abc's danya bacchus is in texas with more. stuff, danya. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, diane and kendis. we're also learning that sunday wasn't the gunman's first time at this church. devin kelley attended the church's fall festival just days before the massacre. this morning, new details revealing devin kelley was even more unstable and potentially dangerous than initially thought. police records show kelley escaped from a new mexico mental health facility in june of 2012. the police report notes kelley suffered from mental disorders, was caught sneaking firearms onto holloman air force base attempting to carry out death threats made on his military chain of comnd shared a domestic violence conviction with the fbi that would have blocked him from buying weapons. >> we're taking responsibility and will find out what happened and fix it. >> reporter: in the small town. >> why, why? >> reporter: vigils remembering the victims continued. >> she had looked at the gunman and he fired at her and it knocked her glasses off her face

abc's danya bacchus continues our coverage. danya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane, good morning to you, kendis. officials say that this shooting spree was rooted in a domestic dispute. they say devin kelley was hunting for his mother-in-law who attends the church. overnight -- >> who is the victor? you are, lord. >> reporter: people in this small texas town coming together to grieve and remember the 26 lives lost after authorities say sunday 26-year-old devin kelley opened fire inside this church using a ruger assault rifle with the intent to kill as many people as possible. roseann soliz watched the shooting spree in horror. >> people screaming and people crying and, momma, where are you, momma. the little kids. there were a lot of children. i saw bodies with a lot of blood. that's all i saw. i wasn't about to get out from where i was hiding. he was going through the rows to see who was shot and who wanted. >> did you play dead? >> yes, i did. i played dead. and i made sure that i hit under the bench. >> reporte

matt. >> danya bacchus reporting live for us in texas. thank you, danya. you can find extended coverage of the church shooting at 6abc.com including reports from anchor sharrie williams who visited the grieving community in texas. >> new video is just in from a fast moving fire in north philadelphia on west glenwood avenue. firefighters got a handle on the blaze. the fire broke out around 3:00 this morning and so far no injuries have been reported. >>> a police pursuit came to an end when a suspect slammed a car through a fence in willingboro last night. the vehicle landed in the middle of someone's backyard. somehow the suspect, though, managed to get out of the car and flee the scene. in fact, police are still out there looking for that person wanted for an undisclosed crime in mercer county. >> ♪ >>> and it is election day in pennsylvania and new jersey. the polls will open at 7:00 in the keystone state but an hour earlier at 6:00 that's in about 25 minutes in the garden state where voters will be choosing a new governor. "action news" reporter katherin

that news coming in right now, danya bacchus lively in texas for us.an find extended coverage of the texas church shooting at 6abc.com including the very latest on the investigation and a slideshow honoring the memory of the victims. >> this is breaking right now in philadelphia's germantown neighborhood. firefighters are just brought a two alarm fire under control. but not before one person was injured in the blaze on the 200 block of manheim street. we know a number of residents have been displaced as well. they're now receiving assistance from the american red cross. >> ♪ >>> new this morning, a police pursuit ended with a crash in willingboro burlington county and authorities are still looking for that suspect. the action cam was on the scene near sunset road and charleston road late last night. police say the speeding driver lost control around a curve crashed through a fence and landed up against a house but somehow managed to flee. police first started after the suspect in hamilton mercer county but they haven't said why. no injuries were report

kendis and adrienne. >> our thanks to danya bacchus there reporting for us. as authorities try to figure out a motive for the shooting, people who knew the suspect are sharing their stories. neighbors say they often heard gunfire at his home late at night. a former classmate calls the suspect socially inept and says he often talked about his rifles and how he hated religious people. but his criminal record for assaulting his 11-month-old child is raising the most questions. he allegedly bought his gun after he had served time behind bars and was discharged from the air force. former counterterrorism official steve gomez tells us a background check should have flagged him. >> in this case he was convicted. he was serving time in the military, and he was sentenced to the brig for about a year, and so that should have made it into the database, into the ncic system when they did the background check. that should have been flagged. he should not have been allowed to purchase that weapon, so that's a problem. >> that weapon, a ruger rifle used in the church shooti

a abc's danya bacchus begins our coverage. >> reporter: a small texas town now mourning 26 of their neighbors gunned down yesterday in the deadliest church shooting in modern u.s. history. it began shortly after 11:20 sunday morning. a gunman walked into the first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas, and opened fire on the congregation. >> we have ambushes in route. >> reporter: prompting a massive response from first responders as well as residents of this small town. >> the second we knew what was going on, we just ran over there to help. >> reporter: officials say the suspected gunman devin kelley walked into the church with a a rife-style weapon. evers in the air force but convicted in 2012 of child abuse. he served one year before being released in 2013. his bad conduct discharge and conviction should have prevented him from passing the background check required to purchase the gun. the youngest victim, just 5 years old, the oldest, 72. among the dead, the pastor's 14-year-old daughter annabell renee pomeroy. her parents out of town at the time of the shooting. local resident joh

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danya bacchus is joining us live from the red carpet in los angeles. big night out there. a: absolutely big night. good evening to you,. it's down to three couples. tonight will be a christmas spectacular as the final three give it their all one last time. it started with 13 stars and now only the top three remain. jordan fisher, "hamilton" and the "grease live" actor going in the finale at the top of the leaderboard. >> it was so full on, full of energy. danya: despite him and h partner lindsey being injured. >> i have an aberration, it's better than yesterday. >> the only woman left, the acclaimed violinist beating the odds, battling an almost season ending rib injury. >> i can't even rehearse because i'm in so much pain. >> to make it to the finals. >> i will use a word i never use. awesome. >> frankie munoz showing he is more than "malcolm in the middle." the child actor remained top competitor and the judges love the fox trot. >> great flair. >> tonight the couples will leave it all on the floor performing two dances. the favorite dance from the season and the new rout

and abc's danya bacchus was there to see the battle for survival on the dance floor. to the wire until the very end. but after ten weeks of dancing, only one champion could be named, and that was jordan and lindsey. the season 25 finale kicked off with a christmas spectacular reunion with all 13 of this season's stars. ♪ wake me up before you go go >> reporter: and then the final competition started with lindsey and mark doing their favorite dance from the season. >> and a real sizzling part there by the guy. >> reporter: landing a perfect score. >> there we go again! >> reporter: frankie and whitney wowed the judges with their argentine tango from disney night. >> that is a fantastic argentine tango. >> reporter: also landing a perfect 30. jordan and lindsey turned up the competition with a red hot samba. >> you sort of take ownership of every bit of movement you take. >> reporter: tying the score board with another round of tens. and all three couples had one last chance to win the mirror ball, performing a 24 hour fusion challenge. ♪ >> reporter: but in the end, th

danya bacchus from the red biget with a preview of the night. can you give us one of the surprises? nya: of course not. that would ruin the surprise. that is why they are called surprises, kimberly. in a little over one hour, the world's biggest awards show is set to begin. we can expect this to take the stage at the microsoft theater. the fans have voted. and tonight, music lovers will watch their favorite artists come together to honor idols, newcomers, and record breakers. this year's p mars, up for eight awards including artist and video of the year. >>>> one of the fun things is you have everything from country stars, pop stars, all in one room, rooting for each other. kimberly: all of these racking up nominations. kendrick lamar, ed sheeran, the weekend,ers, and the each with five. and this could be the year's first for miranda lambert or coldplay. they have all been nominated for ama awards multiple times, but never won. hosting the show, actress tracy ellis roth, whose mother, diana ross, is said to receive the lifetime achievement award. >> i would be thrilled and excited to

abc's danya bacchus is live in sutherland springs with the latest on the investigation. good morning, matt. authorities say this shooting was not racially or religiously motivated. authorities have not released a specific motive, they do say that this may have been rooted in a domestic dispute. they say devin kelley expressed anger towards his mother-in-law who attends the church. overnight -- >> who is the victor? you are, lord. >> reporter: people in this small texas town coming together to grieve and remember the 26 lives lost after authorities say sunday 26-year-old devin kelley opened fire inside this church using a ruling we areer assault rifle with the incumbent to kill as many people as possible. >> rose an watched the shooting spree in horror. >> people screaming and people crying and momma, where are you, momma, the little kids. there was a lot of children. i saw bodies with a lot of mood. >> reporter: this morning, more information about the killer. military records show the former airman was convicted of domestic violence abusing his then wife and 11 month old

reporting live from sutherland vings, texas, danya bacchus, abc 7 news. >> our coverage continues onlinec 7 news app. >> you can enable push alerts to get instant updates as new information comes out. >>> going to switch to former first lady initial obama she will be in san francisco today. >> she is the keynote speaker at the sales force deem force convention. >> reporter: good morning. michelle obama's speech is several hours away but people are already showing up to save a seat. now, this year's theme of the dream force convention is trail blazing and mrs. obama is expected to talk about how she trail blazed her own career. the session is set up as an hour long conversation with sales force ceo marc benioff, dream force is warning that no photography, recording or video will be allowed during mrs. obama's keynote. there is about 170,000 people attending the conference so space is limited. >> so i came here a little early, i figured i would try to get into the session and see if i could see her in person instead of, you know, from one of the many places they broadcast her from. >> he d

abc's danya bacchus has more. just days before thanksgiving..tmas is arriving at the thanksgiving.. christmas is arriving at the first lady melania trump will accept this year' official white house christmas tree this afternoon. the 19-and-a-half foot balsam fir comes to the blue room from a tree farm in wisconsin. happening now - the toys for tots holiday drive kicking off in fairfax. county fire and rescue crews - helping bring gifts to those in need. our kidd o'shea is with them, live in fairfax this morning. coming up at six - we're following breaking news in northwest the ad >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. breaking at 6 a.m., police swarming neighborhood in northern virginia. the active investigation going on right now. >> you are welcomed and celebrated because of who you are, not despite it. larry: a chance encounter that ended with the prince william county and demi lovato. autria: and how will things shake out for the weather and your thanksgiving holiday? [captioning performed by th

here's danya bacchus. >> reporter: after months of speculation they made the official announcement they'reed. >> how are you guys feeling? >> yeah, thrilled. >> reporter: sitting down to reveal all the details about how the prince popped the quest month on a typical cozy night as the two were roasting chicken at their cottage. >> he got on one knee. >> of course. >> was it an instant yes. >> yes, i could barely let you finish proposing. can i say yes now? >> the ring, yellow gold with a diamond from bought swan in and smaller diamonds on the side from his mother princess diana's jewelry collection. >> it is days like today when i really miss having her around and miss being able to share the happy news but, you know, with the ring and with everything else going on i'm sure -- ? she's with us. >> reporter: the two met last year set up on a blind date and from their first public royal appearance at the invictus games to a romantic birthday trip to africa, their love has been on full display. >> i didn't know much about him and so the only thing that i had asked her when she said she wanted t

just nearby san antonio is where we find abc news reporter danya bacchus. danya?ning, jessica. first baptist church of sutherland springs behind me is an active crime scene as investigators continue to search for a motive for this shooting. a small texas town now mourning 26 of their neighbors gunned down yesterday in the deadliest church shooting in modern u.s. history. it began shortly after 11:20 sunday morning. a gunman walked into first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas, and opened fire on the congregation. the tragedy prompting a massive response from first responders as well as residents of this small town. >> the second we knew what was going on we just ran over there to help. >> reporter: officials say the suspected gunman, devin kelley, walked into the church with an ar-15 style weapon and started shooting. kelley was in the air force but was convicted in 2012 of child abuse. he served one year before being released in 2013. his bad conduct discharge and conviction should have prevented him from passing the background check required to purchase

danya bacchus reports another woman says she was sexually assaulted by harvey weinstein and a new reportst john conyers. >> a new complaint against disgraced hollywood mogul harvey weinstein. a british actress accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 2014. >> he forced me to walk with him to the bathroom. he touched me, rubbled me. told me to relax. >> she is filing a federal lawsuit against harvey weinstein and his brother bob. accusing the company of violating the sex trafficking law. he said they recruited female actress to engage in sex. weinstein is denying the allegations. in capitol hill another former staffer coming forward with new accusation of the sexual misconduct against the longest serving member of congress. john conyers. first reported in the "detroit news," deanna maher the former deputy chief of staff said he made several unwanted sexual advances and touched her inappropriately on three occasions. telling abc news there are so many victims that passed through conyers and he was so cruel, everyone knew what was going on and no one did anything. conyers vehemently denie

abc's danya bacchus has the latest. >> reporter: a new sexual assault claim against disgraced hollywood, harvey weinstein. kadian noble accusing him. >> he took hold of me and pretty much forced me to walk with him to the bathroom. and he's like touching me, and he says, just relax. >> reporter: noble now filing a lawsuit against harvey weinstein and his brother bob, accusing the weinstein company of violating federal sex trafficking laws. the suit alleges he would recruit, solicit and entice young female actresses with promises of film roles only to use force, fraud and coercion to engage them in sex. harvey weinstein has repeatedly denied allegations he engaged in non-consensual sex. and on capitol hill, a new staffer coming forward with allegation against the longest-serving member in congress, john conyers. first reported in the detroit news, deanna mayer, his former chief of staff says he made several unwanted sexual advances and touched her inappropriately on at least three occasions. saying there are so many who passed through, he was so cruel, everyone knew what was going on but

reporting live from sutherland springs, texas, danya bacchus, abc 7 news. >>> here is what we know aboutused gunman kevin kelley so far. he was stationed at holloman air force base in new mexico from the years 2010 until he was discharged in 2014. he was court-martialed for domestic violence against his wife and child in 2012. he was given a bad conduct discharge and was licensed as a security guard be a worked and lived in new braunfels, texas. a profile featured a photo of an ar-15 style semiautomatic rifle. >>> after the spurs' win coach greg popovich had this moment with reporters. >> we won a basketball game but considering what's going on today it's pretty meaningless. when you think about the tragedy those families suffered it's inconceivable, impossible to put your head around. so i think talking about basketball tonight is really pretty inappropriate. you have a good night. >> our coverage of the mass shooting in texas continues on the abc 7 news app, also online. and you can head to our facebook page. >>> take a look at the flames and black smoke billowing from the second floor