you need to be persuaded. you need to feel you can trust the government when it tells you you can go home. yeah, and you need to feel safe, not only for yourselves but for your family and for your neighbors as well. a lot of folks aren t necessarily feeling safe right now. dr. lynn goldman, we thank you. i want to turn now to the shootings at michigan state university. today a service is being held for one of the victims, 20-year-old alexandria verner. she was a junior and an all state athlete as well. one of her instructors who saw verner and other students shot right in front of him is now speaking with nbc news. he was teaching a class when the suspect opened fire. nbc s jesse kirsch spoke with that assistant professor and joins me now from east lansing. good to talk to you. what more did he tell you about the shooting and also talk, if you can, about the ongoing investigation? reporter: yeah, so, yasmin, here s what we know from the investigative standpoint. there was an upda
msnbc headquarters in new york city. we got a lot to get to this hour. first a community in mourning as michigan state university remembers three killed during a mass shooting monday. students still trying to process the violence. all of us are numb to the whole situation. we have lived this our entire lives. i m still processing it. i honestly don t know if i can ever take a step foot into na union anymore. you see it on the news, but you never think it s going to be your school. and in fact, it is their school. we re learning more about the victims now as well, 20-year-old brian fraser was the president of his fraternity, 19-year-old ariel anderson, an aspiring surgeon, and 20-year-old alexandria verner, an all state athlete studying biology. police are still investigating the motive. we are learning more about the suspected gunman, ahead, the details about his criminal background and the chilling details that his father is now sharing. also this morning, fear and
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