we owe them action. we have to do more to stop the gun violence of ripping communities apart and ripping apart the soul of the nation, protect our children so they learn how to read and write instead of duck and cover in a classroom. president joe biden expressing solidarity with the victims of the nashville school shooting as we learn new details about how police were able to stop the shooter within minutes of entering the building. plus a federal judge said former vice president mike pence must testify into the probe into donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. and the latest from israel as benjamin netanyahu and president biden trade word amid ongoing protests across that country. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, march 29th. i m jonathan lemire thanks for starting your day with us. we begin with the latest from nashville. we re learning more about the victims, the shooter, and the police response to the tragedy. we ll begin
her a shining light in this world. hallie scruggs, also nine years old, was the daughter of the pastor of covenant press bre tierian church. she was the youngest of four children and only girl. a family friend said hallie held her own against the boys and a radiant child. mike hill was the school s custodian for 14 years known as big mike and described as a father figure on campus. a former pastor at covenant said hill loved the kids and the school and they loved him back. cynthia peak was a substitute teacher. the governor said peak was best friends with his wife and the two planned to have dinner that night. and katherine koonce was the head of the school and she was