. >> joshua be got reni benjamin and brian sadowski were all killed in heston yesterday. they tried to come to grips with what happened. investigators were gathering evidence. the shooting happened an hour and a half after has been - - after ford the chief of police ran inside and shot the suspect to death period >>> a woman . >>> a woman is facing charges after she gave him a gun she gave him a semi automatic rifle and a 40 caliber handgun period he . he had both guns when shot and killed. hopkins faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. >>> donald trump stopped his closest rivals in their tracks with a a high-profile endorsement that surprised everyone. voters went to the - - go to the polls in ours. we have the big development. >> i endorse donald trump. >> chris christie endorsed donald trump and said he is the only one who can defeat the democrat. >> who is the best person to stop everything? this is the best person to do that. later played it cool. snoopy endorsement was troubling news for the marco rubio campaign. >> marco rubio has been attacking trump since

brian sadowski, 44 year old male." the names of the victims were confirmed by the harvey county sheriff yesterday. they were killed by a gunman at excel industries, a lawn care company in hesston. adam miller was one of nearly 20 victims who survived the shooting. he was helping to evacaute his team, when he came face-to-face "i saw him come around the corner and he looked kind of confused so i told him to run, there's a fire. he still looked confused and i told him again and he said i know then shot me." a police officer shot and killed the gunman, identified as 38- year-old cedric ford. three middle school students in florida are facing felony charges of poisoning... they're accused of putting red pepper flakes into their teacher's soda. one of the 12-year-old girls may have been upset about being disciplined by the teacher earlier in the week. investigators say one student distracted the teacher, another grabbed the soda, and a third dumped the pepper in. sheriff's deputies say the teacher began to choke and experie

renee benjamin was 30, brian sadowski 34 and loved rock music and joshua higbee, 31, a young father who loved his little boy. >> he didn't deserve this. none of the people deserved this. >> reporter: tonight several people remain hospitalized including one in critical condition. police say ford was armed with an assault rifle and a handgun. nbc news has learned the weapons were bought by an ex-girlfriend, though not the same girlfriend who filed that restraining order. leverett, we are told 200 to 300 people were company behind me and had that police officer not engaged the suspect quickly, the death toll could have been so much higher. lester. >> miguel almaguer tonight, thank you. >>> there is for troubling news about the zika virus which has been linked to birth defects. there are now more than 100 cases in this country, and now health officials have confirmed several pregnant women in the u.s. have contracted zika with more cases expected. nokes's rehema ellis has more. >> reporter: for weeks the centers for disease control had been on the lookout for pregnant women returning to the

identified -- they are 30-year-old renee benjamin, 31-year-old joshua higbee, and 44-year-old brian sadowsky, the gunman, cedric ford, is also dead. 14 others are hurt. police say they think ford went on the rampage, after ford was served a restraining order meant to keep him away from his ex-girlfriend. an all-out brawl breaks out at a high school. fists flying between multiple teens! one parent is fighting back, angry her son was suspended. but, her son wasn't fighting... he was the one behind the camera, recording the video! gilbert baez talks with the school and that teen. < it was a free-for-all. capturing every frame. this is footage from deanthonie taylor's cell phone. pine forest high school ) "it was just, like, a brawl at the school at the fish pond, and it was just crazy." you can see taylor making his way through the crowd. he started taking pictures of ricky o'briant -- the safe school coordinator. that's him pinning a girl on the ground. o'briant ordered taylor to stop recording. ( deanthonie taylor / student at pine forest high school ) "i didn't even hear him. he pointed at m

. >> i look at news across america brian sadowski was working the second shift at excel in an industry thursday one coworker sedric ford started shooting. sadowski sister, who also worked at the lawnmower parts plant could hear the gunfire. >> everybody was helping each people were dragging each other, and never thought everybody would band together like that but they did. >> sadowski died trying to help others. his family spent the evening praying privately outside the plant. hundreds of his former coworkers and community members marched past the plant to a nearby park, where they remembered other victims. >> a bizarre arrested texas after woman gets stuck in a please say 20 -year-old lauren fox called 911 from inside the chimney, after she had been stuck for about two hours. it took workers 45 minutes to fox says she tried to get into the home because she was cold. she was treated for minor bumps and scrapes before pleading place in the back of a share's car. she was charged with criminal trespassing. >> a san diego marine sergeant is making a nashville push to be the first active du

brian sadowski, 44 year old male." the names of the victims were confirmed by the harvey county sheriff yesterday. they were killed by a gunman at excel industries, a lawn care company in hesston. adam miller was one nearly 20 victims who survived the shooting. he was helping to evacaute his team, when he came face-to-face with the gunman. "i saw him come around the corner and he looked kind of confused so i told him to run, there's a fire. he still looked and he said i know then shot me." a police officer shot and killed the gunman, identified as 38- year-old cedric ford. the number of people caught up in the theft of tax-payer data last year is seven times larger than originally thought. officals believed that cyber criminals used the i-r-s website to steal the tax forms of 104- thousand people. friday, the irs said the number is now closer to 720-thousand. starting next week, the agency will warn affected taxpayers about potential identity theft. they will be offered free credit protection, and receive an extra pin

. >> the victims in yesterday's shooting have been identified as joshua higbee, brian sadowsky and renee benjamin. several law enforcement agencies are still investigating. >>> the government is saying that zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the u.s. all got the virus overseas. three babies have been born, one with a brain defect. the cdc says it is also investigating 10 additional reports of pregnant travelers with zika. the zika virus spread mainly by mosquito bites is epidemic now caribbean. the virus causes mild illness and no symptoms in most people, but in brazil officials are investigating a possible link to babies born with brain defects and abnormally small heads. ended in miscarriages and two abortions. two pregnancies are continuing without reported complications. >>> the one person that hillary and bill clinton do not want to see on that staple next september is donald trump. >> -- stage next september is donald trump. >> new jersey governor chris christie has endorsed donald trump for president. >> it's rubio! >> reporter: until this week donald tr

brian sadowski, 44, loved rock music. joshua higbee, 31, a young father who loved his little boy. >> he didn't deserve this. >> reporter: tonight, several people remain hospitalized, including one in critical condition. police say ford was armed with an assault rifle and a handgun. nbc news has learned those weapons were bought by an ex-girlfriend, though not the same girlfriend who filed that restraining order. lester, we are told 200 to 300 people were inside the lawn mower company behind me. had that police officer not engaged the suspect quickly, the death toll could have been so much higher. lester. >> miguel almaguer tonight, thank you. >>> for the first time, the cdc is recommending that pregnant women not attend the summer olympics in brazil. ground zero for the zika virus, which is linked to birth defects. there are now more than 100 cases in this country, and as our rehema ellis explains, several pregnant women in the u.s. have contracted it. >> reporter: for weeks, the centers for disease control had been on th

it was just, everyone was tryng elizabeth: 3 excel employees were killed, renee benjamin, brian sadowsky and josh higbee. the bloodshed ended with ford shot and killed in a gun battle with the first officer on the scene, the hesston police chief, . if there is gunfire, we go toward the gunfire. we will run toward the gunfire. elizabeth: with the community still in mourning the fbi is now , on scene hunting for answers, . this as we learn ford was served with a restraining order at work, just 90 minutes before the first shooting a court order to stay away from an ex girlfriend who claims he was violently abusive, writing, he is in desperate need of medical and psychological help. officials confirm while the motive appears to be domestic, they say their investigation is continuing. elizabeth hur, abc news, tom: u.s. officials say an irs computer breach is bigger than orignially thought. tonight, the irs announced more than 700,000 taxpayers are victims to hackers. the breach of 334,000 taxpayers was discovered in may of last year. hackers got into a system called get transcript which is we

renee benjamin, brian sadowsky and josh higbee. at 5:06, the first help arrives. it is heston's police chief doug schroeder, racing inside to confront ford in a one-on-one gun battle. by 5:24, the shootout is over. ford is dead. lives. >> if there's gunfire, we go to the gunfire. if you're by yourself, you're by yourself. >> reporter: run towards the gunfire? >> we will run towards it. >> reporter: police say just 90 minutes before the rampage, ford was served at work with a court order to stay away from an ex-girlfriend who alleges he was violently abusive. she wrote, "he is in desperate need of medical and psychological help." >> reporter: today, the president made yet another call to a mourning community. >> the real tragedy is the degree to which this has become routine. >> reporter: night -- right now, the factory is still shut down for the investigation. and saying the police chief is a hero. >> clayton, thank you. >>> now to breaking developments a cease fire in syria, brokered by the u.s. and russia, taking effect just a short time ago. but a fierce round

people killed during a shooting at a kansas factory. 30-year-old renee benjamin, 44-year-old brian sadowsky, and 31-year-old josh higbee all died when when cedric ford opened fire. police say he randomly shot at people while driving and when he got to the excel industries plant on thursday evening. the hesston, kansas police chief shot and killed ford inside the plant. at least 14 people were wounded. still ahead-- bad news from the tax man that you don't expect. more problems with a cyber attack-- bigger than once thought. see how many people may now be affected. and right after the break-- as cleanup efforts get underway in waverly-- you'll hear one couple's horrifying story of mother back now with what will be a very long process in waverly-- so much to clean up after the deadly tornado. our crews have talked to a lot of people who told described what they were thinking, as the storm blew through the small town on wednesday. 10 on your side's erin kelly has more on that-- and the recovery efforts. alechia jadwin - victim c0004 - 3538the house hit the floor and begin jadwin's home -- was

renee benjamin, joshua higbee, and brian sadowsky. the rampage yesterday began onon the road to the factory, and manuel bojorquez is in hesston, kansas. >> my car stopped. he was already out of the car and had this big machine gun. >> reporter: edna decker was one of 38-year-old cedric ford'set first targets. what was he like? >> angry.or >> reporter: he tried to carjack her, but shot and missed. >> i could have been his first victim. that died, because it was directed right at my head. >> reporter: you ducked just in time. >> reporter: just up the road, ford shot and carjacked another person, then drove that car tos, his job, excel industries, in hesston. inside this building, armed with an assault rifle and a pistol, he shot 14 coworkers, killing three of them, until police gunned him down. just 90 minutes before the shooting, ford had been served with a protective order taken out by his former girlfriend who wrote, authorities believe the protective order triggered ford's actions. video from his facebook account appears to show him

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