staffer who was brutally stabbed on the streets in washington, d.c. and straight ahead, jim jordan will also join us on the very targeting a reporter who helped expose the far left political bias at twitter and of course the fbi s role in the 2020 election. but first, we turn to nashville, tennessee. where six innocent people, including three nine year old little kids were murdered by a christian at a christian elementary school by an evil 28 year old transgender person with a manifesto and a lot of plans made before the attack. our prayers are with all the victims, all the families, everyone at the covenant school tonight. we are also grateful for the quick, heroic, response from the nashville metropolitan police department, they eliminated the shooter in less than 15 minutes after receiving the 911 call. these guys were heros. let s go. i need three. one more. let s go! metro police. let s go. sean: now without this amazing response from law enforcement, do you know
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country for generations. new wall street journal polls showing patriotism, religious faith, having children and hard work have declined in importance to americans. check this out, patriotism plummeted over the past 25 years. back in 1998, 70% of those surrendered ranked it as being very important to them. now just 38% feel that way. more than 60% said religion was important. today less than 40%. and family values like having children also have dropped sharply. in 1998, 59% of americans believed having children was very important. now just 30% do. the polls are not entirely surprising, we have seen the deterioration of america s core values. distortion of the american flag, as symbol of patriotism to one of oppression. kneeling for national anthem, that was applauded, pretty widely. the kneeling of a christian high school football coach in prayer on another football field, that got him fired. meanwhile children are being taught that america is systemically racist and for those
getting word three children had been rushed to a nearby hospital. they have now all been pronounced dead after arrival from gunshot wounds. police are set to hold a news conference, got an update moments ago, that should be happening near the top of this hour. confirmed the shooter is dead after being engaged by officer on the ground. john: we don t know if there was a school resource officer or the police were the first to respond to the scene, it appears they acted in a way to take the shooter down as quickly as possible. we are still filling in a lot of the details. when you consider this christian academy, again, five miles southwest of nashville on its twitter site, its motto, shepherding minds and celebrating childhood, it s shattered for so many this horrible morning. sandra: the shooter died after being engaged by officer, according to the nashville metro police. they put it out in a statement. it s not immediately clear whether the shooter died by taking his or h
surround this historic moment as trump and the nation soon learned the charges, he will face words that russia hoped to never see. finland joins nato. this just happened moments ago. why this move reshapes europe include influence putin s invasion of ukraine plus plotted for months chilling you detailed in that mass shooting at a christian elementary school in nashville. these major stories and more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. you are looking at live pictures outside trump tower right now, as we are hours away from the arrest and arraignment of former president donald trump a first in america s history, and we have new details on exactly how today s events will unfold. cnn has just learned that the former president may speak to cameras in the hallway outside the courtroom before or after his arraignment. that s according to his attorneys. the judge overseeing this case is not allowing cameras to broadcast the official proceedings, but still photographers wi