they are rob, a john wendy. the fifth victim is rebecca smith. our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of thosa victim many survivors today as well. we are here on the scen as she has been working her sources talking to law enforcement and witnesses all evening long. what are you learning? >>jim, at that press conference a short time ago the chief did confirm they are looking into the gunman's grieve advanance a specifically he talked about social media threats made against the organization. newsrgizations are no stranger to people who make threats. >> the absolute horror that was happening inside the offices of the capital newspaper. >> it because targeted attack o the capital gazette. >> by 8:00 p.m.olice were able to confirm that the gunman fired the gh the glass doors of publication reloading and firing again. five dead, two injured cut by flying glass. >> we are tryingfio c what account it was and who actually sent them. >> the police chief would notir co the nature of those social media threats. he diday they indicated violence. n

the front page on the website sted the pictus of the victims, you see r high we fishman, john mcnarrow.joel wendy waters and rebecca smith tragically killed inside the building, when a gunman wal through the newsroom and terrorized the jourslists. our heart are heavy and thoughts and prayers go to it will take a long time to ty. heal this investigation continues we suspect it will be going on days possibly weeks there are still a team a of police investigators here on the scene combing this building looking for any sort of evidence that pmay them put this altogether tonight. sarah? when this story first broke, th initial reports were that the gunshots were heard at the esnearbytfield annapolis mall. we knowwa now it the building that houses the capital gpaette per. as police cars raced to that scene, pple nearby saw the activity and some businesses in the area shut their doors. >> they locked all the doors and everything. the guests were kept inside. we were just really just in shock ande were at the bar, there's a tv ere, we were wa hing thenews. webo did talkut what would happen if he did come

gerald fischman, rob hiaasen, rebecca smith, john mcnamara, and wendi winters. you can keep up to date on this developing story with the abc 7 news app. we sent this push alert after the shooting at 12:30 yesterday afternoon. you can find the app for free in the app store. >>> also developing this morning we are expecting new details about the violent end to a 43-year-old cold case murder. 72-year-old steve crawford killed himself yesterday in san jose as police knocked on his apartment door. new dna testing linked him to the 1974 stanford chapel murder of arlis perry. crawford was a campus security guard, and he's the one who says he found perry's body. authorities say crawford was always a suspect but there was never enough evidence to charge him. >>> 6:03 now. an oakland teen at the center of a national debate over what defines death has officially died. and 2013 jahi mcmath was declared brain dead after complications from throat surgery. california declared her death. mcmath's family moved her to new jersey where a ventilator and feeding tube kept her alive.

john mcnamara. wendit this point. two down. t casualties quickly rising. >> four down. >> reporter: we now know the number to be five killed. all of them journalists. at least two more injured. >> he entered the building with a shotgun. and he looked for his victims as he walked through the lower level. >> all units limit your transmissions. do we have any kind of intel on our shooter? >> while male with a ponytail. >> reporter: in about 60 seconds, authorities responding, running inside and engaging the suspected shooter. minutes later, the suspect who police say used a shotgun to carry out his assault was surrounded and taken into custody. >> the shooter is in custody and being interrogated at this time. >> reporter: the suspect is identified as 38 year old jarrod ramos, who may have had a long-running feud with the paper, having sued the paper in 2012 after it reported he pled guilty to criminal harassment. the paper reporting on what was already public record. heavily armed police trying to get people

wendy winters, gerald fischman, john mcnamara, rebecca smith and robert haasen.e encourage you to go to the capital gazette's website for more on each of these victims. one survivor, celine san felice describes her terrifying experience to cnn. >> i was working at my desk when i heard the shots, and it took a couple of them for me to realize what was happening. and i looked at anthony, the intern. and i said i'm getting out of here. i grabbed my purse and went to the back door which i was only a couple steps from. it was locked. what happened here was very calculated. i reported on pulse, when pulse happened. i went to school in florida. and i remember being so upset hearing about the victims who were texting their families, and there i was sitting under a desk texting my parents telling them that i loved them. and i just don't know what i want right now. our whole lives have been shattered. and so thanks for your prayers, but i couldn't give a [ bleep ] about them if there's nothing else. >> police officials say the shooter's intent was clear. >> this was a targ

the victims, robert hiaasen, gerald fischman, wendi winters, john mcnamara , and rebecca smith. a memorial is growing at the site as the community comes together er for the victims and their loved ones. including their coworkers who were persevering through the tragedy. >> president trump offered his condolences to the families of the victims today. >> journalists like all americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job. >> the president who has often been harshly critical of their free press, said he would do everything to reduce violent crime. >>> coming up, teaching tech to students who might be left behind. it is left to inspire the to next generation of workers. ion of workers. >>> within the last hour, rescuers pulled a puppy from down a 50 foot hole. >>> the weekend is here, the temperatures are heating up. the red flag warning is in effect. we will talk about what you can expect for friday saturday and sunday. >>> tonight a puppy is reunited with its owner after falling down a hole in alabama. about an hour ago rescuers saved sev

wendi winters, john mcnamara and sales assistant, rebecca smith.r to remember these victims and their loved ones. the "capital gazette" often showing their resilience. they put out a paper reporting on their own story. we're also learning that ramos will be prosecuted by grand jury. >> neil: would have should have could have. and howard schaffer on these events. what do you think? >> this is a terrible tragedy. annapolis is a tight knit, safe city. this shows what the new normal is becoming. i'm been in that capital office a number of times. it's an open building, open door to a reception desk. anybody could walk in. what we're going to have to do is going to have to look at potential targets unfortunately like the media and going to have to harden these targets. >> neil: that's what they were recommending yesterday night, the sense of urgency and caution, beefing up protection around a lot of news operations. there you find out that some are well-battened down and others are not. there's a new way of looking at that. >> that's true. the majority o

robert smith, gerald fishman, wendy winters, john mcnarrow and robert heisan. >> police believe are victims frtt the capital e, some editors, one, perhaps a reporter, at this poi, there's still a lot of informationve loping but five people deadod from t's shooting at the capital >> one of the most amazingly resilient thing is there a capital tomorrow. and with tt said we'll move on to some other news. >>> 575 people arrested on capitol hill during a protesttr the trump admation zero tolerance policy being charged with uawful demonstration and among thoseested congress woman from washington stat more protests planned for this weekend. >>>ca-year-old in criti condition after being shocked tuesday night. the girl shocked when she touch add metal railing near the fountain. mgm still trying to figure b it ut the fountain is shut down. >>> metro will unv wl freeifi in all underground stations make up nearly half of the 91 statio across the metro system. metro says it e plans toxpand wifi to all stations by the end of the lyear. et's take a break from the coverageut to talk abo something perhaps a

"the baltimore sun" wrote tributes to the victims, gerald fischman, rob hiassen, john mcnamara, rebecca smith and wendiinters. their front cover, the "capital gazette" refusing to let the tragedy from covering the story. sources say the suspect hasn't been cooperating and he had to be i.d.'d through facial recognition. we know years ago the "capital gazette" reported his alleged threats to police and he also filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper in 2012 and lost. diane and kendis. >> yeah, our kenneth moton reporting from annapolis for us, thank you. and this attack, by the way, is the 154th mass shooting in the united states so far this year. >> a recent study found about half of mass shooters have some sort of personal grievance. in this case, the former editor said the suspect repeatedly threatened him but they didn't have enough to bring charges. we spoke with former fbi agent steve gomez about what, if anything, could have been done to prevent this attack. >> the fact that he made threats, that should have now put him on the radar with law enforcement and the newspaper because the fact

john mcnamara. rebecca smith. wendi winters, special publications editor and prolific writer who chronicled her community. this morning the "gazette" intern who hid under a desk and survived the shooting was on the "today" show and talked about the experience. >> i'm still trying to digest everything. i think it was so sudden and it's not something that anybody can prepare themselves under th not able to talk to them. i didn't feel i could do something that wouldn't tip off our position to the shooter. once he moved away from us i tried to call again. the line was busy twice but that's probably because the multitude of people within the entire office park that were calling. from there, i decided to text my friend. i said, please call the police. i'm in trouble. after i did that, celine's with me and her phone is at her desk. in that moment i thought i was going to die, i thought we were going to die. only solace in that moment, here, you can have my phone. text whoever you need to text, contact whoever you need to conta

mentoring young reporters as robert did, and john as well and wendi as well.of the reporters on an der son, celine, she interviewed to work for me. she was an intern at the council for advance in support of education. we're a small close-knit family. this is what journalism is at its basic level. telling the stories of the community, making sure that people are informed and it hurts me to no end having to listen to sean hannity politicize this and others a little bit you size it. let's keep it real. the person that is responsible for this is the one that is in custody. and the overriding issue if you allow someone with a mental health problem is another issue. and the fact that you have the president of the united states calling us enemy of the people and fake news and in flaming those who are mentally questionable is also an issue. but today the issue is what we lost. they are the very basic -- at the basis level what we do as journalists. and they deserve better. can you imagine having to go back to work at the kcapital gazette and have to do that job. what

tonight their names are wendi winters, john mcnamara, gerald fischman, rebecca smith and rob hiaasen. all worked for the paper in different roles ... including writer, editor and columnist. (ken)senator dianne feinstein reacting to the tradegy earlier today. in a tweet she stated "my heart goes out to all those affected by the shooting at the capital gazette in maryland, and my thanks to law enforcement for their response. we can't continue allowing this to happen. our communities deserve better." (ken)the chicago- based publishing company for the capital gazette say it is "deeply saddened" by the attach on its maryland newspaper. as a result of the shooting there was an extra police presence at several chicago and new york based media companies. (ken) kron 4 first told you about this breaking news through a push alert. make sure you download the kron4 mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (ken) a teen girl at the center of a medical and religious debate over brain death has died after surgery jahi mcmath's mother says doctors declared her dead from excessive bleeding and

wendy winters, editorial page editor, gerald fishman, john, sports reporter, and smith, and robert. the suspect was hiding under a desk. in 2012, he sued the paper for defamation for the coverage of the stalking case, and the lawsuit was dismissed. abc news, annapolis. >>> and a go fund me site is raising money to help families pay for medical expenses and funerals. more than 129,000 has been raised so far and the goal is $150,000. the staff will be consulted before money is spent. we have a link on the website, abc7news.com. >>> bak news from san francisco's financial district. firefighters are on the scene of a building fire near front and jackson streets. this is video received. the building that caught fire was undergoing renovation. this is the same building where a greek restaurant is located on the ground floor. they successfully put out the fire and are investigating why the blaze started. no injurieshappening today, rel new information about a 43-year-old cold case murder. the 72-year-old steve crawford killed himself yesterday as deputies knocked on the door. dna testing l

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they are wendi winters, john mcnamara, gerald fischman, rebecca smith and rob hiaasen. all worked for the paper in different roles...including writer, editor and columnist. (ken) and president trump tweeted his condolences saying in part..my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. thank you to all of the first responders who are currently on the scene. (ken) senator dianne feinstein tweeting tonight saying: "my heart goes out to all those affected by the shooting at the capital gazette in maryland, and my thanks to law enforcement for their response. we can't continue allowing this to happen. our communities deserve better." (ken) we first told you about this shooting with a push alert from our mobile app. stay connected on breaking news by downloading it the app .. and opting in for push alerts. (vicki) back here locally... hundreds gathered at a busy shopping plaza in el cerrito tonight... speaking out against president donald trump's zero tolerance policy at the u-s border.... kron4's gayle ong was at the rally today and has the details...

john mcnamara. news assistant, wendi winters, assistant rebecca smith. >> this shocked the nation and filled our hearts with grief. journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job. to the families of the victims, there are no words to xplexpres our sorrow for your loss. horrible, horrible event. horrible thing happened

john mcnamara. news assistant, wendi winters, assistant rebecca smith. >> this shocked the nation and filled our hearts with grief. journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job. to the families of the victims, there are no words to xplexpres our sorrow for your loss. horrible, horrible event. horrible thing happened. when you're suffering, we pledge our eternal support. >> reporter: and msnbc's garrett haake, on the ground here since shortly after the shooting happened yesterday. there had been two news conferences in the past few hours. there was, of course, the one with the police chief and the other with the prosecutor. bring us up to speed on the latest with regards to the investigation. >> reporter: the most interesting thing we're learning on the investigation, the degree of premeditation police and prosecutors believe happened here. evidence of premeditation found in the suspect's home and we know there was evidence of premeditation found at the scene, but apparently in his car and in the act of having boarded up essentially barric

the other four are editorial page editor gerald fischman, special projects editor wendi winters, reporter johncnamara and sales assistant rebecca smith. (ken) our fire coverage continues tonight -- at cal- fire's air attack base... firefighters say, they are ready to take off at a moments notice.. if a new fire breaks out. kron 4's rob fladeboe was in hollister at the air attack base.. he has details on their plans. nats (air tankers in action) already in action fighting fires in lake county and beyond, air tankers like these are the key to calfire's strategy of aggresively attacking wildfires before they rage out of control. when you see one of these s-2 twin engine trackers anywhere in the greater bay area, chances are it took off from calfire's air attack base here in hollister says captain marc ditullio.captain marc ditullio/calfire "...in the military they were used to drop bombs on submarines so this is pretty much the same thing only they're dropping retardant on wildfires...." "...they are able to fly at low altitudes and have a lot of control so we use them to drop retardant in order

for john mcnamara, sports reporting with his dream job. wendi winters is said to have been a prolific writer who chronicled her community. and sales assistant rebecca smith, the paper says she loved spending time with her family and was new to the paper. now, the newspaper office crime reporter, phil davis could continue to report during the active shooter situation. he tweeted, quote, there's nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload. present trump tweeted, i was briefed on the shooting at capital gazette in annapolis. my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. thank you to all of the first responders who are currently on the scene. now, coming up in our next half hour, we're going to go to annapolis, maryland, for a live report and an update on that story. >>> also happening today, thiss afternoon regarding the ghost ship warehouse fire. attorneys for the two defendants, derick almena and max harris, both continue negotiations about a potenti

wendi winters, gerald fischman, he worked for the gazette for 25 years. john mcnamara. rebecca smith just started at the paper and >> journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked. >> gio joins us now. we know knit community. there are some vi gils planned tonight. >> that's right david. there are vigils tonight. some of the reporters are expected to be there. >> as gio reported that suspect had a grudge against the newspaper. what we learned about the woman he once new from high school. here's pierce thomas on that part of the story. >> reporter: jarrod ramos, accused murderer, led out from the capital gazette in handcuffs, after a rampage that had its roots seven years ago. it began with this newspaper article in 2011, "jarrod wants to be your friend." a frightening account of ramos stalking a high school acquaintance on social media. at one point telling her, "have another drink and go hang yourself." the online encounter ending with him pleading guilty to harassment. >> how angry was he? >> incredibly angry, the malice dripp

. >> reporter: "the baltimore sun" wrote tributes to the victims, rob hiaasen, wendi winters, gerald fischman, johncnamara and rebecca smith. the newspaper's front cover, the "capital gazette" refusing to let it stop them from covering let it stop them from covering the story. the "capital gazette" reported his alleged threats to authorities years ago. he filed a defamation lawsuit in 2012 and lost. >>> one of my friends worked with rob hiaasen who was an editor and it just says he inspired her to become a journalist. it has such an impact on so many of us in the business. a go fund me site is helping pay for medical expenses and funerals. we do have a link on our website. and now on to developing news to that stunning end to the decades old stanford cold case murder. today we expect to learn more information on how investigators solved the mystery of who killed a 19-year-old in a campus chapel. >> when police finally had the evidence they needed the suspect shot and killed himself. matt keller is live in san jose. >> reporter: good morning, natasha and reggie. leading to that arrest in san jose, f

identified them at a press conference and all five employees of the newspaper, rob hiaasen, wendi winters, winters,on -- john mcnamara and the suspect with us identified as 38-year-old jarrod ramos. it started with a longstanding feud after he filed a defamation lawsuit and three years later he lost the lawsuit which brings us to today. here's the deputy chief. >> this was a targeted attack. on "the capital gazette." this person was prepared to come in and shoot people. his intent was to cause harm. >> reporter: now, at that press conference, the deputy police chief would not confirm what i'm about to tell you, but fox has confirmed this with a separate law enforcement source in the state of maryland as have other news organizations that this gunman has not been cooperative with police. he clearly wanted to make it difficult to figure out who he is. he didn't have an i.d. on him and went so far as to mutilate his own finger tips according to this law enforcement source. they were finally able to make a positive i.d. using facial recognition software. police were able to take him into custody without firing a

page editor, gerald fischman, along with assistant editor rob hiaasen, staff writer wendi winters, sports reporter john mcnamara, and ad sales assistant rebecca smith. we will honor all of them today. the suspect had a well-documented grudge against the paper dating back at least seven years. he is now charged with five counts of first-degree murder and is due in court for a bail hearing next hour. this morning, the intern whose twitter account pleaded for help when the shooting started reflected on leaving the building when it was over. >> unfortunately we saw, we had to pass two bodies of our colleagues, which was something nobody should ever have to stomach. just unfortunate that somebody would come into a place that only reports truthful stories that are fact-based, and unleash hell on the office. it was -- we try to keep our eyes from off of the ground, but inevitably, we all, as journalists, were kind of curious. and it was sickening. >> let's go to our rene marsh. she has all the details for us in annapolis. good morning, rene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, poppy. as you know,

page editor, gerald fischman, along with assistant editor rob hiaasen, staff writer wendi winters, sports reporter johnt rebecca smith. we will honor all of them today. the suspect had a well-documented grudge against the paper dating back at least seven years. he is now charged with five counts of first-degree murder and is due in court for a bail hearing next hour. this morning, the intern whose twitter account pleaded for help when the shooting started reflected on leaving the building when it was over. >> unfortunately we saw, we had to pass two bodies of

. >> ramos is charged with the murder and deaths of gerald fischman, wendi winters, john hiaasen, and rebecca smith. paula reid is in annapolis with the latest. good morned. >> reporter: good morning. the police are searching his parmtd for new details about how he planned this attack. we're learning new details from five years ago when he first made threats against the newseum. video shows the moments after police took jarrod ramos into custody. they say the 38-year-old was hiding under a desk in the "capital gazette" newsroom where he allegedly opened fire on newspaper employees, killing five and wounding two more. >> there were two entrances to the offices in which this attack occurred. the rear door was barricade d. mr. ramos then as i told the judge entered into the front door and worked his way through the office where he was shooting victims as he walked through the office. >> reporter: on friday ramos said nothing as a judge ordered him to be held without bond. thursday's shooting appears to be the end of a long simmering grudge ramos held against the paper. a cording to court

they are wendy winters, rebecca smith, robert hiaasen, and john mcnamara. this is hitting hard.is a community at its core. mayor gavin buckley had this to say. >> they are our friends, we are grieving for these guys was they would come to city council meetings, listen to boring politicians, they don't make a lot of money. just immoral. >> reporter: hitting this community so hard. governor larry hogan called this his hometown newspaper issuing a statement saying he is devastated and, quote, there is no place in our society for this kind of hatred and violence. the individual responsible for this horrendous crime must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. i remember covering governor hogan a few months ago in a shooting in southern maryland not far from here at a high school. this community reeling but the "capital gazette" showing resilience and defiance publishing their paper today with those victims on the cover. we expect some point this morning some sort of news conference to tell us what else they learned. a search a few hours ago happened that jarrod ramos's house

for john mcnamara, sports reporting was his dream job. wendi winters is said to be a prolific writer. and sales assistant rebecca smith. the paper says she loved spending time with her family and was new to the paper. >>> police are investigating the discovery of a body found early this morning in the san francisco castro district. but across the street from the popularfight or a robbery in pr person died and they leigh mar the scene. she will have a live update coming up a 2:30. >>> a hearing is scheduled this afternoon regarding the ghost ship warehouse fire. attorneys for the two defendants, derick almena and max harris will continue negotiations with prosecutors about a potential plea deal. almena's attorney says the two sides are close to and -- an agreement. harris his lawyers is any jail time over the time that's been served is unacceptable and they are ready for trial, which is set for july 16. almena talked to ktvu 2 investigates about the charges against him and my he is considering a plea deal. >> sit through months of parents lookin

features reporter 65-year-old wendy winters, 56-year-old reporter john mcnamara and 34-year-old sales. liz, a memorial has been growing here at the site, the community coming together with a sense of solidarity together and prosecutors say that he will be prosecuted by a grand jury. be liz, back to you. liz: leah, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. thank you very much. lea gabrielle. >>> fighting the hidden red army w. the closing bell ringing in 18 minutes, chinese investment dollars piling through back doors in silicon valley as president trump eases up on limiting foreign investment in u.s. tech. but one silicon valley legend has been fighting the red tide of money encroaching on top tech giants including the very company he founded. silicon valley firebrand and cypress semiconductor co-founder t.j. rogers is here exclusively to tell us why he thinks silicon valley and the government are making a huge mistake the if they let their guard down. >>> and knew that bear gordon chang on the secret moves china is now coming up with to grab a piece of u.s. tech. beware, "cou

kayleigh mcenany and john hopkins professor wendy osefo. wenty, those numbers are strong. credit? >> yeah, can he get credit. we have to look at this in context, brian. what we know from this poll is out of the all registered voters we have in this country the poll only exams 1500 people. it's kind of skewed as researcher and professor i would say is not statistically significant. what we do know here is what i found very interesting is that of those individuals who said that this is satisfactory only 13% of them were democrats. that's what we need to focus on. we want a president who is not divisive. who when we say satisfaction guaranteed we mean that for both people on both sides of the aisle. again, if we look at this great is he able to have that poll number. again, let's make sure we are inclusive of all parties. brian: yeah. you know what? that's a great point. independence is something the president shoots for but maybe a greater effort to get democrats. economic numbers pretty strong 3.8% stunning. 62.7% labor participation rate could be better. but, kayleigh, the

their names are gerald fichman, john mc-namara, rebecca smith, robert hiaasen and wendi winters. all worked for the paper in different roles ... including writer, editor and columnist. ( robin )president trump tweeted his condolences saying in part.. my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. thank you to all of the first responders who are currently on the scene. ( robin )and... senator dianne feinstein reacted to the tradegy also tweeting... "my heart goes out to all those affected by the shooting at the capital gazette in maryland, and my thanks to law enforcement for their response. we can't continue allowing this to happen. our communities deserve better." ( robin ) kron 4 first told you about this breaking news through a push alert. make sure you download the kron4 mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... thousands of dollars of kitchen equipment used to feed fire victims... stolen. now the salvation army is desparate to get it back. (robin)plus... another dangerous sideshow in the bay area. and

john mcnamara was a sports reporter doing his dream job. wendi winters was said to have been a prolific writer who chronicled her community. the last victim was rebecca smith a sales assistant. she loved spending time with her family and had just been recently hired at the "capital gazette." stay with us for continuing coverage of the deadly newspaper shooting. we'll be updating the latest developments on twitter and facebook pages. >>> rally in support of immigrant families at 5:30, the protest held outside an east bay detention center where two children separated from their parents are reportedly being held. >> and california just passed the nation's toughest internet privacy law. how it gives you more control over the information companies can and can't have. >> and nothing says summer- like a trip to the county fair. but is it losing its luster? why organizers say fewer people are taking part in the american tradition. >>> in lake county cal fire reports today the pawnee fire is now 56% contained. the fire acreage is holding steady at 13,700

they are wendy winters, rebecca smith, robert highest and --hi s --hiassen and john mcnamara.t 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon the gunmen went in the building behind me, shooting in the newsroom, a remarkable part of the story is first responders responding 60 seconds to two minutes, bill davis who is a report here, we counted what that was like, he was in the newsroom, take a listen. >> people working in an office, doing their job, had no reason to the best of our knowledge to think someone like this would have a motive to gun down employees who were just doing their job that day. >> reporter: responding quickly, governor larry hogan in a shooting a few months ago in a school at the capital gazette. his hometown paper governor hogan issued a statement sending thoughts, prayers and condolences to the family and saying there is no place in our society for this kind of hatred and violence. the individual responsible must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. this morning we are learning the "capital gazette" is defined of this incident, going to publish their paper, you see

wendy winters. second victim rebecca smith. third victim robert. fishman. and the 5th victim and john mcna meredith a. >> reporter: 170 people evacuated safely seen with their hands outside. officers not hesitating to ent gunman telling abc7 news they recovered the shotgun on the scene. >> it was very scary because you wouldn't think something would happen to you at work. >> reporter: authorities have tentatively identified the suspect jared ramos. he may have targeted the newspaper over a lawsuit for defamation he filed in 2015. in annapolis, maryland, janai norman, abc7 news. >> janai, thank you very much. a gofundme site is raising money to pay for family expenses. and sadly funerals. staff will be consulted before any money is spent. find a lichk on our website, abc7news.com. >> happening now, a grass fire broke out along the benicia vallejo border tonight shutting down all lanes of 580. lisa is live with the very latest. lisa? >> reporter: kristen, right now eastbound lanes are open so traffic is moving normally, but as you can see behind me, westbound, fire trucks are still in t

. >> reporter: reporter wendi winters, editorial writer gerald fischman, editor, john mcnamara, sales sinlt, rebecca smith, and editor and columnist robert hiassen all killed, police say, by the suspected shooter, 38-year-old jarrod ramos seen here being led away in handcuffs right after the shooting. other cell phone videos capturing the chaos. survivors evacuating the building. >> five more. five more coming. >> reporter: marjorie rock was on the second floor recording the video. >> put your hands up. >> there were about seven large officers, heavily armed, heavily armored screaming at us, get your hands up. get your hands up. get your hands up. >> reporter: authorities believe ramos held a deep grudge against the paper. back in 2011 is it reported on ramos harassing a woman online. he pleaded guilty to that harassment. that woman's attorney speaking to our pierre thomas about that day in court. >> how angry was he? >> incredibly angry. the malice dripped off this man in court. >> reporter: ramos sued the paper for defamation but it was dismissed. reporte hell awaits and to two edit

john mcnamara was a sports reporter. that was his dream drop. wendy winters was said to be a prolific writer and far right is rebecca smith. the paper says she was recently hired and loved spending time with her family. journalists at the capital gazette say it was important to publish a paper today. it describes the terrifying attack saying the gunman used smoke grenades and pump action shotgun as people hid under the desks. they are heartbroken that their friends and colleagues are gone. there were stories about each of the victims. in to annapolis maryland for a live report. >>> here in the bay area, san francisco police are investigating what they call a suspicious death in the city's castro district overnight. leigh martinez is live at the scene near the corner of 18th and castro. you spoke to some people that say they might have saw a little bit of what happened? >> that's right. at first we talked to police who say they are not releasing any more information on this case at this time. earlier we talked to two witnesses dropped off by police to

for john mcnamara that the paper says sports reporting was his dream job. wendi winters is said to have been a prolific writer who criminal code her -- chronicled her community. rebecca smith, she loved spending time with her family and was new to the paper. phil davis continued to report during the active shooter situation. he tweeted, there is nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload. president trump tweeted, quote, i was briefed on the shooting at capital gazette in annapolis, my shots and prayers -- thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. thank you to all of the first responders. we will go live to annapolis, maryland, for an update. >>> 5:07. happening today, hearing scheduled this afternoon regarding the ghost ship warehouse fire attorneys for the two defendants, derick almena and max harris, will continue negotiation with prosecutors about a potential medial. almena's attorney says the two sides are close to an agreement . but the d.a.'s office offered -

in the middle, john mcnamara the paper says sports reporting was has dream job. wendi winters was described as a prolific writer who fifth victim, sales assistant rebecca smith, loved spending time with family and had just been hired by the gazette. >>> hundreds of people gathered in annapolis this evening to attend a vigil and remember the five people killed. many came together to pray or hold candles in memory of the victims. >> melissa howell joins from us annapolis. tell us about tonight's vigil and how the community there is reacting to the shooting. >> reporter: julie, you can only imagine what people are feeling out here today. this is actually the third vigil we have been to today and the emotion is extremely high. take a look. you can see hundreds of people gathered out here in the downtown annapolis area by the waterfront. people walking to the waterfront were holding up newspapers with the headline, 5 dead at the capital and it's extremely emotional holding candles and very somber feeling. but it goes to show how strong annapolis is and how much the communit

wendy winters. second victim is rebecca smith. third victim is robert hiason. fourth victim is jerrold fishman. third victim is johncnamara. >> reporter: the baltimore son reporting rob hiason, father of three, had just celebrated an anniversary. jimmy butts with a series of defiant tweets about the heart of the humble newspaper. devastated and heart broken, numb. the reporters and editors put their all into finding the truth, that is our mission, will always be. and tomorrow there will be a print edition. for "nightline," i'm geo benitez in annapolis, maryland. >> geo will be live on "good morning america" tomorrow with the latest details in the shooting. to our peers at the "gazette," we're with you. we'll be right back. then i realized something was missing... me. my symptoms were keeping me from being there. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is for people who still have symptoms of crohn's disease after trying other medications. and the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief and many achieved remission in as little as 4 weeks. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, in

wendy winters a special publication editor and jarl fischman, he worked for the gazette for 25 years as did johncnamara, and rebecca smith just started there. and robert hiaasen, remembered this morning as a mentor to young reporters. and the gazette's opinion page making headlines left intentionally blank with the words "today we are speechless ", honoring the five victims that were co-workers and friends. >> it a busy friday night of. a warning for pet owners this weekend, a popular dog park why there was a rabid bat . >> and why you will not get too excited about the post card size tax form. >>> a warning of how animal control removed a rabid park from the park today, the bat was found in the dog run and tested positive for the rabies virus. they say the bats can fall from trees in the hot weather. if you see one, do not touch it, call your local animal service immediate. >> ready, your post card sized income tax return form is here. the treasury secretary and irs unveiled the new version today. while the fax form is getting smaller, it's a bit complicated, truthfully the new form does not ha

people identifying those five victims as robert, brother of famed novelist, wendy winters, gerald fishman, rebecca smith and johne are learning a lot about the shooter too, maria, jarre ramos, defamation suit that he filed against the paper for article they wrote about his conviction in a harassment of a woman in 2011, that woman telling officials that she had to change her name, had to move three times and she told officials that, quote, ramos will be your next mass shooter, just unbelievable number of details and questions still to be answered. we haven't been told yet whether press conference is coming, we expect one at some point this morning, yesterday the governor here talking about victims and the impact on the community, take a listen. they are our friends. we are grieving for the guys. police have to come to meetings and listen to politicians, 20, to 30,000 a year. they don't make a loot of money. it's immoral that their lives could be in danger. >> maria, the mayor praising first responders turning out to news room behind me at 2:30 when ramos came blasting with a shotgun, first responders were here wi

john mcnamara, long-time sports reporter and fan. rebecca smith. she loved her job. her fiance, her daughter, and her dog. reporter wendi winters.and girl scout leader. the dedicated journalists at the "gazette" push including pain to put out a paper today, the opinion page reading simply, "today we are speechless. this page is intentionally left blank to commemorate the victims of the shooting at our office." there is family i and there is work family. we should cherish them both. thank you for watching "nightline" and thanks for the

wendy winters. rebecca smith. third victim is robert hiasson. the fourth victim is gerald fishman. the fifth victim is john mcnamara. >> first responders responded within a minute. the evacuated over 150 people from inside the building. >> i am very proud of that response. not only the speed of the response, but the courage of the demonstrated in entering the building without a moments hesitation. finding the shooter who was hiding and taking him into custody without shots being fired with law enforcement. >> reporter: the suspected is not cooperating with investigators. sources tell fox news he mutilated his fingers seemingly in an effort to make it more difficult for authorities to id him. lease have not confirmed of that and say they are still working to determine a motive. >> we are saddened we had to make those notifications. we are deeply saddened that a person had to take this into his own hands. threats made aga gazette on social media. >> one of the journalists killed was remembered by his brother. the novelist carl hiasson. he posted this photo on facebook. rob is on the left. carl wrote robert w

john mcnamara, reporting was his dream job. wendi winters is said to have been a writer and sales assistant rebecca smith loved spending time with her family. she just joined the newspaper staff. >>> back at home, san francisco police are investigating the discovery of a body found early this morning in the city's castro district. the body discovered near 18th and castro across the street from a popular badlands nightclub. they received a call about a robbery in progress. when they arrived they found the body. they are not sure how the person died and are calling the death suspicious. leigh martinez is on the scene. she will have a live report at 7:30. >>> happening today, a hearing is scheduled this afternoon regarding the ghost ship warehouse fire. attorneys will continue negotiations with the prosecutors about a potential plea deal. now, the two sides are close to an agreement but the district attorney's offer that is currently on the table is still too high. harris' lawyer says any jail time over what has been served is unaccepta

. >> the first victim's name is wendi winters, second victim, rebecca smith, the third victim is robert hiasaan, the 4th victim is g the 5 sgt. john mcnamara. >> he was taken into custody by officers. no gunfire exchanged between the officers and the suspect. >> reporter: cbs news the 38- year-old ramos being questioned in the shooting. >> the mrs. are not confirm -- the police are not confirming but the suspect damaged his fingerprints to prevent quick identification. they used facial recognition to dir theyare still determining the source. they are looking at 100 people in the building at the time as they go over the crime scene. >> reporter: the suspect is from maryland and he was living here in maryland. we know investigators were at his home tonight waiting for search warrant to enter. they said that he had some sort of vendetta against the newspaper. back to you. >>> this is the front page of tomorrow's newspaper, pictures of the 5 employees who were killed line the top. the gazette tweeted "yes, we are putting out a paper tomorrow". >> they beefed up their presence at tv stations and newspapers including the "new york times

. >> those victims include john mcnamara who was a sports reporter and the author of two books. he was working on a third about basketball. featureswriter wendi winters was a mother of four. her daughter says she believed in never acting or admitting her age. a go fund me page created by a fellow journalist already has raised more than $100,000 for funeral costs. >> ramos' threats against this newspaper on social media were well documented dating back to 2013, but with the exception of that post back in 2013, police just said they weren't aware of any of the other posts until last night. i'm kenneth craig reporting in annapolis, maryland, kpix 5. >> ramos is not cooperating with police. he damaged his fingertips so authorities had to use facial recognition technology to identify him. >>> this just in, there may be a plea deal in the boast ship warehouse case. an attorney for one of the two defendants charged in the warehouse fire said he is close to an agreement with prosecutors. lawyer tony cerra said prosecutors have tentatively agreed to an eight year sentence. 30 people died in the 2016 fire. almeda rented the oakland warehouse and illega

the time that president bush started thinking about and negotiationing with iran to what wendy sherman and john ten years later. it took three years for the u.s./india negotiations and that was a friendly country. two acts of congress to achieve a civil nuclear deal. this will take years and this statement is very general. it has goals and not a road map, now the questions are can mike pompeo be unleashed to be a tough-minded negotiator. can we keep south korea and japan with us? is china going to help or hurt? the allies have to be part of this, especially south korea, giving the existential stakes to its future. >> ambassador. the official, the president of the united states shaking hands with kim jong-un as victor cha said, being the first american to pierce the double. your reaction to that and the contents of what we saw in the joint declaration? >> i would agree that 's a good thing these two leaders met. i was taken aback by the north korean flags and american flags de by side. we aren't side by side, we aren't equals to each other and this conferred power to kim jong-un that i don't bel

long time writer wendi winters, editorial page editor gerald fischm fischman, sports reporter john mcnamara, sales assistant rebecca smith and rob hiassen. through it all, survivors reported on their all tragedy this morning. the paper rolled off the presses and on to stoops all around town. and this morning the "capital gazette" intern talked about leaving the newsroom when it was over. >> unfortunately we saw we had to pass two bodies of our colleagues, which was something that nobody should ever have to stomach. just unfortunate that somebody would come into a place that only reports truthful stories that are fact-based and unleash hell on the office. it was -- we tried to keep our eyes from off the ground, but inevitably we were -- we all as journalists, we're kind of curious and it was sickening. >> sickening. rene marsh is with us. you've been reporting on the ground. what is the sense you're getting from the community and what you can tell us. >> reporter: well, poppy, the sense i get is in this tight knit community, they are mourning, but it is not just this community, it is the ent