in uvalde if they make that choice. the only reason we are living with these recurring nightmares is because our politicians have made the choice that the status quo is acceptable. we have to get them to make a different choice. congresswoman donna edwards, thanks so much for making time. press secretary james talarico, please stick around, we will talk to you again shortly. we just want to reset because it is the top of the hour. to any of our viewers who may be joining us right, now as i mentioned, it s 10 pm eastern, 9 pm in allen, texas. you re seeing a live picture there, the city of allen texas. we are expecting a briefing to get underway. good evening, everyone. i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. we are continuing to follow the breaking news of a mass shooting in allen, texas. as we await the briefing from local officials which we expect to begin at any moment now, here s what we know so far at this hour. police say they received reports of an active shooter just af
begin any moment now, here is what we know so far at this hour. police say that they received reports of an active shooter, just at the 30 pm local time, and according to authorities, at least nine people have been hospitalized. the shooter now that, we re being told, there are multiple fatalities, but police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps, we ll get some insight varying this briefing. however, they have confirmed that there is no longer an active threat in the area. let s go to nbc s morgan chesky, he s on the ground for us right outside the premium all there in on texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you regularly since the tragedy unfolded, what more can you tell us? yeah, amen, there s that remains incredibly large law enforcement presence here surrounding the entire perimeter of the mall with more than 120 stores. as we await to hear the update from the police chief of allen texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more than stories about how it p
being told that there are multiple fatalities. police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps we ll get some insight during this briefing. however, they have confirmed that there is no longer an active threat in the area. let s go to nbc s morgan chesky is on the ground for us rates outside the mall there allen, texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you since this tragedy unfolded. what can you tell us? aged amen, there still remains an incredibly large law enforcement presence here, surrounding an entire parameter of the small, more than 120 stores. as we wait to hear the update from the police chief of allen, texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more and more stories of how this played out late this afternoon. gunshots were reported at 3:30. i shared some of those interviews with you. i don t mention the story of abby perez, a short time ago. she was the mother that when she heard fireworks, she realized this was an active shooter situation, she took her t
The eastern third of the country facing Severe Weather while ice falls on the northeast tornados hit the gulf coast leaving a trail of destruction and welcome to your world this morning im stephanie sy. Im del walters and millions waking up to the storms on mondays to slick commutes in new york to even tornados. Snow, sleet, strong winds and heavy rain and al jazeeras John Henry Smith has more. Reporter 1200 mile long winter storm stretching from the south to the northeast will head off shore today. Right on the heels of a storm that brought record cold to the east coast over the weekend, the winter storm began the workweek with enough snow and wind to cause virginia and North Carolina to declare states of emergency. Some parts of virginia got nearly a foot of snow and the traffic problems that go with it, hundreds of accidents. I hit the inside rail of the bridge and spun around. The posted speed limit through her was 60 and i was doing 55. The roads look good but they are black ice a