address hundreds of police swarmed the scene, blocking streets as helicopters hovered overhead. inside the same building where a gunman killed 12 two years ago, chaos. someone came up on the floor yelling to get out of the building, stay away from the calf nearia. for nearly three hours plead moved floor by floor, searching for a gunman clearing floors then lead seg stranded workers out with their hands up. across town the white house blocked streets and canceled tours. at the capitol, enhanced security. police gave the all year saying there was a lone 911 call reporting sounds of gunshots. we take every event serious, and our posture remains extremely high. while today s overwhelming response came in part because of the eerily from similarity to two years ago, also it was a
you laugh so hard your ribs hurt comedy specials. oh! yea! reporter: robin williams was a legend. but behind the zaniness lurked something darker, drug abuse and depression. and according to authorities in california, they got a 911 call reporting that williams was not breathing at his home in tiburon. they re calling it a case of suspected suicide. his representative saying williams had been battling severe depression of late. and abc news has learned williams recently checked himself back into rehab. for williams, life began in chicago in 1951. his mother, a former model, his father an executive at ford. he was surprisingly a quiet child. the first comic impression he did, imitating his grandmother to his mom. it was only in high school, in drama class, that he overcame that shyness. he went on to julliard, and
john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning. we do begin with that stabbing rampage in pennsylvania. hundreds gathered in suburban pittsburgh last night to comfort each other and pray for the students who were stabbed or slashed at the local high school. a 16-year-old boy now in custody wharncharged with the a. more on his background in a moment. first, abc s ron claiborne reports from the scene. [ siren ] reporter: chaos in the halls of franklin regional high school. just after 7:00, a school of more than 1,000 students suddenly on lockdown. i don t know what i got going on down at the school here, but i need some units here asap. we re getting a call reporting one individual has a knife. reporter: a 16-year-old boy, a sophomore at the high school, running through the halls dressed in black, brandishing two eight-inch-long knives. we ve got multiple victims here. we need ambulances here as soon as possible. teachers started running out. people were running every
john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning. we do begin with that stabbing rampage in pennsylvania. hundreds gathered in suburban pittsburgh last night to comfort each other and pray for the students who were stabbed or slashed at the local high school. a 16-year-old boy now in custody charged with the attack. more on his background in a moment. first, abc s ron claiborne reports from the scene. [ siren ] reporter: chaos in the halls of franklin regional high school. just after 7:00, a school of more than 1,000 students suddenly on lockdown. i don t know what i got going on down at the school here, but i need some units here asap. we re getting a call reporting one individual has a knife. reporter: a 16-year-old boy, a sophomore at the high school, running through the halls dressed in black, brandishing two eight-inch-long knives. we ve got multiple victims here. we need ambulances here as soon as possible. teachers started running out. people were running every
nightmare in high school located 17 miles east of pittsburgh took place reporting of the public safety spokesperson now confirms the suspect is a 16-year-old male student allegedly armed with two knives and went from classroom to classroom and through the hallways stabbing and slashing students. 19 students were injured and one adult staff member. we have learned a school resource officer was on hand to assist officers to take the student into custody fairly quickly. we do have some new sound we just got after the first call to 911. i need some asap. we are getting a call reporting one individual has a knife. there is a victim down. 115. jenna: as you have been hearing,