Good morning. Welcome to early start. It is thursday, february 15th. Im Christine Romans in new york. Good morning, christine. Im dave briggs. It is 5 00 a. M. In parkland, florida. Known as one of the safest cities in america. Waking up to a recurring nightma nightmare. Helpless to stop the gun violence plaguing the country. 17 People Killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Five patients are in life threatening condition and ten others hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. So far, 12 victims of the h rampage have been identified. Here are the moments of terror. We want to warn you the video is disturbing. Holy
[ gunshots ] oh, my god terrifying. Imagine getting that out of your mind. Officials say that is the sound of an ar15 being fired from former student nikolas cruz. Senator bill nelson of florida told cnn how the attack began. The shooter wore a gas mask and he had smoke grenades. He went and setoff the fire alarm so the kids would come pouring out of the class
let alone for 18-year-old kids? in my opinion, the answer is no. i m not anti-second amendment or anti-firea anti-firearm. i think the civilian use of the firearms like this type, is not right. we need to make it difficult for people suffering from any mental illness or too young to understand what they are doing to own such a weapon. there are reports that the shooter had mental health treatment in recent years. the law enforcement community. what would you like to see done in congress? this is certainly a call to action to democrats and republicans and everyone in the country. it starts with honest debate and discussion. what you will have now is a period where everyone is shocked. although, i don t know why because it keeps happening over and over again.