the first shot everybody just turned around and looked and after the second, third, fourth shots everyone just took off and ran for the exit. >> three are dead, including the shooter believed to be 24-year-old david katz from baltimore after shots rang out in the 2019 video conferce. honoring the life of senator john mccain, this morning we have new details on what's ahead from arizona to washington. a stunning allegation against pope francis, a former arch bisho up. family and friends gather for the funeral of mollie tibbetts. >> remembering one of america's most celebrated playwrights,

neil simon.oday starts right no. >> good monday morning i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. an online gaming tournament in florida took a deadly turn when a gunman opened fire killing two people before fatally shooting himself according to authorities. the rampage left several wounded and send dozens of others scrambling for recover. >> everybody was freaking out. >> what were people saying? >> i think a couple people mentioned their kids. a couple people were just like -- i don't remember exactly. i know a couple people were panicked and that's when i told them god's got our back. the jacksonville county sheriff has identified the suspected shooter as 24-year-old david katz of baltimore. they did not discuss a possible motive, they did confirm he was in town for the 2019 nfl madden competition. ey david katz as a

2017 championship winner. tells it was just after 1:30 sunday afternoon when witnesses described hearing what they initially thought were balloons popping. there were dozens of people here at the jacksonville landing for madden gaming tournament when all of a sudden police say a 24-year-old gamer from baltimore, maryland opened fire and started shooting. people started running for cover, some of them telling me they went to nearby businesses and barricaded themselves inside of bathrooms. the sheriff said it took only two minutes for police to get here to the scene but the shooter was able to kill two people and injure nearly a dozen others before turning the gun i have been released from the hospital or are listed in stable condition. this as local, state and

authorities investigator tni is. >> heather, thank you. this morning, the nation remembers a maverick. arizona senator john mccain dyed saturday night of brain cancer. the war hero who became a giant in american politics was 81 years old. at the white house, the flag flying at half staff in honor to his six decades to the country. people in his home state of arizona may have said it best calling him a hell of an american. tracie pots is in washington d.c. with a look services for senator mccain planned across the country but first kelly o'donnell is in phoenix where mccain will lie in state at the capital. >> reporter: flags are lowered, respect shown in the small gestures of messages left outside senator john mccain's state office.

>> i'm here honor john mccain. >> an honor guard outside the phoenix funeral home. lu who plan to remain near the senator through services here. >> no matter what you think of his politics or person, he served our country and served it well. >> from arizona to washington d.c., planning is under way for a multi-day official farewell to begin wednesday with a public mourning at arizona state capital. arizona governor. >> this week will be about honoring his life and legacy and comforting the family. >> reporter: congressional leaders announced the senator will become only u.s. like former presidents. >> america is mourning the loss of one of the truly great men. >> reporter: to preserve mccain's legacy for future generation, senator chuck

schumer is urging lawmakers to rename a building in his honor. >> it's the most majestic building and i think there would be widespread support. i can't believe there wouldn't be for naming that building after senator mccain. >> reporter: his commitment to troops around the world and veterans at home inspired gratitude. >> no one had the backs of the new generation more than he did. >> reporter: loyalty was the backbone of friendships in politics. >> his legacy is one of civility, dignity, and honor. >> it's tough. i'm going to miss him. >> reporter: defeats, however painful, did not diminish mccain's stature. former presidents and campaign rivals remember. from barack obama, few of us have been tested the way john once was or required to show the kind of courage that he did. but all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good

above our own. and george w. bush, some lives are so vivid it is difficult to imagine them ended. some voices are so vibrant, it is hard to think of them stilled. during the last year, senator mccain took part in some of the planning for his own upcoming memorial. including his request that the two men that once blocked his path to the white house, former presidents obama and bush be among those to deliver eulogies. >> tributes to senator mccain are pouring in across the country. there's a growing any mor yal outside of his office in phoenix. while nfl fans paid their respects. a week's worth of services for senator mccain are planned from arizona to washington to annapolis where he will be laid to rest. tracie pots joining us with the details. such a fitting send off for a

larger than life american figure. >> reporter: the man known as a maverick will be remembered here in washington starting on thursday and more on friday. on thursday he begins that final journey back to the nation's capital. friday is the day that we'll see a memorial here at the capital. and then the public will have a chance to pay their respects as he lies in state. as kelly noted, at the capital rotunda. we are hearing a lot of condolences from his colleagues here in the senate, from his colleagues john mccain brought democrats and republicans together. >> he was one of a kind. determined, courageous, tough. >> i don't know that we'll ever see anybody who is like john mccain. i think he's one of a kind. >> reporter: saturday will be a big day here in washington. there's a memorial that's planned at the national cathedral. that's when we'll see his colleagues from congress, along with world leaders here to pay

their respects and remember the life of john mccain and then saturday a more private service, as you noted, in annapolis for friends and family and that is where he'll be buried. keeping in mind john mccain was a war hero before he was a politician. his grandfather, his father and his son also graduated from the naval academy. so an important place for the family there. we'll see them there on sunday. >> what a life, what a legacy. thank you. pope francis is back in the vatican this morning the weekend. while he apologized and asked forforgivenessng or accused ofd a formerthe u.s. said he knew a states. sexual misconduct allegations against a cardinal and helped to cover it up. we have the latest from rome. claudio, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the former vatican ambassador said he told pope francis in

june 2013 that the arch bishop was guilty of abusing seminary gs in the past. and because of it, pope benedict imposed heavy sanctions on him. sanctions that pope francis did not uphold and follow up on. a former vatican ambassador saying he did not hold theodore mckark untae. weeks ago when he finally resigned. i listened to the press conference of the pope on that plane, and to that question when we posed the question of the letter to him, he said essentially no comment. he said he was not going to speak a single word of it and leave it to us to judge, to ask to make our mind up. the pope became famous for the phrase who am i to judge. he's asking us to judge him instead. >> thank you. normally when opposing

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warning for st. louis. as we look to the east we are going to see warmer temperatures but that comes on tuesday when the heat index will be in the 90s, even in new york city and philadelphia. relief from the heat is ahead. that comes later in the week and temperatures get back to normal. so the building across parts of the plane states, texas into ts. it's going so we are going to get a break from the heat a little bit towards the end of the week but gets, they are >> bonnie, thank you so much. back. a few stories making headlines. bryson dechambeau captured his third victory on the pga tour, finishing at 18 under and moves into first place in the fed ex cup standings.

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from war hero to political icon, few americans have left a mark on the country quite like senator john mccain. a true maverick for six decades he proudly served his country from the house to the senate, and two bids for the white house. his inspiring story best told in his own words. >> commander john mccain. >> in i fell love with my country. it wasn't until i lost america for a time that i realized how much i loved her. i loved what i missed most from my life at home, my family and

friends. >> i've had the good fortune to spend 60 years in service to this wonder rous land. it's not been perfect service to be sure. but i've tried to deserve the privilege as best i can. i will not take the low road to the highest office in this land. i'm so grateful. so grateful to the people of arizona for the privilege, for the honor of serving here and the opportunities it gives me to play a small role in the history of the country that i love. we are an important check on the powers of the executive. our consent is necessary for the president to appoint powerful government officials, and in many respects, to conduct foreign policy. whether or not we are of the same party, we are not the president's subordinates. we are his equal.

it is an honor to serve the american people in your company. thank you fellow senators. mr. president. >> so much to remember, so much to honor. >> not many people can say good-bye using their own voice like that. >> the world is also mourning aretha franklin. several tributes are scheduled to honor the queen of soul this tuesday. they're invited to celebrate the legend at the charles wright african american history museum in her hometown of detroit. franklin's family c will be laid to rest this friday, august 31st, following funeral services in detroit. a rescue of gigantic proportions, a group of orcas were stranded along the beach

after the tide brought them ashore. many stepped up to help, the killer whales were successfully guided back out to sea. >> thanks for waking up with us on this monydait )s monday morn.

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