{"id":5923,"date":"2023-03-20T18:48:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T22:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5923"},"modified":"2023-03-20T18:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T22:48:28","slug":"today-exclusive-school-teacher-abigail-zwerner-sits-down-with-savannah-guthrie-in-first-interview-since-she-was-shot-by-her-six-year-old-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2023\/03\/20\/today-exclusive-school-teacher-abigail-zwerner-sits-down-with-savannah-guthrie-in-first-interview-since-she-was-shot-by-her-six-year-old-student\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018TODAY\u2019 EXCLUSIVE: SCHOOL TEACHER ABIGAIL ZWERNER SITS DOWN WITH SAVANNAH GUTHRIE IN FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE SHE WAS SHOT BY HER SIX-YEAR-OLD STUDENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Zwerner Tells Guthrie: \u201cI Try to Stay Positive\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Interview to Air Tuesday, March 21 on NBC News\u2019 \u201cTODAY\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Preview of Interview to Air on \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d Monday, March 20<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>**Usage of Interview Clips and Excerpts Must Follow Mandatory Guidelines Below**<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW YORK \u2013 March 20, 2023 \u2013 Savannah Guthrie sat down with school teacher Abigail Zwerner in her first interview since she was shot by a six-year-old student inside her classroom in Newport News, Virginia. 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