>> police in tennessee reportedly find a suicide note, more guns and ammunition inside the home of the national shooter, saying audrey hale had legally purchased seven games and kept them in her house. she fired over 150 rounds in a school, killing six people. the police who arrived at the scene, took the shooter down, are speaking out for the first time. >> once in that hallway, the smell of gunpowder was in the air. doing what our training tells us to do in those situations, following the stimulus, all of us stepped over a victim. i to this day don't know how i did that morally, but training is what kicked in. we then proceeded continually to go to the shots of gunfire.
nashville for us this hour, so we're also narrow hearing is about for the very first time. from these officers who rushed into the school who stopped the shooter. what are they saying about those moments? these officers also crediting brave school employees. at least two of them who evacuated from the scope of state on the grounds actually helping out these officers, pointing them in the right direction, giving them a layout of the school and also one of them had keys, opening up different doors so they could go into the school through different points of entry. these officers describing a chaotic scene. adrenaline pumping all senses engaged. they could smell the gunpowder in the air. they could, they could hear the sounds of the blaring fire alarms and then also hearing the sound of a gun firing. follow that sound up onto the second floor, and that is where they confronted. 28 year old audrey hale, shooting audrey dead 14
the irregularities that put me in that position, blaring alarms and chaos. police. body camera capturing the moments, a group of five officers raced down hallways decorated with children's artwork. we began to receive gunfire from a second floor window. as officers were inside searching. for that individual to door door door with me with me. this is their desperate search for a shooter armed with three guns and showing no signs of stopping along the way. ready rim discoveries. all of us stepped over a victim. um i to this day . don't know how i did that. morally um, but training is what kicked in. they follow their senses. the smell of gunpowder was in the air, then a chilling sound. once we got near the
kicked in followed their senses and accurate odor. the smell of gunpowder was here, then a chilling sound. alright we heard another shot in it. so it told us that the shooter was to our right. once we got. near the shooter and the shooter was neutralized. investigators say. audrey hale fired 152 rounds from start to finish, killing three innocent children and three school employees. the violence horrifying a nation and following these officers home, there's obviously been loss of sleep. children hugged more than normal just over a week since the shooting officer seizing from the home of the shooter, a suicide note weapons ammo, several journals and your books from the covenant school. as investigators continue to determine a motive for the attack, described as calculated and planned the young survivors of this mass shooting or leaning
instructions on bombs. (voiceover): though pete even, like gunpowder, or anything like that >> so if pete was doin something he wasn't doing it close to his house >> now that we could fin evidence of. >> he denied he had anything t do with it >> yes, he did >> though pete didn't try to deny his hatred for robert ayala. why did you hate him >> he was arrogant and flaunte stuff in my face stuff in my face >> if this seems like biblical epic stolen his birth i thought it was pete all along. right, lots of people knew about that lots of people knew about that especially roberto ayala's family. >> i thought it wa i didn't-- that was the only person i could think of. pete all along >> why >> he was always the one tha had something mean to say, tha was the only person i coul think of >> there was a lot of town tal going on a lot of gossip, and rumor about a week after the house was searched, pete got a visit
there was an incredible amount of force in the explosion. >> most of these pieces were once part of the electrica box. >> you have washers, different types of hardware in here. screws, nuts, wire screws, nuts, wire but a few fragments, just handful, looked like they were pieces from a different puzzle odd. >> cells from a nine vol battery, galvanized stee that's been ripped apart that's been ripped apart >> parker sent off these bit to the west coast crime lab fo lester holt (voiceover): then there was this, discovered on the fifth day of the investigation. the panel box door found 160 feet analysis >> to determine whether or not there was explosive residu present on some of the fragments that were collecte at the scene >> like gunpowder, nitroglycerin? >> correct >> then there was this discovered on the fifth day of the investigation, the panel box door found 160 feet from the site of the explosion. the site of the explosion. feet wide, probably weighs somewhere in the neighborhoo of 15 or 20 pounds
betraying britain. the home secretary, suella braverman, is loved by some for the stance she's taking. she's loathed by others. my guest on political thinking has toured the news studios all week. this is not another news interview. it is not an interrogation about that policy. it is a conversation, as this whole series is, about what shapes her political thinking. what shapes her views? what shapes her values? suella braverman, thanks forjoining me on political thinking. thank you, nick. you have had a lively week, haven't you? do you relish the rows you cause? do you like the controversies? do you like the smell of political gunpowder? well, listen, i think it comes with the territory of being home secretary, of fronting up policy relating to migration. issues at the home office are very emotive.
she's loathed by others. my guest on political thinking has toured the news studios all week. this is not another news interview. it is not an interrogation about that policy. it is a conversation, as this whole series is, about what shapes her political thinking. what shapes her views? what shapes her values? suella braverman, thanks forjoining me on political thinking. thank you, nick. you have had a lively week, haven't you? do you relish the rows you cause? do you like the controversies? do you like the smell of political gunpowder? well, listen, i think it comes with the territory of being home secretary, of fronting up policy relating to migration. issues at the home office are very emotive. they relate to security and safety, people's wellbeing. particularly migration,
i was woken up by the smell and then a loud noise. my ears were ringing. but at first i thought i was dreaming. >> the smell? >> yeah, it was the smell of the gunpowder. >> as she told it, she looked over at ben. saw by the light of the moon he appeared to have slept through whatever it was. she managed him. he didn't stir. >> so i was like, ok i'll go check it out. so i walked around our bed and got about halfway down the hallway and realized our front door was open. >> but you didn't see anybody? >> no. >> halfway down the hall, she said, cold air rushing in. she knew something was very wrong. so, she ran back to the bedroom. turned on the light. >> i went to go wake him up and then, i could see him. >> yeah. hard to get that one out of your head, isn't it? >> yeah.
abraham responds, sydney is a complete nut. no one will work with her. ditto with rudy. and then tucker says, but our viewers believe it. they were peddling lines. they were intentionally peddling lies. katie, these were not lies about which toothpaste will make your teeth whiter, or which floor wax will make your floors more shiny, these were lies about whether the american peoples votes were stolen and their election rigged. it's like they were packing the case with gunpowder. using these lies as a vehicle to keep the viewership, you know, engaged. they were just waiting for donald trump to lie that gunpowder -- which he did, on january 6th. it erupted into violence. i think we need to challenge the federal government. this defamation suit is important. what is even more important is the federal government needs to step up and address these