♪ ♪ >> david: it tonight, breaking news. the deadly shooting at an elementary school in nashville. three school children and three staff members killed. also tonight, the awful thing of the deadly tornado emergency in mississippi. and the new storms now on top tonight. first tonight, that deadly school shooting in a christian grade school in nashville. three children and three staff members killed. the alleged shooter believe to be a student carrying two assault style rifles and a handgun. police hearing gunshots on the second four. the suspect shot and killed by police. frightened children boarding school buses, holding each other hand in hand on the way to being

reunited with their parents. authorities late today calling calling it a targeted attack and what we have now learned about the suspect, alex perez with late reporting from the scene tonight. on the scene here at mississ mississippi, the staggering path of destruction. the national weather service confirming this was an ef-4 tornado. at least 170 mile-per-hour winds on the ground, more than an hour. at least 22 people killed in these tomatoes and what we witnessed right here on the scene. the families, the remarkable survival stories and what we have just learned about the victims. the lives lost. linsey davis here with their stories. and the new storms now tonight. senior meteorologist rob marciano with the forecast. we are monitoring the potentially dangerous situation in israel. massive protests in the streets of jerusalem and tel aviv. major unions going on strike. outrage over prime minister management netanyahu's push for judicial overhaul and the

defense minister fired by netanyahu. but the prime minister it has now done to restore order. james longman in tel aviv. the grand jury investigating former president trump and to witness returning today. what does this signal? jon karl standing by? president biden weaved on the chemical skill. triggering a major washer -- water safety scare across philadelphia. the deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in pennsylvania. the blast captured by fox 29 filly and tonight, the new discovery. and back here in mississippi tonight, the hope amid so much pain. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: from abc news, this is "abc world news tonight with david muir." reporting tonight from rolling fork, mississippi. >> david: good evening tonight from mississippi where we are on the scene of unspeakable devastation. one tornado on the ground for 5. 70 minutes of horror and you can

see the seam right here behind me playing out in the neighborhood after neighborhood here. the remarkable survival stories and you will hear them in just a moment. we are also learning at this hour about the victims and their stories. unfortunate, we begin with yet another horrific story playing out in the south. a deadly school shooting in an elementary school in nashville. three nine-year-old and three staff members shot and killed by a shooter. please have just identified the 28-year-old armed with at least two assault style weapons. they say it was a targeted and premeditated attack. the suspect was shot and killed by police. authorities say the suspect shot through a door at the covenant school private christian school for -- where some to 300 children. police were is receiving reports of an active shooter rushing at the school, a hearing gunshots, confronting the shooter. within 40 minutes, it was over. but not without the terrible toll left behind. tonight, the image of small children holding hands as they

are taken by bus to be reunited with their parents at a different church. the haunting pace of one of them a little girl crying on the bus and as i mentioned, the shooter has been identified tonight believe to been a student at that school at one time. tonight investigators say they are looking at video from inside the school and that they have visited the suspect's home looking for a motive. abc's alex perez is on the scene in nashville. [sirens] >> alex: investigators in nashville asking what led a 20-year-old armed with rifles to break into this christian school and opened fire. killing three innocent children and three adults staff members? at 10:13 a.m., the first call coming in, a law enforcement racing to the school, five officers and the and hear gunshots coming from the second floor. >> they immediately when to the gunfire. they saw a shooter, a female who was firing.

>> there's multiple victims inside the school. >> alex: 14 minutes after that first call, two officers confront and kill the shooter. >> even a remarkable fast response there was not enough time. and those guns installed precious lives from us today in nashville. >> alex: police identifying those killed, evident to cows, hallie scruggs, william kinney, all nine years old. the head of the school according to its website and cynthia peak the substitute teacher and mike hill a custodian both 61. >> i was literally moved to tears to see this and the tears those kids as they were being ushered out of the building. >> alex: the devastating images of small children living in single file hoping those helping those holding hands, terrified faces seen through school bus windows. parents anxiously looking for their kids, running to parking

lots. gathering at a nearby church in supporting each other in prayer. >> we need to embrace those that are grieving because we grieve with them. at times like this. >> alex: police identifying the shooter as 28-year-old audrey hale from natural. may have been a student at the school. authorities say the shooter identified as transgnder. investigators finding a vehicle thereby helping them identify the shooter. officers searching the home finding maps of the school property and writings the shooter left behind. this tells you about someone whose total identity was wrapped into committing this mass shooting. >> alex: according to the police, all doors to the school were locked. multiple rounds of ammunition, hale police say gained entry by shooting one of the doors. moving from the first and second floor firing multiple rounds. before being fatally shot by officers in the lobby area on the second floor. and tonight, president biden

addressing the nation after yet another school shooting calling it sick. >> president biden: is ripping our communities apart, ripping at the very soul of the nation. and we have to do more to protect our schools. >> david: alex perez joins us from the scene. they say they have that video from inside the school. what more are you wearing tonight? >> alex: david, this is a private school. there was no resource officer on the property. they did have an active shooter protocol in place. investigators have interviewed hailey's father as they were to pinpoint an exact motive. >> david: an awful story. alex perez in nashville for us, thank you. and return to the deadly tornado outbreak and we have just learned tonight that the national weather service has now confirmed more than 15 tornadoes across the south here. the worst of them start right here in rolling fork, mississippi. it was an ef-4 with winds of 17. when underground for one-hour

and 10 minutes. 70 minutes straight of pure terror here. we have witnessed today all of the images damage the devastation homes here are now piles are rubble the town's water tower on its side. massive trucks here, tractor-trailers tossed on top of one another. families today tried to save what they can't but every home here is gone. piles of wood and metal remain. we have spent thursday with the survivors, some who described their homes being tested off of their foundation. they don't know how they survived this. just as we also learned now about the lives lost. tonight, as we walked through the streets of rolling fork, mississippi, it is inescapable. the unforgiving power of this ef-4 tornado. winds reaching 170 miles per hour. every tree sheared up, every home destroyed. heaps of wood and twisted metal now serve as the only markers where homes once stood.

the families here have lost everything. you can literally see every tree snapped in two, and all of the homes, the rooftops, off of them, most of the homes completely wiped away. and over here is one of the many cars in this neighborhood. lifted up and now upside down on top of what was a home. we see a husband and father, sam jackson, trying to salvage anything he can find. they were inside when the tornado hit. they can feel the home lift and then collapsed. they all survived. under mattresses. you found the flag? he shows me a flag is why bought for veterans day. it is unbelievable that the house is destroyed but the flag, there's not a tear in it. one of there's son was at a college trip to washington, dc. he first learned on social media that his home was destroyed.

he had to wait to learn if his family survive. he raced home. what di did you say to your mom? >> that i love her. there was nothing you could say. just a blessing. >> alex: a real blessing. >> yes. >> alex: you said -- >> david: you said this was able fireplace. and it is the only thing still standing. >> yes, it is the only thing still standing. >> david: and placed on top, his trophies down by his father. how much do these mean to you? >> they mean a lot to be determined this was one of the small churches here in berlin for. and you can see out in front of the church the bell still sitting here. the church established in 1908. this is a familiar sight to the side. a semi flipped over just sitting on most of this church now. and if you look from the sky, you can actually see it is a familiar thing. all throughout this neighborhood showing the sheer force of this ef-4 tornado that blew through.

these tractor-trailers that were simply lifted off the ground and then dropped back down on top of one another. it is a scene easy repeatedly over and over again, street after street here. the horror played out friday evening here at after dark. at the national weather service issued a tornado emergency. the most urgent running for a particularly dangerous situat situation. the tornado was on the ground here in rolling fork. >> a big tornado! >> david: accuweather capturing these images. it is difficult to see in the darkness implicit descriptions of the massive tornado bearing down. >> hey, y'all need help over there? >> david: moments after the general has, the urgent effort to reach people trapped and injured. they would soon learn that many did not survive. >> anybody need help over here? >> david: southeast of tupelo, mississippi, another tornado emergency. the meat in the beauty be a recognizing in real time --

meteorologist in wtva recognizing in real time the viewehorrors his viewers were at to face. >> oh, man. dear jesus, please help them. amen. >> david: the power of the winds as the tornado strikes a high school. the debris hauling from the ceiling. and tonight, we now know here in rolling fork it was a powerful ef-4 to nato that carved devastating path of destruction 59 miles straight across mississippi. 170 mile-per-hour winds up to three quartes of a mile wide. and it was on the ground here for 70 minutes. everything was gone? >> yes, everything. >> david: am wand r anowus here. they were still open when the tornado hit. have you thought about what you're going to do? >> we are the only black

business owners in town. we kind of grew up with our community, you know? so it is just a total loss. a total loss. we were working mother tornado came through. it was a sound that i would never forget. it is the sound of like a train like a train just coming, coming through, just coming straight at us. and my husband just said, get down. get down. i got down and he got on top of me. and it did not even last not even probably, like, 30 to 45 seconds and just all the glass just busted and the roof collapsed and it was just horrible. >> david: it is a miracle you are still here. >> yes. yes, it is. yeah. from and tonight, president biden already declaring declaring a major disaster,

ordering immediate emergency assistance. authorities are on the ground. >> i would just say that fema is here. we remain committed to the people of mississippi. we will be here for you now. we will be here for you next week. from and tonight here a powerful image. a man walking amid the devastation here with a loan suitcase and all that he has left. what do you say to people who have seen that image now of you in just a suitcase? >> it just shows you how quick your life can turn around. but you got to just be strong and pick yourself up. smile a little because i'm still here. despite losing the that does not matter. i'm still with so many of the families here, the volunteers. that college student learning

accept help. he says that has been difficult, too. volunteer janice rourke from operation ball. you really. >> we did 300 meals. and we are working -- and we are going to have a supper here today. >> david: she is not going to let you say no. >> david: she will be back. >> david: thank you, jannes. >> thank you all. >> david: angel is walking around. >> yes. >> david: thank you very much. thank you. the volunteers, the angels and they are and they are going to need the help. they are going to need the country to not forget this tragedy. we are learning at this hour some of the names stories of the victims. linsey davis is on the seen on that part of the story. the lives lost. >> linsey: we are learning about some of the victims of the

devastating tornadoes that shattered communities across mississippi. ethan herndon's family since he was a gentle giant. hihis wife elizabeth and their o children are still in the hospital. mary barfield-bush is a grandmother. her niece told abc married was a sweet and caring soul with a beautiful smile that lit up the room. then there was melissa and lonnie appears. the son told abc they were together for nearly 25 years. and that melissa turned my dad's life around and they were a great team. >> we finally found them over here. you know. he was on his back and she was just laying beside him with her arm on him. >> linsey: water and her daughter said there was not anything you could ask her and that her mom was willing to do whatever to help someone out. >> david: linsey, i linsey, i know you have been on the scene as well and you know for the people who have lost loved ones, there are so many families here collectively embracing them because everyone knew everyone

here and i know you just spoke with fema officials on the ground here in mississippi and they understand there is enormous need here. >> linsey: they certainly do. for those who are still living in the midst of these mounds of misfortune, really, i think is what it is, david, fema wants them to know that help is available. that they are on the ground, even for those who are uninsured. which is all too often the case in a number of these scenarios. it is one of the poorest counties in the country. it could make the recovery effort all too great. david. >> david: which is why you're going to be here this evening. linsey, thank you. linsey will have much more later tonight on "abc news live." the same tornado that destroyed this community and what you saw behind linsey also blew through a nearby town and it was deadly there as well. that is where we find senior

meteorologist rob marciano. you are also concerned about the new storms on the way now. >> rob: david, there were three fatalities, winovich was a two-year-old baby girl. she was in a mobile home with her family. her seven-year-old older cousin still in the hospital tonight. fighting for his life. we have spoken with their families. and yes, we do have another storm on the way. oregon, california. it will spin through the bay area. more flooding, some power outages tomorrow and into wednesday. that energy gets into the pla planes. tomatoes possible and that does include mississippi. david? >> david: yes, the system coming through that same region. we thank you for your coverage and following the system to this point. thank you. coverage of course of the deadly tornadoes across the south and we will have much more later right here during this broadcast. we are going to move to the potentially dangerous situation playing out in israel after

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tried to push through changes to the judicial system and overhaul taking some power away and then firing his defense minister. tens of thousands coming out into the streets of jerusalem and tel aviv. major unions going on strike and then later today, netanyahu postponing those changes. our foreign correspondent james longman in tel aviv. >> reporter: people power on israeli streets. betrand mignani -- benjamin netanyahu note a rare defeat and agreeing to temporarily pause his plans to reform the judiciary. he says, i'm not ready to tear the people across space apart. for the night of violent clashes, the day began with tens of thousands out protesting once again. the country's largest union striking for hours. >> israel has never seen something like this. weeks of protests. people feel like they are finally on the cusp of

something. >> james: this is a battle they say they cannot afford to lose. >> everything that i was raised in whole dear, i was raised in the no states and i studied law and i came to this country and i have my ideals that i grew up with and i'm not willing to see them torn to shreds. >> james: there have been more clashes on the street, david. the opposition says a temporary freeze is not enough. they want them gone for good. david? >> david: just extraordinary what we are witnessing in israel. thank you. in the u.s. now, to manhattan grand jury awaiting charges on former president trump involving a hush money payments to stormy daniels. the testimony from david packer. former publisher of the national enquirer. corresponded jonathan karl in new york tonight. >> jon: as a former publisher of the national enquirer and longtime friend of donald trump david packer is a key witness to the investigation into those

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