he didn't fire at me. i yelled at him very loud. i have a very loud voice when i need to be loud. and us yelled athim. he looked at me and i must have scared him because he dropped his weapon and turned and ran away. >> one woman was killed and the abbi injured during a the shooting at california synagogue. detail this is morning on the tragedy. investigators are trying to determine what caused a crane to collapsese itle killing four people. president trump rallies his base on immigration over the weekend as his attorney general threatens to not show up at a house hearing this week. >> if i had hadn't been moved by that trooper to the right

shoulder, ten minu teminutes be that, i wouldn't be here today. the fire was all around me.f >> the story survival from a young woman whose car broke down >> exactly the rigwrong or righ place. nd the avengers take the box officein commandg $1.2 billion. we're getting star eed here on "early today" right now. good morning,. standing strong in the face of hate. one day after the sg that killed a woman and injured three others at a southern california gue, the community came together to hold a memorial for the victim. she will be laid to rest later today. the gunman vesurrendered to pole after opening fire on the final day of passover saturday.at investigors believe he published a teha-filled letter before the attack to which the synagogue's rabbi had a powerful response.

>> what he needs to know and what everyone needs to know, hating jews is hating humanity we are all humans. all created in god's image. and having hate in your heart will only destroy. >> steve pterson has the latest. >> reporter: a community standing strong in the wake of a horrific act fuelled by hate. the gunman armed with an taking aim e rifle at worshippers packed in for saturday service on the last day of passover. >> somebody was inscream shooting, shooting sorks we laid on the floor and started crawling towards the exits. >> reporter: inside acts of bravery. a 34-year-old scrambled to save children. ushering several to safety even after being shot in the leg. >> i hear a shot so hard. i look someby standing like

that and they look at me and shot. >> reporter: his 8-year-old niece was hit by shaspnel. >> i wcared. it felt like theovies thatou have to hide so you don't get shot. it was too scary not to cry. >> reporter: a 60-year-old was shot and killed. the rabbi among the injured. >> my granddaughter 4 years old sees her grandparent with a bleeding a handnd sees me screams and shoutding, get out, get out. >> reporter: multiple sources e identifying thsuspect as 19-year-old john t. earnest, a college student withsto criminal hiory. an oi accomplished pianist, he was studying to be a nurse. before the attack, police believe he published a hate-filled letter detailing a deep hatred and disgust for j s jews. >> we are a jewish nation that will stand tall. we will not let anyone or anything take us down. >> reporter: this is certainly a

communy in mourning, but together resolute and refusing to live in fear. cthe suspect remains intody being held on murder charges. authorities say after fleeing the scene, he called police himself say iing he had been involved in a shooting. his court appearance is now wednesday. >> nch> president trump is druo doubling don ill fwrags as the race for 2020 ramps up. during his rally in green bay, he didn't shy away from his proposal to seasoned migrants to sanctuary cities. >> we're sending many of them to sanctuary cities. thank you very much. they are not too happy about it. i'm proud to tell you that was actually my sick idea. >> despite the coents, his own administration admitted it hasn't happened yet. and previously stated the plan is not feasible because of logistical issues.

attorney general william barr is is scheduled to testify before a house committee this we, but he's in a standoff over the terms of the hearing. tracie potts has the latest from washington. we're talking about conditions of the questioning here. whether it's open or closed sessioy.. >> exactl democrats are saying that they want to be able to go into executive session on ask questiabout the information that was blacked out over redacted from the mueller report. they want to extend the questions to 3wmminutes per er instead of the 5 that's normal and bring in lawyers and allow the attorneys to ask gu s questions as well. republicans say that this is thot the way that this should proceed. they call it abusive and illogical. the justice department says he's agreed to answer questions from lawmakers and still willing to do that, but an aid has portedly told them they may be ao show if they insist on ese conditions. what happens it if he's a

no-show or threatening to be, the chair of the committee says he may issue a subpoena for attorneyil generalam barr and will do whatever is enforce it.o that hearing is supposed to happen thursday. stay tuned. >> we'llace watching. potts thank you. pope francis is pitching in to help with the migrant crisis at the souern border. he's donating $500,000 to help mite stranded in mexico.ns the donatio were distributed because aid towards the migrant crisis hadeen decreasing. the funds will be distributed to 27 local projects and 16 mexican diocese that provide food, lodging ask base necessities. two days after a construction crane came crash ing down killed four people, there's a new view of the accident. our seattle affiliate has dash cam video show iing the crane toppling over.

molly hunter is in seattle. good morning. what more do we know? >> reporter: good morning, we're standing a thatinedibly busy intersection in downtown seattle. behind me is the google building. you see that managled metal. that's where the crane crashed through. behind that we're watching crews remove what's left of that crane. a constction turn ed deadly. photos show a crane after it crashed to the ground from a six-story building owned by g g google. >> it was moving like it was swaying in the wind. had a funny feeli it was going to fall. >> reporter: you can see it righthere swaying i the wind. >> down b she came. >> reporter: at 3:30 p.m. it came down across lanes of traffic.

two cran operators and two other people were dead by the ofme firefighters arrived. what's left he crane is being removed from the building. and investigators now locking at what roll the weather played with powerful wind gustsro passg thh the area at the time. google says we are in community communicating wiwo vul can and ing with local authorities. they say our thinks go tout to the family who is lost loved ones. seattle is going through a tech bhilding boom. there's more cranes here than anywhere else in america. there were at least 60 across the city. police in baltimore are asking for the public's help tracking down a gunman who opened fire during two cookouts. one person was killed and seven others injured. the cookou were happening on opposite sides of the west baltimore street when a man shot into the crowd. detectives are also trying to investigate if a secondbaerson fired after finding two shell casings on the scene. the identities and conditions of the victims are unknown.

poli believe the shooter mayee have b targeting someone in the crowd. a 25-year-old has been arrested in connection with a several bodies found in a tennessee home. police are lock iing for a possible motive. shenman.an >> reporter: police responded to a 911 call saturday at a home in west moreland, they now discovered six people dead.ed one more injur another body was discovered at another location. saturday night investigators launched a manhunt. >> the prior at this moment is in locating a person of interest who we believe may be armed ask may be very dangerous. >> reporter: later michael couplewas found in a are row mote area. >> law enforcement officers were

there. the situation escalated and resulted in at least one law enforcement officer firingle at t once. >> he was shot in the leg and taken to a local hospital. dan shenman, nbc news. bill karins is here track ing some storms as we start the week. >> active weather in areas of kansas and heading through areas of illinois. hroughout the day, the cold front will sag to the south. 4 million people are at risk. maybe an isolated tornado. tomorrow is is a worse day as a matter of fact the storms will be and the risk is a little higher. we have an area that's ak. enhanced ris so two day of severe weather .isk it's a a look at the big weather story of the day. now he's closelook at your day aadd. pnchts. >> the rain and thunderskerms could maheir way to indianapolis and columbus. new england it was a cold,

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just about 4:00 a.m. now. good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrest. >> i'm eun yang. a chilly start to your workweek. certainly feels cold out there. let's begin with a check on your forecast and commute.

wtop's jack taylor is in for melissa mollet this morning. >> we'll begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it says 48 degrees on the screen. what's up with that? >> yeah. that's one of the warm spots around here. it's way colder in the suburbs this morning. in fact, there's even patchy fros across parts of the shenandoah valley, northern maryland, even some frosty patches there as far south as about central montgomery county. columbia, ellicott city down into the mids 30s tmorning. 37 in winchester and leesburg. 48 downtown courtesy of the potomac and the urban heatnd isla 53 in annapolis. again, courtesy of the relatively warm wateca. forest for today, here's the good news -- bright andunny are the two words f today. nice and cool, o. y mperatures today will s five to seven degrees cooler than average. that is nice. t highoday only 66 budegrees. eun, we will be making a run at 90 before this week is through. >> what? 90? >> i said it.