we begin with the latest developments in the mass shooting in illinois. six killed, 38 injured when a gunman opened fire at a fourth of july parade in highland park. that is an affluent suburb of chicago. this video shows a band playing as people begin to run. other footage caught the jarring sound of gunfire. [ gunfire ] imagine the shock and confusion. maybe it was fireworks, they could rightly think. no, those were gunshots. the series of shots you heard followed by a second round of shooting that lasted about 7 seconds. the gunman was on a rooftop with a high-powered rifle. parade-goers scattering in all directions once they realized what was happening. you see a band running there. the crowd left behind chairs, toys, baby strollers, and blankets. here s one witness describing that scene. a few minutes into the parade started, like, the marching band had just passed, i heard a subsequent pop, pop, pop, all in quick succession. i thought to myself, that s not that
elementary school. she saw her teacher killed. for the first time we learn what the killer said before he fired his gun in that classroom. we hear new details about what he did, this witness says he played music during the massacre. and we learn what this brave 11-year-old did to stay alive while it was all happening. all of this at the top of the next hour. in the meantime, the police response to the tragedy that took place here is facing intense scrutiny and there are new questions about the timeline. this is what we know. the 18-year-old gunman was not not confronted by law enforcement before he entered the building. this contradicts what we were told repeatedly by law enforcement. officers at the scene we are told were calling for backup as shots were being fired inside the school. a source close to a teacher who was inside says the school was not on lockdown before the shooter entered, even though he fired shots at two people near the school 12 minutes earlier. fra
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Dont talk, listen. Crawl towards me. [ gunfire ] so, why did a jury just find the officer not guilty. A factcheck on amazons promise to lower prices at whole foods with surprising results. And dancing in the dark ed sheeran right here, the superstar, with a Perfect Performance, today, friday, december 8th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Its friday. Nice to have you with us. Say that again. Its friday. Were so happy. And we have ed sheeran, with us. Come on, its going to be a good day. Friday, ed sheeran, its a great day. We have a tough time in california. Those worsening wildfires there, and new one has roared to life near san diego. While crews in and around los angeles struggle to contain the fires there. We want to get right to Miguel Almaguer with the latest. Miguel, good morning to you. Reporter savannah, good morning. Some 500 structures have been damaged or destroyed in one fire alone.