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breaking overnight. two dead, 15 shot in a busy toronto neighborhood. police are searching for a motive. late details next. get ready for a strange july weather pattern that's impacting central and eastern states. new information on the tragic duck boat sinking tt claimed 17 lives including nine from a single family. smile, your uber driver could be live streaming your ride and it may be perfectly of the hill ood to be with you. i'm frances rivera. breaking new o 13
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others injured after a gunman opened fire. the gunman is dead from apparent gunshot wounds following exchange from police. the man with a handgun stormed the greek town area. it's an area full of restaurants and shops with many people out enjoying the final hours of the weekend. witnesses said the violence was felt across multiple blocks. >> i heard at least 20 shots? intervals, clippings, spent, reloading and then i saw the arnage as i ran down the rushed tos in critical conditio >> the gunman was there with intention and they d why and they're asking for the public's help. >> if you have any us out to help resolve this as soon as possible. >> the police chief, however, did not rule out terrorism as a possible motive. we will, of course, continue to
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bring you the very latest. for the first time we are hearing from a 70-year-old women who said she was one of the first hostages released at an l.a. trader joe's store. police are continuing to investigate what prompted suspected gun man 28-year-old gene atkins to shoot his own grandmother before holding dozens of people hostage at the store. he's now being held on $2 million bond and faces possible murder charges. nbc's steve patterson tells us more. >> reporter: frances, that trader joe's behind me as you see remains closed as workers come to grips with the horror of what happened this weekend. meanwhile, a 70-year-old woman who claims to be the fir releas for the first time about what happened inside during the crisis. this is the suspect here. this man at the center of the dramatic standout that played out on live tv. police identifying him as 28-year-old gene atkins,
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arrested on suspicion of murder. killed in the chaos, a 28-year-old employee. her brother tweeting i'm sad to say she didn't make it, my baby sister, my world. >> i heard a couple of gunshots near my head. >> reporter: because of her age, terry said he wshe was the firs hostage released. >> he said, i'm going to shoot them one by one. >> reporter: the ram parge began hours earlier at this home. atkins shooting his grandmother multiple times he then led police on a chase near hollywood and took aim in a gun battle with officers. >> an officer needs help. >> atkins fled in a store. as m 50 people inside. with tactical teams, police
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surrounded the store. here's a rescue of the kids. negotiating the release of several hostages, rushing young children to safety. >> it looks like they used a ladder to get out. >> some escaping from a second story window. heroics from shawn jerrisy using a ladder to save co-workers. >> i knew i needed to find a way out. >> the suspect surrendering without a fight. terrified hostages reunited with their loved ones. and over the weekend trader joe's releasing a statement calling the events of saturday's standoff the single saddest day in the company's history. meanwhile, the oman in her 70 the report. frances? turning now to the duck boa >> steve patterson, thanks for the coast guard plans to lift the capsized boat from the lake tourist zejts in years. this morning. it will be taken to a secure facility as federal investigators scrambled to find
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out why the boat carrying 31 people went down saturday during a powerful storm. some were leaving news saying all patients treated for injuries have been released from the hospital. as the investigation continues, so does the mourning for those who never made it out. nbc's dan schenn nemann has the latest. >> reporter: branson, missouri, is in mourning. >> in this community known for its hospitality for all people, a sense of shock, grief, and disbelief. >> reporter: worshippers packed a local church to remember 17 lives that were lost thursday when a duck boat capsized. >> today we say we're so sorry. we're so sorry that your hearts are broken. >> reporter: among the victims a st. louis area couple. friends released balloons in their memory. >> they will never be forgotten. >> reporter: while workers prepared to raise the boat from table rock lake, questions
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remain about why the boat was on the water in the first place while the area was under a thunderstorm warning. when the storm hit waves were unto six feet high and winds were 73 miles pefr hour, nearly hurricane strength. there were also questions about the safety of the boat. >> since my inspection i have convinced my family not to ride the ducks. >> reporter: steven spaul a private inspector. the current owners asked them to inspect it. paul calls them a death trap. >> there is an escape from the back. if you can imagine being in a sinking ship like that with only one exit, it would be devastating to say the least. >> reporter: the boat company says safety is its number one priority. nbc news. president trump is firing back at iran this morning after a stark warning from that skun try's leader. the president tweeting, never, ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever
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suffered before. we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death. be cautious. well, this coming in response to the reining president's warning that war with iran is the mother of all wars. the back and forth capping a turbulent weekend for the president which saw him double down on the definancial of his meeting with vladimir putin and new accusations that the fbi spied on his 2016 campaign. >> reporter: an early morning tweet storm set off by an overnight development. heavily redacted court documents detailing why carter page was under surveillance by the fbi. the president calling it illegal spying on his campaign saying the department of jugs tis and the fbi misled the courts calling it a rigged witch hunt and a scam. page himself pushing back against the allegations that he conspired with the russians. >> i -- no, i've never been an
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agent of the foreign power in any -- by any stretch of the imagination. >> reporter: but even some in the president's own party say the documents don't show misconduct in the investigation. >> i don't think it's part of any broader plot. the only plot here is the plot to interfere in our elections by the russians. >> reporter: and ongoing criticism of president trump's meeting with vladimir putin. democrats still want to know what the two leaders talked about and questioning the president's loyalty. >> the reality is we have no idea what our president agreed to. that's an asymmetric advantage for the kremlin. they do. the intelligence agents know exactly what took place. >> the fallout continues while the administration plans for the next summit, this time on the president's home turf just before americans head to the polls in 2018. nbc news, washington. a massive search is underway for a university of iowa student who disappeared without a trace
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last week. family members reported 20-year-old molly its missing. the des moines iowa register says that nearly 1500 community members have helped comb the rural roads searching for molly. according to police the 20-year-old is about 5'2" weighing 120 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office. raging california wildfires are on a mission. over the weekend that fire had grown by more than 10% burning through over 30,000 acres. officials warned poor air quality from the smoke. so far the ferguson fire has claimed one life. it's one of 50 wildfires burning. in an east alabama area, a tornado ripped through the area
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causing major damage. the storm uprooted trees and power lines were torn down. the tornado reached speeds of up to 85 miles per hour although there wasn't any structural damage. no injuries. it is monday. hope you're rested from the weekend. easy to do because of all of the tlan a lot of us had. welcome back, bill. >> thank you very much. you never heard people say, i love high humidity, never. people like it cold. no one likes it this soupy. tropical downpours. eastern li norfolk beach. in florida in the middle of the night, very rare for the summertime. typical. right along the coastal areas up into del marva. the areas in pink from eastern
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carolina, all the way through pennsylvania and new york everyone will get soaked occasionally. it won't rain the whole time. our friends in texas, yesterday was 109 in dallas. texas this week towards the desert southwest where it's going to get even hotter. yeah,s the heat, humidity, 234 a stagnant change. cubs/cardinals game, at. the first base coach tossed a foul ball. not reaching quick enough the boy misses the throw.
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u.s. senate race faced off in a heated debate saturday. president trump was the focus of one moment many found comical. republican nominee cory stewart, a one-time stew ward came to the president's defense. he responded to comments by tim kaine. here's that. >> we have a president who is standing up to the russians and now, senator kaine, now we and senator kaine broke out laughing. this coming as the president has come under fire from lawmakers are giving him a hard time about his summit. battle at the box office. and recording passengers in the back of uber and lyft rides. it'! 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico! goin' up the country.
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i know that it's going to sting for a little bit here, but given where i was to where i'm now, blessed. >> that's tiger woods. he's talking about his performance at the british open. a missed birdie would set him back at 5 under. he would go on to finish in the top ten for the first time in five years. jordan spieth capped tiger's record for the youngest to win four majors. he finished ninth. he would give up his lead. he finished at four under. the day would belong to francesco molenari. he finished at eight under. frances and bill karins, you ended up watching this. >> i like golf because it's so relaxing. when he missed that shot -- >> just the fact that he had a
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are treasured. just last year their daughter hannah was in a much different place because of a medical condition she has fainting spells and kids at school were making fun of her. >> i didn't realize that the bullying had gotten so out of hand until the spring. she sort of kept it all to herself. she finally told me she didn't want to be a burden. >> reporter: hannah had anxiety and fell into a deep depression and then one night hannah's mother robin had a feeling something was wrong and snuck up to hannah's room. >> i looked at her and she has a handful of my husband's blood pressure pills and she's putting them in her mouth. >> it was the lowest moment in my life where i just wished that i had a button that i could press to immediately alert my friends and even my family members that, hey, i'm not okay. >> reporter: that dark moment led to a bright idea. hannah enlisted her younger brother charlie to design an app. >> i just felt completely
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helpless during this entire situation. >> reporter: the siblings invented the app, not okay, a digital panic button. hannah shows us how it works. when someone is feeling not okay they can press a button and the app sends a message to five people along with their gps location. >> there is a comfort level with social media, mobile devices. so putting a resource for getting in touch with people that you care about and that care about you in that space i think could help a lot for a lot of different conditions. >> reporter: hannah is on the mend. >> hey, guys. hannah here. welcome to the fifth day of my health awareness month. >> reporter: she and her brother create inspirational videos about mental health. encouraging other people that it's okay not to be okay. they even got a shout out from beyonce's sister. >> honestly, the coolest thing in the world for me. >> reporter: and while she still deals with fainting spells and depression, hannah says creating
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the app has given her darkest moments a different meeting. >> the beauty from my ashes because all last year was just so much pain and now it's like i'm living my dream. so cool. >> what a way to turn it around. >> well said. it is so cool. so tough to goingshrnd she made it. >> push the button. thanks for starting the week with us. i'm philipp mena. >> i'm frances rivera. a woman walks 100 feet above the ground w
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all is as a result of gunfire and it's a total of 15, including the suspect, or the alleged suspect, and 14 others. one of those 14 is deceased. one is critical. >> this morning police are searching for a motive in a mass
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shooting in toronto. late details ahead. new details involving the alleged killer in the trader joe's hostage standoff, including the store manager gunned down in the chaos. president trump warning ton chief. is streaming u?

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