towards the coast right now and heavy rain in north florida.s far as rainfall amounts, about a half inch to a inch in north florida and the carolina coast. this is 7:00 a.m. the rain is in green, which is light. by 7:00 a.m. this morning, the the coastal carolinas area, that's where it's going to be pouring and also here in north florida. light shower activity from d.c. towards the coast. as we go through the afternoon, it slowly heads offshort. there is still winter out there. the northern plains is not fun. montana is 592 for a high. minneapolis at 13. but the cold air is stuck in the northern plains. >> i think we appreciate a bit of a respite. it was surprising this morning, i have to say. >> it made the weekend more enjoyable, even though it was rainy. >>> still ahead, team usa bringing home the gold, silver and a bronze. >> we'll have the latest medal count, coming up. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even a "red-hot mascot." [mascot] hey-oooo! whoop, whoop! [crowd 1] hey, you're on

the massacre was my daughter i'm not going to see again she's not here she's not here she's in north florida della whatever it is king david cemetery that's where i go to see my kid now and it stops wallwork together and come up with the right idea that school safety is not about gun laws right now that's that's another fight another battle let's fix the schools and then you guys to battle it out whatever you want but we need our children safe around fifty nigerian school girls a feared missing after book around fighters attacked a village in the northeast of the country a roll call at the girls' school in depth on monday night initially showed that ninety one students were missing nigerian police deny any abductions have taken place you're up to date with all of our top stories but set for myself and the team here in london people in power is coming up next and then they'll be more news from doha after that at the top of the next hour in about twenty five minutes time. once held in one of australia's toughest detention centers now a world renowned surgeon one of many as follows dr moon. as

massacre was my daughter i'm not going to see again she's not here she's not here she's out in north florida whatever it is king david cemetery that's where i go to see my kid now and it stops we all work together and come up with the right idea that school safety it's not about gun laws right now that's that's another fight another battle let's fix the schools and then you guys to battle it out whatever you want but we need our children safe around fifty nigerian school girls are feared missing after book around fighters attacked a village in the northeast of the country a roll call at a girls' school in depth on monday night initially showed that ninety one students were missing nigerian police deny any abductions have taken place. you're up to date with all of our top stories but set for myself and the team here in london people in power is coming up next and then they'll be more news from doha after that at the top of the next hour in about twenty five minutes time. once held in one of australia's toughest detention centers now a world renowned surgeon when he's follows dr moon. as retur

. >> we're talking about north florida in the panhandle area. people are bound by their schools, by their family, by their churches. >> sunday schoolteachers with children and a grandchild don't go missing? >> exactly right. >> law enforcement was trying to put the pieces together. when they looked into cheryl's background, nothing jumped out at them. two sons, a long-settled divorce, no boyfriends. then on tuesday four days after she was last seen, the cops got her bank records. something was up. >> we found where some atm activity had occurred. >> that's a big break. >> yes, sir. upon viewing that video in leon county, it was clear it was not her. this was a male subject using her card. he was disguising his face. we knew at that point that it was probably not going to be a good outcome for ms. dunlap. >> the disguised man made three separate withdrawals of $700. the atm was in downtown tallahassee miles from where cheryl's car was found. >> you and the team stake out the atm machine. >> we stayed there several days day and night watching the

beach,ay is in north florida. independent. caller: returning to the national debt, you think it would be time for us to consider a national sales tax to pay down that debt? i will hang up and hear what you have to say on the other side. host: a value added tax. i don't know if you have opinions on the right tax plan. this goes back to something that aisha was saying earlier, there had been at various times a talk about a , whichtax, btu tax republicans referred to as the which billyou tax, clinton brought up, a theory that you could pay down the deficit and improve the environment. people would reduce their burning of carbon in order to save on taxes. of course, the house voted on it. bill clinton never forced the senate to vote on it, and then it died. she then lost her seat in congress, and that was that. there are plenty of options out there, they all have their pros and cons. if nothing else, it is a worthwhile conversation to have. is the vat tax a good idea? is the national sales tax a good idea? it tends to penalize tho

problems for years saying that he left school a few months ago after his mom died and moved to north florida. a teacher at marjory stoneman douglas high school told the "miami herald" dates last year cruz threatened some students and was told not to come back on campus with a backpack. the superintendent says that he has not been aware of any threats or warnings involving the suspect. we should note that the campus has a full-time police presence. there are numerous reports as you talked about saying that cruz open fire, pulled the alarm as a way to draw more students into the hallway. the sheriff says that he knows nothing about the fire alarm. the suspect's injuries were not significant at all. >> martha: trace, thank you very much. as we discussed, the horrifying case offers authorities the opportunity to question the gunman. since 1999, and every single case of deadly school shooters they took their own lives. retired special agent joins us now. good to have you with us. we know that they were on the case early. what is the first motive of operations? >> the fbi is there to support the b

pissed because my daughter i'm not going to see again she's not here she's not here she's out in north florida daylight whatever it is king david cemetery that's where i go to see my kid now and it stops we all work together and come up with the right idea and a school safety. it's not about gun laws right now that's that's another fight another battle let's fix the schools and then you guys can battle it out whatever you want but we need our children safe monta tomorrow whatever day it is you kids are going to go to school you think everyone everyone's kids to say it i didn't think it was going to happen to me if i knew it i would have been out to school every day if i knew it was that dangerous it's enough to get together work with the president and fix the schools that's it you know what the discussions security whatever we have to do is get the right people the consultants it's up these are all commodities i'm never going to see my kid again i want you all and all that never ever will i see my kids that's how i want to sink in to turning my beautiful daughter i'm never going to see again a

florida. yes it's located in broward county a little bit north of miami florida there at the school of marjorie stoneman douglas high school you have a bit of a sure bourbon type area a lot of the kids going there there would be in a better i would say it's better standpoint to be to be not fearing about their neighborhood this is a good neighborhood this is a good school special trick this is not something that they see regularly if there is a low violence in the neighborhood this is something that's caught everyone off guard and want to thank you very much for bringing us up to date nicholas snyder as we mentioned we're looking at live pictures there from marjorie stoneman douglas high school in florida in broward county where authorities are responding to reports of an active shooter at a high school in the town of parkland that's according to a spokeswoman for the sheriff's department speaking a short while ago nicholas thank you for reporting on that incident for us. up to date now on g.w. news i'm sarah kelly in her leg thanks for watching up to say you're going to. learn german with. any

took place today at marjorie stoneman douglas high in a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida and the sheriff's office had a detailed account of today's events so let's take a quick listen we have seventeen from for victims. well victims were in the building. and shoot true victims are outside just outside the building one victim is on the street at the corner of pine island. and two. people. lost their lives at the house the sheriff's office has also confirmed that the suspected shooter had. has been detained and is now in police custody authorities have identified the shooter as nineteen year old nicholas cruz a former student who was quote expelled for disciplinary reasons he reportedly used in a ar fifteen rifle and even had extra magazines in his possession and as soon as the incident unfolded multiple ambulances police cars and even armored vehicles were deployed to the scene swat teams cleared the school and reunited students with their families who described the circumstances as quote chaotic and frantic florida governor rick scott said he's been in touch with local of

that took place today at marjorie stoneman douglas high high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida now according to the broward county sheriff's office seventeen people lost their lives and up to fifteen were injured and a sheriff's office had a detailed account of today's events yeah let's take a quick listen we have seventeen from for the. politics well victims were in the building. but your true victims were outside just outside the building one victim was on the street at the border of pine island. and choose for. people. lost their lives at the house it's a mystery i don't know thirty teachers border there would be more you know sure we students are sure we told the sheriff's office has also confirmed that the suspected shooter has been detained and is now in police custody authorities have identified the shooter as nineteen year old nicholas cruz a former student who was quote expelled for disciplinary reasons unknown near the end of the school day cruz opened fire outside the school then proceeded inside and continued shooting he reportedly used in a ar fifteen rifle and eve

the media three days later her lead has collapsed in those three states and south carolina north carolina florida and arizona the entire electorate started to shift away from hillary clinton some of them stayed home many of them went over to donald trump and that is a simple fact of mathematics and it wasn't until two days before the election on november sixth that james komi said in effect a two sentence letter which he put out on sunday morning two days before the election. sorry we looked nothing there six days they were able to look at all of the six hundred thousand e-mails and found the hillary clinton ones where she was mentioned nothing there that changed the decision on not to prosecute and yet it was too late by then all of her lead has collapsed and she lost the election and remember that on october twenty eighth in the morning she was winning by a greater margin then at that time and the election then barack. defeated mitt romney so people who say she ran a bad campaign she made a lot of mistakes they were responsible for defeat too but the one decisive thing that we know statisticall

that took place today at marjorie stoneman douglas high a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida now according to the broward county sheriff's office seventeen people lost their lives and up to fifteen were injured now the sheriff's office had a detailed account of today's events so let's take a quick listen. we have seventeen and for goodness. well victims were in the building. the true true victims were outside just outside the building one victim was on the street at the border of pine island. and choose for. people. lost their lives at the house it's a mystery i don't know thirty teachers border it would be more sure we students are sure we told. the sheriff's office has also confirmed that the suspected shooter has been detained and is now in police custody but authorities have identified the shooter as nineteen year old nicholas cruz a former student who was quote expelled for disciplinary reasons near the end of the school day cruz opened fire outside the school then proceeded inside and continued shooting he reportedly used a ar fifteen rifle and even had extra magazines

. >> the 19-year-old is accused of killing p 17 people and injuring 14 others in parkland, florida northmiami. >> he was on the third floor. he knows the schoolhe's been to the fire drills. he's prepared to this stuff. >> authorities sayschool blending in with those trying to escape. >> i don't know how we are alive. >> not far from the carnage, cruz was taken into custody without incident. the 19-year-old was expelled for disciplinary reasons. it's not sure why he chose to come back and murder so many innocent people. >> if you are on a website and you know something, you see something, you see a person with rife wills and weaponry and you see something not right, you owe it to your family, community and law enforcement to make this a safer nation by calling up someone. >> cruz is believed to have acted alone. classesare canceled for the rest of the week. christie ileto live for channel6 "action news," wphl-17. >> dan you learned about the everies of school districts and so prepare students for the worst. >> that's right, jim. upper darby has 15,000 kids at about 20,000 schools. each ye

breaking newsh florida... a high school shooting in parkland, florida. about an hour north of miami >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of south florida. parkland floor is an hour north of miami. nbc news is reporting at least one person dead but our sister station in miami is reporting multiple deaths. the suspected gunman and 19-year-old former student is in custody. a motive unknown at this time. we'll be following this story and have another update during our 4:00 p.m. newscast. >>> we want to update the breaking news on our campus. the sky ranger continues to be overhead. what you're seeing down below, a lot of fire trucks. the stanford law school has been partially shut down after a high-profile professor received a suspicious envelope with powder in it and a death threat. we have professor dauber on the phone with us. are you with us and can you tell us what happened this afternoon? hi. yes, i'm with you. thank you for having me. so i received a letter that included a rape threat and wide powder, and the letter said since you are going to disrobe persky, i'm going to tr

florida. an active shooter inside a high school an hour north of miami.ers trying to reach their children inside. >> just trump belling and in shock that she saw people being shot at. luckily, she was able to make it out. >> tactical teams surrounded the school but

applied, not in connecticut or neighboring states but down in virginia or south carolina or north carolina, floridaat sort of thing. we should collectively try to change our culture to one that puts more precedent on keeping children safe than having school buildings used on weekends to sell guns. shery: you said it, it is part of the culture, when i'm with the united states it shocked me that gun ownership was part of american culture back by second amendment rights and freedom. how do you change that? av. malloy: one death at time, one school at a time, one theater at a time. you look at the protest of the young people who survived the shooting, and their dedication to this effort is really quite extraordinary. what we are seeing is things building one on top of the other, we had sandy hook, san bernardino, that other school shootings in oregon and elsewhere. this builds and this shooting in florida following one of the deadliest mass murders in america in orlando and following a matter of weeks that happen in las vegas where bullets were raining down on people. per 10 seconds because of the modi

daughter melissa, just off to college in north florida couldn't be there. so she phoned her mother to say, she missed her. were you two close? >> extremely. that's my best friend. >> reporter: i was going to ask how old your mom was? >> 57. no, you can't put that on. she was a nice 45. let's put it, leave it at that. >> reporter: the guests laughed. the law partner went home. son christopher and his girlfriend went to a movie. john settled in to watch tv in the master bedroom. susan in another bedroom talked on the phone with a close friend. a quiet end to a pleasant evening. quiet. but not for long. >> coral gables, 911. >> i need the police at my house. i have just been assaulted. >> what happened, sir. >> somebody came in and shot me. >> shot you? who did it? >> i don't know. i can't see. i need police and i need, an ambulance. >> okay, where did he shoot you? >> in my face. >> john sutton, tough as nail, take no prisoners lawyer was barely conscious as he begged the 911 operator for help. he told the operator, blood was gushing from his head wounds. he

well the shooting took place at a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida and it's called marjory stoneman douglas high ambulances police cars and even armored vehicles are at the scene now the broward sheriff's office has confirmed at least fourteen victims were being transported to nearby hospitals however we still don't know how many of those victims were killed and how many were injured let's listen to the sheriff's description of the situation. i want to start out by saying this is a catastrophic. and believably catastrophic day in broward county history it's devastating i'm sick to my stomach. you have multiple casualties you've had proximity fourteen people transported to area hospitals with varying degrees of injuries you're almost the casualties so you know there are folks that have lost their lives i don't know the number right now it's a fluid scene right now. the sheriff's office has also confirmed that the suspected shooter reportedly a former student has been detained and is now in police custody but the scene is still active a florida governor rick sc

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: students posting videos on social media as a shooter opened fire at stoneman douglas high in florida north of ft. lauderdale. >> i have the gunshot victim. >> this is a catastrophic, an unbelievable catastrophic day in broward county history. it's devastating. i'm sick to my stomach. >> put hands up. >> reporter: teens streaming out of the building single file, hands in the air, images reminiscent of columbine and many other shootings. >> he's okay. yes. yes. >> reporter: officials calling it a mass casualty incident. >> coming out the east side with a casualty, need ambulance standing by, critical. >> reporter: some of the victims treated on the sidewalk outside of the school. >> one of my friends who got out one of the windows, when he was running over here to go to his mom for, he looked all shaken and stuff and said she did see two dead bodies. >> reporter: the student described as a former student, still at large, scared students sheltering in place texting their loved ones. >> she was sending us texts saying i love you, i'm sorry, and all that because she didn't think she was going t

the shooting incident is still currently under way at a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida and violence is police cars and even armored vehicles are still at the scene now the broward sheriff's office has confirmed that lee.

picture is that the shooting took place at about at a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida it's called marjorie stoneman douglas high ambulances police cars and even armored vehicles are still at the scene now the broward sheriff's office has confirmed at least fourteen victims who are being transported to nearby hospitals however we still don't know how many of those victims were killed and how many of those were injured let's take a quick listen. i want to start out by saying this is a catastrophic. and on believe that we catastrophic again broward county history it's devastating i'm sick to my stomach. you have multiple casualties you've had proximity fourteen people transported to area hospitals with very degrees of injuries you know most of the casualties though there are there are folks that have lost their lives i don't know the number right now it's a fluid scene right now. the sheriff's office has also confirmed that the suspected shooter reportedly a former student has been detained and is now in police custody but the scene is still active a florida governor rick

that took place at marjorie stoneman douglas high in a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida the suspected shooter has been detained and is now in police custody authorities have identified the shooter as nineteen year old nicholas cruz a former student who was quote expelled for disciplinary reasons he used in a ar fifteen rifle and even had extra magazines in his possession and as soon as the incident unfolded multiple ambulances police cars and even armored vehicles were deployed to the scene swat teams cleared the school and reunited students with their families who described the circumstances as quote chaotic and frantic florida governor rick scott said he's been in touch with local officials and homeland security has apparently been in contact with both state and local officials but we also heard from the white house donald trump expressed his condolences via twitter and white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders said that trump has offered financial assistance to florida if needed but according to every town for gun safety a gun control advocacy group the u.s.

interpretation but i want to give everybody more news and for those of you joining us, this is parkland, florida. north of coral springs florida. west southwest of boca. it is in broward county. there has been an active shooter at this school. this is the marjorie stoneman douglas high school. marco rubio tweeted we are monitoring the unfolding situation in broward with reports of a shooting at a local high school. we have a tweet from debbie wasserman schultz who said i'm monitoring the development situation in broward county. the victims are weighing heavy in my heart as is the courage of the first responders on the scene. this senseless violence must end. and we have information that fbi agents from miami are on route to the school. they do not have details. they are being evacuated by the tactical units. they are raising arms as being asked to do so. >> and the president has been briefed on this. >> that is right. we're just hearing from president secretary sarah sanders that the president has been told about this. he's been made aware of what is unfolding right now in florida. that the white house

from the superintendent numerous killed and dozens injured at this high school in parkland, florida. just northf miami. the scenes all too familiar. single file students let out some even running to safety. law enforcement trying to secure the scene they still are right now. i'm lucy noland as incredibly tense in broward county. scared teenagers have been calling and texting parents. parents have been rushing to the school praying their children stayed out of danger. here's what we know right now. students are talking about seeing people dead in the hallways and pools of blood. we also know the suspected shooter is in custody at a local hospital getting check out as is protocol. fox 29's chris o'connell is on top of the breaking news live in our operations center. chris? >> reporter: lucy, an absolute tragic and terrifying valentine's day in south florida. 18-year-old man now being described as a former student is now in custody for what is described now as the worst mass shooting in broward county, florida,'s history. sheriff's deputies saying there are multiple fatalities at least 14 others i

accused politicians of exploiting the school shooting in florida, in which 17 were killed, to try to impose tighter gun restrictions — as our northel reports. will the florida school shooting come to be seen as a landmark moment, when impotence gave way to rage, and rage led to action? never again! the vociferous students who have taken to the streets are bringing change. but not always in the way they wanted. the president, making clear that he thinks the way to make schools more secure is to train and arm more teachers. tweeting today, "if a potential sicko shooter knows that a school has a large number of very weapon—talented teachers and others who will be instantly shooting, the sicko will never attack at school. cowards won't go there. problem solved." he first floated the idea at an emotional white house meeting last night, with victims‘ families. one of those in attendance was a pupil at the parklands school, sam zeif. how is it that easy to buy this type of weapon? afterwards, he was dismissive about the president's plan. arming teachers is just not what we need. you know? this is a problem because guns were brought into

the shooting incident is still currently under way at a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida ambulances police cars and even armored vehicles are still at the scene now the broward sheriff's office has confirmed at least fourteen victims who are being transported to nearby hospitals however it's still not clear how many of those victims were killed and how many of those victims were injured now the sheriff's office office has also confirmed that the suspected shooter is now a detained in police custody but the scene is still active now one student posted photos from his classroom where he and his fellow students were hiding behind desks florida governor rick scott said that he's in touch with local of regarding the incident and president trump has already offered his prayers and condolences of via twitter but according to this school official twitter students are now being reunited with their families now as i said before the exact number hasn't been confirmed yet but we'll get that to you as soon as we have it. bring us up to date on what we know at this stage just to recap

this one in parkland, florida, about 40 miles north of downtown miami. around 2:30 this afternoon, a former student from marjorie stone natural douglas high school returned to campus and opened fire, killing 17, wounding at least 14 others. in what has become a familiar scene in this era of heightened school violence in our country, students could be seen filing out of the building, running out of the building with their hands in the air as heavily armed members of law enforcement moved in to search the area. only today in florida some of the students could be seen if you looked closely holding valentines that they had received from their friends at school. the broward county sheriff's office has identified the suspect as 19-year-old nicolas cruz who was taken into custody about an hour after the shooting began. officials believe he was armed with one semiautomatic ar-15 style rifle and multiple ammunition magazines. inside the school, depending on how close the classrooms were to the gunshots and some of this video started appearing on social media with

took place today at marjorie stoneman douglas high in a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida now according to the broward county sheriff's office seventeen people lost their lives and up to fifteen were injured let's take a look at the sheriff's description of the situation building. we have seventeen from for victims twelve victims were in the building. and shoot two victims are outside just outside the building one victim is on the street at the corner of pine island. and choose folks are people. lost their lives at the hospital it's a mixture i don't know thirty teachers but it would be well you know it is certainly students and this certainly does. authorities have also said that the suspected shooter apparently a former student has been detained is and is now in police custody but the scene is still active in swat teams are clearing the school at the moment but the sheriff's office has identified the shooter as and nicholas cruz a nineteen year old former student who reportedly used an a ar fifteen rifle and had multiple magazines on him florida governor rick scott said

side florida an active gunman is believed to be near or in a high school. around fifty kilometers northof miami we will be keeping right up to date with this story. reports that the american led coalition in syria has killed dozens of russian mercenaries have led the headlines reading the specter of direct u.s. russia confrontation well moscow responded to the claims. russian citizens might be in syria but they don't belong to russia's armed forces over if they do remain russian citizens once again we are calling on everyone not to move on in time to move forward from formation and the serious approach in describing such an important issue to me because also suggested all media sources to reach out to russia's defense ministry to various facts before publishing and asked for the us side the world there has been no confirmation coming from the air on the contrary the us defense secretary said that he has a no information that a knee a russian army servicemen were and the casualties following the u.s. air strikes now a number of reports first appeared on different social media platforms l

the first report of gunfire on the marjory stoneman douglas high school campus in parkland, florida right north of fort lauderdale. if you have ever been in south florida it is by fort lauderdale. it started at a 2:45 on the east coast and there is a father talking right now to this local affiliate. let's listen in. >> we do not have confirms of multiple people dead. >> it looks like he was just talking with network coverage on this report with 20 or 50 people injured in this most recent school shooting in america. >> it really does speak to the fact that there is not too much but authorities have been able to confirm for us just yet with some incident at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida and we showed you pictures of people being rushed into ambulances. we know that we have seen countless students being led from campus buildings and a quick line to show that they themselves are not a threat. the most important piece of information is that the shooter is not yet in custody. at this point it is still an active scene with students showing pictures of the classrooms deserte

beach,ay is in north florida. independent.aller: returning to the national debt, you think it would be time for us to consider a national sales tax to pay down that debt? i will hang up and hear what you have to say on the other side. host: a value added tax. i don't know if you have opinions on the right tax plan. this goes back to something that aisha was saying earlier, there had been at various times a talk about a , whichtax, btu tax republicans referred to as the which billyou tax, clinton brought up, a theory that you could pay down the deficit and improve the environment. people would reduce their burning of carbon in order to save on taxes. of course, the house voted on it. bill clinton never forced the senate to vote on it, and then it died. she then lost her seat in congress, and that was that. there are plenty of options out there, they all have their pros and cons. if nothing else, it is a worthwhile conversation to have. is the vat tax a good idea? is the national sales tax a good idea? it tends to penalize those

the nra also accused politicians of exploiting the school shooting in florida to try to impose tighter gun restrictions. here's our north editorjon sopel. will the florida school shooting come to be seen as a landmark moment, when impotence gave way to rage and rage led to action? schools more secure is to train and arm more teachers, tweeting today: he first floated the idea at an emotional white house meeting last night with victims‘ families. one of those in attendance was a pupil at the parklands school, sam zeif. how is it that easy to buy this type of weapon? afterwards, he was dismissive about the president's plan. arming teachers is just not what we need, you know? this is a problem because guns were brought into our school. why would it make sense to bring more guns into school? and the president has held another white house meeting today to discuss the issue, promising action that will win the support of many of the students. i think we are making a lot of progress, and i can tell you there are — it is a tremendous feeling that we want to get something done. he wants increased background checks on those seekin

word from the superintendent several killed, dozens injured at this high school in parkland, florida. just northmi. thanks for joining us at 6:00 i'm iain page suspected shooter is in custody right now. our chris o'connell is on top of this breaking news and live in our operations center. chris? >> reporter: iain, that 18-year-old suspect is now being identified by federal authorities as nicholas cruz. he is described as a former student at marjory stoneman douglas high school in broward county, florida. a shooting that has left multiple fatalities that number has not yet been confirm. the scene described as a horrible homicide al and detestable act. >> chaotic scene unfolding as police respond to an active shooter at marjory stoneman douglas high school in broward county, florida. >> there are numerous fatalit fatalities. it's a horrific, um, situation, um, it's just a horrible day for us. >> reporter: suspect now in custody police apprehending the man about a mile and a half from the school. he is being described as a former student. it's a fluid situation as officials try to piece together sc

florida. people of all ages have turned out to protest gun violence after 17 people were lost just 30 minutes northf parkland, florida, this week, and we'll continue to monitor that rally taking place right there. >>> all right, right now, five people injured in the deadly florida school massacre are still in the hospital and one of them is in critical condition. the funerals have started for the 17 victims as families and friends say their final good-byes. one memorial service is expected to start in just a few hours. cnn's diane gallagher joins us live now from parkland, florida. tell us about this weekend's service. >> fred, we began these funerals yesterday with two. today, it's going to be a memorial service for 17-year-old joaquin oliver. his friends called him juaq because some of them had a hard time saying his first name. he emigrated here about 14 years ago. just about a year ago almost to the day he became a u.s. citizen. he posted about it on his instagram how happy and proud he was. his friends are going to be memorializing him, talking about him, remembering him this afternoon in a co

students were evacuated from marjorie stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. northf miami. and abc news has just now reporting that there were at least 15 fatalities. we are left asking this excruciating question how does this happen at american schools. the latest on the schoolrd county florida. law enforcement officials say that the gunman has been taken into custody. "action news" reporter christie aleto is in the is the light center with the up to the minute details.authorities are clearin school classroom by classroom. and he i identified as nicholas cruz and was able to enter the school just as students were about to be dismissed. >> i saw his head and h r wa oti, i dll the tim see shooter letsn the hallways of stoneman douglas high. >> we saw his body -- >> her teacher -- good we were praying. and crying. and then the police came and we just got out. >> the gman opened fire a

there has been a shooting at a high school in parkland, florida, which is just north of miami.t's a large high school it is the majorie stone douglas high school. a student has told nbc, the shooting went on for some time there are reports of victims we do not have hard numbers on that various media reports put it at 20 or more we cannot confirm that at this time footage we have seen is children coming out of that high school, some of them being escorted by law enforcement officers some of them simply running. it is still an active situation. the broward county sheriff says the shooter is still at large. the president has been informed, according to the white house the president is aware of the situation, and the white house is monitoring it we do have some tweets, senator marco rubio tweeting, monitoring the horrible unfollowing situation in broward county florida with reports of a shooting in a local high school. representative ted deutsche tweeting closely following updates from sheriff israel on the situation. hoping everyone is safe at stoneman douglas high. law enforcemen

.>>> it happened at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland florida. 25 miles north of fort lauderdale. jenna is in the newsroom following the latest.>> reporter: one student said he was expelled from the school last year because he fought with a boy dating his ex- girlfriend. he knew the school layout. he knew the schedule. they just had a fire drill this morning. the shooter pulled the fire alarm to draw people out of their classrooms any people bought it was just another practice. this mac mini.>> reporter: confusion and chaos follow the gunshots at marjory stoneman douglas high school. students rushing out of the buildings were screened by s.w.a.t. teams. some treated and taken by ambulance.>>> people were dead in the halls. >>> we all hid in the corner. we were silent. we were texting our parents.>> reporter: he carried an assault rifle and reportedly pulled the fire alarm to draw people out of classrooms before opening fire. it was 2 pm wednesday. just before dismissal. the sickening sound of gunshots and screams caught on the students snapchat video. police moved in e

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we're covering the shooting in parkland, florida, north of miami. the broward county school superintendent said there are numerous fatalities. a short time ago, we saw pictures of one young man in police custody. the sheriff's department confirms a suspect is now in custody. brian todd is monitoring the situation. >> the situation is very fluid. the broward county school system says this occurred sometime the in the afternoon dismissal. gun fire was heard. the school summit in broward county says there are numerous fatalities. we just heard the sheriff say more than one. law enforcement sources telling cnn there are at least two fatalities. sources telling us as well, the broward county sheriff saying there are at least 14 victims transported to local hospitals. the father of one student said his daughter told him there was blood all over the place. the sheriff says the shooter is in custody. he was a student, they believe and they do not believe as he current student there. there's aerial footage of a young man being placed into custody. students w

. >> the deadly attack at marjorie douglas high school happened in parkland florida, about 45 miles north of miami. as of tonight here's what we know, according to the broward county sheriff. the gunman killed 17 people. it's not clear how many of the victims are students or teachers.15 survivors are currently in the hospital. >>> the 19-year-old is under arrest and authorities say he's an expelled student, was wielding a rifle, wearing a gas make and carrying grenades >> we're learning about the shooting and the alleged shooter in this case. broward counter sheriff said alleged gunman was heavily armed with countless magazines arr 15 style rifle. while he's in custody the piercing images doge want to wa some of the video you're about to see and hear isdisturbing. >> this cell phone video from inside a classdisturbing glimps and chaos. of students trapped by a gunman opening fire right outside t door. >> coming out to the east side . >>> site of students running out burst, hand raised trying to escape the that began at the end of the school day.igh hool at about 2:30 wednesday afternoon,

injured in this at people have been urged to stay away from the area this is parkland florida run fifty kilometers north of miami. high built up area as well you can imagine the would have been a lot of traffic a lot of people in that area at the time just before school was letting out for the day. also hearing here. earlier tweets from the broward schools switches counting for all the education in the area saying that day students one stuff had been hearing what sounded like gunfire this from thirty minutes ago we don't know what weapons were used there had been earlier reports that it was a large weapon which might suggest a sniper's rifle or a hunting rifle which or even a semiautomatic gun which would do a lot of damage of course but what we're seeing now we believe to be the suspect to be the gunman in custody perhaps in the vehicle era similar vehicle because we just heard around ten minutes ago from the sheriff's office in the area that the person had been in custody that looks to be the person because there was earlier reports that he was wearing burgundy a shirt or a t. shirt and was a white ma

. >> the deadly attack at marjorie douglas high school happened in parkland florida, about 45 miles north of miami. as of tonight here's what we know, according to the broward county sheriff. the gunman killed 17 people. it's not clear how many of the victims are students or teachers.15 survivors are currently in the hospital. >>> the 19-year-old is under arrest and authorities say he's an expelled student, was wielding a rifle, wearing a gas make and carrying grenades >> we're learning more and more about the shooting and the alleged shooter in this case. broward counter sheriff said the alleged gunman was heavily armed with countless magazines and an arr 15 style rifle. while he's in custody the piercing images do linger on. we also want to warn you that some of the video you're about to see and hear is disturbing. >> this cell phone video from inside a classroom gives ace disturbing glimpse at the fear and chaos. the blood screams of students trapped by a gunman opening fire right outside of their classroom door. >> coming out to the east side side i the with casualty. >>> site of stud