one of the survives, almog peretz was visiting his family.en liebermann has more. >> reporter: the streets net felt safe enough for almog peretz. too many times his family had to run to the bomb shelter as red alerts warned of incoming bomb fire. living under the threat of rocket fire, of mortar fire is a constant. the family of almog peretz left to try to get far away from that danger. on saturday morning during the sabbath, police say 19-year-old john earnest entered the synagogue in pow way aay and op fire. he was at the synagogue with his family when he heard the gunshots. the shooter aimed at him like a sniper and opened fire as he rushed to get his nice and other children out an emergency exit. that niece, 9-year-old noya noy injured by the shrapnel. >> translator: not just that he served his nieces but he served all of the kids that were there. >> reporter: in sderot, he was celebrating passover in israel when news of the shooting shattered their party. >> translator: we were very afraid. we started to run to figure out how to get hold

. >> her uncle, 34-year-old almog peretz was hit in the leg. 6-year-old lori gilbert-kaye was killed. >> lori took the bullet for all of us. >> rabbi yisroel goldstein was shot in the hand and lost an index finger. >> it's a reminder how strong we are and how heroic we can be. >> this is what he told his congregation. >> we with will not let anyone or anything take us down. terrorism like this will not take us down. >> san diego sheriff bill gore identified the shooter. >> john earnest, date of birth, 6/9/99, age 19. >> his semiautomatic rifle may have malfunctioned after several rounds. an off-duty border patrol officer fired at the shooter as he fled. earnest later called 911 and surrendered in his car. and earnest will be in court on wednesday. we're hearing he may face a hate crime charge in addition to homicide charges. anne-marie. >> laura podesta here in new york. thank you so much, laura. >>> two more bodies have been found inside a tennessee home raising the death toll to seven. investigators continue to search two homes in westmoreland where the murders took place. the suspe

. >> reporter: also injured in the attack, almog peretz shot in the leg while trying to protect some of the children. 60-year-old lori gilbert-kaye killed. >> i saw lori laying on the floor unconscious. >> reporter: president trump speaking with the rabbi by phone sunday. >> you just take care of yourself, rabbi. >> reporter: witnesses say the ar-style rifle jammed. one congregant jumping in to try to stop the attack. >> i ran up to him and i yelled at him and he dropped his weapon and he ran out and i chased him out of the sanctuary. >> reporter: earnest fled while being shot at by an off-duty border patrol agent attending services. he was eventually arrested about a mile away. investigators examining his social media history, including an open letter posted online saying he wanted to kill jews. earnest has been charged with murder and attempted murder. he died sunday in virginia from a rare neurological disorder. the republican spent 36 years in the senate. lugar served for decades on the senate foreign relations committee, twice as chairman. he was awarded the presidential medal o

. >> reporter: inside, acts of bravery. 34-year-old almog peretz scrambled to save children even after being shot in the leg. i look somebody stand, standing a gun like that, and then look at me, and he shot. >> reporter: his 8-year-old niece, noya dahan was hit by shrapnel. >> i was felt. you have to hide so we won't get shot and stuff. it was like too scary to not cry. >> reporter: in the chaos, 60-year-old lori kaye was shot and killed. rabbi yisroel goldstein among the injured. >> my granddaughter 4 1/2 years old sees her grandpa with a bleeding hand and sees me screaming and shouting "get out! get out!" >> reporter: multiple law enforcement sources identifying the suspect as 19-year-old john t. earnest. a college student with no criminal history. an accomplished pianist and swimmer, he was studying to be a nurse, before the attack, police believe earnest published a hate-filled letter. detailing hatred and disgust for jews. >> we are a jewish nation that will stand tall. ♪ we will not let anyone nor anything take us down. >> reporter: this is certainly now a community in mourning,

rabbi goldstein was shot in both hands while one of the other victims, almog peretz was shot in the leg as he shielded children from the gunfire. >> people cry, screaming, run, but i focus on the kids. >> reporter: overnight president trump calling rabbi goldstein to share his condolences and comfort the victims of the senseless crime. >> i've lost my finger. you know, that scar of losing a finger will always be there but i'll also remember that the president called me on this day of suffering and -- >> well, that's a beautiful thing you're saying and you just take care of yourself. >> the fbi is now joining the investigation as we learn this may not be the suspect's only alleged hate crime. in a post online earnest bragged about trying to burn down a mosque last month. he wrote both acts were a tribute to the massacre at the new zealand mosque last month and the tree of life synagogue shooting six months ago. >>> the race for the white house and joe biden is holding his first campaign rally today in pennsylvania. it comes as the president steps up his attacks against the former vice pr

her uncle, 34-year-old almog peretz, was also iured by shrapnel, as he helped his niece and other children get to safety. the synagogue's rabbi, 57-year- old yisroel goldstein, was shot in both hands and is still recovering after surgery. joins us now, via skype, steve, you were up the at the sce today, can you describe it? >> yes, harry, as you can manage, there is an intense media interest we see a lot of camera crews up there, and also members of thish congregation. is a very tight-knit community, many of the people that attempt the synagogue actually live in the surrounding neighborhood so we were able to talk to one of theh peoplet knew hague the 60-year-old who was ki yesterday as well as one of the congress gants who, congregants he was able to actually talk to the gunman atod get hi put the gun down and forced him to flee. >> yes. so tell me a little bit about what, what you heard from them about ms. kay? >> well, according to our friend, she, this was just the sort of ing she would do, as shocking as it was, but ipr wasn't sing that she would give her life this way. >> sreenivasan

. >> also injured in the make was almog peretz shot in the leg while trying to protect some of the children. lawrie kill bert kaye was killed. >> lori laying on the floor unconscious. >> police say 19-year-old john earnest was the gunman. he apparently purchased that gun an ar style rifle weeks before the attack yesterday. earnest fled while being slot by an off-duty border patrol agent attending services and arrests about a mile away. investigators are examining his social media history including an open letter posts saying he wanted to kill jews. he has been charged with murder and attempted murder. >> a woman hit and killed while walking her dogs in san and sell mo last night. tonight neighbors remember her fondly. >> we're acrossing not to identify her as police are in the process of reaching out to her family. here's kate larsson. >> reporter: the crash happened here on butterfield road. the driver arrested on suspicion of dui. neighbors point out how dark and dangerous this road is at night. you can see without our camera lights on just how little light there is. while cars sped up bu

among them rabbi yisroel goldstein, as well as 34-year-old almog peretz, who this morning is be hailed hero for carrying children to safety even after being shot himself. danny almog was inside when the shots rang out. >> somebody was screaming, you know, hide yourself, shooting, shooting, shooting. so we all laid on the floor and started crawling toward the exits. >> reporter: multiple law enforcement sources identifying the suspect at 19-year-old john t. earnest, a san diego resident and college student arrested while fleeing the scene. >> our officers exiting the frooway clearly saw the suspect in his vehicle. suspect pulled over jumped out of his car with his hands up and was immediately taken into custody by the san diego police department. >> reporter: before the attack police believe earnest published a hate-filled letter praising the pittsburgh and new zealand shootings and blaming jews, marxism, and communism for his rage. in his writings he also claimed responsibility for a local mosque arson just a month ago. president trump denouncing the shooting at a rally in wisconsin ca

and 34-year-old almog peretz was shot in the leg. cal perry outside the synagogue in poway, california. cal, what is the latest that we understand about the survivors? three individuals just describing and, of course, the big question, motive? >> reporter: you know, first to the survivors. everybody is thankfully in good health and minor wounds, of course, the psychological wounds will be far greater. with motive, hate, a 19-year-old white male who put online his hatred and picked a holiest days to act out on the hate. luckily it wasn't as bad as it could have been. we are talking about this 19-year-old white male with an ar-15, fully loaded with lots of ammunition and then inside the gun jammed, this according to officials and or the gunman was confronted by an offduty officer and when the gunman fled and we know from what he put online he had aspirations of a new zealand-type attack, something on a much larger scale so it's a tragic day in this community. no question about it. but a lot of the questions that police looked to answer

three others wounded including rabbi yisroel goldstein who doubles as a sheriff's chaplain and almog peretz who despite being shot in the leg became a hero. >> my brother-in-law was saving kids out of the shooter right in front of the incident right where it happened and he's actually got one of the shots in his leg. >> reporter: law enforcement believes the shooter's gun may have malfunctioned and an off-duty patrol agent at the service then chased the suspect away firing multiple times. authorities say the suspect was apprehended minutes later. >> we're code 4 here at the scene of the vehicle. we've got an ar-15. a couple of loaded 30-round mags inside the vehicle. >> the suspect pulled over, jumped out of the car with his hands up and was immediately taken into custody. >> reporter: this atang coming on the six-month anniversary of the massacre that took place at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. >> get back! >> reporter: there, 11 people were killed and six others wounded. it marked the deadliest attack on jews in the history of the united states. it's a fact that may not have b