turned away at the gate. given brusque orders by guards. he said get out. you can be anywhere but you can t be here. brad: the reason, this tweet from the base itself. j.b.a. is currently on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter. then came word that the incident was ongoing in this building. malcolm grow medical center. beyond the perimeter fencing, we can see military personnel escorting people out with their hands in the air. it was kind of nerve-racking. brad: then confusion. the base informed officials they would conduct an active shooter drill. was this the drill? was it real? finally the explanation. it was both. a drill had been planned but then somebody at the hospital reported a possible gunman. the response to that was real and what we witnessed. the base explained there was a miscommunication of the conducting the routine inspection. the all-clear sounded after more than an hour of tension. the only impact we can tell you on transportation, the v.i.p.
they patrol the tunnels and the brims and the highway bridges and highway. we don t know the name of the knife-wielding man. we are also unaware of his alleged motives. we are live in derwood, i m kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile we have new developments tonight out of joint base andrews. which was locked down for about an hour and a half this morning. this is after reports of an active shooter at the malcolm grow medical center on base. brad bell was there as the situation unfolded this morning and he is live there now. what have we learned about all of this? brad: what we learned is there is a tremendous coincidence here. a planned drill. just as it was getting ready to start, somebody called in from real concern. from beyond the perimeter fencing we can see the tense situation unfolding. heavily armed military personnel. clearing the base hospital, the malcolm grow medical center. people walking out the front door. hands in the air. being led away fro
stay with us on abc 7 and wjla.com for breaking updates. alison: a terrifying question the enters many minds in aftermath of a tragedy what would i do if it happened to me? tonight, a free session on what to do. the active shooter trading held in hyattsville was helping people be more prepared in the event of an emergency. tom roussey has the lessons that were taught. is still aville fairly small town. not a place where you would expect a mass shooting, but folks i talked to said it could happen anywhere. at the police department tonight, they learned the best thing to do if they ever find themselves in such a situation. we are living in a really scary time. tom: hyattsville police encouraged the dozens who came to turn fear into action. with your land of nascar, turkey, and the false , turkey, and the false alarm in the morning at joint base andrews, people came out. thingst of times when happen, people freeze. don t freeze. you are not helpless and you can get through
the drill was planned for the other side of the base. so what actually happened here, you re seeing people who are leaving the hospital and some of them had their hands up, some of them were taken out by guards. this is in reaction to the report of an active shooter there on joint base andrews. this is not the drill but people who were being evacuated and taken out of the medical hospital while they tried to search for floors and make sure there was an all-clear here. someone secured security personnel doing a regular check of that hospital as a possible gunman and called the operations center. that is andrews that is the base s first line of defense for first responders, like their 911. now, the statement was released from andrews air force base. here s what they have to say about all of this. joint base andrews was scheduled to conduct a no-notice active shooter exercise. active shooter situation as the medical facility were communicated before the exercises began. there
could have been far worse if not for the security forces. based on the attacks of the prime minister and others, they arrived with back backs and guns. a bomb detonated curbside. apparently allowing the two remaining terrorists to slip past security and enter the terminal itself. a third attacker made his way to the upper level and detonated a bomb even though he was shot. and new images posted online apparently taken from airport cc-tv cameras. one shows the three attackers along with a video of one of police officer. they were part of a russian-speaking cell and there was a russian citizen and turkish media reports say that they rented apartments in istanbul paying in cash three months ago. an upstairs neighbor complained about the noise and a chemical smell. nbc news, istanbul. a false alarm led to a lockdown at the military base that houses air force one, the president s plane. confusion led to tense moments. tracee wilkins has more. tracee? reporter: jim, this was a