everything was a blur. all i m thinking is, is shannon really gone? we interviewed her roommates, boyfriends, everybody is a suspect. then a phone rings. right. he says i ve kidnapped her, i have her. and we ran his criminal history. that s when all the bells went off. he pulls in, asked me to get in the car. i feel the cold blade against my neck. he carries me to the basement of his home. it was jaw-dropping! just chilling! they started digging and they found women s clothing. it was just escalating! escalating! there were so many victims, aren t there? there. were there still are. until this guy is no longer in existence. i will carry this fight! hello, and welcome to dateline! shannon melendi dreamed big. at 15, she wanted to become a supreme court justice. in college, she scored a prestigious internship at former president jimmy carter s foundation. then, suddenly she vanished! detectives had a suspect in their sights. but it would take years
looked at was have you seen kayleigh? dispatch, how can i help you? my daughter is missing. i had this sickening feeling. i m looking at a desperate man, anything can happen. i would ve never been able to tell my daughter, your monster, your bogeyman, we will pull up beside you instead of him coming to help you. come to harm you. inside the shed there was a green purse there s also a large rock saturated and dry blood. this is not a good sign at all. it is not. ever been hit in the chest with a sledgehammer, that s about what it feels like. she began coming to and trying to fight, she was trying to turn emergency lights on, grabbing the radio, anything she could do. because she knew, she knew. it was a saturday night, summer, and they were so happy at the bachelorette party as they laughed and danced and played their drinking games. outside in the dark, watchful waiting, hidden it s clever disguise, death cruised by. looking for one of them. all around,
year what we re learning about the 28 year old woman, police say was responsible. and uproar in israel. prime minister benjamin netanyahu responds to protest that brought his country to a standstill, postponing a major vote to overhaul the judicial system. blast troubled waters bottled water hard to come by and philadelphia and major american city that can t guarantee how long water will be safe to drink. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we start with our national lead with another devastating school, shooting three students and three adult victims. they are dead today after a woman opened fire at the school. according to police. she is now dead. nashville police are scheduled to give another update on this tragic shooting this hour. we re going to bring that to you live. as soon as it happens, but students there at the covenant school our preschool through sixth grade, according to its website, video shows staff as you see right here, ushering so
revealed by local officials just a little while ago. that s going to see it as diane gallagher. she s watching all of this unfold for us. diane police say this was a targeted attack by the shooter, and they shared some of the clues she left behind. that s right, wolf. they say this was a targeted attack by 28 year old audrey elizabeth hale, who is a resident of the national area and a former student of the covenant school there at covenant presbyterian church. now i want to immediately talk about those six victims because police say that audrey hale shot and killed six people in that church this morning. they got the call around 10 13 am about the shooting. this is a very small school around 200 students that serves preschool. through sixth grade. the three of the victims are children were told to nine year olds and an eight year old who was about to turn nine. evelyn decals halle scruggs, william kenny and then three staff members. cynthia peak age 61, a substitute teacher,
rachel: good morning, everybody. we go straight to a fox weather alert. florida is still reeling from the devastation caused by hurricane ian. we watched everything just go flying by. we lost so much at this point so we appreciate everybody. we are very much concerned about the storm. i should have left. i shouldn t have stayed. most of the time, we are all kind of doing our own thing just listening to the winds, which were horrible for hours. reporter: the storm soaking the mid atlantic making way up north and the death toll in florida and the carolinas unfortunately continues to climb. alexandria hoff is live in fort meyers beach this morning with more. good morning, alex. reporter: good morning. we re on san carlos island part of fort meyers beach and this is a challenging rescue and sadly a recovery operation has had to become and look at mangled pieces of metal and boats on top of hopes and look at residences and think, my goodness, i hope they were among