>> oh, yeah. >> you have to get used to it. thank you for joining us on this monday morning. we are back in a half hour with a live update. >> don't forget to join us at 11:00 for the news. it's monday. have a great day. ♪ good morning. texas massacre. >> in front of the church. in front of the church. >> new information emerging about the gunman who stormed a church killing 26 people, injure 20 others, before being found >> i did what i thought was the right thing. >> the president offering his condolences. >> through the tears and through the sadness, we stand strong. >> a tightly-knit community in shock and in mourning.

>> he was a hard worker. a very, very good man. >> as they cope with one of the worst mass shootings in u.s. history. today, monday, november 6th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," texas church shooting. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. we start this show the way we've started way too many shows in the past, trying to get answers to another act of unspeakable violence. >> hard to believe it happened again. we want to get to the latest overnight. as we mentioned, at least 26 people were killed, 20 others wounded. and the youngest victim was just 5 years old. >> also dead the gunman identified as 26-year-old devin kelley. police said he was dressed in black tactical-style gear and

armed with an assault rifle. he opened fire outside of the first baptist church near san antonio then went inside and turned that weapon on specting . >> investigators are poring through his background. he served in the air force. he was court-martialed on domestic violence violence charges, eventually given a bad conduct discharge. >> we have complete coverage, including new information on the search for a motive. the victims and the heroes who chased after this shooter. let's start with national correspondent craig melvin, who is on the scene. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. a short time ago the shall have here confirmed there was a relationship between the church behind me and the shooter. we are told now that the parents of the shooter's ex-wife worshipped here. they were not at church yesterday, but they do worship at first baptist church. we also learned a short time ago that between 12 and 14 of the dead are children. eight of those killed from the

same family. overnight, the quiet town of sutherland springs, texas, trying to come to grips with the nation's latest horrific mass shooting. more than two dozen people were killed during sunday's services that the small baptist church. the victims ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old. law enforcement officials tell nbc news the shooter was 26-year-old devin patrick kelley, dressed all in black, wearing tactical gear, and armed with a ruger ar rifle. he started firing outside the church and then entered the building, opening fire on parishioner ins. >> as his exited the church, a local resident grabbed his rifle and engaged that suspect. >> reporter: after being confronted, kelley dropped his weapon and ran. police found him dead in his car from a gunshot wound although it's not clear if he took his own life or was taken down by that local citizen. one of the men who tracked down

that alleged killer is johnnie langendorff. >> they said there was a shooting, i pursued and just did what i thought was the right thing. >> reporter: a former member of the u.s. air force, kelley received a bad conduct discharge in 2014. and in 2012, he was court-martialed for assaulting his spouse and their child. for now, his motive in sunday's mass shooting remains a mystery. outside the church, witnesses and loved ones embracing, describing the devastating scene. one woman telling msnbc four of her grandchildren were inside when the shots rang out. >> my son said there were bodies on top of bodies and they were having to move the bodies to see if anybody else underneath was alive or breathing or anything. >> reporter: among the dead, 14-year-old annabelle pomeroy, the adoptive daughter of the church's pastor, who have out of town. frank pomeroy is normally behind the pulpit. >> we serve a god that is greater than any normality we think we know. >> reporter: his sermons on

youtube. now in the wake of the tragedy, residents in this tiny texas town are coming together. >> we started praying for everyone involved in it. >> reporter: on an overseas trip, president trump was briefed on the incident, speaking from japan overnight. >> all of america is praying to god to help the wounded and the families of the victims. we will never ever leave their side. >> reporter: in a separate news conference overseas with japan's prime minister shinzo abe, president trump said what happened here in texas isn't about guns. this is about mental health. i asked the sheriff about that sentiment. he agreed. he did not think -- he does not think that this is an issue of guns. meanwhile, they are going to continue to pore over the shooter's social media accounts. guy, back to you. >> thank you very much. >> justice correspondent pete williams, you have been talking to your sources. what are you learning about a possible motive? >> they said they don't yet

know. they haven't found any obvious connection to international terrorism. he did have relatives in that community. overnight, the police and federal agents searched the home of devin kelley, about 35 miles away from the church. they are hoping that search, an examination of the social media, interview with friends and relatives could provide the answer, but of course it may want. we don't know why stephen paddock shot all those people in las vegas a month ago. >> hearing something about devin kelley's military record. what else do we know about his past that may provide clues? >> reporter: it, didn't appear he had serious brushes with police, just traffic offenses. the circumstances of how he left the military will be a big factor here. the air force says he received a bad conduct discharge. if that's the case, he would still be legally qualified to have the semiautomatic weapon he used in the attack. if it was for domestic violence, which apparently it was, that would have disqualified him.

how he got it will be important. investigators say he bought the gun locally. matt? savannah? >> thank you very much. >> joined by albert gamez jr., commissioner wilson county, texas. he's joining us on the phone. good morning. >> good morning. >> let me start by saying i'm so sorry for what's happened in your community. we still know so little about why this happened and about any motive and why this target was chosen. do you or has anyone you talked to ever heard the name devin kelley before? >> no, sir. condolence to all the families. and pray for all their family. you know, we lost a lot of people in the community. and also, thanks for support of the first responders and the law enforcement. >> i know, commissioner gamez,

it was taking some time to for authorities to identify these victims and notify the family, and it must have been so agonizing for people waiting for word of their loved one ps. to your knowledge, has everyone been notified now? >> not at my knowledge right now. i think only a few of them have been notified that i know of. >> commissioner gamez, trying to figure out why this target. was this church noun noen outside of your small community? were there people in other parts of the state that were aware of this first baptist church? >> not that i'm aware of. it's a small -- it's a small town. almost in every town, we have small churches like this. i mean, really, just for the community. that's all. a small real church, probably 100 people, or 75 that fits in there. >> i'm sure you're talking to local police officials that are so consumed with this investigation.

have you heard any word as to what they think may have caused this, what the motive possibly could be? >> no motive at all. that's the question for w. trying to figuring out what was the motive and why that little church there. i mean, out in the middle of nowhere. i mean, why target that church? >> you talk about your small community. i assume it's safe to say that everyone in that town knows one or many or perhaps all of the people who were the victims of of this shooting. >> right. i mean, everybody got a connection to that church and everybody knows -- i mean, it's almost like a family -- a family town. anywhere you go, i mean, everybody recognizes everybody. >> we know that family is aching right now. commissioner gamez, we send you our love. we're so sorry for what you and your community are going through. thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> he says that little church in

the middle of know where. why on earth would it be targeted? >> you can see from the aerial it looks like the center of any small town across america. >> a sunday morning in america. >> by the way, we're going to have more throughout the morning. our next half hour, one of those heroes who was able to track dpoun r down the gunman in his truck joins us live. we mentioned earlier, president trump is responding from japan, the first stop of his five-nation asian tour. bs in's peter alexander is traveling with the president. he's in tokyo. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, savannah, good morning. evening here in tokyo. the president finishing up a state banquet with his japanese post. it is that domestic tragedy on his mind. president trump sending his deepest condolences to the people of sutherland springs, calling it a horrific attack. president trump wrapping up his japan visit addressing the latest mass shooting at home, calling the texas gunman a deranged individual. >> this is a mental health

problem at the highest level. i want's very, very sad event. >> reporter: asked if gun control is the answer. >> this isn't a guns situation. i mean, we could go into it, but it's a little bit soon to go in into it, but fortunately somebody else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction. >> reporter: hi aed of his next stop in seoul, president trump defending his fiery warnings toward north korea. >> some said that my rhetoric is very strong. but look what's happened with very weak rhetoric over the last 25 years. >> reporter: as for the defense of allies in the region, the president proposing the japanese protect themselves from north korean missiles. >> he will shoot them out of the sky when he completes the purchase of lots of additional military equipment from the united states. >> reporter: president trump ad-libbing an attempt of humor, after reading prepared remarks, praising the japanese economy. >> i don't know if it's as good as ours. i think not. okay?

and we're going to try to keep it that way. >> reporter: a state dinner capping this two-day visit. the president and first lady, paying respects to the japanese emperor and empress. later, mr. trump feeding asian carp at a fish pond. tossing spoon fulls of fish food, then following the prime minister and emptying the entire box. a face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin early next week in vietnam, the president is facing a widening russia investigation back home. multiple sources familiar with the probe tell nbc news federal investigators now have enough evidence to bring charges in their investigation of mr. trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn, and his son, michael flynn jr. investigators zeroing in on the elder flynn's lobbying work, including whether he laundered money or lied to federal agents about his overseas contacts. >> it's a classic move for a prosecutor to ensnare somebody's child in an investigation, to use that as leverage, to try to get the principal person to cooperate in the investigation.

>> reporter: the president's attorney declining to comment. also under scrutiny this morning, commerce secretary wilbur ross. new documents show he may have misled congress during his confirmation process about his connections to a company owned by wealthy russians including vladimir putin's son-in-law. in a statement, the commerce department said, secretary ross has never seeked or received any ethics exception. he works closely to ensure the highest ethical standards. back to today's news conference, president trump appeared to offer north korea an exit ramp, from the to nuclear showdown, saying if kim jong-un's regime released abducted japanese citizens the u.s. would view that as a tremendous signal, in his words. back to you. >> peter alexander traveling with the president. thank you very much. a lot to get to including the former interim chairwoman of the democratic national committee. she says critics who want to keep her quiet about the 2016

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see torrential downpours. as the system moves to the east, it caused massive flooding in erie, pennsylvania, unfortunately two people losing their lives in a flooded home. the wet weather continues. as it moves to the east, it's starting to weaken. that's good news. we're looking at more showers and thunderstorms from new england, all the way down into western tennessee. look for this front to push on through. severe thunderstorms and heavy rain through new england. it will clear the northeast coast by evening. but tomorrow, it lingers down through the south, with pockets of storms, heavy rain. lighter amounts from new england into the mid mississippi river valley. you get to the south, anywhere from 1 to 3 inches for tennessee and north carolina. that's what's going on around the country. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. or painted in luxurious strokes. and in rare cases... both.

good monday morning, i'm meteorologist, kari hall. we are starting out with clouds. as we go through the day, it's going to be cool and breezy. highs in san francisco reaching 59 degrees. all dry, then we will have a windy, wet system moving in on wednesday. that will linger into thursday as well. inland areas seeing clearing as we go through the day. 67 degrees tomorrow and cooler and breezy as the system moves in. that will give us another round of wet weather before a third system moves in. that is your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. coming up, more on the tragic church shooting in texas. this morning, what we're learning about the victims and one of the heroes who chased down the gunman will speak out

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♪ good morning, everybody. good morning, everybody. it's 7:30, monday morning and >> you never think something like this is going to happen close to home. >> more questions than answers. a small texas town is waking up this morning after that state's deadliest mass shooting ever. 26 killed, 20 others injured, after a gunman opened fire inside a baptist church. >> this will be a long-suffering mourning for those in pain.

>> officials from the fbi and texas law enforcement now desperately searching for a motive behind 26-year-old devin kelley's rampage. >> he served in the air force. apparently dishonorably discharged. >> the era of strategic patience is over. president trump in japan overnight. the first stop on his five-nation tour, sounding off on the growing tensions in that region, proposing the japanese look to the u.s. to help protect themselves from north korean missiles. >> he will shoot them out of the i skew when he completes the purchase of lots of additional military equipment from the united states. rand paul recovering. the senator from kentucky recovering from five broken ribs and injured lungs after a neighbor allegedly assaulted the senator at his home on friday. at his home on friday. >> and football fight.

a police officer trades wloe belows with a female fan during an altercation in miami. police investigate the officer's behavior. monday, november 6th, 2017. >> difficult video to watch there. >> we want to get more on this tragic shooting in texas. gabe gutierrez is at the first baptist church in sutherland springs with more on how the victims lost their lives. >> reporter: good morning. the victims range in age from 5 years old to 72. in this small town, it seems everyone knew someone inside that church. in a place of a population of just 700 people, 26 of them are now gone. this morning, deep in the heart of texas, heartbreak. the loss is staggering. >> it's hard to hear that people you know were hurt that bad. and some of them died. >> we can still believe and have faith with them.

>> reporter: among the victims, 14-year-old annabelle pomeroy, the adoptive daughter of pastor frank pomeroy and his wife, cherry. >> always smiling. always friendly to anybody. didn't matter who you were. someone she just met, she acted like she knew them and she was their best friend. >> reporter: sandy ward's granddaughter emily was gravely wound ld. her grandson shot five times. overnight as mourners shed tears at a vigil, loved ones waited to hear about the unaccounted for. >> i'm his only daughter. >> reporter: this woman said her father was at the church. she hasn't heard from him since the massacre. >> you know, i got all the attention. i was spoiled. he was a hard worker. avery, very good man. >> reporter: another woman who attended the church her whole life said she knew most of the victims. her own life could have been spared because she overslept. >> why? >> reporter: that question, why,

hangs heavy here. some of the gunman's bullets struck kevin's home nearby. >> why would you do this to people like that? that are just praying. they're just worshiping. why would you attack them on something -- on a sunday, when they're defenseless? >> reporter: despite the shock, there's also defiance. >> we're really tight. we're either friends of friends or friends of family. i mean, different towns come to this one church. even if you don't go there, you know everybody that does. the guy only brought us closer by doing this. >> reporter: it's heartbreaking. "the washington post" citing a phone conversation that a great grandparent reports that eight members of one extended family were killed. 20 people were wounded. they were taken to local hospitals. no word on their conditions this morning. back to you. >> it's unbelievable. thank you very much. we turn to kathleen carno, who lives across the street from that church.

good morning to you. thank you for being with us. i am sure you know many of the people who lost their lives yesterday. so we send our deepest condolences. can you tell me what you saw? >> my apologies. there was a vehicle going by. can you repeat that? >> i was just saying we were sending our condolences because i'm v we're sure you lost friends yesterday. i wonder if you can tell us what you saw. >> my husband and i were in our bedroom. we got home about 30 minutes before the shooting started. and we were needing to do some chores outside. and we were finding a good excuse not to go do them. we were talking about our options for the day. and i heard approximately four to five -- what i thought were firecrackers. i looked at my husband. i said, you know, really, firecrackers? it's sunday. thinking maybe kiddos were playing pranks. and my husband looked out the bedroom window that faces the church and said, there's a shooter at the church.

his cell phone was nearest me. i grabbed it. i called 911. my husband was relaying information to me and i'm trying to get on the other side of the house. it was -- you know, i've been raised around guns all my life and i was not ever prepared to just hear that. i kept trying to pull my husband back. and he was trying to get me on the other side of the house. we're looking. my husband saw the shooter go up and approach the church and shoot the outside of the church, which makes like an "l." he walked back to his vehicle and he appeared to get something out. and i looked out the window. and i couldn't -- i couldn't watch it. and so, at that point, i made a call to a friend of mine who is a wilson county sheriff. and i'm telling her what's happening. and my husband would not come away from the window. and he was just focused on keeping an eye on the shooter, what was happening for law enforcement.

>> kathleen, can i interrupt you? did your husband see the shooter go into the church? and did you hear the gunshots continue after that? >> he did. yes. the shooter walked back into the church. you know, i was calling for my husband. and i'm on the other side of the house and i hear the shots get further apart but louder. i run immediately back to the front of the house where he was at, and he informed me that a neighbor was outside, in our driveway, exchanging gunfire with the shooter who was across at the church. i told my husband, if that's him, you need to get down. you know, there was damage to our vehicles and our house. that's by no means an issue. for it to be that close to home, immediately after that, the shooter got in his vehicle, obviously spooked by the gunfire from the neighbor, and he sped off through a busy intersection down. and the neighbor ran across the

intersection to another vehicle that was -- had witnessed it. everybody saw mr. johnnie langendorff in the black vehicle and they followed him, gave chase. my husband, at that point, we felt it was okay to go outside. there were people running late to the church. 11:17, 11:20, people were driving up. a few other neighbors were out. they heard what was happening. they came outside. we were trying to keep people away from the church. we didn't want to contaminate the scene. more importantly, i didn't want anybody coming up to the church seeing their loved ones like that. i didn't want people coming up to see their loved ones like that. my husband went to the church to render aid. he's a strong man. but he turned around, came back. he said, i can't do it. >> kathleen, let me ask you. i know it's a tight knit community. did you have a lot of friends in the church on that day? >> this church, i've lived across the street approximately 12 years.

i've lived in this area probably 25 years total in my life. and some of the people in the church were, you know, people that their parents, i went to school with. their parents were friends with my parents. you may not know somebody directly but you know. annabelle pomeroy, she would come to the house. they would always invite to the fall festival. this community pulls together. it doesn't matter your race, what you do for a livings, male, female, your religion, your ethnicity. if you need something, we come together. that's how it's always been. they brought out a little girl to me, the first responders. and they asked me, can you keep her here, just for a few minutes while they try and assess what's going on. it was horrific. >> i cannot imagine all that you saw and what the community is going through. we send our love and our prayers. we appreciate you sharing your

time with us this morning. >> thanks, kathleen. >> thank you. let's switch gears and go over to mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> the front that's bringing the showers and the thunderstorms to the northeast and the southeast, bringing a big change in the weather. ahead of the front, we could see record highs from new york city, raleigh, atlanta, houston. 10 to 15 degrees above average. behind the front, a plunge. billings will be only 20 degrees today. mims, 11 degrees below average at 35. this week, temperatures could drop anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees in one day, from denver, amarillo, san antonio and back into memphis, with temperatures falling anywhere from 65 on monday, down to 55 on wednesday. that's what's going on around the country. good morning. we are starting to see the skies clearing around the bay area. it's going to be a cool day after a chilly start. expect a high in san francisco, 59 degrees and 53 in palo alto. mostly low to mid-60s for the inland valleys.

the middle of the week, we'll be tracking another storm system. until then, it stays dry. wednesday, we will see rain moving in from north to south, especially wednesday evening and continuing into thursday. >> you can get that weather anytime you need it. check out our friends on the weather channel on cable. guys? >> all right. coming up, on a busy monday morning, new developments in the kevin spacey scandal. an oscar winner's son speaks out, making allegations of his own. then, our conversation with five women fighting breast cancer with strength and humor. also ahead, josh gad will join us for trending. and how it was to work alongside johnny depp. we have andy grammer in our studio. he'll perform live in our 8:30 after hour. good morni

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he penned for was buzzfeed, detailing the alleged incident nine years ago. he was in spacey's apartment, when spacey put his hand on his thigh. dreyfuss says he walked away multiple times, but spacey followed. putting his hand on the 18-year-old's thigh. over the course of 20 seconds, he crawled his hand from my thigh to my crotch. my mind went blank. he said his father didn't see what spacey did. and he didn't tell his father for years. at the time, he writes, i didn't want to start a feud between them. this job really mattered to my dad. and kevin was his boss. dreyfuss says he decided to speak out now because after the harvey weinstein allegations and #metoo movement online, he came to see how important it was to add my voice to the people demanding a better world.

richard dreyfuss tweeting over the weekend, i love my son more than i can explain with all the words in the world. kevin spacey's lawyers have not responded to nbc news' request for comment. but in a response to buzzfeed, his attorney says, let me be clear. mr. spacey denies the allegations. dreyfuss' story, after three other men accused spacey of inappropriate sexual conduct. one of them, a minor at the time. all of it leading netflix to cut ties with the two-time oscar winner. saying netflix will not be involved with any further production of "house of cards" that includes kevin spacey. also, they will not be moving forward with the release of the film "gore," that was in postproduction, starring and produced by kevin spacey. powerful men across many industries have faced consequences. but writer sadie doyle argues

that's not enough. the culture needs to change. >> we need to stop turning that blind eye and rewarding each other for turning that blind eye. and we have to get men involved in calling other men out. >> many people are seeing this moment as an opportunity to change the way that things have kind of always been done. we spoke with a person who worked on the set of "house of cards" for two years and said spacey's inappropriate behavior was an open secret. as for the show, a lot of speculation about what kind of plot twists the final season will have, if netflix is not including spacey in it at all. his character was alive at the end of season five. season six is due out this summer. let's swing to carson over in the orange room. hi. >> hi, guys. i can't find my blue button. coming up next, we're going to look at history made in new at petsmart, we're so close to donating

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>> very slow here through aloe alto. northbound, on the top of the screen, there's a crash at willow. it's jammed well past university on the approach. look at the map. it is starting to build considerably. the left two lanes are blocked. it's a sig-alert. chp doesn't know how long it will take to clear. slow on either side of the dumbarton bridge and san mateo as well as the bay bridge. back to you. happening now, we are following developments in the deadly church rampage in texas. authorities are saying 12-14 victims were children. a car break-in in san francisco leads to a weapons theft. guns and ammo were stolen from an unmarked sheriff's car in tenderloin. on our web you can see the details on the thieves. another update in a half hour. have a good monday morning. over 100 miles away for

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♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, texas in mourning. >> i cried so much. i don't even have any tears left. >> 26 people kill after a gunman opened fire at a church. at least 20 others injured. authorities searching the gunman's home overnight, as neighbors paint a troubling picture of the 26-year-old suspect. >> it honestly feels like a war zone sometimes. you could hear the bullets whizzing by our house. >> residents of the fight-knit house devastated. >> you never think this will happen.

>> residents of the community are devastated. this morning, how the victims and the heroes are being honored. >> we will grow stronger. we will defeat this. >> today, monday, november 6th, 2017. we welcome you back to "today" on this monday morning. we appreciate you being with us. another difficult day in this country. let's get right to your news at 8:00. president trump has ordered the u.s. flags be flown at half-staff, to honor victims of the church shooting. craig melvin is in sutherland springs. he has new information on how in unfolded and about the gunman. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is a town just 30 miles southeast of san antonio. just one blinking light. we are learning a little more about the gunman this morning. i'll talk to the sheriff in just a few moments. meanwhile, this community just trying to makeceps of what happened here yesterday. this morning, a devastating mass shooting in a texas church has shaken a tiny town to its core. the gunman opening fire at first baptist church in sutherland springs, killing more than two dozen. the victims ranging from

children to senior citizens. >> this will be a long suffering morning for those in pain. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news, the shooter is 26-year-old devin patrick kelley. police say kelley, a former member of the air force, discharged for bad conduct in 2014, was wearing tactical gear and carrying a ruger a.r. rifle. he fired shots outside the church before entering the facility and opening fire on unsuspecting worshipers. according to officials, kelley fled the scene and was pursued by two locals, one of them, johnnie langendorff, ran him off the road and held him at gunpoint until police arrived. >> i did what i thought was the right thing. >> reporter: kelley was found dead by his vehicle said authorities. police say it's not clear if he took his own life. nbc news reports that kelley's motive remains unknown.

with federal officials saying there do not appear to be any links to terrorism. >> we continue to process the crime scenes. we have multiple, multiple crime scenes. >> reporter: overnight, community members coming together to mourn and remember those who lost their lives. one of the victims, 14-year-old annebelle pomeroy, the adoptive daughter of the church's pastor, frank pomeroy. both of annebelle's parents were out of time at the time of the shooting. the small tight-knit community searching for answers. >> you never think something like this will happen close to home, you know? >> reporte anybody you know that was affected? >> everybody. everybody in that church. >> reporter: pastor paul buford at the river oaks church, opening his doors to help. >> our church went in to what we do. we started praying for everyone involved in it. >> reporter: sandy ward had four grandchildren inside the church. one of them was gravely wounded. another, shot numerous times. >> i'm numb. my whole body is just numb. >> reporter: president trump

speaking out on the horrific attack while on his tour of asian nations. >> to the wounded and the families of the victims, all of america is praying for you. supporting you and grieving alongside of you. >> reporter: president trump sat in a separate news conference japan's prime minister shin social security /* -- shinzo abe. he said, this is not about guns, he said this is about mental health. the sheriff here at wilson county agreed more on that in a moment. for now, back to you. texas governor greg abbott joins us now. it's good to talk to you. i wish it was under different circumstances, sir. >> that makes both of us. >> can you tell us anything more that you have learned, any updates on who this gunman was and what his motivate could possibly be? >> sure. well, i'm sure you know by now, he's a former member of the

united states military who was dishonorably discharged. he seemed to have a troubled past, even before he enlisted in the united states military. there's information surfacing there may have been a reason why this particular location was targeted. that information may be coming out today or tomorrow in the coming days. but i don't think this was a random act of shooting. a randomly chosen location. but obviously, someone who was very deranged. >> i don't want to jump ahead of the investigation. but can you give us any further information on that? are you -- was he related to someone in there? did he hold a grudge against somebody inside the church? >> you know, savannah, i really don't want to share that information because it's important for law enforcement to be able to follow up all potential leads and gather the information they want. if i were to release information, it could compromise their investigation. >> not to go further down that road, governor, but we have also

heard there was an exchange of gunfire between the gunman and the neighbor who came out to try to do something. are you aware if the gunman died of a self-inflicted news or as a result of the gun exchange with the good samaritan in the neighborhood? >> matt, what i'm told is that the gunfire from the neighbor, the sit z the citizen of sutherland springs, did shoot and did connect in his shot with the assailant here. and then, obviously, the assailant dropped his gun, got into his car and drove off. he was chased by the citizens of sutherland springs. and during the chase, the assailant swerved off and basically died at that time. we don't know whether or not his death was caused by the gunshot that was inflicted by the neighbor or was it a self-inflicted gunshot. >> one of the questions is how this guy got a gun in the first place. we know he was dishonorably discharged from the military,

for domestic violence allegations. why do you think he was able to purchase a gun in the first place? >> it's interesting. we know some additional information, and that is before he purchased this gun, he did seek to get a right to carry permit in the state of texas and was denied that permit in the state of texas. after that, he was able to buy this gun. under federal law, someone who is dishonorably discharged, as this person was, is not authorized to be able to buy a gun. so there's ongoing information that needs to be gathered to find out exactly why and how this gun purchase was consummated. but this is all the type of thing that happens here in just the hours in the aftermath of a shooting like this. there's a lot of questions. and there's a bevy of law enforcement working to provide answers to all of those questions. >> governor, we appreciate what you are able to tell us about the investigation.

we know that work will continue. thank you for your time, sir. >> thank you. want to go back to craig, now, who is with the sheriff of wilson county. perhaps you can shed some light on what the governor just told us. >> reporter: yeah, matt. sheriff tackitt, you told me that the gunman was related to folks that go to church here, his in-laws, his exin-laws worship here, correct? >> that's correct. they did not attend yesterday. and did speak to investigators. >> in the aftermath of the shooting. >> in the aftermath. >> reporter: are we able to glean anything in conversations with them about what motivated this? >> not at this time. >> reporter: what about this neighbor, this hero neighbor, had it not been for him? >> had it not been for him, we may have lost more people. or he may have gotten away,

because, you know, no one at the time, i think, knew what he was driving. thank god for this neighbor. >> reporter: you also told me at this point law enforcement believes that the gunman committed suicide in that car. >> we think it's a possibility that he did. he was, my understanding, wounded from the good samaritan or hero. but at this time, we don't know there's a possibility that he did commit suicide. we won't know that until the medical examiner. >> reporter: before this, was this a shooter known to law enforcement in the area at all? >> no. never. don't know anything about him in this area. >> reporter: have we recovered a note? >> as far as i know, there has not been a note recovered. >> reporter: did neighbors say they heard him scream anything? >> they did not say they heard him say anything. >> reporter: sheriff tackitt, thank you. our thoughts and prayers are with those here in wilson county.

matt and savannah, back to you. >> all right, craig. thank you very much. also this morning, president trump is in japan. he's ratcheting up the pressure on north korea. he refused to rule out eventual military action and declared that the united states will not stand pyongyang menacing america or its allies. on the first stop of his trip, he is denouncing north korea as a threat to the civilized world. severe thunderstorms along the great lakes turned deadly overnight. two men died when a basement wall collapsed inside a house in erie, pennsylvania. the fire department scuba divers made the discovery after neighbors reported seeing the foundation give way. officials say pressure from surrounding floodwaters likely played a role in that collapse. the men had gone into the basement just to check on some leaks. this morning, our thoughts are with "tonight show" host and good friend, jimmy fallon, and his family. they are mourning the loss of gloria fallon who passed away on saturday.

a spokesperson said jimmy was at his mother's bedside with other loved ones whi when she died peacefully. he said his mom was his biggest fan since day one. the show has been canceled this week. gloria fallon was 68 years old. do we need a hoda boost from you. >> we have a story of staying connected to our loved ones after a loss. his wife, jessica, had to sell his prized convertible to pay for the funeral. they had an infant son justin who needed some day care. jessica came across the old car's registration. and she took it to social media where strangers helped her track it down and buy it. a group called follow the flag got volunteers to restore it like new. and guess what? they delivered it to justin as a surprise from the past for his 15th birthday. >> wow. >> silver lining there. a lot more to get to this

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♪ here comes the man, ♪ we are back with what's "trending" today. we're getting help from the one, the only, josh gad. >> good morning. >> let's get going. >> he's addressing the nation. >> we're going to look at what's trending on twitter. it's national gnanachos day. #traffic and #brotherlove. raise your hand if you have ever named your car. >> your car? >> your car. >> what did you name it? >> the first car i ever got was a toyota corolla. and she drove like an old lady. so, i called her sheila. i would literally say, come on, sheila. we can do it. >> all right. josh, this is more common than you think. people have admitted to naming their personal belongings.

their baikes, purses, laptops. we formed a connection with it. and the attachment makes it more likely to give it a human name. the queen in terms of naming things is savannah guthrie. >> we talked about this before the show. did you ever name anything when you were kids. we had an old cadillac from the '60s, and we called it grungy george or the grunge. we named all of our cars. i got a new suitcase. and it's silver and has four wheels. i call it r2-d2. >> we had a car, a lincoln continental. and we called it the spruce goose. >> one of the great examples of this, b.b. king and the guitar, lucille. i have a toothbrush i call

sport. >> do yu name anything? >> well, humans. i named my children. >> chevrolet. >> i got tired of saying baby one and baby two. i'll give you names. >> i have never named anything. lime like al. >> a funny topic for you to choose, then. >> i chose it for the rest of you. carson? >> to get to "pop start." we're going to talk about john stamos. he stole the show where he played the beloved willy wonka. have you seen that? ♪ if you want to view paradise simply look around and view it ♪ ♪ anything you want do it want to change the world ♪ ♪ there's nothing to it >> stamos, wow. the "stranger thing" star, played charlie. listen to this cast here. richard kind was grandpa joe.

and weird al took the stage as the leader of the oompa loompas. now, sean combs, the artist known as p. diddy is marking his 40th birthday by changing his name again. >> i decided to change my name again. i'm just not who i am before. i'm something different. so, my new name is love, a.k.a., brother love. >> that's right. he's brother love. but name changes are not unusual for the rapper. sean was known as puff daddy. then, sean john. puffy, in tlr days. and then, p. diddy. then, just diddy. now, it's brother love. >> we already had qwest love. >> and kevin love. >> and buddy love.

>> one thanksgiving for the love family. >> i'm officially changing my name to p. diddy. >> all right. >> it's available. >> i've been waiting for a while now. yeah. >> that's amazing. >> congratulations. >> will that affect your children's names at all? >> i hope not. >> thing diddy one and two. alec baldwin and hilaria, posting the photo. our baldens are getting a new teammate. what will the baby baldwin be? it is a boy. big congratulations to the bad win family from all of us. josh gad, not just here to chat car names with us. he has a movie, "murder on the orient express." it's a whodunit murder mystery that takes place on a train. all of the passengers are suspects. >> thought you would be found out. that's why you kill him. >> yeah.

yeah, you're damn right i stole from him. thousands. i knew his money wasn't honest. what did it matter if i skim some off the top? but let me ask you a question -- why would i slaughter my cash cow? >> ooh. >> i see some new muscles for you, josh. tell us about this role. it's quite on the other side of the spectrum from olof. >> it was originally supposed to be animated. and that didn't test well. audiences were confused. we went the more traditional route. >> i didn't do it. i didn't murder him. it was awkward. >> got it. >> this is an incredible movie, directed by kenneth branagh, who stars as poiro. and everybody has something that poiro needs to figure out.

>> who is the murderer? >> it's interesting you should ask. $12 will tell you at a local cinema. >> you were chomping at the bit to be in this. i'll be an usher. i'll do anything. >> i never said usher. that never came out of my mouth. when you have a cast like dame judi dench, johnny depp, michelle pfeiffer, willem defoe, this is a master class. and the opportunity to act alongside those people, is an incredible one. >> have you seen it? >> twice, now. news special report. here is kate snow. >> good morning, everyone. we're coming on the air to bring the latest in the church shooting in sutherland springs.

the worst in history. 26 people dead and now authorities saying 30 injured. let's join freeman martin with the texas department of public safety. >> we know during that pursuit the suspect used his cell phone to notify his father that he had been showed and didn't think he was going to make it. subsequently he shot himself. so as i said, the pathologist will determine the cause and manner of his death. we can confirm the suspect did not have a license to carry. the suspect did have a noncommissioned unarmed private security license similar to a security guard at a concert type situation. there were no disqualifiers entered into the national crime information center database that the preclude him from receiving a private security license. private security background

checks including fingerprints and criminal history checks with texas crime information center and national crime information center databases were checked and he was clear. i can tell you there is video recording from inside the church that has been secured. we have viewed the video. the crime scene investigation will do on for days. all the bodies have been removed from the church. our victims will be autopsied at the medical examiner's office. as i said, our suspect was autopsied this morning in travis county. that information will be forthcoming. we know you have a lot of questions. we'll answer what we can. to start off with i think we're going to special agent in charge of atf to answer questions he can answer. his assistance to this investigation, the suspect and

his purchase of the firearms. >> my name is fred milanowski. i'm in charge of atf houston field division. first and foremost our hearts do out to the citizens of this community and the victims' families. it is obviously tragic for all of us. what i can confirm, there was three firearms that had been recovered. one was ruger 566 rifle we recovered at the scene of the church. two additional handguns were recovered from the vehicle of the suspect. one was a glock 9 millimeter and one was a ruger 22. i can confirm all three of these firearms were purchased by the deceased suspect. there's been a lot of information in the media and question about the discharge of this individual from the military. what i will tell you right now,

in general if an individual has a dishonorable discharge from the military they would be prevented from purchasing firearms. this investigation, we are early in the investigation, we do not have all the documentation yet. until we can get all the documentation to determine exactly what his discharge was, exactly what his conviction in the military, we will not have a determination on if this individual was prohibited from possessing or purchasing firearms. thank you. >> next we'll have the wilson county sheriff joe tackitt. >> i think i spoke to most of you this morning. some things have changed since early morning when i spoke to y'all. we will be getting back with y'all later. if you need to try to contact me, i think most of you did get my telephone number. right now, our hearts are going out to all the family members

that have lost family or have family in the hospital. thank you all. >> next we'll have the fbi special agent in charge chris combs. >> good morning, i'm christopher combs, fbi special agent in charge. first of all, our condolences to this community on this horrific act. we're here with our partners, dps and rangers we work with every day supporting them, assisting them in any way we can. right now we're providing evidence teams in support and technical support with phones, video that we talked about, going back to our lab at quantico. so we are here in support of texas dps and we will be here with them as long as they need. thank you. >> one thing everybody wants to know is why did this happen. it's a senseless crime, but we can tell you there was a

domestic situation going on within this family. the suspect's mother-in-law attended this church. we know that he had made threatening texts from him. we can't go into details about that domestic situation that is continuing to be vetted and thoroughly investigated. we want to get that out there that this was not racially motivated. it wasn't over religious beliefs. there was a domestic situation with the family and in-laws. next the wilson county district attorney aubrey lewis would like to say something. >> good morning. we've learned this morning just how small town america truly is. we've had a tremendous outpouring across the country for people wanting to assist our families in need. i want to make sure that everyone knows how they can help because everyone can help. you can help by praying for these families and their loved

ones. first and foremost. everyone can do that. the other thing is you can help tess families financially. so we are working and in the process of setting up two bank accounts. the sutherland springs community association has a bank account through commerce bank in stockdale that will be accepting monetary donations on behalf of the families. in addition to that, wells fargo will have an account as well set up for the victims of sutherland springs. that will be available for anyone to help what we do not need at this point are canned goods and nonperishable items for the families. if you want a way to help, it's through prayer and it's through financial donations. so we appreciate you guys sharing that information, and we are very grateful for this country and just the tremendous outpouring of support that these families are starting to receive. we want to make sure that everybody knows how they can help. so thank you all very much.

>> also with us today, we have two texas ranger majors cory lane and brad brzezinski who are incident commanders. we will try to answer any of your questions you have at this time. [ inaudible ] >> of course, the video will assist in the investigation. you know, it was a horrific event. at this time we're not prepared to talk about the video. inaudib [ inaudible question ] >> we know he was seen at the valero. he was obviously suspicious to others based on the way he was dressed in all black. at that time i'm not sure if he had the mask on or not.

but he was wearing a black mask that had a white face, skull face to it. then he drove across to the church. that's when he exited the vehicle and started the shooting. he was wearing a ballistic vest with a plate on the front. there's no plate on the back. he was bearing a ballistic vest. [ inaudible question ] >> at this time i cannot. we know he expressed anger towards his mother-in-law who attends this church. >> do we know if she reported it to authorities before. >> we do not. >> do we know anything to do with the estranged wife? >> we can't answer that. >> one more question. university hospital -- >> the suspect would continue to engage -- [ inaudible ].

>> we can only speculate. >> domestic terror? >> that would probably be a better question for -- [ inaudible question ] >> let him answer. >> no, at this time we do not have a terrorism investigation open. the rangers are the lead. they have the investigation and we're supporting them. >> chris combs with fbi. [ inaudible question ] >> so what we know he bought four weapons in total. 2011 them were bought in colorado, two of them bought here in texas. there was one purchase per year in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. [ inaudible question ]

>> i'm sorry, i couldn't hear. [ inaudible question ] >> all right. we've been listening to authorities in texas talking about this mass shooting at a church yesterday morning. >> without getting into detail, the subject -- >> just pausing for a moment to see what they are saying there. that was the press conference going on in texas about a shooting at a church. justice correspondent pete williams in our washington bureau. he's been listening with them. pete, it sounded like the headline to me was this was a domestic dispute. >> no question about it. that's where it's been looking since last night. the fbi on the record saying no sign of terrorism. one big question here, kate, was he legally entitled to buy these weapons. we know he bought the assault rifle he used in the attack last year at a san antonio taker gun

dealer, but was there something in his military record, the assault conviction and the fact he got a general court-martial, military equivalent of a felony, was that reported into the system that would have been used when the background check was done when he bought the gun. if so, would those be disqualifying. the air force trying to answer that question, fbi trying to answer that question, and so is atf. that's one big question here. should he have been able to pie this gun or would his military record have disqualified him, kate. >> we're getting an update, pete, on the victims. we said 26 deceased. i misspoke earlier. twenty injured. among those injured, 18-month-old is the range up to 77 years old. pete, on the weapons, they just mentioned at the end of the press conference that four weapons were purchased, two in texas, two in colorado. >> right. we believe that the assault rifle was one that was bought in texas in san antonio area.

as a matter of fact the gun dealer had said as much. >> let me go to craig melvin on the scene with us in texas. craig, the magnitude of this is so hard to process, especially when i give the range of ages starting with a baby, 18-month-old. what is the community doing to try to cope? >> well, here is what also compounds that grief, kate. this is a very tiny texas town. we're talking roughly 500 people. literally everyone in this town knew someone inside that church. also among the dead, the sheriff tell me a short time ago of the 26 deceased, up to 14 of them are children, eight of them are from the same family. this is a tragedy of epic proportions in a town that's, again, very small, 30 miles southeast of san antonio, kate. >> one thing we haven't touched on, craig, is the heroes in that town who pursued the gunman.

tell us that part of the story. >> i spoke to one gentleman, his name is johnnie langendorff. he was walking out of the gas station. he told me he saw a guy who just shot up the church. another guy who had a rifle with him hopped in his car and said follow that guy. he just shot up the church. they gave chase. as you heard in the news conference, law enforcement officials here are crediting those two gentlemen with likely subduing the suspect. >> craig melvin on the ground. we'll continue to follow this story all throughout the day. we'll break in when necessary. lester holt in sutherland believe only your president and believe only the people who are in power. don't believe these people out in the press. this is a fundamental american trait and value. to understand the press is not perfect, we're going to make our mistakes.

but we're a check on power. and i think the people stop and think about it, remind themselves about that. they're saying, with all of the flaws and heaven knows i made my mistakes, have my open wounds from some self-inflicted wounds. i think people understand about such things as the right to vote. there's some controversy about should people have a driver's license and that sort of thing. we believe in a fundamental right to vote. if we can keep emphasizing those things about which we agree, keep a civil conversation, i think we're going to be all right. i'm an optimist by experience and nature. it may be a long valley. we'll get through it. >> i'm an optimist, too. the book is right on that tone. thank you, dan rather, for being with us. the book is called "what unites us." you can find more about it at today.com/shop. coming up next, courageous and inspirational women tackling breast cancer with strength and with humor. first this, is "today" on nbc. ou and inspirational women

we're back, now, at 8:40, with "pink power today." and i sat down with women, who are in the midst of breast cancer, having chemo, surgery, and losing their hair. you would think that that story would be very depressing. and they have an inner light that shines through. it's the day you walk in the door and the doctor tells you, that your life has forever changed. >> i found the lump myself, after a routine mammogram, so i was healthy. >> i thought that it was a cyst. i couldn't have breast cancer. >> i walked into that appointment all by myself because nothing was supposed to be wrong. >> he said, you see all this white stuff? that's cancer. and he said, it already spread to your liver and ribs.

>> two days before his 1st birthday, i had a double mastectomy. right now, i'm 2 1/2 weeks out from that. and i'll have radiation in a couple weeks. ♪ >> reporter: when talking to your children, i'm curious, how do you? or how did you? >> so, my 8-year-old knew something was up. and i said, what's the matter? she said, i'm scared that you have cancer. i said, what does that mean? she said, it means you're going to get sick and you're going to die. and i said, is mommy a fighter? and she said, yes. and i said, does mommy like to lose? no. is mommy a positive person? yes. those are all the things that we're going to use to fight this. >> when i was diagnosed, my daughter was 20.

and she said, i'm going to have a nervous breakdown. i said, no, you're not. you better get it together because mommy got it together. ♪ >> i got to tell you. the positivity in here is something that is palpable. how is it that you lead with that positivity? >> there's always something to smile about every day. even on the hard days, there's something to smile about. the other day i put jeans on by myself after -- and i was doing a little dance. i got my jeans on. >> reporter: by the way, that's huge. >> that's huge, right? >> that's huge. >> reporter: when you look in the mirror at yourself, there you are. what do you see? >> i see what shines from the inside. i miss my hair. i miss my chest. but i'm still here. and i don't look at what i don't have. i look at what i have. >> reporter: sheila, you chose to remain bald. >> i wanted to empower other women. i think it's bold.

i think it's beautiful. i think it's classy. i think it's sexy. i met my husband. that was his pickup line. i'll bet your boyfriend likes your bald head. i'm like, i'm single. he's my husband. >> sometimes i say, do people think that i'm sick? or do they think i'm a [ bleep ]? >> reporter: tell me what defines beauty to you now? what is beautiful? >> looking at my girls and wanting to set an example with them. >> getting up in the morning and wanting to have my day and put one foot in front of the other. >> i missed eight days of work. that was the eight chemo treatments i had. wow. looking back, i did this. that's my beauty, the strength i found within myself. >> one of my bosses said to me, i was having a breakdown. i said, i have breast cancer. he said, i know a lot of women with breast cancer and they have

one thing in common. and i said, what's that? he said, they're still here. oh. >> i want women to know that you're stronger than you think you are. >> i'm a fighter. and everyone can be. >> pay attention. and just because you are in your 20s or your 30s, you think breast cancer happens to older women, it doesn't have to. it's not an excuse to die or give up. you have sheila who gets treatment every month. kiara had treatment wednesday. brittany is 2 1/2 weeks from surgery. had treatment yesterday. and here we are. life doesn't stop. live your life. i want to live. >> that's beautiful. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh, the design. >> oh, wow. >> wow, cool.

>> today, you know, i met four beautiful women that are going through the same thing i'm going through. they get me. we're sisters. >> in case you're wondering, those ladies were getting henna tattoos. it's an ancient form of body art that will last several weeks. they ended up being not just so full of life, but will be life long friends that grew. >> you said once, something to us, a couple years ago. you don't know how strong you are until you're tested. >> that's your only option. and those women are bright lights. i met people who are totally healthy who don't have half of that light. >> just the courage. she said, they're in it right now. it isn't a bygone memory. they're in the middle of it and showing courage and light. >> they were something. >> nice one, hoda, as always. we want to speak of health and go to our no-shave campaign

this month. we're frying to bring attention to men's health issues. >> we're going to focus on a difficult but important topic. we're going to get help from dr. drew pinsky. >> nearly 45,000 americans die by suicide every year. and for every completed suicide, there's 25 attempts. these are alarming numbers. and men die by suicide three-times more so than women. and middle-age white men account for the highest suicide rates. please, ask, check in, be supportive. if you suspect a friend needs help, do not hesitate to reach out to professionals for support. >> all right. want to thank dr. drew for that. you can find information and resources on our website, which is today.com. >> it's just a good reminder, we're not not shaving to look handsome. we're doing this to raise awareness for men's health issues. we're going to lighten things up with a performance from aynd

the summer concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> multiplatinum singer and song writer, andy grammermusic this . >> his full length album is out december 1st. we need you. take it away. >> here we go. ♪ you and i against the world ♪ ♪ that's what you told me that night in the terminal, as we were boarding ♪ ♪ i know you meant it holding my hand so tight ♪ ♪ we flew from lafayette ♪ ♪ back to pacific time and you laid your head on my shoulder ♪ ♪ a couple teas we shared over

arizona ♪ ♪ an emotional rollercoaster because we ride the high and low ♪ ♪ we ride the highs and lows you'll never be alone ♪ ♪ when your world explodes ♪ i will be right here ♪ i will right here whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ when the smoke clears whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i will be right here when the smoke clears ♪ ♪ when i hit the wall back in december ♪ ♪ and took my hardest fall we fell together ♪ ♪ and we spent the weekend pacing the hotel room ♪ ♪ and the weston, the dublin

never felt so close to you ♪ ♪ and i laid my head on your shoulder ♪ ♪ by the time we left, we were ten years older ♪ ♪ and the emotional rollercoaster, yeah ♪ ♪ we ride the highs and lows we ride the highs and lows ♪ ♪ you'll never be alone even when your world explodes ♪ ♪ 'cause after all the smoke clears ♪ ♪ i will be right here whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i will be right here whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ when the smoke clears whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i will be right here whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ when the smoke clears ♪ you and i against the world what that's what you told me ♪ ♪ we ride the highs and lows

whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ we ride the highs and lows whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ you'll never be alone even when your world explodes ♪ ♪ 'cause after all all the smoke clears ♪ ♪ i will be right here whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ i will be right here whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ when the smoke clears >> yes. andy. >> andy grammer. andy, thank you so much. reminder, the new album comes out december 1st. we are going to have more music on "megyn kelly today" and in our fourth hour. we'll be back in a moment, when the smoke clears. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we're back with andy grammer. new record comes out in december. you can preorder it today.

>> i'm so psyched about it. go get it. it's my favorite. thing i've ever done. >> your favorite? >> the smoke did clear here. we found two extra band members. >> yes. >> nice to have you with us. >> you're going to sing more with megyn kelly. megyn's not going toi )m - -.. a little later today .. good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. a little later today, authorities are supposed to release more details about a walnut creek intermediate school science teacher who's now accused of possibly improper contact with a child. the letter sent by the school to parents on friday. the teacher is identified as michael bartel. he's been teaching at walnut creek intermediate since 20 15 and before that as a substitute

teacher in martinez. authorities have said no current or former student have been connected to the case. martle is now on administration leave. happening now, reaching out to school leaders. pete will have a live report in our midday newscast. you can also link to more details right now on our homepage. a violent attack we first reported in the south bay has now turned into a homicide case. it happened in mountain view. authorities say two people were involved in a fight near the center for performing arts and a maran county man was arrested after stabbing another man repeat lid with a knife. mountain view police updated the situation just a few moments ago, about 15 minutes ago, and they're now saying the stabbing victim has died from his injuries. previously investigators said they knew each other. over 100 miles away for

treatment. but that may change. the effort to bring care, closer. and as one city prepares people to prevent crime... we investigate a rise in auto thefts across the bay. that )s tomorrow - 4:30 to 7.

♪ this morning on "megyn kelly today" -- is there a hidden danger at destination resorts? one couple says yes and have a harrowing tale of barely getting out alive. then, a miraculous rescue. a young boy pulled from a frozen lake, seemingly too late. but that's justalf the story. and andy grammer with my favorite. "fresh eyes," live. we need that this morning. all that and more, right now. ♪ hello, everyone. and welcome. i'm megyn kelly. we begin this morning on a somber note. in sutherland springs, texas, a rural town just east of san antonio, where on a ie