fox news correspondent dan springer has more. >> investigators are now reviewing a stabbing attack at a minnesota mall as a possible act of terrorism. >> we are currently investigating this as a potential act of terrorism. we do not at this point in time know whether the subject was in contact with, had connections with, was inspired by a foreign terrorist organization. >> reporter: the chaos unfolded at around 8:00 p.m. at the cross uniform, the attacker began stabbing people, nine people. an off-duty police officer killed the attacker. >> he clearly prevented potential injuries and loss of life. his heroic actions are exemplary. >> police say the attacker mentioned allah, and asked at least one victim i muslim. >> we have executed at least two search warrants. we did discover the suspect's vehicle in the mall parking lot. that vehicle was cleared and impounded, and, in other words, there is no eminent threat. >> i.s.i.s. claimed responsibility for the violence, calling the attacker a soldier of the islamic state. community leaders in the islamic group are condemning the relationship

dan springer is following that story live federal seattle, dan. >> yeah, john, it's got some problems 27,000 people in indiana were told they're losing their obamacare plans because their insurance company is pulling out of the exchange. republican senator dan coates of indiana says the health care law is collapsing before our eyes, premiums are across the country are going up. in texas, one major insurance company says it needs to raise premiums 60% just to stay in the health care exchange. also, hundreds of thousands of people are learning that their health coops are folding so they have to scramble to find koovrge. when obamacare started three years ago, there were 23 co-ops, another went bankrupt in new jersey leaving six of the 23 still operating. the risk pool has too many sick people and not enough young, healthy people. coops fold. and insurance companies either raise premiums or they pull out of of the exchanges which is happening in droves. >> that's going to be the future, and i think what we're seeing here is the beginning of a death spiral as far as the exchanges are conc

all... we should fit into your life. [ laughing ] not the other way around. [ clock ticking ] >> dan springeras the story from los angeles. dan, do we know how the civilians were killed? >> reporter: julie we have details. all three civilians were killed in a road side bomb and in a fire fight to liberate syrians town. and it was the kurds and the families of the u.s. families back in the u.s. and two of them were backing and yesterday they received the bodies. the u.s. government is discouraging people from traveling. and they were presented a u.s. flag bymember of congress. one was killed august 14th and both were injured in 2014 and rejoined the fight this year. >> they volunteered to go over there and get shot at for no pay and i want to live in a way that my brother would be proud of. william savage was the third american killed in the last month. five citizens have been killed in the past two years. >> do we upon how many foreign fighters are still in syria taking on isis? >> we don't have exact numbers. but they are putting the number be around 300 and over 100 of them are americans. t

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in burlington washington, dan springer, fox news. >>> fox 29 weather authority, take a live look alongeautiful ben franklin parkway. looks and feels like fall out there. a few days into the season, those comfortable temperatures, we're going to be on the look-out for rain, meteorologist kathy orr is tracking your forecast. >> the lawns have been brown for so long, iain, now it's time to make up for all that wet weather that we pretty much missed out on over the course of the summer and beginning of fall. look outside. deep blue skies, beautiful view of center city philadelphia. the air bone dry today and it was extremely comfortable. the temperature, 71, but the high for the day, 74 degrees. which is one degree below the norman for this time of year. 60 already in the poconos. going down into the 30's again overnight tonight. look at trenton, 70, already 69 in eye witnesstown. atlantic city checking in at 67 the same and wildwood. due points extremely dry. when you see due points in the 30's and 40's. automatic clear skies, that's a done deal. the air is so dry, there's no moisture to

dan springer has a closer look. >> reporter: yeah, there are a record 6800 charter schools in the u.s in washington state. and those eight are in jeopardy because of a lawsuit and it's not based on performance of the schools or the kids. in fact charter school students it better than their peers in traditional public schools. washington education soergs which is the powerful teachers union sued to block all charter schools arguing that they take money away from the district schools. and the state superintendent says he must be in charge. of course that defeats the purpose of charter schools which are designed to be free from political pressures so they can innovate more quickly. most don't have union teachers and they get by with far less funding than traditional public schools. but a 2013 stanford study found charter school students had the equivalent of 28 additional days of learning and reading per day and 40 more days of math. and charter supporters say the unions have the wrong priorities. >> charter schooling threatens to disrupt arrangements around teacher benefits, teacher ins

kurdish forces, two of the americans seen here came home to colorado, a third to north carolina dan springer has more from our newsroom. >> the three men were among the estimated 300 civilian foreign fighters who have joined the battle against the islamic state, more than 100 of them were americans. two of the caskets arrived in denver yesterday. families of the men were there to receive the bodies, the men were all killed in separate incidents last month. the families were each presented with an american flag that had flown over the capital. ed perlmutter did the honors. levi shirley and jordan mctaggart were both from the suburbs of denver, they didn't know each other before they left for the war. their families knew what they signed up for and were proud of their sacrifice. >> he said, i am first and foremost an american. i'm here for my country. isis is in america, and i'm here because they're there and i'd rather fight them over here than have everybody else have to fight them over there. he was a guy with a huge heart. >> the third man killed was william savage from maryland, his body

dan springer joins us live from seattle. dan? >> reporter: hi, sandra. donald trump's plan is to give states billions of dollars in block grants which will then be used to create these opportunity scholarships for a quarter of all kids who live in poverty, money that could be used in charter schools or even private schools. trump doesn't speak a lot about education but when he does he hits traditional republican themes like shrinking the department of education and creating competition by expanding charter schools. schools of choice are having the biggest possible impact in urban areas. hispanics are making the most significant gains followed by blacks in poverty. the center for research in education outcomes at stanford university found poor african-american kids at charter schools gained 29 more days of learning each year and 36 days more of math. this is being done with less money. the demand for charter schools has never been hiring. there are now 2.9 million students in charter schools. >> if families think it's good for their kids, if those schools

fox's dan springer with the very latest this evening from burlington, washington. >> reporter: a small community on high alert after tragic shooting at a shopping mall. >> we are still actively looking for the shooter. >> manhunt underway in washington state. police searching for gunman who shot and killed five people friday night. four women, and one man. >> this is a senseless act. it was the world knocking on our doorstep. it came to our little community here. >> reporter: the city of burlington has population of just about 8400. emotions running hyatt a press conference saturday with the mayor here saying the community will stand behind law enforce. as it works to track the gunman down. >> i know that now our support goes with them to help them extend the long arm of the law to bring this to justice who did this to our community. >> reporter: police say they got a hunting style rifle at the scene which they believe the killer used. the gunman opened fire in the make up department of macy store. surveillance video capturing this picture of the shooter. police say no evidence now the

dan springer is live at the mall in burlington north of seattle. at else do we know about the suspect, dan? >> reporter: shep, well, he immigrated, 20-year-old arcan cetin immigrated to the united states as a boy. he does have legal permanent residency status, which means he has a green card, he's allowed to be here. he also seems to have a troubled recent past. we found out he was arrested for domestic assault on his stepfather, in fact several times, and ordered to have mental health counseling. a judge told him at that time to stay away from drugs, alcohol and guns. apparently he didn't listen. police put out several pictures of the subject walking into macy's, holding a hunting rifle. got the tip yesterday afternoon from a man who says he allowed cetin to live with him in oak harbor. recently kicked him out of the house for selling drugs. following up on that, police spotted that empty vehicle, saw him walking down the street, wearing the same clothes. >> i did an abrupt u-turn, hit the lights, and myself and the deputy took him into custody. >>

so dan springer explains the problem and what we can do about it. >> when health republican insurance of new jersey announced its shutting down it became the 17th failed health co-op since obamacare started three years ago. leaving six viable co-ops and people scrambling for co in double digits just the opposite of what obama said would happen. >> if you have health insurance we're going to help that employer save $2,500 per family per year. >> insurance companies are asking for premium increases. none bigger than the 60% hike sought by blue cross blue shield in texas. critics say they saw it coming. >> the promise it's going to make healthcare affordable. it's not. it's making it more expensive. people and not enough who are young and healthy. insurance companies are forced to raise premiums or leave the exchanges, which they are doing in droves. yesterday 27 thousand people in indiana learned their obamacare plans are going away. >> that's going to be the future. i think with a we're seeing is the beginning of a death spiral as far as the exchanges are concerned as more companies pu

dan springer has more from burlington washington. >> i literally hit my brakes and did a quick turn and jumped out and there was another deputy coming down the other direction and we both jumped out with our guns and he froze. >>reporter: a 20-year-old was apprehended last night ending a frantic search following the slaying of five people at a mall the day before but authorities got a tip on his location and were able to identify him and taken into custody.>> you said nothing. -- he said nothing. he was on be like is the best i can describe him. he did not have a weapon with them. he had a satchel with a computer inside the bag. just seven he opened fire at a macy's store in washington friday night killing 4 women and a man before fleeing.>> i heard one and two and a turned around and 3456. just seven law enforcement staged a massive search for more than 20 hours to find a suspect. it's unclear what his motive was. >> the next stage of this is to do the interviews and learn more from him and they are willing to share that with us. just seven authorities have not ruled out terrorism. the

dan springer is following the story from los angeles. hi, dan. >> reporter: yeah, hey, eric. it was just within the last hour that islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack in st. cloud. the isis news agency put out a statement saying the executer of the attacks in minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the islamic state and carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition. now, the fbi is involved in the investigation, as you said, but they have not yet labeled this as an act of terrorism. all signs are pointing in that direction. of course, the attacker whose name has not been released, was right in a busy seck of the crossroads mall in st. cloud, which is about an hour from minneapolis. he was dressed like a private security officer, had a knife, and just started stabbing people. according to police, he seemed to be targeting non-muslims. >> at prkly 8:00, an armed suspect entered the crossroads mall. that individual made some references to allah. we have confirmed he asked at least one person if the

in burlington, washington, dan springer, fox news. >>> i think what needs to happen at the debate is the candidates need to present their capacity to serve as commander in chief. we think hillary clinton will do that but we're concerned that there is a double standard here. passing grade. donald trump can't demonstrate he does not have a command of the issues and get a passing grade. we ask that donald trump show that he is ready to be president of the united states. >> a victory for donald trump is answering the questions and show america that he is ready to be president and commander in chief on day one. the poll just released is number one issues is economy and terrorism and donald trump is you trust more on both issues. we hope the debate will be about substantive issues. i have to push back a little bit on my colleague robbie out there. donald trump is out there every day talking about issues. >> the campaign managers for donald trump and hillary clinton weighing in on tomorrow night's debate. >> the stage is set at hofstra university where the republican head-to-head in the fir

. >> fox's dan springer has the latest from burlington, washington a tragic shooting at a shopping mall. a manhunt is underway in washington state police searching for a gunman who shot and killed this is a senseless act. it was the world knocking on our doorstep and it came our little community here. the city has a population of emotions running high on saturday with the mayor saying the community will stand behind law enforcement as it works to tract gunman down. i know now our support goes with them to help them to bring them to justice. police say they recovered a hunting-style rifle at the scene. the gunman opened police say there's no evidence right now that the shooting was an act of terrorism i don't know what his motivations were i don't know what his motivation was to stop but i certainly plan to find out. >> police say they're looking for a hask man about about 5'9" late teens early 20s wearing a dark shirt. the f.b.i. has joined the shirt. in burlington, washington, >> monday's presidential debate. holed up in trump tower they spent part of this week with advisors and clinto

dan springer live in seattle to explain all of this. charter schools at age 25. let's start there, dan? reporter: not a huge surprise. parents really seem to like more choices when it comes to public schools. on average the performance of the students has been pretty good. a record 6800 charter schools are open this year. that is more than double the number 10 years ago. they're serving 2.9 million students. that is also an all-time high. it represents 6% of all kids going to public schools. a stanford study done in 2013, charter school students are doing better than peers in traditional district-run school. 28 additional days reading per year and 40 more days of math. >> we have the ability to make decisions that are always best with what students need. and we're always adapting and adjusting. reporter: and that stanford study found biggest gains were in urban districts, bill. bill: yet there are groups still fighting charter schools. what is at the root of that, dan? >> yeah. usually the teacher unions and that's what we've seen acros

fox news correspondent dan springer has more details. gunmen identified ambush a female police officer while she was sitting in a police car friday night. officers hearing the shots pursue the gunman who then fired it nearby bar. leg. >> it's absolutely miraculous that she's alive. >> this individual actually fired her close range 18 times. 18 times for the nine millimeter kruger. most of those rounds did enter her vehicle. >> the chaos continued as a gunmen grab the woman and used as a shield before shooting her in the leg. moments later the suspect shot into a car hitting a man and a woman in the chest. the woman was hit seven times died. >> we have to keep our the civilians that assist hurt i want to say all our police officers thank you for what you do for us every day. >> the shooter was eventually shot and killed by police. until further notice all police vehicles in the city of philadelphia a two-man crews. >>> and texas authorities say two officers were injured in a shooting after they responded to a reported suicide attempt. hap

our own dan springer is standing by with the details. >> reporter: that's right.llance photo of the suspect and they don't know who he is or where he is. we'll have the latest details coming up. with diabetes. steady is exciting. oh this is living baby! only glucerna has carbsteady, to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and try new glucerna hunger smart to help you feel full. i just go to lendingtree. to get a mortgage. i calculate how much home i can afford. i get multiple offers to compare side by side, and the best part is the banks come crawling to me. lendingtree. when banks compete, you win. here you go.picking up for kyle. you wouldn't put up with part of a pizza. um. something wrong? so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? you want the whole thing? yes, yes! live whole. not part. aleve. to the wakeup counter and began firing. he killed four women and one man. he walks in carrying what looks like a hunting rifle. police did recover a rifle at the scene. >> what we know right now from security footage that we've recovered is th

dan springer is live outside the mall where the shooting happened. what's the latest there, dan? >> reporter: given the pictures that the police have and the circumstances, it's entirely possible that police know who the suspect is and they're just not sharing it yet with the media. the biggest question of all. last night at the cascade mall around 7:00. police say the lone gun marine walked into a macy's store, went up to the makeup counter and ban firing rifle. he killed four women and a man. a man got a picture of the suspect walking into the store carrying a rifle. police did recover a hunting rifle at the scene. >> we know now from security footage that we have covered, is that the suspect entered the mall without a weapon. about ten minutes later, entered macy's with a rival. -- rifle. >> reporter: which could indicate some surveillance was done prior to the shooting, he was last seen walking toward 295. a man hunt ensued. police say they do not know who he is or what touched off this shooting. there is a report that the gunman was shouting a woman's name several times befo

dan springer is live in burlington, washington, with more on the story for us.g at the time nasa to motive in the courtroom today? >> reporter: unfortunately nothing more on mow it either in the courtroom or outside. the prosecuting attorney saying nothing about what set this off on saturday or -- or friday night. but he made his first appearance and said little accept to acknowledge he was charged with premet date murder and bail was set at $2 million and he was also appointed to a public defender. as far as the motive we dent know. we have a little a little bettep of him before court. what he was as a young man. he came here from turkey. we know he was brought in as a young boy, but beyond that we don't know much about him. he know from the charging documents that he had a falling out with his father the night before this happened, and he may have stolen his father's rifle, and then went into a mall and shot five people. in fact he was seen on video camera on surveillance camera help acknowledged he was the man in the surveillance photos to police after he was

black hair, black shirt, appears to be from 20 to 25 years old and joining us on the phone is dan springerle. what more can you tell us? >> there is a massive manhunt and a report that the suspect called police and had been in contact with police and threatening police in a phone call. it's been a report that the person claiming to be the shooter called in to police. we know it happened around 7:00 at night. we know it happened near the macy's, an enclosed part of the mall. and we know that shots wrang out. and customers were put on lock down. a massive amount of police showed up on the scene. they confirmed that four people were dead. they do not know how many others would be injured but we know police are on the scene going store to store looking for possible shooters but at this point, looks like there is just one shooter in the mall, opening fire and killing four people inside of the mall. >> steve, right now, we don't know what started this, what prompted this what is being described as a light skinned hispanic male, we don't know what prompted had imto start this killing spree. did h

dan springer is live from the west coast bureau with the latest. dan? >> isis related media claiming responsibility for the attack early this morning. the source has been credible in the past. what's unclear if there was any contact with the islamic state or if it was justin spired by isis. the fbi won't go that far yet, saying only that this is -- the joint terrorism task force is doing the investigation with st. cloud police and won't give the suspect's car in the parking lot and searched two apartments connected to him. we know he was dressed like -- armed with a knife and he pulled the knife out and started stabbing people and asked another if he was a muslim. witnesses also told police the attacker said something about allah. the man lived in st. cloud but only had a few minor contacts with police. now his entire background is being looked at. >> we're currently investigating this as a potential act of terrorism. i do say potential. there's a lot we don't know. we do not at this point in time know whether the subject was in contact with had connect

dan springer joins us live from seattle. dan? >> reporter: hi, sandra.is to give states billions of dollars in block grants which will then be used to create these opportunity

dan springer tells us tonight even though the results are said to be overwhelmingly positive, not everyone in the education system is on board. >> reporter: the excel charter school in kent, washington is off and running, with a keen focus on science technology, math, and the arts. 2/3 of the students are racial minorities and half from poor families. but in the first year, they outperformed their traditional public school peers. >> we have the ability to make decisions that are always best with what students need. and we're always adapting and adjusting. >> reporter: 25 years after the nation's first charter, these public schools of choice, which don't answer to local school districts, have never been more popular. there are now a record 6800 in the u.s., serving 2.9 million students. 6% of all kids in public schools. a more than doubling over the last decade. the results are promising. a 2013 stanford study found on average charter school kids gained an additional 28 days of learning and reading per year and 40 more days of math than their counterparts in district run schools. but many t

in los angeles, dan springer, fox news. >> to texas police officers are recovering tonight after another shooting. >> fortunately their injuries are not life-threatening. this happened last night inside his home in fort worth. and the skitter say the injured officers were responding to a call for suicide. whense they l hinothororur found one man ded and neighborsf directed them toa witness in the backyard. when they open the door to a smallo shed, a man inside startd shooting. the officers returned fire, killing the suspect. fortunatelyet the armor likely >> both officers are here with us. one of the two officers just got out ofi surgery and the other officer is up and speaking. we are s fortunate to have them with us at this point. >> police have not released the suspect's name. one of the officers has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home tonight.g >> a five k run that benefits marine corps charities had to be canceled today after someone detona course. fortunately december 5 run had not startedd because police foud a suspicious backpack in the area.k no one was hur

dan springer has the latest on the investigation. >>> investigators are reviewing the stabbing attack as a possible act of terrorism. >> we are currently investigating this as a potential act of terrorism. we do not know at this point in time whether they were in contact with, had connections with, were inspired by the organization. >> reporter: the chaos unfolded in st. cloud. they began stabbing people. nine people were injured. moments later they shot and killed an attacker. >> he clearly prevented additional injuries and the potential -- potential loss of lives. >> reporter: they are now digging into the attacker's background. they say that they mentioned to ask at least one victim. >> we have executed two search warrants. >> reporter: isis claimed responsibility for the violence, calling them a soldier of the islamic state. >> our community has no relationship with isis. >> reporter: it is not known if they would help plan the attack or nearly inspired it as another lone wolf attack in the united states. in los angeles fox news. >>> here is a look at their cam from late this afte

dan springer covering it for us in cascade mall in washington. what is the investigation. suspect? >> the cascade mall is closed down and a crime scone. they removed all of the victim's bodies and the police are pouring over the surveillance video. they found a bunch of pictures of the suspect and released those to the media and trying to generate tips. he was not carrying a weapon first. and then he came in with a hunting rifle. he wanted to make sure his intended target was in the room. a witness in the changing room said he heard a man screaming a woman's name. and when it was over. five people were dead. police found the rifle but the suspect was gone haft seen walking toward interstate five toward the mall. >> i don't know what his motivations were. i don't know what his motivations were to do this or continue or to stop. but i certainly plan to find out through the investigation. >> the victim's rank in age from a teen to a senior citizen all shot and killed in the make up section of macy's. they can't find a link to terrorism domestic and foreign. they are conductin

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dan springer has the latest from burlington >> a small community is on high alert after the tragic shooting at a shopping mall. >> we are still looking for the shooter. >> immigrant is underway in washington state. please refer gunman who shot and killed five people friday night. for women and one man. >> this is a senseless act. it was the world knocking on our doorstep. >> the city burlington has a population just about 8400. emotions running high press conference saturday with the mayor saying that the community will stand behind law enforcement as they work to track the gunman down. >> i know that now to help them extend the law and to bring this to justice for the community. >> police and the recovery hunting style rifle at the scene. which they believe the killer use. witnesses said the gunman department macy's store. surveillance video capturing this video of the shooter. they said there is no evidence right now that the shooting was an act of terrorism. >> i do not know what his motivations were. i don't know what his motivation was to continue or to stop. that certainly plan to fin

dan springer has been following this investigation. >> bret, it had to be five chaotic and terrifying minutes inside that minnesota mall. now the fbi says this is a possible act of terrorism. the joint terrorism task force is conducting the investigation along with the st. cloud police department. isis-related media has claimed responsibility putting out this statement. the executor of this attacks in minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the islamic state and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition. it happened just after 8:00 last night at crossroads small in st. cloud. a man wearing a security guard uniform pulled out a knife and started stabbing people. police say one person who was attacked was asked if he was a muslim. others heard the attacker reference allah. police found the attacker's car in the parking lot and have conducted two property searches at nearby apartments. the suspect lived in st. cloud but had only a few contacts with police for minor things. nothing more serious than traffic violatio

dan springer with the latest on this story from our west coast newsroom. hi, dan. >> yeah, hi, leland, frightening night in a busy mall, eight were injured by a single attacker armed with a knife and this morning isis claimed responsibility, putting out this statement, "the executor of the attack in minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the islamic state and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to the crusader nation. the violence broke out around 8:00 last night in the cross roads mall in st. cloud, minnesota. witnesses say a man wearing a private security uniform pulled out a knife and started attacking people. at least one person was asked if he was a muslim before getting stabbed. others heard the attacker reference allah. the fbi is helping local police. they have not yet called this a terrorist attack. >> this, obviously, could have been a lot worse, but for the response not only of the st. cloud police department, but our surrounding agencies. it's an awful day, honestly, you know, we've got eigh

dan springer tells us tonight even though the results are said to be overwhelmingly positive, not everyonethe education system is on board. >> reporter: the excel charter school in kent, washington is off and running, with a keen focus on science technology, math, and the arts. 2/3 of the students are racial minorities and half from poor families. but in the first year, they outperformed their traditional public school peers. >> we have the ability to make decisions that are always best with what students need. and we're always adapting and adjusting. >> reporter: 25 years after the nation's first charter, these public schools of choice, which don't answer to local school districts, have never been more popular. there are now a record 6800 in the u.s., serving 2.9 million students. 6% of all kids in public schools. a more than doubling over the last decade. the results are promising. a 2013 stanford study found on average charter school kids gained an additional 28 days of learning and reading per year and 40 more days of math than their counterparts in district run schools. but many teach

. >> dan springer is following this investigation from our west coast news hub. and dan, the latest now on the investigation and decidedly they are saying this officer really saved a lot of lives. >> yeah, absolutely, harris, good evening. isis has claimed responsibility. the fbi and the joint terrorism task force is taking the lead. this is being called the potential act of terrorism. and they have impounded the suspects car and searched two apartments connected to him. the attack happened around 8:00 at the shopping mall in st. cloud, minnesota, about an hour outside of minneapolis. witnesses say a man dressed as a private security guard took a knife and stabbed people, as many people as he could. he managed to injure nine people, seven men and two women before an off-duty officer shot and killed him. that officer being called a hero tonight because he took down the suspect as he was being lunged at three times. >> truly, if not for his actions, things would have been worse. had an opportunity to speak to him about half an hour ago. he clearly prevented addition

dan springer has been following this investigation. >> bret, it had to be five chaotic and terrifying minutes inside that minnesota mall. now the fbi says this is a possible act of terrorism. the joint terrorism task force is conducting the investigation along with the st. cloud police department. isis-related media has claimed responsibility putting out this statement. the executor of this attacks in minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the islamic state and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition. it happened just after 8:00 last night at crossroads small in st. cloud. a man wearing a security guard uniform pulled out a knife and started stabbing people. police say one person who was attacked was asked if he was a muslim. others heard the attacker reference allah. police found the attacker's car in the parking lot and have conducted two property searches at nearby apartments. the suspect lived in st. cloud but had only a few contacts with police for minor things. nothing more serious than traffic violatio

dan springer is live outside the scene of the shooting at the mall in burlington, washington, with the latest. hi, dan. >> reporter: yeah, hi, eric. there are well over a hundred police officers involved in this man hunt for a mass killer, the shooting took place in this mall behind me about 40 minutes drive mt. canadian border but terrorism is not suspected here. they have no connection that they have found to terrorism thus far. police have put out several pictures of the gunman as he walked through the cascade mall around 7:00 last night. in the first picture, he did not have a gun, but then a few minutes later, he is saying carrying what looks like a hunting rifle, which probably means that he scoped out his target, went back to his car and got the weapon and came back in. a witness in the fitting room said she heard a man yell a woman's name several times just before the first gunshots. four women and a man killed near the make-up count ner macy's. >> i don't know what his motivations were to do this. i don't know what his motivations were to continue. i don't know what his motiva

dan springer has their heroic story from los angeles. dan? heard over the years, a lot more about the handful of americans who have traveled to syria to fight for isis, but there are actually more than 100 civilians from the u.s., who are fighting against the islamic state, and the bodies of three of those recently killed in the fighting have been returned to their families. two of the caskets were taken by train to denver, where the men grew up, but never knew each other, before taking off for syria last year. colorado congressman, ed perlmutter, presented the families with an american flag that flew over the capital. levi shirley died july 13th during his second stint, fighting with the kurds against isis. he was injured in the first go around, returned, and then was kill ed by a roadside bomb. jordan mctarget died august 3rd. they volunteered to go over there and get shot at for no pay. and i just want to live in a way that my brother would be proud of. >> the third man, william savage, died august 10th. his body was taken to raleigh, nort