wsvn reporting that quits were taking cover and, quote, heard gunshots. that's a matter for dispute. the transportation security administration says there is an active shooter situation, broward sheriff's office is more specific to say they are investigating, there may be something else. with history as our guide, with history as our guide, when a big incident happens, initially throws you into shock. you are at baggage claim and suddenly you're holding a bleeding person and there is a dead man next to you, that's what john schlicher described to us in unbelievably moderate tones. then there's a loud noise inge the panic spreads like wildfire. that's our hope. and then some one is acting eratically and some one gets hand kufed. we have no -- handcuffed. no confirmed reports of anyone shot in the second incident. to err on the side of caution is the right thing to do. to get ahead of ourselves in the reporting is the wrong thing. we know they're concerned, now, that something else has happened. we know they've closed down terminal one. we know they've sent

what we have from the airport going back is the best source of information we have from wsvn.ort lauderdale airport has a twitter feed themselves. this is what the airport is saying publicly. there is an ongoing incident and terminal 2, baggage claim. media availability is at the staging area, that is a notification to all of us that there will be oncoming information, but let's talk a little bit about the fact that the airport itself says this is ongoing, and we are piecing this together. former fbi task force member on the phone, steve, as the picture comes together for us all at about the same time, it is our understanding there was some sort of incident that happen either at the taxi area are often right the baggage claim where people are picking a back, moving out to leave the airport. we only know from our affiliate that the shooter has been contained, but what that means exactly we do not know. we don't know the extent of injuries. what is the priority for law enforcement right now? >> right now, they have shut down those terminals. there is no one going to be leaving t

here's what one told affiliate wsvn about how she survived. >> the lady that was killed, she was standing right next to me. >> in the baggage claim. >> in the baggage claim. i gave her a gift, i turned around, and the pops started. we hit the ground. i turn around, and she was shot in the head and killed. her husband was shot in the face. the guy next to him was shot in the cheek. the guy next to him was face down, he was dead. >> did the man say anything when he was firing? >> i didn't hear anything. people were just yelling "get down "! i have a strong belief in a higher power, and i know someone was watching over us. >> another witness to the attack is being called a hero for shielding a total stranger from the gunfire. here's wsbm with that story. >> i heard gunshots. i recognized it immediately as gunshots. >> reporter: and then chao chaos erupted. >> i looked for a place to hide. there really wasn't a place. i saw a smart cart. i went on the other side of that and laid down. >> reporter: the suspected shooter, esteban santiago, had been walking toward her, shooting people as he made

that survivor spoke about what she saw with cnn affiliate wsvn. >> one of the ladies that was killedte on the plane. she was standing next to me. >> the baggage claim? >> in the baggage claim. i turned around to zip mine. and the pops started. i turned around and she was shot in the head and killed. her husband was shot in the face. the guy next to him was shot in the cheek. the guy next to him was facedown. he was dead. >> did the man say anything when he was firing? >> i didn't hear anything. people were yelling, get down. i have a strong belief in a higher power. and i know someone was watching over us. >> earlier today, i spoke with the sheriff of broward county, scott israel, to get his take on the future of airport security at baggage claim. and he begin by giving us an update of the survivors in the hospital. >> two of the victims are still in the icu unit over at broward health. and from what i understand, the other four are release order recovering in hospital. >> all right. now, how might this impact airport security at the baggage claim area there at ft. lauderdale? hollyw

sheldon fox, with wsvn spoke to him. >>. >> reporter: the casings were flying all around us, she said. the grandmother of 13 had just landed in ft. lauderdale for a vacation in the sun. she wound up in the hell that was terminal 2's baggage claim. walking among the dead and the wounded without a scratch, her husband was also uninjured. i sat next to her on the plane the woman said and nearly ten hours later, while waiting at port ever glades to find a ride to her hotel, she told 7 news the rest of the story. >> one of the ladies that was killed was my seatmate on the plane. she was standing right next to me. >> reporter: in the baggage claim? >> i gave her a gift. she turned around. i turned around to zip mine. the pops started. we hit the ground. i turned around. she was shot in the head and killed. >> reporter: that shooting victim's husband was hit too. >> her husband was shot in the face and the guy next to ihim ws shot in the cheek. the guy next to him was face down. he was dead. >> reporter: part of an accused masked killer's path of destruction. >> he reloaded and walking with

this is that picture coming here from wsvn. the picture that you'll see, this is a man being taken into custody or being handcuffed at terminal one. now, you know, this picture does not tell the story. it's possible there was just confusion and they put a man in handcuffs. we know there's is great activity there. now atf is there, they're on scene. all of these people on the runway. you heard them say it's raining. we haven't seen it. it's 3:00 p.m. in south florida. the chances of rain are good. a slight sprinkle. nobody has anywhere to go. this happened more than two hours ago. so they sit around. we've seen multiple people with babies, nothing to do with them. there's no transportation to take. no one is allowed to or from. not even ambulances. they are staging outside the airport. they have to act under a protocol. they're in an active shooter situation. whether or not there's an active shooter doesn't matter. there's protocol to go with an active shooter situation. that means all stops. nobody is moving. flights coming int

this is that picture coming here from wsvn. the picture that you'll see, this is a man being taken into custody or being handcuffed at terminal one. now, you know, this picture does not tell the story. it's possible there was just confusion and they put a man in handcuffs. we know there's is great activity there. now atf is there, they're on scene. all of these people on the runway. you heard them say it's raining. we haven't seen it. it's 3:00 p.m. in south florida. the chances of rain are good. a slight sprinkle. nobody has anywhere to go. this happened more than two hours ago. so they sit around. we've seen multiple people with babies, nothing to do with them. there's no transportation to take. no one is allowed to or from. not even ambulances. they are staging outside the airport. they have to act under a protocol. they're in an active shooter situation. whether or not there's an active shooter doesn't matter. there's protocol to go with an active shooter situation. that means all stops. nobody is moving. flights coming int