begin any moment now, here is what we know so far at this hour. police say that they received reports of an active shooter, just at the 30 pm local time, and according to authorities, at least nine people have been hospitalized. the shooter now that, we re being told, there are multiple fatalities, but police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps, we ll get some insight varying this briefing. however, they have confirmed that there is no longer an active threat in the area. let s go to nbc s morgan chesky, he s on the ground for us right outside the premium all there in on texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you regularly since the tragedy unfolded, what more can you tell us? yeah, amen, there s that remains incredibly large law enforcement presence here surrounding the entire perimeter of the mall with more than 120 stores. as we await to hear the update from the police chief of allen texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more than stories about how it p
being told that there are multiple fatalities. police have not yet released an exact count. perhaps we ll get some insight during this briefing. however, they have confirmed that there is no longer an active threat in the area. let s go to nbc s morgan chesky is on the ground for us rates outside the mall there allen, texas. morgan, we ve been checking in with you since this tragedy unfolded. what can you tell us? aged amen, there still remains an incredibly large law enforcement presence here, surrounding an entire parameter of the small, more than 120 stores. as we wait to hear the update from the police chief of allen, texas, i can tell you that we are hearing more and more stories of how this played out late this afternoon. gunshots were reported at 3:30. i shared some of those interviews with you. i don t mention the story of abby perez, a short time ago. she was the mother that when she heard fireworks, she realized this was an active shooter situation, she took her t
Our community, we re not going to truly keep our school safe. it is a neither sad day in america that we can all attest to. hopefully, hopefully, i thought that it will, but hopefully this will be a turning point in our country. we have to stay optimistic. we have to keep up the fight because this is obviously not a sustainable way to live. dr. any andrews, texas state representative james talarico, former u.s. district judge vanessa gilmour, thank you to the three of you for your time and talking us through this very difficult situation. i really appreciate your insights, thank you. i am ayman mohyeldin, have a good night. and tonight, sparks are gonna fly. kyle? and while romeo over here is trying to look cool, things are about to heat up. uh-oh. darn it, kyle! and if you don t have the right home insurance coverage, you could end up paying for this yourself. sorry mr. sanchez! get allstate, and be better protected from mayhem, like me. that s a hard no. (wheezing)
Conversation dr. any andrews and texas state representative james talarico, joining us as well as vanessa gilmour former united states district judge for the southern district of texas. judge gilmour thank you so much for joining us. let me get you on the basis since this is our first time speaking and hearing from you, let me get your take on both the briefing that we heard perhaps unanswered questions or perhaps your big takeaway on another tragic day in the state of texas. right, i m joining you right now from dallas texas i m about 20 miles away from where the shooting occurred, one of the things that we know is that there are already a number of federal laws that address issues involving people who should not be owners of guns, we can t sell guns to people we