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They felt like the only way they were going to survive this shooting was to get away from the school. and so all of them made a run for it together as a group. they ran toward it is back of the school. there's apparently a canal behind the school and they wedged themselves between the school and a chain link fence and ran for safety. so we're hearing, as the hours go on and as the days go on we'll hear more and more tales of how these students survived. 17 dead but a lot of people that ran for safety and undoubtedly there could have been a higher death toll. lawrence. >> tammy, thank you. appr...

Appreciate the report. >> we're joined by jim cavanaugh, a retired atf special agent. also joining us is igor vul ski and curt andersen. >> jim, i want to go to you. we've been together so many times covering these events. what are you seeing in this one. >> a lot of failures. i read an ap post where the shooter posted on instagram accounts where he posted about killing animals, all the students knew he was a problem, the school had expelled him. this is a guy walking around with a rotating red light on his head, i may be dangerous, threatening, then he has a bunch of guns.

they explain what those are next. this is about an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> we're going to have some real substance, but we're also going to have some great theater, so i hope that in the spirit of theater you will all turn off your cell phones, your pagers, your phones and everything else that's electronic and that can be -- i know our speakers will appreciate it, and i'd like to see that happen. so i'm jessica einhorn, i'm dean of science, and i thank you all for joining us this evening. it's my pleasure to welcome you, the students, the alumni, the friends and...

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