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is that you just respect our privacy, and so far, you've done that, so. >> was it any surprise at all? >> shocked. shocked is all i can say. >> msnbc's thomas roberts has been on the scene since late yesterday. he's there in roseburg. so, thomas, set the stage as to what's going on right now. >> reporter: tamron, good morning. and we are at the very intersection of where the community college campus begins. this is the road right behind us for umpqua community college that takes you up to the campus. the sun has just come up. it's started to get a little bit warmer here. but what we ...

First call -- >> yes. >> -- and when the shooter was taken down. you mention things worked as far as the alert system and getting people to safety as quickly as possible. talk to me a little bit about the discussion that had happened on campus last year. apparently, the former president of the community college, joe olson, who retired in june, discussed whether or not there needed to be formal security staff on campus. his quote was, "i suspect this is going to start a discussion across the country about how community colleges prepare themselves for events like this." had the school had a seri...