pregnant with his. and lance armstrong's career has been erased. why he's not fighting the doping allegations anymore. and tracking isaac, how soon the storm could hit the u.s. and will it rain on the parade at the republican national convention. good evening, everyone. >> pat and jim are off tonight. we begin with the deadly shooting outside the empire state building, a fashion designer laid off from his job shot and killed a co-worker this morning. >> at least nine other people were wounded, some of the stray bullets hit them. they're expected to survive, though, but it made for a chaotic scene outside one of the world's best-known landmarks. chris pallone joins us live from new york. >> rorter: police continue to gather clues near the empire state building, although traffic and pedestrians are allowed back down fifth avenue.

right now it appears that a grudge between former co-workers might have caused all of this. witnesses describe mass chaos, people running, diving for cover as shots rang out in one of the busiest parts of mid-manhattan. >> i walked into the billing, when i heard five gunshots. >> reporter: police say a gunman confnted a former co-worker outside the street, shot him three times and walked calmly from the area as the man lay dying on the street. witnesses described the scene. >> i ran into the boardroom, i opened the window of the ninth floor. pretty scary sight. >> reporter: a construction worker followed johnson and alerted police. >> as the two officers approached johnson, he pulled his semiautomatic pistols from his bag and fired on the officers, who returned fire, killing him. an additional nine individuals were either wounded or grazed

during the exchange. >> two women, seven men were hit by gunfire. the mayor says it' possible they were shot by police as they tried to stop johnson. johnson was fired last year, but had an ongoing feud with a former colleague, which ended in today's killing. >> it's a terrible thing. our first thoughts are for the murder victim, and then prayers -- thank god nobody else was seriously injured and that they will all recover. once again, there's an awful lot of guns out there. >> reporter: bloomberg tows new york as the country's biggest safe city. mayor bloomberg expects all nine bystanders to make full recoveries. meanwhile, police continue to probe the relationship between johnson and his former co-worker to figure out why it ended in violence. now back to you. this just into our newsroom the man accused of shooting a

security officer is competent to stand trial. a judge handed down that ruling within the past couple of hours. 28-year-old floyd lee corkins is accused of shooting leo johnson last week. he faces assault and weapons charges that carry the possibility of decades in prison. news4's jackie bensen was in the courtroom today. she'll tell us what she saw tonight on "news4 at 5." we also learned that security guard is out of the hospital. he released a statement today. it says -- i am thankfully now out of the hospital. my condition appears to improve, though it appears another surgery will be needed. i want to thank everyone for the support and prayer. a thief has broken into a third bank in d.c., his latest targets, the m & t bank in georgetown. as meg been mcgrath reports, police are concerned he's up to his old tricks.

>> reporter: investigators focus on the vacant building. with the door open, you did see the hole the would-be robber cut through the brick wall. he ultimately accessed the atm room. that's when the alarm ran out and the suspect ran away without any money. >> it sounds like something out of a mystery vel. >> reporter: the whole thing was caught by the bank's security camera. the would-be robber is seen entering wearing a jumpsuit, an unusual getup, but police have seen it before. just last friday, someone broke into the bank of america in woodley park. he cut through the wallen an adjacenta adjacentant, and then there's the incident at the same bank the america a year ago. once again the would would-be robber cut through the wall. >> he didn't get anything? he's wasting his time now. he needs to come up with a new plan.

>> reporter: in georgetown megan mcgrath, news4. we are tracking tropical storm isaac as it makes its way toward the gulf coast. right in and out over the dominican republic. nbc's jay gray is in ft. myers florida, with more on how the state is preparing. hi, jay. >> reporter: hey there, richard. you're absolutely right. sigh sack already a massive system, also growing this evening are concerns and preparations along the coast. tropical storm isaac continues to gather strength as it rips through the caribbean. still miles offshore, winds and rain are already picking up in the dominican republic, the next target before the storm turns toward florida. >> florida is still florida, hurricanes are still hurricanes. we need to take everyone seriously, need to be prepared, not afraid but prepare. >> lee county emergency

officials are already mapping out their plan. >> we're making sure that all of our supplies and equipment are in place and functional so that should the storm come closer, we're able to ramp up and be ready. >> reporter: still days away, florida is already feeling the effects of the system. gas prices jumped overnight deto fears the storm will slow shipping and shut down refineries in the gulf. crews have installed rain shields in tampa where there's growing concern isaac could be an unwelcomed guest as 65,000 show up for the republican national convention next week. >> in terms of an actual evacuation of the city of tampa, that is my call. >> a call mayor bob buckhorn hopes he never will have to make. the current forecast shows tampa will get a glancing blow, but experts understandhat path can change quickly. hopefully we won't have to do anything more, but we're ready if we have to be. >> reporter: prayers and preparation echoed by hundreds of thousands watching eye sake

along the gulf coast. now, landfall is still a few days away, but that's an important time according to emergency officials to review evacuation plans. live in ft. myers, i'm jay gray, richard, barbara, back to you now. let's get the latest on isaac's tram. kim martucci is in storm center 4. hi, kim. >> hi, guys, we've been tracking this. still severity date away from entering the gulf. the outer bands approaching h hispanio hispaniola. and of course, cuba will be in its path as well. the winds are 60 miles an hour. this still keeps it a tropical storm, not a hurricane. to become a hurricane you have to have winds of 74 miles an hour, and it's moving to the northwest at 14 miles an hour. here's the latest track from the hurricane center. you can see the timeline. it brushes it looks like key west and the florida keys, as we

approach monday, and keeping it in the gulf of mexico, the path, bringing it join shore in the western florida panhandle by wednesday 7:00 in the morning with winds of 80 miles an hour. locally we have pretty pleasant conditions outside and a handful of showers are popping up. i'm tracking them for you and what you can expect this weekend, you might want the umbrella on standby. back to you. three days before the republican national convention begins in tampa, tropical storm isaac is less of a threat, but mitt romney kicked up a political storm today, when he revived the birther conspiracy. it's a theory he has rejected in the past. steve handelsman reports. >> his name is mitt romney, and his's going to be the next president of the united states of america. >> the running mates came together to campaign in michigan. where they trail by four to six points, but ann and mitt are

michigan natives, which romney figures gives him a shot to win, and an opening to take a shot at president obama. >> no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know this is the place where we were born and raised. >> reporter: democrats how would, romney enlisted in the fwirter movement. >> this is the gutterball politics will and should turn the american people off, i think. >> reporter: no question he's ratcheting up hisry rick. >> i don't want four more years of what he had. >> reporter: heading soon to tampa. team romney/ryan hopes -- >> kentucky, 45 votes. >> reporter: they've moved the nomination roll call, so eischen, to monday night from the traditional wednesday, to kick off tampa with a tv-friendly visual bang. it looks less likely a bang will come from tropical storm isaac. >> just west of the west coast

of florida. >> reporter: but the big storm near tampa has a lot of gop delegates asking questions. >> sure, but again we're giving them updates, again we're watching the situation very closely. >> reporter: mitt romney hoping nothing spoils his four days in the spotlight. a big goal is to fix his likability and empathy problem. in the nbc poll, romney trailed president obama by 22 points on the issue of who cares more about the average person. i'm steve handelsman, news4. tonight police in tampa are preparing for mass arrests during the republican national convention. a county jail in the area has been redesigned to accommodate 1,000 additional people. the booking process has also been streamlined the jail normally has 1700 sin mates. the sheriff says anyone arrested will be treated properly and aafforded the same legal rights. the new jail opens for business on sunday. stays with news4 for

convention coverage. we will have live team coverage from the republican national convention next week. aaron gilchrist and julie carey will report from tampa. we'll have live coverage of the democrat national convention in charlotte. a big break for casey anthony. why she suddenly has newfound freedom. more scandalous photos could be on the way. and divorce details, what katie holmes might be getting from her split with tom cruise. i'm liz crenshaw. should you put an ice pack in your kid's school lunch to keep it safe? it safe? the anhe's made his choice.

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more nude pictures of prince harry could be on the way, according to max clifford, britain's most prominent most

publicist. he's famous for negotiating kiss-and-tell interviews. he says he was approached by two american women who say they partied in las vegas with prince harry. they asked clifford to help them sell their photos. clifford says he refused to help. he's been a central figure in many tabloid scandals, but said he couldn't justify the sale to himself. casey holmes won't be getting much money. tmz says the prenup shuts holmes out of cruise's $250 million. no payout and no spousal support. she reportedly will get $400,000 a year some support, but cruise is also responsible for paying for their daughter's suri, medical, education and a extracurricular activities. more trouble for randy travis, charged with assault near dallas. police say a man and woman were arguing late last night, travis

allegedly stepped in and started to fight with them. police say he appeared to be extremely intoxicated. earlier this month he was arrested for dui. police sill they found him drunk and naked at a car crash. and in february he got in trouble for drinking at another church parking lot. can you cash a date before the date that's written on it. can you use high-efficiency detergent in your regular washing machine? and is it okay to put an ice back in your kid's lunchbox? >> school getting back to school and stuff, that's right. >> first up, can you cash a check before the date that's written on it? >> i thought the answer was the actual opposite we got. the american bankers association gave us the answer, and tells us that checks can be cashed or deposited even if it's before

the date that's written on the check. once a check is written, it is considered valid and the bank must pay it even if the date is in the future. the american bankers association says it simply isn't practical to review every date marked on every check. i would have gotten that one plum wrong. >> what's the point of putting the date? >> i know. pam asked -- can you use high efficiency lawnry detergeens in a regular whing machine? >> we turned to the american cleaning institute for this answer. the simple answer is that you can. you can use a high efficiency detergent, but it is not recommended. high efficiency or "he" detergeants have a definite formulation. h.e. detergeants are designed to work it lower water and rinse cycles, so they meeting not make your clothes quite as clean if

you use them in a traditional top-loading machine. the last question involves going back to school. prince george's county school started last week. monday gopry students going back on monday. before you pack that lunchbox, many parents want to know do you need to put an ice pack in there? >> we went to the u.s. department of agriculture to get this answer. if you pack something perishable, you do need to pack a cold source. per shblt will stay safe for about two hours at room temperatures, and those two hours begin as soon as you take it out of the fridge. that means your child's food may not be safe by lunchtime. you can use a freed packs or freeze the child's juice box which will thaw by lunchtime. the temperature rule applies to cut up fruit and veggies, but not whole fruit and whole vegetables. if you have a question, sent it to us. and you can connect with me on twitter, and a facebook.

by surges liz crenshaw's consumer watch. coming up at 5:00, what is the difference between different kinds of salt like sea salt or table salt. why don't those cfl light bulbs also last as long as they claim? and how long do unopened canned foods in the pantry really last? find out at 5:00. >> i like that juice box trick. then the juice is cold when you drink it. >> magical. i know. >> great job. thanks, liz. coming up on news4, lance armstrongs loses all seven of his titles. why he says he's not fights those doping allegations anymore. plus caught on tape. a thief snatching a grandmother's purse, now tracking him down by taking matters into her own hands. better sure to foul news4 online, just search nbc

it's been a pretty night day out there today, as promised. >> yes, and now the clouds are rolling in. >> just in time for the weekend, right? >> right. and i'm here to tell you all about it. aren't you happy?

yeah, i know, it's going to be one of those weekends where we go, o. man? and i have to tell you about some rain probably affecting us. we'll show you what's going on out there. we have the clouds kind of thickening up, even a handful of showers have -- the winds are at 6 miles an hour, and we'll have a pretty mild evening, kind of acting like a blanket outside. so, hmm, let me just take a look at why my clicker doesn't seem to be working. as i mentioned, the 80s are in town, no 90s, that's pretty good news. oh, that's not what i wanted to do. hold on, guys. bear with me one second, because i don't want to show you the seven-day yet. here we go. so we have temperatures well into the 80s, east winters, and

we're looking forward to having some showers come our way, as we think about later tonight and probably tomorrow morning. it's 88 in frederick, 83 in fredericksburg, and as we look at our fast forecast, the weekend showers start as early as tomorrow morning. i think a lot of us will be in the 70s as we plan for highs tomorrow. one area seeing a heavy dwroun pour, you folks in washington county, you have a heavy downpour, and they're spotty, just on the wrest side of frederick. eye sake is still spinning down there, and will be going across cuba, and it looks like it will stay in the gulf of mexico and taking a swipe at the western florida panhandle come early wednesday next week, so we still have several days for this path to change, but just like yesterday, the official path is keeping it to the west of the florida peninsula, and not hitting tampa directly. that's how things are looking for the time being. our headache around here is this

low pressure along the coast, as it slowly comes up and sits south and east of us. it will keep things wet around here. you can see the showers for saturday and unfortunately for sunday. in writing -- mostly cloudy and mild, sunset is at 7:50. tomorrow we're looking at a cloudy start with spotty showers around. sunrise 6:31, and the afternoon, we'll see showers turn to a steadier rain. we'll extend that forecast now, and we're going to see that pretty much as we head into next week, we'll be drying out, but the bad news is the rain we so desperately need seems to be timing it for the weekend. just can't seem to shake those showers. if you're headed to the beach -- >> we still need rain, right? >> we're nearly 8 inches behind for our rainfall, what we

normally have. >> so we won't get too upset. >> no. >> kim, thank you. coming up, some video you have to see. a mother walks off a subway platform with a son in her arms. wait until you hear her explanation. a teenage girl escapes a horrifying situation. she was kidnapped for two years [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work.

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. welcome back "news4 at 4." >> the empire state building is open for tourists again. police say jeffrey johnson was a laid-off women's accessory designer. he got into an argument with a former co-worker. police say he shot and killed

the co-worker, then quickly shot and killed by nearby police. praised the quick actions by police and bystanders. >> i ask everyone to keep the victims in their thoughts and in their prayers. this is a terrible tragedy, and there's no doubt that the situation would have been even more tragic, but for some extraordinary of heroism. >> police believe some of the nine injured people were hit by police bullets. all of them are expected to survive. this was jim rosen field is in new york with a live report on that kay anotheric scene on "news4 at 5." lance armstrong is no longer a tour de france champion. >> he's been banned from cycling after announcing he would not continue to fight allegations of doping. nbc's mark barger has more on the fallout. >> reporter: after more than a

decades of doping allegations, cyclist lance armstrong gave up the fight to clear his name thursday night and the doping agency wasted no time today reacting. >> it's a powerful reminder to athletes that doping never pays. >> usada says it had up to ten of his former teammates ready to testify. he alcohols not to challenge the association, saying the statement was one-sided and unfair. >> they don't bring it frivolously, so i think he was facing an uphill battle. >> reporter: earlier this week a texas judge threw out a lawsuit challenging the authority. >> hits failure to rebut the charges, the very serious charges mean that his's effectively acknowledging they had substance. >> reporter: but he's alsoen cysted that he never used

performance-enhancing drugs. >> absolutely not. never. >> not once? >> reporter: yesterday even in the wake of today's action, nike said it would stand by the 40-year-old cancer survivor and the livestrong organization that he founded to assist cancer care and research, also voiced its support. >> we might see a temporary effect, but long term within the cancer community, lance armstrong is a hero. >> reporter: but the heroics in cycle are at least now officially no more. mark barger, nbc news. a 19-year-old girl tells police she was held captive and sexually assaulted for more than two years. she had she met her captor socially and went to the house voluntary, but he refused to let her leave. she bolted from the house on monday. police raided the house yet and recovered the teen as 2-year-old son. the teen says the child is the result of a rape by her captor.

neighbors say they are shocked. >> it just seemed like pretty nice people, like regular neighbors. i didn't think any strange activity was going on, that he was helding somebody hostage next door. >> reporter: police arrested the 24-year-old man who lives in the house and his mother. casey anthony is now free to move wherever she wants. the 26-year-old was ordered to remain in florida for the last year while her probation for check fraud. that was a year of probation that ended today. anthony was acquitted last year of murder charges in the death of her 2-year-old daal kaughter caylee. a feisty grandma takes matter into her own hands. she was shopping in queens, this is a store surveillance video. it captured the moment the crook snatches the bag off her shopping cart. the 77-year-old victim filed a

report, but police quickly moved on other cases. that's when she decided to do her own detective work, armed with the store surveillance picture, she went door to door in the neighborhood, asking people if they recognized the they've. >> i said that somebody stolle my bag, everybody started running around. >> it's very typical of my mother to do something like that. it was a really hot day, i begged her not to, but she insisted. >> maybe i'm a little stubborn in that respect. >> now police are distributing flyers of the suspect throughout the neighborhood, hoping that someone recognized him. >> she said it there, she's stubborn. >> i don't blame her. >> who knows what was in that purse. >> but it seems like she got the police moving, because now they're out there doing what she was trying to do. still ahead, a news4 exclusive, video of a ride-on bus careened into a home in silver spring.

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. some chilling moments caught on camera, as a woman walks right off a train platform onto the tracks below. she was carrying her young son when she feld. as victoria block reports, the mother says it's a miracle they're both okay. >> reporter: incredible video of a young mother and her 4 years old son falling on the train tracks. >> i don't want to see it. i am horrified. >> the at borough woman says she lived it. she sauce the train, thought it was hers, and right over. >> i was just rushing think that's the train i'm booeding, it was it was on the other platform. >> i just stepped, book on the

track. >> you can see the crowd gathering when a man jumping in to save them. amazingly no one is seriously hurt. >> they were right there. they just didn't care, like the trains are coming. we fell and they jumped behind us. got a new life as of yesterday. we are saved like -- it's a miracle. >> at kendall square, passengers who heard about the rescue were amazed to see it. >> oh, my god. wow. wow. that's amazing. >> oh, wow. oh, my god. my hearty as beating. >> reporter: the 36-year-old spent the day at home, healing physically and emotionally. she says she has a new lease on life and made a promise to herself she intends to keep. >> i have decided i will not be accessing any trains. i would rather pay $25 parking in boston.

>> that was victoria block reporting. amazing, isn't it? maybe she needs an eye test. >> it seems like she didn't even realize that the track was there. when "news4 at 4" returns, a lion gets a new home, and he's not happy about it at all. coming up, how the king of the jungle almost escaped. jungle almost escaped. kim is back to tell you when i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the kpresident on medicare? when the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." and the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retirees costs more than six thousand dollars.

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probably a good idea to head out tonight. >> will the rain start this evening? >> we have a few showers starting to pop up. southern suburbs, and up towards frederick and haguerstown, but most of us will stay dry this evening. then during the overnight and tomorrow into the weekend, that's when we welcome -- welcome some more rain here, right? great to see you.

we may 80s once again. 85 is the magic number right now. dew point is 63, and winds are out of the east at 6 miles an hour, cumberland checking in with that 84, packsent river is 81. as we head to the beltway and off the west, you're coming in with 86 degrees this evening. so it's mild, rather cloudy out there, but there are the raindrops i'm talking about. this is the stuff backing into us over the weekend. ahead of it right now, just a few isolated areas then as we head toward southern maryland, and you viewers love it when we talk about you, so southern maryland, mwah! so your evening plans might be damp, so bring the umbrella with you this evening, you folks in southern maryland. otherwise the rest of us are cloudy and mild, temperatures

between 75 and 83. what about the beaches? here's the story with the beaches. best chance for rain is saturday monday is the best day to staying dry at the beach. here is the low hugging the coast and drenching. here's the timeline they might get by with smu clouds for a while, but even more showers back into you for sunday. tonight we're going down to 70. 64 for la plata. tomorrow scattered tomorrow. let's check out that extended

forecast. the weekend is looking damp, sunday is a bit better. if you had to pick a day. which day is going to be better? i would say sunday, but either day is looking a bit damp. drying out is -- but back up into the middle and upper 80s, which is right about average for this time of year. >> can you believe that school is starting in. >> and rain on the last weekend before school. e. on you wow, at least it cools things down and makes it okay to sit in the school classroom. >> i guess. you're not missing anything. and we are now hearing from the woman who tried to restore a centuries-old painting and may have destroyed it in the process. that 80-year-old grandmother is defending her work. duncan gulistani talked to the artist's family. >> reporter: it was described as a romantic, gentle depiction of

jesus, and had huge sentimental value to the parishioners of this small pasch intown, but now it looks like this, the del crat brushstrokes are gone, hidden until thick layers of paint thanks to the hand of thisself styled art restorer. >> translator: we saw that everything was falling down and we fixed it. the fred ko was looking worn after a century hanging in the damp churn. she denies she did it in seek credit no, of course not, she says, everybody who came into the church could see me as i was painting. what's even more upsetting, the artist's family had just donated money for a professional restoration. >> translator: it was bad enough she painted the tunic says the arti artist's granddaughter, but the problem got worse.

experts are doubtful it can be saved. >> as it is, you might just consider leaving it alone at not interfering with it anymore. >> reporter: the artwork know are known as "behold the man" is now being cad "behold the monkey." there will be a meeting on monday to see if it can be saved. some reports are suggesting she scraped away parts before painting over. back to you. >> it doesn't look anything like it originally did. >> well, you know, there are some real master restorers out there. maybe they will have some good news. >> always optimistic. coming up on news4, mama said knock you out, so ll cool jay took on a burglary. just how much time the man could face for breaking in. plus you don't want to make a lion angry. we'll show you what the king of

the jungle did when he didn't like his new home. coming up at 5:00, a guilty plea in a terrifying carjacking after a man stolle a car, forcing the mother to jump. tonight we are seeing the dash-cam video for the first time. breaking news, we're awaiting a news conference from todd akin, under fire for comments he made about abortion and rape. he's scheduled to speak at 5:15. and a dangerous high-speed chase that put drivers at risk. it comes to a dramatic end.

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sponsored company's page. facebook has been feeling pressure to make more money since it went public. the homeless burglar caused by ll cool jay faces a maximum of 38 years to life in prison. jon that are kitschy is charged with first-degree burglary. early wednesday morning police say ll cool jay call kitschy breaking into his hoif, grabbed and held him under police is, kitschie is still hospitalized with a broken nose, jaw and ribs, but ll cool jay was not injured. a lion in romania did not like his new larger home and tried to escape. the 6-year-old became upset after he brushed against the electrified fence and things became worse. he panished and tried to climb the fence. the handler was preparing to shoot him with a tranquilizer, but first tried to calm him by talking to him. that worked and the tranquilizer

was not needed apparently. >> did you hear the lion? he seemed angry. yeah, but then he said, "here, pretty kitty." he was okay after that. next up, a news4 exclusive, [ obama ] i'm barack obamasive, and i approve this message.

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it's a video exclusively on foif notify. the crash happened on monday morning, throwing passengers from their seats. derrick ward has our news4 exclusive. >> reporter: video cameras trained inside and outside the ride-on bus, give a new perspective. from the drive's seat, the operator's attempt to gain control when the vehicle slams into the parked taxi and the house. >> i was like, god, what is this? >> reporter: femi had just parked his car outside his house. a daughter whose bedroom faces the front of the house was at school. so many close calls. and so thank to god, because it could not have been end of that

story. >> another camera catches the passengers as they brace themselves only to be tossed into the aisles. yet another view, what the driver saw, equally as frightening. all things considered. passengers and the driver appear calm as they get off the wrecked bus, but for the family that lives here, the terror of this close call still lingers. it weighs on my daughter, seeing her bedroom destroyed like that? and she's been having night mares since monday, having dreams about this accident. and we've been trying to caulk her down. >> reporter: despite more than $1,000,000 worth of damage and the lostfuls his taxicab, his livelihood, seeing this only drives home the conclusion this could have ended so much worse. derrick ward, news4. and now at 5:00, a fashion designers opens fire at the

empire state building. shooting, several people hit in a shootout between a gunman and police that may have started as a workplace dispute. >> a judge rules on whether the suspect in the family research council shooting is mentally stable. plus we're hearings from the guard who was shot for the first time. >> we have breaking news, embattled congressman todd akin expected to hold a news conference within the half hour. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. we have a busy friday. good evening. a workplace shooting outside one of the new york's eischenic buildings. it happened at the lite of rush hour in the middle of midtown manhattan. we're learning more about whaf led to the shooting. >> we know the gunman and one other person both dead. some of them may have been hit by police bullets. jim rosen field is live on the scene. jim? >> wendy, can you imagine this