begin any moment now, here is what we know so far at this hour. police say that they received reports of an active shooter, just at the 30 pm local time, and according to authorities, at least nine people have been hospitalized. the shooter now that, we re being told, there are multiple fatalities, but police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps, we ll get some insight varying 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, he s on the ground for us right outside the premium all there in on texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you regularly since the tragedy unfolded, what more can you tell us? yeah, amen, there s that remains incredibly large law enforcement presence here surrounding the entire perimeter of the mall with more than 120 stores. as we await to hear the update from the police chief of allen texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more than stories about how it p
lives and change the world, but there is simply deeply cynical about asking god to solve a problem that you re not going to solve yourself. got orcs through us. got as no other hands but our hands, and so i hope the congressman takes a moment to reflect on his participation in deeper and what he owes to documentary allen. stay with me everyone, really quickly. i want to cross over to morgan chesky on the ground there in texas. morgan, you heard that briefing from the police. your thoughts on the briefing and what other information you might be able to fill out for us? yeah, i mean, we re falling apart contacts in hopes of providing another update or two. it was clear from this press conference that this investigation is just beginning. we do know that there is a federal component here, both with the fbi and with atf