barry petersen is in colorado springs. barry. >> reporter: well, at this point, elaine, the situation is still a standoff. police have trying very hard to bring this to an end, but the shooter is still in the building. he's holed up, and he's still firing at police. the 911 call came into police just before noon in colorado springs. >> zero 1, multiple shots fired. >> reporter: as the gunman approached the planned parenthood clinic, sources tell us he immediately shot several officers, including responding swat team members. it was the beginning of a long afternoon as police searched for the shooter. the surrounding buildings were placed on lockdown, and people at a nearby shopping center were told to shelter in place. police spent hours clearing people from the area. lieutenant catherine buckley of the colorado springs police department. >> we do have officers that are actively engaged with the individual inside the billion at this point. they have been taking some gunfire. >> reporter: police received 911 calls from peopl

barry petersen, cbs news, columbus. >> glor: now to illinois where lawmakers have proposed a new approach to preventing domestic violence. they're looking to the beauty profession to help spot ugly situations at home. jamie yuccas shows us why some believe training salon workers could help save lives. >> reporter: women go to the salon for a new look but can end up spilling secrets about struggles at home. new york stylist kerri towers has heard it all. >> once you get to know someone and they keep coming back to you, they trust you. >> reporter: it's that kind of openness that has illinois lawmakers looking to require a mandatory hour of training for nail technicians and hairdressers to spot signs of abuse when renewing their license every two years. this would be the first law of its kind in the country. the training specifically for domestic violence might actually be very helpful. >> absolutely. i do not know when to spot it, so training would be a great thing. >> reporter: national programs like the professional beauty association's cut it out train stylists to recognize abuse and to

barry petersen, cbs news london 1kwreu78. >1kwreu78. >> axelrod: ji four people are dead including the gun man. we have more. >> reporter: a gun opened fire in busy downtown colorado springs this morning. witnesses say they saw a man in a green jacket walk down the street shooting. >> there were two whreedz. >> reporter: when police arrived, the suspect opened fired on them. they fired back killing the alleged gun man. >> put the gun down and he turned around and that's when he shot him a good 20 times. >> reporter: authorities say there were at least three different scenes. police won't release the name of the victims and the suspect until their families are notified. the investigation has been turned over to the el paso county sheriff's office. a new state law requires that shootings involving police officers be investigated by an outside agency. >> axelrod: thank you very much. at least five people died so far this weekend from flooding in central texas and it's not over. tornados are also in the mix threatening the golf states. >> reporter: over night in houston, emergency crews re

. >> quijano: barry petersen on the scene there in colorado springs, barry, thank you. jeff pegues is in our washington newsroom. jeff, what else can you tell us? >> reporter: well, elaine, our sources are telling us that police are trying to get a better idea of what's happening inside that building. the fear is that there may be more injured inside or even fatalities as well. a source just told me that the suspect cornered some of the civilians who were trying to flee that building so that the main concern right now for law enforcement that has set up this perimeter around that building is trying to get a better sense of what's happening inside. and there is, of course, further complications with this idea that maybe this gunman set some sort of booby trap because sources are telling us that protain tanks were found in the gunman's car. elaine. >> quijano: jeff, while we don't yet know a motive in f.b.i. issued a warning about possible attacks on clinics. >> reporter: well, that's right. for several months now, law enforcement has been concerned about people targeting

barry petersen is in colorado springs. >> the initial charge against you is murderer in the first degree. >> reporter: robert lewis dear appeared by video link from the county jail, standing next to a public defender. he was asked if he had any questions. he answer nerd a monotone. >> no questions. >> reporter: sources say he went to the clinic on friday with a duffel bag full of weapons and brought propane tanks in his car he could shoot and cause an explosion. when he surrendered, he reportedly said, "no more baby parts." that may have been a reference to videos filmed and edited by anti-abortion activists where they say planned parenthood officials talked of selling body parts from aborted fetuses. an official from the group that includes the colorado springs clinic was among those in the videos. >> reporter: dear lived in hartsel in a mobile home. he was described as reclusive mark who never interacted with others and would rarely make eye contact. for the people of colorado springs, this is a time of mourning for the dead. university of colorado police officer garrett swasey, mother

>> barry petersen, colorado springs, thank you. jeff pegues is in our washington news room. what have you learned? >> increasingly, investigators tell me all signs are pointing to the fact that this is a gunman who specifically targeted that building but, again, it's still early in this investigation. the f.b.i. and a.t.f. are helping out, but this is largely a local investigation from this point on. elaine? >> jeff, while we don't yet know a motive in colorado, we understand the f.b.i. issued a warning about possible attacks on clinics. >> reporter: that's right, for several months now law enforcement has been concerned about people targeting reproductive healthcare facilities, specifically planned parenthood locations across the country. as we first reported in september, an f.b.i. intelligence bulletin went out to law enforcement agencies nationwide with that warning. it came as congress was debating planned parenthood funding and on the heels of a release of series of videos by the centers for medical process that showed planned parenthood doctors discussing harvesting o

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the mother and daughter told our barry petersen they were most worried about each other. >> i heard, down! so we just ran to the closest place that i could find was the restroom so we locked the door and then after that, you know we just heard the shooting. >> reporter: were you afraid you were going to be killed? >> to tell you the truth, you know, all i wanted was my daughter. i just wanted to see her. >> i was so worried about my mom. i was crying. where is my mom? did they get her out? >> reporter: what did you feel when you finally saw your mom and she was safe? >> happy. relieved. >> i was happy. we just, you know seen each other and gave each other a big hug and cried. >> reporter: what do you think of the man who did this? >> i just mostly question it. >> question? >> why he would do that. that place is not just for what he is against or whatever. >> reporter: do you think at some point you could forgive him who was he did? >> him, yes. not his choices. >> president obama says this morning that the future is under threat without aggressive effort to slow carbon emissions. he