her name was alexa. >> it was a beautiful may long weekend and my daughter alexa loved this one particular horse and she really wanted to show her grandparents that horse. so i remember saying good-bye to her. then very shortly after that, we heard all kind of sirens. at that moment i just, i just knew, i said, it's alexa. something's happened to alexa. >> a 56-year-old doing nearly twice the speed limit smashed into the exact spot where alexa stood feeding the horse on the side of the road. the woman admitted to police she had three class ifs of ween before getting into her car. >> when we knew roadside that our daughter was dead, i remember my husband just in the ambulance, we both held each opts and he said, this will not wreck us. this will define us. there will be some change in this. >> reporter: after the accident, alexa's parents, michael and laurel, launched a campaign to try and change the culture around drinking and driving to deter people from doing it their he vent became a local feature on the local news. >> we will honor our daughter and we will make the necessary changes th

. >> alexa, sir. >> sinome and prolo, we'll need you to attach the oxygen tank. jen and victor, take care of roger. >> what do you want me to do? >> sit right beside me. we have no phasers left to try and stop it. >> wait a minute- why was this ship going into space? >> to take a co sample from planets. >> so if we took a deeper than normal core sample from the asteroid, it would weaken it so it would break into millions of pieces! >> and eventually burn up in the atmosphere! i'm going into overdrive. >> warren: no, you're going too fast! you have to stabilize! >> i can't do it! >> yes you can! >> we've entered earth's atmosphere! >> and i have the asteroid in sight. >> then let's do it! ♪ (beeping) >> team, mission accomplished! >> boy: alexa, you did it! >> no, we all did it! (screeching) (cheering) >> all: go team! >> where am i? what happened? >> roger! behind you! >> aah! (chuckling) >> got you, roger! >> hey, how'd we wind up back here? >> all: huh? >> roger: actually, we never left. this whole thing was a simulation. what you saw were a combination of holo

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. ♪ ♪ >> alexa ray joel does dad proud. next. >>> what do i do?formance in "gravity" could propel her to a second oscar. first of course was for "the blind side." sandra is one of hollywood's nicest stars. trust me on that. but her limits are tested when the paparazzi cross the line with her and her son. >> have you made peace with it? is there a challenge still? what do you do? >> here in l.a., it's a fish bowl. you just -- you know, in the world we live in, for the most part it doesn't happen. when you're around it, you think become -- it just takes over your body and you have to learn to control it. because they're going to feel your energy. >> is he ever scared? >> he doesn't like them because he thinks they're going to hurt me. >> right. >> because when they come rushing at you, he sees 30 men running at you. that's what kills me. it's not his job to protect me. it's my job to protect him. ♪ ♪ >> the paparazzi even invaded her legit photoshoot in the desert. we weren't by the invasive photo, but it caught louis in a astronaut suit. >> you've

alexa this is bbc world news america. i am katty kay. is bbc world news america. i am katty kay. a meeting over syrian chemical weapons. with sharp words, this is not a game. >> this is simply not enough which is why we come here, and why we work with the russians. >> divers search of this river for the body of a one and a half-year-old daughter of a man who threw her in because she was a girl. and the voyager one goes where no object has gone before, the first man-made object to leave the solar system. >> welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. diplomacy is underway to solve the syrian crisis. tonight, the american and russian foreign secretaries talk in geneva to see if they can find a place to meet where they will put serious chemical weapons under control. -- issad government is seeking to join this coalition. but nobody thinks that this will be easy. geneva is a world away from the horrors of syria, but this is the city where chemical weapons were outlawed almost a century to go. now, the two key foreign sergeirs, john kerry and lavrov, try to break

alexa, why do you think you'd be a good commander? >> because! i have what it takes!en were dreaming about pom-poms at cheerleading camp! (kids laughing) >> hey, no fair! >> yeah? well, last summer, you still had a babysitter. (laughing) >> there's no way a girl could be a commander. they only want to be astronauts because they think the outfits look cute! >> and boys only want to go into space because for one week they don't have to bathe! (kids arguing) >> this isn't what they meant by "breaking the sound barrier". >> warren: this is where it all happens, gang! >> yep, next week this puppy will be in space taking planet core samples. >> i'm going to head out and go to ground control so we can practice communicating using the ship's radio. but, guys, make sure you don't touch anything. >> watch your head, gang. (gasping) >> awesome! look, the launch control button! >> i'll tell you what's even more awesome- the captain's chair! >> comet, get out! i want to sit there! >> no, i do! (screeching) (electronics beeping) >> no! >> computer: prepare for lift off. >> oh, you'

. >>> alexa ray joel following in her father's footsteps. ♪ i took the good times i'll take the bad times ♪ i'll take you just the way you are ♪ >> sounds good, my friend. >> she can do it. >> the hills are live again. carrie underwood stars as the singing nun in nbc's revamp of "the sound of music." >> i hope it's good. >> set to hit the small screen december 5th. >> big risk redoing that. i hope she knocks it out of the park. >> there might be a generation who has never seen it. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in "the san francisco chronicle," brazil looks to break from u.s.-centric internet. this follows allegations that they hacked a state-owned oil company. >>> and in "usa today," for millions insurance will cost less than $100 per month. a new government report saying the lower premiums would primarily apply to insurance customers who buy so far-called silver plans on exchanges that open october 1st. >>> topping our news the deadly mass shooting at washington's navy yard a mile from capitol hill, 12 be

the department of veterans affairs said wednesday that 34 year old aaron alexa's visited to hospitals weeks before the monday morning ravage but denied he was depressed or having thoughts of harming himself or others. >>mark: new this morning, the secretary of the navy is ordering three reviews and to security clearances following the deadly navy yard shootings in washington d.c.. secretary ra secretary ray mabus wants to know if any red flags were missed in granting gunmen aaron alexa's clearance. two of the reviews will focus squarely on alexis. the third will scrutinize the entire security clearance process. despite three arrests, possible mental health issues and a less than exemplary military record, alexa's was granted security clearance as a military contractor. >>darya: syria's president sticks by his story, accused rebels of using chemical weapons and an attack last month. united nations weapons inspectors confirm the use of those weapons in a report this week but they did not confirm who used them. cnn's andrew spence reports that point has not escaped the bouchard--bachar s

alexa goes to school. >> my daughter is going to school.rade. >> will you take her to the bus? >> she will be gone by the time i get home. can't take her to the bus. >> she still holds my hand on the boardwalk and stuff. are you embarrassed, no? >> if your friends were walking up, would you drop it? she said, probably not. >> how old before they start doing that? >> soon, a year or two. >> enjoy this next year. >> i am. i am >> let's get started. we'll begin this half hour with the wet and wild weather that brought danger to the unofficial end of summer. >> severe storms menacing much of the east coast, parts of the southwest. leading to flash flooding, dramatic water rescues and a deadly lightning strike. we get more now from abc's steve portnoy. >> i saw the lightning. >> reporter: the lightning that struck three men southwest of miami. >> the three men were outside pressure cleaning the 18 wheeler. when the thunderstorm did come through. >> reporter: the men tried to hide under the tractor-trailer but the energy of the lightning strike p

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alexa's it did o enter the building, he is a form fis a former navy reservist and i t contractor. >> coming up next on on the kron 4 morning news. the head of the postal service has a lot of explaining to do after the government is asked to raise the postal rates once again. >> we are keeping an eye on weather and traffic this morning. here is a live look outside at the bay bridge [ male announcer ] marie callender's know that you may not have time to roll out dough for a perfectly flaky crust that's made from scratch. or enough time to mix vegetables with all white meat chicken and a homemade gravy. she knows you may not have a moment to crimp the edges of yo favorite chicken pot pie. but marie callender's does. and when she's don all you need to do is find ti to grab someone special, sit down, and savor. marie callender's. it's time to savor. >> welcome back. it was quite a date on the san francisco bay as oracle team usa completes a one of the greatest comebacks and selling his stoailing history. m won the 34th america's cup the beating emirates team new zealand in the final race.

you release video of aaron alexa centering a parking garage and entering the building with a backpack and a short time later caught on video carrying the shotgun he used to kill 12 people. world news is also poring over that video in diane sawyer spoke to us about it. >> hello, leon, and everyone in -- in d.c we will dissected the video frame by frame and talk about what we have learned about the gunmen in the messages he left nine. we are going to save one family half $1 million for their future . we're going to show everyone at home how to do it. tos were you never expected find them. >> see those stories and more right here on "world news." on the kenya attack shabaab show bob -- al- said foreigners were a legitimate target. they said they separated the muslims from the others and let the muslims go first. the current death toll is at 72 but the number is expected to rise as more bodies are found. the u.s. ambassador to kenya says forensic teams are helping them search for bodies and evidence in the collapsed mall. >> an update on property where was supposed to be built in frederic

the charismatic lawyer turned anticorruption campaigner, alexa nevali is the first candidate to run a western-style political campaign here. >> translation: i hope the election campaign goes well today. there'll be no violation, i would like my people to express their will and choose the mayor they want and choose the political atmosphere they want to have. >> his slogan change russia, start with moscow became a plant ra with middle class storers. >> i really like navari, he's the only one trying to change everything in our country. >> his campaign video uploaded to uk became a sensation, tapping into social media to reach the voters. with two months to go, he was sentenced to five years in a labour camp for embezzlement, political charges, he said, concocted for political reasons. in a surprise move he was released on appeal allowing him to stand for the mayoral election. a deliberate decision say the commentators >> translation: the president needed nevali to run, to make his opponent win legally. you can't choose the mayor of the biggest russian city, a guy not supported by the maj

alexa this is bbc world news america. i am katty kay. is bbc world news america. i am katty kay.ng over syrian chemical weapons. with sharp words, this is not a game. >> this is simply not enough which is why we come here, and why we work with the russians. >> divers search of this river for the body of a one and a half-year-old daughter of a man who threw her in because she was a girl. and the voyager one goes where

alexa white's mother was john porter's sister.opes they can finally find the answers that have eluded their family for four decades. >> it has been difficult not knowing what did happen to her father. she never had that closure or the peace of mind or comfort. always that uncertainty, and why did it happen, what did happen, why can't we find what happened. and i'm hoping that this will bring closure. >> reporter: erin, now investigators are having the corroded cars pulled away. what is fascinating about this story and eerie to think about, you heard from debbie there in the piece. she used to bring her young children out here to that marina you see in the distance. the cars were found there at the end of that boat ramp. she used to bring her kids out here to skip rocks on the lake. she had no idea that the answer and the clues to her grandfather's disappearance was literally just feet away under water. erin. >> it is incredible and this story so riveting. it's amazing to stand there and see those cars behind you. thanks to our ed

. >> reporter: errant alexa's a military contractor from texas spirit in defense official said that heen discharged from the navy following a " of misconduct. he was a friend about a lexus from texas. >> i would have never believed this i would have in this would have never crossed my mind but he could have done something like that. >> reporter: we heard >> we heard a very loud pop they had been about 100 ft. away. >> reporter: the situation unfolded a few miles away from the white house. president obama explained his announced his condolences. now >> reporter: pam, earlier today official state that the other government involved said alexis was the only shelter. when we will not learned the names of the victims at least until 24 hours after all of the family members have been notified. >> pam: what do you know about the suspect so far? at >> reporter: as we mentioned aaron alexis 34 years old from texas. military subcontractor and discharge from the military which one official called a pattern of misconduct. we were told by h. p. the company h-p was a subcontractor called experts by th

the navy says the gunman aaron alexa's obtained a security clearance good for 10 years when he enlistedn the navy reserves in 2007. despite an apparent history of mental illness and several run ins with the lot of lexus was also able to buy a remington 870 pump action shotgun which used in monday's radnich. meanwhile while families--rampage. meanwhile families of victims are doing their best to honor the memories of their loved ones killed in monday's radnich. 62 year- old casskathy ga described as an animal lover was one of the 12 killed in the shooting. family members issue was so close to retirement. law-enforcement officials said they found no manifesto or other writings that was suggested political or religious motivation for aaron alexis. >>darya: firefighters are investigating was started in overnight house fire and pacifica. it happened that vague accord around 245. kron4's mike pelton has the latest on the fire. >>mark: a child is recovering this morning after being hit by glass in a shooting in oakland. the incident happened yesterday afternoon around 5 near oakland's travail

alexa white's mother was john porter's sister.he answers that have eluded their family for more than four decades. >> it has been difficult not knowing what did happen to her father. she never had that closure or the peace of mind or comfort, always that uncertainty and why did it happen, what did happen, why can't we find what happened? and i'm hoping that this will bring closure. >> reporter: investigators say they have not ruled out foul play yet. but they suspect that these six victims accidentally drowned, that the cars rolled back in the water and the victims were trapped inside. ed lavandera, cnn, oklahoma. >>> happening now, iran's new president opening the door to an historic meeting with his new penpal, the president of the united states. is it happen? is it a ploy? >>> a puzzling new discovery about the navy yard gunman. the d.c. police chief standing by, joins us with an update on the investigation. >>> and explosive new comments by pope francis about gays and lesbians and the role of women in the church. we want to we

alexas was allowed to keep a cat card and be a contractor.petence and it looks like the milt and our government have issued over four million security clearances. how do these people get to keep them. rather than the attack that is coming on the second amendment of the constitution as a means of restricting that to prevent the bad acts from happening. it is broken. the dhs turned me down as a trusted travel ever and never bon th bothered to tell me why. it is a broken system. >> what more evidence do you need than that? as you put it before. sadly the people who work ed in that building has a false sense of security. everybody has a card and that in some ways absolves people to get a happenndle on who is coming id out of the building. that is something we need to think about as well. >> we will see you soon. >> so just ahead. we will have new reaction from the white house as the president is criticized for delivering a economic speech in the middle of this navy yard shooting incident that went through out the day yesterday. and the president

. >> police interviewed alexa's on august 7th a resident in milton after getting reports of harassmentice said alexis told them he thought three people were following him. >> he also said he was hearing voices and had to change hotels twice with the voices followed him. >> investigators still try to determine alexises motive for gunning down 12 people at the washington navy yard last monday appeared >> before it is in chicago shirked searching for those the response before shooting that injured 13 people including a toddler. >> 10 adults, two teenagers and a three-year old war were shot in the attack. >> police believe the shooting in a park on the city's south side was gang- related. >> three-year-old the vaunted power is in serious but stable condition after being shot in the face. >> the toddler's mother describes her car when she saw her son. >> authorities in chicago say and insults our rifle with a high-capacity magazine is used in thursday night's shooting appeared >> there have been more than 1600 shootings in chicago this your loan and 315 people have died so far appeared >> u

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washington ddc where a gunman killed 12 people and he was shot and killed as well appeared >> aaron alexa's as the shooting has been suffering mental issues including paranoia and sleep disorder. >> he was also hearing voices in his head, according to officials. >> the 34 year-old had been treated since august by the veterans the ministrations for a mental illness appeared >> the navy did not clear him mentally ill appear >> here is a visual held and freedom plaza to remember the 12 victims appeared >> a shotgun and a handgun and the assault weapon were discovered being carried by the gunman appeared >> official state that alexis acted along appeared >> they are trying to figure out why the gunman and come up this morning they do have some new clothes. >> it is stated that the gum and reached out to 2 tool vetches hospital for psychological issues appeared >> tuesday in washington we began to learn more about what happened monday when police said 34 year-old gunman a lexus went into the washington navy yard and started shooting appeared >> as the cam around a corner he aimed his gun at us a

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alexa white's mother was john porter's sister.ind the answers that have eluded their family for four decades. >> it has been difficult not knowing what did happen to her father. she never had that closure or the peace of mind or comfort. always that uncertainty. and why did it happen. what did happen. why can't we find what happened. and i'm hoping that this will bring closure. >> reporter: right now, investigators have not ruled out foul play but investigators suspect that both of these cases could very well have been accidents. that the cars could have rolled into the lake, trapping the victims inside, and they drowned. carol, back to you. >> thanks, ed lavandera. >>> still to come, raiszors band in boston. now for one night, fans can be just like their heroes. ♪ [ engine revs, tires squeal ] [ male announcer ] since we began, mercedes-benz has pioneered many breakthroughs. ♪ breakthroughs in design... breakthroughs in safety... in engineering... and technology. and now our latest creation breaks one more barrier. introducing th

alexa gentleman's time is expired. the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. the gentlewoman from new york reserves. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. >> i yield to minutes to the gentleman from idaho. >> the gentleman from idaho is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, i appreciate that. i have to tell you, my good friend from indiana, i agree with him. most of the people sitting on the floor are on the appropriations committee. we have to get back to regular order. the chairman and our members have been trying to get back to regular order where we pass appropriations bills and get that done. so far we have not been able to do that. though it is necessary to do a short-term cr. i can tell you the last couple days i have heard a lot of talk about republicans trying to shut down government. that is the last thing we want to do. if we wanted to do that, we would not be doing a short-term cr. the reason we are doing a short- term cr instead of a long-term cr is give the appropriations committees time to do their work and do our individual bills. that