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Whatever their task was. >> brian, two individuals who wanted to cause a lot of harm. just going back to what police were telling us about what they did just on this spree alone. a robbery, a carjacking, they shot and killed an m.i.t. police officer. there is another transit police officer who was struck and is now in critical condition at the hospital. and the concern is for the residents, also. they want to make sure everyone is safe inside and everybody is vigilant because until the sun comes...

Yes, maam. [ inaudible question ] >> my understanding the firefighters missing were first responders. the ones that actually went to the scene, on the call, the page out. responded to the scene, were actually fighting the fire at the time the explosion occurred. >> law enforcement officer thats missing thats now found, what is his condition in the hospital? where was he located? >> again, i said i dont know his condition. i know he was located in a hospital with serious injuries. i dont know wha...

Tonight, lester holt starts off the broadcast with a look at what has become one of the darkest days in modern american history. >> reporter: the families who live in small newtown, connecticut, 80 miles northeast of new york city called it the safest place in america. green and peaceful and great for kids. and then, today. >> just after 9:30 this morning, newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school. >> reporter: police transmiss n transmissions were heard. soon,...

Killed these kids? tonight, lester holt starts off the broadcast with a look at what has become one of of the darkest days in modern american history. >> reporter: the families who live in small newtown, connecticut, 80 miles northeast of new york city called it the safest place in america. green and peaceful and great for kids. and then today. >> just after 9:30 this morning, newtown police received a 911 call for an emergency at the elementary school. >> reporter: police transmissions crackled...

I believe it was the blood of other children it was gruesome and very horrifying scene. >> at that point youre with your mom. and you dont know whats happened to your sister. >> yeah. i mean, it was 30 minutes before i found my sister. between the time i found my sister and i saw those other, you know, little children. and, you know, words cant describe what was racing through my mind. i was always thinking the worst. it was just the worst feeling i can ever describe. >> what was the conversatio...

Give a little perspective to exactly what happened here today. and for all of us to take a moment to think about what it must have been like to be here early this morning. you described a scene where little children are told to close their eyes and hold hands and leave a school where they have scene their friends, maybe their teachers get shot. and they were brought here to this volunteer fire department behind me in this bucolic town in new england. its a place where tonight they were expecting...

Upper left of that label is that firehouse, and that is where robert has been going live, reporting live for us this morning, and then you see the long driveway, the white building -- the firehouse -- the long driveway leading into that school, and thats where police are swarming. >> reporter: police are efforting to have a news conference, 1:00. we understand theyre going about two miles away, and they realize that the public is certainly wanting to know as much as possible, especially parents....

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But in terms of the reverse 911 call, do you have any details on how that happened, that we know that the first 911 call was made at about 9:40, 9:41. the school then seemed to alert students who might still be home or were not yet at school or their parents about what was happening. do we have any more details on that? >> no. you know, thats been a very -- thats been a very good system for the schools, for colleges to be able for parents to subscribe to that service to let everyone know. in ame...

That we need to independently confirm before we report to you. so there are a lot of rumors out there about whats going on here. so the reason we put lieutenant vance on the line is to get a true view of whats going on there at that school right now. we have learned that a reverse 911 call went out from the newtown public schools, to at least the parents of sandy hook elementary school, if not the entire district, went out to parents apprising them of whats going on at this moment. but because i...