his name's alex sullivan. today's his birthday. >> alex with an "x"? >> yes. >> how old is alex?27. we're looking for him. they don't have him on any list yet. >> he was at the movie? >> at the movie to celebrate his 27th birthday. earlier that night, here's what alex tweeted. "oh, man, one hour till the movie and it's going to be the best birthday ever." i spoke to his father, tom sullivan, earlier. first of all, i'm just so sorry for your loss. i cannot imagine what you and your family are going through right now. i've read so many words describing alex. people saying he was full of love, always laughing, a big heart. how do you describe him? what do you want people to know about him? >> well, i mean, that's it. from when he was a baby, that's what we used to say to each other. he was my best buddy in the whole world. and we said that back and forth till, you know, even last week, you know, that's how we referred to each other. everybody i went, i mean, i always went with him places. people would say, tom, when i see you, you know, you're always with your kids. and i said, well

alex would've expected us to live. we're going to live. alex was all about life. i could talk about being -- i didn't really dress up. there's a reason for this. alex was the type of kid who brought people together. when he was in high school for no reason whatsoever. well, alex used to wear blue jeans and a white t-shirt every day to school. and my wife being the retentive woman she is. there'd be 16 on laundry day, t-shirts on my hangers all hung up, ironed and he'd wear them every day. for all of high school and half way through senior year they decided to have alex teves day. and 400 or 500 kids came to school in blue jeans and white t-shirt. and there were girls that said i love teves. and it was pretty cool. >> how did you guys meet? >> we met in school. we went to grad school together. we started as friends but immediately it was so much more than that. so. >> ryan, how long have you been best friends? >> i've known alex for about ten years. he was my best friend, but, you know, saying friend almost doesn't even do it justice. he really was like the other p

alex? >> indeed. my taibbi, thanks. >>> and joining me, clint van zandt. good morning. >> hi, alex. good morning. >> inside the investigation. what are the questions police are trying to answer now? >> everybody wants to know motive from the day something happened until the day this individual appears in court. you and i and everybody say, we would never do anything like that, so why would someone else? well, the investigators have to consider that, but they also have other issue, alex. in 75% of the mass murder cases in the united states, there have been other people, other than the sole person who committed that crime, there have been other people who knew about it. who knew something was either going to happen or had suspicions. so this is something investigators have to determine, too, and as you and mike were just talking about, we've got the scene at the apartment, and realize that supposedly a timer went off or music went off right at midnight, about 30 minutes before the actual shoo

talk about something for everyone, alex. yes, there were live farm animals, they were at the beginning, make the most low key the ceremony actually. then we had elements of james bond, harry potter, mary poppins, mr. bean, all of these touching at times and other times hilarious aspects of british culture and history. i don't know too many people who watched the ceremony that weren't misty eyed at some points. in fact when the camera would focus on certain people in the audience, you would see them too obviously feeling the same way. i think camilla and charles at one point, you could see them with tears in their eyes. the queen even looked like sheefs tearing up at one point. for me at least and for many, seeing the queen involved in this film they made was jaw dropping. we've never seen anything like that before. brief though it was and i must say very tastefully done as we expected. then there was the music, incorporating the beatles, pink floyd, the young athletes and the fact that a group of young athletes lit the cauld

alex? >> okay. nbc's annabel roberts in london. thank you. >>> from london to the west coast headlines, coming up next with a great white shark attack. >>> also, mitt romney will speak at the naacp's annual convention this week? we will talk with one of the leaders of that historic organization, next on weekends with alex witt. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time so you don't miss a thing. swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. and for dry messes big and small try swiffer sweeper vac. and for dry messes big and small mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup fo

this time, alex skips the acrobatics and pulls his chute right away. >> yes! oh, my god! yes!inues to seek new challenges and has since completed more than 600 base jumps. >> that was the craziest [ bleep ] i've ever seen. >> to me, base jumping is the celebration of life. when i jump, i just feel like i'm alive. >> most of the people in these stories went right back to their favorite activity. if what gets you going is challenging yourself and if you happen to capture your feat on camera, we can all experience the secondhand rush. i'm contessa brewer. that's all for this edition of "caught on camera.

alex? >> chris, the question that remains on everyone's minds, do we know anything about a possible motive? >> he is not talking. as far as we know, the last thing he said to police was to tell them to go to his apartment, that was boobytraped. he does have a lawyer but is segregated from the general population. we will see him for the first time tomorrow in court. there has been a lot of speculation. this was not someone that we have seen in past shootings, who a lot of people have come forward to say, it was clear there was something wrong. it was clear he was mentally ill. he was quiet and also very intelligent. everyone that knew him on any level, through high school, undergraduate and graduate school, thought he was very smart. the one thing in talking to a number of psychologists and criminologists over the last couple of days, they are looking at the timeline. it seems at the point when he was having difficulty in graduate school and it was clear he was going to have to drop out. tha

hi, jeff. >> thank you, alex. at a very hot forecast in the east it will be 101 in raleigh, it could approach 106 degrees in d.c., which would tie the all-time record high there. even in the big apple it's going to get up 99, close to 100. but late in the day we could see some severe weather here. meanwhile, watch out for a few lucky folks to get storms across the deep south. that will cool us off in places like new orleans but just make it steamier. a hot day in dallas, scorching in st. louis, minneapolis a little bit more pleasant. then, as we head to the west, what we calling the monsoon is starting to kick in, the moisture flow from the south, particularly on up through the four corners. that brings some showers and storms but also the threat of some lightning, which could spark more fires. 110 in phoenix, 72, though, in san francisco after some morning low clouds along the immediate california coast. should be a pretty nice day, portland a beautiful day, some of the nicest weather in the country, in the pacif

. >> afternoon, alex. today is the anniversary of 7/7, the day 52 were killed and hundreds more injured when a series of bombs ripped through the heart of london. now with three weeks to go until the start of of the olympics, obviously there is a determination to show there is no chance of anything like that happening here in july and august. in a clear sign that security is being tightened there have been a number of terror-related arrests in the past few arrests. three brothers were arrested near olympic park at this house following weeks of secret events. the door was blown 0 off its hinges as officers raided the house. police say this group was not targeting the olympics. and another seven people arrested in the midlands seemingly discovered by chance. their car was impounded during a routine check because it wasn't insured. when police searched it, they found hidden away several weapons and ammunition. this led to concern that a group may be planning a mumbai-style terror attack. there are also signs

>> good morning, alex.get to the big picture sense of the numbers. they haven't changed since last month in any appreciable way. hasn't the president weathered this storm before? >> well, he is defying political gravity. if you look what's going on in europe, slow growth around the world and still troubled and the job numbers, you say the president shouldn't be in the race to some extent. people like the president and buy the argument he's making about the dangers are going back to republican policies and about the fact he inherited big problems. but there's also no doubt that az governor romney gets more in focus, there's a real chance the president could be turned out of office simply based on the fact people don't want to go four more years without a sen we've got a different direction to go into. >> mark, it's july, it's vacation season. how much do you think what happens today will matter in november? are people paying attention yet? and the point was made earlier in the show, at this point in the mcca

alex?mike, do you know what it is, a certain threshold police believe they need to cross to ensure safety before they go in? i mean, are there trip wires they're looking for around doors or windows? have they been specific with that? >> reporter: what chief dan oates said yesterday was really telling. he described it as lattice work across the floor leading to vessels and jars and bottles to unknown substances. could be chemical and incendiary. could be is the operative words here. obviously this alleged suspect had lots of time to plan what he was going to do and how he was going to leave his apartment on the night he left the night he did what he was alleged to have done. chief oates said he had never seen anything like it. he described the situation as vexing last night. the police solve vexing problems and it's expected they will do that some time today. >> mike, can you guesstimate just the manpower being devoted to this right now, even as you look at the numbers behind you by that apa

and of course, you can imagine it's been an insane 24 hours from one mother whose son alex was in theheater when james holmes went on that murderous rampage and also, already at the hospital with her other son who was having an operation, separate stories there. and joining me now is alex milano and he's there with his mother angela and thank both of you for being here with us. and i want to talk to you angela, but start with your son because i want you to tell me, alex, where were you when the shooting started, when holmes started shooting. >> i was in theater 8, i was two rows down from the top of the theater and it all started with what i thought were fireworks, and from there it just got worse. >> right, theater eight is next door to where holmes was, he was in theater nine. initially my understanding that you along with other movie goers, oh, maybe it's fireworks, maybe it's part of the heighten the mood of this big premier? >> yeah, we thought it was a special effects at first, and one of the girls that i was talking to in the row in front of me turned around and had to give me

also remembered today, alex teves.a university of denver alum and also protected his girlfriend from the gunfire. his family gathered, remembering him as a hero who sacrificed his life to save another. the phoenix native graduated just last month in a masters degree in counseling psychology. john larimer was also remembered today. he followed his father and grand father in joining the navy and he received full military honors. we're learning that the shooter was seeing a psychiatrist at the university of colorado before the attack. i spoke to wendy walsh and asked her how much information this doctor has to reveal. >> she only had to say something if she could identify who or what or when the victim was going to be. you can't be arrested for expressing aggression in a therapy room. it's a place of complete confidentiality. and therapists hear all day long how people are mad at co-workers. but if he said specifically i'm going to go to this theater and blow it, she had a duty to report. which she probably didn't. >> and

alex? >> yep. that is going to be fun to watch and people sitting prime time for that. how about watching the games yesterday? what stood out to you? we heard people that were spoken to after the swimming event when lochte beat phelps. that was a shocker for so many. >> reporter: look. i was in our newsroom here in the olympic compound when that event took place and literally everything stopped. people stood up and watched because it really one of the most anticipated events certainly in these early days and the early competition. and i think just people were amazed. not just amazed that ryan lochte won but just how badly he beat michael phelps by more than four seconds. that was never predicted and you got the feeling that you were watching the dethroning of phelps yesterday. >> bob costas made a comment in the prime time coverage saying michael phelps looked uncomfortable. he was not used to being in a position being questioned coming out of the pool about, wow, you lost, dude. i mean, th

the gas pump bursts into flames with alex trapped underneath.the fire fueled by leaking gasoline. >> and when the fire hit, knowing there was a man there, the first thing i thought of was getting that fire extinguisher. >> and when i came out, laura was headed back toward the door with the fire extinguisher and handed it off to me. the fire was starting to come up so i jumped on top of the fire and tried to knock it down the best i could to get the guy out from underneath it. i used up almost all the fire extinguisher and then put it underneath the pump and blasted him with it. >> following emergency procedure, another sales clerk, kelly chapman, shuts down the power and as captured by the surveillance camera calls 911. >> 911. what's your emergency? >> i'm at the gas station. we have a fire. >> where is the fire? >> the pumps.ç it's at the pump. >> get everyone away from there. we'll send -- >> everybody get away! oh, my god. oh, my god. get away from there! >> are they listening? >> no. you guys, get away from there! >> is it an open flame? >

. >> reporter: alex has been swimming since he was six years old. both of his parents and his two brothers are also swimmers. reporting life, megan mccorcal, wjz. >> in lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to swim america. >>> coach joe paterno defends his football legacy from beyond the grave. pennsylvania to know writes that his abuse of boys should not tarnish penn state's reputation or take -- that jerry sandusky's abuse of boys should not detract from the school's football history history. the report will be released tomorrow at 9 a.m. >>> city and county leaders had tough questions for local utility companies after the storms left thousands without power for a week or longer. monique has more on what customers want changed. >> reporter: heavy rain and hurricane-like winds destroyed homes and left millions without power. >> it was hot, it was terrible. >> reporter: bowers lost service for several days, but on this neighborhood, the damage was worse, and homeowners were in the dark for a week or longer. >> people who drove around

. >> alex sullivan.at did you learn this morning? >> he -- he died. >> hard for fathom. >> well he's the reason we all went. just suction. you know? i don't want to say -- nobody deserves something like this. >> christi, as they call you, you were in a war zone. like you were in baghdad. why is this worse than being in a war zone? >> they just weren't -- nobody saw this coming. you know what i mean? nobody that was there saw it coming. nobody was prepared for it. if you're going over to a war zone, you know there's the potential you're going to be shot at. potentially that mortars are going to come over the wall. potential that somebody's going to throw a grenade as you. whereas you are sitting in a movie theater trying to watch a movie with your friends. who expects to be shot in a movie theater? none of us did. >> can you forgive him? the gunman? >> can i forgive him. probably not today, not tomorrow. eventually. i'm a pretty, i guess, laid back and kind of outgoing person. i like to move on. i don't l

john was dealing with mike and alex the last year-and-a-half. i came on at the beginning of that negotiation. the biggest problem was that both of them were not using an agent. they were negotiating between each other. i was a consultant for mike and alex to help them come up with ideas and to make a deal between the two of them. as time went on, they got nowhere. they kept fighting back and forth. the big issue was the amount of money it would cost to refurbish the eagle because it was trashed. the people that had been there before, they sucked the liver out of the building. it was collapsing. about a year into it, starting last march, january or february, john nicotopolis called me and said he would like to do a deal with these guys. i put them both together. we had two meetings. we had come to a purchase agreement and lease terms. [tone!] supervisor elsbernd: that means you have 30 seconds. >> we had come to lease terms. they started to go back and forth on arguing final bits of the lease. they got very angry with each other on both sides. th