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Multiple People Killed in Amish School Shooting

Aired October 02, 2006 - 12:18   ET

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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: And good afternoon, everyone. We're following breaking news now out of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The city is Nickel Mines. Police have surrounded a one-room schoolhouse. This is an Amish schoolhouse in response to reports of multiple shooting victims.

This reporting coming to us from our affiliate there, WGAL TV. We're told that about three dozen Amish people were standing behind a police line. Lancaster County 911 has reported that dozens of emergency vehicles were dispatched to a medical emergency at about 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time.

Once again, multiple people have been shot, according to reports. No word of fatalities.

This, again, at an Amish school in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. There are two schools near the scene of the shooting. We haven't been able to pinpoint the exact school.

Once again, this is described as a one-room schoolhouse. There may even be a hostage situation unfolding right now.

We will continue to follow the latest developments in the story. But once again, reports of multiple people having been shot at a one- room schoolhouse. This is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The city is Nickel Mines.

We will continue to follow developments and bring you the very latest as we get it.

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CHURCH: Well, it's a stunning setback for Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. Instead of clinching a first round election victory, he faces a high-stakes runoff against his main challenger.

Tim Lister sums up the first round of voting.

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TIM LISTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): The people of Brazil are digesting a result that seemed highly unlikely just two weeks ago, when President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva looked like he was coasting to a first-round victory. Brazilian resident Ayelda Nogarro Aralga (ph) says she thinks Brazilians will guff at the last moment. "The result shows we're living in a democracy."

(INAUDIBLE) agrees. He says he's surprised by the result, but likes the balance between President Lula da Silva and his main challenger, Geraldo Alckmin.

In the end, Lula fell about one 1 percent short of outright victory in the first round, scoring 48.7 percent, compared to 41.6 percent for Alckmin. Alckmin had predicted he'd force the president into a second round, and now feels momentum is with him.

"The Brazilian people proved that we have their trust," he said, "and I will enter the second round with a greater expectation of winning the elections."

Lula's vice president put a bright face on a disappointing result. "We now have the opportunity of 30 more days to continue speaking to the people," says Jose Alancar (ph), "because we understand that those people who love Brazil love Lula. Lula is Brazil."

Lula's vote held up well in his heartland, the northeast of Brazil, where his government's social programs have improved the lives of millions Brazil's poorest. Alckmin did well in the south, and in Brazil's most populous and powerful state, Sao Paolo, where he used to be governor.

Analysts say one word explains why the president has to fight another day: corruption. Last month, two men were arrested with $800,000 in cash that was allegedly to be used to smear a leading member of Alckmin's party. Photographs of the money said to be involved were published in Brazilian newspapers on election day and serve to remind voters of previous bribery and vote-buying scandals that have plagued Lula's Workers Party.

Polls show Lula is still the favorite in this race, but further revelations about this latest scandal could turn a second round on October the 29th into a close-run affair.

Tim Lister, CNN, Atlanta.

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CHURCH: All right. We are just getting some details in, very sketchy details, I must say, of a school shooting. It's an Amish school in Pennsylvania. Several people have been shot at.

Jim, we don't have a lot of information, though, do we?

CLANCY: Well, we've got Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. That's in Lancaster County. As the details are coming in, we understand that there are numerous rescue crews that are on the scene.

This is a one-room Amish schoolhouse. Now, the Amish don't use automobiles, they don't drink, there's no dancing or partying, even singing. Very conservative communities.

But we are following a story where there are reports of multiple casualties. We will bring you any details as soon as they come in.

CHURCH: We'll keep an eye on that.

And, of course, we are still waiting on that news briefing from the White House from the press secretary, Tony Snow. He's going to talk about those two political bombshells.

So keeping an eye on that, and, of course, the Amish school shooting.

CLANCY: All right.

Well, Rosemary, we'll take a break.

We'll be back with more of YOUR WORLD TODAY right after this.

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HARRIS: And hello, everyone. I'm Tony Harris at the CNN Center in Atlanta.

More of YOUR WORLD TODAY in just a few minutes. But first, a check of headlines in the United States.

Pennsylvania state police say a shooting and hostage situation is now over at an Amish school. Local media report the attack happened in a one-room schoolhouse in Lancaster County.

There are conflicting reports on whether anyone was hurt. A suspect is in police custody. We do have reports that at least two ambulances have left the scene with people on gurneys.

Again, this is described as a one-room schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, run by the Amish there. Once again, there are two schools near the scene of the shooting. We haven't been able to pinpoint the exact school in question here.

And as we told you just a moment ago, there is evidence that the hostage situation that was in progress has now ended. Once again, this is near Christiana Borough in eastern Lancaster County.

We will have more information on this. You can get further updates at 1:00 Eastern Time in the "NEWSROOM".

We are following a story that is developing in North Las Vegas. Police there put two schools under lockdown. The reason, a former student had reportedly brought a gun on to the high school campus. One witness says the gun may have been an assault weapon. There's been no report of violence.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The school police got into a foot pursuit with the individual. They chased him to that neighborhood. And right now, what we have is our SWAT team and K-9 units arriving.

They are going to go house to house and try to see if they can find him. We believe we have a perimeter around him at that house.

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HARRIS: Bedwell says police know the identity of the teenager. He's urging residents of the neighborhood to stay inside their homes and keep all doors and windows locked.

He is out of office, and today he's in treatment. Former congressman Mark Foley says he has checked into alcohol rehab just days after resigning from office. The scandal that forced him out? Allegations he sent sexually-charged e-mails to teenage boys.

The youngsters had served on Capitol Hill as Congressional pages. Foley says the scandal has made him confront his alcoholism. He goes on to say, quote, "I deeply regret and accept full responsibility for the harm I have caused."

Republicans leaders on Capitol Hill are facing questions about their handling of the Foley matter. The Speaker of the House has issued this tough statement through a spokesman.

It reads, "The Speaker is outraged and disgusted with Congressman Mark Foley's actions. He is now in Washington and will meet with the Clerk of the House, Congressman John Shimkus and his staff to review the procedures of how we protect pages while they are here. The Speaker is additionally concerned about how Congress can protect pages after they leave."

President Bush hits the road later today for mid-term campaigning. He met this morning with Turkey's Prime Minister at the White House. Word is the Prime Minister wanted to talk about the violence in neighboring Iraq.

Earlier, the president met with a special envoy for Sudan to discuss the humanitarian disaster in Darfur. He urged the United Nations to approve a Blue Helmet force to protect the people there.

It's the first Monday in October. That means back to work for the Supreme Court. Nearly half the cases the justices have agreed to hear are business-related. The court plans to consider the constitutionality of laws banning some types of late-term abortions. Another case that bears watching this term, the use of race to assign students to particular public schools to foster diversity.

And once again, live pictures now, just in to CNN from Pennsylvania. This is the location that we've been following. Reports of multiple people having been shot at this Amish school in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. You can see, it looks like an emergency personnel on that scene right now. Once again, there are two schools in this immediate area. The yellow caution tape indicates there has been a perimeter set there by police officials.

Two schools in that scene, in that immediate area. We haven't been able to pinpoint the exact school in question. There was a hostage situation that was reported earlier. We understand that that has now ended. This is a situation that is unfolding right now in eastern Lancaster County, near Christiana Burrough (ph).

Reports are that police responded to the 4800 block of Mind Road (ph) there in eastern Lancaster after getting reports of multiple people having been shot at the location. And once again, live pictures just in to us now from our affiliate there, WRAL -- BAL. This is WBAL, out of Baltimore, Maryland, covering this for us right now.

Not exactly sure why they have focused in on this vehicle at this house right now. But we would understand and believe there is police activity right there now. Some police activity in that location right now. Once again, another report, not long ago, confirming that multiple people had been shot, and that at least two people, at least two ambulances had left this scene with people on gurneys.

At this point, once again, we don't know how many people may have been shot in this incident, how many people have been injured, we don't obviously know the extent of the injuries. Live pictures right now from our Baltimore affiliate, WBAL. And, as you can see, another chopper flying over the scene right now.

This is described as a one-room schoolhouse building there, in Lancaster County, an Amish school there. And reports started to come in to us at about 10:45, when police started to respond to reports. We began to get our initial reporting on this shortly after that. And now, as we continue to follow the developments here, you can see a number of police officials on the ground there.

This is, obviously, Amish Country in Pennsylvania. And we are getting reporting from the Reuters News Service that not only are there multiple victims of this, but there are also, according to Reuters, some fatalities, as well.

As well, this is a story that obviously is unfolding right before our views. You can see some of the pictures right now of some of the debris. Don't know what that is associated to right now. But once again, this is a tragic story unfolding before our eyes here in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Once again, the scene described as a one-room schoolhouse, Heidi. No idea how many people in that schoolhouse at the time the gunmen obviously broke into that building...

COLLINS: Man, look at that.

HARRIS: ... and started shooting.

COLLINS: Yes. These pictures, now coming in to us now from our Baltimore affiliate. We understand there are several news stations on their way. We are hoping to get more information from the scene, just as soon as possible. But you know, it's just unbelievable to see this, once again, when last week, we were dealing with a deadly shooting in Colorado, a deadly shooting in Wisconsin. And now to Pennsylvania.

So, you can see, the amount of people that have responded to this, and are trying to make that situation safe.

HARRIS: And, of course, you mentioned the other incidents, that'll bring the focus, again, and shine the spotlight on school safety, and the measures that can be taken to better protect children. But it's hard to imagine what more is likely to be done in this situation. Obviously, the Amish community, they take care of one another.

And while the state police certainly have a hand in policing the area, this is a situation -- this is certainly a situation where, as the details of the story continue to unfold for us, it is going to be interesting to see what we learn about the exact details of this event throughout the course of the afternoon.

And Don Lemon joins us now.

And Don, I know that you have particular information about this area, maybe this very community.

DON LEMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I just wanted to tell you -- this is Don Lemon here -- I wanted to tell you I worked in this area for a number of years, and frequently sent to things that happened in the Amish community. You don't hear about them if you're outside of the area.

It's Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They frequently have problems, but as you say, they take care of their own.

HARRIS: Yes.

LEMON: The people there, a very close-knit community. They go to school only until eighth grade, because, obviously, they have to work on the farms, or work in the family business. And they would frequently come into Philadelphia, which is very close, just west of this -- this town is just west of Philadelphia, right there on the border.

They would come into Philadelphia on the weekends to work at the market. And that is the way they get their income. So not a very highly educated, for the most part and this is sort of a generalization, highly educated people.

So, thinking they only go to school until eighth grade, this would have to be young children, that this is involved with, just under high school age.

HARRIS: And Don, if that is in fact the schoolhouse that we are zeroing in on, what is your sense of how many young people might have been in the school like that? Is there any way to know?

LEMON: Well, if it's one-room schoolhouse, I would imagine anywhere, probably up to 30 children, but not much more than that. And you see the schoolhouses. There are a number of them all over the area here, in the Lancaster Area.

HARRIS: Yes.

LEMON: It's not like you have one huge high school where most people go, because they don't really, they don't really like to associate with the rest of the community because they have their own rules, they have their own standards. And in many ways, they have their own laws that they, you know, follow themselves.

So I would imagine, not a big number of children. But as I said, if you've seen reports, they are frequently -- and this, I'm not sure exactly what's happening in this picture here -- but if you see reports, they frequently have problems because it's such a close-knit community, because they don't talk much about their problems.

They don't talk about alcoholism, they don't talk about sexuality, they don't talk about these other things. So they keep it closed, keep it within themselves, and then all of a sudden, it blows up into a huge problem.

COLLINS: And, Don, I want to interject real quickly, Reuters now reporting that a single hostage taker has either been killed or captured. The latest news in all of this, Reuters reporting at this time, a single hostage taker, either killed or captured. So hopefully we will continue to check on those reports and make sure we confirm them here at CNN, but hopefully we are getting closer to an end of this story.

But as we reported to you, we are only hearing multiple people killed. Certainly not...

HARRIS: Is that the latest, that there are multiple people killed?

COLLINS: Yes, that's what we're running up on the screen here.

HARRIS: So there are a number of people dead, the exact number, according to a police corporal, he does not know. But this is according to the AP Wire, a number of people killed in the shooting, in a one-room Amish schoolhouse. And that was on Monday, obviously. That's according to state police in Pennsylvania.

But this is -- we often call them the Pennsylvania Dutch.

LEMON: Yes, yes.

HARRIS: Or the Amish.

LEMON: Yes.

HARRIS: And it's -- as I've been saying, it's kind of odd to hear this, because usually it's a quiet community, as we've said. People just sort of keep to themselves. And this one-room school here, you'll see these schools, just like this, all over Lancaster County, all over the Pennsylvania Dutch area. And you see them, it's almost a throw back, in time, because you see them going, you know, up and down the roads in the horse and carriages, in the hats. And even when they come into the city, they do the same thing. They wear that and they keep very much to tradition.

LEMON: And as you can see, there is a lot of police activity on this location now. Multiple fatalities in this. Hard to imagine exactly what transpired. You can certainly sort of imagine the moment when someone, you can assume, burst into a room.

And Heidi, you've got some additional...

Collins: Yes, I am learning here that, according to the Associated Press at this point, Corporal Russ Trebeck (ph) is someone who is dealing with this situation on the ground, saying that the shooter is among those dead. This is Nickel Mines (ph) Pennsylvania, state's Amish Country, as we've been talking about.

But the shooter himself, apparently at this point, confirmed by the Associated Press, is one of the people among those dead in this situation.

And corporal also telling the Associated Press, which is extremely disturbing, that the exact number of people shot and killed is unknown at this point.

So you can imagine the incredible amount of chaos that must be going on down there.

LEMON: And earlier, we saw a group of people sitting -- that appeared to be students sitting -- did you see that I guess? About anywhere from six to eight children. I would imagine if there are multiple people here, I mean, if you look at a schoolhouse like that, it can't hold anymore than 20, 30 people, that have the bulk of the people in the building that may have been shot or may have hurt in this.

COLLINS: And not very big either, Don. I mean, I'm wondering what you do in a situation like that, and where you can hide?

LEMON: Right. Probably not many places to hide. And you look back at this and we just saw two of the shootings this week. You have to wonder about copycat, or if someone may have seen something. It's very disturbing.

HARRIS: Well, as we sort of recap, if you're just joining us, let us sort of tell the story as best we know it at this time. We began to get reports of a multiple shooting victims, at what is described as a one-room schoolhouse. This is in Lancaster County, as Don has mentioned. And, Don, you know that area pretty well. And, Don, now we're getting reports that multiple people have, in fact, been killed in this episode, and that one of the people who was killed in this was the hostage taker involved in this.

These details -- and first of all, we should tell you the pictures are prided to us by our Baltimore affiliate WBAL.

And, once again, a single-room schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a hot of police activity, as you can see on the ground now. One can only imagine, it speaks to the kind of community this is, one can imagine that, in the scenes that we've seen over the last week, these kind of incidents, and bigger cities, the kind of response, and the kind of traffic, involvement of so many law enforcement communities involved in this...

LEMON: And, Tony, I think you can only say, I mean, this goes to show you, it can happen anywhere. It doesn't have to be a huge city or an urban area. These are pictures here I think from WPVI, which is one of our affiliates in Philadelphia. And if you look at the terrain here, obviously a huge farming community, rolling hills, that you see this, again, not surrounded by big buildings, not, you know, a hugely populated area, so obviously everyone there, you know problems in every type of community.

But If you look back, there was a chopper there in the WPVI picture, possibly a police helicopter. So you can see that there is now possibly some resolution to the story, otherwise the chopper may not be there, and it doesn't seem like the police officers and law enforcement are scurrying around as much as they were in the earlier pictures that we saw coming in.

HARRIS: Well, and just to make that point, Don, we understand that the episode itself is over, that the people, at least there were -- and you see an ambulance right there and a gurney right there.

COLLINS: Yes, we do know as we look at that stretcher there that at least two people taken away on stretchers.

Again, just to reiterate, we still don't know, according to the officials on the ground who are talking to Reuters, Associated Press, and I'm sure the local television stations that are there, that we are waiting to hear from here at CNN, that they just don't know about the number of people dead, and the number of people shot. I mean, it's amazing -- it's rare that you hear that type of information.

LEMON: Yes, and it's 10:45, just close to 11:00, it was first dispatched as an emergency medical situation at this school here in Lancaster County, and then, of course, what we're learning coming out of that is at least two people have been shot, multiple people according to the state officials there in Pennsylvania, and one of those, Heidi, I believe, the information that you're getting is the shooter.

HARRIS: Yes, apparently the shooter that they are naming here, again, from the local affiliate on the ground there, WGAL, in Pennsylvania, a man that obviously someone must have recognized, because they are naming him here, at least by first name, and started making threats as he came into that schoolhouse. A lot of negotiation went on apparently. And 10 shots, apparently fired within that school. And again, remember, this is a one-room schoolhouse, an Amish schoolhouse. So very difficult, I am sure, to get away from any sort of gun fire that might be ricocheting off of walls there. Police are saying that the hostage taker shot himself. Of course, these are all details coming into us, and we are waiting to confirm them all here at CNN.

LEMON: We don't know even if the gunman is Amish. We don't know. Very possibly is. In the community, in the Amish community, getting ahold of a gun, would not be a tough situation, because it is part of their lifestyle. They live a very rural lifestyle, where they have to go out against the elements. Many times they go and get their own food, and hunt and what have you, so, guns, I would say, are very plentiful in that community.

HARRIS: Well, just to reiterate the information that we're just learning, Heidi just mentioned just a moment ago, the early reporting on this, from officials on the ground that this man named Roy just entered this schoolhouse, and it was part of the scene I was trying to envision in my own head just moments ago what this must have looked like, for folks in the classroom. You're in the classroom, you're taking part in the school day, and what you have, according to these reports, is this man named Roy entering the schoolhouse, and he begins to make threats as you're in class, taking part in the school day, and apparently what happened -- and we don't know how this all transpired -- but some people in the community at large got wind of this and contacted the local authorities, a negotiation team was sent to the school. Some contact, we think, was made. Don't know it for sure. Negotiations took place, is the indication here, but at some point, for whatever reason, this man, who goes by the name of Roy, at least that is the initial reporting, fired at least 10 shots, within that school, and that we know now, there are dead.

COLLINS: Yes, and you know, usually when you see scenes like this, especially these live pictures that we are looking at, aerials from up above, you see a lot more running around and a lot more activity. Of course, we do see a lot of people on the ground, trying to determine what exactly happened. But it definitely does appear to be over, for the most part, which leads me to believe these reports that are coming in to us about the shooter taking his own life.

LEMON: Yes, this is something that's early. But I just want to talk to people about the terrain here, because you're looking at -- and you may think that this is something that's way out in the country, you know, far away from city life, this is the same -- this is really a suburb of Philadelphia, much as Westchester is a suburb of New York, or some parts of Chicago have, you know, huge suburbs. This is not far away from the city. So it's not out in a rural area, where you think that you may be looking at these rolling hills, and think that, oh my gosh, you know, this is far away from the city life, it is not. But also very different from the city.

HARRIS: Absolutely.

LEMON: The transition is almost -- it's very abrupt once you get away from the city lines.

HARRIS: And I guess one other point we want to try to clarify here, as we try to pinpoint this particular school, the name of the school and those kinds of particulars, is that early on, it was difficult to pinpoint the exact school in question here, because apparently there are a couple of schools in this immediate area.

And one of our local affiliates in the area, WGAL is stressing in its reporting, and this may be helpful to folks who know this area more intimately than we do, that this situation does not involve -- two schools in question, the Faith Mennonite School or the Bart Colerin (ph) Elementary School, which apparently are very near the scene. So you can rule out those two schools apparently as being involved in this.

But clearly, it does not change the facts on the ground, with respect to the school involved and the horrible events that have transpired in that one-room school building this morning, with fatalities. The hostage taker, apparently killing himself in some of the initial reporting we are getting into CNN at this hour.

LEMON: You know, I want to get back to something Heidi was saying earlier. I mean, can you imagine the horror of being in that small room, one of those people, and someone bursts in with a gun? Because really, Heidi, as you said, there's nowhere to hide. You know, not that it makes it any better, but when you're in a larger, more urban school, there's somewhere you can run and exit, possibly that you can get to, another room that you can possible go to. But -- and that may explain why there are so many people who are presumed to be injured at this point, because there was nowhere to go for these people.

COLLINS: And you think about the ages, too, as you said, too, Don, only going to school until eighth grade. These are probably -- I mean, I certainly don't want to speculation, because we just don't have direct confirmation from the ground, from the school scene there, but, you know, they're going to be young kids, they're going to be small kids, if they were in that school room.

HARRIS: Well, Heidi, there are reports at the local hospital that they have three pediatric patients connected to this episode, and one of them is reportedly in critical condition, so you're spot on.

COLLINS: Certainly not the news that we want to hear. But as we continue to get more details on the situation here -- looking at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. You see, a number of people responding to the situation that we are told is now over, although we still lack quite a few details about what went on, in a one-room schoolhouse, an Amish schoolhouse, where we are hearing from officials on the ground that they are not sure of the number shot, and the number dead in that area.

We are going to take a quick break. And get those answers to those questions, just as soon as possible, right here, on CNN.

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HARRIS: And once again, take a look at these pictures -- live pictures now, from our affiliate in Baltimore, WBAL. This is a story that is still unfolding for us. Multiple people shot, multiple people killed now, at is what is described as a one-room schoolhouse there, and what we affectionately call Amish Country, Don.

LEMON: Yes.

HARRIS: There in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This is in eastern Lancaster County, near Christiana borough. Once again, apparently what happened, what transpired is that from the reporting that we're getting into CNN right now is that a man, who goes by the name of Roy, entered the schoolhouse this morning, and started making threats. Some people in the Amish community apparently -- we don't know how yet -- learned of the situation and contacted police. Don't know how they did that, even.

Negotiations took place, but at some point, at least ten shots were fired within that school, and police tell us that the hostage- taker shot himself.

COLLINS: And as we continue to try to get the best information that we can at this point, such a difficult situation to get the information out to you, because of the reasons Tony mentioned. It's pretty tough to talk with these folks. Obviously, they are very upset, but just their religion, their way of life doesn't make that very easy. They do not speak on the phone.

So, one of the things that we have learned through our affiliate there is that one of the local hospitals in the area has received three patients, and they are ranging in age from 6 to 15. We do know that one of them is critical. Learning a little bit more about the school situation there.

LEMON: Look at those pictures there.

COLLINS: And this is what you see. Don, you mentioned earlier -- when you look at that, it's hard not to think, this has got to be out in the middle of nowhere. But it's not.

LEMON: It's not far from the city. It looks like a movie set, you know what I mean? -- with the way they dress. And they do this because they feel that distinctive clothes encourage humility and separation from the rest of the world. It's much like a costume, but they really do want to be separated from the rest of the world.

And again, as you mentioned, they don't use electricity, most of them, so whenever we're covering stories there, when I worked in Philadelphia, you really can't get them on the phone a lot. You have to go and actually knock on their door to talk to them to find out about problems in their community. They believe that a connection with electricity would be -- interpret that as linking -- they link electricity and phones with a connection with the rest of the world, and the Bible tells them they are not to be conformed to the world. That's why they don't do that.

COLLINS: Being that we had all the shootings, two other ones, and an incident in Las Vegas, even this morning, that is difficult now, because it seems like the outside world has come in. Although we still don't know who that suspect and gunmen is, but it certainly makes it seem a much bigger city than it looks. HARRIS: And the episode is over. The investigation, as we can see, is under way. And Don, you'll be following this?

LEMON: We'll be following this, of course, and of course, the Foley story that's breaking on Capitol Hill. We are expecting that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert will come out in a press conference and speak very shortly. Also, he is meeting with the head of those congressional pages right now before he comes out to talk.

COLLINS: So you'll be watching that.

LEMON: More on this developing story and the Foley story coming up.

COLLINS: You'll see all of it, coming up here on CNN NEWSROOM in just a matter of minutes.

Stick around, everybody. You're watching CNN, the most trusted name in news.

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