prevention number and easy to remember. dial 988 like you would dial 911 in a medical emergency. instead of a dispatcher sending police or first responders, 988 will connect you with trained mental health providers 24/7. anderson, thank you so much. i am laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. listen, i want to be up front with you. we re doing something different tonight, something frankly that s extremely difficult. but we truly believe that it s important to do. you know, there s a tendency to want to turn our eyes from what is difficult, a tendency to just want to move on. it s human nature. i understand. believe me, i understand that. and sometimes the news does require a shift in focus. but just because the cameras leave a location doesn t mean the quest for information has ended or that the trauma has ended or that if we simply close our eyes that it can t happen or it won t happen. this is especially true when we re talking about the pandemic of gun violence and th
on this friday we leave you with some hope, a reminder that you are not alone in these stressful times. starting tomorrow, you can dial 988 across the country for immediate mental health counseling on everything from suicidal thoughts to substance abuse support. in part it s a three digit shortcut to the national suicide prevention hot line and a lot easier to remember. those facing any mental crisis can dial 988 much like you would call 911 in a medical emergency. instead of a dispatcher sending police or first responders, 988 will connect callers with trained mental health providers 24/7. anderson, thank you so much. i am laura coates, and this is cnn tonight. listen, i want to be up front with you. we re doing something different tonight, something frankly that s extremely difficult. but we truly believe that it s important to do. you know, there s a tendency to want to turn our eyes from what is difficult, a tendency to just want to move on. it s human nature. i under
and day out, you are an ally, and you have been so professional. and you have been devoted, which is what we knew you would be. well, you know, thank you, laura. and, you know, the support from certainly the network has been incredible. you know, being there, just from the first minutes that i got there on the ground, i knew something just didn t make sense. the timeline didn t make sense. a lot of things we weren t getting answers to just didn t make sense. and then looking at this video and the more i look at this video, for me the thing is the first moments of this. the minute the officers yes, the gunman gets into the school, and he s in there for a long time. and he gets in there so easily. he s just able to walk right in. and he s in there for so long, and the officers those first few minutes when they get inside and what we see there and then retreating. that, to me, has been one of the most painful things to see, and it s been one of the most crucial things to see because
going to look for? and we all know how difficult this is for the audience, for the viewers, for the families, and the necessity of having to really be in this moment and have the opportunity to help explain the inexplicable, frankly. but what are you going to be looking for? shimon, you have been on the ground. you have been by the way, you have been unbelievably crucial. i hope you understand that it is not taken lightly, that we know how difficult it is. and for you to be there day in and day out, you are an ally, and you have been so professional. and you have been devoted, which is what we knew you would be. well, you know, thank you, laura. and, you know, the support from certainly the network has been incredible. you know, being there, just from the first minutes that i got there on the ground, i knew something just didn t make sense. the timeline didn t make sense. a lot of things we weren t getting answers to just didn t make sense. and then looking at this video and the