wrong for virginia. disclaimer: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. >> we were flabbergasted. there is no reason for something like that to take place. especially here, where everyone is family. anchor 1: breaking right now. america, once again confronted with another mass shooting. this time at a church in texas in the middle of a service. gunfire killing more than two dozen and the shooter, just identified. news, this is a breaking news alert. airor 1: as we come on the tonight, tragedy striking a church in texas. the deadliest mass killing at a place of worship in modern american history.

10 others injured. a gunman opened fire during services this morning inside the first act as church in sutherland springs, outside of san antonio. our cheryl conner is that the live dusk right now. we are standing by for a press conference. in the meantime, let us check in now with cheryl about what we know regarding the shooter. he has been identified as devin patrick kelley. a white man in his 20's. he is from about 35 miles away from first baptist church. we are learning that the pasto r and his wife were out of town but his 14-year-old daughter was killed in the shooting. families are in tears, waiting to see at their loved ones are safe. thegency vehicles filled town of sutherland

texas. helicopters airlifted the wounded to nearby hospitals. a law enforcement official tells abc news at least 27 people died. anyone -- if anyone was in the church that died, we know they are in the presence of jesus. they are waiting to hear the names of the victims. walkedff says the gunman into the church and started firing. authorities say the attacker is dead. kept her says fate alive. agents from the fbi and the bureau of alcohol and firearms are on the scene as well as numerous texas law enforcement officials. that more we know than two dozen people are injured. before the shooting in texas, rinse william county police started working on what they are calling worship wat t

wjla.com to learn more. as soon as the news conference starts in texas, we will bring it to you. anchor 1: just a massive tragedy. the president tweeting about the mass shooting say in -- may god be with the people of sutherland springs, texas. the fbi is on the scene. i am monitoring the situation from japan. the tragedy in texas unfolding in a place of worship. tonight, and entire country in mourning. there at a vigil that included prayers for texas. the church notice doors are still open over my left shoulder. the service was from 5:00 until 6:00. it was a scheduled communion service. was all not scheduled of the prayers tonig

service that ended about 30 minutes ago. first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas might be over 1000 miles away. no one here at this church in arlington new the victims but they feel a kinship with their baptist brothers and sisters in texas here tonight. we were invited into the service by pastor mike. he says there is a piece a bout abouthould -- a peace the shooting. they sing some hymns and had their communion. after the service, he spoke to a couple of the churchgoers. take a listen. findss kinds of violence its final solution in jesus. that fact that he came to celebrate life. the churchgoers here tonight

the victims of the shooting but also for the shooter. and his family. that is the latest here tonight in arlington. anchor 1: the situation in texas is still unfolding. you can be the first to know when breaking news happens with the wjla abc app. woodbridge girl is missing again, just weeks after police put out an amber alert for her adoption. -- for her abduction. police say she left on her own but she is in danger. we had the latest. melissa, our policing that she may have left with a gang member? melissa: police do not have any updates but they continue to check on leads in order to bring this girl home safe. in threeecond time weeks, prince william county police are looking for this girl.

right behind me when i come from school. for her to be missing again -- wow. melissa: she was allegedly abducted from a house party by a self proclaimed member of ms-13. she was later found safe and returned to her family. but police say the man who took her is facing a series of charges. around 11:30 p.m. saturday night, her family says she left her home on her own, and has not returned. what is scary to most folks is that they do not know why she keeps disappearing but they do hope again for her safe return. >> my daughter walks home from school. is scary.t, it especially, with everything going on in the world. is a mom of a teenage girl. >> i talked to her about walking

to know that she is missing again and she willingly left, that is scary. quantifypolice cannot how many hours go into investigating a missing persons case like this. but considering the circumstances of her disappearance of few weeks ago, this case will be thoroughly investigated. anchor 1: it was a dreary day out there today. the one good thing that we can say is that we did get one extra hour of sleep. live radar sweeping clear tonight. talking about some precipitation that we did see today. -- lessn a 10th of it than a 10th of an inch of rain downtown. most of us in the upper 50's and 60's. through the evening, temperatures will not move that much. temperatures may go up a couple of degrees downtown as some more mi

briefly before our next big cooldown. we will touch on that and the election day forecast coming up in just a bit. anchor 1: continuing our breaking news out of texas. there is a live press conference going on right now. it is just outside of sutherland -- sutherland springs, texas. this is the first official update. let us listen in. the community center for pitching in and helping out and continuing to demonstrate to the world way that texans come together to help their fellow texans. largestealing with the mass shooting in our state history. there are so many families who have lost family members. mothers, sons, and daughters. the tragedy of course is worsened by the fact that it

took place in a church, a place of worship. this is where these people were innocently gunned down. we mourn their loss. we support their families. we appreciate the first responders and what they have done to help respond to this challenge. they are continuing in their efforts as they put all of the pieces of a very complex puzzle together to try to provide their community all of the answers that they need and deserve. unfortunately, i am sad to tell you, and to confirm at this moment in time, that there are 26 lives that have been lost. if that number will rise or not. we just know that it is too many. and this will be a long-suffering mourning for those in pain. we

comfort, for god's guidance, and for god's healing. for all of those that are suffering. for every mom ask and dad at home tonight, that you put your arm around your kid, and you give your kid a big hug, and you let them know how much you love them. knowing that we support each other. tell your friends and your neighbor that you support them and you will work with them. i am very proud of the way that we have so many people working together to respond to this. with thein talking texas, weteam in reported that the emergency medical task force from san antonio was

respond to the magnitude of this tragedy. hospitals andea trauma centers have hospitals ad trauma centers have coordinated with regard to patient movement and patient care. the red cross has set up family assistant -- a family of assistance center to help all families affected by this. the one thing that is very important for everybody affected bythe red cross this, whether ya family member or nonfamily member, is that you avail yourself of counseling resources that will be made readily available in abundance. so many people who and helped respond coordinate already. i want to express my gratitude to the president who called from overseas. and my gratitude to senator

legislature. when you look at the robust response from the immediate area , i want to express my gratitude to the sheriff of wilson county, to the district attorney from , herarea, audrey lewis territory is larger than just wilson county. the regional director, freeman martin. each of those will be speaking shortly. of the areaayor where we are right now, to the department of homeland security, to the atf, the fbi, the sheriff's office. you --laverniad police department.

i have no doubts that there are other law enforcement as well as emergency agencies that have responded to this. and i regret -- if i did not mention you, just know that we i have no doubts that there aret people have come together. i would like to turn things over to sheriff tackett. the crime occurred in his jurisdiction. >> thank you, governor. all of us in here know what happened today. something that we all say does not happen in small communities but we found out today, that it does. -- as theur support, media, do not put it out there that it should not have happened. because it does happen. we feel sorry for all of the people involved. we do not know

of any of the victims at this time. we are still trying to work the crime scene. as we get the names, we will be contacting family members. and letting them know what we have. at this time, we have no names of any of the victims. thank you. the district attorney, audrey lewis. >> thank you, all. we know you have a lot of questions you want answers to. our number one priority and goal is to help the victims and their families. we ask that you respect that as well. theant to be sure to notify families of the victims before the media gets a hold of that information. news to bear, we want to be the ones to share it with the families. we have a lot of law enforcement working well tet

we commend the professionalism occurring. because we have to make sure that the crime scene is handled appropriately, it takes time. unfortunately, that leaves a lot of families of the victims with questions. we will be updating them as soon as we have information. answers thatthe they need. we appreciate the work of all law enforcement and we appreciate you guys. we know you are trying to get out information. the media has done a pretty good job of making sure. -- of making sure that the safe and thes crime scene is preserved. and processed appropriately. >> next, regional director freeman martin. >> everyone hereand pro

wants information about what is going on. we would love to provide you more. if you came here wanting to know the motive behind the shooting, you will leave here disappointed. we are unable to release fax to protect the integrity of the information. we will release it in a timely fashion. we are here assisting the sheriff, joe tackett. wants information about what is going on. there are multiple agencies involved. we are all working together to thisrt the sheriff in investigation. at approximately 11:20 a.m. this morning, the suspect was seen at a gas station. he was dressed in black. the suspect crossed the street to the church. exited his vehicle and began firing at the church. the suspect moved to the right side of the church and continued to fire. he entered the church and continued

resident grabbed his rifle and engaged the suspect. the suspect dropped his rifle which was a assault type rifle and fled from the church. pursued thetizen suspect at that time. a short time later, as law-enforcement responded, the suspect ran to the wilson county line. he passed out and then was found deceased in his vehicle. do not know ife it was a self-inflicted gunshot won't or if he was shot by our local citizen that engaged in. the suspect has not been completely identified. we believe he is a young, white male in his early 20's. he was dressed in all black, tactical type gear and was wearing a ballistic vest. there

multiple weapons in the vehicle and the vehicle is being processed by our texas rangers. there is a lot of work to be done in this investigation. that there are 23 deceased in the church. two outside of the church. and one that was transported with injuries is now deceased bringing the total to 26. we have a approximately 20 that were transported oakley and in hospitals in san antonio with from minorat vary to severe. the ages of the victims range from five to 72. there is a lot of work to be done. we are only hours into the investigation that will take a significant amount of time. we will continue to process the information as it becomes available. we know you have a lot of questions but there are many that we cannot answer. we have multiple crime scenes.

where the suspects vehicle was located. we are following up on the suspect and where he is from. we have a lot of people to interview. we have texas rangers at all of the hospitals locating and interviewing those who are injured. not a lot of information to give at this point. in the state of texas, we have every resource available. texas rangers. texas highway patrol. emergency management. every resource we have available is working. at the end of this investigation, we will answer every -- any reasonable question. was the citizen injured that engaged with him? >> he was not. all to the law enforcement at all of the different levels. the collaborative

working relationship will ensure a swift and certain evaluation of exactly what happened. we will provide that explanation as quickly as possible. we will be leaving here and going to meet with some of the family members of those affected. as soon as we finish up. will take a few questions. >> how many were in the church? >> we do not have those numbers. there were people in the church that escaped, that were not injured. we don't have all of the information. >> was the shooter part of a militia group? >> that is being investigated. we cannot say one way or another. >> what about him was suspicious? what originated the call? typesf are the

under intense investigation right now. hopefully, we will learn more about that in the next 24 hours. can you tell us anything about a raid on the home of the suspect? >> that information will be coming out shortly. do you know anything about any social media postings? types ofgh those things are being looked into as we speak. was the shooter's family [indiscernible]? we don't know. >> i think you realize that there is a lot of information to help us peace this puzzle together. but we don't want to provide you any miss

theant to meet with families affected by this before we release information publicly. we hope to get you this information as soon as possible. thank you all very much. >> is there a videotape of the service? >> we do not have one yet. you have been listening to a live press conference outside of sutherland springs, texas where 26 people were shot and killed inside a church there. from laweard enforcement and the governor. they say the gunman at 11:20 a.m. was at a gas station dressed in black. walked into a

church -- the church with an assault weapon. killing 26 people. he engaged in gunfire with a neighbor who was also armed. he got away in his vehicle for some time and then crashed. dying at the scene. law-enforcement tonight saying that they do not know if the government died of a self-inflicted gunshot won't or if he died from the gunfire that he exchanged with a bystander who was also armed. the governor also saying that this will be a long-suffering morning. much more information to come about the breaking news and texas. it is the largest mass shooting in texas state history. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy

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will have power over your health care. adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged more for health care; premiums would go up. and adams supports giving employers the power to block birth control access for female employees. john adams: wrong on health care, wrong on birth control, wrong for virginia. disclaimer: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. meteorologist: welcome back. as you look outside, it was a drizzly and damp gray day but we did get an extra hour of sleep. and happy birthday to jay

who is turning nine-day. temperatures in the 50's. the big story has been the dampness in the atmosphere. a lot of moisture out there. temperatures in the low 60's overnight. ,hey may come up in some spots depending on where you are located. pockets morning, some of fog and drizzle are a possibility early on. there will be some sunshine midmorning. i think we could get into the low 70's. today, 61 degrees. our average is 62. we are right on target. some more mild air is moving in from the south and the west. the winds will shift transporting in some more mild air tomorrow. it will take some time. morning rush, fog and drizzle. a niceing, sunshine and warming trend. temperatures could briefly get to the low 70's. the next cold front will swing through tomorrow afternoon. showers. i

next system hangs out to our south. we are unsettled. a few showers possible with each passing day through the week. tonight, 60's, downtown. wow, damp to start out. midday sunshine. quickly warming. afew showers, storms, and rumble of thunder. tuesday, election day in virginia, a mostly cloudy day. noticeably cooler in the low 50's. top of showers in the afternoon. do not let that keep you from doing your civic duty. some isolated showers and chilly into thursday. friday, our federal holiday. veterans day is on saturday. quilted dry. -- cool to dry. kimberly: the big story tonight. the church shooting in texas. 26 people have died. we will follow the latest developments and bring them to you on our abc news seven cap.

on news channel eight at 10:00 and we will see you back here on abc seven at 11:00 tonight. we hope you have a good and safe night.

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