good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm adrienne bankert in for diane macedo. here are some of the.top headlines we're following this morning on world new now. shock and grief this morning after a horrifying massacre at a church in texas. at least 26 people are dead and others are fighting for their lives. now investigators are trying to figure out why an air force veteran opened fire. full coverage straight ahead. injuries to rand paul are worse than first thought. turns out he's recovering this morning from five broken ribs and lung contusions after being attacked by his next door neighbor on friday. he is a fellow doctor in kentucky and charged with fourth degree assault. and anthony wiener reports to prison. he'll serve about two years in massachusetts.

the troubled former congressman caught sexting a 15-year-old girl. and police officers outside of los angeles are being hailed as heroes, this is why. they pulled a 66-year-old man from his burning car after he lost control. five of those officers suffered minor cuts and burns. those are our top stories on this monday, november 6. from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this half hour with the overwhelming loss for the rural texas town of sutherland springs. 26 lives taken in an instant by a gunman who opened fire, not only inside but outside of a tiny church. >> the shooter was an air force veteran who received a bad conduct discharge. he took aim at families who had nowhere to run from the barrage of bullets. you see the reaction in that tiny town. among the dead, a pregnant mother of three and the pastor's teenage daughter. more now from courtney fisher of

our houston station. >> reporter: a vigil overnight for the victims of the deadliest church mass shooting in modern u.s. history. the tragedy unleashing a massive response from first responders and residents of this small town of about 650 people, about 35 miles southeast of san antonio. >> the second we knew what was going on, we just ran over there to help. as much as we could. >> reporter: families in tears, outside the first baptist church, waiting to hear about loved ones, praying for their safety. >> anyone in that church that died, we know they're in the presence of our lord jesus christ right now. >> reporter: state and federal law enforcement officials say devin kelley walked into the church firing his assault-type rifle killing innocent church goers this the middle of sunday service. >> as he exited the church, a local resident grabbed his rifle and engaged that suspect.

>> reporter: that resident enlisted the help of another local man after kelley fled the scene in his car. >> he said we need to pursue hill, that he just shot up the church. >> reporter: a short while later, the shooter crashed the car and was found dead from a gunshot wound. >> at this point, we don't know if it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if he was shot by our local resident. >> reporter: president trump traveling in japan reacting to the news. >> our hearts are broken. >> reporter: among the many victims, 14-year-old annabelle renee pomeroy. her father, the church pastor was out of town in oklahoma at the time of the shooting. frank pomeroy says he wants the world to know his daughter was one very beautiful, special child. kendis, adrienne, back to you. >> our thanks to courtney fisher there in texas. and the gunman was court-martialed in 2012 for assaulting his wife and child. it's not clear how he passed a background check to purchase that rifle. >> that high-powered ar-15 style

gun. as this latest rampage fuels the gun for tighter gun control, texas governor greg abbott described the massacre as pure evil. but a old twitter post is getting a lot of attention. two years ago he tweeted, i'm embarrassed, texas number two in nation for new gun purchases. behind california. let's pick up the pace, texans, and tweeting @nra. a lot of people who are pro ginn freedoms or liberties are saying that if somebody inside the church had a weapon, that this possibly wouldn't have been as bad, they would have been able to stay off that suspect. so it's a big debate, a sensitive issue. lady gaga even tweeting, praying for the victims of the texas tragedy but praying for more gun control. >> what an interesting tweet, by the governor in essence saying what's needed in the state are more guns. >> a lot of folks agree. a lot of folks agree with him. president trump is monitoring the shooting from japan and has addressed it already several times today. but he did not blame america's gun laws for the tragedy. abc's karen traverse joins us

live from tokyo with more. karen? >> reporter: good morning, adrienne. president trump had a very packed day here in tokyo. but before he got to his talks on trade and north korea, he weighed in on the tragedy back home, the president trying to offer some comfort to those impacted by the texas church shooting. it was a very somber response from president trump, the second time in five weeks he's had to do this. here's what he had to say. >> this act of evil occurred as the victims and their families were in their place of sacred worship. we cannot put into words the pain and grief we all feel. you're going to have your approvals very, very quickly. >> reporter: and unlike his immediate reaction to the new york city terror attack last week, president trump did not talk about policy or politics, saying that this was a time where americans need to pull together and stand strong. but adrienne and kendis, later at a press conference, the president called the texas shooter a very deranged

individual and said that right now it is too soon to talk about gun policies. kendis, adrienne? >> in fact, karen, he was saying that it's something -- this had more to do with mental health than it does to gun policies, indeed. the president does have a very, very, very busy agenda. it's his last day in japan. but what is the focus on this stop of the trip? >> reporter: this was a trip where the two big issues were going to be trade and north korea, and kendis, we didn't hear some of that very aggressive rhetoric from president trump on north korea like we have in the past. no talk of rocket man or suicide missions. one big issue four the president today was these japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by north korea in the 1970s or '80s. the president requested to have a meeting with those families, and standing with them, he pledged to help prime minister abe try and get their loved ones back. >> on a lighter note, the

president feeding fish, feeding fish in a koi pond, tell us what happened there. >> reporter: this was at a palace in tokyo, and prime minister abe and the president had a little box of fish food. and president trump is seen taking a couple spoonfuls, putting it in the pond below. they're standing on a balcony. eventually, i guess he just got sick of doing it, a little bored, frustrated, impatient. he just takes the whole box and dumps it right down into the fish, which is something i'm sure all of us done back when we were kids. that's something we have done when we were kids. hopefully there were no fished harmed in this incident. >> it looks like, i don't now that he was frustrated. he saw abe kind of say, hey, listen, just dump it in there. >> but the one photo was just like completely -- >> we have meetings to have. >> dumping his fish. there have been so many memes, as a result, one showing a fake photo of the fish all dead. as a result. >> oh. >> not the case. >> oh.

>> but of course it was one of those things. >> reporter: let's hope that didn't happen, otherwise, sushi dinner for everybody later. >> it was a moment. all right, karen, thank you. also happening today, former trump campaign manager, paul manafort may regain some of his freedom. manafort is under home confinement on a $10 million bond in connection with the russia probe. prosecutors appear willing to let him travel to ohio. but not overseas. his bond could be secured by quote, responsible parties, possibly his wife and daughter. a police officer is dead after a traffic stop went terribly wrong in rockford, illinois. officer jimmy cox called for backup early sunday morning. authorities say cox got into a fight with a man during the traffic stop that somehow caused him to become entangled in the suspect's vehicle. the suspect was found dead after a single car crash. cox fired his gun, but it's unclear if anyone was actually hit. a massive manhunt is under

way for a murder suspect. antoine adams squeezed through a window to get out of marshall county jail in mississippi. he's charged with one murder in mississippi, but also wanted for two killings in tennessee. authorities say he's likely already back in his native memphis. adams may be armed and is considered extremely dangerous from there. severe weather is on the move right now and cleanup is under way in ohio and indiana after tornados hit about 20 miles apart. they left more than a half dozen people hurt, lots of damage on the ground. here's abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: severe storms ripping across the midwest. winds over 60 miles per hour, whipping rain horizontal through parts of indiana. this super cell growing over bloomington. >> i think we have a developing wall cloud now. >> reporter: moments later, you can hear the hail beating down on this car. and in jay county -- >> oh, debris, stop. >> reporter: -- a widening twister on the ground. >> call 911, david, keep

driving. >> reporter: a wedge tornado, leaving a wake of destruction in portland, indiana. this semi flipped and some homes completely demolished. that same storm crossing the border into ohio, tearing through celina. eight people reported injured as nightfalls and the powerful system marches east. that is a strong cold front pushing east. that is a strong cold front push being east. high temperatures on monday expected to be near 70 in washington, d.c. meanwhile in the lower 40s in chicago. rob marciano, abc news, new york. >> quite a difference there. coming up, the stunning new revelations from the former head of the democratic national committee. did she consider dropping hillary clinton from the ticket? plus, more from the texas church shooting and expert advice for parents, what to tell your kids if they ask about the tragedy. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news now." tragedy. even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain.

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and we turn now to the jaw dropping disclosures from the former head of the dnc about how close hillary clinton came to not being the democratic ticket. >> donna brazile's new book and the timing of its release creating a firestorm of controversy. here's gloria rivera. >> reporter: the new stunning revelations. the former hid of the dnc threatened to drop hillary clinton from the 2016 democratic ticket. in excerpts from her new memoir she said hillary clinton's anemic campaign had taken on the odor of failure, causing her to consider putting joe biden at the top of the ticket. it culminated with this video of clinton fainting at a 911 memorial event. just two months before election day. >> i was under tremendous pressure after secretary clinton fainted to have a quote-unquote plan b. >> reporter: again and again i thought about joe biden, she writes, then thinking about all the women behind hillary i could not make good on that threat to replace her. >> a lot of people saying that is not the campaign they knew.

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fresh for up to 45 days. breathe happy with febreze. little more than one month after the massacre in las vegas, a much smaller town in texas searching for answers this morning. >> yeah, we've been talking about it all day sunday and into today. the mass shooting at the church in sutherland springs has devastated americans. it's forcing americans to grapple with difficult issues and emotions, especially with children. >> abc's clat.on sandell actually sat down with a child psychologyist after the vegas shooting and got some great advice that really kind of still holds about how to talk to your kids about these. >> one of the things we wanted to do today, something i've been struggling a little bit with in light of the shooting. one of the things i've been struggling with is how to talk to my own kids.

so as a parent, where do you even start to talk to a kid about these kinds of things? >> that's a great question. i think you begin by starting the conversation, period. by just opening it up. by not pretending it didn't exist. you can at least begin a dialog. we would begin in our own house, by asking what have you heard? what's going on, and what do you think? >> what do you think. >> because then you have a chance to intervene as a parent. we see highlighting of good. and that's what i would recommend for kids. even older teens who may become afraid. there's an enormous amount of heroic behavior, the first responders, the hospital staff. the bystanders who intervene to help out and to people donating blood. that heroic behavior highlights the good in people and changes the dialog a little bit from some of the atrocities that we're all too aware of. but you can talk to your kids, especially older kids about being vigilant, about watching for things that might not make sense, for behaviors that may seem out of the norm. this is happening globally now, and we do have to be aware of

it. >> yeah, and more frequently, it seems. >> unfortunately. >> talk to your kids, focus on the positive. >> limit some media exposure. >> limit media exposure. >> it's not appropriate to watch the footage over and over. and that's true for adults as well. there's a risk as we listen to the same gunfire over and over. and that's potentially harmful. >> absolutely. some sound advice there from many parents in light of these incidents. and they are happening more and more often. so parents are increasingly on guard. >> it's important to let your children know that they have your love and support every single day. hug them close. know that they have your love and support every single day. hug them close.

this morning on "world news now," the horrific church massacre in texas. >> a gunman fires on a church during sunday morning services. one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history. more than two dozen people killed. this morning, we have new details about the gunman's criminal past. how was he able to buy a weapon? plus, new reaction from president trump traveling overseas speaking moments ago in tokyo this morning, calling the shooting rampage an act of evil. also break right now, a line of powerful storms sweeping across the midwest, bringing high winds, tornados and dangerous hail. we're tracking it all for you. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning everybody on a busy monday morning. we have new details emerging after that terrible church pass massacre.

at least 26 parishioners killed in cold blood as one of the deadliest mass shootings in american history. >> a man identified as a military veteran opens fire shortly after the start of sunday morning services. the tiny first baptist church located in rural sutherland springs. a town of less than 1,000 people, about 30 miles east of san antonio. >> as investigators search for answers, texas governor greg abbott joined residents for this, a candlelight vigil for the 26 dead and 20 injured. abc's marcus moore is there on scene. >> reporter: a tiny texas town, the site of a massacre. a shooting inside a baptist church, first responders descending on the scene. >> we have six ambulances en route. >> reporter: those ambulances racing to the first baptist church in sutherland springs,

texas. authorities say it started at about 11:20 when a gunman walked in during services. as he exited the church to reload, a local resident grabbed his rifle and shot him. the suspect got away, but that good samaritan wasn't far behind. >> the shooter had taken off and fled in his vehicle. the other gentleman came and he said we needed to pursue him, that he just shot up the church. so that's what i did. >> reporter: the suspect dead, his vehicle found a county away from the church. >> be with us as we learn to deal with this. >> reporter: outside the church, tears and prayers as people gathered, awaiting word on loved ones possibly inside. >> no. there's no words. there's just, this happens in new york, in big cities. no one's safe. >> reporter: word quickly spreading through the town of less than 1,000 people. a pastor from a neighboring church arriving to help. >> we all know, and we're all prepared right now that we're going to hear names and we're going to know every one of them. >> reporter: texas rangers securing the scene, the fbi and atf now investigating as authorities assess the horrifying tolls, 26 dead, including the pastor's 14-year-old daughter. texas governor greg abbott responding to the massacre.

>> as governor, i ask for every mom and dad at home tonight, that you put your arm around your kid and give your kid a big hug and let them know how much you love them. >> reporter: we learned that people who were inside the church managed to escape during the shooting, but we don't know how many. we know the youngest victim was just 5 years old, the oldest 72. people across this town and across the country asking why. marcus moore, abc news, sutherland, texas. >> and we are learning more about the shooter. 26-year-old who lived about 30 miles from the church in the san antonio suburb of new braunfels. >> the military is confirming that devin kelley joined the air force in 2010. he was court-martialed in 2012 for assaulting his child and wife and sentenced to a year of confinement before receiving a bad conduct discharge in 2014. >> he allegedly bought the assault rifle last year. a source tells abc news he should not have passed a

background check for the gun because of his criminal record. in the meantime, the president, as we mentioned, is in japan right now this morning where he addressed the shooting just moments ago. >> i also want to take a moment to continue sending our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences to the victims of the horrific assault on a church in a beautiful area. so sad. sutherland springs, texas. such a beautiful, wonderful area, with incredible people. who would ever think a thing like this could happen? in tragic times, americans always pull together. we are always strongest when we are unified. >> and the president echoing some of his earlier sentiments there, but also when answering a question, he said this isn't a gun situation. this is a mental health problem at the highest level. of course the debate has already

started about -- >> gun control. >> -- gun control in light of this incident. the president also called the killings unprovoked, and he said that he called for flags to be flown half-staff in honor of the texas victims. >> you just can't imagine. you're almost stunned because we just had this experience here in new york with the truck terror attack. a much higher victim count in texas, but we'll have much more for you. in fact, more information will emerge about those victims over the coming hours and days. the first to be identified was the teenage daughter of the church's pastor. >> other victims included a 5-year-old boy as well as senior citizens. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: we are learning more about the people inside that small town texas church during the deadly shooting. the known victims ranging in ages from 5 to 72. that first-named victim, 14 year old annabelle renee pomeroy, the pastor's daughter. the pastor saying he wants the

world to know his daughter was one very beautiful, special child. pastor pomeroy seen here in this youtube video from last week, wasn't in church. he was out of town in oklahoma at the time of the shooting, telling abc news, every one of our close friends is among the dead. you can see in these images from inside the church, this is a small church. two rows of pews, one aisle down the center, families in almost every seat. >> i mean, if it can happen here, guys, it can happen anywhere. >> reporter: at least 14 people are being treated at area hospitals, including a 5-year-old whose family tells us he is in surgery fighting for his life. many family members still waiting for any word from their loved ones who were inside. hospitals there are still triaging patients. we spoke with one hospital that had to move four people to a different hospital that would provide a higher level of care. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to eva there. let's get some insight into the

investigation. former fbi special agent steve gomez joins us now by the phone. steve, what do you make exactly of the suspect's past? he was convicted, i believe, of domestic violence back in 2012, but was still able to buy a gun? >> caller: yes. that's very disturbing. that's the whole system for the background checks in order to purchase a weapon. you have to have that check done. and the assumption is that the information that should be in the system is there and would be flagged if there was a problem. in this case, he was convicted. he was serving time in the military, and he was sentenced to the brig for a year. that should have made it into the debate database, into the ncic system when they can the check. he should have been flagged. that's a problem. >> hopefully things will change as a result of this case. authorities are not talking yet about a motive, but knowing all that we do, he was dressed in

tactical gear, heavily armed. it seemed as though he was ready for a gunfight. what does that say to you? >> caller: this guy was ready for war. this was preplanned. so between the tactical gear, the protective vest, which is a big deal. clearly somebody is ready to get into a fire fight and they're hoping they're going to be able to say survive and keep shooting it out with residents, with cops, whoever. and when you think about the -- apparently, there were a number of weapons, other firearms in his vehicle. so there's the potential that he was going to continue shooting at the church and the nearby area, but it's also possible that he was going to go to another location or two and commit another attack. so this could have been a horrendous mass killing, not only at the church but in other places and fortunately, that local resident there was able to take him on and put him down so to speak. >> yeah, we're going to be talking more about the good samaritans who chased after the guy a little later on in the show. >> yeah, and probably stopped something worse from happening.

so we have three of the four deadliest shootings in the u.s. history have happened in the past year and a half. i guess it's level of frustration for many in law enforcement, but you say what? >> caller: in law enforcement, we all say law enforcement can't do it alone. and there are only so many law enforcement officers on the street at any one time. that's why you hear that see something say something. so law enforcement recognizes that these types of issues, these active shooters, these mental health issues, they exist almost every day. but the public has the to recognize that, as well. and they have to start looking at situations that they encounter with, you know, kind of in their mind thinking, okay, this, this, you know, this guy's posting, you know, a picture of himself with an ar-15. it doesn't say anything more, but maybe that indicates that i going out and shooting somebody.

maybe i need to say something to somebody. they have to recognize that the little red flags, when you put a few of them together could mean that somebody's going to go out and kill a bunch of people. >> social media would have been really helpful in this case. just keeping your eyes peeled. >> there are already some in law enforcement saying now is the time. including some in texas, saying now is the time to talk about gun violence. our steve gomez joining us on the phone. steve, thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll have more from texas ahead in this half hour. we'll hear from the man, as you mentioned, who chased the suspect from the scene. also breaking right now, powerful storms are tearing across the midwest, threatening 25 million people as we follow weather stories today. a tornado ripping through portland, indiana. homes destroyed. the same system has forced schools to be closed today in celina, ohio. at least eight people hurt after a power pole collapsed after a reported tornado there. the storms are giving way to a

cold front in chicago. temperatures dropping into the 40s. coming up, the heroic actions in the seconds following that church massacre. what we are hearing this morning from one of the men who chased down the man suspected of the deadly rampage inside the church. but first, the police officers from southern california being hailed heros. look at this dash cam video. what they did in the moments after this fiery crash that saved a man's life. you're watching "world news now." ♪ if you've got a life, you gotta swiffer

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we're tracking the latest developments in the texas shooting. the shooter who killed at least 26 people at a small texas church was an air force veteran with a history of violence. the 26-year-old received a bad conduct discharge after he was court-martialed for assaulting his wife and child. the motive behind the massacre remains unclear this morning. 20 others were injured when the gunman walked into sunday service in sutherland springs firing a military-style assault rifle. we move on to other headlines now. it turns out the injuries to kentucky senator rand paul are much worse than what we were initially told. >> police called the injuries minor. but it turns out he suffered

five rib fractures, bruises to his lungs after he was attacked at his home by his next door neighbor. he's said to be in considerable pain, has difficulty getting around and it's unclear when he will be able to get back to work. he was tackled from behind by 59-year-old rene boucher, an anesthesiologistist, now charged with assault. turning to the russia probe. robert mueller is applying pre pressure on michael flynn. flynn and his son could be charged at any time. meantime, former trump campaign chairman paul manafort facing money laundering charges and rick gates, another adviser, are expected in court for conditions for their release. overseas, a real life "game of thrones" playing out in saudi arabia. dozens of people were arrested over the weekend, including members of the ruling royal

family in a so-called corruption crackdown. but it may simply be a move to consolidate power. dozens of the most powerful princes, including one called the "arab warren buffett." all rounded up over the weekend. yet another twist, those being detained in five-star hotel and private planes have been grounded in the kingdom. former new york congressman anthony wiener heads to prison today, sentenced to two years for sexting a 15-year-old girl. he will serve his time at devin's federal medical center in massachusetts. it offers a treatment program for sex offenders, but it's not clear if wiener will not getting that kind of treatment. police officers outside of los angeles are being praised for heroic efforts for pulling a man out of a burning car. >> you have to watch this dash cam have it video. >> yeah. >> it happened in orange county. the crash in the town of barea. the driver striking a tree, flipping the car on its roof.

look at it all aflame. >> officers quickly pulled the man to safety while firefighters scrambled to dowse the flames there. >> i'm wondering what everybody was doing standing around the car before the officers got there. obviously it was intense. i'm thinking do something! and then the police get there. no judgment, i'm just thinking, what are you doing? coming up, we're heading back to texas for our top story of the day. >> one of the good samaritans who went after the gunman shares details of the chase. that's next. who went after the gunman shares details of the chase. and with the brillant results from a bosch dishwasher, your dishes emerge so clean and dry, you'll need a new use for your kitchen towel. finish jet-dry and bosch. for cleaner, drier dishes. that cough doesn't sound so good. take mucinex dm. i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! why take 4-hour cough medicine? just one mucinex lasts 12 hours.

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we're back now with new developments out of sutherland springs, texas, where mourners gathered overnight for victims of the shooting. >> dozens of people killed. we're learning about the heroic actions of two men who went after the shooter. >> our abc station in san antonio spoke with one of them after they chased down the suspect. >> he just hurt so many people. and he just affected so many people's lives. why wouldn't you want to take him down? i saw the shooter coming from

the cars, actually, right outside the church that were parked. his vehicle was parked, door open, engine running, and him and the neighbor across the street were both coming out about the same time, exchanging fire. i saw the gunfire. and from there, the shooter got in his truck. the gentleman with the rifle came to my truck as the shooter took off and he briefly -- he briefed me quickly on what had just happened and said that we had to get him. and so that's what i did. we just take pursuit. i was on the phone with dispatch the entire time. i gave them the direction we were going, what road and everything, and that the vehicle was in sight and i was picking up, getting closer and closer to him. he hit the ditch.

the gentleman that was with me got out, rested his rifle on my hood and kept it aimed at him telling him to get out, get out. there was no movement. there was none of that. once the police showed up, they moved me and the gentleman back and then everybody showed up and they took action. while the other gentleman had his rifle on him, i was stopping traffic ahead because -- in case there was crossfire, no one would get hurt. my adrenaline is still coming down. it was a pretty hot pursuit, very fast. i just pulled up to an intersection and saw gunfire. that's it. there was no hearing about it. i didn't have time to hear anything. it was more see and do, think. act now, ask questions later. it was a horrible tragedy, but i hope the families affected can sleep a little better at night knowing that he was taken care of. >> just amazing that he was so thoughtful in all of this. him and the other man who just out of their action, out of their good deed, went after them. we do not know the cause of death for the gunman. we don't know if he died of a self-inflicted gunshot or not.

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so it was a mixture of so happy and relief that it was over. it's something i've been thinking of since i was little. but i tried to savor the moment. because i was making history. no american woman was won since 40 years ago, so it's huge. >> reporter: did you feel added pressure given that no american woman has won in 40 years? >> no. you know, i just tried to channel my inner meb and be tough and be gritty, like new yorkers, and bring a smile to new yorksers' face this week because we've had a tough week. >> reporter: this has been a big year in your personal life, too. how does this add up? >> this is a highlight, for sure. this is going to make me pretty happy for a number of years. >> reporter: what do you say to those who would cheering you on out there. >> i am so grateful for the fans out here.

you have no idea. 50,000 people pour their hearts into this preparation into this 26 years. it's a huge accomplishment. we're all very grateful. >> reporter: what's first thing you're going to do when all the press is over? what's the first thing? >> i'm going to eat a doughnut to be honest. that sounds really good right now. >> she deserved it. >> this's what i'm paying attention to. i'm glad that she will eat a doughnut. it makes me feel better about myself. because i'm never going to run in those kinds of times. i definitely ate a doughnut. so everybody can be a little shalane. >> the men's winner, by the way, was from kenya. he won in 2:10:53. >> so impressive. >> she also mentioned channeling her inner meb. >> an eritrean-born american. he's won in the past and apparently this was his last last marathon. so he did sort of a little swan song there. >> yeah, but he had won the new york city marathon, he had won the boston marathon. what a way to go out and a

this morning on "world news now," new details emerging after the church massacre in texas. at least 26 parishioners gunned down and nearly two dozen injured in the deadliest mass shooting in state history. this morning, the heroes who chased down the gunman. details of the high speed pursuit. plus the investigation into the gunman, an air force veteran with a criminal past. new questions about how he was able to buy a powerful firearm. we have team coverage ahead. and new this half hour, the growing firestorm of sexual assault allegations. >> as more men and women come out of the shadows, there is growing criticism for victims blaming as the national conversation moves forward. and don't call him diddy. sean combs has a new name this morning and it's the only one he says he will now answer to. so what is that name? we'll tell you on this monday,

november 6th. from abc news, this is "world news now." good monday morning. we're going to start this morning with yet again another mass shooting involving innocent americans going about their daily lives. this time, the gunman preying on a church in south texas. >> the 26-year-old shooter and air force veteran killed at least26 people and wounded at least 20 others at the first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas. president trump is monitoring the situation from japan, saying americans will pull together and stand strong through the tears and sadness. >> the president has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the victims. and the neighbors credited with ending the carnage by confronting the gunman and giving chase. >> reporter: sutherland springs, texas, a town in shock. overnight, members of this close-knit town of only 600 people coming together to pray

and remember the more than two dozen who were with killed at church. helicopters airlifted wounded and federal officers swarmed the rural town after a gunman dressed in black tactical gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire during the 11:00 a.m. service. an estimated half the people in the church were either killed or injured. the church's layout is said to have made escape difficult. leaders reacting overnight, president trump in japan moments ago. >> our hearts are broken. >> reporter: stories of heroism this morning, including the man who says he saw the shooter exchanging gunfire with a man outside the church and took action. >> i saw the gunfire. and from there, the shooter got in his truck. the gentleman with the rifle came to my truck as the shooter took off and he briefly -- he briefed me quickly on what had just happened and said that we had to get him. and so that's what i did. >> reporter: they chased him down the rural roads, speeds

hitting 95 miles an hour. then the shooter's truck ran off the road. he was dead inside of a gunshot wound. >> at this time, we don't know if it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if he was shot from our local resident. >> reporter: victims of this tragedy range in age from 5 to 72. among those killed, we're told, were the head of the nursery school and youth group leader and 14-year-old annabelle pomeroy, her father the church pastor was with visiting oklahoma at the time of the shooting, telling the world his daughter was one very beautiful, special child. >> it's such a sad story to think the pastor was not in town when this happened and he lost his daughter. >> just imagine that drive back from oklahoma for that couple. horrible situation there. >> now the military has confirmed that the shooter received a bad conduct discharge from the air force in 2014. >> that's after he was court-martialed for assaulting his wife and child and sentenced to confinement for 12 months. it's not clear how he passed a

background check when he purchased the murder weapon last year. abc's pierre thomas with more. >> reporter: sources identify the suspect as devin kelley of new braunfels, texas, located outside of san antonio. also seen, a photograph of an assault-style rifle. >> it's highly likely that the shooter is part of the congregation or at the very least part of the community. and the people that he was shooting, he probably knew every one of them. >> reporter: the scores of victims had little chance to survive. you can see how small the church is from this image taken a couple weeks ago, with virtually no room to move and hide, they would have been easy targets, likely shot at close range. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> so neighbors say the shooter lived in a barn apartment on his parents property with his wife and 2-year-old son. >> they were stunned to find out he was behind the shooting. one neighbor describes the shooter as a normal, regular guy with the exception of the late-night gunfire coming from his home. >> the only thing unusual from them about them across the

street is we hear a lot of gunfire. a lot of times at night. we're out in the country, it's fine to shoot your guns, but not at 10:00, 11:00 at night. that's the only thing abnormal i could say about them that i've noticed. >> that neighbor says he would sit for the shooter and his family because they traveled regularly, leaving for four to five months at a time. >> the first baptist church in sutherland springs often put their services on youtube. we have the video from a week ago when the pastor, frank pomeroy, encouraged his parishioners to lean on the lord, even when circumstances don't make sense. >> it's a small church, but clearly tech savvy, you might say. let's bring in our former fbi agent and abc news contributor steve gomez to see if presumably there might have been cameras rolling, recording the shooting just like that. how significant could that be during the investigation? >> caller: could be very significant. they can tell us if the suspect, when he came in and started shooting, did he have a primary target? was he focussed on one person to

start and then shooting everybody else? it could also indicate, just based on his movement and the way he was, you know, kind of going in there, if he'd done reconnaissance of the church there. because that's a possibility. the fact is we were hearing that the church was set up to where it would be very difficult for, you know, the church goers to try to escape. so maybe he took the right position to ensure that he was going to be able to kill as many people as possible and they wouldn't be able to leave the church. >> most churches are not set up to have any clear way of escape when you have pews involved. it's one room. talk to us about the shooter serving time for domestic violence. shouldn't that have prevented him from being able to get access to these kinds of weapons? >> caller: absolutely. that is probably going to be

a -- just one of the biggest travesties of all, this whole situation if that is determined to have been something that was missed. if he was convicted, then the system is supposed to ensure that that goes into a database, the ncic system. that is checked when they do a background check for a gun purchase. and then a red flag pops up. if it wasn't entered, you know, we're going to have to try to figure out why it wasn't. but the typical response from my experience is that it's the bureaucracy. the bureaucracy is so large within the u.s. government and sometimes things fall through the cracks. but in a situation like this, you can't have that. because then what do you have? you have somebody buying a gun and they go out and kill somebody. >> and the system may have actually failed these people several times, because the local sheriff says they found several firearms in his vehicle there. take us through the investigation over the next couple days. what's the focus of the fbi and atf at this point? >> caller: they're going to be focussing on a lot of things.

the suspect's dead, but of course they're going to be very concerned if the suspect had received help from anybody in committing this attack. now first of all, they're going to want to figure out who purchased all those weapons, the one that he had, the ar-15 and also the ones that were inside the vehicle. now the fact that he had been convicted, he may have known that he would, or he should have had his name in the database that would have been red flagged. so there's always the potential that he had somebody else purchase some of the firearms. and those people could potentially be looked at as a straw purchaser. that could be part of the investigation. they're also going to be looking at a lot of his online activity. he's young enough where he appears to have had a social media presence and he was probably on the internet. so they'll be looking for all the research that he had done on the internet and particularly if he was researching other locations where he might have gone from the church and over to another location to commit another attack. so those are going to be some of the essential items, you know, on the list for the

investigation, you know, moving forward. >> and no doubt his wife will be interviewed, as well. >> oh, yes, all of his family. >> to see if she had any idea the that this was going to happen. steve, thank you. >> we appreciate it, steve, thank you. at least one lawmaker is not hiding his anger over congress's handling of guns in america. connecticut senator chris murphy posted this tweet, the democrat asking if his colleagues will be able to sleep when the price of gun lobby goodwill is a blood-soak the church. former president obama used twitter to say we'll grieve with the families. he also says he is praying, for quote, the wisdom to ask what concrete steps we can take to reduce the violence. >> similar sentiments from gabriele giffords. a former congresswoman. the san antonio area is just about 35 miles from where all of this took place. the basketball team there, the spurs, honored the victims with a moment of silence before the game. and after the game, the spurs'

head coach, greg pop po vich, said it wasn't right to discuss basketball because of the tragedy. >> the spurs and the nba also expressing condolences on twitter. again, sutherland springs right outside of san antonio. what was interesting to me is when president trump spoke from japan, he mentioned that it was a beautiful, beautiful area. he was not just saying that to be nice. this is hill country, texas. it's gorgeous there. people travel there. it's a place to be with your family to see the beautiful flowers, the landscape and for this to happen, it's devastating. >> it could happen anywhere. coming up, the rest of this morning's headlines, including the new details we're learning about senator rand paul, the injuries he suffered during an attack at his own house are much worse than we first thought. plus, those severe storms that moved troughs indiana spawning two with reported tornados. we're getting our first look at this extensive damage, next. you're watching "world news now." this extensive damage, next, you're watching "world news

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restaurant. the town's schools are closed because of the damage. the same system destroyed a number of homes about 20 miles west in indiana. >> and today there's a strong cold front coming in behind those storms. temperatures drop in the 40s in chicago. meantime, it will be in the 70s in washington, d.c. we're learning some new details about an attack on kentucky senator rand paul by his next door neighbor. the senator suffered five broken ribs after he was tackled from behind and slammed to the ground. 59-year-old rene boucher, a fellow doctor, was charged with fourth degree assault. it's unclear when the senator will return to work in the senate. senator paul tweeted yesterday that he and his wife are thankful for the overwhelming support they've gotten. in a major leak, we are learning how the world's wealthiest are hiding their fortunes in offshore accounts.

queen elizabeth and bono are mentioned in the leak. the papers reveal connections between wealthy russians and commerce secretary wilber ross and trump's son-in-law, jared kushner. now to a wild scene that was caught on camera at a college football game in miami. four miami dade officers carried an allegedly disorderly 30-year-old woman out of the hard rock stadium during the miami/virginia tech game. but did you see that? watch as she slapped one of the officers and he punches her back. she's now charged with felony battery, whoa. on a police officer. that officers remains on active duty as the authorities review the video and conduct their investigation. >> that video going viral after she is seen hitting the officer and he hits her back a little harder. when we come back, what alec baldwin said on "saturday night live" that earned him more jeers than cheers. >> and the man originally known as puff daddy has yet another new name. straight ahead on "world news now." yet another

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weinstein is. he could have gotten away with all of it if only he'd gotten himself elected president. body wash. i have a proposition for you. >> so that's alec baldwin as the president on snl over the weekend. and that joke wasn't the only thing he said about sexual assault that's earning baldwin some jeers. >> harvey weinstein facing new allegations as well as kevin spacey. abc's marci gonzalez has details. >> reporter: kevin spacey facing a new accusation of sexual misconduct. and this time it involves the son of another big star. richard dreyfus's son, harry dreyfus, telling buzzfeed spacey groped him in 2008 when he was 18. spacey's representative telling buzzfeed, mr. spacey absolutely denies the allegation. and the list of women sharing accusations against harvey weinstein is growing. actress julianna margulies says he tried to sexually molest her in 1996. this as the district attorney

saying they're working on potential rape charges against weinstein. >> we have an actual case here. >> reporter: weinstein has denied all allegation of non-consensual sex. and now alec baldwin facing criticism for comments he made to pbs about payoffs weinstein allegedly sexually abused. >> when women take money and are silenced by that money because it setback the cause of change. that's an issue, i think. >> reporter: baldwin saying it was never his intention to blame the victim. and this issue still spreading well beyond hollywood. the governor of kentucky asking anyone who settled a sexual claim to resign. late this afternoon, the state speaker of the house stepped down from his leadership role. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to marci. back to hollywood and some congratulations for actor patton oswald. you may know him from king of queens. over the weekend he and his fiance meredith made it official. >> the wedding took place at jim

henson's studios with oswald's 9-year-old daughter posing as flower girl. his previous wife michelle died unexpectedly in her sleep last year. >> and martha plinton from "the goonies" introduced them. congrats. >> definite congrats to all. tom hanks was taking questions at a book festival in austin until he said he was tired of taking questions and wanted to ask one. >> hanks pulled out a piece of paper and asked on behalf of ryan if nikki would marry him. ha. nikki, surprised, as you can tell by this photo on twitter. the two went up on stage and ryan pulled out the ring with tom hanks standing by. >> oh, my gosh, that's amazing. >> that's one way to do to. gentlemen, step up your game. okay, sean p. diddy combs has a new name. and before we let him tell you what it is, the man originally named as puff daddy explains the

reason why he decided, once again, to change his name. >> i'm just not who i am before. i'm something different. so my new name is love. aka brother love. i will not be answering to puff daddy, diddy or any of my other monikers. >> mentioning that he's had several monikers from that undisclosed seaside location. it's all about love. >> and brother love says he will not answer to any of his previous names, as you heard, or any of the previous monikers, puff, puff daddy, sean, p. diddy, king combs, and for one week in 2011, swag. >> what is it? what is it, i just am not who i am or i was not who i used to be. >> maybe he's been hanging around tyrese too long. they both need to stay off the twitter machine.

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and we begin another week with another tragedy. 26 people senselessly shot and killed at a small-town church in the heart of texas. >> investigators are now hard at work piecing together the stories of how those brave worshippers faced pure evil. >> went to the window to look. and i see an armed man dressed in riot gear i guess you call it or s.w.a.t. gear, and he was fully armored with a semi automatic rifle and he was just shooting the church up from the outside. he was going from the base of

the church around the side, and he kept unloading clip after clip. >> i heard some shots being fired and i look up, and i see this guy, and he's shooting as he's walking toward the church. i saw him shooting, and he kept going, kept going, kept going. >> we were in the middle of our church service down the road when we got phone calls from friends about this, and they said there was an active shooter at first baptist church. we had first responders in our church who immediately left. >> i'm right in the doorway and i looked around and there's just casings everywhere. and when i looked to the side, i did see a couple small children not moving. they were -- they were not moving. >> i grabbed my son. i grabbed my wife. and we barricaded ourselves into the bathroom. and i heard two shots that weren't -- didn't sound like from him.

peeked out the window, and i saw that our very good family friend of ours had -- he was up there with his ar-15. he had shot the guy, but the guy had gotten into his vehicle and sped off. >> i pulled up to the intersection where the shooting happened, and i saw two men exchanging gunfire. the other being a citizen of the community. the shooter of the church had taken off, fled in his vehicle. and the other gentleman came and he said we needed to pursue him, that he just shot up the church. and we were doing about 95 down 539 going around traffic and everything. eventually, he came to kind of a slow down. and after that we got within just a few feet of him and he got off the road. >> i'm right here with him, thinking, okay, he's just a man pulled over on the side of the road, and little did i know that he had just, you know, mass murdered, a church full of innocent people. >> other gentleman jumped out and had his rifle drawed on him and he didn't move after that. >> imagine a small church. about 100 people attending sunday services. most of them losing multiple family members, grandchildren. >> and a town of only 650 people. so a l

making news in america this morning, breaking new details in the texas church shooting. one of the deadliest in modern u.s. history, the victims as young as 5 years old. >> you can't explain it. your mind doesn't want to grasp it, you know, the shock of it. >> the shooter's criminal history coming into focus raising questions about how he could buy a gun. >> overnight the bystander who hunted down the suspected shooter speaks out. >> said that we had to get him and so that's what i did. >> what happened on that country road where the suspect was found dead? plus, president trump's message overnight to the victims and what he blames for the massacre. also this morning, a u.s. senator attacked in his own yard. rand paul's injuries now more serious than first reported. royal purge.