afternoon. unimaginable. all of my guests are staying with us. coverage of the school shooting in nashville. three young kids are killed. three adults, and the shooter was taken out by police. we re going to talk about what it was like insidetq reunification center for parents and children as well when we come back.e1 you re watching chris jansing reports only on msnbc.
to be a teenager, shet( is in fact,c a 28-year-old woman from nashville, and at this hour, we re waiting to see if police will release an identification of that shooter. what we do know from officials is that she was armed÷ with two assault type rifles, and a handgun. she fired multiple rounds beforá being apprehended, before being shot and killed by police. i want to bring ine@snbc s gabe gutierrez, former fbi supervisor, robb d amico, anr retiredw3 okatf special agent i charge, jim kavanagh.q also with us former fbi agent clint watts. gabe, what more can you tell us about this hour? the headline right now just learning from nashville qpd tha the shooter here is identified as a 28-year-old woman from nashville. again, we do not have her name at this point, but just before that, weñ)h$ad been told by pole that thisñiñi shooter had enter the school, the covenant school in nashville through a side door
reporter: the iowa law is in effect for the first time this year, and it s not the only one of its kind. tennessee also has a new law banning lessons that might make students feel, quote, discomfort because of their race. in suburban nashville, a sheriff s department is currently investigating this photo as a hate crime. it shows a white football player in what authorities believe is a photoshopped klan hood. the caption, threatened a black player on a rival team. i think the incidences have gone up, and i say that because of what i hear from my kids, that the environment is a little bit more tense in our schools. there s more hatred out there over the past couple of years. reporter: kansas is also considering similar legislation. state senator cindy hole sher, a democrat, says fear of critical race theory is getting in the way of schools dealing with racist incidents, like this one at a nearby high school. this invitation to the homecoming dance was posted online, causing outrag
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seidel is in nashville. it s just been devastating for those!bk6:ñ folks, mike. reporter: it has, contessa, but the water is coming down from the river. all this was under water last night when we said crests of about 52 feet. now, it s backing off. still, in downtown nashville, we have right here, about a block and a half under water. in the distance, they re pumping water out of the basement of a city hall. the actual hall is fine. and here is the only hotel, the only hotel downtown which shut down, the hampton inn. and a bunch of guys who have been very busy and popular with the water pumps. they re going down into the parking garage to pump out the water. 3500 customers downtown, including businesses, without power. meanwhile, in suburban nashville, people are get iting