let me start off in beaumont, texas.om the courthouse in beaumont that's right outside of houston, texas, where police say four people were shot, one person killed after a gunman went into the courtroom or was near the courtroom, opened fire. according to the information we have, county employees say no employees at the courthouse were injured. the victims were visitors. the shooting is apparently

in beaumont, texas, andy sirota, abc news. >> what kind of father mows down his own daughter?e was the key witness in the trial against him and she had just testified tuesday afternoon. but you know. >> you know, obviously this individual was enough of a danger that he probably should have been in custody. of course, this is all in hindsight. but there will probably be calls now for more security outside courthouses, let alone inside. >> he's being held without bond. >> good thing. >>> well, five people including the suspect are in critical condition after a stack spree in a columbus, ohio office building. police say a man armed with three knives began stabbing people in the admissions office of a technical school. a good samaritan who tried to help the injured was also attacked. the police shot the suspect, ending that rampage. >>> and virginia tech has been found negligent in a case stemming from the massacre of 33 students on the campus nearly five years ago. the parents of two victims sued the school, saying it should have done more to warn the students after that first sh

trace has more from the breaking news desk. >> reporter: again it's beaumont, texas, 80 miles east of houston. kriv still on their way there. four people were shot, some conflicting reports, one report saying two people confirmed to be killed, the other one saying that it's still one people killed and three wounded. now we're getting a local report that says police say the gunman has been wounded as well as captured. remember, the earlier reports were that he was in a separate building near the courthouse, and was holding hostages. so we're trying to confirm that as we speak right now. we just talked to a woman who is in the basement of the courthouse, where one of those people reportedly was shot and she says, they did not hear any shots fired, but the coffee shop has now been placed on lockdown. we'll try and figure out exactly what happened there, but right now we're hearing the gunman has been wounded and captured. breaking news as it comes in, megyn. megyn: trace, thank you. the fight over the president's healthcare law hits the senate campaign trail. we knew this would be an iss

been a really nasty situation down here in lake charles, beaumont, port arthur, last 12 hour, rain and thunderstorms have not binghamton moving. rainfall totals northward along the border of texas and louisiana anywhere up to 6 to 8 inches in some areas. we've had significant flash flooding in the small communities outside of the big city so that's why we have all these flash flood warnings for almost all of eastern sections of louisiana this morning. we'll continue with that rain threat towards new orleans and some of that rain back to kansas city. that's a look at your national forecast. >>> the incredible warmth will meet thunderstorms and even our friends in florida all through the southeast and georgia through the carolinas you've been unusually warm with highs in the 80s. temperatures today, more records through ohio. >>> and looks like today is probably the last real peak day of all this record heat. we're going to slowly try to get back to normal soon. >> weather is normal? >> i don't even know anymore. >> you and me both. >>> data on china rattles the streets. the ultimate in

the beaumont police chief described a wild gun fight he was shooting and we were shooting.ple were ducking under cars. this is a classic shootout that our guys handled very well. >> shepard: suspect seriously hurt but alive. that's when he went into a nearby business and took several people hostage while injured. but the hostage fought back now as a result the man is in custody. trace, they fought back? what did they do? >> well, shep, there are a number of hostage at first and then there were only a few. those few actually helped disarm him. the man has been identified now as 41-year-old bar alcohol mule granger from houston. that daughter that you mentioned not only shot but ran her over, she was the primary witness against him. mother one of the shooting victims. police talk more about how those hostage helped turn the tables, listen. >> they took charge and they ended up getting their guy and when he was a vulnerable position, and took the gun away from him. and unlocked the door and let the swat team in. >> we mentioned that four people were shot, two family members. t

well, if you're watching kprc local 2, go old houston, texas, in nearby beaumont, see art inspired by comic book super heroes, hip-hop and urban street culture at this rejection of the conqueror at the art museum of southeast texas. that's your early event of the day, lynn. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. charlize theron is a mom. she has adopted an african-american boy named jackson. elsewhere, tmz reports new orleans police issued an arrest warrant for russell brand, accused of grabbing a photographer's phone monday and throwing it through the window of a nearby law firm. lindsay lohan tweeted yesterday allegations she was in a hit and run the night before were, quote, a complete lie. however, reports say witnesses saw lohan in a black porsche doing a u-turn to avoid photographers, grazing a man and his car. the man is said to be considering charges. bad news for matthew mcconnaughey. "killer joe" will definitely have an nc-17 rating, considered a box office killer for violence and sexual content this summer. finally, "the bodyguard" starring whit

and take a look at this day care center we visited in beaumont, texas.ome secrets, too. >> we did, didn't we, honey? >> reporter: louise hill is licensed to care for 273 children. several years ago hill was charged with criminal conspiracy for burning down her own day care center. she served ten years probation. but that's not the only center she's owned that burned. she's had three fires at her day care center. no children were harmed in those fires. she was only charged in one of the incidents. but we discovered that when hill applied for a day care license, she was asked about her background and signed an affidavit saying she never had a felony record. so i went back with our prospective parents to visit a second time as a concerned friend. but hill was less than open about her past. what about conspiracy involving arson? >> no. never had a problem with it. i ain't never had no problem with it. >> reporter: nobody here has a criminal background including yourself? >> not that i know of. i mean, you can check. >> reporter: then i told her who i was. i'

beaumont, texas is, specifically. you see a little activity. what we know right now is that this alleged gunman is in custody. we've not been able to get any new information. again, this is video. this is not live but this is only just a few minutes ago. some of the images coming to us. you see one person there injured being taken away via ambulance. as we have been told at least at this hour, one person killed, at least four other people injured in this incident that played out outside the courthouse near the entrance of this courthouse in beaumont, texas. we're working to get more details. we'll keep you up to date. we're following another big story, as well. president obama and prime minister david cameron just wrapped up a major joint news conference at the white house where they presented a united front over afghanistan. the president and the prime minister said thetd are committed to the transition plan they agreed to. >> i don't anticipate at this stage that we're going to be making any sudden additional changes to the plan that we curre

died, three others hurt when the man opened fire outside of the court in southeast texas city of beaumont. the man whose name is not released was at the courthouse with his family. the police have not said why and he hit one of the shooting victims with the truck as he was trying to escape. the gunman is hospitalized and is not clear how he was injured. >>> another big story, a close call for defense secretary leon pineta. the secretary's plane was landing in sank. a man stole the truck and drove it to the runway to crash the vehicle. authorities say it's unclear if pineta was targeted. later, he met with gap and tribal leaders to try to smooth the relations of the death of death of 16 afghans allegedly cold by a u.s. soldier. >> as tragic as the events of violence has been, they do not define the relationship between the coalition and afghan forces and the afghan people. >> the american soldier is in custody and was flown out of afghanistan and is being held in another country. where's not been charged. >>> in the u.s., a day of weight weighty discussions between obama and cameron. day t

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the suspect opened fire in beaumont, texas. the suspect was going to court with family members when he began shooting. one person was killed. the suspect and another person were also wounded. rod blagojevich has one more night at home. he will step outside the chicago home to address the public one last time before heading to prison following his conviction on corruption charges. he was found guilty of try to sell the u.s. senate seat that barack obama vacated when he became president. he will spend the next 14 years behind bars. >> an investigation is under way tonight into what caused one of the deadliest highway accidents switzerland's history. the children were returning to build them up for a school ski trip when their bus crashed into a tunnel wall near the border between switzerland and italy. 24 more children were injured and taken to hospitals nearby for treatment. the cause of the crash is still unknown. a strong earthquake rattled northeastern japan today. the 6.9 magnitude earthquake was centered off the east coast

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this is a shooting that took place in beaumont texas out oh side of a courthouse.his is kbmt reporting that three people have been shot. at least one person killed in a shooting that took place outside the jefferson, texas county courthouse. i want to bring in judge larry jist. he was outside to leave, headed to lunch when he heard the shots. can you hear me? >> yes. >> can you tell us what happened? >> it's, as you can imagine, fresh and it's hard to be definite about this but i guess we were about a block and away from the courthouse and they heard over the radio that there was a shooting at the courthouse and so we jumped back and they moved back. there was a defendant on trial, it was break time, lunchtime, and he apparently shot three people, maybe four. one apparently is deceased. and he was -- had a big case, apparently he was shot at some point by the police and captured and he's now on his way to the hospital. in custody. >> and, judge, can you tell me who you've been talking to? >> mostly from the police radio and people at the courthouse. >> do you know

it happened a short time ago in beaumont. the unidentified gunman was reportedly going to court when he opened fire. police say the suspect was hurt and is now in custody. it is now -- not known if any of the victims are related to the suspect. >>> a burger king in fort lauderdale becomes the target of an attempted dive-through. security cameras caught the driver launching himself through a drive-through window. a female employee was able to grab him and hold him until help arrived. this would-be thief is now charged with attempted robbery. >>> sections of boston are slowly getting back on fire after a transformer fire caused a massive blackout last night. the outage left thousands without electricity. disrupted travel and forced evacuations. >> downtown boston tuesday night, after an electrical fire broke out, leaving a large section of the city in the dark. >> our condo building lost power completely. so i went on the roof deck. and i looked over and saw just massive black plumes of smoke. >> reporter: the fire erupted in a

. >>> also today gunshots rang out near a courthouse in beaumont, texas. at least one person reported dead, three others wounded and the suspect is in custody. he was wounded in the shooting as well. investigators say the gunman was in court with his family when he opened fire. a witness says the shooting happened during the lunch break. emergency personnel were called to the scene and the courthouse was locked down. >>> a hero's welcome in rockville this afternoon for a germantown family that's been released from the custody of immigration officials but is still very much under the threat of deportation. the price of 19-year-old montgomery college student -- the plight of 19-year-old montgomery college student jorge acuna has caught the attention of the community. >> reporter: we're on route 335 hungerford drive in rockville. these are friends of jorge steven acuna, a lot of friends. he's a guy who has been in the country since he was 8 years old, his family from colombia but they never managed to make it legal and his college career took a big detour las

beaumont, outside of houston. i'm ainsley earhardt.ta: this is the ignored crisis. we robbery have been telling you this almost nightly and we have taken you to mexico. mexican cartels are vicious, violent and growing out of control. it is no longer mexico sav knowledgaging the citizens and spilling onit our streets. tone, we can report that they near europe in britain, france and the netherlands. oscar is here. he is a specialist. i am i right that the mexican cartels have spread to europe? >> yes. you are correct. we have intelligence and our sources have indicated that they have spread to europe, including england, the netherlands, france and as far as africa. and in the middle-east. >> greta: what is being done, if anything? i understand that the british are talking to you -- is that right, sir? >> yes. we have established the contact with the british authorities, specifically, this organized crime agency. the british have visited us here in el paso to see how we tackle the cartels. we have experience, investigating high-level cart

the 41-year-old is in custody and our fox reporter angel san juan is outside the courthouse in beaumonthe latest. >> reporter: bill, total of four victims. one was a lady who died. a 79-year-old woman was an actually an innocent bystander. had come here to courthouse to do business with a friend, get some veterans benefits. other three were shooter's ex-wife, daughter and another innocent bystander caught in the cross fire. as far as two of the victims have been released from the hospital. that includes his ex-wife. his daughter however remains hospitalized in critical condition because as you said, bill, she was shot in the chest. then he took the pickup truck and ran over her, even adding more sadness to the story. she is mentally disabled. authorities tell us she has mind set after fourth-grader. so obviously poor young lady is going through a tough time right now recovering in the hospital this morning in critical condition. bill: this story just gets worse. do police have a motive? >> they do. at this time, they think he was targeting his ex-wife and his daughter because they were

reporting from beaumont, i'm angel san juan. jenna: thanks to our affiliate for.at is a awful story. shoots his daughter and runs her over with a truck? unbelievable. let's talk about iran. it is turning up pressure on israel and the united states as tensions increase over the islamic republic's suspected nuclear weapons program. what is the u.s. doing to prepare for possible confrontation? coming up how our military is getting prepared. >>> plus on the campaign trail former pennsylvania senator rick santorum celebrating two more wins this week, sparking new questions whether we could be headed for a brokered republican convention. a fair and balanced debate coming up next. jenna: back to our fox news alert and some news today that the sanctions are getting tougher against iran. adam shapiro from the fox business network is joining us live from the fox business newsroom with more. what exactly is going on here, adam. >> reporter: simply put the iranians come sunday will no longer be able to get money for the oil they sell, at least through the european banks that