. >> reporter: the city of chesapeake identifying the victims as lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kellie pyle, brian pe randall blevins and tyneka johnson. the name of a sixth victim has not been released because he is just 16-years-old. brian pendleton's family says he worked at the store for nearly 11 years as a custodian. he was going to turn 39 next week. the rampage also leaving at least seven injured. tonight, two remain in critical condition. and tonight, the motive remains a mystery. investigators still trying to determine why the suspect, andre bing, allegedly fired on his coworkers tuesday night. police say bing used a pistol and wasn't wearing a ballistic vest or body armor. he died at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. this new video, filmed years ago by a coworker, showing bing working in the store. fellow walmart employees described him as a loner who sometimes clashed with colleagues, but they say they never expected him to be violent. tonight, wilczewski with a message for the families grieving the loss of their loved ones. >> i stayed behind for the p

we spoke with some of the former employees, people who worked with them, talking about brian pendleton for example who worked on maintenance and had been there for they said a really long time and was just sweet. that he worked to help people. those that he trained. he liked to mentor people and was just a good colleague. this being an overnight shift, erica, so many of the individuals that we talked to, the survivors, the employees who weren't there that day talked about it being even more like a family which made this even more difficult for them to come to terms with what happened. saying that the 31-year-old shooter andre bing, what was an overnight team lead, a supervisor, a manager of sorts, shooting them in the break room and talking to the survivors, what they said they were able to get out of. but now there are questions of why he would do this. erica, is he they had said that he established a strange and threatening presence with them, but they never imagined it would ever end like this. >> yeah. just horrific. diane, appreciate it, thank you. >>> as we are learning more, las

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kelly pyle, randall blevina, antony kajohnson. victim has not been identified because he was only 16 years old. >> our thanks to jay. >>> for many families, thanksgiving means college students home for the holiday. is hazing part of the campus experience? for four mothers you're about to meet, the answer is heartbreaking. here's abc's kyra phillips. >> reporter: it's a moment 18 years in the making. >> so excited about it. truly excited about school probably for the first time in his life. >> reporter: heading off to college. >> 18, you know, he had everything in front of him. >> reporter: dreams and destinies about to be defined. >> he just was very ambitious. >> reporter: for the parents, saying good-bye is always so bittersweet. >> when we were leaving him at lsu that day, he was so happy. >> reporter: but for these four mothers, those emotional farewells would be their last. >> when you look at that photo now what goes through your mind? >> i almost didn't take that picture. because, you know, i wanted to live in the moment. >

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kelly pile rendall, blevins, tanika johnson and a boy name withheld. because he was only 16. you don't think something like this can happen. but it ends up happening and it just shocks you to the very core, holding a candlelight vigil monday night at the chesapeake city park to remember the victims already this year alone in the us, there have been more than 600 mass shootings, according to the gun violence archive. while authorities continue investigating a motive. they're expecting to release more information later today, andrew alright and thank you. meanwhile donald trump is facing a new lawsuit from the writer who accused him of sexual assault. carol is in t fmeresent state . its victims of seal violence to sue over at decado.ruasong denied t, whia occurred in 1995 or 1996. this is her second lawsuit against trump, florida's recalling more than 630,000 suvs, including a half million in the us over fire risks caused by cracked fuel injectors. the move covers bronco sport and escape sport utility vehicle models from 2020 through 2023. no deaths have

among the dead, 39-year-old brian pendleton who was described as having a big hart. 22-year-old tyneka johnson who family say was working to get her first car and apartment. her aunt agonizes over the fact that she didn't anticipate. >> they don't teach you what to do if it's your manager. you know, she didn't see that coming. she didn't see a threat from him. >> reporter: the investigation will stretch through the thanksgiving holiday. authorities are still working to determine a motive. today chesapeake city manager encouraged residents of the latest home of a mass shooting to stay strong. thvery dficult days today and in the days ahead, but we will get through this. >> that was jeff pegues reporting. >>> the suspect accused of killing five people at a colorado springs lgbtq nightclub was ordered held without bail after making an initial court appearance. 22-year-old anderson lee aldrich sat slumped over in a chair yesterday on a video feed with visible wounds and struggled to speak. aldrich was beaten and subdued by people inside the club during saturday's shooting. the suspect who

and the mother of victim brian pendleton, saying they would have been preparing for her son's upcoming birthday. seven others injured, including 24 year old jalen jones. his mom now says he's in stable condition. he had a gunshot wound grazes here. that's when he realized that he was being shot ran outside where coworker took him to his car before the medics arrived. just thankful that he's alive. the walmart massacred now the nation's second high profile mass shooting and just four days with more than 600 mass shootings this year alone in the u. s president biden, saying there are more empty seats at the table this thanksgiving, rhiannon and thank you and breaking overnight. two people are dead and 16 others injured in this seven car crash in chicago. police say a dodge charger triggered the incident by driving the wrong way. both people in the charger were killed. experts are warning this could be the deadliest thanksgiving on the nation's roads. since 2007. the traffic will be in full effect again today as tens of millions of people visit family and friends and many will be taking t

among the dead, 39-year-old brian pendleton, who was described as having a big heart. 22-year-old tyneka johnson, who family members say was working to get her first car and apartment. her aunt agonizes today over the pthreat tyneka likely didn't anticipate. >> they don't teach you what to do if it's your manager. you know, she didn't see that coming. she didn't see a threat from him. >> reporter: the investigation will stretch through the thanksgiving holiday. authorities are still working to determine a motive. today, chesapeake city manager encouraged residents in the latest home to a mass shooting to stay strong. >> i know that we're going through very, very difficult days today and in the days ahead. but we will get through this. >> reporter: bing was not dressed in camouflage, nor did he have a ballistic vest on. things that we often see in these mass shootings. instead, he was dressed, according to police, in civilian clothing. he came to work to his job here as an overnight manager. he had been an employee of walmart for more than a decade. jericka. >> duncan: so many chilling de

. >> reporter: brian pendleton was the night custodian.rother said that he was someone with a big heart for anybody that needed help. sarah stone walker was among the seven injured. a mother of three, she was an overnight stocker at the store, and has worked there for about two years. president biden today called for stronger gun control measures, vowing to push for an assault weapons ban. >> the idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchased is sick. it's just sick. >> reporter: in colorado springs, still reeling from a mass shooting at a gay nightclub there last week, a local church has stepped up to host a meal for those who would normally have gathered at club q for thanksgiving. restaurants have donated pies and food. >> no matter what your sexuality is, no matter what your religion is, no matter what your politics are, you're a person, and you matter to us. >> reporter: that mass shooting bringing the colorado springs community together this thanksgiving day. and we are seeing a similar response to the violence in chesapea

among the dead, 39-year-old brian pendleton, who was described as having a big heart. 22-year-old tynekaho family members say was working to get her first car and apartment. her aunt agonizes today over the threat tyneka likely didn't anticipate. >> they don't teach you what to do if it's your manager. you know, she didn't see that coming. she didn't see a threat from him. >> reporter: the investigation will stretch through the thanksgiving holiday. authorities are still working to determine a motive. today chesapeake city manager encouraged residents in the latest home to a mass shooting to stay strong. >> i know that we're going through very, very difficult days today and in the days ahead, but we will get through this. >> reporter: bing was not dressed in camouflage, nor did he have a ballistic vest on, things we often see in these mass shootings. instead, he was dressed in according to police in civilian clothing. he came to work to his job here as an overnight manager. he had been an employee of walmart for more than a decade. jericka? >> so many chilling details tonight. jeff pegue

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kellie pyle, randall blevins, and tyneka johnson. a sixth victim has not yet been publicly identified because he was only 16 years old. in the hospital tonight, seven people now recovering, one of them, 24-year-old jalen jones, another walmart employee. his mother describing his escape. >> he thought he was going to die. there was a moment where he just had, you know, you have blackouts and you feel like you are just leaving, but he just kept going. >> reporter: authorities say the gunman was armed with a handgun and several magazines of ammunition. in a statement, walmart said bing had worked for the company since 2010. >> this is a horrendous event. it's a horrendous senseless act of violence. >> reporter: and tonight, these somber words from president biden -- "there are now even more tables across the country that will have empty seats this thanksgiving. there are now more families who know the worst kind of loss and pain imaginable." >> just unbearable pain. jay o'brien joins us now from chesapeake, virginia. jay, any word about

plans a candlelight vigil for monday honoring him in the five other victims, lorenzo gamble, brian pendletonkellie pyle, antennae could johnson. -- and tyneka johnson. in the message found on the gunman's phone, the walmart manager complained about his colleagues and referred to murder. police confirming the gunman legally purchased the nine millimeters pistol just hours before the rampage, finding a receipt alongside ammunition at his home. witnesses telling abc news the gunman appeared to be targeting specific employees, opening fire in a staff meeting at the start of the overnight shift. >> he knew when we were in the break room. starts at 10:00 every night. liz: two men have been charged for a homide that happenenving a investigators found a man shot on wharf drive thursday afternoon. that victim has not been identified. he died at the scene. 18-year-old emmanuel morales of antioch has been booked on charges of murder and possession of an assault weapon. 38-year-old arturo morales is charged as an accessory. sunday marks the 44th anniversary of the assassination of harvey milk and george

the mother of victim brian pendleton said they would have been preparing for her son's upcoming birthday. several other is injured, including jaylon jones, whose mother says he's in stable condition. >> he realized he was being shot. >> jones ran outside. the walmart massacre, now the second high-profile mass shooting in the nation in just four days. with more than 600 mass shootings this year alone in the u.s., president biden saying there are more empty seats at the table this thanksgiving. abc news, washington. jobina: the suspect and the other recent mass shooting, anderson aldrich, remaining in jail, accused of killing five people in colorado springs. he faced a judge virtually yesterday who ruled that there was legal authority to hold aldrich without fail. they were slouched over in a wheelchair with noticeable bruises on their face. charges include i've counts of first-degree murder, one for each victim, and five counts of a bias motivated i'm causing bodily injury. their next court date is december 6. a powerful scene at city hall in colorado springs. a pride flag created by the

their names are lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kelli pyle, randall blevins.yneka johnson and a 16-year-old boy the city has not released because he is a minor. police say there is still not a motive they know of and it remains under investigation. diane gallagher, cnn, chesapeake, virginia. >>> the virginia walmart shooting is reviving debate of gun control. we spoke with several activists about what can be done. >> so what we really need is a federal law that really regulates guns in this country, and it has to be based on the states that have the strongest gun laws not states that have the weakest gun laws. so until we have that and we get that accomplished, we're going to continue to see these mass shootings that take the lives of children and young people and adults and your mother, your father, your daughter, your son. the it will just continue. and if it hasn't come to your door yet, you've been lucky, but it will. the way we're going, it will come to your door. so you better start speaking up and doing something about it now before you -- it's too late

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kellie pyle, rand 58, that nikkei johnson and a 16-year-old male whosee the city has not released, and is not releasing his photo, because he is so young. those are the six people who lost their lives to a gunman in that walmart behind me, whose families will celebrate thanksgiving without them at the table and the people in this community that will have to figure on the what to do after the shooting came home. >> six families tonight devastated. dianne gallagher, thank you. >>> an update on the colorado springs shooting. nick watt has been there for the past several days. the suspect just made their first court appearance today. what happened? >> reporter: that's right, the suspect appeared by video from the jailhouse behind me. the suspect was seated throughout, slumped, slurring, wearing an orange jumpsuit with a lot of bruising around the head. remember, during the attack he was brought to ground by patrons. the appearance was short. here it is. >> could the defendant please state his name? >> anderson lee aldridge. >> did you watch the video concern

as police release the names of most of the victims tonight, 38-year-old brian pendleton, 52-year-oldlie pooil. 43-year-old lorenz yose gamble. randy blevins. all from chesapeake. and 22-year-old tyneka johnson from portsmouth, virginia. police did not identify or release the picture of a sixth victim, a 6-year-old boy from chesapeake. the mass shooting 601 on saturday and 607 on tuesday, and in between those three days there were another five mass shootings in this country, more than one mass shooting per day. number 602 happened on saturday in washington park illinois, one person was killed, three injured. number 603 also saturday in philadelphia, mississippi, one killed, six injured. number 604, on sunday in tennessee, oklahoma, four killed, one injured. number 605, on sunday, in dallas, texas, four people were injured, number 606, happened yesterday in west palm beach, florida, two were killed, two injured. and today, an incident in philadelphia left four teenagers injured for mass shooting 608. the number 608 just refers to mass shootings. defined by gun violence archived as inci

a memorial has just risen there as we learn the names of the lives lost, lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton pyle, tyneka johnson, randy blevins and a 16-year-old. a mother of one of the survivors of the shooting gave this chilling recollection of what her son told her happened that night. >> his exact words were i got shot. i actually got shot. i just got shot again. he saw people on the ground. he actually -- he said he had to jump over them just to save himself to get to the front of the store. >> it comes as new details are emerging about the suspect who was an overnight team leader at the walmart. one of his colleagues telling nbc news that he was, quote, a little off. he put tape on his phone, always used to tell us the government was watching. i want to bring in julie tsirken. we're learning more and more about the suspect there but we still don't have an official motive yet. >> reporter: no, jose. investigators have been working around the clock since this happened on tuesday night. they were able to secure is scene within an hour. they went into the walmart to make sure there was no

brian pendleton, kelly pyle, lorenzo gamble, randy blevins, ta tamika evans, and that 16-year-old who they're withholding because of his age there. police are still trying to determine a motive for this shooting but we talked to survivors and employees, former employees who say, look. he had displayed and exhibited odd and also at times threatening behavior, that he relished in his supervisory position having power over some of these employees saying he was often condescending, mean, but others say he was simply a loner and aloof, and everybody was shocked by this. people in the community are trying to cope and figure out what the do next. >> some said he was the manager to watch out for. our thoughts are with those families on this thanksgiving. dianne gal lagher in chesapeake virginia. >>> let's go to colorado inside that club q night club in colorado. we can see the major bruises the gunman received from several heroes who were on the scene on saturday who beat him to stop the gunfire inside the club. this is the mug shot of the 22-year-old defendant who is now being held without b

their names lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kelley pile, randall bleve vins, tamika johnson, and a 16-year-old boy, a minor that law enforcement will not identify by name or put up a photo up, all of these people losing their live, the victims ranging in age from 16 to 70 years old. family and friends coming overnight, even just this morning, laying flowers at the makeshift memorial behind me, eve on a holiday, getting up, members of this community, coming together to remember this tragedy. the governor glenn youngkin and the senator tim kaine and people are showing thanks and asking the community to come together in prayer not just for this tragedy but remember the shooting that happened at charlottesville over a week ago at uva when three football players lost their lives. all over the state, a community in reeling. and one person still in the hospital nipgs to a few others. jalen jones, a 24-year-old who was shot in the store, listen to what his mother said last night. >> his exact words were, i got shot. i actually got shot. he said hi, just got shot again. i'm taken back by the w

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kelly pyle, randall blevins, tanika johnson and a 16-year-old whosename has not been released because he is a minor. a trauma surgeon who treated the wounded first scene has diane gallagher with all we know about what happened.. >> they are a coward for that. you kill people that did nothing to you pick >> reporter: the shooting happened before the store closed for the night. this video was taken by employee kevin harper. he said the gunman was a store manager. >> just let after the break room and started capping people. >> the manager came from around the corner. he never entered the break room but he stood in the doorway and opened fire. it was to anyone in the room. he looked at me and he shot near my head. it was inches away. there were people dropping to the floor. everybody was screaming and gasping. he just walked away after that. >> reporter: the chesapeake police chief set a timeline of how that unfolded. >> i would 911 dispatch center received a call at 10:12 p.m. last night. officers arrived on scene at 10:14 and entered the store approxima

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kellie pyle. city of chesapeake confirming the existence of what suspected gunman andre bing titled a death note, in the message found on his phone, the walmart manager complained about his colleagues and referred to murder. police also confirming the gunman legally purchased the pistol he used in the attack just hours before the rampage, finding a box for the gun and receipt in his home alongside ammunition. the gunman dying at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. witnesses telling abc news the gunman appeared to be targeting specific employees. opening firing at a staff meeting at the start of the overnight shift. >> he knew when we were in the break room, 10:00 every night. >> reporter: seven people were also injured in this shooting, at least one remains in critical condition this morning. whit. >> all right, jay o'brien, thanks so much. >>> now to china where people are emptying store shelves not because of holidays but over fears of lockdowns as beijing orders faster constr

they are 38-year-old brian pendleton, 52 year old kelly pile, 43 year old lorenzo gamble, 70 year oldns, all from chesapeake. 22-year-old, tanika johnson from portsmouth, virginia. police did not identify or release a picture of the sixth victim, a 16 year old boy from chesapeake. so for mass shootings 601 on saturday to mass shooting 70 -- six or seven on saturday -- that means in between, in those three days, there were another five mass shootings in this country. that is more than one mastering per day. number 600 into, also happened on saturday in washington park, illinois. one person was killed, three injured. number 603, also saturday in philadelphia, mississippi. one killed, six injured. number 604, on sunday, tennessee, oklahoma. for killed, one injured. number 605 on sunday in dallas, texas. four people were injured. number 606 happened yesterday in west palm beach florida, two were killed, two injured. and today, an incident in philadelphia left four teenagers injured, mass shooting 608. the number 608 just prefers to mass shootings. gun violence archive defines incidents wh

brian pendleton is being remembered as sweet, kind, the kind of person who in the words of one former co-worker, would give you the shirt off his back. he was 38. kellie pyle was 52. randall blevins, 70 years oelds. tyneka johnson, just 22. and also a 16-year-old male, his name and photo being withheld for now because of his age. and we have information about one of the injured 24-year-old jalon jones was shot several times. he is in the icu tonight in stable condition. this is the second mass shooting in virginia in the past ten days, in the last week alone, there have been eight mass shootings in this country. and that includes another one today in pennsylvania. four teenagers wounded just a block away from a local high school. so far this year, more than 600 mass shootings, hundreds have died, thousands more injured. the virginia gunman who is seen here in a video recording in 2016 by another employee was an overnight manager at the walmart. he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he had been an employee at the store for nearly ten years. and he exhibited odd, even threatening b

tonight, the city of chesapeake released the names of the victims, they are lorenzo gamble, age 43, brian pendleton2, randy elevens, 70, tanika johnson, age 22. the sixth victim as a 16 year old resident of chesapeake, virginia. his name and photo are being withheld because he is a minor. now, this latest mast murder just happened just three days after a gunman killed five people and injured 18 others at an lgbtq nightclub in colorado springs. that shooting came amid a slew of anti-gay and anti-trans sentiment voiced by many of the right. now, we are learning that the gunman has deep ties to internet hate groups. ben collins, a senior reporter of nbc news, he covers all next reasons. he has been researching the colorado suspects online presence. ben, before you start, i misread the prompter before. there is no internet connection for the other mass shooting as far as we know. in fact, we don't know the motive at all. in this case, though, what have we learned about the shooter here? >> so, with the colorado shooter, we have learned several things. first of all, we have traced an online account tied

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kerry pile, -- and a 16-year-old whose name has not been released because trauma surgeon who treated the wounded first, cnn style and gallagher about what all we know about what happened. >> -- you kept people like a ain't nothing to you. >> -- >> this video was taken by employee kevin harper, he says the gunmen was a store manager. >> just got off the break room, he started capping people in their >> the manager came into the brick room, never entered the room but stood in the doorway he opened fire. he looked at me and shot near my head, it was about inches away, i would not lie. there were people drop into the floor, everybody screaming, gasping and yeah, he just walked away after that. >> the chesapeake police chief provided a timeline on how it unfolded. >> our 9-1-1 dispatch cynthia received a first call a 10 pm last night. the first officers arrived on scene within 2 minutes of 10-14, and entered the store approximately 2 minutes later at 10-16, and the scene was declared case by 11-20 pm. >> police say the gunman a 31 -year-old manager on the overni

we now know the identities of five of them, lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kendall pile, ryan blevins, and tamika jen son. the sixth is a 16-year-old male. andre bing is the suspect. this is video of bing recorded by a former walmart worker. police believe bing took his own life. bing exhibited odd and threatening behavior in the past. here is one harrowing account from someone who miraculously survived the attack. >> hands like that and at first it didn't even look real. it didn't register as real. it -- the only thing that made it real was the vibrations hitting your chest and the ringing from the gun going off. and it just kept going and going and going. i got under the table, the sound of the droplets, it replays and replays and replays and replays of how much blood was coming off the different chairs. it was making a rhythm and it was one of the most disturbing things i have -- i will never let go of that. >> how could you let go of that? dozens were inside walmart when bullets started flying. police say the shooter had a pistol. this customer described what he was witnessing in

go through quickly the names of the victims, low ren zoe gamble, kelly pile, tanika johnson, brian pendletonnd randall ble vines. and a 16-year-old that they're not releasing his name. >> can you talk about the shooter how he displayed this odd behavior? >> reporter: so that's something pretty consistent with all of the survivors and the employees and former employees we've spoken with. they said the shooter, 31-year-old andre bing had worked at the walmart for a long time. he was an overnight lead, a team lead. essentially like a supervisor. they say he relished in that power. he was described as exhibiting odd and threatening behavior. there were people who said they simply felt like he didn't like them, described him as mean and paranoid. b people said they didn't expect something like that, thought he was difficult to work with, but didn't anticipate something like this from happening. we have reached out to walmart with questions on the complaints by employees, if he has a disciplinary record or if anything was reported, and they haven't gotten back to us. >>> now to the other mass shoo

brian pendleton was 38. kellie pyle was 52, randall blevins 70. tyneka johnson, 27 and this 16-year-old male we are not using his name because he is a minor. all of those victims age 16 to 70 years old were employees here at walmart. they were at work. talking to the survivors, their colleagues who made it out that night, describing those moments of terror and how they're attempting to process it now. i want you to take a listen. >> i was hiding underneath a table. he told me to come out and i had my bag and put my bag out first as like i don't have anything. from out underneath of the table and i'm shaking and i probably looked like a chihuahua at that point and he had the gun to my forehead and it's just really hard. he told me to go home and he took the gun away from my forehead and he was aiming it at the ceiling and he said, jessie, go home and i made it to where the egg aisle starts and i just remember gripping my bag and thinking, if he shoots me in the back he's going to have to try hard because i'm running and i booked it. >> that was jus

. -- brian pendleton, -- and a 16-year-old male who the city says they are not releasing his name or his photo, because he is a minor. and look, that's not counting the wounded who went to the hospital and the emotional damages, the trauma for the survivors of this week. we've spoken to many of them over the past 24 hours. what they saw, the images they can't get out of their heads. like with this young woman experienced on her just her fifth day working at this walmart. take a listen. >> i was out underneath of the table and i was shaking. i probably look like a chihuahua at that point. he had the gun up to my forehead. it was just really hard. he told me to go home. and he took the gun away from my forehead and he was aiming it at the ceiling, he said, go home. >> it's just awful. just awful to hear about that. tell us what we do know about this shooter, because what i've read, it sounds like he was really exhibiting lots of signs that were worrisome to his coworkers. >> so, alison, i think in retrospect perhaps, but when i talked to the people here about 31-year-old andre bing who

brian pendleton, kellie pyle, lorenzo gamble, 43.ll blevins, 70 years old, tyneka johnson, 22 years old and that 16-year-old man who -- boy who, again, they're not releasing his identity at this point because he is a minor. they were shot and killed according to police by 31-year-old andre bing. he was the overnight team lead, a supervisor positioned here at this walmart. they are still trying to determine why he came into this store and began shooting according to those survivors, they say that he approached the break room, no look on his face really, just blank and started shooting. take a listen. >> he looked at me and shot near my head and it was about inches away. i'm not going to lie. >> the only thing that made it real was the vibrations hitting your chest and the ringing from the gun going off and it just kept going and going, going and he just had the gun up to my forehead. and it's just really hard. he told me to go home. and he took the gun away from my forehead. >> reporter: just so hard to listen to them recount those tr

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kelly pile, that 16-year-old police are not releasing his name becausee is a minor. now, look, we have talked to the survivors, we talked to employees, former employees about the shooter. alex, they say that, look, he exhibited odd and sometimes threatening behaviors. they said he could be condescending, mean. some people said he was just a loner and a bit odd, a bit strange and aloof. but everyone we have spoken to said in no way did they think that this was going to happen, that he was going to ever do anything like this. we have reached out to walmart to ask them if there were ever any plaints that were registered against bing and what we can learn from that. but alex, they have not answered our specific questions. i do want to talk about a tweet that was sent out. you mentioned the president addressing this. the governor of virginia, glenn youngkin, sent a tweet out asking people for thanksgiving to lift up the victim's families in prayer. not just from the mass shooting here in chesapeake, but also the one in charlottesville, from not even two weeks

lorenza gamble, brian pendleton, kaylee pile and danica johnson and a 16-year-old boy killed all workingart. they were co-workers of that shooter andre bing who again was the overnight team lead at walmart according to the company and had been with walmart since 2010. many of the survivors we spoke with described the shooter as somebody who was often paranoid or was condescending or to them or mean to them as employees but they didn't expect this would be the way this turned out. >> the weapon bought the very same day. dianne gallagher, thank you so much. >> yep. >>> well, in the wake of all of the shootings, this time in virginia and colorado, president biden said he still wants to get an assault weapons ban passed in congress. but with just over a month until republicans take control of the house, democrats have a short window to move on really any of the administration's priorities. here was the president yesterday. >> the idea that we still allow semi automatic weapons to be purchased is sick. just sick. it has no, no social redeeming value. zero. none. not a single solitary rational

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kellie pyle, randall blevins, and tyneka johnson. sixth victim is a minor, his name was withheld. this killing comes while many are still processing the loss of life in the mass shooting this weekend in colorado springs where a gunman killed five at an lgbtq nightclub. yet another of the gun tragedies in america that far exceed any other developed nation. for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham. judy: for some reaction to this shooting and others in the last two weeks, i spoke earlier today with virginia state senator louise lucas, a democrat whose district includes the area where today's shooting happened. senator louiseucas, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, our condolences to your community to be going through this, yet another shooting in virginia. have you learned anything new in the last few hours about what happened about the motive of the shooter, the weapon and so forth? sen. lucas: nothing yet, judy. the only thing we know is that the investigation is ongoing, and that the local law enforcement officers are

brian pendleton. >> kelly pio, randall blevins and tin. you could johnson the name of another just 16 years old, not being released because he's a minor. all of them killed when police say the suspect. 31 year-old andre bing opened fire on his fellow walmart employees just after 10:00pm tuesday night before taking his own life. >> nomar cars, everything as i was. private people, you know. and then i saw the but the swat went up in the driveway. things neighbors were woken up. a swat teams came into his home. authorities tell our newsnation affiliate station wavy no additional weapons or signs of a motive were found. but one law enforcement source confirmed a list of names was recovered near beings body. >> at least 6 other victims were shot and taken to a local hospital. we're covering today. just literally was clocked in 10 minutes. you know, we just never know some like deborah hayslett whose brother michael was shot. >> thankful today he made it out alive. that's kind of a comforting. >> to know that he's able to texan able talk a littl

brian pendleton. >> kelly pio, randall blevins and tin. you could johnson the name of another just 16 years old, not being released because he's a minor. all of them killed when police say the suspect. 31 year-old andre being opened fire on his fellow walmart employees just after 10:00pm tuesday night before taking his own life. >> nomar cars, everything as i was. private people, you know. and you know, so the but the thing going for the drive way things neighbors were woken up. a swat teams came into his home. authorities tell our newsnation affiliate station wavy no additional weapons or signs of a motive were found. but one law enforcement source confirmed a list of names was recovered near beings body. >> at least 6 other victims were shot and taken to a local hospital. we're covering today. just literally was clocked in 10 minutes. you know, we just never know some like deborah hayslett whose brother michael was shot. >> thankful today he made it out alive. that's kind of a comforting. >> to know that he's able to texan able talk a li

brian pendleton. >> kelly pio, randall blevins and tin. you could johnson the name of another just 16 years old, not being released because he's a minor. all of them killed when police say the suspect. 31 year-old andre being opened fire on his fellow walmart employees just after 10:00pm tuesday night before taking his own life. >> nomar cars, everything as i was. private people, you know. and you know, so the but the thing going for the drive way things neighbors were woken up. a swat teams came into his home. authorities tell our newsnation affiliate station wavy no additional weapons or signs of a motive were found. but one law enforcement source confirmed a list of names was recovered near beings body. >> at least 6 other victims were shot and taken to a local hospital. we're covering today. just literally was clocked in 10 minutes. you know, we just never know some like deborah hayslett whose brother michael was shot. >> thankful today he made it out alive. that's kind of a comforting. >> to know that he's able to texan able talk a li

. >> brian pendleton was the night custodian. brother said he was someone with a big heart for anybody that needed help. sarah stone walker was among the seven injured. a mother of three, she was an overnight stocker at the store and has worked there for about two years. president biden today called for stronger gun control measures, vowing to push for an assault weapons ban. >> the idea we still allow semiautomatic weapons to be purchad is sick. it's just sick. >> in colorado sings, il reelingm as nightub there last , ally haveathered at club q for thangi restaurants have donated pies and food. >> no matter what your sexuality is, no matter what your religion is, no matter what your politics are, you're a person, and you matter to us. >> that mass shooting bringing the colorado springs community together this thanksgiving day, and we are seeing a similar response to the violence in chesapeake, virginia. tonight residents are being advised to take care of their mental health while also supporting the victims, jericka, and their f

those six identified as lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kellie pyle, randall blevins, tyneka johnson6-year-old male whose identity is being withheld because he is a minor. investigators scouring evidence to determine why 31-year-old andre bing opened fire inside this walmart tuesday night. >> respond to district 402. >> reporter: walmart confirming the alleged shooter was an overnight team lead who had been employed with the store since 2010. police say he used a handgun, opening fire in the store's break room injuring at least seven others before turning the gun on himself. >> didn't know what was going on. i ran. i just went to -- it felt like forever getting out of that store. >> reporter: briana tyler, a co-worker, was in the break room when the gunman burst in. >> when i looked at my friend and she was lumped over, her eyes closed and blood was gushing out of her neck, that's when it kicked in for me. i was, like, oh, this is real. i have to run and that's literally all i thought of. he went in one direction and i went in the other and i was just praying the entire time, i hope

lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton, kelly pyle, randall blevins and tanika johnson and the sixth a boy justyears old. >> we will come together and lend a helping hand to the victims' families. >> reporter: one mother recurring her son's experience inside the store when bullets started flying >> his exact words were, i got shot like i actually got shot >> reporter: 28-year-old jesse had just started working at the store and says her life will never be the same. >> it was my fifth day at work and i have to live with all this now. >> reporter: she said she was in a packed break room when the manager came in laughing and, without warning, began firing. >> he pointed the gun at me and looks at me and puts the gun up in my hair and said, jesse, go home i ran. i didn't look back i didn't want to look back >> reporter: do you know why he let you go, jesse? do you have any idea >> no, i don't >> reporter: many left grieving this holiday week. >> i'm so sorry for all the families that right now are missing their loved one before >> reporter: president biden says that he is and the first lady are grie

. >> reporter: the city of chesapeake identifying the six killed as lorenzo gamble, brian pendleton,l blevins, tyneka johnson and a 16-year-old male whose identity is being withheld because he's a minor. briana tyler thought it was a drill. >> he didn't point. he literally just put the gun up and just started shooting aimlessly at anything and everything that was moving in the room. >> reporter: this new video, filmed years ago by a co-worker, showing the suspect andre bing working in the store. fellow walmart employees described him as a loner who sometimes clashed with colleagues but say they never expected him to be violent. the 31-year-old died at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. the gunman's motive still remains a mystery, right now th sem s home and collected at that walmart trying to determine what led to this. whit. >> still so much to learn. thank you. >>> now to president biden's remarks on gun control following the mass shootings of the past seven days. abc's maryalice parks is in nantucket where the president is spending the holiday. maryalice, good

brian pendleton, kelly pile, randall blevins, and tanika johnson. sixth victim is a 16-year-old male resident of chesapeake, his name and photo are being withheld because he's too young, he's a minor. so, there you go. six families, matthew dowd, going through what you just described. never seeing their loved ones again. >> it's horrendous, horrendous pain that people will experience. and the worst part of it is the majority of the country wants something done and a small segment of society is preventing it. it is absolutely horrendous. >> matt dowd, thank you for having the hard conversations with us day in and day out. we are so thankful to you. >> happy thanksgiving, nicolle. >> you, too, my friend. >>> shifting gears to the war in ukraine, where another night of strikes left sefrm parts of the country without any power. we'll check in after a quick break. don't go anywhere. nywhere. promie a careful steward of the things that matter to you most. i promise to bring you advice that fits your values. i promise our relationship will be one of trust