dead are his parents, father james davis sr. and mother diva. davis sr. police officer in suburban chicago and an iraq war veteran. his mother sold real estate. police say they have video of the suspect with a gun they say he got from his parents' car. >> what we know for sure is that the gun was registered to his father and that we saw that for sure he came from the parking lot into our residence hall. >> reporter: the shooting happened the friday before spring break, prompting an hours-long lockdown on campus. families picking up anxious students were told to wait at a nearby hotel. >> when she told me about it, i just -- my blood ran cold. >> reporter: police had taken davis jr. to a hospital the night before. they say he came to them not making sense for what they suspected were drug-related issues. tonight james davis jr., who authorities say appeared to be hypothermic and incoherent, is in custody at a michigan hospital. he is charged with two counts of homicide and a weapons felony. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> and now the swift reaction t

davis sr. was a police officer in the chicago suburb of bellwood. >> if you encounter mr. davis, you should consider him to be armed and dangerous. >> reporter: central michigan is three hours northwest of detroit. today was the final day before students left for spring break. >> for those planning to come to campus to pick up their students for spring break, we would ask that you please stay off campus. >> reporter: anxious families were asked to wait at a nearby hotel. >> just happening all over the place and never would have thought it would have happened here, i police say they have security video of davis leaving the dorm and running down some nearby railway tracks but tonight he remains at large. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> we've got good news about the nationwide flu epidemic. the cdc says flu season has "definitely peaked" but warns it's still widespread in 45 states. another 17 children died from the flu last week, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths to 114 for the season. >>> it was another wild day on wall street after president trump doubled

came to take him back to suburban chicago for spring break were dead police could not say why eric davis sr was a former army national guard officer and part time policeman who had served in iraq his wife was a cancer survivor the shooting put the university on lockdown leaving students behind closed doors helicopters and police cruisers scouring the area for a wanted gunman the gunman left no note no explanation in the shooting coming just two weeks after another nineteen year old gunned down seventeen people at a high school in florida increases pressure on president donald trump and congress to increase restrictions on guns in america vice president mike pence was in detroit a two hour drive from the shooting in mount pleasant michigan our hearts go out to the fall and everyone in the mount pleasant community that's been impacted and especially to the local state and federal agencies who are working together as we speak on the apprehension and the investigation with most students now gone on spring break police are now searching the gunman's dormitory for clues as to why a family reunion

james davis sr., an illinois police officer, and his wife were killed. and david, authorities say the suspect should be considered very dangerous. the students who were ordered to shelter in place all day are now slowly being allowed to leave, david? >> alex perez in mount pleasant, michigan. alex, thank you. >>> there is much more ahead on "world news tonight." the funeral for billy graham. images from the service coming up. >>> today, the takedown on the highway. you can see the s.w.a.t. teams jumping out of cars and then surrounding the suspects. >>> the new headline tonight involving children and the deadly flu. what you need to know. >>> and a surprise supercolony being reported tonight. what's being discovered in antarctica? it's great news when it comes to the penguins. a lot more news ahead. discovered in antarcti antarctica? it's great news when it comes to the penguins. a lot more news ahead. s ahead. >>> next tonight here, a dramatic police takedown on a florida highway. the suspects allegedly just hours from a major heist, and here's abc's ev

hundred police officers and his parents are being mourned not far away in illinois father james davis sr was a police officer and he was a former army reservist who served in iraq his mother was a cancer survivor her name is dive but in illinois and here in michigan no one seems to know what happened in what upset this young man and left his two parents dead and why a family reunion here the beginning of spring break at this university in michigan ended in death and of course of the nation is already quite jittery after the florida school shooting with so much pressure. to do something regardless of the circumstances behind this particular she saying. that's right so this is the twelfth school shooting this year in the u.s. and a little over two months into the year in most other countries that would result in some significant reaction but this is the united states and that is frankly normal here on wednesday president trump surprised a number of people by saying he was willing to consider significant changes in gun law raising the age to own a gun from eighteen to twenty one universal b

meanwhile in plainfield illinois several hours from here there is mourning for both of his parents eric davis sr was an army national guardsman who served in iraq he was a part time police officer and police there have said they are mourning his. mother . she was a cancer survivor as well so there are a lot of people in illinois not far from here who are wondering what happened police here are wondering what happened in there are still more than one hundred police officers from several different agencies searching all over this campus and that's going to be a big search because spring break just started today that means much of this campus is empty lots of places for someone to hide so police will be going door to door searching for eric davis jr but so far they haven't found him and they don't know why a family reunion. just a couple of days ago it seemed as if president trump had been feeling that pressure this is the twelfth school shooting this year here in the u.s. and it's been a short year so far here we are the beginning of march and suggested a couple days ago that he was willing to mak

but we know that this was a weapon that the father, james davis sr. had in the vehicle with him. so, it is plausible that he maybe knew it was in the car because he was coming from the parking lot. so, obviously, the father didn't have it with him. it is possible, fredricka, he got it out of the car and went back up to the dorm room and that's where all this took place. >> all right, terrible. all right, scott mclean, thank you so much. >>> meantime, at least five deaths, more than 1 million people without power. up next, details on the powerful storm whipping the east coast and heavy rains and brutal winds along with it. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love to do. talk to your doctor, and call 844-214-2424. like you do sometimes, grandpa? and puffed... well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden

in addition to being a police officer james davis sr. was an iraq war veteran. the mother was a breast cancer survivor. just an awful and disturbing story. >> incredibly sad. thank you. >>> president trump returns to the white house today after a brief overnight stay at his mar-a-lago resort in florida. awaiting the president in washington are questions about his stance on gun control. this week he called for tougher gun laws and also expressed his support for the national rifle association. >> the president's shifting priorities on gun reform bewildered lawmakers with some calling it a performance and comparing it to a reality tv show. nicki batiste at the white house. good morning. >> good morning. the president said he supports measures on gun control then met with nra and changed his tune. the president's stance has lawmakers scratching their head. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is putting the gun debate on hold. >> this not a popular things to say in terms of the nra, but i'm saying it anyway. >> meeting with a group of bipartisan lawmakers at the w

armed and dangerous for possible police say nineteen year old james eric davis entered the dorm and shot his parents officer james eric sr and david janine killing them both a chilling voice message was sent to students and staff warning them not to leave the mount pleasant campus this is an important notice from central michigan university so we've listened carefully regarding this morning's himself and the amusing campus the suspect is still at large at this time please shelter in place where you are if you are located on the emmys campus this video was posted from inside a cafeteria where stuff were taking shelter at an america first policies of benton detroit the u.s. vice president spoke about the shooting and promising to strengthen gun reform our hearts go out to the farm and everyone in the mount pleasant community that's been impacted and especially to the local state and federal agencies who are working together as we speak. on the apprehension and the investigation the night before the shooting davis was picked up by police steam your police department did have contact with the involved in the virtual last eve

the next morning, his parents diva and james, sr., a police officer, picked him up for spring break. according to police, security footage shows davisr. in the parking lot returning to the residence hall with his father's handgun. inside of his dorm room, police say he shot and killed both of his parents. >> we read about shooters on campuses across this country, and in communities. we talk about it. we practice what would happen if it happens here. and never envisioned it could happen at central michigan university. we are a safe community. we are a safe campus. but yesterday, we demonstrated the ability to deal with the inconceivable. >> the police search stretched almost 16 hours, until a train operator spotted davis jr. near the tracks on campus. barely half a mile from his dorm. >> i don't know if he hid someplace and we missed him. i don't know if he wasn't in that area when we searched it and doubled back. i don't know is the answer. >> one of davis jr.'s friends who lives across the hall says he is a quiet kid. he didn't think was capable of this. >> something in him just must have gone wrong that day, i guess. >> and his fr