alexis has spent time. we're appreciative of the public's cooperation and we ask anyone who may have knowledge of mr. alexis to report that information to the fbi. no piece of information is too small. we also continue to put forth over fbi assets towards this investigation. our office of victim assistance is working together with mpd and the department of defense to provide resources and support for victims and next of kin. we have personnel from our behavioral unit to try to determine the motivation behind the shootings. we continue to look into mr. alexis past, including medical and criminal histories. because that part of the investigation is still i don't g we will not comment further on that at this time. i would like to thank our partners agencies and all those who participated in yesterday's response. i would also like to thank all the individuals who work at the navy yard for their cooperation and patience during a long and trying day. i want to again extend my thanks to the public for their contin

. >> my son aaron alexis has murdered 12 people and wounded others. his action versus had a profousd actions on victims families. >> a surprise on wall street as the federal reserve stunned just about every by leaving it's stimulus program as is, stocks as you can see here rallying on the news. the dow slightly down before the announcement took off, and it is flirting with an all-time high. patricia, what it always means. >> you can quantify ready, ready, ready--not yet. now this program is meant to support the economy by keeping interest rates low but apparen apparently the feds does not feel the economy is ready to stand on its own yet. a key concern, unemployment. while the unemployment rate has improved slightly over the past year a lot of people are dropping out of the workforce. >> not all labor market developments are positive. the labor force rate fell, and real wages remained flat. >> and bernanke cited other concerns such as fiscal tightening and rising mortgage rates. rates has jumped a full percentage point since may. that's largely in res

has driven me to this.'" the feds are still trying to figure out how alexis managed to gain the appropriate clearance to get into the navy yard... since he had several past arrests. the navy secretary has ordered three separate reviews of the incident. the sub- contractor that hired aaron alexis has one less client this morning. hewlett packard is cutting ties with "the experts"... citing the company's failure to respond to alexis' mental health issues. in a responding statement, "the experts" expressed disappointment over h-p's decision -- and pointed out that alexis was "closely supervised" by an h-p manager during some of the events linked to his strange behavior. see all of our stories... on the navy yard shooting. go to fox- baltimore dot com... and click on "navy yard shooting" in the hot topics section on the left side of the screen. the university of maryland goes before a north carolina appeals court... to explain why they shouldn't have to pay a 50- million dollar penatly for leaving the a-c-c. the conference sued maryland after the school announced its departure for the big ten. the acc's lawsuit was

there are no sprees significantt alexis has been shot examinene killed. a reference tie room on then third floor. >> although aaron alexis had been shot dead by police, it would be hours before investigators were certain theye had ended the attack.. with information there may bebe have been two other people involved. >>> the fbi has not come up with a motive for the attack.k. although james comey, the fbifb director has told that it was not terrorism. they searched for alexis car and hotel room are still under seal. >>> paul wagner. >>> and tonight we're learning that alexis had the background check for security clearancesecu done byri the very same firm tht investigated nsa leaker edward snowden, bob barnard joins usins with that part of the story. >> bob. nothing's coincidence alaboualal aboutcoincidentalaboy does a number of background checks. the company in question is u.s. investigation services or usisus based in falls church posting on its website that nationaltial security is our focus, confirming that in 2007usis 20 conducted a background check on

has driven me to this.'" the feds are still trying to figure out how alexis managed to gain the appropriate clearance to get into the navy yard... since he had several past arrests. the navy secretary has ordered three separate reviews of the incident. the sub- contractor that hired aaron alexis has one less client this morning. hewlett packard is cutting ties with "the experts"... citing the company's failure to respond to alexis' mental health issues. in a responding statement, "the experts" expressed disappointment over h-p's decision -- and pointed out that alexis was "closely supervised" by an h-p manager during some of the events linked to his strange behavior. according to the connecticut freedom of information commission... 9-1-1 calls and other evidence from the sandy hook elementary school shootings should be released to the public. the commission is siding with the associated press' challenge to get access to records investigators are withholding. the information could include police records related to shooter adam lanza's family. but it could be a while before anything is released. newtown officials

has driven me to this.'" the feds are still trying to figure out how alexis managed to gain the appropriate clearance to get into the navy yard... since he had several past arrests. the navy secretary has ordered three separate reviews of the incident. the sub- contractor that hired aaron alexis has one less client this morning. hewlett packard is cutting ties with "the experts"... citing the company's failure to respond to alexis' mental health issues. in a responding statement, "the experts" expressed disappointment over h-p's decision -- and pointed out that alexis was "closely supervised" by an h-p manager during some of the events linked to his strange behavior. see all of our stories... on the navy yard shooting. go to fox- baltimore dot com... and click on "navy yard shooting" in the hot topics section on the left side of the screen. we are just now learning the names of the two city police officers involved in tuesday's deadly crash on northern parkway and york road. police confirm they are officer adam storie-- a two year veteran, and officer warren banks the second, a five year veteran--both out of the

according to the "associated "ad press," law enforcement sources say the gunman, earn alexis, has been hearing voices and was getting treatment for several mental disorders. they say he had a history of angry episodes, including not one but two arrests over the years involving guns. he worked as a contractor for the navy after serving in the navy reserves. officials say that during his hitch, aaron alexis had a, quote, history of misconduct, fox 2 has learned the navy punished him by reducing his rank in 2008. after an arrest in atlanta for disorderly conduct. still, the navy never declared him mentally unfit, and yesterday was able to make it into the washington navy yard. sources now telling fox news, he likely shot his way into a restricted building, and opened fire on innocent people. listen to the scanner traffic as police got to the scene. >> we got a report on the fourth floor a mail with a shotgun, multiple shots fire and multiple people down. we have active shooter on the fourth floor. >> when the gunfire finally stopped, 13 people lay dade, including the gunman. he died after

. >> our son aaron alexis has murdered 12 people and wounded others. >> reporter: cathleen alexis has been keeping a low profile here at her brooklyn home, working with cops she agreed to make this statement off camera. >> his actions have had a profound and ever lasting effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did the. and i'll never be able to ask him why. >> aaron was a sweet, the sweetest person i have ever known. >> reporter: a tearful me linda downs was a -- melinda downs was a close friend. >> and it's like dr. jykle and mr. hyde. the guy that i knew was so honorable. it breaks my heart. >> reporter: alexis was shot dead by police. his own mother seems to realize it couldn't have gone any other way. >> aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone and for that, i am glad. >> reporter: color, cathleen guard, john roger johnson, michael aaron alexis knolled, richard ragel, kenth proctor, these are the people aaron alexis killed. his mother wants their families to know, she shares their sorrow. >> to the families of the victims, i a

alexis has a spotty track record in 2010 in the apartment he leveled in, in ft.rth, texas, he apparently discharged a gun. the bullet went through the roof into his neighbor's apartment. the neighbor said, quote, she was scared to death of aaron alexis. those charges were dropped but there is a track record here of some odd behavior to say the least with aaron alexis. >> neil: why does it heighten your concern if at least one other person was involved? some people that is definition of a terrorist attack right there. but what their odds you could have two disgruntled workers? how are you looking at that? >> pretty rare you have disgruntled employees working in tandem. the only dual nonterror shooting can remember is the columbine shootings, obviously, where you had two guy was in religious or political motivations just mad men. but when you start bringing in the broader circle, one, two, three, guys, that's the mo or terrorists, whether they're political or religious and that makes you wonder and fear whether there's another shoe about to drop. so we hope it's on

alexis has a criminal record, he was arrested in 2004 in seattle for shooting up a tire in a parked car. in 2010 he was arrested in texas for firing a gun inside the apartment, he was not charged in that case and 2011, the navy reserve alexis after quote of a series of misconduct issues. >>> as craig boswell reports their reaction to the sound of gunfires today was almost immediate. >> it was like pow, pow so we just ran. >> people were falling down and pushing. >> the people who buy and maintain the navy fleet command running from their officers just after 8:30 monday morning, witnesses reported seeing the gunman in different direction. >> we saw hold the rifle and raising it our direction. >> i heard the gun shot and i looked down he was laying in front of me. >> more than 3000 just blocks away from capital hill. swat team were at the streets in just minutes. >> we are still doing an extensive search, this is a large bay, we have got multiple agencies and teams. the remainder that starts of another couple of hours. >> president obama highlighte concerns during a plan speech on the eco

descended on his parent's home in brooklyn. [ inaudible ] aaron alexis has a history of disturbing behavior, arrested in 2010 accused of recklessly discharging a firearm into a neighbor's apartment. in 2004 aaron alexis confessed to shooting out the tires of another man's car. >> he is a guy that has been going downhill for a number of moments or years and he could not take it anymore. >> sources say federal authorities continue to pour over the evidence including the suspect's laptop. they are trying desperately to get to a motive. the navy secretary ordered a review of security procedures at all navy and marine corps bases following yesterday's shooting rampage. a defense department report that will be released soon indicates budget cuts affected security and reduced security measures opening the base do more risks. the investigators were concerned about the access granded to outside contractors. aaron alexis was an outside contractor. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the navy yard shooting, we will have reports this afternoon on abc7 news with the latest online at abc7news.

aaron alexis is in a place where he could no longer do harm to anymore and for that i am glad. to the families of the victims i am sorry this has happened. my heart is broken. >> investigators haven't any connection between aaron alexis and his victims. >>> bart and the unions. they say bart negotiators walked out of talks. the union claims bart insists on meeting for only 10 days of the 60 day cooling off period. bart said that is not true. they are ready to meet any time. >> there is no explanation other than bart is not treating this seriously and don't attend to come to an agreement. >> the calendar is not set in stone. just because it is what it is doesn't mean we can't add days. >> right now there are no new talks scheduled till monday. all while time is running out. bart workers can go on strike after midnight october 10. >>> another bridge closure, this time the golden gate bridge. the pylons, you can see them at the movement screen will be replaced -- at the bottom of the screen and will be replaced. >> reporter: october or november of next year they will shut down the golden gate bridge so they can install a new movab

another development in monday's shooting is the mother of aaron alexis has said that she feels very sorrybout what has happened, what her son did, and she is expressing sympathy to the victims, to the familiar list of the victims. richelle? >> randall thank you so much. we're learning more about aaron alexis and more about the 12 victims. roxanne that has that angle. >> reporter: many victims of month's attack spent years and some decades serving their country. michael arnold was a 29 year navy veteran. his mother says he was a wonderful son, husband, and father. >> it's just not possible. it's not possible that they shot him, just for no reason. he loved his country and the navy. >> reporter: martin was a navy officer who loved hockey and the boston bruins. richard worked as a security officer, and this man worked as a marine engineer. >> this is all -- extremely difficult thing to process. i know for myself, it's going to take me years to really come to terms with it. >> reporter: arthur daniels a grandfather of nine was shot in the back. ken thet worked as a foreman at the navy yard. 5

. >> it came out the suspect aaron alexis has mental health issues and discipline problems at work. >>> victims of shootings are sick and tired of gun violence. they rallied on capitol hill hill today. they want lawmakers to pass tougher background checks. >> i couldn't begin to understand how this could happen again. i couldn't believe nine months after my sister's shooting i was helping someone else go through the same thing that i was. >> gun groups say there is no evidence that stronger background checks would have stopped monday's shooting. >>> side cars now legal in california. taxi companies have complained because of the lack of regulation. the california public utilities commission unanimously voted to do background checks on the drivers and train them. the companies must also insure the drivers. >>> look at the line in front of the apple store. not too many people there. 15 hours from now is when they go on sale. that line expected to change dramatically overnight. apple fans cannot wait to get their hands on the new iphones. they're going on sale tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. >>> m

>> reporter: this is not the first time alexis has had a brush with the law. two shootings in the last nine years leading to arrests. friends say he did not show any aggressive. >> i don't believe he's that kind of guy. really nice and gent. >> reporter: washington getting back to business. the white house flag flying at half staff as chuck hagel lays a wreath at the memorial in honors of the victims. >> we're continuing to try to things back to normcy as quickly as we possibly can in the city. it was a horrific tragedy, unlike anything we've seen in the district of columbia. >> reporter: defense officials say aaron alexis did get an honorable discharge from the navy back in 2011, in spite of the record his showed absences and insubordination. back to you. >> more details. the cap a i doctors the country -- the capitol buildings across the country are flying at half staff. go to ktvu.com to learn more about what happened in this tragic shooting. our hot topics section information has more information. >>> a former ynca worker charged in child molestation cases

she did not want her face shown. >> our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people. aaron is in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone and for that i am glad. to the families of the victims i am so, so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> reporter: after hearing those voices alexis recently went to the v.a. hospital complaining of insomnia. officials gave him sleeping medication. when asked if he had thoughts of hurting himself or anyone else, he said no. diane, that was that. >> pierre, i know there is a huge investigation still under way. thank you. >>> next we turn to the mayhem in one of the most popular vacation spots in the world, acapulco. americans save up every year to travel there but tonight a storm and floods have tens of thousands of tourists trying to flee. so much for the dream vacation. abc's david wright on the scramble to safety. >> reporter: in mexico, paradise submerged. acapulco, that glamorous name actually comes from an aztec word meaning,"washed away." today it sure seems that way to some 40,000 tourists trying t

. >> my son alexis has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and everlasting effect on families of victims. i don't know why he did what he did. aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone. for that i am glad. to families of the victims i am so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> president obama will be attending a memorial service to honor the innocent victims. it will take place this weekend as the president shares in the nation's grief. >> randall pinkston, randall, before i let you go, can we talk about what secretary hagel talked about. there will be multiple reviews to make sure nothing like this happens again. there will be reviews from the department of defense. one from the navy and completely independent review as well. >> as well as the office of opm, office of professional management, will be undertaking a review. what we have learned even though he was a contractor, an employee of a subcontractor with the navy, at first people thought it was the subcontracto

. >> authority ies do not believe alexis has ties to terrorist organizations. susan mcginnis. kpix 5. >> the gunman used a valid pass to get on to the navy yard. the oldest u.s. navy installation and sits three miles from the white house and across the river from the pentagon. he was armed with ar-15 assault rifle, a shotgun and semi automatic glock. dianne feinstein is renewing her call. when will enough be enough? congress must be shrink ing its responsibility. >> new offers on the table. the unions want 4 .35% raise every year for the next three years. what does bart management think of that? >> that is a tiny, tiny, tiny movement down half a percent. it's just not enough. >> kpix 5s' phil says don't expect the state to step in. >> don't look for the governor to weigh in. law makers won't try to ride to the rescue. >> special session was considered and rejected in the legislature. so i think the folks at bart and the union better sit down cause it could be a real problem. >> what are you going to do if they don't? >> i've exercised by power. >> as to the proposal to outlaw

alexis has legitimate access to the navy yard as a result of his work as a contractor and he utilized a valid pass to gain entry to the building. >> reporter: investigators say he went to the fourth floor, ducked in to a men's room and came out firing the shotgun stopping to reload. he also grabbed a handgun they say from a police officer he wounded and kept on firing until he was shot and killed more than half an hour later. the navy says he'd been granted a low level secret clearance in 2008 good for ten years. it's unclear whether the government did not know or didn't care that four years earlier, he was arrested in seattle for shooting the tires of a car that was parked near his house. the police report then said he did it during what he told them was a blackout fueled by anger. he was arrested again in georgia in 2008 and once more in texas in 2010, but he was never convicted of anything, so he was not legally barred from buying guns. and officials say would have been illegal for the v.a. to report that he was seeking psychiatric treatment. >> that was pete williams reporting. th

alexis has had a troubled history.eckless use of firearms, angry outbursts and issues that prompted him to seek medical care. still he was able to maintain his government clearance allowing him to work for a contractor with access to a military base. defense department officials want to know why. >> there are many questions that need to be asked, and reviews. and the intensity of those reviews has to go down to every aspect. the security clearance, standards of that security clearance. are they strong enough, why do we do certain things the way we do. we need answers. and we will find those answers. >> today the gunman's mother expressed regret for her son's actions and apologized to families of the murder victims. >> aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone, so for that i am glad. to the families of the victims i am so, so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> reporter: the navy yard remains closed to all but essential person nell. others were allowed to retrieve their cars

earlier reports that alexis has an automatic weapon were not true. >> at this time, we believe that mr. alexis entered building 197 at the navy yard with a shotgun. >> write do not have any information at this time that he had an a.r. 15 in his possession. we also believe mr. alexis may have gained access to a handgun once inside the facility and after he began shooting. >> the attack and ensuing gun battle lasted more than half an hour, when it was over, 13 people were dead. in response to the massacre, the secretary of the navy is order as review of security screening procedures not just in washington but in installations across the country. >> he is also considering a further deeper more comprehensive review of both physical and personnel security measures across the navy, but he hasn't made a decision in that regard. >> because of the tragedy, president obama is again calling for tougher gun laws reiterates that congress failed to action, that left 26 dead, most of them children. >> this becomes a ritual that we go through every three, four months and yet, we are not willing to tak

aaron alexis has a history of behavior suggesting mental illness.bi is now looking at his emails and other records, and so far have found no motive for the shooting. >> reporter: richelle, police are still around building 197 at the naval yard. they are still collecting evidence as the focus shifts to security checks. and our aaron alexis managed to clear background checks. federal investigators now think they now how he was able to bring the shotgun into the naval yard. he apparently diss a dr disassembled the shotgun and later reassembled it. >> at this time we believe that mr. alexis entered building 197 at the navy yard with a shotgun. we do not have any information at this time that he had an ar-15 in his possession. we also believe mr. alexis may have gained access to handgun once inside the facility and after he began shooting. >> reporter: the attack and ensuing gun battle lasted more than half an hour, when it was over, 13 people were dead including alexis. the secretary of the navy is ordering a review of the security procedures in install

alexis has etched messages on his shotgun, "not what you all say, better off this way" and the part that befuddled authorities initially "my elf weapon." >> alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or elf, electromagnetic waves. >> his backpack still hanging in the fourth floor bathroom contained a note "ultralow frequency is tack is what i've been subject to for the last three months and to be perfectly honest that is what has driven me to this." let's go to washington politics. ted cruz's 21-hour plus "statement" on obama care and not a filibuster had little impact on his colleagues in the senate as the house approves stop gap measure moves one step closer to a final vote. in the end, the senators all voted to advance the piece of legislation saying that the real fight to defund obama care is still to come. in fact every u.s. senator voted to advance the bill and yesterday several lawmakers questioned the merit of cruz's sort of kind of filibuster. >> we all admire the senator from texas for his wanting to ta talk, with all d

people out there as part of an active military installation. >> to get to your point, if this aaron alexis hass been identified had an appointment or a pass or some reason to be there, there would be no effort to check his bags to see what is in that duffel bag. particularly if it's somebody who is already expected to be on-site, because the theory is they have already gone through the background checks and it wouldn't be that difficult to bring in the weaponry on the facility and then put it together and open fire. >> so to both of you, and jim, you first, this screaming there needs to be a security review? >> sure. as i have described it's not terribly difficult to enter the navvy yard. if you are a visitor, it's more difficult, and there are procedures that you have to go through, but in the post 9/11 context, it would not be surprising if there were a broader security review for both the navy yard and around the region. >> jim, good to talk to you. thanks for your time. and david as also thank you. >>> to other news you. in colorado seven people are confirmed dead and 19,000 homes damaged

working at the navy yard i can't the shooting played out today. >> police reports also tell us alexis has been involved in two minor shooting incidents before, he was arrested in seattle back in 2004 for shooting out another man's tires, then we found out he was arrested in texas in 2010 for firing a weapon into the ceiling of his apartment. he was not prosecuted in either of those cases. alexis also was not a big presence on network sites and so far they cannot connect him in any way to any known threats or terror groups but this is important, the motive for the shootings remains unknown,. >> mr. simpson: scott that general charge is one step below the usual the honorable discharge, bob, i wonder, how much who do we know about how this attack was carried out? >> actually, quite a bit and we start with the guns. sources tell us a lex situation was armed with three weapons, an assault rival, shotgun and pistol and all of those guns were then recovered near his body. we are told he worked his way to the third and fourth floors of a building which then looked down on an open atrium which chi

our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and everlasting effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did. and i'll never be able to ask him why. aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone, and for that, i am glad. to the families of the victims, i am so, so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> now, while she was giving this statement, brooke, she actually had to lean on one of the clergymen who was on either side of her. they were there for support. they had been sent, actually, by the police department, dispatched to help people in crisis and in need. but she herself was very dignified. she didn't want to elaborate on her son, wouldn't answer any additional questions, very specific rules, but wanted to make sure that people out here know what she's thinking. brooke. >> here we have her thoughts, today, from the mother. it was you, deb, who had from your sources, some information, some color from alexis' father, saying that

before these things happen. >> and law enforcement similarly has been looking more deeply at mass shootings. >> you look at a guy like alexis. he moved around a lot. he has lived in about five different places since 2000. he was sort of a loaner but also gregarious. fort worth, where he worked at the happy taibo restaurant, he worked there part time. yet at the same time those friends there had become concerned about him recently because he had gotten to the point where he would stay in his room and just play violent video games over and over all day long. they began to joke with him, saying dude you are really spending way too much time. >> entertainment psychology on the thinking and behavior of these people. how about the insider outsider element, a guy that recognized the security likelihood he was going to face going onto that base but understood enough about how to get on. he was a contractor, he was oreservist. >> and these folks carefully plan out their attacks. sometimes they rehearse their attacks. there's all kinds of preattack behaviors we look for to identify those folks before they carry it out. so none of the

. >> reporter: authorities do not believe alexis has ties to terrorist organizations. now authorities spent much of yesterday searching for a possible second shooter. an african-american male dressed in a military-style uniform. by the end of the day that was ruled out, and a lockdown that extended in a pretty large area around here was lifted. anne-marie. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you, susan. >>> some 3,000 people work at the washington navy yard. the navy yard is less than four miles from the white house and two miles from the capitol. the area around the navy yard was locked down until last night. during the day, bus loads of navy yard workers were taken to a parking lot outside of nearby national park. there worried family members like megan fletcher waited for their loved ones. >> i want to find him safely now and give him a hug and tell him i love him and take him home. >> for fletcher there was good news and a long hug from her husband. >>> in light of yesterday's shooting, last night's game between the washington nationals and the atlanta braves wa

alexis has spent time. we are greatly appreciative of the public's cooperation and we, again, ask anyone who may have knowledge of mr. alexis to report that information to the fbi. no piece of information is too small. we also continue to put forth other fbi assets towards this investigation. our office of victim assistance is working together with mpd and the department of defense to provide resources and support to victims and next of kin. we also have personnel from our behavioral analysis unit, assisting in the investigation, as we ri to determine the motivation behind the shootings. we continue to look into mr. alexis' past including his medical and criminal histories. because that part of the investigation is still ongoing, we will not comment further on that at this time. once again, i would like to thank our partner agencies and all those who have participated in yesterday's response. i'd also like to thank all of the individuals who work at the navy yard for their cooperation and patience during a

. >> ".our son aaron alexis has murdered twelve people and wounded several others. aaron is now in a place she harm to anyone and for that i am glad." >> pam: developing tonight. >> pam: strong words filled with emotion. from the mother of killed twelve people in washington monday. washington's historic navy >> pam: yard remained closed to all but essential navy employees today . as authorities continue their investigation into why a former navy reservist. went on a shooting rampage monday. tory dunnan reports. >> multiple shots fired, and multiple shot down multiple people down. >> reporter: >> i am sold, so very sorry that this is happening. and i once >> reporter: i do not know where my life goes now she was my partner. we have plans to do things and now it's gone ♪ (crying) >> reporter: those who are who have witnessed the shooting it will take time >> i witnessed this guy did in his eyes is the most terrifying thing that ever seen. >> reporter: valence video shows some ducking into a battle this mom that emerging with this shotgun. >> where there are gaps we wi

he did and i'll never be able to ask him why. >> why alexis's past didn't prevent him from getting a job as a defense yoor, the former rg reservist has a history with police. alexis was never convicted of a crime so past background screening but they admit more could be done. >> there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didn't get picked up, why they didn't get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, those are all legitimate questions that we're going to be dealing with. >> one thing officials quickly dismissed whether the pentagon cut corners on screening any contractors to save money. >> the budget issue did not degrade the security at the navy yard. and in any way contribute to this. >> the military refused to weigh in on the need for expanded gun control in the u.s. while a number of gun control groups called for tougher screening laws to prevent people such as alexis from purchasing firearms and as the pentagon and the white house made plans for a memorial service on sunday, some relatives urged the public not to forget their loved ones. >> my husband was a wonderful, wonderful man. he was always h

has that for us. good evening, bertha. >> reporter: good evening, larry, learning a little more this evening about the suspect, mr. alexis he worked for most recently. let get you caught up on this story. 13 people fatally shot, including the gunman. that is the young man who has been identified by police as the shooter, 34-year-old arab alexis. he was a naval reserve -- served in the naval reserve from 2007 to 2011. he had lived in fort worth, texas, bus recently moved to washington. initially police thought there was another gunman, but tonight police believe he was the lone shooter, though they are searching for a second man. nbc news is reporting that he had a job as a civilian contractor, and tonight hewlett-packard confirms that aaron alexis worked as a subcontractor for hp enterprises. the spokesperson could not say whether alexis was still employed by the company today. the director of corporate relations said we're deeply saddened by the tragic events at the washington naval yard. our thoughts and sympathies are extended to all those affected. hp is cooperating fully with law enforcement as requested. again, 13

we've learned alexis has a history of arrests and psychological problems.s living for the last few months in d.c., before that he served as a naval base in ft. worth. he lived and has

back in those days, either you had a clean record and investigations were top-secret, i believe alexis hasad a secret clearance. in the old days it was tough. you can could have it suspended on a minor infraction. with the intelligence world and technology in our military and security over all, what we saw was this absolute boom for one bodies of clearances along with fbi help, within the government. and it's tough. the government incentive was to keep bad actors out. but when you move these investigations largely to the private sector, essentially it is a process and this is how it works. the incentive is to get as many people cleared as possible. once they are in, it is confounded by political correctness if you are a minority, for instance bradley manning. no one wants to take on the problem of getting this guy out even though he was clearly dysfunctional. no one wanted to risk their own career to get rid of him. so you have this wave of new bodies and nobody is checking the checkers and unfortunately in this one case, it was destructive and not constructive. >> we have essential securi

it's shocking. >> authorities do not believe alexis has ties to terrorist organizations. >> two hours from now, the secretary of defense will lay a wreath at the u.s. navy memorial to honor the victims. susan mcginnis. back to you. >> the fbi says alexis used a valid pass to get on to the navy yard. the oldest installation is three miles from the white house. investigators say alexis was armed with ar-15 assault rifle, a shotgun and semi automatic glok. in a statement she said quote when will enough be enough? congress must stop shrink ing its responsibility. >> a word from the united nation's inspectors. turned up in 85% of the blood samples tested. does not specifically assign blame. but american un ambassador says only the regime could carry out such a large scale attack. today the assault regime is responsible for the august 21st attack. >> after a long operation, the crippled coasta concordia is up right and ready for next move. crews called monday's effort perfect and say there is no damage to the environment. took 19 hours to up right the ship. 32 people died including two amer

alexis has been arrested at least twice for gun-related incidents and discharged from the navy in 20116789ather once told police he helped with rescue efforts immediately following september 11th and had anger issues ever since then. >> former 49er josh morgan was also affected by the september 11th attacks his mother working at the pentagon ske was left wondering if she's safe. he hadn't heard from her when he spoke with reporters this morning. >> just hoping everything was okay. it's not the first time it happened at september 11th when she was at the pentagon. it happened to me at virginia tech. you know? with the shooting down there. we're too familiar with it, unfortunately. >> morgan learned his mother is safe. meez heez playing with the washington redskins. white house went into lock down mode about half an hour ago when a man through lit firecrackers over the fence. police arrested him. >> there are more images of devastation out of colorado today a state pummeled by flooding. five people have been killed by the flooding and the number is expected to go up. >> new images of the con

aaron alexis' mother offered few clues as to what caused her son to open fire. >> our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and everlasting effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did, and i'll never be able to ask him why. >> but there is new information about the gunman's mental problems. al jazeera's juan carlos monthly lean thamolinahas more on that e story. >> alexis heard voices through the walls of his motel and was being followed. he also claimed that someone was sending vibrations through thinks body. one security expert say mentally ill people not getting the services they need is a recipe for disaster. >> when these people start hearing voices, and they have no criminal record, and they can legally purchase a weapon you have a perfect storm for these mass shootings to occur, and we've certainly seen that in the united states. >> reporter: but alexis was still given security clearance and was able to buy guns in the day before the shooting, which was used in the attack. and alexis sought

has already taken action. much is still being learned about aaron alexis. what has been reported is that in the past he sought mental health and had run ins with the law against guns. that may have been enough in california to put him on a list of people banned from owning guns and it's a long list. >> we know of over 20,000 californians in possession of 38,000 firearms including assault weapons who legally cannot be in possession of those firearms. >> reporter: senator mark leno offered a big to tackle that backlog. providing $28 million to special law enforcement teams. some on the list are felons, others are mentally ill. >> the federal department of justice is very interested in seeing if they can replicate this either in other states or everyone at the federal level. of course the question is where would the money come from. >> reporter: postsandy hook, california and a number of states have proposed laws relating to guns and mental health. >> six months is just not long enough. >> reporter: cody says the solution is writing good laws in conjunction wit

has been opened up and the police tape is just in front of the home. something else interesting happened here tonight. before the nypd and fbi showed up, the brother-in-law, alexis's brother-in-law walked into the home, came back out and was talking to reporters. he was telling reporters that he had never met his brother-in-law. and that, in fact, his wife has not seen her brother in five years. it was just about that time that the nypd and fbi investigators showed up at the home, immediately went inside and, like i said, interviewed the family for hours. around 8:00 some of the cops went out and got a bag of food and walked in with several boxes of pizza as well obviously for them and the family. they had been talking to them for so long. around 9:00, about 15 investigators came out of the home. however, carl, let's push in. i want to show here that there are still nypd cops. regular street cops posted outside of the home here and more than likely will be here around the clock until they wrap up the investigation. greta? >> linda, is this where he grew up or some place where his mother since he's become an adult has moved, if you know? >> reporter: no, he didn't

statement, saying that she apologizes to the families of the murder victims. >> our son, aaron alexis, has murdered 12 people and wounded several others. his actions have had a profound and everlasting effect on the families of the victims. i don't know why he did what he did, and i'll never be able to ask him why. aaron now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone, and for that i'm glad. to the families of the victims, i'm so, so very sorry this has happened. my heart is broken. >> and finally, this bit of information. the department of veteran affairs said that aaron alexis did not seek the assistance of a mental clinician, but however, we do know that he did seek medical assistance after complaining that he was hearing voices, talking to him through walls and other things in the room where he was staying. so many many problems in this investigation as we try to figure out what happened that allowed this tragedy to occur. tony? >> so randall, will anything change with the pentagon as it reviews the security policies? any need changes? >> we have not been informed of any immedi

>> well, one of the puzzles here has been why was this done. why did aaron alexis do what he did and what i'm told by senior officials is they have yet to find that answer. the profilers say that when someone carries out a mass shooting like this, they have some target in mind that brings them into the facility with a gun in the first place. you see that in workplace shootings where someone feels they've been treated badly wi l boss and after shooting that person, they continue to shoot. but in this case, investigators say they have not found why or what the target was. they can't understand why this happened. why alexis kept shooting and strange thing is they understand the events, he enters the building, goes up to the fourth floor carrying a bag he's brought into the building. goes into the restroom, comes out with a shotgun. begins shooting with the shotgun, then goes wak down to the first floor, shoots the security guard, takes the guard's gun and goes back upstairs again and resumes shooting. now, authorities say most of the people who were killed were killed

. >> authorities do not believe alexis has ties to terrorist organizations. >> in one hour the secretary of defense will lay a wreath at the u.s. navy memorial to honor the victims. susan mcginnis back to you. >> the fbi says aaron alexis used a valid path to get on to the navy yard. that's about three miles from the white house and across the river from reagan national airport and the pentagon. >>> investigators say the gunman was armed with ar-15 assault rifle, shotgun and semi automatic glock. dianne feinstein is renewing her call. she said quote when will enough be enough. congress must be shrink in gbs responsibility. >> in oakland, cate caugurian is gathering new information from the scene where a fire has burned two homes overnight. >> reporter: unfortunately, firefighters tell me there were four people who will need to find a new place to live. one of those homes burned is a complete loss. take a look at this void i don't see we shot earlier. the flames were shooting well above the roof. right now they believe the fire began in the back of the home in the washroom and quickly spr

. >> my son aaron alexis has killed 12 people and wounded several others. his acts have an everylasting effect. i don't know what why he -- why he did what he did and i'll never be able to ask him why. >> on america tonight. paradise lost. thousands of tou tourists trappn beach resort. why they are desperate to get out of acapulco. >>> a state that embraces obamacare. >> what comes them? >> and the mort city in deep debt. with community leaders searching for a way out of detroit's money woes can auctioning off art save the city? >> this is a tragedy for anybody to kind of think you would put a piece of art over somebody's life. >> good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. we gir begin this evening with e massive flooding in central mexico. 24 hours over this weekend spanned two tropical storms. now desperation is mounting in the resort town of acapulco, landslides have blocked the city's main highway. adam rainy is there, and earlier i asked him what he has been seeing in the aftermath of the flooding. >> what we're seeing is several flights, m

. >> though alexis has had to adapt to her mother's frequent stays in jail, adapting is something she'sher life. >> she got shot accidently by a sawed off shotgun. my daughter. she has one arm. she was 17 months-year-old it happened. she's the most intelligent person i ever met. and she is so strong. >> i'm here to see monique jeffries. >> even though i go through -- you know -- hell and back. i like my life fine and hope my mom can get out and share it with me. >> have you thought of what you might want to talk to her about? >> money. i'm -- i'm running low on. i need $30. hey! [ laughter ] >> look at you. did you cut your hair? >> huh-uh. >> lean in real tight. >> you got nails. >> you see how long they are? >> that means you ain't been nervous or angry. >> i miss you. you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> during the visit, alexis gets a cell phone call from monique's brother. >> oh, my god. tell him that i miss him so much. >> your sister says she misses you so much. >> tell him to meet you to give you some money for me. tell him to give you $25 so you can give it to me. don't take, a