aishah: claudia cowan, thanks so much. let's listen into our affiliate ktvu and their coverage. >> to delve through all of that. i'm sure they are trying to get fingerprints or get any information on the person or whatever is necessary. they are combing through whatever evidence they can. they are making multiple phone calls. there are police officers scouring this area and where the individual may live. there is an awful lot taking place. not just in this particular area, but wherever that individual may frequent. reporter: melissa is not far from witnessing some sort of search with law enforcement in that area. what have you seen? >> police have been searching the area near a creek for several hours. there are helicopters overhead. i just saw a vehicle that appears to be new activity going on. we don't want to show too much because we don't want to exroam my the work they are doing. wdoing. a lot of people heard the gunshots and didn't even realize they were gunshots at first. they shot they were fireworks. it was pop, p

aishah: claudia cowan, thanks so much. let's listen into our affiliate ktvu and their coverage. >> to delve through all of that. i'm sure they are trying to get fingerprints or get any information on the person or whatever is necessary. they are combing through whatever evidence they can. they are making multiple phone calls. there are police officers scouring this area and where the individual may live. there is an awful lot taking place. not just in this particular area, but wherever that individual may frequent. reporter: melissa is not far from witnessing some sort of search with law enforcement in that area. what have you seen? >> police have been searching the area near a creek for several hours. there are helicopters overhead. i just saw a vehicle that appears to be new activity going on. we don't want to show too much because we don't want to exroam my the work they are doing. wdoing. a lot of people heard the gunshots and didn't even realize they were gunshots at first. they shot they were fireworks. it was pop, p

claudia cowan reporting live. some specifics on what they found in there, right?epard. a number of items found in the suspect's apartment in nevada that suggested he could have been planning a bigger attack. that apartment located in walker lake, nevada. a remote town southeast of carson city. it's not clear why the suspect moved there after graduating from gilroy high in 2017. according to a search warrant, investigators found a gas mask, bulletproof vests, pamphlets on guns and empty ammunition boxes. at a press conference, the fbi pushed back on reports that the investigators found radical islam papers. >> we don't have an ideology on this individual at this point. we're looking at multiple threads of conversations that he's had. however, we're still not comfortable and saying it's an ideology one way or another. >> the fbi also down playing an instagram post made by the suspect the day he opened fire urging his followers to read a book popular with neo-nazis on extremist websites. behavioral profilers are coming in to help determine the suspect's mindset looki

claudia cowan reporting live. > this is called "the life of washington and just inside the main lobby of george washingtons will. the san francisco school board says it's ready to spend up to $600,000 to paint over the 1,600 square foot neural that depicts the first president as a soldier a statesman and as a slave owner. along with images of settlers standing over the body of a native american, slaves are depicted in mount vernon. the mural was considered radical when it was installed 83 years ago. now critics want it gone saying it's unfair for students to be exposed to the harmful images. >> we do we have to explain the pain caused by the visual sense that we see in that building that is supposed to be an institution for learning. >> but at a packed school board meeting, supporters called it educational and priceless. they say removing it amounts to censorship and they worry other historical artwork from the new deal era could face a similar fate because of changing sense tytys. >> we should be teaching about th

that bill is still winding its way through the legislature here in sacramento. >> shep: claudia cowant the capitol. president trump declaring an emergency for california after two massive earthquakes and thousands of aftershocks. the move move paves the way for federal aid to those who are hit the hardest. we are just getting a satellite image and the rapture is clearly visible in the upper right hand of the screen. this is right next to the epicenter near ridgecrest which is about 100 miles northeast of los angeles. jeff paul is there, reporting live. >> we are in one of those neighborhoods hit pretty hard by those earthquakes, especially that magnitude 7.1 and at several homes like this are being red tagged. that basically means that they have suffered so much damage, and i want to show you. some of these homes have some damage but they haven't been red tagged yet so, some don't feel safe sleeping inside and are now sleeping outside. >> i am too scared. every sound, every noise, every movement. i think it's another one it's coming. so i'm trying to get through that but i'm having a

. >> shepard: claudia cowan, is the state department weighing in?ement issued over the weekend, the state department said "we are aware of reports of the death of an american citizen in the mexican state of guerrero. we offer our sincerest condolences. out of respect for the family during this difficult time, we have no further comment." guerrero is widely known as one of mexico's most dangerous areas, and the u.s. state department advises americans not to travel there. >> shepard: claudia, thanks. claudia cowan. something happened to jeffrey epstein in jail. we don't yet know who's behind it. the convicted sex offender found, as guards describe it, almost unconscious in his jail cell with injuries on his neck. law enforcement sources telling that to "the new york post." the post. company and fox news paren company share common ownership. sources tell the paper investigators are trying to figure out whether it was a suicide attempt, a ploy to get transferred to another jail, or an attack. prosecutors say the multimillionaire abused dozens of girls a

claudia cowan is 11 11 gilroy, california, with the latest. claudia? >> harris, this investigation now in its second full day. please continue to process the massive crime scene behind me where makeshift memorials go by the arm. hundreds of residents gathered at gilroy city hall for a candlelight vigil to comfort each other and honor the police officers who responded in less than a minute, killing the shooter and quickly ending his murderous rampage. they lead residents in a chant of "we are gilroy strong." while echoing their feelings of sadness and anger, the mayor said this tragedy will not define their peaceful community. the three killed include two children, 6-year-old steven romero is being remembered as a kind and playful boy, and 13-year-old keyla salazar loved animals and dreamed of becoming an animator. her family says when the gunfire began she got separated in the chaos. it wasn't until later they learned from the coroner that she had died. >> it's just been really hard to understand. even to just process, that you don't have your niece an

claudia cowan is in gilroy, california with more on the suspect. claudia? the picture emerging suggests the gilroy shooter may have been planning a much bigger attack than what we saw here on sunday. a newly-released a search warrant reveals disturbing items left in an apartment in nevada where a 19-year-old santino william legan recently lived. investigators found a gas mask, bullet proof vest, and empty boxes of ammunition. according to "the san francisco chronicle," they also found a knife and reading materials on white supremacy and radical islam. a search of his car found park. the gilroy garlic festival turned up a shotgun and a bag of ammunition was found in a nearby creek not far from where police say that shooter cut a hole in the fence to sneak into the secured venue. as they zero in on a motive, authorities are drilling down on the suspects a digital media, looking for clues about his mind-set. what he read and shared with others. on the day he opened fire, the suspect urged his instagram followers to read a book popular with neo-nazis on extremi

. >> mike: claudia cowan, thank you.hat inner fit -- storming area 51 where conspiracy theorist have little green men on iced and what it appears the u.s. forces taking the threats quite seriously. national security griffin shows us from the pentagon tonight. >> it was a joke but when the air force is taking seriously. a facebook post and designed to get likes announce a plan to read the air force base in nevada known as area 51, which has been at the center of ufo and alien conspiracy theories for years. more than 1 million people have signed up for the storm area 51. they can't stop all of us in any event slated for september in which the post declares we can move faster than they are bullets. let's see those aliens. it's enough to spook the air force. which doesn't use the term area 51 to describe 2.9 million-acre live fire training range. the largest in the united states located at the air force base in nevada. one of the many reasons air force officials don't want people to trespass on the base, they are worried som

claudia cowan reporting live. >> shepard, at an emotional news conference in salt lake city this morninge district attorney made a very clear that mackenzie lueck's final hours were violent and that the suspect's digital footprint led to the discovery of her body. and ultimately to his arrest. outlining the charges filed today, filed against 31-year-old tech worker ayoola ajayi, district attorney assume guilt revealed some of the key evidence. charred remains matched mackenzie's dna. they found evidence of her clothes and other belongings. today we learn police found a gas can in the trunk of the suspect's car purchased just hours after mackenzie vanished on june 17. a search of the suspect cell phone records led them to logan park about 85 miles north of salt lake city and that is where one week ago today detectives found the rest of mackenzie's remains in a shallow grave, her arms tied behind her back. mackenzie's parents here in california are grieving in private. they district attorney choking back tears as he conveyed their appreciation for the public's support. >> they further aske

claudia cowan is live and gilroy, california, with more. what we are learning about the victims is that they were all young. two were children. 6-year-old stephen romero and 13-year-old he took that promise. >> investigators say it is too early to know if he specifically targeted anyone appeared agents with the fbi have collected evidence from the suspect's car as well as from several homes associated with the gunmen. they are also looking into his ideological leanings and trying to determine if he was affiliated with anyone or any group in a now deleted instagram account, he referenced anti-semitic rating popular among neo-nazis on extremist sites. bullies are also asking for the public's help to share videos and photos of the suspect as they zero in zero in automotive. sandra. >> claudia cowan, thank you. >> bill: fox news alert now appeared more democrat supporting an impeachment effort. this time from the senate. the fourth ranking democrat now backing the inquiry in the house. michael goodwin says that's a mistake. in "the new york post

steve: claudia cowan in gillman california. they are searching for a second possible suspect.nt looks for second possible suspect a possible accomplice. we're also hearing from a grieving woman who spoke outside one of the hospitals in this area where victims were taken. she has identified a six-year-old boy as her grand son and one of the three killed when a gunman opened fire here yesterday at the annual gilroy garlic festival. thousands of people, including a lot of kids, enjoyed summer sunday, cooking competition, including all things garlic. people were starting to leave, when the gunman fired in a short burst, before stopping to reload. as many as 50 shots according to some eyewitnesses. not tar getting anyone specifically but shouting he was angry at something. police officers took him down. they are trying to find whoever was with him. >> we have some witnesses reporting that there may have been a second suspect. we don't know if that suspect was engaged in any shooting, whether they have may have been in some sort of a support role for the person we have accounted for