nbc's chris pollone has more. >> a day after declaring the country pull to undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers president trump continued his campaign of stoking american's fear of central americans trying to entry the country. >> some of the roughest people you have seen. people that look like they should be fighting are to the ufc. any read a little page given by lawyers that are all over the place. you know with, the lawyers. >> i am very fearful for my life. "i" very worried that will be accosted if i am sent back home. >> and the president's remarks saturday to a yup of jewish republicans he renewed threats to close the southern border despite backing down from the threat friday. >> you know, close the border we stop about $500 billion worth of drugs from pouring into the country. you know. there are a lot of advantages to it. >> as the president spoke in las vegas, the democrats hoping to unseat him were spread out across pivotal campaign states. >> first thank my family for allowing me to do this. >> and now there is one more, ohio congressman tim ryan kicked off his bid i

chris pollone,bc news. >> too much. back here at home religious and d.c. leaders are reacting to the attack. the shootings have been condemned by jewish leaders and different faith groups. police are on high alert and thepping up patrols at synagogues and o houses of worship. some faith leaders are demanding more action and more federal dollars to protect sacred houses of worship. >> the fact that we actually have to spend money on hiring off duty police officers to keep our congregations safe says everything >> and d.c. mayor muriel bowser is among the leaders spea ng out against the shootings, stating in part the attack on the poway synagogue was cowardly. and d.c. police tell us that officers are providing special attentioto jewish and islamic institutions as well as, quote, all religious places of worship within their districts. fairfax, montgomery and loudoun counties say they're increasing patrols and visibility around their religious institutions out of an abundance of caution. e > new this morning, we'r keeping an eye on a fire in fairfax county.y

nbc )s chris pollone has the vey latest... president trump says the >>> investigators and witnesses say a gunman opened fire during a service. the nearby medical center confirms it is treating four patients in its trauma center and all four were alive when they arrived at the hospital. but the mayor told nbc that one person has been killed. >> deputies have taken one person into custody. >> we were able to detain one suspect at this time. >> frantic family members rushed to the scene when they got word of the shooting. >> your husband, how is he doing? >> he has high blood pressure and he was shaking and i was very worried about him. >> the attack happened on the last day of the jewish holiday of pass overaover. investigators are trying to figure out the motive for the shooting as police in cities around the country with jewish communities in synagogues monitor the situation. >> president trump says the shooting at the synagogue appears to be a hate crime. the president spoke outside the white house before leaving for a rally

nbc's chris pollone has. more >> reporter: it has happened again, a gunman entered a place of worship and openedre fi >> going to have a few victims om gunshot wounds. >> reporter: this time saturday morning in poy, california, near san diego, at the chabad of poway synagogue. >> i w screaming for my kids. >> reporter: he werched in hohou horror as it unfolded. >> a guy, 5', 5'7", white d th glasses ana vest on and just standing tre shooting everybody. > reporter: investigators say the gunman shot at people before driving off as an off duty police agent chased after him. police say the shooter is 19-year-old john ernest and surrendered to the police officers not long aer the shooting. they're searching his property and checking the authenticity of a letter posted online under the gunman's name. >> poway we stay strong and alwa be a community that cares for oneanother. >> reporter: another american community vowing to stand strong in the wake of violence likely motivated by hatred. chris pollone, nbc news. >>

nbc's chris pollone has more. te reporter: it has happened again, a gunman end a place of worship and opened fire. >> going to have a few victims from gunshot wounds. >> reporter: this time, saturday morning in poway, california, ar an diego, at the chabad of poway synagogue. >> i was screaming for my kids. >> danny watched in horror as it unfolded. >> i looked to the entrance and i see a gu like, 5'6", 5'7", white, with, like, e glasses and on and just standing there like shooting, shooting, shooting everybody. >> reporter: investigators say shot four people, including one rabbi, killing one woman before driving off as an off hity border patrol agent chased him shooting at car as' fled. >> that wasn't the case, we were all dead today. >> reporter: police say the shooter is 19-year-old john earnest, he surrendered to a police officer not long after the killing and ar-15 style rifle in his car. po, ce are questioning earne searching his property and checking the authenticity of a letter posted online under the gunm

as nbc's chris pollone reports, members of congress are divided about what to do next. >> reporter: during a holiday weekend of golf in florida, president trump is attacking special counsel robert mueller on twitter, calling him highly conflicted and dismissing his information as a witch hunt, embracing the report's final conclusions, zero conclusion, and zero obstruction claims a video trump posted saturday morning. that's not quite what the 448 page says. mueller concluded despite repeated contacts between the trump campaign and russians and lies about those contacts, he could not prove a criminal conspiracy existed and while mueller exposed ten instances in which the president might have committed obstruction of justice, current justice department rules bar the prosecution of a sitting president. members of congress on both sides of the aisle are pondering their next moves. democratic senator, elizabeth warren, the first presidential candidate to call for the president to be impeached. >> we have a constitution of the united states, and it says when a president engages in this kind of a

nbc )s chris pollone has the vey latest... president trump says the

chris pollone, nbc news, boston. >>> despite the rain, family and friends came together to remember a woman who wased muhis past weekend. ashanty carmen was shot to deatn fairmont heights nearhe d.c. line and carmen was transgender and police are trying to determine if that played a role in her death. friends say her murder highlights the danger transgender people face every day just forhaxisting. >> w to come together. only love canill fear and hate. we have to love each other and respect each other for whatnd who we are. >> before the vigil detectives caassed the area looki for information that could lead to carmen's killer. there is a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction. >>> developing this morning, a northern virginia pet sto under investigation amid accusations of animal abuse. >> the humano site of the u.s. went undercover in a petland store in the city of fairfax and found evidence the store was letting animals die. stin finch has the hidden camera video taken inside. pe>> reporter: this and store off main street in fairfax now under scr

nbc's chris pollone has the latest. >> reporter: president donald trump spending much of saturday at his virginia golf club, appears unconcerned about a new deadline from a house committee. ways and means chair is demanding six years of the president's tax returns to be turned over by april 23rd. it comes days after the treasury secretary said the irs would miss an april 10th deadline. congressional republicans and the white house raising concerns democrats want to see the president's taxes purely for political purposes. >> the fact that secretary of treasury mnuchin has taken this on as opposed to defer to the irs administrator suggests they are prepared for a fight. >> reporter: meanwhile, democrats hoping to unseat the president are out on the trail. new jersey senator cory booker returned to newark to officially kick off his campaign. >> we have to decide whether they will choose division and blame or if we want to do the hard work of conquering fear with faith. hatred with love. >> former texas congressman beto o'rourke said if elected he would fight to end capital punishment. >