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CNNW CNNI Simulcast November 20, 2014

And you can see the heavy Police Presence on campus in this photo sent out by a wctv reporter. Now the university earlier sent an email to students advising of a dangerous situation. That is all they said, just a dangerous situation and telling students to seek shelter away from tour doors or windows. Now, the photo editor for the newspaper was on scene. He joins me now on the phone. So talk to us about what you know at this point because we had heard earlier reports that the gunman had been captured. That this was brought to an end. Is that the case . Are you able to confirm that . We know they have a suspect in custody. We cant confirm whether or not it was the gunman or the only gunman at the time. But we do know they have one person in custody. Now, explain to us what you recall. What happened exactly. What happened on campus there. We know of course as we just said about this message that was sent out to students on lockdown in essence, so what did you see . And what did you experience . Well, around 12 30, there were gunshots reported in the main library. Soon after, police were on scene. Then i showed up outside of the area, the cops, everything was roped off. They brought the victims to the hospital. And theyre requesting that everybody stand out there move back, step back from the crime scene. And does anybody know at this point who the gunman may be . Whether were talking about a student in this situation or someone from outside the campus . We currently have no information on who the gunman may be. And what about those two patients that were taken to the nearby hospital . Do we know what condition they are in at this point . It has not been released yet. Their information or their condition. We just know that people are being treated at tallahassee memorial hospital. All right, matthew pasco, thank you so much for talking to us here on cnn, we appreciate it. Certainly a very scary moment for not just students but residents here in tallahassee, florida. Lets connect with a Sports Editor of the University Student paper and joins us now on the phone. Perry, it is just past 2 00 a. M. There. At this time of year you would expect students to be in the library preparing for finals. The person we just spoke to earlier said you would have hum hundreds of people in the library. Tell us what you saw, what you heard and what you know at this hour. Well i got the Emergency Alert. And so i was first informed of the situation that way. And then you see twitter perry, just walk us through this slowly. That Emergency Alert that you received. What was it . And what did it say exactly . Actually the incident, we get them in text messages. They come out if there is a situation that is potentially dangerous. The alert was, danger situation, seek shelter immediately away from doors and windows. When we get an alert like that we assume maybe it is a minor thing, weather, tornado Something Like that coming. And so then when we figure out there is a gunman it is a very surreal feeling, unreal kind of thing. And what about the location . We keep hearing that this is centered around the library. But that it was audible. This was able to be heard by the building just next to it. So can you give us a sense of the geography of all of this . Well, the library is located in the heart of campus. There is a big green area surrounding it. The layout during all the hours of the day. All roped off by the police. The building surrounding it, the other libraries, theyre in there all hours of the day. They were next to it. I talked to a student next to it in the building, he said they heard the noise. They got scared and ran out of their building before they were put on lockdown. And what can you tell us about the scene right now . Where were you hunkered down, did you see activity outside and were you getting a sense that possibly the worst was over . There is definitely a sort of calm. Everybody is being evacuated, kind of the process of figuring out why this happened. What led to this. The campus is completely empty. Typically there are people Walking Around on the campus, going to get something to eat, stuff like that. All the emergency lights are flashing on and on. Very, very surreal feeling. But as far as you can tell, there is no continuing fear. There does seem to be a sense that the Police Presence the police are there. A suspect is in custody. And there is as you mentioned just this kind of eerie calm at the moment . Yes, definitely, definitely. The fear that that happened is still there, but the fear of more happening is now gone down, but dealing with just happened. Okay, that is perry kostadakis, the editor of Florida State university in tallahassee, florida, where apparently there has been a serious incident in the library at the heart of campus. Possibly two people treated for gunshot wounds. And it is possible the suspect is now in custody. But all of this, rosemary, taking place about two hours ago or at least being reported two hours ago in the middle of the night, end of the year. So many students would have been in the library prepping for finals. Focusing on their own worlds with headphones in, and reading all of this material. All of this unfolded. So a scary situation that at least perry seems to feel is over at this moment. But all of this still is unfolding. Lets go to blair stokes now who is a Florida State University Student who was actually in the library that was just evacuated. So blair, talk to us about what you saw and what you heard. Well, i was studying in the library. And all of a sudden, i hear like the fire alarm doors kind of go off. Like if number had just opened the fire alarm. And so this girl just comes walking up. Somebody has a gun in the library. Everybody just looked around a little bit. We all just looked at each other. We were like why would somebody joke about this. I just kind of moved to the back and started tweeting. I thought oh, what is going on, people probably know about this. And yeah, that is where i went. So blair, when did you realize that you were dealing with a real situation here and what did you do . Did you all evacuate at that particular point . We couldnt evacuate until the cops told us we could. We actually had like a police escort. So most of the time like for this most of the past hours, like we were just waiting up there, waiting for cops to get us out. Now we were all going out with the contact information. So the police were on the scene very quickly from the sounds of it. Did you get yeah, they were, they were. Did you see the gunman at any point or not . I didnt see the gunman. But i saw cops like from the fourth floor window i saw cops running around with guns. That was at the point where we knew it was really serious. And have you spoken to some friends, any of the people that you know did anyone actually see this gunman . I dont think anyone saw the gunman. From what i heard it was just people massively moving and leaving all of their stuff and doing everything they could to go upwards in the library and evacuate that first floor. And blair, at this point were hearing from various students from there that the suspect is perhaps in custody. We dont have confirmation of that. But it appears from what were hearing that the danger is at an end. Is that your understanding . Is that what the police are saying to you . Yeah, that is my understanding right now. What we heard was that the gunman had been shot. And that the police have him in custody. And was it the police that told you that . No, it was not the police. All right, so we have no confirmation at this point. They made an announcement that they caught the gunman. Right, that is the critical yeah. And so at that point we were a little relieved. But we also still had to wait. Because we didnt know the situation on our floors at all. So they came up with like huge guns and a dog with them. And they told us to put our hands up. We called the cops, so we did that. They searched all of us and then brought us down. And were looking at these pictures. I understand they are they your pictures, blair, that were looking at . Yes, so these are your pictures. You were taking these, as this was all unfolding. So you pretty much seem to have taken it in stride. Would that be a good characterization of how you dealt with this situation . Yes, so i dont know. I just i didnt see anything in particular. But i am still shaking just because i have never had anything happen to me like this. This close to home. Like this is always stuff you hear about happening at other scho schools. Like there are other crazed gunmen at other colleges, not Florida State. So i think this is another issue of gun control and how we could be doing more in america. Yeah, and dave. Were looking at all of these pictures, you have taken them and posted them from this incident. And how long ago was it that you felt that this had come to an end . Lets see, i felt it had come to an end kind of like midway through when they said they were going to bring the cops up to evacuate us. And they kept reiterating that. Right, and what is the scene there now . Right now it is a bunch of kids on their phone, were all sitting here trying to make sense of it. And sharing stories no doubt trying to assess what happened. Yeah, theyre all blair stokes, a student there at Florida State University Joining us on the line. Very quickly got photoings of this as the drama was unfolding. Posted the photos on her facebook page. Maybe thanks to you, blair stokes for sharing your story with us. And the positive development there if you listen to what blair told us, what perry, the Sports Editor told us, they all received this text message and immediately it seems they were able to mobilize. The police, the unfortunate truth in the United States is these School Shootings are becoming more and more common and schools do have the plans in place for if and when it happens. And at this moment, there were no deaths reported. We do have two people treated for gunshot wounds at the hospital. But it seems as though officials and the police and the school was able to clamp down quite quickly if you listen to what blair was saying. Now, whatever the chaos was, it ended. The police are there, and the students it seems have been moved to a safe place. All right, indeed. Well take a short break right now and well be back on the other side here on cnn. Do stay with us. Uil but im stil stuffed up. Nyquil cold and flu liquid gels dont unstuff your nose. Really . Alkaseltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. breath of relief oh, what a relief it is. Thanks. Anytime. We are back with you now with this breaking news from Florida State university. It appears at this point that the shooting incident we reported a little earlier has concluded. Now, we dont have confirmation of that but certainly from the students we have spoken to it appears the gunman may be in custody. There was some suggestions that the gunman had been shot. Again, we dont have confirmation of that. But certainly on the scene there, it is a calmer situation. Earlier there had been a message sent out of a dangerous situation telling students to take cover. The incident, we understand, took place in the library there. Students were preparing for exams. But at this point we are happy to report even though two have gone to hospital with gunshot wounds we understand this has come to a close. Yeah, all of this still kind of unfolding and coming to us. This was first reported roughly two hours ago. It would be right in the middle of the night there at Florida State university in the library where many students are prepping for finals. And the schools sent out the message saying it was a dangerous situation. Based on the students that weve talked to it seems as though things have calmed down. As soon as we get the confirmation of that well bring it to you as the hour moves on. Yeah, well certainly do that. Lets move on ourselves to other stories we need to bring to you. People in buffalo, new york, are describing a practically nonstop snowstorm as the worst they have seen in nearly 40 years. Upwards of two meters of snow has fallen and more is on the way. The death toll from the storm now stands at seven. Some of the victims suffering cardiac arrest from all the shoveling. Rescuers are working two times, three shifts in a row. And Officials Say they s say t budget for the entire year is likely gone. And that is a problem because more snow is on the way. There is a travel ban in the area. You do have snowmobiles doing the majority of the work and rescuing. More on the story. Reporter it is probably heavier than anything that we have seen in over 40 years. Its too much. It is just really a lot of snow here. Reporter the deadly storm has residents struggling to cope and officials scrambling to protect them. Stay home, if you do have to go out please exercise caution. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency in the buffalo area. Crews are bringing in front end loaders and dump trucks to take the snow out of the hardest hit areas. More than 230 truck loads of snow in south buffalo. Over 5,000 tons of snow that have been removed. People in buffalo are used to snow, but this storm dumped almost five feet in some spots, almost an entire seasons snowfall in some areas. The National Weather service says another one to three feet could fall in new york in the next several hours. We climbed into the engine after they received an urgent call. Bob, what call did you just get . Partial collapse of a building, a trailer park. But the snow that caused the problem hinders the rescue. The hoerps chan homeowners ch minds and didnt want to be frustrated. In a couple of hours when the snow flies, she will want to be evacuated. And also a bus, with students trapped on their bus for 24 hours. It just kept piling up, piling up. There was just no way for us or any other cars to get through as well. And beth hocsnaji delivered her baby early. Her name, lucy grace, it would be grace illuminated. But it is so sad how many people died. This baby is such a bright light in such a dark storm. The ban is in effect for the entire buffalo area. A lot of people are still not heeding the warnings. What rescuers and First Responders have to do, use these vehicles to rescue the stranded motorists. The front end loaders and others to rescue those who are still stranded on the roads. Brian todd, cnn, cheektowaga, new york. And there is said to be progress over a deal with Irans Nuclear program. But with the deal just days away, there is skepticism. They are holding talks now in vienna. Yes, but sticking points include irans uranium enrichment capacity and how the sanctions will be lifted if a deal is made. But some insist no deal would be better than a bad deal. Right now i think it is going to be difficult to get to where we want to go. It is not impossible. It depends on whether or not iran takes the steps it must take to convince us, our partners that its program would be for entirely peaceful purposes. And objections from the west are the only okbstacles to the deal. We just saw a glimpse there of the u. S. Political situation. But hard liners in tehran may not want the more moderate president to make the necessary concessions to seal a deal. Reporter indeed, that is a possible, errol. If you listen to the talks about the deal, some say they want a deal. If you walk the streets of tehran, the majority want a deal. Just like you see in washington, in tehran there are individual groups who can play the potential role of spoiler if they dont believe this agreement meets their interests. Inside, they are looking at Nuclear Agreements between the world powers. Dozens of hard line iranian lawmakers who dont trust washington and dont want to give an inch. We dont trust them says the lawmaker. We have no trust for the west. Especially the americans and the british. We trusted them in the past and we paid a heavy price, says the lawmaker. Were only after the interests of our country. For the past year, ever since the administration of moderate president rouhani started to negotiate with the west, some hardliners criticized him saying he is appeasing the enemy and compromising. They warned him not to sign a deal that crosses irans red lines which includes keeping intact Irans Nuclear programs and accepting nothing left than the lifting of all western sanctions. We expect the sanctions to be lifted right away, says this lawmaker. We cant back down more than this. We give the west even one inch they will take ten. Even though we want peace and good relations with the world, rest assured were not willing to do it at any price. What is remarkable is how warnings by hard liners here in iran mirror those in washington where a Republicanled Congress is warning u. S. President barack obama against the bad deal. The warnings drive home the political tensions surrounding the talks in both capitals. In washington, analysts say, republicans in congress dont want obama to score what could be seen as a Foreign Policy victory with an agreement. In tehran, it is hard liners who see a nuclear deal by moderate president rouhani as a potential blow to their political aspirations and a threat to irans 35yearold antiamerican policy. They are playing politics, but i think the west wants an agreement, so do we. But only if it is fair. If there is an agreement in vienna, it wont be finalized in iran without approval from parliament. So technically, they could scuttle an agreement, but the final agreement rests with the leader and if he approves the deal it is very likely that parliament wont complain. Errol . It is just fascinating, some believe they are more concerned with their political future. Reza sayah, thank you, just approaching the morning in iran. All right, well take a very short break here. 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