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service in their place of worship were brutally murdered targeted by a gunman because of their faith. jon: garrett tenney is at the scene. reporter: the tree of life synagogue became what several law enforcement officials are describing as the most of horrific crime scene they have ever seen. just before 10:00 a.m., dozens of people western inside the for services, including a baby naming ceremony that had just got under way when a man walked in with an assault rifle and handgun and quelled, all jews must die. officers arrived as he was
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leaving and he ran back in. after several exchanges of gunfire he surrendered but by then he had two additional officers and he was wounded himself. >> the actions this person took today were hateful. we are in the early stages of this investigation. over the next several days and weeks we'll look at everything in the suspect's life, his home, vehicle, social media and his movements the last several days. >> we can't accept this violence as a normal part of american life. they are not who we are as pennsylvanians, they are not who we are as americans. >> that was a sentiment echoed at the many vigils taking place across pittsburgh tonight. jon: we haven't mentioned his
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name, 46 years old, robert bowers. we are told by the fbi that he's from the pittsburgh area. they don't believe he was on law enforcement's radar prior to this attack. but they believe he was acting alone. it's being considered a hate crime. the u.s. attorney from the southern district of new york says the charges will include federal hate crime charges. jon: so with a suspect in custody, investigators are making rapid progress gathering the evidence. maureen o'connell has 25 years experience and you were on the
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evidence response team for the fbi. specifically what are they doing tonight? >> they are very, very busy. they are look at everything they found at the scene, they are checking the weapons, how they shall registered. they are working closely with the atf to go all the way back with the weapons to see where they were made. that's how far we go back. they are look at where he purchased his ammunition. where he purchased the weapons. whether they were purchased legally. they are scrubbing his social media, they are looking at the dark web. everyone is really busy and their adrenaline is popping hot as they say. jon: what about the physical evidence inside the synagogue itself? >> there will be a lot of physical evidence inside the synagogue itself. one thing that's important to mention is the fbi has all kind of public-private sector
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outreach programs. but we work with all kinds of entities and work extensively with the jewish federation in los angeles where they have a program called p.r.t. that they developed that helps mitigate these types of situations. and it's to the point now where we have to almost look at these places as we did the airport where we need these buffer zones. we'll have to start doing that. at the church where i worship, we don't allow backpacks in. we have had to hire security. it's awful to consider it, but i think this may be the new norm, unfortunately. jon: attackers go for soft targets. if they see there is no security, they will feel free to walk in and wreak carnage.
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>> it's rare when we don't find out afterwards that someone has looked at this location before. it's not like he just was driving down the street and saw it. there will be information coming forth that might show us that he did stake this place out in some shape or form. jon: i read that homeland security made sure all the exits and so forth were work and unlocked. and people say that saved lives in this particular circumstance. >> it does save lives. that goes back to what i was talking about with the public-private sector partnerships. you can ask to have a physical threat assessment made of your facility. those are some of the things we do with info guard.
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we go out to the places of worship and give them the advice you are talking about. it almost sound to me like this particular synagogue may have had some type of training in the past because of the way the people responded. jon: a lot of people are asking and i will ask you as a member of the fbi for 25 years. someone who carried a weapon in your day to day business. how do you stop something like this if a gunman is intent on creating havoc and killing people? >> it's almost impossible. you have to train, you have to learn, you have to learn how to mitigate some of these things. one of the things i tell my loved ones. when you are in a church. those huge pillars aren't there as a decoration. there is probably a huge i-beam behind them. you can stand behind one for
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cover. jon: it's unfortunate that that's what we have come to next america these days. >> it is. jon: maureen o'connell, special fbi agent, 25 years with the force. president trump condemning a wicked act of mass murder. refusing to wow to an act of pure evil. he's continue his plan to hold a campaign rally. ellison bear is in murphiesboro where the rally occurred. >> we have to bring back the death penalty. they have to bay the ultimate
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price. they can't do this to our country. we must drew lines in the sand and say very strongly, never again. reporter: we heard the president talk about the death penalty this morning as well. he also talked about gun laws. he said an armed security guard in the synagogue might have prevented those deaths. he almost canceled the rally, but he didn't because he said it's not right to let evil deck state 8 your lives, and the mid terms are too important. he was talking about the incumbent congressman mike boss. >> we are going to win, and we are fighting to win.
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that's what you have to do. you have to lead your life. you can't let these people change. you want a change? you have to go out and do what's right. but you can't let -- it's too important what you are doing. we are doing something so important right now. right smack in the middle of an election. reporter: the president is set to visit 8 states between now and election day. all places where there are competitive races like this. john? we are learning more about the until man who is accused of sending pipe bomb packages to prominent democrats. a single fingerprint led to the
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arrest of cesar sayoc. what is next for him, phil? reporter: ways happening right now, that is sitting in a small prison cell, the politically hyper postal pipe bomb suspect is in that gray building behind me. that's downtown miami's federal retention center. he will likely remain behind bars for a long time. he's undoubtedly meeting with his to be this weekend because monday he'll have his first appearance in federal court. he's facing charges of mailing pipe bombs across state lines all in identical envelopes, and each sent to democrats.
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the doj indictment on him will likely still grow. an attorney who represents sayoc and his long list of criminal history expects the feds to bring down the hammer in this case. >> they will want to max him out. this is not an aberrant behavio. there is no way he's going to get a bond. reporter: all of the pipe bombs were allegedly made in broward county and sent from miami-dade and broward counties. the trial will not be happening in florida. shortly after his first appearance monday he'll be flown up to new york city where the department of justice intend to try him in the southern district which has extensive
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prosecutorial experience with terrorism cases. phil keating, thank you. jon: the pipe bomb case taking center stage with politicians on both side calling for an end to divisive politics. reporter: the arrest of cesar sayoc has thrown a wrench in the mid terms diverting attention from other october surprises. and yesterday's reporting of 3.5% economic growth. politicians are calling for lowering the temperature. but they are trying to do it by trying to inspire their base weeks away from the most of consequential mid-term in years. president trump: everyone will benefit if we can end the politics of personal destruction.
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we must unify in peace, love and harmony. >> immediately after those boos, the crowd erupted in a chant of "cnn sucks." the president replied, they do, indeed. >> this division, this hatred and ugliness has to come to an end. reporter: former president obama who advised his supporters to bring a gun to a knife fight told support is the republicans are dividing. >> it's a cynical kind of poll tucks, but sometimes it works. reporter: harvard law professor alan dershowitz offered this advice. both sides have to disassociate themselves from violence on
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their side of the political spectrum. there is no polling to suggest the pipe bomb arrest has affected political momentum one way or the other. who knows what other october surprises may lurk such as today's events in pittsburgh. jon: our live coverage of the pittsburgh synagogue shooting continues in a minute. our next guest is a political journalist. a fiery crash at a soccer game seconds after a helicopter takes off from centerfield. we'll tell you where. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn?
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least 11 people in a synagogue. robert bowers is described as a virulent anti-semite. let's bring in jamie weinstein, the founding partner at jmw. jamie, you heard the president blamed for this kind of things because of the political rhetoric that he tips releases. do you ascribe any of the blame for this attack to the president? >> i don't think the first thing people should do in the midst of a tragedy is political recriminations. no i don't think the president bears responsibility for the attack. i do think if you look at the rhetoric at this current moment, i do see a problem where it can
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inflame political nut jobs and anti-semites. the president doesn't bear sole responsibility for that. but he bears considerable responsibility with the toxic languages he uses in this environment. as president he bears a responsibility to bring this country together. i think he can do more to lower the volume and try to unify this deeply divided country. he's president of the united states and holds unique responsibility here. i would give him a piece of advice. he's doing a lot of campaign rallies. what is one of them was a religious unity rally. if he said if you are an enemy
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of the jewish people you are an enemy of people. what if he brought together the people who got those bombs, and they stand united for the values this country was found on. i am not sure he's capable of it. he's a fighter and not necessarily someone who is drawn to unifying language. but i think it would be awfully important and historic and encourage him to do something like that. jon: i have to wonder whether hillary clinton and george soros would agree to appear on the same stage as the sitting president. you might wonder that. but when you get an invitation from the president of the united states perhaps they would if the
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setting was right and the atmosphere was right and they did not talk about divisive politics, put their political views aside and talk about what unifies us as americans. i think that would be very powerful. jon: i don't know if you were able to hear what the president had to say when he took the stage in murfreesboro, illinois. he decided to go forward with it and said we can't make these sick, demented, evil people important. when we start change around our lives and schedules, we change all of our lives to accommodate them, it's not acceptable. >> it reminds me a little bit of what george w. bush said after 9/11. don't allow the evil-doers to win. he went on to say, and i thought it was the strongest language i have heard in condemning these
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attacks. i would like to hear the volume toned down. stop joking about praising a congressman who body slammed a report. make your rhetoric in line with the moment. don't increase and up flame tensions unnecessarily. jon: he also had kudos for law enforcement. local police and s.w.a.t. teams in pittsburgh did a spectacular job, and as bad as it was, they kept it from getting worse. >> everything i read today suggests that's right. but without dedicated people like that, these situations could be far worse. jon: it also happens the democrats like to blame the president and like to maybe even
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gevengoad him somewhat. do you think some of that will tone down as well? >> i hope the language on all sides tones down. i remember steve scalise who was attacked by a crazy on the left. i single out the president because he's the president of the united states. that's a unique responsibility. he's not just the head of a political party. he's the head of the country. in england you have the prime minister who is the head of a political party and the queen is the head of state. the president shares both those responsibilities and he has a unique responsibility to unite the country. the onus is on him to set the tone for others. jon: "fox news sunday" anchor,
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chris wallace, asked homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen about the shooting. chris: i understand dhs officials had been in this synagogue recently. >> we conducted a site visit there with our protective security advisor in the area. this is something we often do. this is a way to support community protection. to be there on the ground and understand their need. jon: you can telecast entire interview with kirstjen nielsen tomorrow. or you can watch it here at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. eastern type at fox news channel. settlement talks will take place in a lawsuit involving the
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largest deadliest mass shooting in american history. the company that owns the mandalay bay hotel where steven pad dock opened fire on concert-goers on october 1 of last year. a fiery crash caught on camera. the chopper belongs to the owner of a u.k. soccer team. it went down seconds after attempting to take off from the stadium, crashing on top of a parked car and erupting into a huge ball of fire. it's not known if there were any casualties. police are investigating. israel says it struck more than 80 targets today in the gaza trip. the fighting comes in the wake of heavy rocket fire. reporter: tensions are flieghts middle east after volleys of
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rockets were fired from the gaza trip toward israel. the israelis responded, bombing 95 targets. sirens wear heard friday as the country's missile defense system, the iron dome fired missile -- under septembered rockets fired by the islamic jihad. they struck a rocket manufacturing building. israel maintained since hamas controls the gaza strip they are responsible for violent actions that originate on the 254 mile strip of land -- the 25-mile strip of land. egyptian negotiators have failed to reach a settlement agreement.
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but reportedly negotiated a ceasefire between israel and islamic jihad organizations. according to the idf, the rocket fire that began friday flight was directed by the iranian regime. jon: a jewish congregation in pittsburgh holding a vigil to mourn the loss of 11 members gunned down in a mass murder this morning. the caravan of migrants from honduras slowly making its way towards the united states. why they rejected asylum applications in mexico. and how the u.s. will respond to the flood of refugees flock towards our southern border. today, 97% of employers agree
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heavy and raw. for hours people have been standing out in the cold rain, singing songs and leading prayers. they say they are coming together to counter fear. to tell people they don't have to live their lives afraid. organizers say they couldn't wait another day. they had to be out here right now. this is the center of the squirrel hill neighborhood. earlier tonight a stunning scene as thousands of people gathered for a vigil. first they stood in the main street in near silence. then they led a vigil with prayers and music. they say despite this good energy, this neighborhood will never be the same. they feel it will go to the list of shooting sites and terrorism sites. here are some freedom the squirrel hill neighborhood.
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>> the total shock of knowing our friends have been through this horrible situation, it's just an unbearable thought. >> it's not a nightmare because it's more like a recurring nightmare and it's exhausting. reporter: we have talked to quite a few people who tell us they are not sure of the names of the people killed in the synagogue not far from here. they say they are waiting to find out if it's somebody they know. it will be a painful recovery. jon: john hertzman, our condolences go out to you and everybody associated with the
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synagogue. it's our understanding the names of the 11 victims will be released at 8:00 in the morning and that will be a whole new round of heartbreak for the jewish community. >> absolutely. our hearts are broken. this is a tight knit community where everybody knows everybody, so it will be hard. jon: tell us about the impact on that particular synagogue. >> you know. the community is very close. i feel like jewish pittsburgh is such a family. an attack on one part of the community an attack on my family. i go to a different synagogue. but i think the impact on the synagogue will be an impact on the entire jewish community and
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the city. jon: this was supposed to be a happy ceremony naming a new child. now it's turned into such tragedy for so many people. just dealing with the funerals in a relatively short amount of time will be a challenge, is it not? >> pittsburgh has experienced a lot of challenges in the president. i think we'll come together and stay strong. the community will be stronger. this is a time of mourning, but it's a time we can come together and support each other. jon: the outpouring of love and support we are seeing this evening from the interfaith community and pittsburgh at large. it must warm your heart a little bit. >> it absolutely does. i was thinking this evening that even though this is a time of horrible tragedy, it is
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heartening to see how many people reached out. i have gone the calls and texts from mosques and churches. it's not just jewish pittsburgh, it's the entire jewish community. >> it's our understanding this particular gunman was not on a police watchlist. not on anybody's radar. are you aware of any threats or public warnings that he issued in the past? >> i'm not aware of that. i will say that jewish pittsburgh and pittsburgh in general is one of the safest cities. it's been very safe when it comes to the jewish community and i suspect it will be in the future. we have been careful about security and looking at the security measures and trying to train staff and the community at large.
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it just makes this a bit more shocking. jon: will that have to damage in the future? the president suggests an armed guard might have helped. >> we already have a police presence at the larger community event including the jewish high holidays. and i think we have to look at balancing realistically having these buildings be well domght community and security. there are always cost considerations. and we'll be look at security measures in the wake of these tragedies. i think we can safely say that jewish pittsburgh is a safe place to live. and i think that the community will recognize that in coming together, not letting this one tragedy and this one act of terror make us live in fear.
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jon: i was going to say, you cannot let the hate errant hatred win. -- you cannot let the hater and the hate erwin. >> we need to mourn the passing and help those come together to help those who were injured and help the families and friends of the people who passed away. jon: we are all americans and we are all hurting tonight. our condolences to you. adam hertzman, with the greater pittsburgh jew dish federation. the reward for information
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california is against it. >> the people who do suffer are the consumer. the prices going up. reporter: these cage-free eggs cost double what the regular eggs cost. they say you are taking away consumer choice. choice. josh book is from the humane society of the u.s. he says what they really want is to make people stop eating meat all together. >> not only meat, milk and eggs. meat, milk and eggs. reporter: your critics say you are not really an animal shelter organization. what you are trying to do is turn people into vegetarians. what do you say? >> everyone from vegans to meat aters can agree animals should
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jon: the federal government sending aid to a u.s. territory in the pacific that suffered damage from typhoon yutu. they were given food, water, tarps and other supplies. the tragic mass shooting at a synagogue. 11 people killed at a pittsburgh synagogue. robert bowers now in custody and facing hate crime charges.
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he entered the congregation are an assault rifle and handguns. i'm jon scott, thanks for watching. [♪] judge jeanine: horror in pittsburgh in the synagogue as a maniac fueled by hate opens fire open worshipers. welcome to a special two-hour edition of "justice." i'm jeanine pirro. we are going to talk politics later. but first the latest on what's been a tragic day in america. 11 people are dead and self more including four police officers are injured after a gunman walked into the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh and opened fire. the horrific act taking place during a baby naming ceremony. officials confirmed the victims
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