for women for years to come. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. some genuine all american heroes are taking us off the air tonight. and on that note, i wish you a very good night. it s great to be with my family last week. but i love being back here with you. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. thanks for joining us this hour. really happy to have you here with us tonight. so, this is how the news today in nashville unfolded on live tv and that city. this was in nashville as it happened, live on the channel 4 local news. we do anticipate this news conference starting any moment. this will be the first official news conference where we can hear where police are at with their investigation. is joining us live with some perspective, some personal perspective on this as well. joy lynn? yeah, there s absolutely no word for what s going on today. i m actually a school shooting
hear where police are at with their investigation. is joining us live with some perspective, some personal perspective on this as well. joy lynn? yeah, there s absolutely no word for what s going on today. i m actually a school shooting survivor myself. it happened years ago. i was in eighth grade, and all of this is just flooding, back flashback for me. and what i went through with my classmates, i was actually in the hall wagering break when the gunman opened fire, shooting one of my peers and killing them. and after hearing the, gunshots i just knew to run and hide. i hid underneath the risers in my class. and those minutes and hours of waiting for police officers it just felt like a lifetime. today nashville. and you know, this is obviously a really big country. something like 800 different local news stations from coast