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a very, very good man. >> as they cope with one of the worst mass shoots 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 too many shows in the past. trying to get answers to another act of unspeakable violence. at least 26 people were killed, 20 others wounded. and the youngest victim was just 5 years old. >> the gunman was identified as 26-year-old devin kelley. police said he was dressed in

black tactical gear. he opened fire outside of the birth baptist church and then went inside. >> investigators are pouring through his background. he served in the air force. he was 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: that is the key question, why. this is a tiny texas town. 30 miles southeast of san antonio. roughly 500 people live here. all of them grieving this morning. we are learning more about the shooter's troubled past. we learned more about the guy who likely prevented this from being even worse. and weir learning about the victims. "the washington post" reporting that eight of the dead, all from

the same family. overnight, the quiet down of sutherland springs, texas, trying to come to grips with the latest mass shooting. more than two dozen people were killed at sunday services at this small baptist church. law enforcement officials say the shooter was 26-year-old devin patrick kelley, dressed all in black, wearing tactical gear, and armed with a lugar ar rifle. he started outside of the church and then entered the building. >> as his exited the church, a local resident grabbed his rifle and engaged that suspect. >> reporter: after being con fronted, kelley dropped his weapon and ran. one of the men who tracked down

the alleged killer is johnny langendorff. >> i 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 scene. one woman telling msnbc four of her grandchildren were inside. >> they were having to move the bodies to see if anybody else was alive or breathing. >> reporter: among the dead, 14-year-old annebelle pomeroy, the adoptive daughter of the church's pastor. frank pomeroy is normally behind the pulpit.

>> we serve a god that is greater than any normality we know. >> reporter: his sermons on y yubtd. now, everyone is coming together. overseas, president trump was brief eed on the incident, spokg 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, president trump with japan's prime minister shinjo saeb said this is not a guns issue. this is a mental health issue. this is this worst shooting at a house of worship in the united states. matt, savannah? >> thank you very much. pete williams, you have been talking to your courses. what are you learning about a possible moztive?

>> they tonigsaid they don't ye know. he has 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 a search and interview with friends and relatives might have the answer. we don't know why stephen paddock shot all those people in las vegas. >> what else do we know about his past that may provide clues? >> it doesn't show that he had serious brushes with the police. 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 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. we're joined by a commissioner in 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 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. first off, i want to say that the 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 identify

the victims and monotify the famil families. has everyone opinion been not y notified now? >> i don't think. only a few have been notified, that i know of. >> was this church known 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. this is 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

who they think may have caused this? what the motive could be? >> no motive right now. that's the question for everybody right now. trying to figure out. why that little church. i mean, out in the myle of nowhere. 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 this shooting? >> right. everybody has a connection to that church. everybody knows. it's almost like a family town. anywhere you go, i mean, everybody recognizes everybody. >> we know that family is aching right your. 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 would it be targeted?

>> 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 the heroes that is able to track 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. peter alexander is with the president in tokyo. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, matt, savannah, good morning. evening here in tokyo. the president finishing up a state banquet with his host. president trump sending his deepest condolences to the people of sutherland springs, calling it a horrificaddressing latest mass shooting at home. calling the gunman a deranged

individual. >> this is a sad event. >> reporter: asked if gun control is the answer. >> this isn't a gub guns situat. we could go into it. fortunately somebody had a gun shooting in the opposite direction. >> reporter: 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: 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 equipment from the united states. >> reporter: president trump ad-libbing an attempt of humor, after reading remarks prizing the japanese economy. >> i don't know if it's as good as ours. i think not. okay. >> reporter: a state dinner

capping this two-day visit. the president and first lady, paying respects to the japanese emperor and empress. later, president trump feeding asian carp at a fish pond. 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 mr. trump's former security adviser. zeroing in on the elder flynn's overseas work. >> 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 wilber ross. he may have misled congress. in a statement, the commerce department said, secretary ross has never seeked or received any ethics exception. back to today's news conference, president trump appeared to offer north korea an exit ramp, that if kim jong-un's regime received abducted citizens, the u.s. would take that as a signal. >> thank you very much. coming to get to the interim democratic chairwoman of the democratic national committee. and she says, critics that want to keep her quiet can, quote, go

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good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a dry start, but rain is on the way. there's a chance of thunderstorms. grab your rain gear if you're heading out the door. 68 degrees this afternoon. we'll stay in the 60s because of the clouds and the rain. showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon for the suburbs and in new jersey. a little bit warmer at the shore. a little sunshine this morning, but that fades with a chance of late-day showers there, too. 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware, up to 68, the chance of afternoon storms. >> and 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 in a live interview. and later on, the new

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♪ good morning, everybody. it's 7:30, monday morning. and once again, seeing images of people in mourning. victims of yet another mass shooting. this time, a little church in a small texas town. and horror unfolded yesterday morning. >> that look is leading our headlines. >> 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's devin kelley's rampage. >> he served in the air force. >> the era of strategic patience is over. president trump in japan overnight. on a five-nation asian tour. sounding off, that the japanese look to the u.s. to protect themselves from north korean missiles. >> he will shoot them out of the sky when he gets additional equipment from the united states. rand paul recovering. the senator from kentuckiers inning five broken ribs and an injured lung, after a neighbor allegedly assaulted the senator at his home on friday. >> and football fight. shocking police shows the moment a police officer trades blows with a female fan, during a

mid-game alteration in miami. police investigate the officer's behavior. monday, november 6th, 2017. >> difficult video to watch there. >> we want to get more on this shooting in texas. gabe gutierrez is at the 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 mraus of place of 100 people, 26 of them are gone. deep in the heart of texas, heartbreak. the loss, staggering. >> it's hard to hear that people you know were hurt that bad. and they died. >> we can still believe and have faith with them. >> reporter: among the victims, 14-year-old annebelle pomeroy,

the adoptive daughter of pastor frank pomeroy. >> always smiling. didn't matter who you were. someone she just met, she acted like she knew them. >> reporter: sandy ward's granddaughter was wounded. her grandson shot five times. overnight as mourners shed tier tears at a vigil, they wait 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. >> i was spoiled. he was a hard worker. a very good man. >> reporter: another woman who atended the church her whole life, said she knew the victims. her own life could have been spared because she overslept. >> why? >> reporter: that question, why,

hangs heavy here. some of the 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 friends or friends or friends and 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 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, 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 condolen condolences. can you tell me what you saw? >> my apologies. there was a vehicle going by. can you repeat that? >> we are sending our condole e condolences. 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. you know, 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 called 911. my husband was relying information to me and i'm trying to get on the other side of the house. i have been raised around guns all my life. and i was prepared to ever 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 this 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 the husband see the shooter go into the church? and did you hear the gunshots continue after that? >> 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 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 by 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 had seen him in the black vehicle. and they followed him. my husband, at that point, we thought it was okay to go outside. there were people running late to the xhurchurch. 11:17, 11:20, people were driving up. neighbors were out. they were coming outside. we were trying to keep people away from the church. we didn't want to contaminate the scene. i didn't want anybody coming up to the church seeing their loved ones like that. my husband went to the church to render aid. he's a strong man. but he came back. he just couldn't. 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 poarents, i went to school with. their parents were friends with my parents. you may not know somebody directly but you know. annebelle pomeroy, she would come to the house. they would also invite to the fall festival. this community pulls together. it doesn't matter your race, your ethnicity. if you need something, we come together. 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 when they tried to assess what was going on. it was horrific. >> i cannot manual all that you saw and what the community is going through. we send our love and our prayers. we appreciate you spending your time with us this morning. >> thanks, kathleen.

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. 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 good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. a dry start, but rain on the way. there's even a chance of thunderstorms. grab the rain gear if you're heading out. 68 this afternoon. we'll stay in the 60s because of the clouds and the rain. showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon for the suburbs and in new jersey.

a little bit warmer at the shore. a little bit of sunshine this morning. that fades with a chance of late-day showers there, too. 60s for the lehigh valley and delaware, up to 68. the chance of afternoon storms. >> 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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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 60 million meals to pets in need.

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welcome back, everybody. carson is in the orange room, with the historic run at the new york city marathon. a great finish. >> more than 50,000 runners packed the streets sunday for the 47th annual new york city marathon. some of the high lyings. shalane flanagan, was the first women to win as an american ever. a star-studded event. our buddy, kevin hart. you might recognize karlie kl s kloss, model. over a million spectators were treated to the normal suspects

running the course. the lion was out there. dorothy on the right. for you, al, david s. pumpkin made an appearance. i want to congratulate the runners. our stage manager ran. >> and is standing. >> how was it, buddy? >> yeah? awesome. looking good. congratulations to everybody. guys? >> by the way, carson, joseph said he passed kevin hart a couple times. that means he passed you, also. >> we're back after this. ♪ because the ones you need to be strong for... ♪ are the ones who actually give you strength... ♪ embrace the cosmic balance. ♪

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first alert traffic reporter, jessica boyington, j.b.? >> watching the beginning of rush hour, the vine street expressway's eastbound off-ramp to 8th street. an overturned dump truck. you can clearly see the mess on the roads. causing a little backup and delay on to the vine's eastbound side with some of the off-ramp. and actually it looks like we're moving the cameras around here, moving to 95, still isn't a major problem because of that. we're watching an accident on route 1 northbound through the boulevard around 9th street. we have a fuel spill there, too. back to you. >> thank you. it's time again to stuff the fwhus delawa-- the bus in delaw. d.a.r.t. and the food bank will begin the annual food drive. today you can donate non-perishable items at the am -- acme in rehoboth. for a list of locations, tap the nbc10 app. tomorrow at 5:45, our series on commuter safety continues.

♪ 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 feels like a war zone sometimes. you could feel the bullets whizzing by our house. >> residents of the tight-knit town 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. one blinking light. we are learning more about the gunman. i'll talk to the sheriff in just a few moments. meanwhile, this community just trying to make sense 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 pl fled the scene and was chased by two locals. one of them, johnny langendorff, ran him off the road and held him at gun point 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 was not appear to be links to terrorism. >> we continue to process 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 community, searching for answers. >> never think this will happen close to home. >> 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 with shinjo abe. hi th 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 anymore you have learned about who this gunman was and what his motivation could possibly be? >> i'm sure you know by now, he is a former member of the united

states military who was d dishonibly discharged. he had a troubled past 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 judge 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 the investigation. >> we heard there was an exchange of gunfire between the gunman and a neighbor who came out to try to do something.

whe are you aware if the gunman died of a self-inflicted news or as a matter of gun exchange with the good samaritan in the neighborhood? >> the gunfire from 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 sut sutherland springs. and during the course of that chase, the assailant swerved off. and basically died at that time. what we don't know is 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 additional information. 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 buy a gun. 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 the questions. >> governor, we appreciate what you are able to tell us about the investigation. we know that work will tonight.

thank you for your time, sir. >> thank you. want to go back to craig, who is with the sheriff of wilson county. craig, perhaps he can shed some light on what the governor just hold us. >> reporter: yeah, matt. sheriff, you told me that the gunman was related to some folks who go to chrurch here. his ex's in-laws worship here, correct? >> that's what i understand. they did not attend yesterday. and did speak to investigates. >> in the aftermath of the shooting. >> in the aftermath. >> reporter: are we able to glean anything in conversations with them about what note vated 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. he may have gotten away. because you know, no one at the time, i think, knew what he was

driving. >> reporter: you tell me that law enforcement believes he committed suicide in that car. >> it's a possibly 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. 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 is not stand. pyongyang menacing are ining am its allies. on the first stop of his trip, he is denouncing north korea as a threat to the civilized world. two men died when a basement wall collapsed inside the house in a neighborhood in pennsylvania. officials say pressure from surrounding floodwaters likely played a role in that collapse. the men had gone into the basement to check on leaks. this morning, our thoughts are with "tonight show" host and good friend, jimmy fallon. they are mourning the loss of gloria fallon who passed away on saturday. jimmy was at his mother's

bedside with other loved ones when she died peacefully. he said his mom was his biggest fan since day one. tables of the show has been canceled. 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 have a son, that needed 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 they delivered it to justin as a surprise from the past for his 16th birthday. >> wow. >> silver lining there. a lot more to get to this morning.

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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. >> it is terrific. >> thank you. >> you were on that train. >> bucket list item, wants to go to the olympics. >> can we make that happen? you know anybody? >> you're in. >> every sport. as you can tell, i'm a big athlete myself. so, i really want the opportunity. >> you can change your name to sport. >> terrific. josh, thank you. good luck with the movie.

>> "murder on the orient express" hits theaters on friday. our "daly click" today. this was a touching moment. lebron made news to this. i see some fans. the kids are wearing the wizards jerseys there. they're cleveland fans there. he gives them the bracelets. and look at the look on the kid on the right's face. the kid on the left is mouthing, can we get a picture? the nba sharing this clip on instagr instagram, using #thisiswhyweplay. >> cute. >> carson, thank you very much. and another thanks to josh. "murder on the orient express" theaters on friday. mr. roker? >> we're going to be rooming together at the olympics the it will be great the let's see what we got going on today. a cold front bringing in heavy rain from new england all the way back down into eastern tennessee. a few showers along the southern california coast. the heat is on in southern

texas, through the gulf coast, into the mid-atlantic states. but the big chill is on in the northern and western plains, where we'll see some mountain snow, as a little clipper comes across. record heat through the southeast. heavy downpours in the northeast. coul be flash flooding.d good morning. i'm bill henley. a dry start, but rain is on the way. even a chance of thunderstorms. 68 degrees this afternoon. we' stay in the 60s, showers an thunderstorms possible this afternoon for the suburbs and new jersey. a little bit warmer at the shore, but that fades with the chance of some late day showers. delaware up to 68 with a chance of storms. latest weather. guys? >> al, thanks. straight

nbc 10 news starts now. 8:26. good monday morning. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> temperatures in the 60s, 64 in philadelphia. that's above the normal high temperature for this time of year which is right at 60 degrees. we got lots of clouds around this morning. we're not looking for a big warmup and i'm expecting some rain. so far it's dry in wilmington. showers still outside of our area, but they're starting to get closer at this hour. let's check traffic with jessi jessica boyington. >> we're still watching the vine street expressway.

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like? do you mind? can i show it to them? here's one of the marathon medals. >> it's heavy. >> congratulations. and congratulations to one of our staff members. >> one of our superproducers. this was her tenth marathon. she's 50 years old. also, joshua janiak. a lot of sore people walking around. >> tomorrow is even worse. second day is worse. coming up, a story you will remember all day long. hoda has a conversation with women in the middle of fighting breast cancer. and we have a historic journalist, written a new book, opening up about what unites us all. before that, let's take a quick check and see what's coming up on "megyn kelly today." megyn? >> on this, a dark day. let's face it. we have a story that will make you feel hopeful and inspired and feel the power of community.

a young boy, 14 years old, falls through the ice on a frozen lake. was without oxygen for an hour. he's here to tell about it. we'll see you at the top of t tthe 9:00. i hit you on top of the head. i'm sorry for committing that battery. >> checked me into the boards. >> you know i'm clumsy. >> it's okay. let's see what we have for you starting off your week. clouds and rain in the northeast, and new england. snow in the western plains. record heat from the southeast to the northwessouthwest. coastal showers from northern california to the pacific northwest. and that continues to create a wintry mess through the northwest. sunshine through the gulf coast, into the mid-atlantic fair and m.il

good morning. i'm bill henley. a dry start, but rain is on the way. even a chance of thunderstorms. 68 degrees this afternoon. we stay in the 60s, showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon for the suburbs and new jersey. a little bit warmer at the shore, but that fades with the chance of some late day showers. delaware up to 68 with a chance of storms. >> we got a big crowd here. want to make sure everybody gets on. while we do that, we want to make sure we tell you, you get the latest weathatest weather y. check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. over, savannah? >> all right, al. thank you so much. after more than six decades in journalism, dan rather has just about seen it all. with political tensions again dividing the country, the legendary reporter isn't just

asking questions. he's offering solutions to repair the rifts in his new book called "what unites us: reflections on patriotism." dan, i feel like calling you mr. rather. you're a native texan. i can't imagine how the news is hitting your heart this morning. hard to fathom that we're dealing with another mass shooting. >> i think for everybody, texan or otherwise, it's a hammer to the heart. an emotional earthquake, to mention metaphors. i'm frying to get my head around it. it's a difficult time. we had the tribeca killings a few days ago. it's easy to get pessimistic about the country, who we are, what we are. and the book, "what unites us," i don't have all the answers. i'm a reporter that got lucky. i don't have all the answers. the hope is, it's an intimate book. i think some people will be surprised about it.

it's saying let's have a conversation about what patriotism is in the second decade of the 21st century. our whole country, multiethnic, multireligious, multiracial, is built on a premise of out of many, one. we have to find those things. we have to nurture those things that keep us together. and so, i hope you will find the book is a hopeful book. i think it is. >> i was going to say, it's just in time. i think many people feel despair about a variety of things that are going on in our country and the world. you're talking about patriotism. and you're saying in one of your solutions, kind of to harkin back to the ideals, the fundamentals. >> exactly. we need to build bridges between one another. different points. we're going to disagree about things. d dissent, for example. as american as the american revelation. we're a country that guarantees

dissent, as long as it's peaceful dissent. empathy is very much on the mind today. we're an empathetic people. look at what happened in the wake of hurricane harvey. neighbor helping neighbor, people helping people. the book is to remind us, there's some things, many things, on which the overwhe overwhelming majority of the country agree. we agree on having institutions that sustain us. a system of checks and balances. and values that transform us. and then, there's the drive that keeps alive entrepreneurship and creativity, that has made the country great. we all recognize, we're not a perfect country. but we can be better. and we're better than this. and we know it. >> our institutions aren't perfect, of course. no one will be surprised that you have an impassioned defense of a free press. in the book, there's a recent pole. nearly half of the people think the media make up stories. the media myself is under fire. and what do you think the media

needs to do better to enhance its credibility? and what do people need to understand about the value of the press? >> those of us in the media, i prefer the world press. we have freedom of the press. our job is to bear witness, to honest brokers of information. to be as accurate and fair as we can. we need to do a better job. i think most of the public understands, we're under attack by people including the president, for their partisan, political and ideological reasons. they want people -- they are saying, believe us. 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, clourageous and inspirational women tackling breast cceran

a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim guadagno's failures shortchanged our future. after 8 years- incomes are down, costs are up and our economy is crawling. we are better than this. i'm phil murphy

together we'll build a stronger, fairer economy that works for every new jersey family. christie and guadagno left new jersey stuck. i'm serious about moving new jersey forward.

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 andy grammer. "today" on nbc.

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. ♪

nobody delivers more for south jersey than steve sweeney.

he stood up to north jersey special interests to increase funding for our schools. he stopped christie's commuter tax, saving south jersey residents over 200 million dollars. and he led the charge to pass paid family leave. aarp applauded sweeney for freezing property taxes for seniors and cutting prices on prescription drugs. "i got to take my hat off to him. he's a man of his word." steve sweeney. because there's more work to do to get south jersey's fair share. ♪ 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 to nbc 10 news starts now. coming up on 9:00. starting out with cloudy skies and the rain is on the way. >> yeah. starting to inch into the area. this is easton. it's already starting to move into western berks county as expected at this hour. this is the first line of showers. there is a chance we'll see some

thunderstorms during the day today, especially this afternoon. you can see a lot more activity lining up to the west. cloudy skies through the day and the temperatures are going to be on the mild side right on through the afternoon. temperatures in the 60s. today starts nbc 10's severe weather week. we'll be on the road starting at the oxford valley mall today at 11:00. if you are heading out right now, let's check the roads with jessica boyington. >> watching the vine street expressway. we have had a messy morning commute. everything is getting back to normal. 8th street at the vine is still closed following an accident with a dump truck at the ramp there. northbound side we still have some lanes lost right near 9th street. millions of people were fooled by fake news posted to facebook during the presidential

election. you don't have to be the one to keep sharing fake news. tonight at 11:00, we show you the easy way to know where your stories are coming from. remember, you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. we've paid a big price for chris christie and kim guadagno.

they gave out billions in corporate tax breaks. millions to whitewash the bridgegate scandal. millions more wasted on empty office space. we got stuck with the bill. property taxes up. train and bus fares up. college tuition up. women's healthcare funding eliminated with christie and guadagno we're paying more and falling behind. four more years of kim guadagno is unaffordable.

♪ 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 just half 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 quiet,