support our families, our students, and our staff as we work through this horrific situation. we have provided grief counselors at several locations for our students. two in parkland, two in coral springs, and, you know, we are doing everything that we can to make sure that we are supporting our students. we re also providing grief counselors on site for students and staff at west calades middle school, which is near here. we re providing guidance at all of our school as to how to have conversations with our students on this particular subject. students have been reaching out to me, reaching out to staff, probably board members and others, saying that now, now is
parkland, florida. he is following the news this morning that america is waking up to another repetition of the nightmare facing a mass shooting helpless to stop the gun violence. 17 people killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. at this hour, there are five patients who remain in life threatening condition. ten others hospitalized with n non-life threatening injuries. 12 victims of the deadly rampage have been identified. here are just a few seconds of the horror these students and teachers went through. we want to warn you this video is disturbing. holy [ gunshots ] oh, my god! that will never get out of the minds of the students. officials say it is the sound of
chicago. we talk about the two recent deadly school shootings. newtown, connecticut and parkland, florida. it was the 15th safest city in the united states. what is the message? the message is it can happen anywhere. it is not safe anywhere from gun violence. it is just like the opioid epidemic. it is not just confined to certain areas or urban areas. everyone is affected and impacted by it. that is the message. 18 school shootings this year and 13 states. no one is safe. let s turn to the investigation and to this attack. there was a report that he pulled the fire alarm. was armed with smoke bombs. a fire drill earlier in the day unrelated may have played into the reaction of the students and kids. how much advanced planning went into the attack? you would think he thought this through. how can i draw as many people out into the open as possible.
one more way comcast is working to fit into your life, not the other way around. i m dave briggs live in parkland, florida. following overnight developments in the shooting that killed 17 people. this is the ninth deadliest in modern u.s. history. let s bring in charles an ramra. former police chief in washington, d.c. and philadelphia. you started your career in
to see that even further advanced under my tenure with the federal government in working with state government. back in mobile, i work with sheriff tom pervis and sam, sheriff sam cochran and he i remember sam as a lieutenant narcotics officer, next thing you know he s sheriff. i think he s like you, he didn t have judd doesn t have opponents when he runs for re-election. but good sheriffs are important to our communities. you all know that. together we are you ve been listening to the attorney general of the united states, jeff sessions. powerful words from the attorney general on the shooting that happened here right behind me at this high school in parkland, florida. powerful words, but a reasonable question, how much more beyond the words will there be.