also we'll talk to ariana williams, a former girl friend of christopher dorner. and former l.a. police chief bill bratton will join us. richard simmons is with us and westminster's best in show winner, banana joe, is with us. "starting point" starts right now. >>> welcome, everybody. we start with breaking news this morning. there's been a deadly shooting at the home of the blade runner, track superstar oscar pistorius. his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp, shot and killed in pistorius' home. police say there is a 26-year-old man in custody and that man has been charged with murder. they have not yet confirmed, though, that that man is pistorius, although we should note pistorius is 26 years old and that he and steenkamp apparently were the only ones in the house at the time of the murder. we've also learned moments ago that there were previous incidents of a domestic nature at the home. that comes to us from authorities this morning. we have a reporter outside the pistorius home who is joining us by phone. what can you tell us about the very latest of this case? >> reporter: i

ariana williams knows dorner better than most.ive years ago and says he was unraveling etch back then, always keeping weapons close by. >> he'd be in the bed and there would be one by the bed. there would be one on the kitchen counter. there may be a combat knife or something that i saw in the bathroom one day or in the kitchen. so there would be several weapons just lying around in my domain and i just thought -- these are things that transpired over time that i thought were strange. >> reporter: one major challenge for authorities, because of his police and military training, dorner knew all their methods and tactics. in that manifesto, he even taunted the lapd. "i have the strength and benefits of being unpredictable, unconventional, and unforgiving", he wrote. "i will utilize every bit of training i've been given." it was no idle threat. the last tangible clue where dorner might be, the burnt out hulk of his truck near big bear lake thursday night, but nobody was inside. this video released by "tmz" just yesterday allegedly sh

ariana williams knows dorner best, she dated him seven years ago and says he was unraveling even back then, always keeping weapons close by. >> he'd be in the bed and there'd be one by the bed. there'd be one on the kitchen counter. there may be a combat knife or something, in the bathroom one day or the kitchen. there would be several weapons just lying around in my domain. these are things that just transpired over time that i thought were strange. >> reporter: she said today she's still scared but doubts he will come after her. >> i think he's got bigger fish to fry right now. i think he's got a lot more on his plate. i think he's very angry with these people for destroying his career or for destroying him. >> reporter: today here in big bear, plenty of people were nervous. brian murphy checked in with his kids via text message and plans on keeping his gun handy. >> i keep it safe and unloaded. tonight it will be loaded. >> reporter: today the ski resort reopened. the fresh powder you have to resist, even with a manhunt under way. >> i'm not really too scared about it. but, you kno

he was working there in 2006 when ariana williams melt him. >> we only dated for probably three monthsthe most. it was a very quick, intense romance. >> one that ended badly. williams feeling scorned, posted dorner's name and badge number on don't date him girl.com. a special networking site. williams describes verbal abuse. he had a color problem. righted, this man really hated himself because he's black. >> it was obviously some sort of issue for him. the racial thing. >> you did state in the post that you felt like he was almost a self-hating black man? >> well, i did as far as him identifying with himself as a black man in america. i just noticed that there were some discrepancies there, for me from the outside looking in. >> like dorner telling williams she was the first black girl he ever dated. dorner had severe mood swings calling it good chris/bad chris. dorner filed a temporary restraining order against williams after he saw her posting. >> so this was the bad chris? >> this was the bad chris. >> the court case was eventually dismissed, soon after the military called him up f

. >>> a cnn exclusive, ariana williams will join us, the former girlfriend of christopher dorner. >> so this next story has everyone wondering whether this will mean more hidden fees, higher fares and just maybe more lousy treatment? this is new this morning, a mega merger between american airlines and u.s. airways could be formally announced today. the boards of both companies met yesterday and reportedly finalized this deal. federal approval is still needed. the new airline would be the largest in the world with a market value of about $10 billion. talk about a monopoly. many analysts predict the merger will result in higher fares because of reduced competition. >> it's a huge business story but it will have an effect on the consumer. >> so did you feel that breeze? a boxer has been suspended for allegedly taking a dive 13 seconds -- 13 seconds -- into a fight against former nfl defensive end ray edwards. check this out. the phantom upper cut misses him by a foot. the guys sells it, literal knocking himself off his own feet. they say he was a last-minute replacement for a couple no

ariana. he's raids raised her on his own since birth. the mother came into town with her 30-year-old boyfriend roderick will wrams to visit. williamsbation violation in arkansas. >> doing everything that i can to get my daughter back. she don't know her. you know, she's -- they are strangers to here. i've had ariana all her life. they're strangers to her. >>> he hasn't seen his daughter since last thursday when her mother asked to take her to the grocery store. >>> the republican owe the post reporting that house speaker william howell will use a procedural method to kill the rule. it drastically changes the legislation would attach to. that would allow him to kill that measure. >>> another emotional day for i don't know kerry. he'll be sworn in again as secretary of state. vice president swrbiden will administer the ceremonial oath. he was officially sworn in last friday. >>> major building concern over a white house policy allowing americans to be targets of drone strikes. nbc news obtained an internal memo that says u.s. citizens that are top leaders with al qaeda can be targeted by drones even approximate they don't pose an imm