos of william kinney, also nine years old family friends said that he loved his sisters adored his parents and grandparents was unfailingly kind and gentle and quick to laugh. sweet will, as she called him knew no strangers, she said. but a stranger did come into a school yesterday and killed sweet will evelyn and halle, mike, cynthia and catherine what we're about to show you was released by the police today, and it shows you how the killer was stoppe

and katherine coons. first lady jill biden was also in attendance, although she did not speak earlier she visited the memorial at the entrance of the covenant school and laid flowers. eight nashville's mayor offered words of solace before the anguished crowd when words just can't carry the weight. of what is in our hearts. we must reach out to each other. to help each other carry the load. to think of all the hugs. that they would have had. and all the hugs we can still give each other. mourners lit candles and listened to musical performances, including one from singer sheryl crow. you won't give me. the families of the victims also grieved 61 year old mike hill was a beloved custodian at the school, his family said he loved to cook and spend time with his family and quote he took great pleasure and found tremendous joy in his job and through those students, nine year old william kenny had an unflappable spirit, according to family friends. they said quote . he was unfailingly kind, gentle when the situa

six year old katherine coons was the head of the covenant school and 61 year old mike hill was a member of the custodial scarf. a woman who works across the street recorded video of police escorting the children out of the school and nashville mother who lost one of her sons in a mass shooting in 2018 said that she was frightened when she heard about monday's attack. it's something that i think about every day, you know, every time that there is a mass shooting, um. it's a lot. we're not safe anywhere. we're not safe in schools. we're not safe. when we go out to eat, we're not safe in church. we're not safe in the waffle house. you know? think about it every day that i sent all the into school. meanwhile, shooting survivors are outraged by lawmakers failure to pass new gun control laws are telling moment unfolded in tennessee when a mother who lived through a separate mass shooting heard about this latest bud shed and interrupted a news cost. i'm from highland park, illinois. my son and i survived a mass shooting over the summer. i am in tennessee on a family vacation with my son visiti

katherine coons was the head of the private christian school.u can see her here back in 2021 talking about god's timeless love. families say she knew every child by name and found ways to keep the students enrolled, even when their parents struggled to pay tuition , and mike hill was a custodian at the school, he would send encouraging texts out of the blue. he was 61 years old cynthia peak. also 61 was a substitute teacher. our hearts go out to all of those families . but next for us president biden gets the k file treatment he's attacked. republicans were trying to cut social security and medicare. but these are positions that he wants shared. we've got the tape after the break. tonight on cnnn primetime as former president trump faces a possssible indictment in the stormy daniels case examines new developments in the investigations that could put him in legal jeopardy. what happens next inside the trump investigations live tonight at nine, next behind e series that run with the amp was peppercorn ranch. i love mythe rings. no cherish that lun

halle scruggs also killed 60 year old katherine coons, who are, according to the school's website, was the head of the school police also identifying 61 year old mike hill, a custodian and 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher. police continue to investigate a motive but say they have a theory. there's some belief that there was some resentment to having to go to that school. don't have all the details to that just yet. and that's why this incident occurred. and i do want to point out the names of the two metro nashville police officers who heroically shot and killed the shooter of on the second floor. that is where the shooter died of the school. michael collazo, a veteran of the police department of for nine years, and rex engelbert veteran officer there for four years. look, they responded within 14 minutes of the car coming in. but sadly that quick response wasn't enough to prevent those six deaths. guys absolutely, just on unbelievable to see what the timeline looks like, and just how quickly things can happen. and walker thank you want to show you now live pictures right

monday. 39 year old children, a substitute teacher, custodian and the head of the covenant school, katherine coonsho may have died trying to protect the children. a funeral for evelyn dick house is set for friday afternoon at woodmont. christian church, according to the senior pastor, clay stauffer . those attending are asked to wear pink or bright spring colors instead of black. another funeral will be held on saturday for holly scruggs at covenant presbyterian church, where her father is the lead pastor. at least 3911 calls were released on thursday. we're told that the fbi is still going through the shooter's notebook and that any information related to a motive or the writings that were left behind by the shooter will not be released this week. carlos suarez, cnn, nashville, tennessee, coming up a jury rules on the lawsuit involving actress when it's paltrow and the collision she had years ago with another skier. that story ahead. there's a new victim of identity theft every three seconds. and checking your credit score or bank statementss may not be enough to alert you. that's's because ident

also killed nine year old william kenny. 60 year old katherine coons. she was the head of school. we spoke with a friend of hers, who said they were friends for 15 years, and she texted her yesterday morning as soon as you heard that there was a shooting hair and she never heard back and when she went to the reunification center and didn't see her friend, the head of the school at that location. which she should have been there, she realized that something was terribly wrong. 61 year old cynthia peak, she was a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill, who was a custodian of the school. alex you talk about the grief in this community, and i tell you we can feel it. when you look behind me here. there's a makeshift memorial that has been growing throughout the day and all morning and day long. we have seen people strangers, people from the community coming with teddy bears and flowers. there was also a small group of elderly people who walked over from a senior center just right next door to the school that brookdale assisted living center. they came with their walkers walk slo

katherine coons was also murdered. she was 60, head of the covenant school. her daughter is also a teacher. there. police say her killer who they say was transgender, was carrying a handgun into assault style rifles. president biden today called on congress to do what it showed no willingness to do since the federal ban on such weapons expired in 2004. so i call on congress again to pass my assault weapons ban. it's about time that we began to make some more progress, but there's more to learn. but i just wanted to send my concerned hearts out to so many parents out there for lawmakers. texas republican senator john cornyn, who helped pass a more limited gun safety package during the last congress, says he doesn't believe anymore. legislation will move on the issue in the next two years. senator cornyn telling cnn's manu raju that an assault weapons ban would affect quote law abiding citizens. but later we'll be joined by his democratic counterpart from connecticut senator chris murphy. right now i want to go to nashville and cnn's carla suarez. so what more

there is word tonight that the head of school 60 year old katherine coons, may have died trying to protect the children. a city official here says that kunz left a zoom meeting once the shooting began, and according to police, the position of her body where she was found, leads them to believe that there was some encounter between her and the shooter in one of the hallways. pam just gives you chills carlos suarez and national forest. thank you. and joining me now to discuss his brian higgins. he is the former chief of the bergen county, new jersey, police department and a former swat team commander. so natural police are saying they are still trying to figure out a motive. but there's no evidence at this stage that the shooter had any problems at home or as a previous student of this school. so what are investigators doing to try and figure out the motive now? so they're going to go through social media posting. they're going to interview anybody who's interacted with this individual friends, the casual interactions and then they're gonna trace these firearms and the purchase of the ammuni

katherine coons, the head of the school was found in the hallway outside her office. police say it's very possible she may have been running towards the shooter. earlier we spoke to a close friend of catherine melissa treverton, and we asked her if this is something her friend would have done. there is no doubt that catherine would protect would do anything to protect the kids, the teachers the people around her. she was so committed. to just to relationship and people and would do anything. and so i do not doubt catherine was a person that never did back down , uh, from any kind of risk, and whether it was just just an adventure in itself, or in a situation like this. uh i think that so many of us could just imagine that she stepped right in front of any kids or people. if it if she could save them. it's a devastating loss. and tonight they're still no answers as to why this happened manifesto but unclear on motive . there's so little that we know and i want to start with our coverage with carlos suarez outfront live in nashville and carlos, what more are you learnin

friends of victim katherine coons, who was the head of the school are remembering her as an amazing friend and a compassionate educator. she was witty. she was sassy. she had this amazing confidence. but she was she was a person of grace. but i'll tell you, i know it. sure as i'm sitting here that catherine went down protecting those kids. and katelyn polantz . this shooters guns. yeah and obviously major questions about that this morning, carlos torres . thank you so much for that report. alright. carlos, in one witness to the chaos in nashville, describing what she saw, and witnesses actress melissa joan hart from sabrina, the teenage which many of you recognize her from that. she said that she was driving to her own children's school when she saw kids running from the covenant school. listen to what she says happened. we did. my husband and i were on our way to school for conferences and luckily our kids weren't in today, and we helped a class of kindergartners across a busy highway. they were climbing out of the woods they were trying to escape. the shooter situation at their school. s

the victims have been identified as 60 year old katherine coons, who was the head of the school. 61 year old cynthia peek a substitute teacher and 61 year old mike hill, a custodian. the three children who died are evelyn deck house, halle scruggs and william kenny always said this one community and nation mourning the victims and yet another school shooting and in this dark hour, let us support each other. let us go and hug our children a little bit closer . elissa harrington ktvu fox two news, alyssa. thank you. well california has filed an appeal to a court ruling that blocks and forcing a state law to limit the sale of certain kinds of handguns. last week, a federal judge in orange county rejected amendments to the unsafe handgun act specifically amendments that said than any news semiautomatic guns should happen indicators showing when the gun is loaded. and also a disconnect mechanism to stop the gun from firing when ammunition is not inserted, attorney general rob bonta said the law is saving lives caused by accidental shootings and that the rate of accidental shooting deaths in c

killed. 39 year old students, a substitute teacher, a custodian and the school's headmaster, katherine coonsone local official says ran towards the gunfire. the friends of remembering her as a dedicated teacher. absolutely fierce. she was an absolute champion for her students, and her students always knew that she was in their corner now, while the shooter fired randomly at the victims, police say the covenant school was targeted. police say the suspects manifesto included plans to attack multiple locations within the building. the white house is urging congress to bring back a national ban on assault weapons . congress signed an assault weapons ban in 1994, it only covered certain categories of semiautomatic weapons. the band lapsed in 2004. congress didn't pass any major gun reform until last year, when a bill signed into law strengthened background checks and incentivized state to pass red flag laws. there are weapons of war and they should not be on the streets. across the country in our communities. they should not be in schools. they should not be in grocery stores. they should not be

head of the school katherine koonce former fbi special agent telling fox exclusively, quote, kat rain coonsas on a zoom call when she heard the first shot. she immediately ended that call. got up and headed straight for the shooter. she did what principals and head masters do. she protected her children. and one brave little 9-year-old evelyn dieckhaus losing her life while trying to pull the fire alarm to alert and save her classmates. look at that beautiful little girl. amazing. we are also learning substitute teacher cynthia peak close friends with tennessee governor bill lee's wife maria parents woke up without children. children woke up without parents, teachers. maria woke up this morning without one of her best friends cindy peak. cindy was supposed to come over to have dinner with maria last night after she filled in as a substitute teacher yesterday at covenant. i'm calling on the people of tennessee today to pray. >> todd: more details now being released about hale who police say was being treated for emotional disorder. hale also owned several guns and hid the weapons from her pa