>> thanks so much from our sister station wnbc, giving us live pictures from above the scene. we have just learned that another town in the greater dang bury area, near newtown brook ville schools, newtown schools are all in lockdown mode at this moment. >> we have some breaking news just in, brad and shirley. nbc "nightly news" is reporting that the apparent shooter is an adult. this is new information, we have one shooter dead that we know and two handguns recovered from the scene with that person. so the apparent shooter, an adult, dead, two handguns recovered from the scene. that is the very latest from nbc "nightly news" on this, of course still tense situation, police not talking as they're still actively working this scene and a school shooting in an elementary school, which is very rare, we have seen them at high schools, but at this sandy hook elementary school. so apparent shooter dead, it was an adult. more information as soon as we receive it. >> we ant to go to nbc contract's amanda reuss who's also on the scene. >> reporter: we're actually seeing some parents bei

wnbc's jonathan dietz joins us now. what is the latest? >> well, the latest is that at least one gunman is dead. there are some unconfirmed reports that there may, may have been, a second suspect, and that is why there is this enormous lockdown in and around the neighborhood. that, again, is unconfirmed. there were some reports about a van being found a few blocks from the scene, and that was being checked out. what we do know is that one gunman is dead, and that two .9 millimeter handguns were found at the school near him and it is unclear if he took his own life or if he was taken out by the responding police. newtown police, connecticut state police, the fbi, atf, among the many agencies responding to this scene, and we are told from hospital officials that at least three people have been transported there. they are not saying if they are adults or children, and police are not saying whether there are victims missed that school at this hour. the 911 calls began flooding in to police about a shooting both in and around the school campus

we were listening there, again, to the chief investigative reporter with wnbc. the suspect's name at this point we can go ahead and tell you, ryan lanza. he is 24 years old. again, according to jonathan deantz there, a body was found in hoboken, new jersey. that body at this point, it appears as if, it appears as if it would be the body of his father in new jersey. his mother was a teacher at the school. sandy hook elementary school and that this point it appears as if he focused on one classroom in that school. we do not -- we do not know whether it was his mother's classroom but we do know that his mom, according to wnbc, his mom a teacher at newtown elementary school. the body of his father found earlier at a home in hoboken, new jersey. authorities are searching that house we are told. at this point, according to our justice correspondent pete williams, we know that he was wearing all black when he walked in to that elementary school. two guns were found. one of them, a .9 millimeter handgun. we're working the find out what type, how much ammunition, how he

this next one comes to us from wnbc in new york city where in newtown, connecticut, employees at the flower shops are working through tears to help families. irene's flower shop has been inundated with hundreds of orders from around the world after the shooting at sandy hook elementary school. the flowers orders have hampered workers a little bit. but that doesn't stop the workers from putting their heart into the arrangements. >> it's little stories like that. >> then we go from the shock, the sorrow, the funerals, the good-byes. >> and putting a face to all the victims. the pictures and names and ages. >> i still can't look at the pictures of all the little kids. it's too hard. >> this is "early today." just for yifirst stop of the da on your nbc stations. [ female announcer ] there are lots of differents ways to say get well to your loved ones.is ca. [ female announcer ] but when u send a kleenex®are pack, complete with america's softest tissue, you're also giving a warm gesture of care. kleenex®. america's softest tissue. [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, rich dark

. >>> now from wnbc in new york city, members of congress put aside washington politics. they picked up a broom over the weekend. representatives from new york, new jersey, north carolina, and georgia participated in hurricane cleanup efforts in staten island. congressman michael grim, austin scott, scott garrett, and congresswoman renee ellers helped gut and repair homes hit by superstorm sandy. great. congress has been requested $260 billion for aid. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. we are starting out with some thick fog in some areas. take the time. the clouds will break it up later this morning. it will be pretty thick for the next few hours. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for some rain this afternoon. high temperature into the 60's. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> 48 degrees at the airport. the battle of the beltway goes washington's w

sources tell wnbc he will instead run for lautenberg's senate seat? 2014. he is expected to tweet this news some time today. >> in other politics now, for the first time a woman will chair the prestigious senate appropriations committee. maryland senator barbara mikulski was elected to the senate in 1986 and the longest serving woman in senate history. longtime senator daniel inouye's death left the spot open. >>> senators are slamming the movie "zero dark thirty," carl levin and john mccain said the movie do not separate fact from fiction. it insists torture is effective. katherine big low responded with a statement saying we depicted a variety of intelligence methods that were used in finding bin laden. no single method was necessarily responsible for solving the man hunt. >>> ben affleck testified on capitol hill about the eastern congo and the estimated 5 million deaths there over the last 14 years. politico reports affleck would not discuss a reported possibility of a run for senate saying that's not what i'm here to talk about. >>> if you read only on

enforcement official who jonathan, who is our experienced criminal justice reporter in new york at wnbc is reporting that a law enforcement official in the area is saying that 17 or 18 children may, in fact, be dead and that seven or eight adults as well are believed killed. >> well, first, of course, our thoughts and prayers are with those people with their family members who are now, i'm sure, trying to find out what happened. we hope that situation -- we -- our thoughts are with them. david is exactly right. there's been no debate about gun control in this country for years, despite a series of these horrific shootings. i wonder if that's about to change. governor hickenlooper, the very popular governor of colorado, says enough time has passed since that movie theater shooting that was so horrific says now may be the time in january for the legislature there to talk about gun control, and michael bloomberg, who is about to leave as mayor of new york says he wants to be a counterweight to the nra and has made some contributions in this past election for candidates who are willing to t

. >>> last night jim hoffer, obviously mika, your husband at wnbc, ran this incredible piece.ives me crazy. >> of the few clues we know from inside the lanza home, it is that his mother loved guns and passed that passion on to adam. by all accounts nancy lanza was a devoted mother. one psychologist told us she may have used her interest in guns to connect with the disconnected adam and draw him out. there's no mistaking the deadly power of military style semi-automatic rifles like the bushmaster. we easily obtained two with no background checks. first ordering one on the internet and having it delivered by mail. another time through a private purchase picking the semi-automatic rifle up at the owner's home. no i.d. required. >> mike, this is something that jim's been doing for some time. he's gone to virginia gun shows. mika says she'll just walk in and there will be piles of guns that he's gotten without any background searches, nothing. online, going to other people's homes. this is -- >> insane. >> this is incredible that you can buy these weapons of death online. >> 40%. 4