Having worked ten k12 active shooter situations in the u. S. And canada, you go in and see when things are settling and have the facts, things that seem to be working the best, actually preventing loss of life is multidisciplinary threat assessment which many campuses dont use has been used to stop hundreds of planned bombings and shootings. Teaching people to recognize potentially dangerous people before they commit acts of violence. And then evidencebased approaches for preparedness so we can speed the reaction of people to secure people and protect them. A good example of that is the information released by the Sheriffs Department in littleton, colorado. From the time the first shot was fired to the third shot fired at the point of attack, in just seven seconds, the Security Camera footage, weve been told, demonstrates that over 80 people who were in the line of fire in those two main hallways because of the training at the school and the drills, those people were sheltered and behi
Investigators are now examining social media posts that they believe could be by the alleged shooter including a potential warning the gunman possibly discussing online about his plan to kill others. Mercy Medical Center the Major Hospital in the roseburg area tells cnn they have received nine patients. Theyre expecting three more. They asked the public to, quote, please continue to pray. Lets get right to cnn justice correspondent pamela brown. Give us the situation on the ground right now. The tick tock of how this trage tragedy. This situation unfolded after classes started around 10 30 this morning at Umpqua Community college. We learned a man in his 20s walked into one of the School Buildings there on campus and opened fire in multiple classrooms. And as weve learned he killed at least ten people according to preliminary reports. We know federal authorities are responding. The atf bringing in their canine units. And the fbi also responding in what is a very active investigation at
Smuggling business within a short period of time. Yes, it is a persistent problem in moldova, wolf. It goes beyond the people they have been able to target in the sting operation, but other smugglers there who they dont have a good handle on, and you are right, some of the people have not enough time, but they are sting operation, and the materiels are not a huge amount. Again, this is a situation where it is not believed that these people necessarily are working with terrorist, but they simply dont care to whom they sell their materiels to. Thank you, evan, very much. Joining us to talk about this disturbing development, and joining us from irvine, california, is our cnn Intelligence Security analyst bob bair and also our expert robbie gosch. How would this be dangerous if they were to get their hands on a dirty material . Well, you could put something in a car, and put some cesium on it, and you could blow up a car in manhattan and close down the city for months. So this is a ongoing
Five people remain hospitalized at this time. Were waiting for a update from the sheriff. Youre looking at live pictures ahead of that press conference in oregon. When that begins well bring it to you. I want to go to Ashley Banfield now. He she has more on the investigation and the people in this story. The nine people that went to school that day and every came home. It is a very difficult story for the very Small Community here to deal with. In fact, i dont think this will come as a surprise, but just about everyone in this community has a connection to the nine victims one of the most poignant moments is when the National Guard commissioned to blackhawk helicopters brought the bodies back from the medical examiner. They landed tenderly on the tarmac. I think my colleague may have put it best when he is said it looked like war just came to roseberg in more ways than one. They were offloaded from the blackhawk helicopters on to gurneys and brought to the waiting vehicles. From here i
Right now. Storm preparations along the carolina and Virginia Shores are already underway. The flooding danger, that is very real for these folks. They are also getting ready in the northeast where three years ago this month, we have heard from new Jersey Governor Chris Christie telling people this morning in his state to stay calm. Were prepared and we need you to prepare and not panic. Now i understand that this is a state thats been traumatized by the second worst Natural Disaster in American History just not quite three years ago. I understand that there will be people who when they start to hear this news will feel an enormous amount of stress over the possibility that something severe could happen to the state again. Fema and the u. S. Navy are on standby ready to respond if and when necessary. Were told president obama is also monitoring these forecast models. Hes monitoring conditions. Lets go Jennifer Gray who is tracking joaquin. Churning around the bahamas right now. Really