in uvalde if they make that choice. the only reason we are living with these recurring nightmares is because our politicians have made the choice that the status quo is acceptable. we have to get them to make a different choice. congresswoman donna edwards, thanks so much for making time. press secretary james talarico, please stick around, we will talk to you again shortly. we just want to reset because it is the top of the hour. to any of our viewers who may be joining us right, now as i mentioned, it s 10 pm eastern, 9 pm in allen, texas. you re seeing a live picture there, the city of allen texas. we are expecting a briefing to get underway. good evening, everyone. i am ayman mohyeldin in new york. we are continuing to follow the breaking news of a mass shooting in allen, texas. as we await the briefing from local officials which we expect to begin at any moment now, here s what we know so far at this hour. police say they received reports of an active shooter just af
being told that there are multiple fatalities. police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps we ll get some insight during this briefing. however, they have confirmed that there is no longer an active threat in the area. let s go to nbc s morgan chesky is on the ground for us rates outside the mall there allen, texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you since this tragedy unfolded. what can you tell us? aged amen, there still remains an incredibly large law enforcement presence here, surrounding an entire parameter of the small, more than 120 stores. as we wait to hear the update from the police chief of allen, texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more and more stories of how this played out late this afternoon. gunshots were reported at 3:30. i shared some of those interviews with you. i don t mention the story of abby perez, a short time ago. she was the mother that when she heard fireworks, she realized this was an active shooter situation, she took her t
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information earlier. that s a very fair point. dr. andrews, i want to get your thoughts on something we discussed earlier on in our coverage and that was a few hours ago as the tragedy was coming into light and we are getting more clarity on it, when you think of how prevalent mass shootings are in this country, almost a shooting a day now, millions and millions of afghans are living in a state of fear about where we are going to go, what time, i m sure we all at some point have walked around a mall or movie theater looked over shoulders just kind of scope the place out or case the place out and thinking we re not gonna run, what happens if something like this happens, you have these conversations with your kids know about the mass shootings at schools and active shooters. i m wondering if you could talk about what kind of psychological toll this is taking on us as a country on our children, on our families, on our communities. we are traumatized, we are not name we are traumatized
confirmed that this gunman was in fact killed here at the scene. ayman? all right, mark chesky with us in allen, texas for us. i ll check back in with you again let s bring in julián castro, former secretary for urban development. also with us doctor amy andrews, a pediatrician and the founder and ceo of their future our vote. an organization that advocates for children s well-being in texas state representative james. ricotta state representative talarico, let me start with you before i get to dr. andrews. i don t know if you heard that soundbite from the woman there when morgan asked her what are you feeling or something to that effect, she responded by saying, honestly, i want to move out. i want to move out. it struck me a little bit. and your representatives from that state texas, i want to get your thoughts on why did men to hear that women say that. and let me just give me a second because i see the police and the fire chief coming out. i