as you heard, the suspect anthony mcrae is dead. authorities are investigating the motive, they are trying to find the identities of the deceased. they have recovered a weapon but have not determined if it was the one used in monday's shooting. law enforcement officials did not share more info about it. >>> let's get to the other top stories. today marks five years since the gunmen opened fired at marjory stoneman douglas high school, 17 people died and another 17 were hurt in one of the worst school shootings in american history. convicted gov. nicholas cruz was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. some survivors have worked to strengthen gun laws in florida and on the federal level. >>> this just in from south carolina, nikki haley announcing she is running for president in 2024. she released a video on twitter sharing this three-minute announcement, she will be joining former president donald trump and other gop candidates in the running. she is one of the youngest republicans interested in throwing thei

we learned that he is 43-year-old anthony mcrae. police say that he died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds following a confrontation with police. he was not affiliated with msu. all of this unfolded around 8:30 last night. police say mcrae began firing in two campus buildings. >> the first, berkey hall, an academic building, the second was a student union. we learned overnight both were unlocked and open to the public at the time. following the shooting, investigators say the gunman led them on an hours-long man hunt. a tip from a citizen ultimately led to the shooter being located. >> it was a caller's tip that led law enforcement to that suspect in the city of lansing. we cannot thank the public and community and the person who called in that report enough for being observant, for following our messaging, and for being vigilant and contacting us immediately. >> this latest mass shooting comes five years after one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history. in 2018, 14 students and 3 staff members were killed at stoneman douglas

his name is anthony, last name is mccray. mcrae. anthony dwyanecrae. mcrae. anthony dwyane mcrae.would like to thank you or community for their help. because of our quick release of the photograph from the campus security cameras and help from our community, it was a caller's tip that led law enforcement to that suspect in the city of lancing. we cannot thank the public and the community and the person who called in that report in enough for being observant, for following our messaging, and for being vigilant in contacting us immediately. we will continue to share resources for the msu community through our institutional website and our msu police and public safety social media pages. we know that this news may be difficult for those within our campus community and beyond and it's important to remember that some -- it's important to remember that the grief that some individuals may be experiencing is normal and there are a number of ways in which individuals can seek support, including talking with friends, family, and colleagues to process this, and taking advantage of many of th

we have previously confirmed that he was 43 years old, male, his name is anthony, last name is mcrae. doing mcrae, a 43-year-old male. we would like to sincerely thank our community for their help. because of our quick release of the photograph from the campus security cameras and the help from our community, it was a collar's tip that led us to that suspect in the community of lansing. we can't thank the public in the community and the person who called in that report enough for being observant, following our messaging, and for being vigilant and contacting us immediately. we will continue to share resources for the community through our additional website and our msu police and public safety pages. we know this news may be difficult for those within our campus community and beyond, and it's important to remember the grief that some individuals may be experiencing is normal, and there's a number of ways in which individuals can seek support, including talking with friends, family, and colleagues to process this and taking advantage of many of the resources that we have provided. we a

it's: hey, tucker, the the michr is identified as forty three year old anthony mcrae. hiathes father says mcrae turned bad after his mom died a fewdief years ago. years ago and the father says he played for his son to give up his guns . bew weca knousw the father didn't have to plead because in 2019, anthony mcrae was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapoweapon without a permit, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. but at the time, the ingham county, michigan, d.a. was carol seeman. she was from the george soros line of progressive prosecutorsn ,including george gascon in los angeles and larry krasner and philadelphia. so in 2019 days, seeman ended the mandatory sentencing for felony firearms charges, allowing anthony mcrae to pleado down to a misdemeanor and server a year of probation. of probati. some argue wit now, some argue that eveny with the mandatory sentencing guidelinesencing, it would havey unlikely that mcrae would havebe served five years and they mayde be right, but that's not the point, because had he been convicted of a felo

of that gunman anthony mcrae. no known connection to the university. three people are dead, five people are in the hospital in critical condition fighting for their lives a short distance from here. the immediate threat is over as the gunman is dead. law enforcement chased him for hours as you mentioned when he was confronted by law enforcement he turned the gun on himself. what is unknown at this point is why he decided to sleigh people in cold blood and bring michigan state east lansing into this tragic fraternity of locations that have endured mass shootings. >> that suspect is, we now know, is a 43-year-old male, that 43-year-old male is not affiliated in any way with michigan state university. he is not a student, faculty, staff. we have no idea why he came to campus to do this. >> the gunman first opened fired at berkey hall, an academic building which was still open at the time. two people were killed at that location. we don't know the specifics as far as which people were injured at which location. then the gunman moved a short distance northw

the note is two pages, and the 43-year-old started a note with the introduction who said that anthony mcrae, and he goes on the say i will be shooting up msu and he says that another team will finish the city of lansing, and that is not all. there are also targets in the note, so it is unclear if the members of law enforcement that we will hear from at any moment will talk about the targets. we know that one target was a warehouse. the other, an employment agency, a discount store and a church. as you can imagine, all of this is difficult for the folks who are still coping with what happened here monday night. alumni who returned to the campus for homecoming, and some saying, myself included, never thought that they would be back on campus to cover a mass shooting. jim and erica. >> thank you, adrienne broadus. >>> and now, a grand jury report on president trump and his allies' efforts to overturn the election in georgia, and the report is to be released in the hour, and it teams that we will be getting a fair amount of information? >> there is a fair amount of concern of the grand jury wit

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they say 43-year-old anthony mcrae killed three students, injured five others on campus then took his own life during a confrontation with police. he has no known ties to the university. >>> let's talk about your wallet. the rate of u.s. inflation is slowing but not as fast as economists and you at home or the grocery store line hoped for. a new report from the bureau of labor statistics showed consumer prices went up 6.4% in the month of january, down slightly from 6.5% in december and down from 9% in june. progress just slow progress. >>> let's talk politics. former south carolina governor nikki haley just announced she will take on donald trump running for president in 2024. head to head in the republican party. she is 51 years old, the daughter of indian immigrants and the first major challenger. who could take her on? on the democratic side it's expected president joe biden will make good on his plans to seek re-election in 2024 but not a lot of talk on the democrats. >>> still ahead, he is known for leading oakland's biggest church but never thought he would be a preacher. >> i

. >> reporter: police say 43-year-old anthony mcrae began his rampage in an academic building killing two and othering others. he went to the student union killing one more. investigators say mcrae later turned the gun on himself as police were closing in. >> i never thought it would happen to me. >> reporter: this freshman sheltered with his girlfriend in a nearby library that night. >> mass shootings are becoming common, and it's just not an okay thing. we need to do something about it. >> reporter: students painted the words "how many more" on a campus landmark. >> words are not good enough. we must act, and we will. >> reporter: flags in michigan were lowered to half staff. classes at the university have been canceled for the remainder of the week. charlie demar, cbs news, east lansing, michigan. >> reporter: ohio governor mike dewine addressed residents' growing concerns about their health and environmental impact of a train derailment earlier this month. >> our environmental teams remain in east palestine where they're working directly with the railroad and others to ensure the

all that in mind, let's switch to anthony mcrae. police say his motive appears to be a mystery. he is not a student. he is 43 years old. he is not a staff member. they say they frankly don't know or at least are not prepared to say what they believe his motive was for picking this campus on this day. a new detail that's creating shock across the country is that police have confirmed there was a note found in mcrae's pocket that we first found out about from a school district in new jersey. that district put out a release saying they had been warned by local authorities that that note in mcrae's pocket listed threats against public schools at a district in new jersey. they closed schools on the east coast. police confirming that detail here at michigan as well. mcrae having died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he can't answer questions for authorities at this time. a lot of fear through the msu community and across the country. back to you. >> maggie, thank you. the emotion of the doctor reflecting what the entire community is clearly feeling, all of us, everyone. the country

. >> reporter: marco diaz munoz says anthony mcrae started shooting at his students, essentially boxed in by rows of theater-like seating he remembers one student's anguish. >> he was saying "i don't want to die, i don't want to die, i cannot breathe". >> reporter: diaz munoz says 19-year-old arielle anderson and 20-year-ol alexandria verner were also in that class, killed as mcrae fire repeatedly killing seven students in that room alone >> i'm haunted because i didn't know what to do i didn't know whether to lift their bodies there was so much blood. >> reporter: why are you willing to be reliving this right now? >> because i think the public needs to know the horror i saw >> reporter: that call for change as tonight police say msu may not have been the only target police confirming the suspect had a note threatening other locations, including a church and a warehouse where he once worked police also revealing mcrae was armed with two 9 millimeter handguns he purchased legally, plus eight fully loaded magazines and 50 additional rounds of ammunition tonight, there is also positive ne

a citizen id'ing the suspect as anthony mcrae, a 43-year-old with no known connection to msu. police say he took his own life hours after the shooting his father telling nbc news mcrae turned evil and mean after his mother's death investigators highlighting mcrae's record, most recently pleading guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge in 2021 >> he was ineligible to possess or purchase a firearm. so one of the things that we're going to need to know is how did he get that weapon >> reporter: in east lansing, the horror still fresh. tell me about the frat house. he came really close >> yeah. >> reporter: during the rampage, freshman gage sheltered in his dorm room with a dozen others, a neighbor's camera capturing what appears to be a gunman walking near his fraternity house >> nobody knows how to digest this. people are walking around campus really scared. >> reporter: jackie matthews knows that fear a senior at msu, she is from newtown, connecticut, and was inside a nearby middle school under lockdown during the sandy hook massacre >> this needs to be more than a news story to

today, police putting the name to the images of the suspect, 43-year-old anthony mcrae. the shooter, police say, never attended, never taught, and never worked at the school. let's get straight to cnn's shimon prokupecz for the latest details. >> and it appears he is from that area, john. so that's a significant clue for authorities, perhaps he may have been to the area before. because when you look at the surveillance photo that police released and some of the information that they have been releasing, how he went from one campus, one building to the other building, there's some indication perhaps that he knew where he was going. the other significant information we're just learning from police there in michigan state is that they have recovered a note, a note they believe that was written by the shooter, which will hopefully for them shed some light perhaps on what happened here, perhaps describing some grievances that he may have had, some concerns that he may have had. but again, the motive here remains a mystery. police saying this morning they're not any closer to

lpd has not responded to any welfare checks for anthony mcrae.re was a welfare check at the address on howell street on february 5th that was not related to the accused. lpd has not been called in any way to any shots fired at this address. the call history for the accused in this situation is very limited, but i will share this with you now to avoid any questions in the future. starting back in 2005, mcrae was contacted for a larceny complaint by the lansing police department. 2006 a traffic violation, 2007 a traffic violation, 2007 again another traffic violation, and in 2019 he was arrested by lansing police department for a ccw, which is a carry and conceal weapon, which he was arrested for. and for that case, that weapon is still in lansing police department custody. as the lieutenant shared, two lansing police officers made contact with the accused in approximately the 800 block of lake lansing road and the accused was contacted. he produced a handgun and ended his own life. i cannot commend the officers enough for their actions and i'll be

. >> authority say the gunman, anthony mcrae, opened fire inside last night, shooting indiscriminate. >> we barricaded the rooms and shut off every light. it happened very suddenly. >> reporter: university police said sophomore brian frazier and alexander verner were the students killed. >> if this is not a wake-up call to do something, i don't know what is. >> reporter: campus operations will resume later this week. the classes here at msu are canceled until monday. officials say mcrae, who had no known ties to the university, took his own life following a three-hour standoff miles from campus. >> i know everybody wants to know what the motive is. we do not have an answer right now, and that is the honest truth. >> to state prosecutors, the suspect had previously been on probation for possessing a loaded gun. officials say he also had a history of mental health problems. >> his parents would tell our kids, it's going to be okay. we say that all the time period but, the truth is, words are not good enough. >> and emotional governor asked for prayers for those still fighting for their

tonight, a possible lead on motive and what may have prompted the alleged shooter, 43-year-old anthony mcrae, who investigators say took his own life after the rampage to target msu. >> it's being investigated that he may have applied for a position here. >> yes, we're trying to establish any potential connectivity >> can you tell us how that came to light >> just part of the investigation itself. >> reporter: also part of that investigation, how he obtained the gun, as well as mcrae's criminal background including a guilty plea to a misdemeanor weapons charge in 2019 >> i want an education. >> reporter: meanwhile, miles away at michigan state's capital, pain turning to anger students demanding stricter gun laws and background checks. >> when is enough enough >> reporter: on campus the fear palpable. someone spray painting a rock, allow us to defend ourselves and carry on campus. students today painting back over it honoring the classmates they lost and tonight the vigils continue. classes here are canceled through the week lester. >> all right, maggie vespa, thank you. >>> severe weather is

. >> reporter: newly released body cam video shows anthony mcrae's arrest on a gun charge in 2019.orities say he took his own life during a confrontation with police. three msu students were killed in the attack and five others were critically wounded, including guadalupe huapilla-perez, a junior studying hospitality business. her sister started a gofundme page because she says she faces months of care. the four other students are also in critical condition. classes here at msu are suspended until next week, and the campus is mostly empty now. but, norah, many of those who are still here are holding a vigil tonight behind me to remember the victims. >> elaine quijano, thank you so much. >>> back here in washington, the head of the faa was in the hot seat on capitol hill today following the january computer outage that grounded flights nationwide for nearly two hours. as well as several recent airline near collisions at some of the busiest airports. cbs' nikole killion is on capitol hill. >> reporter: one month after the first nationwide ground stop since 9/11 -- >> every single fli

. >> reporter: authorities identified the shooter as 43-year-old anthony mcrae.y he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that he had no known affiliation with the school. >> wants to know what the motive is. we don't have an answer right now. >> reporter: this shooting comes nearly five years to the day since 17 students and staff were killed in parkland, florida. the number of children in k through 12 experiencing a school shooting since 1999 has surged from 187,000 in 2018 to more than 338,000 now. among the dead at michigan, junior airelle anderson, who wanted to be a pediatrician. sophomore brian fraser, president of his fraternity. and junior alexandria verner, a talented athlete whose positivity changed lives. >> her smile was -- was massive. her heart was huge. her kindness and compassion were second to none. and, you know, to have lost that is tragic. the silver lining to it is that we had 20 years of that from a tremendous young lady. >> reporter: some students here have survived other school shootings, including one in oxford, michigan, just 15 mo

details are emerging about the man accused of killing three michigan state university students anthony mcrae was identified after police released these surveillance photos. he was ineligible to purchase or possess a firearm after he plead g guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge in 2021 his father tells nbc news that his son turned, quote, evil and mean after his mother's death. our chris pollone is in michigan with the latest. >> reporter: videos posted on social media show the terror and fear as the gunman roamed the campus >> i thought that i was going to die. >> reporter: claire was in berky hall, attending a night class just after 8:00 when a gunman walked in. >> three or four like gunshot i could hear right behind my head and i could see the smoke from the weapon firing and i could smell, and immediately i dropped to the floor >> reporter: she says students in the back helped the wounded as others broke open a window and helped survivors escape. >> i will never forget the screams of my classmates are are claire called her mother as the attack was still unfolding. >> i heard like three

. >> reporter: police say anthony mcrae had no known connections to the university, when he unleashed a rampage monday night, later turning the gun on himself. his motive, still a mystery. these three students and friends among the many across campus who ran in horror to safety. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: some hiding in classrooms. >> i've had the fear of a school shooting in my mind since sixth grade when newtown happened. >> reporter: the anxiety, all too familiar for the watson family. their younger son, ayden, injured at the oxford high school shooting in 2021. their older son, caleb, on campus during the terror this week. >> in 14 months, two times this household has been impacted by a major shooting. and that's two more than ever should have occurred. >> reporter: and whit, authorities today began the process of allowing students to retrieve the belongings left behind in the panic to get to safety. you can see thousands of people behind me here, this is one of several vigils being held this week to honor those who were killed. whit? >> and that community going through so much r

. >> reporter: newly released police body cam video shows anthony mcrae's arrest on a gun charge in 2019horities say he took his own life during a confrontation with police. three msu students were killed in the attack, and five others were critically wounded, including guadalupe huapilla-perez, a junior studying hospitality business. her sister started a gofundme page because she says huapilla-perez faces months of care. the four other students are also in critical condition. ♪ ♪ classes here at msu are suspended until next week, and the campus is mostly empty now. but norah, many of those who are still here are holding a vigil tonight behind me to remember the victims. >> norah: elaine quijano, thank you so much. let's turn now to the dangerous weather. tens of millions of americans in more than a dozen states are under winter storm alerts tonight, from colorado to michigan. in denver, heavy snow and freezing temperatures caused havoc during the morning commute as traffic slowed and wrecks piled up on the roadways. this system could dump up to a foot of snow from kansas to iowa, and to

>> reporter: investigators say anthony mcrae was a man with a history of mental health issues and possibly a grudge. >> in his wallet, he had a two-page note, that kind of gave us an idea of what his motive was. threats against a dozen local >> reporter: the note included threats against a dozen local businesses including a church, a grocery store where mcrae once worked, two schools in new jersey, and michigan state university. >> he was feeling slighted by the community and that might have been a motive. i can't confirm it, but that's kind of where they might be leaning towards. >> reporter: authorities say he killed junior arielle diamond anderson, sophomre brian fraser, and junior alexandria verner, later talking his own life as police closed in. this 2019 body camera video shows police arresting mcrae for felony gun possession. >> do you have any weapons on you right now? do you have any weapons on you or anything like that? >> yeah. >> reporter: those charges later reduced to a misdemeanor, allowing him to legally purchase the two .9 millimeter handguns used in monday's attack. and w

police say 43 year old anthony dwayne mcrae had a history of mental health issues and was also charged. but authorities are still trying to determine a motive for the shooting. meanwhile, the gunman's father tells cnn his son had become bitter, isolated,, and evil angry after his mother died from a stroke two years ago. for more on this, i'm joined now by cnn national security analyst juliette kayyem. appreciate you talking with us at this truly tragic time. >> yeah, thank you for having me. >> so, we're looking at another deadly mass shooting in this country. the 68th since the start of the year. , this time at michigan state university. and yet, we're not seeing saturation coverage of this shooting. perhaps a sad sign that these deadly incidents have become a pretty normal part of american life. what needs to be done to stop these massacres happening again and again? >> well, we start with the obvious, of course, which is not simply gun ownership or the types of guns that are owned. and the debates that you're seeing here about assault rifle bans or other focusing on specific weapons

. >> reporter: authorities identify the shooter is 43-year-old anthony mcrae. died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that he had no known affiliation with the school. >> i know everybody wants to know what the motive is. we don't have an answer right now. >> reporter: this shooting comes nearly five years to the day since 17 students and staff were killed in parkland, florida. the number of children in k-12 experiencing a school shooting since 1999 has surged from 187,000 in 2018 to more than 338,000 now. among theo aediatrn. soore brian fraser president of his fraternity. and junior alexandria verner, a talented athlete whose positivity changed lives. >> her smile was massive. her heart was huge. her kindness and compassion were second-to-none. and, you know, to have lost that is tragic. the silver lining to it is we had 20 years of that from a tremendous young lady. >> reporter: some students here have survived other school shootings, including one in oxford, michigan, just 15 months ago, and the one at sandy hook elementary back in 2012. the classes here

with the shooting three people killed five injured t shooter was 43 year old lancing resident anthony mcraeichigan students from michigan. and even as police were still trying to determine a motive, biden tried to exploit the grief to score political points. >> and i'm going to say something that's always controversial but there is no rationale for assault weapons and magazines that hold 50, 70 bullets. >> laura: and the seals clap. this is shameless. first, the shooter used a handgun not an ar style rifle, which he seemed to imply. and second, racial politics are at the heart of why mcrae had a gun in the first place. now, he was arrested for carrying a pistol without a permit in 2019, but prosecutors dismissed the felony charge that should have followed. the district attorney carol seaman a democrat allowed mcrae to plead guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge that allowed him to serve only a year of probation which ended in 2021. in august of that year, seaman defended her office's decision to drop prison sentences for felony firearms charges all together. she argued the sentencing enhanceme

police say the suspect who they've identified as 43-year- old anthony mcrae later died by suicide.tors say it was a caller's tip that led them to mcrae. good morning, jordan. >> reporter: good morning. press conference just wrapped up about a half hour ago. one of the things we were talking about was a motive. police did tell us, quote, absolutely no idea what the motive is at this time. that is something they're working on and so is the chief medical hospital at sparrow where the five are. for now, they'll look at the crime scene last night into this morning to try and figure out the motive. >> we have children in michigan living through their second school shooting in under a year and a half. if this is not a wake up call to do something, i don't know what is. >> reporter: search is over for what police say is the lone suspected shooter who went on a deadly rampage. the suspect shot and killed himself as he was confronted by police off campus in nearby lansing. >> the 43-year-old male is not affiliated in any way with michigan state university, not student, faculty, staff. we hav

. >> with the three students shot by anthony mcrae and five others wounded.n barred owning a car and had he not had felony charges dismissed by self crime d.a. the father said he quit his warehouse job after the death of his mother in 2020 and changed. "you do all you can to love them. you never know what's in a person's mind. in grief, you never know what people do and don't know what's on the kid's mind. you can't control evil." students should with a makeshift memorial since the shooting took place monday night. classes were canceled yesterday and today in the immediate aftermath. michigan state students still trying to make sense of monday night's tragedy. >> i hope something changes because i hope other students don't have to go through what we have to go through. it is something didn't go here and 43 years old and no affiliation to us. it is a random human being came in. >> and tonight's students will gather for the victims on michigan state's campus. todd, ashley. >> todd: soft on crime d.a.'s basically allowed this to das have to talk to these parents

they said the gunman anthony mcrae had two guns purchased legally but not registered.found a note on mrae when he killed himself several hours after the attack. >> it appears based on the content of the note he felt he was slated in some way. was a mental health issue a part of that? we are not sure. amna: four students remained in critical condition. a fifth has beeupgraded to stable. a suburban chicago man deal - pleaded not guilty to reckless conduct after his son killed seven people at a fourth of july parade. robert crimo iii has been charged with the shootings. police say his father helped him to get a gun license in 2019 even though he allegedly threatened violence. also, a chinese immigrant farmworker pleaded not guilty to killing seven coworkers in half moon bay, california last month. authorities in memphis have suspended two sheriff's deputies for five days for turning off their body cameras at the scene of tyr nichols' deadly arrest. a statement said the deputies violated many regulations. nichols died after being beaten by five officers. in ukraine, russia

we're learning more about this shooter, 43-year-old anthony mcrae. he had trouble with law in the past. had trouble with guns in the past. 2019 he was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon. his lawyers contested the way he was searched and he pleaded out to a misdemeanor. in new jersey the officials there say he had a history with mental illness. here we are in the after math of another mass shooting. politicians say something has to be done. >> some of you know i -- that i'm going to say something that's always controversial but there is no rationale for assault weapons and magazines that hold 50 and 70. got it done once and we'll do it again. >> now here we are. three people dead, five still in critical condition at the local sparrow hospital. you have hundreds of students at michigan state having lived through the reality that it can happen here. >> first thought is just to get as far away from the situation as possible as fast as possible. so we were just booking it on our bikes back to our dorm to try to get to what we would cons

they say 43-year-old anthony mcrae went on a rampage, and on the run for several hours before turning the gun on himself. idea of the motive? >> still a mystery. he was not a student, but the immediate threat has passed because mccae killed himself. an off campus locations, they confronted him and he turned the gun on himself and he died. new york post is reporting on his person was a note threatening school districts in a municipal in new jersey. ewing district was shut down out of abundance of caution, and also that he had a long history of mental illness. not identified to this point, pending notification of next of kin, are all the students killed and injured out here. three killed, five are considered in critical condition after having gone through surgery last night. and east lansing, the m.s.u. campus has joined the grim and sad tragic fraternity of places that have endured mass shootings. >> as parents we tell our kids it's going to be ok. we say that all the time. but the truth is, words are not good enough. we must act. >> first shots were fired shortly after 8:00 p.m. in a

he said hi my name is anthony mcrae, he says i will shoot up msu.l quote finish off the city of miscellansing. other targets of businesses. we're not naming those businesses. we know he targeted a warehouse, employment agency, a church, and a fast food restaurant. we're learning this information less than 24 hours after more than 2,000 people at least gathered on campus last night to hold a vigil. talking about students, people from the community, faculty, prop professors and the state's governor. and the big question on many people's minds who have spoken with us. many of them students who barely spoke above a whisper at the vigil last night said they want to know why. they are also hoping to get more answers from law enforcement officials in regards to how that 43-year-old shooter who police say had no ties to msu obtained the gun. hopefully and most likely we will have more answers in the hour or so as you see behind me. members of law enforcement are setting up to brief the media. erica and jim? >> we'll have more answers, not all of them. adrie

. >> authorities say the alleged campus gunman anthony mcrae took a plea deal in 2019 on a weapons charge bump to felony down to a misdemeanor. had he been convicted of a felony. he would not have been able to legally purchase a gun. >> as we first reported yesterday, san mateo county is launching a new task force is aimed at improving the living conditions of farm workers and their families. the mass shooting in half moon bay that killed 7 farm workers uncovered conditions of the county describes as crowded and unsanitary kron four's gayle ong has more on the work being done to address those issues. unfortunately, the tragedy has shed light upon. >> but it was there always was there senate county supervisor ray mueller is talking about the living conditions at to half moon bay farms. the site last month's deadly mass shooting. >> supervisor mueller toured the farms and shared these photos, calling the conditions deplorable. this week county officials announced a new task force, including the county's planning and building department. >> county, environmental health and the district attor

surveillance photos appear to show the shooter holding a pistol and learning more about anthony mcrae's past criminal record. he walls arrested in 2019 on a felony firearms charges. if he had been convicted, if he had been convicted that would have prevented him from being able to buy a gun of any kind. but prosecutors allowed him to plead down to a miss demeanor gun possession charge. he served 18 months probation and remained eligible to buy and own guns. police identified three victims killed. a sophomore, and the two others were juniors. the facts about the gun. nothing public on that yet. yet the president goes off on what we shouldn't have in this country before knowing. >> yeah, of course. it's a handgun assault rifle. a hunting rifle, assault rifle. a bb gun, assault riffle. they don't know what an assault rifle is. it looks big and scary and people use it in military capacities at times. but it is their go-to lead you believe not about the facts of each individual case but the emotion and passions of taking guns away from law abiding citizens. the shooter in this case had a cri

. >> reporter: police say 23-year- old anthony mcrae killed two and injured others.t union, killing one more. investigators say mcrae later turned the gun on himself as police were closing in. >> i never thought it would happen to be. >> freshman ryan sheltered with his girlfriend and a nearby library that i. >> mass shootings are becoming common. it is not an okay thing. >> reporter: student painted the words, how many more on a campus landmark. classes at the university have been canceled for the remainder of the week. and investigators say it was tips from the public that led them to the suspected shooter who was on probation for a previous gun charge. his family does tell us that he suffered from mental illness. >> charlie, i understand some of the students who survived monday's shooting have also survived and lived through other mass shootings. tell us about that. >> reporter: those are some of the troubling stories that are coming out in the days since the shooting monday night here at michigan state university. there is a video going viral on social media of o

anthony mcrae would've been barred from owning a gun at the time of the shooting but a felony firearmsn crime d.a. he changed after the death of his mother. we are learning more about the three students who lost their lives, 20-year-old brian frazier was president of his fraternity look lacrosse player ariel anderson a sophomore straight a student in alexandria who played basketball and she wanted to be a forensic scientist. mourners gathered at the high school the superintendent remembering her. >> she was everything that you wanted in a simple human being she is a great athlete and a great student but she was kind and positive and empathetic and compassionate you truly can't create a more perfect kiddo. >> suspected to kill himself after the incident. democrat california senator diane feinstein has announced her retirement but reporter say she did not seem aware her office shared the news they told capital reporter she had made a decision on her future despite a press release hours before that she would not be seeking reelection. in 2024 watch the exchange. >> what are you announcing

they said the gunman anthony mcrae had two guns purchased legally but not registered.found a note on mccrae monday night when he killed himself several hours after the attack. >> it appears based on the content of the note he felt he was slighted in some way by people or businesses. did a mental health issue amplify that or was it a component of that? we are not sure at this point. stephanie four students remained : in critical condition. a fifth has been upgraded to stable. a chinese immigrant farmworker pleaded not guilty to killing seven coworkers in half moon bay, california last month. authorities in memphis have suspended two sheriff's deputies for five days returning off body cameras at the scene of tyre nichols' deadly arrest. a statement said the deputies violated many regulations. nichols died after being beaten by five memphis police officers. in ukraine, russia rained a new barrage of missiles as the war's one-year anniversary new year's. -- new year's. -- nears. ukrainian officials said more missiles got through in part because the attackers use balloons w

humana se encontrÓ al sospechoso con una herida autoinfligida de bala, se le identificÓ como anthony dwayne mcraeiversidad y que el fbi colabora con la informaciÓn, el padre del autor del tiroteo indicÓ que su hijo se convirtiÓ en un hombre de mal genio despuÉs de la muerte de su madre, en su historial criminal figuran delitos con armas de fuego desde el 2019, incluyendo el porte ilegal. ilia: viviana, ¿quÉ evidencias han encontrado las autoridades para determinar el motivo de este ataque? viviana: la policÍa de la universidad de michigan confirmÓ que al presunto atacante de este hecho se le encontrÓ una nota con amenazas especÍficas a la escuela de new jersey, amen debo comentar que entre los heridos estÁ una estudiante de esta universidad que hacÍa parte del programa de asistencia al migrante y fue identificada como guadalupe guapilla pÉrez, la familia dice que se encuentra en este momento recibiendo atenciÓn mÉdica y que esperan su pronta recuperaciÓn. regreso contigo, ilia. ilia: muchas gracias, viviana Ávila desde michigan. hoy se cumple el quinto aniversario tras una terrible masacre, la de

anthony mcrae killed three people before killing himself. >> and he had notes with other targets including a warehouse he used to work. the state attorney general pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor allowing him to buy more guns. >>> and in chicago two of the five wounded students are from china, their families have been offered assistance in traveling to the united states. mi miguel spoke with a professor. >> to see that i couldn't stop it. they were like my kids. i have a daughter their age. so to me, it was like, you know, seeing my taught or anybody that age being killed. under my watch. and so that was just horrendous. i don't know how to explain to you the guilt, the horror, the guilt, the pain, that i felt and i still feel. right now it is more like i'm telling you a movie. >> why do people need to hear what you experienced on monday night? >> because it is very different to hear in the news statistics, three died, or 12 more died, than to see what i saw. i think if those senators or lawmakers saw what i saw, not just hear statistics, they will be shamed into action. >> two were killed

. >> police named the suspect, 43-year-old anthony mcrae, killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound but identified by a tipster shortly after police sent out this surveillance photo. >> we have absolutely no idea what the motive was at this point. we can confirm the 43-year-old suspect had no affiliation to the university. he was not a student, faculty, staff, current or previous. so that is an unknown right now. >> the suspect was living nearby with his father in lansing. the father spoke to cnn by phone and said this. ever since my wife died my son began to change. he was getting more and more bitter and angry. bitter. so angry, evil angry he began to let himself go. his teeth were falling out and he stopped cutting his hair. he looked like a wolf man. john miller is following the story and learning details. what are your thoughts about what we've learned so far about this suspect? >> we are learning in small bits today but one key thing is the letter found in the backpack at the time he shot himself. this is a two-page document, rambling. it doesn't make complete sense on first readi