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Live from the scene once again. marcus, this congregation had been training for active shooter situations ever since a new law there was passed? reporter: yeah, that s right, whit. the law passed just a few months ago allows people to bring guns into places of worship. and this church s volunteer security team was formally organized after that law passed. the state s attorney general has called this church a model, and whit, once again, praised that hero parishioner for stopping this attack that lasted just six seconds. as you pointed out, could have been a lot worse. marcus moore, thank you so much. we want to turn now to the suspect in that machete attack at a hanukkah party in new york. he s now been charged with federal hate crimes. grafton thomas was already facing attempted murder and burglary charges for the stabbings at a rabbi s home. within hours, he was under arrest. and what authorities say they found in his car and on his phone led to those new federal charges. here ....

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