Good morning, everyone. We begin with new details in the shooting at an atlanta area elementary school. Michael brandon hill is in custody after surrendering to police. The police dont have a motive. But the 20yearold apparently had stopped taking his medication. Theres the school clerk who managed to talk hill into laying down his weapon and ammunition, most likely saving many young lives. We begin our coverage with abcs kristin fisher. Reporter 20yearold Michael Brandon hill is in Police Custody this morning. But his motive for terrorizing this Atlanta Elementary School may never be understood. Even his own brother is at a loss. I couldnt tell you what his mindset was when he went up in there. I honestly can tell you he has a long history of medical disorders and everything. Going to including bipolar. Reporter timothy hill says his brother has a troubled past. He was arrested earlier this year for alleged terrorist threats and acts and sentenced to probation and anger management. An
A man with an ak47 walking into an Elementary School and ordering an employee to call a local tv station. He then opened fire. No one was injured, students were evacuated as a precaution there. David gregory has more. Reporter reports of gunfire near atlanta. The children were escorted to the back of the School Grounds for safety. As dozens of Law Enforcement agents scoured the campus. I never thought Something Like this would happen in my neighborhood, period. Reporter police say a 20yearold carrying an ak47 and other weapons slipped past the buzzer Security System and into the school by following behind someone authorized to enter. At the front office he barricaded himself with a couple of office employees. Reporter as police arrived, the gunman left the office, firing at least a half dozen rounds at responding officers. Officers were able to return fire when they saw him alone. Reporter when police fired back, the suspect dropped to the ground and surrendered. My husband called, is
Until tomorrow morning. A Massive Wildfire near yoes threatening hundreds of structures shut down highway 120 a gateway to the park. There is good news elsewhere in the state. The american fire in Placer County and the sweets fire in butte county up north are nearly full containment right now. Hundreds of firefighters are still working on the rim fire near yosemite that forced 200 seniors to evacuate camps run by cities of San Francisco and san jose. The fire is 15 square miles big and threatening 2500 buildings and people are getting out. Its terrifying how unpredictable it is and how fast its moving. I dont know what to think anymore really. I have 50 years of memorabilia and its very difficult to choose what to take so mostly pictures. So far, two homes and five buildings have burned and the fire has jumped highway 120 as it inches to to grow. The american fire in Placer County is even bigger than the rim fire. Its burned more than 15,000 acres in the Tahoe National forest not far f
Police say he had no obvious connection to the school in decatur. The school was evacuated and no one was injured. The gunman told one School Employee he was sorry for what he was doing and was willing to die. Tarika duncan has our report. Reporter Elementary School children sprinted to safety after a gunman opened fire at the ronald e. Mcnair Discovery Learning Academy in decatur, georgia. What did they tell you . There was a lockdown because someone was in the building. Mmhmm . Right . And it was scary. Reporter 800 students were evacuated. No one was injured. Police say 20yearold Michael Brandon hill snuck into the school with an Assault Rifle and ordered a secretary to call an atlanta tv station. Station employee lacy lecor answered the call. The front desk called ahead to say im transferring someone and she says shes in a School Office with a gunman. I asked her what he wanted and she said he wanted us to start filming as police die. Reporter Authorities Say hill fired several sho
That between 600 and 1,000 people were killed. The assad regime told television there is no truth whatsoever in the claim. This most certainly is a dreadful tragedy of epic proportions. A gunman opened fire at an Elementary School just outside atlanta. Hundreds of panics children then ran for safety. Its a good day, all of our children are safe. Michael brandon hill exchanged fire with Law Enforcement before giving himself up. At the end of the day, all you want is your child to come home safe. Nearly 50 major fires are burning in 11 western states. Meantime that massive beaver creek wildfire in idaho has now grown to some 160 square miles. A cab jumped the curb and hit a woman. He actually used his belt as a tourniquet. Im no hero. A military judge will sentence private bradley manning. He faces up to 90 years in prison. Video rolling as the pickup truck went flying off the interstate. The driver is expected to make a full recovery. All that the third. And gone. Another guy diving int