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teachers were slaughtered. they took no action to get into those classrooms as they waited for more equipment. we pressed for more of an explanation, and the response was devastating. listen. >> reporter: sir, you have people who are alive, children who are calling 9-1-1 saying please, send the please. they are alive in that classroom. there are lives that are at risk. that's not protocol, is it? >> we're well aware of that. >> reporter: right, but why was this decision made not to go in and rescue these children? >> again, the on scene commander considered a barricaded subject, that...

Conference. i want to bring in juliet, a cnn national security analyst and former assistant secretary at the department of homeland security. juliet, i want to get your thoughts on this major news as we heard shimon ask why officers didn't try to breach the barricaded classrooms sooner. he said the commander on scene considered a barricaded suspect, and thought there was time, and that there were no more children at risk. what's your reaction to this answer? >> well, so my reaction is rage that everyone is feeling. but let me take that out of the equation. what we know now is that an incident ...