>> CATHY: COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'LL VISIT WITH "STAR TRIBUNE" PUBLISHER STEVE GROVE ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK.

KAOMI LEE TRAVELED TO COOK COUNTY TO LEARN ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS NATIVE YOUTH FROM PINE RIDGE RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

AND WE'LL TALK WITH REPORTER KATELYN VUE ABOUT I.C.E.

AND HMONG DEPORTATIONS.

BUT WE START TONIGHT WITH THE WEEK'S BIGGEST STORY, THE TRAGIC SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AT ANNUNCIATION CHURCH DURING A MORNING MASS FULL OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

THE VIOLENT ATTACK LEFT TWO CHILDREN DEAD AND 18 OTHERS WITH INJURIES BEFORE THE SHOOTER SHOT THEMSELVES.

>> ERIC: SOME OF THE INJURED REMAIN HOSPITALIZED AS OF FRIDAY, INCLUDING ONE CHILD STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

MOURNERS, SUPPORTERS, AND THOSE WHO WERE AT THE MASS HAVE FLOODED THE CHURCH AND SCHOOL WITH MEMORIALS THIS WEEK.

THE CHURCH AND SCHOOL GROUNDS HAS BEEN A PLACE FOR FAMILIES, THE COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORTERS TO GATHER.

WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ABOUT HALF OF TONIGHT'S SHOW TALKING WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS TRAGEDY.

WE START WITH A PAIR OF KEY OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER TODD BARNETTE IS HERE, HE OVERSEES THE CITY'S POLICE, FIRE, 911 SERVICES, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTS.

JOINING HIM IS RACHEL SAYRE, THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR MINNEAPOLIS.

THANKS, BOTH OF YOU, FOR BEING HERE.

HOW STRETCHED ARE RESOURCES?

YOU HAD A VERY VIOLENT WEEK IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH I THINK THERE WERE THREE SHOOTING INCIDENTS IN A 24 -HOUR PERIOD.

>> YES.

>> Eric: HOW OVERSTRETCHED ARE YOU, IF AT ALL?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF HELP FROM SURROUNDING CITIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, A LOT OF HELP FROM OUR COUNTY PARTNERS, THE STATE AND SOME OF OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AS WELL RIGHT NOW.

SO ALTHOUGH WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED WITH MPD IN THESE INVESTIGATIONS, BUT WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT AND HELP.

>> Cathy: SO, AS ERIC SAYS, RACHEL, YOU HAD THREE INCIDENTS BEFORE THIS BIG ONE.

AND I'M WONDERING, GIVE US A SENSE, BOTH OF YOU, ABOUT WHAT YOU BOTH HAD TO DO IN THE MINUTES AND THE HOURS AFTER THIS 911 CALL CAME IN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

>> YEAH.

SO, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH ALL OF OUR -- THE REST OF OUR SAFETY PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY.

AND, SO, WE ARE READY WHEN THOSE CALLS COME IN, WE ARE ALL WATCHING, WE ARE MAKING CALLS IMMEDIATELY.

SO WITHIN MINUTES OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS HAPPENING, WE STOOD UP OUR ENTIRE EMERGENCY PLANS THAT WE PRACTICE CONSTANTLY.

SO WE'RE READY FOR ANY TYPE OF HAZARD, EVEN THE ABSOLUTE WORST KIND OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN LIKE THIS.

>> Eric: HOW DISAPPOINTED OR FRUSTRATED MUST YOU BE AFTER A WEEK LIKE THIS?

>> IT'S, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY THIS HORRIBLE TRAGEDY CAN GET YOU DOWN, BUT I THINK THAT THROUGH THIS WE SEE A LOT OF STRENGTH AND A LOT OF HOPE, A LOT OF GOODNESS IN PEOPLE, A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

SO DESPITE THE TRAGEDY, THERE'S HOPE WHEN ALL OF US ARE COMING TOGETHER LIKE THIS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

>> Cathy: HOW ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS DOING?

I MEAN, THIS IS A LOT.

>> YEAH, IT IS A LOT.

AND WE'RE ENSURING THAT THEY ARE PROVIDED RESOURCES AS WELL.

WE WERE EVEN JUST TALKING ABOUT ANIMAL THERAPY, THERE'S A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.

WE'RE REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR PEOPLE.

>> Cathy: I'M WONDERING ABOUT ANY AFTER-ACTION REPORT, I'M SURE Y'ALL WILL DO SOMETHING LIKE HAT, BUT ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE?

DID EVERYTHING GO AS PLANNED?

>> I'M REALLY SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE.

WE WENT THROUGH SOME TRAINING OUT EAST WHERE IT WAS PART OF THE AFTER-ACTION FROM 2020 REPORT, THIS IS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ABOUT 70 OF US CITY EMPLOYEES, WITH SOME FOLKS FROM THE STATE, AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY, WENT OUT EAST FOR FEMA TRAINING WHERE WE STAYED FOR ABOUT A WEEK, AND THAT HAS REALLY PAID OFF TO WHERE WE ARE WITH DIRECTOR SAYRE DOING A LOT OF TABLE-TOP EXERCISES WITH US.

SO VERY PLEASED AT OUR RESPONSE.

>> Eric: WHERE DO E GO FROM HERE?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I LEARNED FROM DIRECTOR SAYRE, WHO THE GOT HERE EARLIER THIS YEAR, WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE PREPARE AND WE RESPOND AND THEN IT'S THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY.

AND, SO, THIS INITIAL RESPONSE IS OVER, ND NOW WE'RE -- YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE FAMILY ASSISTANT FACILITY OR CENTER'S AROUND, SO THAT'S THERE, BUT WE'RE STILL IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS.

>> Cathy: AND RACHEL TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU AW THE RESPONSE AND THEN HOW'S YOUR TEAM GOING TO GO FORWARD?

>> YEAH.

I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD TO WORK FOR THE CITY AND HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS REALLY ROBUST RESPONSE.

WE'VE SPENT EVERY MINUTE THE LAST FEW DAYS FOCUSED ON THE AFFECTED PEOPLE IN THIS TRAGEDY, THE SCHOOL FAMILIES, THE PARISH, THE NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON EXACTLY HOW TO PROVIDE SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, ACCESS TO FUNDS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THAT IS HOW YOU RECOVER, AND IT'S NOT A QUICK PROCESS, BUT THAT IS OUR JOB AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE TO HELP THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY RECOVER.

>> Eric: WHEN YOU FORMULATE A PLAN LIKE THIS IN PREPARATION FOR, YOU NOW, GOD FORBID THIS HAPPENS, DO YOU JUST LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES AROUND THE COUNTRY OR WHAT GOES INTO MAKING THE TRAINING?

>> THERE'S A LOT OF PROTOCOLS THAT WE FOLLOW, BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE AFTER-ACTION REPORT IN 2020 WAS KNOWING WHAT OUR INDIVIDUAL ROLES ARE AND ALSO UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

AND, SO, WITH ALL THE PRACTICE, I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GOT THE ALERT THAT VERYONE JUST WENT INTO ACTION BECAUSE IT BECOMES MUSCLE MEMORY FOR US.

YOU KNOW, SO I JUST CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE RESPONSE ROM OUR STAFF AND ALL THE PARTNERS HAVE JUST BEEN PHENOMENAL.

>> Cathy: SO WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT GOING FORWARD.

>> YES.

>> Cathy: THE GOVERNOR IS SENDING, EVIDENTLY, SOME STATE TROOPERS AND DNR CONSERVATION OFFICERS, AND THEY'LL PATROL SCHOOLS AND -- >> WELL, WE HAVE -- YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, SOME OF OUR OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED, PART OF THEIR WELL-BEING AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS TO ALLOW THEM SOME TIME OFF.

AND, SO, WE HAVE OTHER AGENCIES HELPING PATROL NEIGHBORHOODS, ALSO WE KNOW THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AROUND PLACES OF WORSHIP, AROUND SCHOOLS.

SO STATE PATROL IS HELPING US WITH PROVIDING THAT SAFETY NET FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Cathy: ALL RIGHT.

WE WISH YOU ALL WELL.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Cathy: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> Eric: THANKS FOR COMING OVER.

>> Cathy: APPRECIATE Y