at coral springs high school formed a giant human heart on their school football field, as did students at cooper city high schoolol to honor the7 victims of the marjory stoneman douglas high school shooting meanwhile, survivors of the shooting descended on the florida state capitol in tallahassee to demand lawmakers to pass legislation addressing gun violence before the legislative session ends in two weeks. this is student sheryl acquaroli. >> dear congress, how can you claim to stand for the people when your kids are slaughtered like animals in their school? time wet that every take a step forward, you pull us back? congress, [indiscernible] don't mean anything without something behind it. frank, thoughghts and prayers.. my brothers and sisters from dying. dear congress, who will die next because of your lack of action? who will you murder next because your lack of action is causing people to die. the next person who dies because of an ar-15ill be onn you. amamy: in the afternrnoon, prest trump, along with vice president mike pence and education secretary betsy devos, hosted a listening session with students -- survivors of recent shootings, including students and

he is the stoneman douglas high school teacher you heard so much about, using his last few moments to save the lives of students. during his memorial, his fiancie dropped a stunning and sober revelation that highlights how normal school shootings have become.>> in parkland on sunday, sheriff's deputies escort the hearse carrying the body of stoneman douglas high school victim jamie guttenberg. >> [ crying ] it is really hard.>> reporter: the other 14- year-old victim laid to rest, alex shatner, a member of the school's marching band. boca raton -- in nearby boca raton, people turned out for scott beigel. his fiancie said while watching coverage of another school shooting, beigel said "promise me if this ever happens to me, you will tell them the truth. tell them what a jerked i am. don't talk about the hero stuff." she did what he asked and then called him her first love and soulmate. anger and agony painfully clear at an anti-gun rally sunday. those in attendance say something needs to be done to prevent the wednesday tragedy at stoneman douglas high school. while survivors flooded t

it is at stoneman douglas high school. as you see more staff -- this looks like staff and teachers walking out of the school as of right now. as they continue to try to look and search for that gunman and this has been playing out now for more than an hour as they continue their search for the gunman. so we're continuing to stay on top of this and i'm going to try and gather more information for you. but chopper 6 over the scene, we'll stay locked on this. and also if you are listening or you can't get to a television or someone else wants to tune in, maybe a family frent -- friend or a parent concerned about the safety go online to nbc6.com or our app and tune in because we are live online. if you want to learn more information. but take a look. it looks like they are dropping off book bags here in this pile. that is what you are looking at now as they are trying to secure the area at the location there. we do know as again once again atf is headed to the scene. they're responding to the scene right now. which is again ver

the stoneman douglas high school in parkland and broward county, florida. the latest word, you can see here, students are being taken out of the school. their hands are in the air in an attempt to show we haven't done anything. the evacuation is ongoing. we're led to believe by authorities that there is a gunman somewhere on scene. as many as 20 people have been injured. we have reason to believe some are students. this all began with the first call around 2:30 eastern time. so 46 minutes ago. the school is still locked down. the perimeter has been extended outside of this school. authorities are walking the kids out and our local station, wsvn 7 in south florida is covering it live. craig stephens on the desk. let's listen. >> what occurred? >> some of the students are too shaken to talk. were you inside the >> yeah. [inaudible] >> shepard: we apologize for the connection. we just got new word from the broward county sheriff's office, 20 to 50 people have been injured. we don't know how many have been shot or might have been injured in some other way in a r

marjory stoneman douglas high school, closed until further notice. the public school that was home to some 3-thousand students, now a crime scene. sot aidan minoff, freshman, marjory stoneman douglas high school"the first thing that popped into my mind was where is the shooter and where is he going next."at least 17 are dead and more than a dozen others injured after police say shooting suspect and former 19-year-old student, nikolas cruz, opened fired, as school was close to being dismissed for the day.sot marjory stoneman douglas high school student"he knows the school layout. he knows where everyone would be at as of right now. he's been at the fire drills. he's prepared for this stuff."investigators believe the suspect pulled the fire alarm to draw people out of school in order to kill as many as possible.cruz is expected in court today...as investigators look into the teen's troubled past and variety of gun and violence- related posts on social media. sot jonathan guimaraes, marjory stoneman douglas high school student"valentine's day everyone wa

marjory stoneman douglas high school, closed until further notice. the public school that was home to some 3-thousand students, now a crime scene. sot aidan minoff, freshman, marjory stoneman douglas high school"the first thing that popped into my mind was where is the shooter and where is he going next."at least 17 are dead and more than a dozen others injured after police say shooting suspect and former 19-year-old student, nikolas cruz, opened fired, as school was close to being dismissed for the day.sot marjory stoneman douglas high school student"he knows the school layout. he knows where everyone would be at as of right now. he's been at the fire drills. he's prepared for this stuff."investigators believe the suspect pulled the fire alarm to draw people out of school in order to kill as many as possible.cruz is expected in court today...as investigators look into the teen's troubled past and variety of gun and violence- related posts on social media. sot jonathan guimaraes, marjory stoneman douglas high school student"valentine's day everyone wa

particularly when it comes to the public safety crisis manifested here most recently at stoneman douglas high school in florida. we know that there are many failures andnd you might even cl is a systemic when it comes to children at stoneman douglas high school. first and foremost, why didn't federal and local law-enforcement follow-up on threats and warnings. this young man, a shooter, took the lives of 17 people he telegraphed in very clear unmistakable language what he intended to do but the very people that we trust and put in trust with public safety at the federal and state level did not respond. alleged shooter was expelled from school for disciplinary reasons and we know the deputies in broward county received at least 18 calls warning them course of several years, 18 calls and we know about the disturbing you to post where the shooter basically said what he intended to do and did, in fact, do later. we know that the fbi received many disturbing tips from citizens about the imminent danger posed by the shooter. another question is whether mental health officials could have done more. we know

this is the stoneman douglas high school. still, police vehicles all over the place. we understand the shooter is still at large. are these still live pictures? live pictures of kids walking out. the school is still an area no one should be going around but the children have been told to put their hands on each other's shoulders and depart from the school building, but here's what we know. we understand this is what's being termed a mass casualty situation. that means from 20 up to 50 people may have been injured, wounded. we just don't know yet. but there were already, some people transferred by coral springs fire rescue. this is south florida, and we've got our miami station covering this as well as other local news stations moving. these are live pictures of -- this is now the tape, right? this is a live picture as well, and they are moving the children out of this high school, and broward county sheriff's department is still saying avoid the area entirely. this incident began, i want to say within the last 35 minutes because it was at the top of our program. 3:00 p

>> this is a report from one of the helicopters providing live pictures above marjory stoneman douglas high school which is a school shooting. police are still working to find the attacker and we see s.w.a.t. vehicles with many ambulances and first responders working to help those injured. law enforcement officers are walking with guns drawn and a police k9 unit and the shooter still has not been found. we just heard the reporter referring to the shooter as a he. i do not know if they have any identifying information. >> we are hoping that maybe those individuals who have been able to escape they say we know the person who he is shooting and they can pass along information and i am sure they are not just checking building to building and once they do have a possible name maybe that person has a car on campus but maybe it is someone who is not even involved in the school that was founded in 1990. it is a student body close to 3000. it is a fairly large high school there in parkland, florida. >> it appears to have a number of large buildings on campus and as frantic as the students and parents might

year-old who did attend an alternative school atg one point, who was expelled from marjory stoneman douglas high school, why he would have come back to the school and did what he did. we know that 12 bodies remain inside of the school at this hour so far. the last time we spoke to the sheriff a little while ago no identities had been established much less family is being notified. they actually had to go through the school with a s.w.a.t. team members to try to clear all of the classrooms and make sure that everyone was safe and then they went in again with the bomb squad, because this young man, according to the sources that we are hearing from the federal government who have briefed senators marco rubio and bill nelson, apparently the young man walked in wearing a gas mask, pulled a fire alarm to try to get as many kids out into the hallway as possible before he pulled the trigger of the ar-15. so he clearly was trying to take down as many victims as he possibly could. as we know, 17 people have died. there are several in the hospital as well fighting for their lives. you know, oddly in this case, ma

pass. >>> making news in america this morning -- we take you inside stoneman douglas high school, as urvivors return. new details about the plan for the school going forward. and the new investigation into the police response. >>> plus, ivanka trump answers whether she believes arming teachers will make kids safer. >>> and the passion and emotion. athletes from stoneman douglas rally to win a state title. we're there for the celebration. >>> new this morning, a reported plan by president trump to have his personal pilot appointed head of the faa. >>> a new look at the damage after a dozen tornadoes rip across the midwest. the death toll mounting. now the flood risks growing as rivers rise. >>> later,

marjory stoneman douglas high school marjory stoneman douglas high school marjory stoneman douglas highy stoneman douglas high school school attack but also those that came before them. it does not make sense. fix it. it should have been one school shooting and we should have fixed it! my daughter i am not going to see again! she is not here. she is not here. she is at... shoes at king david cemetery, that is where i go and see my kids now. it does not make sense to her schoolmates either. especially the gunman‘s access to a semiautomatic rifle.|j do not understand. i turned 18 the day after and woke up to the news that my best friend was gone... and ido that my best friend was gone... and i do not understand how i can still go in asthall and buy a weapon of war. the president has responded to calls for tougher gun laws with tougher checks but also more guns. it is called concealed carry true teacher would have a concealed gun on them. they go the special training and they would be there and he would no longer have a gun free zone. there is some support for that argument but students wh

some updates on marjory stoneman douglas high school. activities at school will be closed for the remainder of this week. all activities will be canceled as well. we are going to provide grief counselors. they will be available to marjory stoneman douglas high school students and families at the pines trails park recreation center and amphitheater located at 10555 trails end, parkland, florida, beginning at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. again, that's grief counselors for parents and families at pines trails park recreation center in parkland. we will also have grief counselors available for staff members at the parkland library at 6620 north university drive in parkland. again, for the staff members, we will have grief counselors available at the parkland library at 6620 north university. the grief counselors will also be available at west glades middle school which is right adjacent to this high school as well. and what i can tell you about today's shooter, today's shooter was a former marjory stoneman douglas high school student and was c

which we now know has claimed the lives of 17 young people and adults at that marjory stoneman douglas high schooli, and the gunman involved is believed to bea the gunman involved is believed to be a former pupil aged 19, marjory stoneman douglas high school, who had been expelled from the school for disciplinary reasons. let's hear again from the county sheriff on what's happened there. again from the county sheriff on what's happened therelj again from the county sheriff on what's happened there. i want to start out by saying that this is a catastrophic, and unbelievably catastrophic, and unbelievably catastrophic day, in brouwer county history. it is unbelievably devastating. i'm sick to my stomach. we have multiple casualties. we have approximately 1a people transferred to area hospitals with various degrees of injuries. there are multiple casualties, though, there are folks who have lost their lives. i don't know the number right now. it's a fluid scene right now. we have multiple what teams covering all the buildings, we have a shooter in custody — he was taken into custody and i believe, ab

let's make what happened at marjory stoneman douglas high school a pivotal moment in this country's history. not because it was one of the largest mass shootings, but hopefully because it was the last. that's where the heavy heart, madam president, i yield the floor. >> i want to begin this morning by sharing the shock and sorrow that all of news this body felt as we learned of yesterday's shooting at the marjory stone douglas high school in parkland, florida. to say that such brutal-opinionless violence is unconscionable is an understatement. schools should be places where children can

this morning students head back to class at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida two weekser a shooting rampage that left 17 students and teachers dead. >> eagles, i promise you,ly hug each and every one of you as many times as you need and i will hold you as long as you need me to for all 3,300 of you. >>> plus the security clearance downgrade. the president's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is stripped of his top secret service. >>> coming up on abrea. whoa, whoa, whoa. >> and a high-speed chase ends in a white-knuckled crash and a close call for a news photographer. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the emotions at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida will likely run the gamut. sadness, apprehension, and, of course, determination. teachers are returning to class for the first time after a gunman shot up their classrooms two weeks ago. we're also learning more about the alleged gunman and his plan of attack. hena doba is in parkland, florida. h

the president made a bold claim when he discussed a sheriff deputy who wanted to enter stoneman douglas high school while the mass shooting was under way. >> you know, i really believe you don't know until you are tested. i believe i would run in even if i didn't have a weapon. i think most of the people in the room would have done that too. >> cnn's jim acosta asked sarah sanders to clarify that remark. >> he was stating as a leader, he would have stepped in and help the individuals in the school. coach and other adults. even the students stepped up to protect other students. >> is he trained in firing a weapon? is he trained in using a handgun or firearm? >> i don't think that was the point he was making. he said he would be a leader and would want to take a courageous action. >> critics pointing out five draft deferments? >> bone spur. >>> troubling officials. >> i think this is a circumstance where we need to listen and educators should educate and not hoisted upon this responsibility of packing heat in first grade classes. i understand you have suggested this and we suggest things and sometime

stoneman douglas high school had been placed on a code red lockdown. as well as people apparently being treated at the scene these pictures seem to show people perhaps pupils being led away from the school. let's bring in nicholas snyder who is standing by with the very latest from florida for us and nicholas what are you hearing about the incident could even the broward school district as a state is not around risk time at two forty pm which roughly was about an hour ago suffered serious reported hearing gunfire orders over the course of my school year arc with florida school of roughly around three thousand two hundred children ranging from grazes time to twelve and the stand causes immediate code red lockdown on promises. been reported hope or injury injuries and i won't go for people on green green place and for fire rescue ambulance search your house for farmers raid around the scene now the information being provided on scene is a limited by the multiple law enforcement agencies that have responded to the shooting officials are focus right now on

he had been barred from carrying a backpack to marjory stoneman douglas high school before he was expelled. two people who knew him knew he had issues. vanessa burton said she met him in middle school and hung out with him a few times. >> he would fantasize about columbine and hitler. he joked about like not being really a clan member, but it's the stuff he was into. >> officials say cruz also left warning signs on social media, posting pictures, posing with knives and guns. >>> in washington, the florida shooting elicited a new round of calls for gun control. so far efforts have gone nowhere. president trump says that he plans to visit parkland. in an address to the nation, he stressed the importance of treating mental health. mola lenghi reports. >> reporter: the u.s. flag was lowered to half-staff at the white house thursday morning in memory of the 17 people killed at a parkland florida high school. >> we are all joined together as one american family, and your suffering is our burden also. >> reporter: president trump addressed the nation thursday morning, urging kids who feel isolate

in a needed boost to school spirit, the stoneman douglas high school hockey team won on sunday. the victory over the tournament's top seed. >> for the 17 that passed away out here. it has been a tough week. we came here to win. we all just came together and got the win. >> stoneman douglas will compete in the national championship next month in minnesota. >>> a agreein -- a growing numb companies are breaking up with the nra. they are not targeting weapons makers or manufacturers. they are targeting companies that offer discounts to nra members. symantec and metlife and car rental companies ending relationships with the nra. first national bank of omaha tweeting that customer feedback caused them to cancel the nra credit card. the delta and united airlines ends end s -- ending discounts for nra. the nra calling this a shameful display of political and civic cowardess. adding these brands will be replaced by others who value constitutional freedoms. for years, corporate america stayed away from controversial issues. now from climate change and gay rights and now gun control is no

row homes. >> going back is definitely hard for me. >> this morning, students at marjory stoneman douglas high schoollass for the first time since gunman killed 17 people. >>> on the same day as students staged a walk out at cherry hill high school east hundreds packed a school board meeting demanding answers on school safety and, one teacher 's future. >> i want to be heard f we want to be heard we need to speak up.

survivors of the massacre at stoneman douglas high school return to class this morning.lors and tighter security measures are in place. we have new information about the gunman's plan. we'll talk with a student who says a teacher saved her life. >>> senior white house adviser jared kushner loses his top secret clearance. several officials tell "cbs this morning" they worry about foreign officials trying to trick the president's son-in-law. >>> a new report claims north korea has been sending supplies to syria that could help make chemical weapons. seth doane is the only network correspondent in damascus

president, it's with heavy heart i bring a report to the senate from marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida, suburb of fort lauderdale. the teachers and the staff of the school returned to work today, which is less than two weeks after a former student walked on to the campus with an ar-15, opened fire, all three floors of a classroom building. i've spent time this past couple of weeks in parkland, visiting with some of the families. those of us who are parents can only imagine the grief and the anger they are feeling, just like the grief and the anger after every one of these massacres. i've also spent time meeting with some of the courageous students who have turned this tragedy into a call for action. as i have suggested to them, their hope gives me hope. their determination gives me all the more determination. these students have told us over and over that they don't plan to stop until congress and the state legislatures around the country start enacting common sense gun reform at the same time said they're not going to stop. and neither am i. because what hand at t

that moves comes as students at marjory stoneman douglas high school return to school today. today marks two weeks since the shooting that shook the nation. jean lawrence reports. >>> reporter: 14 days after a shooting claimed 17 lives, students at marjory stoneman douglas high school returned to the scene of the crime. >> we are anxious about going back to class. at the same time, feeling kind of glad that we're going to all be together. >> it's, like, the first step to moving on from a tragedy that happened. >> reporter: the florida governor announced plans to spend $500 million towards school safety. >> we have to invest in metal detectors and bulletproof glass and steel doors. >> reporter: florida lawmakers failed to pass a ban on assault style rifles on monday but another gun-related bill moved forward tuesday to forbid gun sales to people under 21 years old but an amendment to ban the sale of bump stocks failed. >> we have to do everything we can to make sure that somebody that wants to harm students can't do it again. >> democrats and republicans owe it to these student

hoth/student, marjory stoneman douglas high school "nervous and anxious about going back to school, going back to classes, yet at the same time feeling glad that we're all going to be together."lorenzo prado/student, marjory stoneman douglas high school step to moving on from the tragedy that happened.">( james ) following the pressure ofany students who are speaking out on gun control...president trump is set to meet today with republican and democratic lawmakers to discuss gun legislation. ( james ) in the south bay... the santa clara county board of supervisors has announced plans to address gun violence. the board approved plans for a summit on gun violence and its relation to mental health. this is in response to that shooting in parkland, florida. the summit will take place sometime in the next two months. the board also approved a plan to endorse the march for our lives event. that event is being organized by high school students in cities all across the country including san jose. it is set for march 24th. ( darya ) a big story this morning... new body cam video has b

cameron kasky/junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school "you're either with us or against us. losing our lives while the adults are playing around." emma gonzalez/senior, marjory stoneman douglas high school "to every politician who is taking donations from the nra: shame on you."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( robin ) president trump will host a listening session on school safety this wednesday. the president will meet with students and teachers. it is unclear if anyone from parkland will be there. some parkland students are outraged at president trump's response to the massacre... including his tweets on saturday. he tweeted that the f-b-i is spending too much time investigating russia. the president will also talk school safety with state and local officials this week. coming up(siren welp) lexus start getting over to your right make a right turn on lincoln and you can stop on the right shoulder.san francisco police department's richmond station focuses their attention on speeders near golden gate park i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly (robin) and here'

around 2:30 yesterday afternoon, police responded to reports of gunfire at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. a great and safe community. there, a shooter who is now in custody opened fire on defenseless students and teachers. he murdered 17 people, and badly wounded at least 14 others. our entire nation, with one heavy heart is praying for the victims and their families. to every parent, teacher, and child who is hurting so badly, we are here for you, whatever you need, whatever we can do to ease your pain. we are all joined together as one american family. and your suffering is our burden also. no child, no teacher, should ever be in danger in an american school. no parent should ever have to fear for their sons and daughters when they kiss them goodbye in the morning. each person who was stolen from us yesterday had a full life ahead of them, a life filled with wondrous beauty and unlimited potential and promise. each one had dreams to pursue, love to give, and talents to share with the world, and each one had a family to whom they meant everything in the world. today

i'm a senior at marjory stoneman douglas high school. alex was killed in the shooting last wednesday. i'm supposed to go back to school in the upcoming week. my friends and i are worried that we are going to be murdered in our classrooms. what reassurances can you give me and what specifically are you going to do to make sure we don't have this fear? >> first of all, i offer my heart if he would condolences. i'm sorry for your loss. and i understand why you feel that way, because in our country today, what happened at stoneman douglas has tapped too many times. what am i going to do? well, as a starter, next week when we go back to washington, we're going to introduce legislation to make sure that assault weapons are illegal in every part of this country. [ cheers and applause ] but that's not -- that's not going to help you when you go back to school. all i can tell you is that we stand -- we stand with law enforcement in broward county. we stand with the administration and the teachers in your school to provide as much security, as muc

this is marjorie stoneman douglas high school. again, hearing from the broward county sheriff's department as we stay on these pictures. we don't know a lot. again, they're saying deputies are responding to reports of a shooting at this high school. there are reports of victims and public information officer should be there momentarily to help us out. you see these children. these are children, young people in high school. some of them able to get out. others, as you just heard, the guidance to stay barricaded in place in the high school. we saw some of the members of the s.w.a.t. team enter the building. i've got art roderick on the phone with me here. art, tell me what they're doing with the students. you see a number of the students streaming out of the school but then the guidance is to stay put. art, are you with me? >> yeah, i'm sorry, brooke. yeah, that is a good sign to me where they're evacuating children out of the school. usually the threat is still active, it's still major, they'll fwaed and have these kids shelter in p

flanks by balloons and flowers and friends, students went back inside of stoneman douglas high school this morning. >> i'm nervous. but happy to see everyone come together and support each other. >> that support and being around people that faced the same horrific tragedy is something that sherry a licensed clinical social worker in cherry hill says will help with healing. >> if they need to cry or want to talk or having flashbacks they'll have people to talk to. >> it's two weeks sin the gunman went on a rampage shooting and killing 17 people inside of the school. as difficult as it is she says it's important that students and staff return. >> in some ways that is what makes people move beyond trauma going back to the place where it happened because sometimes we need to do that and saying this is something that happened to me, this is something that happened to many of us but we go back and reclaim the right to be in this school and be safe again. >> the mark is above my eye is from shrapnel. >> and she was shot and will finish her credits online. but like so many classmates she cont

i am 16 years old, and i'm a tenth grader at marjory stoneman douglas high school. week at this exact time i was complaining about not wanting to go to rehearsal after school and trying to think of an excuse to get out of it. that day will be with all of us and all of our parents, all of our teachers for the rest of our lives. when we saw this stuff on the news, i wept and wondered how anyone could let this happen, how our government could let this happen to men, women, and our children. we don't want to take away your guns. we don't want to get rid of the second amendment. we want things to be done to save our lives. we want gun policies that prevent an 18-year-old from killing 17 of our friends. we want mental health tests that won't allow them to purchase these guns. when did politics and money from the nra become more important than our lives? our message is simple, and it's never again. to everyone at the nra and everyone affiliated with the nra, we're not afraid of you. we will not be silenced by anything that you have to say. we are here. our voices are loud.

. >>> students return to stoneman douglas high school today in florida, two weeks after 17 lives were taken. while the chances for major gun reform appear slim to none. >> replay the tape. >>> good morning, thanks for getting an early start with us. i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. wednesday, february 28th, 5:00 a.m. exactly in the east. good morning, everyone. was donald trump's decision to run for president tied to his company's business dealings in russia? the mueller investigation now looking directly at the actions of president trump before the 2016 campaign. sources say investigators are asking witnesses when mr. trump became serious about running for president and how that timing coincided with his business moves, including the abandoned effort to brand a trump tower in moscow. >> investigators also asking about potentially compromising information the russians may have on mr. trump. the sources say they don't know whether mueller has concrete evidence of wrongdoing, but the questions indicate mueller's team is reaching beyond the campaign at how the russians might hav

shooting happened at marjory stoneman douglas high school , in parkland florida . about 15 miles south of boca raton. our reporter says the shooter went to the school with an assault rifle, gas mask and smoke grenades. >> reporter: confusion and chaos followed 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 away by ambulance. >> there was a lot of blood, people are dead in the halls. >> reporter: the shooter carried an assault rifle into one building and reportedly pulled the fire alarm to draw people out of classrooms before opening fire. it was about 2 pm wednesday afternoon. just before dismissal. the sickening sound of gunshots and screams caught on a student's snapchat video. police moved in, evacuating each room. outside, children and parents on cell phones looks for each other. hugs, tears and shock. >> he ran up and down the hallway to shooting into classrooms. he shot through my door and broke the window. >> you hear this on the news all the time and you nev

these are weapons of war. >> that was sam zeif student at marjory stoneman douglas high school today.oining us now is a science teacher and marjory stoneman douglas and paula reed, a teacher at columbine high school, she's been a teacher there since 1996. shawn simpson, i want to start with you. feel free, i mean this to both of you, to share any thoughts you have about this, i don't mean to control what you have to say about this, but we are interested in your reaction to the president's idea of arming teachers, that that's the solution, that's how to deal with assault weapons coming into the schools, senator rubio, florida republican senator, has opposed that. but shawn simpson, your reaction to that, especially since he cited the coach, not sure which coach since three were killed at your school, the president believes if one of them had a gun, it would have ended right there. >> larry, i don't know if that's even possible, to be true. i know aaron and christopher and mr. biegel were heroes in what they did. i'm not sure having a firearm would have changed that for those three. i h

we now know the names of the 17 people killed in marjory stoneman douglas high school marge high schooln wednesday. why officials in florida say it could have been worse. >> reporter: plus, the fate of hundreds of thousands of "dreamers" remains on the line this morning as the senate works to agree on immigration reform but failed. and i'm kenny choi. let's start with a live look outside... >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, february 16th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. we are going to start with a live look outside right now the time is 4:59. on the right we have a traffic shot of 101 in santa clara near trimble road. on the left we have a nice shot of the transamerica pyramid shaping up to be a nice warm day. >> clear on the roads, clear in the skies, wow. >> there you go. >> we'll take it. [ crosstalk ] >>> it's going to be nice out there today. so get ready for sunshine. a great view of coit tower. no fog in sight. visibility is doing just fine. no wind out there. spring-like conditions for your afternoon clear and calm and by tomorrow we may be in the 70s for ma

high school. marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida. 17 pronounced dead. more wounded. innocent children. sending terrified texts and good-byes to their parents. we thank god for the heroism of the teachers, the school leaders, and our first responders going into harm's way to save lives. once again we see the urgency of congress to take true commonsense action to prevent gun violence. everyone is saying we need more information. and we do. and that's why i'm very pleased to be join here this morning by congressman mike thompson, he's the chair of the gun violence prevention task force. he has served in the military. knows how to use guns. he's a hunter. he's a believer in the second amendment. well, he'll speak to his own credentials. i just want at that to say how proud we are of him for taking the lead on this issue. and he has in recognizing that we have to have the facts and calls for egislation a select committee on gun violence. his bipartisan legislation to pass the thompson-king bill, to strengthen background checks. it's bipartisan. and of course how can you ge

meanwhile marjory stoneman douglas high school, the scene of the fatal shooting is re-opening in phases.staff return friday and officials hope to have classes back in session next tuesday.alex wind/student, marjory stoneman douglas high school"i'm terrified to go back to school. i want change to happen so badly. feel unsafe in my own school."david hogg/marjory stoneman hogg/marjory ( robin ) there is a warning for livermore parents about a game played by highschool students with fake weapons. the game is called "spy versus spy" or "assassin". it is being played by seniors at livermore and granada high schools. the game is organized by students in teams...and those participating must pay to play. the goal is to take out other teams with toys guns to win a cash prize. police have received reports of armed and suspicious people in connection with the game... and respond anticipating a real emergency. now they are urging parents to talk to their teens about the potential dangers of the game. (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... we head to napa and speak with a homeowner who got one

marjory stoneman douglas high school remains closed off for a scored day. a nearby school is open for children to. a massive vigil was held overnight for wednesday's high school massacre. at one more point the crowd chanted in unison, no more guns. >> this makes no sense. this is impossible. my girl, my 14-year-old baby. >> reporter: earlier in the day the suspect, 19-year-old nikolas cruz was brought handcuffed into kourts. >> you're charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. >> reporter: cruz was held without bond. the broward county sheriff's office says he confessed to the shooting. he had mounting problems and broke through the cracks. >> he is a broken human being. he's on suicide watch. the child is deeply troubled and he's endure sigd can't trauma on the loss of his mother. >> reporter: there are signs the loss of life as bad as it was could have been worse. a state senator said authorities told him it appears cruz tried to fire out of the third story windows as the students were fleeing. thankfully the windows made of safety glass did not shatte

and that's why i'm here to tell you that teachers, students, and staff at marjory stoneman douglas high school returned to school for the first time since that shooting two weeks ago. some were ready, some that returned were scared, some didn't go back. they are going to a different school. what happened at stoneman douglas high school two weeks ago should never happen anywhere in this country ever -- ever, never again. look at those faces. so full of promise. here's the coach. he saved some of the kids' lives. he jumped in front of it. another adult that tried to save lives, another adult that tried to save lives. it shouldn't happen in a school, it shouldn't happen in a nightclub like pulse, it shouldn't happen in an airport or a church or an outdoor concert. it shouldn't happen. so why does it? why does this keep happening over and over again? well, i'm going to tell you why. it's because of us. it's because all 100 members of this u.s. senate and all 435 members down the hallway in the house of representatives, it's our refusal to act. it's our failure to convince one another that there ar

world.>> reporter: and parkland a vigil for the 14 students and three adults killed at stoneman douglas high school. are remembered by candlelight.>> we will always remember every 14th 2018. -- february 14. 2:45 pm. what happened at that moment will forever be in our hearts.>> reporter: among the dead nicholas the school swim team captain hoping to make it to the olympics in tokyo. 14-year-old alyssa a competitive soccer player. 14-year-old alayna called vibrant and determined. 14-year-old martin described as a funny kid. 15-year-old peter was caring and selfless. 17-year-old alayna kindhearted. 15-year-old luke described as happy and quiet. 18-year-old metal a senior planning to attend college.>>> is going to be the toughest part just finding out why this happened. and hopefully we can make a change so he can stop happening.>> reporter: aaron feiss was an assistant football coach and security guard. he died shielding students from the gunfire. 14-year-old jamie love to dance. 14-year-old carol love the beach. carmen was 16 and a national merit scholar semi finalist. 14-year-old gina was on the sch

some updates on marjory stoneman douglas high school. as for activity in school, it will be closed the rest of the week. all activities will be canceled, as well. we are going to provide grief counselors. they will be available to marjory stoneman douglas high school students and families at the pine trails park recreation center and amphitheater located at 10555 trail's end parkland, florida, beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. again, that's grief counselings for parents and families. we'll have grief counselors available for staff members at the parkland library at 6620 north university drive in parkland. again, for the staff members we'll have grief counselors at the library. the grief counselors will also be available at west glade middle school adjacent to this high school, as well. and what i can tell you about today shooter, today's shooter was a former marjory stoneman douglas high school student and was currently enrolled in broward county public schools. because of federal laws i can't provide any additional information about

you're going to have to kill one of your students. >> and i should say the 10th grader from stoneman douglas high school with whom i spoke this morning made a cogent point when he said, when a s.w.a.t. team comes into a school, they're looking for somebody with a gun. how do you, in moments of chaos like that, decipher who is supposed to have a gun and who is not? so that's interesting. to jeremy's point, kate, very quickly, with the president talking this week about banning bump stocks and curbing young people's access to guns, it drew condemnation from some gun groups who have supported him in the past. what do you think from a political perfespective this is going to have on trump's capital? >> this is an interesting debate to watch especially after having watched the national rifle association and other gun lobbying groups after the newtown massacre. this is a different debate, you're seeing activism out there and using social media, really taking on the nra and trying to urge boycotts of companies that are doing business with the nra and offer deals to nra members. this is really unique. this is sh

life, just before he was shot and killed outside the door of his classroom at marjory stoneman douglas high schoolsurvived school shooting: "...was an amazing person, and i am alive today because of him."beigel's loved ones gathered for his funeral, sunday, at a synagogue in boca raton.the memorials and funerals this weekend have helped a community grieve in the wake of a senseless tragedy.woman at memorial: "we shouldn't have to be going through this, and... no community should ever be going through this."fred guttenberg, father of jamie guttenberg: "i... i don't know what i do next."preparing to bury 14-year-old jamie guttenberg on sunday, it was her father who made an impassioned plea to kids across the country just a few days ago.fred guttenberg, father of jamie guttenberg: "when you look at us parents like we are crazy, like we are trying too hard to protect you..."fred guttenberg, father of jamie guttenberg: "...just remember it's because we love you, and we never want to go through the tragedy of losing you." cameron kasky, shooting survivor: "you're either with us or against us."meanwhile,

. >>> and the emotional return for students, parents and teachers at stoneman douglas high school in that february 14th shooting. this, as the debate of guns in school rages on with congress coming back to work. >>> plus, breaking overnight, the investigation into cha caused this, a blast, leveling a supermarket and apartment sending several people to the hospital. >>> and, in case you missed the biggest olympic moment ever. the u.s. now has a gold medal in curling, everybody. but it seems some people saw it coming. >> now, this is getting weird. >> "the simpson's," they've done it again. we're going to get into it on this monday, february 26th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> how do "the simpsons" keep doing it? >> how do they do it? yeah. >> they predicted donald trump's election. a nobel prize winner. >> they have him on staff someone. >> i want the magic 8 ball they are working with. >> it is a strange, strange, thing. we'll break that down later. we're going to start on the storm front and that string of tornados ripping through the eastern u.s. >> this