On this dark day, we are skipping our
normally lighthearted segment with curling
because we want to focus and bring you
the latest on the tragedy in Texas.
At the top of our newscast,
our Jesse Pagan gave you kind of
the nuts and bolts the essentials
of what's happening right now.
We wanted to take you a little bit closer.
This is a look at how our sister
station in San Antonio is
covering the story on the ground.
We've seen a lot of members of law
enforcement start to walk through these
doors at the Civic Center and then
we're seeing more parents walking in to
pick up their children here and then.
Of course, we're hearing and seeing,
witnessing the heartbreak from other
loved ones who are walking out in tears.
They are being escorted by members of
the Sheriff's Office. And of course,
we are giving them their space.
This is this is as close as we
are going to get and.
It is just absolutely heartbreaking
to witness you know what what
appear to be grandparents, parents,
district officials.
Just very, very emotional as they
are walking out of this building.
We do have chairs that are set up
outside of the Civic Centre right now
and we have some district officials
who are waiting here and the members
of law enforcement continue to secure
the perimeter around this building.
They are almost 2 W Main Street
where the Civic Center is located
and they're armed at the doors,
just making sure that only
family members get inside.
That only other law enforcement personnel
or district officials get inside
the devastation.
The heartbreak is just palpable here.
I will say in the past 20 minutes at least,
I have not seen a lot of parents
come out with their kids.
I have seen parents come in and then come
out maybe 10 minutes later without them.
Just a few minutes ago I spoke to one
man who was here looking for his niece.
They've been kind of getting the
run around and they have not
been able to find his niece.
So we are absolutely praying
for the best possible outcome.
Of that family,
other families walking out with
their kids over the last hour or so,
understandably, visibly upset.
We do wanna be very respectful
during this very difficult time,
so we have not been pushing them
too hard to talk to us about one of
the scariest days of their lives,
but if I take a step out right now,
you can see that it is still mostly
just district officials staff.
A lot of media and of course,
law enforcement.
You've all the CID did say that the
dismissal process is taking place at camp.
In their campuses,
they're asking that parents please
stay in their vehicles while
picking up their children and over.
I want to say an hour ago,
parents were asked to start picking
up their students at the regular
dismissal times at those campuses.
Now,
earlier today there was this
white board with about more
than a dozen teacher names.
Those are the teachers classrooms who
were brought to the deli on Civic Center.
But again, Audrey.
We're still seeing some parents,
family members and loved ones walk into
the building and then coming out a few.
Moments later, without any students,
so we are not totally sure
how many people are in there or
how many students are in there.
But it's something that we are going
to stay out here and keep an eye on.
Well, you can see in the front of the school
we have a little bit better perspective.
Now from where we're standing that is
San Antonio's SWAT team in that the
the large home vehicle out there other
we saw the DEA here earlier today.
We know the FBI crime Scene
investigative unit is here as well.
We do know that most of the investigation
it's focused on the back of the school.
We can't see where that law enforcement
group is gathered any longer.
Since we had to change positions.
But you can see a canopy behind
the school towards the back.
I believe earlier somebody
said the teachers parking lot,
Audrey said the teachers parking lot.
So that is where it looks like a command
center is set up and that's where
the focus of the investigation is.
However, we were just told that that
investigation is moving different areas
closer to the front of the school.
That's why we were asked to move at
this time. And I I can also tell you.
We're kind of tied over here with all all
the media that's starting to line up,
but other community members have
come out here today.
We just talked to a school district
employee and I asked her did she have a
child at the school and she just said no,
I just wanted to be here.
Henry was just talking about how close
and tighten at this community is,
and that's and that's very true.
Everyone here cares about each
other and and including all the
law enforcement right now,
many of them from this community.
DPS Border Patrol Sheriff's
Office who are from this.
Community and and may have
friends or family members.
Children that go to this school here,
so it's it's definitely hitting
this community very hard right now.
And I believe that was Vanessa Croy
from our affiliate KENS in San Antonio.
You also saw Alicia Nieves and
Victoria de Leon reporting.
Obviously all of them impacted covering it.
You could hear of Victoria's voice
shaking as she was reporting
understandable in the circumstance.
Few things are more traumatizing
than to witness apparent go through
that heart wrenching moment.
To find out what happened to their kid,
yeah it is.
It is a challenge more than four this
coming up after this short break.