CHILDREN. THAT IS GOOD NEWS
FOR THEM.
THANK YOU FOR SETTING THE
SCENE.
WE WILL CHECK BACK WITH YOU
SOON.
AND JOINING US NOW IS THE
MANNER OF BROWARD COUNTY -- THE
MAYOR OF BROWARD COUNTY.
WHAT INFORMATION CAN YOU TELL
US?
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD?
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
INFORMATION BECAUSE IT'S AN
ACTIVE CRIME SCENE.
WE DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE 14
VICTIMS.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY ARE
DECEASED.
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IS STILL
WALKING THROUGH THE BUILDING.
WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE BEING PUT
ON BUSES AND TAKEN OVER TO THE
MARRIOTT.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE BEEN HEARING REPORTS
THAT THE SHOOTER, WHO IS IN
CUSTODY, IS A FORMER STUDENT AT
THE SCHOOL.
WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT
THAT? WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
ONE IN CUSTODY.
I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT HIM. MR.
MAYOR, WHAT KIND OF
PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKING
PLACE EVEN SINCE THE AIRPORT
SHOOTING?
IN CASE OF A MASS SHOOTING?
IN THIS CASE WE HAVE A LOT
OF VICTIMS ADVOCATES READY TO
GO AND BE READY FOR THE
STUDENTS TOMORROW.
AND THEY ARE COMING FROM ALL OF
THE STATE. TO HAVE THIS
HAPPEN IN OUR BACKYARD, KNOW
THAT YOU ARE THE NEW MAYOR.
AND IT IS A ROTATING MAYORAL
TEAM.
AS A COMMISSIONER, THIS IS NOW
YOUR TIME.
COULD YOU TELL US WHAT WAS
GOING FOR YOUR MIND AND WHAT IS
GOING THROUGH YOUR MIND RIGHT
NOW?
AS YOU WATCH THIS UNFOLD?
IS A TEACHER FOR ABOUT -- I
WAS A TEACHER FOR ABOUT 25
YEARS.
WE PRACTICED DROUGHT OTHER
TIMES THAT'S ALL THE TIME --
ALL THE TIME HOPING IT WOULD
NEVER HAPPEN.
WHEN I SEE ALL THOSE KIDS IT IS
SAD TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.
WE HAVE REPORTS OF THE SHOOTER
IS.
OF COURSE WE ARE NOT REPORTING
THAT YET.
I AM NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE ALSO
HEARD AND WHETHER THERE WERE
ANY INDICATIONS ARE WARNING
SIGNS BEFORE HAND.
BY THAT POSSIBLY FORMER STUDENT
WHO OPENED FIRE.
I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT YET.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU, AFTER
SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, AND SADLY
THEY ARE ALL TOO FREQUENT HERE.
PEOPLE LOOK FOR ANSWERS,
ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT
CAN WE DO TO PREVENT THIS?
AS A LONGTIME EDUCATOR, AND AS
AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN YOUR
COUNTY, YOU MUST HAVE SOME
THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FEELS
CONNECTED IN SCHOOL.
THOSE ARE NOT CONNECTED WHETHER
IT IS IN NO CLUBS, ACADEMICS,
THOSE ARE THE KIDS SOMETIMES
FALL BY THE WAYSIDE.
IT'S UP TO US TO IDENTIFY THEM
INTO TO HELP. DID YOU COME
ACROSS LIKE THAT WHEN YOU ARE
IN THE CLASSROOM? YES.
TEACHERS ALL THE TIME, DO THEIR
BEST TO TALK WITH KIDS.
THEY TRIED TO HELP STEER THEM
TOWARDS WHERE THEIR STRENGTHS
CAN BE AND WHERE THEY COULD
MEET UP WITH OTHERS.
THAT'S PART OF BEING A GOOD
TEACHER.
YOU, LIKE THE REST OF US,
MUST BE A LOT OF GRATITUDE
TOWARDS THE FIRST RESPONDERS
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
RESPONDING TO WAS INITIALLY AN
ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION.
TELL US ABOUT THE RESPONSE
TODAY.
THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM ALL OF THE
COUNTY IS HERE.
I THINK THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING
EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN.
AND THEY ARE OFFERING
EVERYTHING THAT THEY GOT TO
HELP OUT.
THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN
INFORMED.
WE ARE TOLD THAT HE IS ON HIS
WAY TO PARKLAND.
AND, WE ARE ALSO TOLD THAT
DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN BRIEFED
ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
WHAT WOULD YOUR MESSAGE BE FOR
GOVERNOR SCOTT?
AND FOR DONALD TRUMP HE HAD A
CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THEM?
SAY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PUBLIC
EDUCATION BIG PART OF THIS IS
TRYING TO HELP KIDS FEEL
CONNECTED.
THAT REQUIRES GOOD TEACHERS,
FUNDING, THOSE ARE THE THINGS
THAT HELP KIDS FEEL -- KIDS
FEEL CONNECTED.
DON'T CUT THAT.
FUND IT. THIS MUST BE VERY
SURREAL.
YOU HAVE A MAYOR, FOR SO MANY
YEARS, HE SPENT MOST OF THE
LIGHT IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION
SYSTEM.
SO WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR
HEAD?
WHAT DID YOU EXPERIENCE WHEN
YOU FIRST HEARD THE NEWS? A
LOT OF MY STUDENTS CROSSED MY
MIND.
A LOT OF THOUGHTS TOWARDS THOSE
FELLOW TEACHERS.
AND JUST YOU WANT TO EMBRACE
ALL THEM.
YOU KNOW THE TEACHERS,
STUDENTS, PARENTS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND