i don't know what was in the mind of peterson. this is why we investigate. all i can tell you is that, from the time i heard about this, i did what needed to be done with the deputy peterson. >> the thursday, the day after the horrific incident at a vigil, the city manager confronted you in public and one of the things he confronted you about sources tell me is the idea that your deputies did not go into the school while children inside are bleeding out. >> that's absolutely untrue. we had a conversation. we were out in public. the only two people who could have heard the conversation were myself and the city manager. it was a conversation. i'm not going to share that conversation. it was very short. the city manager and i have spoken numerous times. we've met. he's a great city manager. he does a great job with coral springs. we got a great relationship and it was just two guys having a conversation. >> one of the questions about the response by broward is whether this was policy to set up a perimeter instead of going in. earlier this week you seemed to sug

. >> sheriff described how scot peterson an armed school resource deputy assigned to protect marjory stoneman douglas high school failed to take action, he waited outside four minutes while the shooter was in the building. >> what should he have done? >> went in. addressed the killer. killed the killer. >> cops know it's their responsibility to go in it will. we all know in an active shooter situation in the first couple seconds is when most of the death occurs. >> i'm scot peterson been a police officer for 30 years. >> the deputy in question, 54-year-old scot peterson had wor worked at the school for eight years. >> he and i talked many times over the years. >> school internal documents painting a glowing picture in 2014 awarded school resource officer of the year commending him as reliable. >> i knew when i heard in the cafeteria the hairs on the back of the neck i said that never goes on. >> he is seen describing his response to security scenarios. >> i ran to my trailer grabbed my can id, shorts and sneakers and ran to the cafeteria and sure enough were four males in the cafeter

dep till peterson knew about that. he initiated the report. the school launched a threat assessment. at this point you have somebody saying that they're going to shoot up a school and somebody with a gun. that's not enough? >> that's not enough and that's what we're trying to change. we're trying to change the law so we can either arrest that person, but more importantly, get that person to a medical facility because if you arrest the person there's going to be a time where they get out of jail any way. we want to get people medical help for mental illnesses and when they get out of the medical facility and a doctor says they're better that doesn't mean they're better, that means they're rehabbing. we want to be able to take their guns away from them for a long, long period of time and that's what the governor is going -- governor scott is going to be introducing his proposal. i read it and it's a giant, giant step in the right direction. >> how about this, in november the palm beach sheriff's office, not your office, a neighboring office resp

sus superiores creen que peterson pudo haber salvado vidas. reportera: las autoridades revelaron que la seguridad de el plantel escolar estaba a manos de scott peterson, pero Él nunca entrÓ. " debiÓ haberlo matado." asÍ debiÓ haber actuadoel policÍa armado a quien habían designado la escuela. en un vÍdeo captado por una cÁmara de vigilancia muestra que peterson permaneciÓ afuera durante cuatro minutos cruciales, en los cuales nikolas cruz asesinaba 17 personas. el presidente donald trump tambiÉn criticÓ duramente al policÍa. " espero y no quiso entrar en la escuela. necesitamos gente que cuide a nuestros hijos, son unos cobardes." scott tiene 54 aÑos de edad y llevaba nuevetrabajando en la escuela marjory stoneman douglas. este vÍdeo filmado en una reuniÓn de la junta escolar, dice contar con la experiencia. incluso en 2014, la oficina del alguacil le otorgÓ un reconocimiento por haber demostrado ser confiable en el manejo de problemas, contactÉ juicio. pero hoy no es lo que piensan estudiantes que sobrevivieron, sobre que qu

peterson has been working at the high school since 2005. he is distraught over the shooting. >> of course much has been made about scott peterson, not entering the school to engage the gunman the inactions has sparked a reaction at a dinner first responders in south jersey where they were handing out awards for valour. john rawlins has more from cinnaminson. >> we're to neutralize the threat and stop the carnage. >> you're tasked with a job to protect the publish and stay alive. >> reporter: at the tables, hundreds of first responders, the 200 club of burlington county annual awards dinner it is where we met the chiefs. they explained in mass shooting situations as in florida, the theory if there is an armed officer he is to engaged and not wait for backup. the idea move fast stop the gunman. as for the controversy around the actions of deputy sheriff scott peterson, if it was my agency i would expect in a person to do the right thing to go in because it could be their family member inside that place. >> i can't imagine any person not going

pe peterson renunciÓ sin goce a sueldo. en el tiroteo donde se perdieron 17 personas inocentes durÓ 6 minutos. el oficial peterson llegÓ al lado oeste del edificio 12 donde transcurriÓ mayor parte del tiroteo, el oficial se posicioÓo con su radio y no entrÓ al edificio y se mantuvo asÍ en el edificio por 4 minutos. este fatÍdico dia estaba armado y vestÍa su uniforme policiaco. el alguacil del condado broward no sabe por quÉ el oficial peterson no ingresÓ la escuela. >>> hablamos felicidad que en marzo pasado este policÍa recibiÓ la distincion como mejor policÍa del aÑo. ahÍnco aunque el propio presidente trump hoy lo cataloÓo de cobarde lo cierto que hasta el momento no se ha revelado cuÁl fue el motivo o los motivos por los cuales peterson no ingresÓ a la escuela y enfrento a kuz cruz. >>> no sabemos lo que sucediÓ una persona entrenada tuvo esta falta de acciÓn uno nunca sabe en un momento trÁgico >>> como dicen del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho no sabemos cÓmo vamos a reaccionar >>> y el entrenam

bell talked to a peterson about what happened that day. >> deputy peterson believed he did a good job i according to peterson's lawyer, when he arrived at building 1200, peterson heard gunshots but believed that those gunshots were originating from outside any of the buildings on the school campus. but some experts question that version saying witness accounts of peterson's action suggests he must have heard shots from inside the school. >> that flies in the face of what we've heard from not only high school students but the coral springs p.d. when they arrived at the scene, the school resource officer peterson had his handgun out in a ready position facing the building. standing right next to the bidding. >> reporter: 74 republican florida state lawmakers are calling for governor rick scott to suspend sheriff israel for "incompetence and dereliction of duty." >> we're saying enough is enough. i applaud governor scott. >> reporter: sheriff israel is under enormous pressure after what critics say is his failure to intervene after they received several calls washing of the violent behav

yes, if scot peterson -- do i believe if scot peterson went into that building, there was a chance he could have neutralized the killer and saved lives? yes, i believe that. but as far as anything else done at this point, i can't say that. >> all right, joining me right now to talk about that we just heard, steve moore, a law enforcement analyst and a retired supervisory fbi special agent. good to sea ye you, steve. so what is your reaction when you say, one resource officer was there, but still unclear whether there were three other deputies there. shouldn't that surveillance tape have been able to answer that or clear it up by now? >> oh, it's probably answered. he's just waiting until he's forced to come out with all the facts on this. we've already heard from several officers from the police department that there were other broward county sheriff's deputies there. so i believe that information? hand and they're holding it kind of close right at this moment. >> so what's most troubling to you about the consequence of events surrounding this shooting? >> well, first of all, that the

however, the allegations that peterson was a coward are patentsly untrue. and that peterson who resigned last week took up a tactical position because he thought the shots were coming from outside the building. >> based on his training, his protocols, equipment and tactics, he should have went in and done everything he could possibly have done to neutral eyes the killer. >> reporter: internal affairs investigative sources tell nbc news they believe in the crucial four minutes while peterson was outside, six people were gunned down on the third floor of the building. and now the broward county sheriff's office is investigating whether two or three more deputies arrived and did not go in. >>> an emotional appearance by student mattie willeford hit by three bullets, in her stomach, chest and hand. doctors calling her recovery a miracle. >> and i would just like to say that i'm so grateful to be here and it wouldn't be possible without those officers and first responders and these amazing doctors. >> reporter: while students are grateful, some are also anxious

ment information sent to resource deputy scott peterson. and peterson was informed that cruz was possibly suicidal and wanted to buy a gun. five days later, the investigator from florida department of children and families ruled cruz was stable. >> nra facing corporate backlash, several companies saying they are cutting ties with the gun lobby and no longer offering discounts to nra members including rents car companies, insurance company met life and first national bank of omaha and life lock. some of this appears to have been the result of direct customer pressure and boycott nra social media campaign. >> happening today, he led the eagles to their first super bowl victory, now head coach doug peterson will be honored by the town he lives in. the township council of moorestown will recognize peterson on the front lawn of the community house at 10:00 a.m. they plan to present peterson for super bowl 52. >>> while many of you were sleeping the archbishop carroll high school of delaware county raise $59,000 for children's hospital. it was pa

peterson is now fighting back inch a statement his attorney said the first call peterson received was of firecrackers and not gunfire. when he actually heard shots, he believed they were coming from outside and consistent with his train, mr. peterson took up a tactical position between two buildings. a raid yes transmission about a possible victim by the football field "served to confirm mr. "p.t.i.'s" belief that -- peterson's belief that the shooter or shooters were outside." but with over 100 rounds fired over six minutes, jeff bell questions peterson's claims. >> with that information, you know where those rounds are being fired from, you better get your butt inside that building. there are plenty of circumstances and past scenarios where shooters have simply just given up because they saw a uniformed police officer making entry. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said it was also investigating unconfirmed reports that three other deputies stayed outside and whether two of 16 calls about suspect nikolas cruz's behavior before the shooting were properly handled. governor rick scott

peterson is now fighting back. in a statement his attorney said the first call peterson received was of firecrackers and not gunfire. and when he actually heard shots, he believed they were coming from outside and consistent with his training, mr. peterson took up a tactical position between two buildings. a radio transmission about a possible victim by the football field "served to confirm mr. peterson's belief that the shooter or shooters were outside." ( gunfire ) ort with over 100 rounds fired over six minutes, jeff bell questions peterson's claims. >> with that information, you know where those rounds are being fired from, you better get your butt inside that building. because it doesn't matter if you engage that shooter, there are plenty of circumstances and past scenarios where shooters have simply just given up because they saw a uniformed police officer making entry. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said it was also r:vestigating unconfirmed reports that three other deputies stayed outside and whether two

peterson took up a tactical position between the 700-800 buildings corridor-corner."the attorney also says his client did take action, saying he was the first to notify the sheriff's office of shots fired and that peterson "initiated a code red, lockdown of the entire campus." the attorney also says former school resource officer had the "presence of mind" to tell authorities to review the schools security cameras to locate the gunman.let there be no mistake mr. peterson wishes that he could have prevented the untimely passing of the seventeen victims that day. sheriff israel told jake tapper on state of the union he's investigating reports that other deputies also declined to go in. he was pressed on why the sheriff didn't tell families sooner. jake tapper, host, cnn's "state of the union"" the families were at the cnn town hall. they were at the cnn town hall and you could have disclosed."sheriff scott israel, broward county, fl:"i couldn't disclose it then because there was no corroboration, jake. there was no confirmation."peterson attorney says any talk of his cl

peterson was armed. peterson was in uniform when the shooting began. broward county sheriff scott israel says the video and interview with peterson show this armed deputy there on campus and did not engage. >> devastated. sick to my stomach. there are no words. these families lost their children. we lost coaches. i've been to the funerals. i have been to the homes where they sit shiva. i have been to the funerals. it's just there are no words. >> no comment so far from that deputy. peterson who garnered two deputy of the year nominations in recent years. the sheriff put two others on restricted duty while they investigate calls. today, governor scott of florida, set to announce his plan to keep tschools safe and ways to keep guns way from mentally ill. teachers and staff begin to return to stoneman douglas high. students return to classes next wednesday on a modified schedule. >>> the listed of missed opportunities to stop the parkland school gunman nikolas cruz keeps growing. wpbf obtained 911 calls. one is from a woman who took cruz in briefly after

but peterson did, i think, report cruz to dcf, if i'm not mistaken. he did receive medicine, he did get medical treatment. and as i said, of those 18 calls, two of those calls are being -- 16 of them, we believe, were handled exactly the way they should. two of them we're not sure if our deputies did everything they could have or should have. that's not to say they didn't, that's not to say they did. >> are you really not taking any responsibility for the multiple red flags that were brought to the attention of the broward sheriff's office about this shooter before the incident, whether it was people near him, close to him, calling the police on him -- >> jake, i can only take responsibility for what i knew about. i exercised my due diligence, i've given amazing leadership to this agency -- >> amazing leadership? >> yes, jake. there is a lot of things we've done throughout. you don't measure a person's leadership by a deputy not going into -- these deputies received the training they needed -- >> maybe you measure somebody's leadership by whether or n

however, the allegations that peterson was a coward are patently untrue. and that peterson, who resigned last week, took up a tactical position, because he thought the shots were coming from outside the building. >> based on his training, his protocols, equipment and tactics, he should have went in and done everything he could possibly have done to neutralize the killer. >> reporter: internal affairs investigative sources tell nbc news they believe, in the crucial four minutes while peterson was outside, six people were gunned down on the third floor of the building, and now the broward county sheriff's office is investigating whether two or three more deputies arrived and did not go in. >> i'm madeleine wolford. >> reporter: also today -- an emotional appearance by student maddie wolford, hit by three bullets in her stomach, chest and hand. doctors calling her recovery a miracle. >> and i would just like to say that -- i'm so grateful to be here, and it wouldn't be possible without those officers and first responders and these amazing doctors. >> reporter

. >> look peterson. look what he did in broward where he thought he was probably a brave guy but he wasn't a brave guy under pressure. he choked. >> reporter: as the president blasted his actions, scott peterson started fighting back. the former school resource officer saying he's not a coward and that attacks on his character are coming mostly from one source, broward sheriff scott israel. >> what i saw was a deputy arrive at the west side of building 12 take a position and he never went in. >> reporter: speaking through his attorney, peterson who resigned painted a very different picture of the first moments of high school shooting that left 17 people dead. he said he got a call of fire crackers. he believed the gunshots were originating from outside any of the building. the statement goes on. mr. peterson took a tactical position between the 700 and 800 building corridor corner. peterson's attorney said his client did take action saying he was the first to notify the sheriff's office and initiated a c

the other, scott peterson. >> i would like the say that i'm so grateful to be here. >> less than two weeks after she was shot, at least three times, stay tuned maddy wilford sending her love and thanks to first responders. >> my mom said times like these that i know we need to stick together. and i've seen a lot of positive posts about what's been going on in the school. and i just love the fact we're sticking together. >> reporter: a contrast in controversy over what the deputies or did not do. >> i've been a school resource officer for 25 years. >> reporter: the officer scott peterson paints a very different one than this one from the county sheriff. >> it makes me stock mach that didn't go in. >> i think there are a lot -- >> >> reporter: in a statement from his attorney, peterson said he received the call of firecrackers, not gun fire in the area of 1,200 building. peterson said he ran to the 1200 building and heard gunshots but believed the gunshots were originating outside. from outside of any buildings on school campus. the statement goes on consistent with his training, he to

scot peterson was armed and never entered the building. listen to what president trump said about him and other deputies whose actions are under scrutiny. >> i got to watch some deputy sheriffs performing this weekend. they were not exactly medal of honor winners. the way they performed was, frankly, disgusting. >> the toefattorney for socot peterson says the attacks were unwarranted. he failed to meet the standards of police officers is patently untrue. mr. peterson is confident his actions on that day were appropriate. >> he said there were reports of fireworks outside first. it sounded like the gunfire was from outside. he was tryingcertain where the shots were coming from. he said he did everything by the book. >>> delta's decision to sever ties with the nra may cost them. they stopped offering discounted flights. republicans threatened to kill part of a bill eliminating a tax on jet fuel. lieutenant governor casey cagel said corporations cannot attack conservatives. delta is one of a dozen breaking up with the nra because customers ar

that was scott peterson. >> that's exactly right. >>ig what i'm saying is if the teacher is they are on the scene immediately, the cop had a response from across the campus, it was a large campus. the teachers are right there. you know, sometimes law enforcement is minutes away. unless this guy is an olympic sprinter, i'm not absolving him. he clearly didn't respond -- >> he did not go in the buildin building! >> the coral springs cops came later in the teacher was already there. the teachers are already there! >> he should be fired. >> geraldo, the teachers are already there! >> an issue with this question of arming teachers, especially if they are vets, you don't have to be a tier one operator or a classified marksman. if there is one person in the building who is simply laying down fire in the direction of the perpetrator -- >> i think is a terrible idea. >> is much harder to kill people. speak of a foreign person had been armed and san bernardino, we might not have had 14 people killed. >> sean: the whole point, dr. gorka, you ne

. >> you know, chris, we are just hearing from scott peterson today, scott peterson, the armed school resource officer and sheriff's deputy criticized for not entering the school as that shooting went on. in a statement through his attorney, he attempts to explain why peterson failed to enter the school, here's what he said. mr. peterson initially received a call of firecrackers and not gunfire in the area of the 1200 building. upon arriving at 1200 building, mr. peterson heard gunshots but believed that those gunshots were originating from outside any of the buildings on the school campus. so his boss, sheriff israel, said last week he should have addressed and killed the killer. but if peterson believed the gunshots were outside, did he act according to protocol? >> well, the facts don't seem to bear that out. i mean, apparently he was facing towards the inside of the building when he called in that there were shots being fired. every resource officer, every law enforcement officer, knows now, here in the year 2018, that when you have a school shooter and you're the armed person on

. >> much has been made over scott peterson not responding to the shooting. it sparks reaction from first responders in south jersey where they were handing out rewards for valour. >> the way we train is nearlyize the threat and stop the carnage. >> expectation is to neutrale the threat. you are tasked with keeping the public alive. >> reporter: 200 club of burlington county annual awards dinner it's where we met the chiefs. they explained in mass shooting situations as in florida, the theory if there is an armed officer he is to immediately engage and not wait for backup. the idea move fast, stop the gunman. as for the controversy around the axes of deputy sheriff peterson. >> if it was my agency i would be ripping the guy or girl, too, i would expect the person to do the right thing to go in, it could be their family member inside there. >> i can't imagine not saving lives, part of this job is to risk your life for others, if you're not willing to do that 100% of the time, especially in that's twhor job to -- your jobo do that it i can't imagine you doing t

president trump. >> we saw peterson standing outside of that school. he wanted no part of it. >> reporter: and broward county sheriff school israel. >> i was disgusted, demoralized with the performance of former deputy peterson. >> reporter: in a statement defending his actions, peterson's attorney says his client initially received a call of firecrackers and not gunfire and ran to the three-story building where the shooting occurred. that's where peterson heard gunshots but believed they were coming from outside. consistent with his training, mr. peterson took up a tactical position at a corridor or corner between two nearby buildings. radio transmissions about a possible victim by the football field serve to confirm mr. peterson's belief that the shooter or shooters were outside. >> when there's over 100 rounds being fired from inside of one building, you know where they're coming from. >> reporter: jeff bell is critical of peterson's claims and points to the 1999 columbine massacre that changed how law enforcement respond to active shooters. >> with

coyote peterson's brave adventures tour. if you go to his website brave wilderness.com see if he's coming to a city near you, buy tickets and find out about it. ♪ >> when you got to go, you got to go. >> okay. >> nope. >> no, no, no. >> to sleep that is. >> oh. ♪ >> this isn't a comment on the quality of your music. >> or is it? >> it's not. that 6 month old carly and his dad plays music on his guitar and puts her to sleep. >> that's not going to work. >> some of the best sleep i got. you feel like i can't talk. i'll chill here. but look at her head. she's like okay, i can fight this. i can fight this. no, no, no, i can't. he can use an extra weapon when she doesn't want to go to sleep, start playing, lullaby. good night. >> making me sleepy. >> so comfy. >> such a cutie pie. >> oh, my goodness. you're yawning. >> yeah. it's her fault. >> i know. she wants to snuggle up and go to sleep. >> she has the yanni like the two of you. >> see what he started. >> yeah. the baby is done. >> stay. for a while. >> oh, that dog is co

peterson was presented with a proclamation making february 24th coach doug peterson day. >> we're not going to be the same philadelphia eagles. the guys, the way the business works, we're not going to be the same. you know, but we're going to have the same message. i'm going to present the same message. we're going to work just as hard. i want to go back to atlanta in 2019. >>> do you know the sixers and fliers haven't lost in regulation since the eagles won the super bowl? they're 16-0-1 since hoisting the lombardi trophy. carson wentz ringing the bell before the sixers' contest with orlando. before the game, check out shing shen with the eagles underdog shirt on, drills the half court shot to win sixers season tickets next season. he's got the stoic face on. joel embiid show, flushing home two of his 28, 14 rebounds, 1 block. but it was a big block. followed by the matumbo finger-wag. sixers win 116-105. >>> flyers visiting senators, leading 2-1 in the third. brandon manning springs claude giroux in the break have away, dude's got more moves than a u-haul truck. ridiculous move on c

. >>> doug peterson our coach of the super bowl champs, received a new honor today. >> let's talk about the rain with meteorologist chris sowers, rain all weekend. >> reporter: does anyone remember what the sun looks like? more rain is heading this way, if you're not picking up the rain this afternoon you'll be dealing with the low-level clouds and areas of fog. not the way we wanted to start the weekend, but it's all gray and gloomy. we have a dense fog advisory in effect for chester county. one to 3 miles. .3 in millville. 6 in philadelphia. 6 miles in atlantic city. the good news temperatures are fairly mild. the normal high is somewhere around 45 or 46 we're already at 44. it's not going to be a cold afternoon, just kind of damp and gloomy. cape may, 44. and atlantic city checking in at 47. here's the satellite and radar locked in pretty good, winds shifting off the ocean, that fills the atmosphere with a lot of the moisture you get the low-level clouds, rounds of rain out to the west, all this is heading this way, we'll see a period of rain this afternoon followed by another one to

that was scott peterson. >> that's right. that's exactly right >> but what i'm saying is if the teacher is there on the scene immediately, the cop had to respond from across the campus. it was a large campus. the teachers are right there. sometimes when you need law enforcement in seconds they're minutes away. unless this guy's an olympic sprinter. i'm not absolving him. >> he did not go in the building. he did not go in the building >> the shooter did go in the building and the teacher was already there. the shooter was in the building. >> israel didn't teach these cops to close on the action, he should be fired. >> geraldo, the teachers are there are there. >> there is an issue with this question of arming teachers, especially if they're vets. you don't have to be a tier 1 operator or classified marksman. if there's one person in the building who simply laying down fire in the direction of the perpetrator -- >> i think it's a terrible idea. it's a terrible idea >> it's much, much harder to kill people. in san bernardino, on

peterson took up a tactical position between the 700-800 buildings corridor-corner."the attorney also says his client did take action, saying he was the first to notify the sheriff's office of shots fired and that peterson "initiated a code red, lockdown of the entire campus." the attorney also says former school resource officer had the "presence of mind" to tell authorities to review the schools security cameras to locate the gunman.let there be no mistake mr. peterson wishes that he could have prevented the untimely passing of the seventeen victims that day. sheriff israel told jake tapper on state of the union he's investigating reports that other deputies also declined to go in. he was pressed on why the sheriff didn't tell families sooner. jake tapper, host, cnn's "state of the union"" the families were at the cnn town hall. they were at the cnn town hall and you could have disclosed."sheriff scott israel, broward county, fl:"i couldn't disclose it then because there was no corroboration, jake. there was no confirmation."peterson attorney says any talk of his cl

peters peterson, who has just resigned, believes he did a good job on this. he is also a sheriff's deputy himself. it's good to see you, sir. thank you for joining us. the new reports that came out now have a total of four sheriff deputies who did not enter that school building as the shooting was taking place. what do you know about this tonight? >> i've heard rumors about that report myself but i have nothing to substantiate that any of those claims are factual at this time. >> peterson was apparently behind a vehicle with his gun drawn at the time they showed up at the scene. can you tell us what the protocol is with that type of active shooter situation? >> well, deputy peterson being the first officer on the scene, he did what he was supposed to do. he called in other support, units arriving for backup. but at that point, he stopped there of what he needed to do. as law enforcement officials, we know that every day when we go to work, that there's a chance that we may not come home to our family members. and we accept that responsibility. and when we hea

trump. >> we saw peterson standing outside of that school. he wanted no part of it. >> reporter: and broward county sheriff scott israel. >> i was disgusted. i was just demoralized with the performance of former deputy peterson. >> reporter: in a statement defending his actions, peterson's attorney says his client initially received a call of firecrackers and not gunfire. and ran to the three-story building where the shooting occurred. that's where peterson heard gunshots but believed they were coming from outside. consistent with his training, mr. peterson took up a tactical position at a corridor or corner between two nearby buildings. radio transmissions about a possible victim by the football field served to confirm mr. peterson's belief that the shooter or shooters were outside. >> when there's over 100 rounds being fired from inside of one building, you know where those rounds are coming from. >> reporter: broward sheriff's office deputies association president jeff bell is critical of peterson's claims and points to the 1999 cliolumbin

some suggested peterson was more worried about retirement than froekting students. something the officer seemed to joke about in 2015. >> i'm almost on my way out. i'm 30 years. >> but peterson is not the only sheriff's deputy accused of not reacting properly. sources telling cnn say some coral springs officers were shocked to see deputies standing outside the school shooting site even as they rushed in. but at a news conference today, the coral springs police department refused to talk about those accusations. instead, first responders talked about what they did. >> immediately i grabbed my rifle and i start running. >> reporter: officer tim burton was the first coral springs officer to arrive on scene. charging alone toward the building. >> i thought i was going to encounter the shooter as soon as i made that left hand turn in the parking lot. if he was trying to escape or get away. >> reporter: instead, burton found only silence. first coral springs officer to arrive heard no gunfire. but officer jeff hinrich did hear gunfire, in fact, he heard it all. recounting

. >> scott peterson is defending his decision. and his lawyer released audio backing him up after the president called him a coward and said he would do things differently. >> i am scott peterson a police officer for 30 years, defending himself after being called a coward by the president. >> they didn't react properly under pressure or a coward. >> and the action questions by the sheriff. >> went in and address the killer, killed the killer. >> scott peterson, an attorney, in a letter called the remarks a gross oversimcases of events and omitted points like his client received a call about firecrackers and when with he heard the shots he thought they were coming from outside. in the letter his lawyer says that peterson was unfairly attacked by many including the sheriff and the alligation he was a coward are patently untrue. president trump told a room of governors he would have done things differently. >> i don't know until you are tested but i think i would have run in even without a weapon and i think the people in this room w

. >> his name is scott peterson. his lawyer has released a statement on to why he didn't go inside the building and thomas has more. >> scott peterson his name and says his client has been unfairly described as a coward and he was following protocol when he didn't go inside that school last week the broward county sheriff's office say security footage shows peterson standing outside that school building while shooting was going on. he was asked to resign after report came out and now he is sharing his story through his lawyer who said peterson thought gunshots were actually coming from outside and that is yes was standing there statement read allegation that is mr. peterson was a coward and his performance under the circumstances failed to meet standard of the police officer are patently untree. peterson's attorney say inform deputy had presence of mind to have school an mid straightors go to the video room to help locate shooter and give a description to the police. so once again peterson says he is very confident t

as to the controversy around scott peterson. if this was my agency i would rip the guy or girl, too, i want expect the person to go in because it could be their family member inside the place. >> i can't imagine the person not going in to save lives, the part of the job is to risk your life for others if you're not willing to do that, especially it's when your job to do i can't understand why he would be doing this job. >> reporter: it would be dangerous for a single officer to confront an unknown gunman, but said it's the kind of of risk police officers sign on for. in cinnaminson, john rawlins channel 6 "action news." >> 7:35 a.m., this morning a 20-year-old facing charges after police say he threatened to shoot people at a school in northern pennsylvania. police arresting and you say continue lehman after they got a tip that he was planning on shooting people at keystone job correspond. he was charged with terrific threats. >>> several school districts around the condition are banning backpacks to make the school savers. scho

peterson resigned after learning of his discipline...which came after witness statemetns, peterson's statement...and a review of school surveillance video. sheriff scott israel, broward co. sheriff's office: " scot peterson was absolutely on campus through this entire event. he was armed. he was in uniform." (grant) asked what peterson should have done...the sheriff said... "went in and addressed the killer. killed the killer." we're tracking this story on line as well. there you can read more about peterson's past...and we have expert opinion on the proposal to arm some teachers in schools... as well as tributes to the 17 victims. that and much more, on kron4.com. ((steve/ots))new tonight at eight...a san jose high school track coach is behind bars tonight accused of posessing child porn.just last week his brother was arrested on the same charge.tonight we have learned...they are twins. on tuesday officers arrested clinton pappadakis at his home. authorities say child pornography was located on several devices in his home.he was booked into the santa clara county jail.pappadakis was

we reached out to scott peterson for comment but have not heard back. the sheriff says even though peterson has resigned, the investigation into his actions will continue. >> manuel, thanks. >>> president trump is speaking at the annual cpac meeting of conservatives this morning after saying schools need to protect themselves from violence. >> a gun-free zone to a killer or somebody that wants to be a killer, that's like a going in for the ice cream. >> the president endorsed letting trained teachers carry weapons when he met with state and local officials yesterday. that idea has people split along party lines according to a cbs news poll out this morning. 44% of americans favor teachers carrying guns. 50% are opposed. the polls finds 65% support stricter laws on gun sales. that's the highest number ever recorded in our poll, up eight points since december. julianna goldman is at the white house. julianna, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president just indicated he's open to measures opposed by the powerful gun lobby, but he's still most f

scot peterson a 33-year veteran sheriff's deputy. but in the face of gunfire, he remained in the parking lot. we pressed the president today. >> the parkland sheriff was armed and didn't go in. does that give you any pause? >> deputy sheriff peterson, i guess his name is. he certainly did a poor job. but that's the case where somebody was outside, they're trained, they didn't react properly under pressure or they were a coward. >> but would a teacher be any different? would an armed teacher be any different? >> reporter: no answer. and soon he left heading to the conservative political action conference. there, among his most loyal supporters, the president freewheeling and off script so much so, he joked about his hair. >> what a nice picture that is. look at that. i would love to watch that guy speak. oh, boy. oh, i try like hell to hide that bald spot, folks. i work hard at it. >> reporter: he also reminisced about his election win over hillary clinton. the crowd breaking into that familiar chant. [ chanting "lock her up " ] >> re

scot peterson a 33-year veteran sheriff's deputy. but in the face of gunfire, he remained in the parking lot. we pressed the president today. >> the parkland sheriff was armed and didn't go in. does that give you any pause? >> deputy sheriff peterson, i guess his name is. he certainly did a poor job. but that's the case where somebody was outside, they're trained, they didn't react properly under pressure or they were a coward. >> but would a teacher be any different? would an armed teacher be any different? >> reporter: no answer. and soon he left heading to the conservative political action conference. there, among his most loyal supporters, the president freewheeling and off script so much so, he joked about his hair. >> what a nice picture that is. look at that. i would love to watch that guy speak. oh, boy. oh, i try like hell to hide that bald spot, folks. i work hard at it. >> reporter: he also reminisced about his election win over hillary clinton. the crowd breaking into that familiar chant. [ chanting "lock her up" ] >> rep

peterson is fighting back. in a statement, his attorney said the first call he received was of firecrackers and not gunfire. when he actually heard shots he believed they were coming from outside. and consistent with his training mr. peterson took a tactical position between two buildings. a radio transmission about a possible victim by the football needle, field, served to confirm mr. peterson's belief that the shooter, or shooters were outside. but with more than 100 rounds fired over six minutes, jeff bell, president of the union for broward county deputies questions peterson's claims. >> with that information you know where the rounds are being fired from. you better get your butt inside that building. because the it doesn't matter if you engage that shooter and you actually kill the shooter, there are plenty of circumstances and past scenarios where shooters have simply given of they saw a uniformed police officer making entry. >> the sheriff's office said it was investigating unconfirmed reports that thre

after calling peterson a coward last week, mr. trump once again today attacked him and other deputies that responded to the shooting and may not have entered the building right away. >> you know, i got to watch some deputy sheriffs performing this weekend. they weren't exactly medal of honor winners. all right? the way they performed was, frankly, disgusting. you know, i really believe you don't know until you test it, but i really believe i would run in even if i didn't have a weapon, and i think most people in this room would have done that, too, because i know most of you. but the way they performed was really a disgrace. >> cnn's kaylee hartung is in parkland. kaylee, the president is offering his version of events z on that day. what exactly is mr. peterson saying? >> his lawyer says there are unfounded criticism on mr. peterson on that day and unfounded comments on his characteristics. the claim here is that the sheriff's statement at best was a gross oversimplification of the events that transpired so, they outline the even

deputy scot peterson had been assigned for at least the last eight years. twice before the shooting he received information about disturbing behavior involving the suspect nikolas cruz, but officials say his suspension and resignation are a result of what happened during the shooting. >> devastated. sick to my stomach. >> reporter: broward county sheriff scott israel said thursday as the shooting unfolded inside stoneman douglas high school deputy scot peterson stayed outside. >> when we and law enforcement arrive at an active shooter, we go in and address the target, and that's what would have been done. >> reporter: police say nikolas cruz entered the building on the east side and shot into four classrooms. then he took the stairs on the west side of the building and allegedly shot a victim in another classroom. he left behind his ar-15 in the stairwell. according to deputy scot peterson he stayed on the outside of the west side for four minutes. the shooting lasted about six minutes. in 2016 information was allegedly forwarded to peterson that cruz plann

peterson was armed and in uniform when the shooting began. the broward county sheriff scott israel said the witness statements and video show the deputy did not engage. >> devastated. sick to my stomach. there are no words. these families lost their children. we lost coaches. i've been to the funerals. i have been to the home where they sit shiva. i have been to the funerals. there are no words. >> no words or any explanation. there hasn't been a comment from peterson who had garnered two deputy of the year nominations in recent years. the sheriff put two others on restricted duty while the office investigates actions during calls to the gunman's home before the shooting. today, governor rick scott, set to announce his plan to keep schools safe and ways to keep guns away from the mentally ill. also, teachers and staff begin returning to stoneman douglas high with the variety of support services available to them. students return to class next wednesday on a modified schedule. >>> president trump is flushing his suggestion on arming the teache

today scot peterson, who resigned last week, responded with his side of the story. in a statement from his lawyer he claimed that he and the school security officer ran outside to respond to reports of a firecracker near the building. once there they heard gunshots but believed that those gunshots were originating from outside of any of the buildings on the school campus. after that the statement says peterson did what he was trained to do, taking up a tactical position nearby and coordinating with law enforcement as they arrived. "let there be no mistake, mr. peterson wishes he could have prevented the untimely passion of the 17 victims on that day, and his heart goes out to the families of the victims in their time of need. however, the allegations that mr. peterson was a coward and that his performance under the circumstances failed to meet the standards of police officers are patently untrue." schools across the country are reviewing their own safety procedures in the wake of parkland. today "nightline" was outside st. louis, where the o'fallon police department

peters peterson, who has just resigned, believes he did a good job on this. he is also a sheriff's deputy himself. it's good to see you, sir. thank you for joining us. the new reports that came out now have a total of four sheriff deputies who did not enter that school building as the shooting was taking place. what do you know about this tonight? >> i've heard rumors about that report myself but i have nothing to substantiate that any of those claims are factual at this time. >> peterson was apparently behind a vehicle with his gun drawn at the time they showed up at the scene. can you tell us what the protocol is with that type of active shooter situation? >> well, deputy peterson being the first officer on the scene, he did what he was supposed to do. he called in other support, units arriving for backup. but at that point, he stopped there of what he needed to do. as law enforcement officials, we know that every day when we go to work, that there's a chance that we may not come home to our we put embers. the uniform on every day and we have to live up to

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but scott peterson never discharged his weapon. now the broward county sheriff says peterson never even eed the building. instead he waited for backup. sheriff scott israel says the deputy could have and should have add at least tried to intervene. >> scott peterson was absolutely on campus through this entire event. he was armed. he was in uniform. >> reporter: us recall was visibly upset during thursday's press conference. >> devastated. sick to my stomach. um, there are no words. these families lost their children. we lost coaches. i've been to the funerals. >> reporter: deputy peterson was suspended but chosen to resign and retire. meantime, another possible lapse is being reviewed apparent communication failure among police responders. according to the coral springs police chief new york city one new exactly where the shooter was in the building. >> at first the guys are hearing he's on the second floor. um, well that's not true we had people on the second floor, and the people are saying new york city, he's not on the second