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making news in america this morning, deadly rampage. a small town reeling from a shooter's spree firing at random before attacking his fellow workers. a full report from the scene ahead. trump's rivals pull off the gloves taking jabs at the republican front-runner. but trump seemingly unfazed. >> it's a lot of fun up here tonight. >> in the meantime, hillary clinton hoping to pull in some votes by getting her groove on. we're live in washington. how about getting our surf on. fearless wave riders hanging ten on some massive waves. the rare competition that so many have been waiting for.
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and we say good morning on this friday morning. we'll start with the breaking details about the rampage in kansas by one count, the nation's 33rd mass shooting so far this year. >> heavily armed officers with guns drawn flooded the area around the lawn mower plant. one of the workers had already killed three and wounded more than a dozen people killed by police. >> the frightening incident playing out in hesston, kansas and abc's clayton sandell is there. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming
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>> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. >> reporter: not much is known yet about the victims who have not been identified. ford has an extensive criminal record in florida. police aren't saying why they believe he opened fire but they've ruled out terrorism. excel is a family owned company that makes lawn mowing equipment since 1960. clayton sandell, abc news,
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and this morning police are saying something triggered ford's rampage but they haven't revealed a specific motive yet. >> and you saw a woman in clayton's story talking to a reporter after the story. her husband had been right next to a co-worker who was shot and the reporter pointed out her husband, an all too familiar scene playing out live on tv. >> it has become way too familiar and sad. of course, we're going to continue to follow that throughout the morning including on "good morning america." we want to get to our other breaking news. new debate fireworks. marco rubio and ted cruz tag teaming donald trump in houston blasting the front-runner on everything from immigration to his privileged background. >> it was the first debate without jeb bush but his parents right there, the first lady and former first lady and president bush drawing loud cheers from the audience. "your voice, your vote." here's some of last night's most fiery moments.
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the florida senator unleashed attack after attack on trump putting the republican front-runner on defense. >> you're the only person on this stage that's ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> you know, i'm the only one that's hired people. you haven't hired anybody. >> inherited $200 million. if he hadn't inherited $200 million, you know where donald trump would be -- >> no. >> now he's repeating himself. >> no, no, no. i don't repeat myself. i don't repeat myself. >> you don't repeat yourself? >> here's the guy that repeats himself. >> you repeat yourself every day. [ cheers and applause ] >> talk about repeating i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks ago. >> i saw you repeat yourself five seconds ago. >> trump also took incoming fire from ted cruz who hopes to win his home state of texas on super tuesday. >> when i was leading theig
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amnesty bill, where was donald? he was firing dennis rodman on "celebrity apprentice". >> trump unfazed by the repeated assaults. >> keep fighting. swing for the fences. a lot of fun up here tonight. >> reporter: trump reacting to a strong statement by the former president of mexico, vicente fox, using an obscenity to say his country would never pay for trump's wall. >> the wall just got ten feet taller, believe me. >> reporter: the bickering between the three republicans overshadowed the two others on stage, ohio governor john kasich and ben carson. >> can somebody attack me, please? >> wolf. >> well, his rivals are hoping they hit hard enough to stop his momentum. 11 states will cast their ballots in nearly 600 delegates are at stake so could be a make or break moment for some of these candidates. >> must have felt like he walked into the red wedding. one more key hurdle before next
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week, abc's kenneth moton with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yes, the democrats are sharpening their pitches to african-american voters before tomorrow's primary in south carolina. hillary clinton and her husband former president bill clinton crisscrossed the entire state making 13 spots in south carolina this week alone, bernie sanders just two, but he's drawing massive crowds in super tuesday states and beyond. 7,000 in missouri. 8,000 in massachusetts. 9,000 in oklahoma. while the republicans debated, clinton danced at a charlie wilson concert in charleston and also she was at a black church with senator cory booker of new jersey at her side talking gun control and recalling the charleston church massacre. bernie sanders insists that he has not given up on winning in the south but spent yesterday in ohio and michigan and took part in a forum to discuss the city's water crisis and hopes
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flint and say, quote, never again. he drew his biggest crowd in president obama's hometown of chicago. reena and kendis. >> all right, kenneth moton, does look like hillary clinton was performing the whip and nae nae there. kenneth moton in d.c. apple has filed a response to the order that it must assist the fbi in unlocking the iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters and claims the government is seeking what it calls dangerous power. it also says the constitution forbids what the government is asking it to do. fbi director james comey countered apple's claim if software is written to unlock the iphone, it would put iphone users everywhere at risk of hacking. comey says that was not a legitimate concern. well, new developments in the politically charged battle over the supreme court nominee. the republican governor of nevada says he's not interested. brian sandoval's name had been floated as a possible nominee.
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said they won't csider the president's nominee in any case. well, coming up, turning employees into spies. the shocking move by seaworld exposed. how they try to fool animal activists. a controversial move. a state governor procl
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houston fire crews have capped a leaking gas line that sparked a damaging two-alarm fire in an upscale neighborhood. city workers were repairing a broken water main when the backhoe hit it and ignited it. flames engulfed the roof of a nearby home but put out quickly. overseas, today will be a crucial day ahead in syria. cease-fire in the long civil war is set to begin within
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it'll be a chance for much needed humanitarian aid to reach remote areas. fight something likely to continue, however, as isis and other terror groups operate in that country. president obama says the coming weeks are critical to serious future but he's adamant the cease-fire not impact the u.s. efforts to destroy isis there. and breaking overnight a powerful message to north korea. an unarmed minuteman 3 nuclear missile blasting off fr. on the diplomatic front the u.s. has a resolution aimed at stepping up pressure on the north. the council is expected to vote over the weekend. president obama's expressing confidence about the country's battle against the zika virus. the president said they believe there is a promising pathway for diagnostics and vaccines. the comments made at a white house health summit were more optimistic than the tone of some federal researchers.
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of mississippi has signed a proclamation declaring april confederate heritage month but made no mention of slavery. governor phil bryant's office says he believes the state's history deserves reflection regardless of how unpleasant or complicated parts of it may be. the mississippi state flag is the last in the country to feature the confederate emblem. well, coming up, courtroom humiliation. erin andrews unable to watch the nude images taken by her alleged stalker. what she had to say. the seemingly unreal monster waves surfers riding high in the sky. do you love your wireless keyboard more than certain family members? is your success due to a filing system only you understand? does printing from your tablet to your wireless printer give you a jolt of confidence? if so, you may be gearcentric. someone who knows that the right office gear helps you do great things.
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trong. stay active with boost®. well, updating our top story a deadly shooting rampage in kansas. police say 38-year-old cedric ford was armed with a high powered rifle and a pistol and started shooting while driving to the lawn mower plant where he worked. inside they say ford opened fire on co-workers killing three and wounding more than a dozen others. a responding officer shot and killed ford. no specific motive has been given. by some accounts it's the 33rd mass shooting in the u.s. this year. well, new details in the trial involving "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews. jurors have been shown secretly recorded nude videos of her. >> andrews left the courtroom right before the imaging were shown suing the man who shot the videos and the nashville hotel where she was staying for $75 million. a computer expert
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16 million people have viewed the videos online and it's still going on. >> i know of no way to get it off just in doing continued research, people are still posting the video online a year ago, six months ago, a month ago. >> her therapist testified that andrews couldn't stop thinking about the video because she had been publicly humiliated. andrews is expected to take the stand next week. well, seaworld is making a startling admission using employees to spy on peta. seaworld says it received what it calls credible threats and claims it was just trying to protect the safety of its co-workers and customers. park officials now say they'll end the practice. well, a major medical milestone in cleveland. a 26-year-old has undergone the first uterus transplant in the u.s. she'll now have to wait a year to become pregnant to allow her
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she will also have to take anti-rejection drugs. women in europe have gotten pregnant with a transplanted uterus but it's never been tried here in the u.s. a rule change in major league baseball. so-called rolling block slides are now banned. you may recall chase utley of the dodgers taking out mets infielder ruben tejada during last year's playoffs. while his attempt to break up a potential double play broke tejada's leg. from now on those types of slides are illegal. violations of the new rule can get both the runner and batter called out. check out these. the waves, they were surfing off the north shore of oahu. this was a big wave competition known as the eddie and only takes place in sustained waves of at least 40 feet. organizers said yesterday's waves were up to 60 feet. a local surfer named john john florence won the event after watching rides on four massive waves.
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competition in six years. >> way to go john john. incredible scenes there. >> more incredible scenes. we get sports highlights from espn. >> he's stan. i'm neil. nba. >> warriors once again, golden state trying to get to 5-1 on their current seven-game road trip in orlando to take on the magic. steph curry sets the nba record, 128 straight regular season games with a three-pointer breaking the tie with kyle korver to take over sole possession of that record. dunk contest, at it again. he had 19. it didn't matter. curry, stop, just stop it. from 44 feet. how about 51. his third 50-point game of the season, 10 of 15 from three. warriors again. >> all right, so you got the warriors, the spurs then you got the thunder and then t
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those are your top four in the west but russell westbrook. he originally went to ucla on a gymnastics scholarship and chose to play basketball. anthony davis had 30. he's good. >> take flight. >> working, you know what he's doing there, he's doing work. that's what the kids call that. fourth quarter. okc trying to get back in and get back. no. pelicans beat the thunder. save our sonics. >> 23-34 for new orleans. not out of it, yet. back to you. >> some good shots there on the court. here's a truly phenomenal one. >> it happened during an intramural basketball game. ooh. you saw that. two-handed nearly full court shot made with the kid not even looking at the
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have? that will tell you more tan an interview, the fruit salad of their life is what i would look at. >> fruit salad of their life. >> maybe he was hungry. >> oh, boy. well, carson later explained he was referring to a biblical verse, knowing a person by their fruit, not before the phrase triggered 20,000 tweets including this showing carson as one of the wiggles. >> maybe the man didn't have dinner. >> maybe he was hungry. >> that's my explanation. "fuller house" finally available often netflix released this morning and fans are ecstatic about this. >> the sequel centers on widowed mother d.j. played by candace cameron bure. >> well, most of the original stars have returned except for the olsen twins who say they're no longer comfortable in front of the camera a
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exploding with fan reaction. some say that they're blowing off work today to watch all 13 episodes. others say they're so happy they're crying tears of joy. it's a long wait for fans of "fuller house." >> a couple decades ago. the academy awards are almost upon us. the big ceremony is sunday night in trying to keep it a secret. that means there are just 50 hours and counting until the red carpet on hollywood boulevard is full of stars, this is a live picture by the way but who will take home the gold? leonardo dicaprio is expected to take home his first oscar in six tries for best actor in "the revenant." >> while 26-year-old brie larson seems to be on track to earn best actress academy award for "room." >> but as for the best picture, "spotlight" and "the big short" lately getting a lot of buzz but it might be leo and the bear to hunt down the oscar on sunday night. >> these are all really, really great films looking forward to
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today: partly to mostly sunny. chilly and windy. highs: 38-45 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: partly cloudy and cold with lighter winds. lows: 23-39 winds: w 5 mph saturday: partly cloudy and cool. highs: 45-50 winds: wsw 5-10 mph
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presidential race. republican presidential candidates come out swinging in the last debate before super tuesday. it was the final opportunity to for candidates to sway voters before several states head to the polls-- and they made the most of it. front-runner donald trump took shots all night from senators marco rubio and ted cruz. one one point-- while discussing policy-- things got personal between trump and senator rubio. we'll have much more highlights from last night's debate, coming up lat this morning.
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in new mexico is making nationwide news. critics say it essentially legalizes "sexting" between teenagers. the bill allows teens, ages 14 to 17- to share nude photos with each other - with no penalty - as long as its consensual. supporters say it stops unnecessary prosecution and harsh punishments-- and want more states to adopt similar legislation. in some states, teens can be charged with possessing child pornography for sexting. critics say it only endorses bad behavior. the governor must decide by march ninth. well if you got your flu shot this year-- chances are you have stayed flu-free this winter. the centers for disease control and prevention, says this season's vaccine cuts the chance of getting the flu by nearly 60-percent. that makes it one of the most effective flu vaccines in recent years. by comparison, last season's flu shot only reduced flu risk by just 20-percent. the c-d-c also notes that it's still not too late to get a flu shot if you've yet to receive one.
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final preparations are underway as the city's street car program gets set to open to the public. after years of delays- the first customers will get to ride starting tomorrow. an opening ceremony will take place saturday at 10 a-m at the 13th streetcar stop on h-street in northeast washington. it will operate along h-street and benning road. service will be free for an introductory period. it's xx and we're just getting started. gunfure erupts in a small kansas town, as a gunman goes on a deadly rampage. we have the very latest from police as they try to figure out what sparked the bloodshed. no more mister nice guy.. republican presidential candidates get personal during last night's gop debate. we have the highlights... coming up.
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washington. today: partly to mostly sunny. chilly and windy. highs: 38-45 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: partly cloudy and cold with lighter winds. lows: 23-39 winds: w 5 mph saturday: partly cloudy and cool. highs: 45-50 winds: wsw 5-10 mph

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