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All of this? >> you know, everybodys very flustered. no one knows what to think. you know, why he would do this type of thing. so everybodys just very happy that, you know, nobody was -- else with was hurt in this. it could have been a lot worse. thank god for our hero. >> folks on campus consider bk a hero because he was able to think straight and call the authorities. >> definitely. i have several friends in tower one. they were all there at the time who could have been hurt. you know, if it w...

Hero because he was able to think straight and call the authorities. >> definitely. i have several friends in tower one. they were all there at the time who could have been hurt. you know, if it wasnt for bk calling 911 and, you know, getting the police there as quick as possible. >> well, bk, it really is extraordinary how calm you were able to remain. a lot of people would have not been able to do that. thank you so much for talking to us. im sorry for what you have been through. kristy as wel...

With netanyahu to try to push this peace process plan forward to try to figure out what it is that can kick start this plan. again, remember, its been three years since any talks of the peace process between the israelis and palestinians has happened. >> all right, sarah, thank you very much. were learning more this morning about the frightening moments when a former university of central florida student began what could have been a deadly massacre on campus. police say 30-year-old james olive...

Device have been found on the campus of the university of central florida in orlando. officials say classes have been cancelled until at least noon. police say they received a 911 call about a suspect with a gun. some 500 students were evacuated from a dorm on the central campus, the explosive devices were found were being told along with the person who is dead it appears that person died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. university spokesman says that right now the bomb squad is on the scene. ...

En route to the fire alarm our ucf police received a 911 call for a man with a gun. when police arrived they found the subject dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. >> were any other students involved? was anyone else in danger? >> well, i can tell you that we evacuated tower one immediately, and conducted a thorough search and part of that search and response discovered an assault weapon and explosive device. >> i know its very early in the investigation. do we know anything about, was th...

Back into that tower one dorm. when they were evacuated very early this morning, they were first sent to the student union and then to the campus arena with just the shirts on their back. food and water was given to them. dont know when theyll be allowed back in that dorm. we do know the main campus here will be reopened in just under an hour around noontime so that afternoon classes can resume and we also know that ucf will make counselors available to students throughout the day. as far as the...

Threat to the campus community at this time but a spokesman describes this as a very sketchy situation. listen to what he says police found when they arrived at the dorm earlier this morning. >> a call came in about a fire alarm in tower one. on the way to respond to that, a 911 call in about an armed man in the tower. when police responded to the dorm room they found a victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. we interviewed people who had knowledge of the situation and during the search of the...

Kelly cook from central florida news 13 is at the scene. kelly. >> reporter: we know the dorm, tower one, has been closed indefinitely. this is still an active investigation. we have learned at this hour that the ieds found inside a dorm room has been removed and the about him squad is investigating. were still dealing with an active scene. you can seatcan see the fbi, sh office and campus police are still investigating. this entire incident began around midnight with a 911 call regarding a man ...

Ticked ti ticktock, lindsey. the campus was shut down because deadly explosive s foun in a dorm room there were along with a dead body. joining me live from orlando is our affiliate central florida news 13. what exactly have police found there and who was this dead body? >> reporter: let me start by first telling you that definitely a crazy intense situation out here. i want to show you whats going on behind me right now. it doesnt look like a lot. this has been a very active scene since 12:30...

Morning, improvised explosive devices that have been found at the university of central florida. classes have been canceled until at least noon. >> about 500 students evacuated from a dorm room after police got a 911 call and arrived to find the devices in one person apparently they found dead, apparently a suicide. the associate vice president for communications of public affairs at ucf and i wonder if you can give us an update here. we hear improvised explosive devices. what exactly does that ...