thank you very much. >> and our brian rooney joins us live from lax with more on this. what else do we no about this suspected. he is 23-year-old and he his name is paul cianca from new jersey and do we know what possibly motivated him? >> well, obviously we are told that he left a note and messing ans thaingan -- messages that hs targeting tsa agents. we have to ask if husband mow if yomotives were rational once. and we have to ask if he had any diagnosed condition or anything was amiss about him. the fbi are looking foo his ints background and it's only a day later. >> they say he was possibly influenced by fringe conspiracy groups as well. >> you know i have to be honest i have not seen that. that may go along with some kind of mental instability. >> talk about what is happening today. we heard from the airport authorities that terminal three has finally reopened. what has passengers seen? how crowded is it and are there long delays. >> this is normally a very bus questiobusyairport anyway. earlier in the day there were long delays as people were waiting in line to b

. >> brian rooney is at lax. brian tell us where you are?> i'm at the juncture of a couple of major streets just outside the airport. it's major traffic jam. i just saw a couple of planes landing a few minutes ago, but there is no traffic right now, everything is on lockdown. planes are not taking off in other cities to come to los angeles, and they are not leaving los angeles to go to those other cities. we are told that the police chief and the major of loss -- los angeles are going to speak to the press about a half hour ago. i just joined you, so i don't know what you reported previously, but at this point there are a lot of sketchy details. we don't really have nailed down yet the number of people who were wounded. so we hope to learn -- >> and brian -- >> that was a jet just landing over my head, so a little bit of air traffic is still coming in. >> what you can tell us brian is -- we have gone through this in washington at the navy yard. we went through this in boston at the boston marathon bombing, but now we have an incident at lax.

let's get more now from brian rooney. brian rooney is in los angeles at l.a.x. for us. brian, what more are you learning? >> reporter: well, tony, it's my understanding that within the last hour they have still been performing a security clearance of the terminal, terminal number three. heavily armed los angeles officers were there looking in the bathrooms, nooks and crannies, and making sure there is nobody else there, and there might not be any devices left. presumably they would have to find the shooter's car, and make sure there is nothing dangerous about the car itself. >> brian, i don't know if you can see this as well. it's important to notice the planes that have been flying, the international flights that have needed to land. we're seeing planes on a tarmac, runway, do we know whether operations there at the airport have resumed? >> no, they have not. a handful of plains have landed in the last hour. there are at least 20 airlines that are not operating right now at los angeles international. it is entirely in a stall. the passengers are coming and going, w bewi

. >> brian rooney joins us live from los angeles international airport. brian, good to see you.f you would, bring us up to speed for the very latest. >> reporter: the airport, tony, is still mostly shutdown. occasionally a flight lands but there is none taking off. i think a passenger just passed me. there was a stream of passengers coming by on the rode way going into the airport, hoping to fly out sometime today or tonight. but airport operations are still not back to normal. we talked to some of the passengers, and they've been getting very little direction in what to do or where to go. >> i'm really disappointed with the airport because they're not giving any instructions to the passengers. we're all lost at this point in time. so we're actually expected for them to give us some information. everyone is waiting. everyone is waiting. i'm running out of my battery already, so there is no way to get this touch with relatives. >> we were delayed getting off the airport for 20, 25 minutes. finally the folks at the terminal let us off. we still didn't understand that there was muc

joining us live from lax is brian rooney. what else have we learnt today? >> well, we have learnt a few more details. there is surveillance video of the incident. they have not released it publicly. the public made a call for video made inside the terminal. paul ciancia faces charges, in the meantime, that could bring him the death penalty. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unable to talk, according to the federal bureau of investigation. he was wounded in the face by police officers at the end of a gun battle inside lax terminal 3. a note inside paul ciancia' bag gave insight into his frame of mind. >> he made a concess decision to kill multiple t.s.a. employees. he addressed them saying that he wanted to, "instill fear in their traitorous minds." >> paul ciancia went up the elevators, came down, shot gerardo i. hernandez again, killing him. >> he was a wonderful husband, brother, son and friend. he would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated. we are all heartbroken, and will miss him dearly. >> the federal criminal complaint says paul ciancia used a

our brian rooney is at lax and has been listening to the press conference. what were the take-aways from it for you? >> i was a little - it's tough for me to hear. i believe they said terminal 3 is up and operational, contrary to what they said earlier, it may be not until later in the afternoon. the airport is still trying to return to normal. there's a - there are piles of baggage here. people are trying to recover that. they need to recover personal items left out in terminal three during the shooting yesterday. it's interesting what they say about the security here, and without them giving the details, it's hard to know - i would say that they did awfully well against a man who was armed with an assault rifle. presumably the officers had handguns and they stopped it. we don't know the details of how it went. >> there's a lot of unanswered questions. as you mentioned it took 60 seconds for officers to pursue and find that suspect inside lax. >> thank you for your time. we'll check in with you later in the show. >> we want to move on to other news. in mali

brian rooney joins us live from lax. authorities say everything is back up and running. are passengers still seeing delays? >> it's very busy here at los angeles international. a lot of people had to be rerouted. there's a clog, but all the terminals are open, including terminal 3 where the shooting was. they are sorting out the aftermath, not to speak of the luggage. >> piles of luggage were evidence of travel chaos. the airlines were reuniting passengers with their bags. amanda schroder was still wearing the clothes she travelled with. >> they had so much luggage, they didn't have time to scan it. >> family and friends mourn the lose of 39-year-old hernz r the first -- gerardo i. hernandez, the first tsa agent to die undertaining k his duty. >> he was a great guy, he was proud of his son that played football, how big his son was, and his daughter. >> the man police say was the shooter, 23-year-old paul ciancia from pennsville new jersey is in critical continue in a los angeles hospital. a law enforcement official saying paul ciancia had a note in his bag saying he want

brian rooney has the story. >> reporter: cell phone video caught the traffic as people ran for the doorst away from the gunman. the gunman 23-year-old paul, who pulled an assault rifle out of a bag. he seemed to be targeting employees of the transportation securities. >> 25 yards from the he is collators. he's looking down and shooting multiple shots. i want to say ten-plus shots shooting down the escalator. >> reporter: airport officers followed him to the terminal where he was shot and seriously wounded. >> terminal three of this airport, pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal. >> reporter: local authorities say it could have been much worse. >> there was additional rounds that this gunman had, and the fact that these officers were able to neutralize the threat as they did, they were more than 100 more rounds that could have literally killed everyone in that terminal today. >> reporter: the tsa officer, the short in the agency's short history to die in the line of duty was declared dead at the hospital where many were taken. the police scoured the a

brian rooney is at lax and has the latest. >> the airport is reopening to a traffic jam.othing took off or landed all day long at lax. 700 flights were affected. in the last couple of hours we learnt a few more details about what happened today. conversation >> cell phone video obtained caught the moment when passengers ran for the doors to get away from the gunman. >> police identified the gunman as 23-year-old paul ciancia of new jersey, saying he pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to shoot at the tsa screening station. he seemed to be targetting employees of the transportation security administration. >> i'm 20 yards from the escalators, he's looking down and shooting shots. 10, plus shots, multiple shooting towards the escalator. >> the one shooter i saw, i don't know if there were more - he carried a rifle. he said tsa and i shook my head, and he kept going. >> police say airport officers followed paul ciancia to the end of the terminal, where he was shot and wounded. >> an individual came into terminal 3 of this airport, pulled an assault rifle out of a

brian rooney has more from lax. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unresponsive and unable to talk, according to the fbi. paul ciancia was wounded in the face by police officers at the end of friday's gun battle inside lax terminal 3. a neat inside paul ciancia's bag gave insight into his frame of mind. >> he made a conscious decision to kill multiple t.s.a. employees. he addressed them at one point in the letter and state that he wanted to "instill fear into their traitorous minds." the fbi says paul ciancia shot t.s.a. agent gerardo i. hernandez at the screening checkpoint. went up the elevator, came down and shot gerardo i. hernandez again. his widow spoke to reporters. >> he was a wonderful husband, father, brother, son and friend. he would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated, and we are all heartbroken and will miss him dearly. >> the federal criminal complaint says paul ciancia used a smith&wesson assault rifle and wounded two police officers and a civilion. the federal bureau of investigation says it will build a full profile of paul ciancia, and what brought him to this poin

brian rooney has more from lax. >> we learnt a few more details. there is surveillance video of the internet - although it has not been released publicly. the fbi made a call for general video that people may have made inside the terminal. in the meantime paul ciancia faces charges that could bring him the death penalty. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unresponsive and unable to talk according to the federal bureau of investigation. he was wounded in the face by police officers at the end of the gun battle inside lax terminal 3. a note inside paul ciancia bag gave insight into his frame of mind. >> he made a conscious decision to call multiple t.s.a. employees. he addressed them at one point in the letter and stated he want to "instill fear into their traitorous minds." >> the federal bureau of investigation says paul ciancia shot t.s.a. agent gerardo i. hernandez at the screening checkpoint. went up the elevator, came down and shot him again. his widow spoke to reporters. >> he was a wonderful husband, father, brother, son and friend. he would have

. >> brian rooney is at lax with more on the shooting that is creating panic and chaos. >> the airport has been reopening, from a traffic jam. virtually nothing took off or landed all day long at lax. 750 flights were affected. in the last couple of hours we learnt a few more details about what happened earlier today. >> cell phone video caught the moment when travellers ran for the directors doors to get away from the gunman. >> he was identified as paul ciancia from new jersey, saying he pulled an assault rifle out of the bag and began to shoot at the tsa screening station, and seemed to be targetting employees. >> fired 20 yards away from the escalators. he was looking down, shooting. 10 plus shots, multiple shots towards the escalator. >> airport officers followed paul ciancia to the end of the terminal, where he was shot and seriously injured. >> an individual came into terminal 3 of the airport, pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to hope fire. >> local authorities say it could have been worse. there were additional rounds. the fact that the officers neutralised the th

brian rooney al jazeera los angeles. >> still ahead on al jazeera america.acing to victory at the new york marathon. go. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. >> let's look at the top stories. the leaders came up with an initiative on the crisis for the agaigeneva 2 conference. >> high level talks in pakistan. the country is reevaluating it's relationship with the united states after an american drone strike killed a top taliban official. >> and the fighting continues in the democratic republic of congo despite a call for a crease fire. ceasefire. >> the announcement raises hopes that peace talk between the two sides will advance. >> the winners have crossed the finish line in ing new york city marathon. 14,000 runners participated in that race. this years' marathon was under heightened security after april's bombing in boston. wowe spoke to one runner about this years' safety measures. >> up to 4000 runners are -- 480 runners are expected to cross the finish line at the new york city marathon. it's under two unique circumstances this year. last year it was

brian rooney reports. >> the airport has been reopening, opening from a traffic jam.irtually nothing took off or landed at lax. 750 flights were affected. in the last couple of hours we've been able to learn a few more details about what happened here earlier today. >> cell phone video caught the moment when passengers at the lax airport ran for the doors to get away from the gunman. he was identified as paul ciancia of new jersey. he pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and shot at the tsa screening station, seeming to target employees of the transportation administration. >> he's looking down, shooting multiple shots by the escalator - 10, plus shots shooting towards the escalator. >> airport officers followed paul ciancia to the end of the terminal, where he was shot and wounded. >> an individual came in to terminal three of the airport, pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal. >> local authorities say it could have been worse. >> there was additional rounds that this gunman had. the police officers were able to neutralise the th

. >> brian rooney reporting from los angeles international airport. thank you for the update on the suspect. >> jennifer joh london has been coughing the shooting from the start. show takes a closer look at how this day unfolded. it was piss a business as usuale nation's third busiest airport on friday. until a lone gun man walked slowly into terminal 3 at lax. pulled an assault rifle from his bag and began shooting. >> the one shooter i saw, and i i don't know if there was more than that. >> he was carrying a rifle and looked at me. and he said,tsa with a question mark and i shook my head and he kept on going. >> i was 20 yards from thees the escalators. and he is shooting multiple shots toward the he is cal esca. they tracked him to the terminal after he made it past security. >> an individual came into terminal 3 of this airport and pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal. >> he proceeded up into the screening area where tsa screeners are and continued shooting and went past the screeners back into the airport it

brian rooney has more. >> cell phone video obtained by tmz caught the moment when panicked travellers at los angeles international airport ran for the door away from the gunm gunman. >> police identified the gunman as paul ciancia, and he pulled an assault rifle out of the bag and targeted employees of the transport security administration. >> fired 20 yards away from the escalators. he's looking down, shooting multiple shots. i want to say 10 or 11 - 10-plus shots shooting towards the escalator. >> airport officers followed paul ciancia to the end of the terminal where he was shot and wounded. >> an individual came into terminal 3 of the airport, pulled an assault rifle out of the bag and opened fire in the terminal. >> local authorities say it could have been worse. >> there were additional rounds that the gunman had. the fact that the officers neutralized the threat - there were more than 100 more rounds that could have killed everyone in the terminal. >> the tsa officer, the first in the agency's short history to day in the line of duty was declared dead at the ronald reagan u.c.l

brian rooney reports. >> cell phone video caught the moment when panicked travelers at los angeles internationalirport ran for the doors to get away from the gunman. the police identified the gun man as paul cianca from new jersey. willing he pulled an assault rifle out o out of a bag and std shooting. >> probably 20-yard away from the he i escalators is looking n and shooting multiple shots. i want to say ten shots from the he is call later. escalator. >> the tsa followed him to terminal 3 where he was shot. >> the individual came into terminal 3 and pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal. >> local authorities say it could have been much worse. >> there was additional rounds that this gunman had. and the fact that these officers were able to neutralize the threat. this was hundreds of rounds that could have killed everyone in the terminal today. >> the it tsa officer was declad dead at ronald reagan ucla hospital where the wounded were taken. the police scoured the area. almost 75 750 flights were affected. passengers came streaming out of lax pulling their

. >> brian rooney joins us live from lax. what else did we learn today? >> well, they are getting into this. one thing we don't know is exactly why he tarted tsa -- targeted tsa agents. we don't know that he had a bad experience or worked for the tsa. that is still somewhat of a mystery. someone who has not gotten as much mention is the man who was killed yesterday, the transportation security officer, gerardo i. hernandez, and his wife spoke. really, she was rather elegant and composed when she talked about her husband. >> he was a wonderful husband, father, brother, son and friend. he would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated. we are all heartbroken and will miss him dealer. thank you very much. >> really sad to hear something like that. so the fbi says that they are going to build a full profile of paul ciancia to see exactly what did drive him to do this. he's lived in los angeles about a year and a half, originally from pennsville new jersey. nobody yet has said that there was any signal that he was going to do this or it would happen. >> w

. >> brian rooney, el segundo, california. >> joining us is jake, the founder of team rubicon. it's good to see you tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me how this started. >> the organization started almost three -- three and a half years ago after the haiti earthquake. myself and another marine led a system of first responders down to port a oh auprince. >> out of that came team rubicon. why did you decide to take it the next step? >> we really had no.intention to start an organization. it was all about helping a area in great need but we had this ability to translate into disaster response and we felt that it was a worthwhile cause to pursue to try to provide military veterans coming back from iraq and afghanistan with the opportunity to continue their service in situations like this to help their fellow humanity in need. >> but when fellows go into the disaster areas does it sometimes spark some of the memories that they experienced when they were in place he like afghanistan and iraq? >> well, i think there's the potential for that. and we take -- we go great leng

brian rooney, al jazeera, los angeles. >>> the lead issues of issue is i can't and kosovo are coming together to move closer to the european union during crucial elections. alioshi milenkovic reports >> reporter: the youngest european country should not atrack too much attention worldwide but these did because thesis are the first in 14 years since kosovo succeeded election were held in the entire territory of kosovo. they defied the rule of the youngest european country for 14 years because they wanted to stay with serbia. international community refused to grant them that request. but eventually, belgrade, which has strong flu finfluence for s in that part of kosovo had to budge because it was offered the eu membership, the eu perspective. that's why belgrade decided to let make a deal with pristina and have these local elections organ entire territory. eventually, serbs from north were not happy with that decision and we had several incidents in the north of kosovo in a number of voting stations. he elections were interrupted. so what will be next for kosovo after these elections?