we ll have a live report in moments. there is no further danger to the public. the community is safe. we re just now working backwards, trying to figure out everything that happened. please be patient with us so that we can talk with these victims and their families and try to figure out what happened. also, the middle east on high alert today, with iran and there proxy militias vowing retaliation, despite the twin bombings that killed 84 people at a memorial yesterday for the country s top general. he d been assassinated by the trump organization four years ago. as we learned that a mother and a service member trapped in gaza when the war broke out have been rescued. the biden administration tried to contain this with secretary blinken heading to the region tonight. and this hour, inside analysis from two former cia directors, leon panetta and john brennan. and you trump legal team asks the justices to overturn the decision banning him from that state s primary ballot.
from two former cia directors, leon panetta and john brennan. and you trump legal team asks the justices to overturn the decision banning him from that state s primary ballot. and good day, i m andrea mitchell in washington, with the breaking news out of iowa. another tragedy at a high school, where police responded this morning to the scene of an active shooting. we know that at least three people were injured, while the gunman is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. that s according to law enforcement officials who have been briefed on the matter. this all happened in perry, iowa, 45 minutes outside of des moines, as students were returning to school for their first day of classes after the christmas break. joining us now, ali vitale lay. and jonathan dienst.