. >> the senator from t florida. [inaudible] we want to come here to work together on the issues that we can work together on and on that front, i must say the ability to work with senator nelson on thi this, it's been invaluable to have senators from two different parties singing from the same song sheet about the priorities that are critical to our state, and what's unique about the disaster relief is at the impact on florida wasn't just the impact on florida. it was also the impact. [inaudible] on puerto rico. [inaudible] the last two months has been the ability to work here in the senate, not from the cameras, not through a series of press conference, but the way legislation is put together and thee way we were able to work together to come out with a concise, unified position on the needs of florida and puerto rico, working the leadership of the democratic party on the side and republicans onar ours and i've gotta tellf you, the place where it's very hard to get 60% of what you want, and that's a win, when you s

the governor of florida has spoken with the president. the president has tweeted, as i told you just a moment ago, the president has tweeted again and says just spoke with governor rick scott. we're working closely with law enforcement in a terrible florida school shooting. the florida senator bill nelson says many people are dead there. wsvn now has a reporter outside the trauma center at a local hospital. let's listen. >> right now here at broward general. we had a tough time getting here from 95. we had a couple times wait as several ambulances and a couple of police cars zoomed passed us and caused a bigger traffic jam as people headed to the hospital. we can show you the video. we were out here, able to get the ambulances from the coconut creek, parkland, margate area. one shot of what looked like a type ager on the inside of one of those ambulances. i spoke to a friend -- >> shepard: this is the description of the person of interest. let's listen. these are live pictures from wsvn's chopper. that's ralph rayburn trying to tell us ab

florida. i am thankful that in 2010, with the amazing support of my family, the people of florida given the unbelievable opportunity to try and turn the state of florida around.this has been the most rewarding job. there were naysayers that told us there was no way that they businessman with no experience in politics or government could possibly be successful in healthcare and florida's economy around. thankfully they were wrong. i would see politicians come and go in there process is business friendly, cut taxes and reduce regulation. usually, it was all talk. nothing much ever happened. i've been in business in almost every state. and i brought up an issue about licensing to government leaders. they would often repeat the same old promises. and reassure me that they would get back with me. of course, they rarely did. in 2010 my ran for governor i promised to change the status quo. and an environment where businesses can succeed and great job after job for florida families. the results speak

for the victims of the shooting in florida. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will observe a moment of silence for the victims of the

. >> the senator from florida. >> mr. president with the divisions in american politics despite the differences of opinion people wanted me to work together on the issues. that is why i must say to work witho senator nelson on this has been invaluable to have two senators on two differentha parties singing from the same song sheet and what is unique is the impact on florida was not just florida but also puerto rico. that impact of puerto rico had an impact but also on florida. so at the end of december there was a lot of good things in theop relief package and the house took it and added a few things over the last few months the ability to work here inhe the senate through a series of press conferences but the way the legislation was put together that we could come out with a concise and unified physician on the needs of florida and puerto rico working without leadership of the democratic party and i have to tell you a place where it is very hard to get 60%, when you start to go through some of the items it would be hard

we're following breaking news out of south florida. a gunman opening fire at a high school in parkland, florida killing at least 17 people and sending students running for their lives. the suspect identified as former student nicolas cruz is in custody. we'll bring you all of the breaking details and complete analysis with law enforcement officials bill gavin, dan bongino and with us congressman matt gates here to weigh on the democratic refusing to revise their intel memo. and we'll speak to two of the best political analysts in the business, ed rollins and charlie hurt >>> authorities in park labd, florida say 17 dead after a shooting at a local high school. police have taken a suspect into custody, nicolas cruz, a 19-year-old former student. the broward county sheriff's department responded to gun fire at marjory douglas high school a little before noon. students and teachers were told to stay inside the school and the police cleared the area and searched for the shooter, who was cornered about a mile and a half away. at this hour,

liz: more information on the shooting in parkland, florida. i apologize it's not much, but we promise to keep you posted here. this is a live aerial shot of a high school in south florida, stoneman douglas high school. the coral springs fire department says it is transporting students to all area hospitals. no numbers yet. and there's no way for us to estimate numbers yet. we are still trying to confirm whether the situation is under control, live picture on the left side of the screen. on the right side of your screen, you have just about 11 minutes ago, the children within the high school which was on lockdown, walking out. they've been told to come out with their hands up. first on their other schoolmates' shoulders, police looking and scrutinizing. we heard the shooter was still on the run, still at large. once we get information from the broward county sheriff's department or coral springs, we will get it to you. the fbi is responding, we understand, and now you see more children on the left-hand side of the screen, which is the live pict

galo: el gobernador de la florida, rick scott, exige la renuncia del director del fbi. en base esto sucede, ray lamenta el dolor adicional. otra de las organizaciones que sse inicia en esta controversia, es la asociaciÓn nacional del rifle. una de sus fundaciones es en donde el pistolero se habrÍa entrenado para mejorar su ritual blanco. -- tiro al blanco. enrique: gracias. comenzaron los funerales de las vÍctimas de esta matanza en parkland. hoy familiares y amigos de alicia recordaron la vida de la joven de 14 aÑos que era integrante del equipo de fÚtbol. su madre mando este mensaje a travÉs de los medios sociales. dijo: alicia era una jugadora de fÚtbol talentosa, inteligente y con una personalidad asombrosa. ilia: con la informaciÓn suministrada por las autoridades se ha empezado a reconstruir este ataque en parkland. nikolas cruz llegÓ a la escuela a las 2:19 de la tarde en un uber que lo habrÍa recogido a las 2:06 de la tarde. entrÓ al edificio 12 por el lado este. llevaba un rifle dentro de una funda. minutos despuÉs, cruz desenfundÓ el arma y comenz

it's in parkland in florida. it's about 45 miles north of miami, the marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, 17 people killed, and the culprit appears to have been a disgruntled former pupil, nicolas cruz, who was expeued former pupil, nicolas cruz, who was expelled praemia sleaford disciplinary reasons. one eyewitness saying a row disciplinary reasons. one eyewitness saying a row over disciplinary reasons. one eyewitness saying a row over carrying a rucksack —— expelled previously. president trump has tweeted: he said that he is in touch with the governor of florida, and the authorities there. that is the latest on that school shooting. another tragic day in us history there. 17 dead. much more coming up on that

the nation in the meantime rocked by this mass shooting in florida. some of the stories, the bravery that happened inside that chaos and the killings are emerging. >> i was sitting right behind a cabinet, a girl next to me, we couldn't help anybody, 911 wasn't working. heather: the buzzing by and bullets on the ground, they share their story up next. >> you are watching "fox and friends" first, fox news alert breaking overnight, the fbi searching the homes of a teenager accused of murdering 17 people, the suspect reportedly pulling a fire alarm to create panic and then gunning down former classmates with an assault rifle. todd pyro is outside the school with breaking details about the gunmen. >> reporter: that is right. at 4:30 on the east coast, it is very quiet, police taking some time after a horrific and horrible day trying to get ready for what is going to be another huge day of investigation today. you can see behind me, few police cars but generally very quiet, the search for answers, listen thinkable tragedy continues and the focus is new deta

let's bring in florida congressman ted deutch, whose district includes parkland, florida. he's a democrat. and kameron is a stoneman douglas high school junior who survived the shooting last week. cameron, can you tell us about what's going on behind you right now at your school? >> well, today we have people from coral springs high, coral glades high, coral springs charter, north broward. everybody's walking out of school, and everybody is coming to stoneman douglas to demand change together, and it's amazing. >> are you optimistic that something will actually happen? >> oh, absolutely. people keep asking me, what do you have to keep you going? why do you think this is going to change? look at everything right now. look at what's already happened. we've already made a difference. it's just a matter of when. >> you certainly have. congressman, the florida governor rick scott says he will introduce new legislation, a new legislative plan as early as friday. have you talked with him about what needs to be done? do you know what he's actually going to introduce in florida? >>

florida is a death penalty state. president trump tweeting it appears cruz was mentally disturbed and offered sympathy to the victims. today the white house flag is flying at half staff as we await the president. he will be stepping into the diplomatic room shortly to make an address to the nation. i'm jon scott along with melissa francis. as we await the president we're also awaiting court action in the florida high school massacre. the suspect is set to appear before a judge for the first time about an hour from now charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. again, 17 counts of premeditated murder. you heard the authorities speaking at the news conference a great deal about mental illness and it would seem that they seem to believe that mental illness was at play here but also having charged him with premeditated murder. you can't premeditate a murder if you're mentally ill. >> the school is closed today and grief counsels are available as the community and nation struggle to come to terms with another tragedy a

is shooting in a florida high school leaves at least fourteen injured with reports of several people killed. saudis have taken the suspect into custody the attacker is reported to be an eighteen year old former high school student. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our international and we start with breaking news this hour coming from the u.s. where a shooting has taken place at a high school in south florida there are at least fourteen total victims of the attack according to local officials and several fatalities and unverified video has emerged online appearing to show the moment of the shooting at the high school now we cannot independently verify its authenticity but before we show it we must warn you you might find the video upsetting. obviously some very disturbing and upsetting images there for more on this i'm joined live by our t's. what more do we know about this incident so far. well the shooting took place at a high school about fifty kilometers north of miami florida and it's called marjory stoneman douglas high ambulances police cars and even armore

>> phil, i know you live in florida. i'm just wondering, what's it like being feet away from that high school where 71 people were killed? >> reporter: it's an affluent community, very much so a community. people who work in fort lauderdale or miami live here for their lives and just commute. so it's part of the very large and populace miami fort lauderdale metro area. the mood remains somber and grim full of grief. there was that vigil tonight, candlelight vigil, attended by thousands of people at the nearby parkland, florida amphitheater and public park. it was outdoors. it was very touching. they lit special candles in particular for the 17 people who died, that's 14 students and 3 faculty members including that high school football coach, the geometry teacher and school athletic director. >> what are you learning about nikolas cruz's background? we heard he lost both his parents and may have been fighting with a girlfriend? >> reporter: that's a claim by white supremacist group and white nationalist leader who claims

coming up, more from parkland, florida, on this tragic day. we're going to speak with the florida congressman who used to live right by the school, this community every day. >> we were on the field. we heard the gunshots. we hid in the tennis courts. then we went to the locker rooms. we went out into the gym and they evacuated us. >> it's valentine's day so this shouldn't be happening. >> it's a horrific situation. it's a horrible day for >> shannon: welcome back to "fox news @ night." we are following the latest developments in today's school shooting. 17 dead, many injured and in the hospital. joining me now in washington is florida republican congressman brian mast. you use to live there. >> i know a lot of folks in that community. i know the neighborhood surrounding her. i know students there. i have spoken to their jrotc before. this touch is close to home. >> shannon: this is one of many instances florida has had. you have the instant at the fort lauderdale airport. pulse, which was tragic as well. why are you having to comfort so many p

joining me now on the set is the expert on florida politics. mark cabuto. >> thanks for having me. >> so rick scott is 80% there. sometimes i'm told 70%. but some days all but there. but there is always a but. what is he waiting for or is it just for the show. >> i think rick scott is a self made rags to researches multi-millionaire who won it when no one said he could and

but we begin with new information in florida. the school shooting suspect is now held without bail after making his first appearance in court just a few hours ago. there he is in the orange jump suit in the upper right of your scre screen. target police cruz confessed to the shooting. we also learned the fbi was alerted last september about a post that cruz made on youtube saying i'm going to be a professional school shoot er. cruz is accused of firing into five classrooms before dropping his rifle and blending in with students running out of the school. >> the suspect arrived at the walmart store. he bought subway and left the walmart on foot. the suspect went to mcdonald's, sat down for a short period of time, this was at 3:01 p.m. and he left on foot. >> 40 minutes after he left mcdonald's, cruz was arrested. you may be able to seep him in the ploon shirt as he was taken into custody. the arresting officer says cruz looked like a typical high school student at the time. 14 other people were wounded in the attack at margery sto

only florida's natural grows all of our oranges in florida. great taste. naturally. your heart doesn't only belong ♪to you. bye grandpa. and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in thear entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital compared to a leading heart failure medicine. don't take entresto if pregnant. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. and help make more tomorrows possible. ♪ listerine® cleansaches 25virtually 100%.. helping to prevent gum disease and bad breath. never settle for 25%. always go for 100. bring out the bold™ and i heard that my cousin's so, wife's sister's husband was a lawyer, so

bush: florida is a great place, because we have these robust programs, in the case of florida, i don't believe there has been a catholic school that has been closed. where you go to pennsylvania at other places where they have limited choice programs, care closing or converting catholic schools to charter schools, seems odd to me. it is a better solution than closing the schools altogether, but it is good to have a vibrant, catholic education for parents to truly wanted -- who truly wanted. we have seen scholarships -- and that all of that, we get 8000 people a day moving to our state. we don't have a personal income tax, i do know how you do it with that, but we have people moving to florida. the natural growth of our population, and we have the sustainable, now long-term programs that support building supply. i think what you will find is that it will be the net result in states that are getting close to the 40 to 50% market share of students whose parents can make choices rather than be dictated where they can go to school. >> there's one in committee and you're the finish line in n

action after the florida school massacre. we learned the gunman's home was a frequent destination for local police. did the fbi miss a chance to track him down? >>> to every parent, teacher and child, we are here for you. whatever you need. >> president trump offered comfort to families, but no mention of guns. is there any hope of action to stop the bloodshed? welcome to "early start." along with rene marsh in new york, i'll dave briggs. we begin with the latest on the florida high school shooting as families hold vigil and begin to say good-bye to their children. charging documents in the case show 19-year-old nikolas cruz has confessed to being the gunman. we learned the fbi was warned about cruz by someone who saw a threatening post online. that post, one of many, that offered disturbing glimpses into his mental state. all 17 victims have been identified by the broward sheriff and as lawmakers fumble with what to do or not to do, this morning, the conservative murdoch owned cover. "mr. president, please act on gun control

a tragic valentine's day in south florida. of course, we'll have much more on this coming up as we get it. lucy? >> it surely is tragic. chris, thank you. president trump tweeted just minutes ago, my prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible florida shooting. no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an american school. our coverage of this breaking story continues throughout our newscast. more comes in. we will bring it right to you. >>> it has been extremely rough flu season. the virus is everywhere and now one local school is taking extreme measures to keep children safe. our dawn timmeney is at northampton county high school the school is turning now to technology. >> reporter: you could call the maintenance crews in the northampton county school district germ busters these days. they're now using fog machines with hospital grade disinfectant to stay ahead of the flu out broke. the worse in the nearly a decade. >> the first applicator is using is more aggressive surface type c

that's ridiculous. >> yesterday's tragic shooting in parkland, florida, affects everyone. but it really hits home for the flyers shane goss tis bear who went to that high school for two years. like all of us he was shocked especially considering parkland tops the list as one of the safest cities in florida. so today he gave his condolences as a former student at marjorie stoneman douglas high school i am saddened way horrick news of yesterday and with a heavy heart, my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by the tragedy in park land, florida. there's talk of a flyers holding a moment center on tuesday at wells fargo center. >> nascar season kicks off with one of the biggest races around the daytona 500 on sunday last year's cup serious martin truex, jr., would love to start his campaign for repeat. now that last year title has finally sunk in, true he can says he's feeling cal cal cool , calm and collected. >> i feel great. i'm not feeling any pressure at all. i'm excited to get back to the race track and get on the race track and try get some more wins and go

live in parkland, florida. thank you. >>> many of those who know the suspect are painting a dark picture of a young man obsessed with weapons. >> new video shows a s.w.a.t. team taking him intohe school. one classmate says years ago when they were in the seventh grade the suspected shooter punched a window and said, quote, i'm going to cause karma one day. >> he's prepared for this stuff. >> reporter: students say it's no surprise he's been named the gunman describing him as a troubled you man. the 19-year-old was known to show off knives and guns on his social media account. >> a lot of peoeoing to be him actually -- all the kids said he's the one that would shoot up the school but turns out everyone predicted it. that's crazy. >> reporter: students say he was also known to make threats about shooting up the school. >> i swear to god i'll shoot up this school and then i was like, yo, watch what you're saying around me and then i just left him after that he came up to me and apologized for what he said a i told

florida has terrible gun laws. they allow people to buy 18 -- 18-year-olds to purchase ar-15, weapons of war. or people who don't know what an ar 15 assault weapon is, it is centerfire rifle, powerful round. addicted attachable-our capacity magazine and has a pistol grip and a barrel shroud. the reason you have a weapon like that is to make sure you can keep your muscle on the target round after round. it is designed to kill people. the idea that we let these free flow into society is just wrong. the second thing that we are calling for is something called a gun violence restraining order. in a number of states have recently enacted this, including connecticut, california, washington, oregon. givesat that does is it family members and law enforcement the ability to remove a firearm when they feel someone is in crisis, a danger to self or others. and we assume potentially this shooteray have -- the may have passed a background check because they did not have, for instance, a felony conviction. we need to make sure t

i was in parkland, florida. it hit us like a gut punch on friday to learn that there might have been a mistake made. not there might have been. the fbi director came out and said there was a mistake. i applaud his transparency. the fbi has 35,000 employees. it is an institution which has a proud and fierce history. it is made up of human beings and humans are the fallible. whether it is a system failure and we need to fix that to make sure it doesn't happen again or individual failing. i'm certain the fbi director will get to the heart of it and fix. i say this. leaders set the culture of the agency. the federal government and executive branch is made of 2 million people. if you want to hold somebody accountable, if any of the 2 million people did something wrong, the president should be held being abccount. i think governor scott's call for removing the director of the fbi is wrong. congress will look into it and let's move on from there and make sure it doesn't happen. >> before we move on, we want to be clear

spoke with the florida governor. in a tweet that the white house is quote working closely with law enforcement on the terrible florida school shooting a lot more reaction coming in spokes person. in the in the white house huckabee some are saying term has offered for deferred federal assistance as well if needed this is turning into a tragic day at this school with seven well looks to be pupil killed in this happening a run an hour before leave time around two thirty local time. the picture there appears to be we can actually show. the picture of who looks to be the suspect we had pictures there earlier of the suspect getting rid of a police car after he'd been up a handy look to have been injured whether it was in a shoot out or next and also getting into the ambulance he had this this is the video we have from a helicopter and what you're about to see is the actual suspect at what we said a white male if dean year old reputed to be a former student of the school he was opera handed. with violence with him putting u

school shooting in florida, where police say at least 17 are dead after a shooting in parkland, florida, this afternoon. we're joined by arib, a senior at the school, who saw a part of this peak. arib, tell us what you saw and what you did. >> well, today, we already had one fire drill, so we didn't think much of the second one, but the second was when the shooting was happening. so while we were walking outside, we didn't hear any gunshots. we just heard the fire alarms and then we heard pop-pop. and that's when i realized this is serious. we have to get out of here. my mood completely changed. and i started running from one side of the school to the other and i met up with my best friend hector, and we starting running through the bushes, across west glades, and across the street. we didn't see any cop cars on the road, except maybe one, and an ambulance. and we thought oh, wow, that's crazy. maybe it's still, like, a drill. and we were woning through the bushes to get to pine island, which is right down the road. when we got to the bush rktz whole street was flooded with cars, cop ca

the people of florida are watching you. the citizens of my beloved united states of america are watching you. if you do not take action now, then we, the future leaders of america, will. [ cheers and applause ] >> listening there to one of the survivors of last week's school shooting in parkland, florida. speaking there at a never again rally in tallahassee, the state capital. the students and their supporters there pressing state lawmakers for changes in florida laws. florence speak out, saying she wants an assault weapons ban. some other students want new mental health restrictions, expand the background checks. the debate in florida. we'll continue to watch this rally. when we come back, out shooting in florida insnunfluences the de here in washington, where president trump says he's open to some new modest national restrictions. dial your binge-watching up to eleven. join the un-carrier right now, and get four unlimited lines for only thirty-five bucks each. woah. plus, netflix for the whole family. on us. prrrrrrr... s

ere are fourf these in florida. those are the facilities tt are gog to innovate -- innovate the cures that we need to save florida's citrus in the long term. there's money here for education, particularly infrastructure -- educational infrastructure repairs to help displaced students and to hire new teachers. this is especially important. we've now seen thousands of students that have -- u.s. citizens, students that have come from puerto rico to florida to get their education. there's money to help with higher education facilities, to rebuild facilities that were damaged in the storm. money to help displaced higher education students. there's $35 million for an educated related expenses for local education agencies and higher education institutions to help them recover from violent or traumatic events. there's $25 million to assist homeless students. $650 million for head start. i would note there are at least 45 damaged head start facilities in florida. community block grant funding to the tune of about $28 billion

here in parkland, florida. people waking up to the recurring nightmare. helpless to stop the gun violence plaguing the country. 17 people killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school. an hour north of miami. five patients in life threatening condition. ten others hospitalized with n non-life threatening injuries. 12 victims of the deadly rampage have been identified. here now are a few seconds of the horror they went through inside the high school that will never been the same. we want to warn you this video is disturbing. >> holy [ bleep ] oh, my god! >> students will never get out of their minds. officials say that is the sound of the ar-15 rifle firedly lby former student nikolas cruz. cnn learned how the attack began. >> the shooter wore a gas mask and he had a smoke grenade. he went and setoff the fire alarm so the kids would come pouring out of the classrooms and into the hall. and there the carnage began. >> the gunfire sent students running for cover to escape. >> i started hearing six gunshots. far away. i could still hear them clear as day. wh

that's the story live here in fields -- in florida, i'm chris pollone, broward county, florida, back now. >> thank you for that, appreciate it. one teach aert marjory stoneman douglas high school said it was difficult keeping her composure during the shooting but that she had to keep it together, she had no other choice but to do that for her students. she spoke out this morning on the today show and expressed frustration with the history of school shootings in our country. take a listen. >> i just think, you know, i've seen this on tv, we all have, you know, this shooting after shooting and, you know, there's always the same thing is said. it's not the time to talk about gun control, it's not the time, it's time to pray for the families. and i just think that that hasn't gotten us anywhere. i mean, here we are and we're like the latest on school violence. and as a society, you know, as americans, we're failing our children, we're not keeping them safe and congress is failing us and the government is failing us and something has to be done. >> she says she moved her students into a c

florida has the baker act. it says if a person is substantially likely to cause serious physical harm to another person, without treatment in a mental health facility, they can bring him in on an involuntary commitment. that should have been done. my niece is a school teacher in florida and she's done it. >> to be clear, bobby, just so i understand this properly this student had been expelled. is it still the school's responsibility? >> the school should have done it before expelling. school is saying we expelled him and that was our responsibility to get him out of here. what they did it kick the can down the road and made it someone else's problem. you don't just ignore it. the school is the would be that had the information. they had the information. it was incumbent upon them because they had the information. they should have brought this to the attention of authorities. though have baker acted this kid. he should have been brought in on a 72 hour hold. if they, like the doctor said, this was a case where t

natural grows all of our oranges in florida. great taste. naturally. hair damage even before itaily happens? dove proves it is with these two delicate roses. one rose is treated with dove. when exposed to the same level of damaging heat, the difference is clear. the rose not treated with dove is dry and brittle. dove fortifies by nourishing deeply and stops 90% of daily hair damage before it happens. dove intensive repair. from the moment you met you wantecomfort and protection that's why pampers swaddlers is the #1 choice of hospitals to wrap your baby in blanket-like softness so all they feel is love pampers swaddlers but mania, such as unusualrder can changes in your mood,able. activity or energy levels, can leave you on shaky ground. help take control by asking about your treatment options. vraylar is approved for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar i disorder in adults. clinical studies showed that vraylar reduced overall manic symptoms. vraylar should not be used in elderly patients with dementia due

now to the florida high school massacre. overnight investigators zeroed in on a home in a mobile home park connected to yesterday's deadly shooting. this is video from the scene about 30 miles north of the high school. you see the bomb squad there as sheriff's deputies arrived to serve a search warrant. moments before the shooting started, the students at marjory stoneman douglas high school thought they were having a fire drill. they had one earlier in the day. investigators say the alleged gunman pulled the alarm to draw the students out. 17 people died, 14 others were hurt, and parents were panicked. >>he while. we'd get nervous and scared. all of a sudden she'd text again. thank god. >> terrifying. terrifying for the parents. terrifying for the kids. for emotional. >> the sheriff's office is not releasing the identities of the victims right now. one of the people killed was the school football coach. police arrested the suspect about an hour after the massacre and released this picture. authorities say 19-year-old nikola

but we begin with new information in florida. the school shooting suspect is now held without bail after making his first appearance in court just a few hours ago. there he is in the orange jump suit in the upper right of your scre screen. target police cruz confessed to the shooting. we also learned the fbi was alerted last september about a post that cruz made on youtube saying i'm going to be a professional school shoot er. cruz is accused of firing into five classrooms before dropping his rifle and blending in with students running out of the school. >> the suspect arrived at the wa

let me ask you about parklands, florida. a community i visited. tell us about your experience living there for people that don't know this florida neighborhood very well. what kind of people live there, what school is this? >> beautiful area, nice community, the families have been here since 2008, the kids are fantastic, wonderful kids. i could say that about all my students. jillian: we are hearing a lot of stories of heroism, a coach from your school shielded some students when the shooting happened. can you tell us about him? >> i just heard about it just now, had no idea. don't know the details. he was a football coach, he went to douglas, football player, coach at douglas, fantastic person. i have no idea what his condition is but he is a great guy. i knew him very well since 2008, fantastic guy. >> a true hero. were you in school when this happened? >> oh yes. 50 yards away. >> what was the response. >> and fire alarm, and a fire drill at 9:30 a.m.. kind of weird for the fire alarm to go off a second time. and hang in a bit. what to do, wher

florida senator marco rubio is speaking. let's watch live together. >> yesterday, because it has happened so often, people from across the political spectrum are arguing "there's got to be something we can do. you have to be able to do something." i agree with that sentiment and i understand it. i would add, though, if we do something, it should be something that works. the struggle up to this point is that most of the proposals that have been offered would not have prevented not just yesterday's tragedy but any of those in recent history. i'm going to say now what i really emphasize at the end. they would not have prevented these. therefore, we don't just raise our hands and say there's nothing we can do. it's a tough issue because it's part of the reason why it is so hard to prevent these. it's because someone decides that they are going to take it upon themselves to kill people. whether it is a political assassination of one person or the mass killing of many, if one person decides to do it and they are committed to that

they're in florida at florida state capitol going to rye and confront lawmakers to beg lawmakers to do something down there. last night lawmakers decided not even to discuss an service weapons -- assault weapons ban. instead they decided to discuss a measure that had to do with pornography and the health effects it has on teenagers. pornography being bad for teenagers, not assault weapons, which was what killed 17 kids and teachers just a week ago. this is oka la, florida. we're seeing these images far and wide today. we're going to be seeing, again, students going to the white house to talk to president trump, students from parkland, parents from sandy hook, parents from columbine, folks trying to urge him to do something about it. kelly o'donnell, you're at the white house. the president is having that meeting. what is the white house hoping to get out of this? what are they saying at least they're hoping to get out of this? >> they describe it as a listening session. the president invites guests into the white house with a specific issue. he will often open the floor to let them mak

these students survived the florida school massacre. they are getting set to march to the state capitol in florida. they are calling on state lawmakers and the governor to make changes to gun laws. you can see our own dianne gallagher, she's marching alongside the students. she joins us live. what's their message, dianne? >> reporter: alisyn, we literally about two minutes ago started walking toward the capitol. i have seen your suzanna with us. what's the message you're taking to the capitol? >> we're taking that a tragedy like this can never happen again and we will never let it happen again. >> what do you want from lawmakers, what do you want them to do to make it never happen again? >> today we're really just hoping they'll be receptive to what we're saying and listen to what we went through and just be sensitive to that. i mean we obviously want them to listen to our ideas on policy, but for now, if we could just get them to actually care about the matters we're talking about, that's probably the first step. >> reporter: how did y

i also spoke with florida attorney general, pam bondy, and broward county sheriff scott israel. i'm making plans to visit parkland to meet with families and local officials and to continue coordinating the federal response. in these moments of heartache and darkness, we hold on to god's word in scripture, i have heard your prayer and seen your tears, i will heal you. we trust in that promise and we hold fast to our fellow americans in their time of sorrow. i want to speak now directly to america's children, especially those who feel lost, alone, confused or even scared. i want you to know that you are never alone and you never will be. you have people who care about you, who love you, and who will do anything at all to protect you. if you need help, turn to a teacher, a family member, a local police officer, or a faith leader. answer hate with love. answer cruelty with kindness. we must also work together to create a culture in our country that embraces the dignity of life that creates deep and meaningful human connections and that turns classmates and colleagues into friends an

president. >> senator from florida. >> mr. president, those were all our children. those of us who are parents, you can imagine the parents of those children, wondering what else can be done, because yesterday a former student at marjory stoneman douglas high school in northern broward county, parkland, florida, walked on 0 the campus with a gas mask, smoke grenades and carrying an ar-15 assault rifle. he pulled the fire alarm, he waited for the students to come out into the hallway. and he opened fire. and as a result, 14 families are grieving. their worst fears have become result, and more than a does other students who were injured, they're in the hospital and some of them in critical condition. at some point, we've got to say enough is enough. at some point we as a society have got to come together and put a stop to this. this senator grew up on a ranch. i have hunted all my life. i have had guns all my life. i still hunt. with my son. but an ar-15 is not for hunting. it's for killing. but despite these horrific events that are occurring over and over, these tra

with an assault rifle here in florida is going to be on them. it's going to be on them, and it's going to be their fault that those people are dead and that those people aren't going to go home to their families and that there's going to be an empty space in people's lives. and it's going to be their fault. >> despite the setback, students are vowing to march on with that message. cnn's diane gallagher has been in florida and has a preview of the events today in tallahassee. >> reporter: this is a really big day for the students of plac marjory stoneman douglas high school. this is the one-week anniversary of the shooting at their high school that claimed 17 of their classmates, teachers, and coaches. they are marking that anniversary by demanding change here in the state capitol. when they got off the buses last night after our seven-hour journey or so from parkland to tallahass tallahassee, they were greeted by other students who said they were encouraged by what they consider a movement here. they have 70 meetings, they're breaking off into r

cnn's kaylee hartung has more from parkland, florida. >> reporter: this south florida community continues to mourn the loss of 17 lives after last wednesday's fatal shooting at stoneman douglas high school. scott beigel, a 35-year-old geography teacher was among those laid to rest on sunday. he has been hailed as a hero over the last week because of the actions in his final moments of his life trying to protect his students from the gunman. but as friends and family reminded us, he was a hero for more than his final moments. also for the way he lived his life. the impact he had on his students, those athletes that he coached on the school's cross-country team, and also the campers that he counselled at summer camp he began attending as a child. he was remembered for his compassion and kindness, also his humor and wit. alex schachter was also remembered, a young man who loved music. this 14-year-old played the trombone and the baritone in the school's marching band and orchestra. he was one of four children who had already endured the loss of their mother in 2008. we also remember the life

now, behind this building, this is the old florida state house, is the newer florida state house. that's where the legislative efforts and actions happened in the florida capitol. that's where students from stoneman douglas high school were lobbying their government. they are pushing for stronger gun control as a major piece of what they're calling student safety. they fear they might be disappointed in what may come out of today's efforts. >> the law has failed us and has let the events that happened in parkland to occur. what we must do now is enact change because that is what we do to things that fail. we change them. to not change the law in our time of need would be a huge disservice to 17 dead at parkland, 13 dead in columbine, 26 dead in sandy hook, 50 dead in orlando, the 59 dead in las vegas. >> reporter: before three bus loads of students got here, there were a number of folks from a local university, students from the local high school in support. and there are also rallies around the country, walkouts around the country from students across the state. >> dana: how is t

esto es todo desde parkland, florida. javier: nos llegan diferentes tipos de informaciones de que estudiantes en boca ratÓn se han salido de sus escuelas y estÁn caminando en protesta por esta idea de muchos congresistas de no tocar el tema de las armas. lo vemos completamente en vivo. todo esto estÁ ocurriendo en florida en el balneario de boca ratÓn. carolina: tambiÉn se espera esa mega marcha por nuestras vidas el prÓximo 24 de marzo. jorge ramos entrevisto en exclusiva a los padres de joven venezolano que perdiÓ la vida en la masacre de parkland. hoy pueden ver en vivo el reportaje especial. aquÍ tenemos las fotografÍas que compartieron en la cuenta de instagram de jorge. javier: una amiga de nicolas cruz dijo que en Él noto diferentes rasgos perturbadores. para ella todo comenzÓ como una amistad normal y todo dio un girÓ cuando se dio cuenta de que nicolas era una persona muy agresiva. lo empezÓ anotar con comportamientos raros que de alguna forma tambiÉn algunas mÉdicos decÍan que marcaban un precede

and even down in florida. so from much from florida all the way up the east koers that we'll ha coast that we'll have a warm february day. >> i did a quick search how long that drive is, about 4 hours and 40 minutes. >> and 17 to 71. >> incredible. all in four hours. >> so get away for the weekend. >>> let's move overseas for some stories there. the u.n. is once again calling for all parties in the syrian civil war to deescalate amid a recent surge in violence there following the bombing campaign by the assad government that has left hundreds of people dead. heavy she willing took place suy in eastern ghouta. citizens scrambled to find family members and other loved ones. air strikes and artillery fire continued yesterday bringing the number of civilian deaths to 250 over the last 48 hours. in marks the highest 48 hour death toll since 2013 chemical attack in that region. him a mid the carnage, the syrian civil defense also released this video of rescue workers miles per hour wrak could y miles per hour rack c