i'm looking at delta state's web site. i want to show them this -- the home page. stitution office higher lark in the state govern bid the college board, and delta state was going to hold a celebration tomorrow, september 15th, at 1:30 p.m., in jobe hall. so, jobe hall was going to be the location of that and jobe hall is the location of the shooting today. it's hard to get down to motive except beyond what we have already been told, and most of the reporting came to us from south mississippi, from police down there in gautier, who were given word of this shooting down there and immediately connected the two bus after all, the guy who had lived in the house with the woman who is now dead was a university professor at delta state, and believed to have been in the middle of a three-way triangle. you can only start putting things together going, wow, were they sitting round in south mississippi and came up that the woman he i standing there and living with is in the middle of something with someone else from minute cleveland and this guy, who has been described as an o

it involves the delta state police, also almoelements of th bull avar county sheriff's department, cleveland police state, the highway patrol and elements of the fbi we understand out of jackson, mississippi, are headed to that scene as well. mississippi emergency management has set up a command center. we're hoping to hear from them very soon. apparently we're just getting a tweet that says hostage situation at delta state university. so perhaps the gunman has someone in their custody at this point, and that's the reason for all of this police activity. mississippi highway patrol has got a helicopter up as well that is going over the campus very intently. all schools in the area, by the way, are on lock joun, not just delta state university. so that according to the school district is just a precaution. there doesn't appear to be any danger to those schools at this point. anywhere outside of delta state university. officials at delta state said they might hold a press conference as early as 4:00 p.m. eastern time, though that seems to be a pretty fluid situation right now. but what we have

keep everybody updated on this as we get more information out of cleveland, mississippi, where delta state university is located. >>> so we want to shift attention now and update everybody on the current state of politics. it starts with donald trump. thousands expected at the gop front-runner's rally tonight in dallas. a preview perhaps of the much-anticipated second republican debate wednesday in simi valley. latino activists are planning a dump the trump march to counteract what will likely be a rousing message centered around trump's number one issue, illegal immigration. the latest polls out of new hampshire as well as nationally all say the same thing. trump is still the gop's teflon don. in new hampshire, he's at 28%. nationally, 33%. dr. ben carson, running second in both polls. that abc news/washington post poll has dr. carson polling at 20% and that is mentionable because he's the first challenger to poll that high since trump entered the race back in june. that might explain why carson has come under recent fire from donald. >> and it's true. people don't have energy. i don't th

cleveland supports delta state. delta state supports cleveland. any time you have anything going on, you see on campus, the mayor there. a big event happening for cleveland, you see president la ford there and see, you know, active members -- it's everyone is involved and we're all very close and it's, you know, we all work together. >> and i take it there's still a very heavy police presence on the campus and in the vicinity of the campus? >> yes. they're all still here. it looks like there are a lot of police officers in our coliseum, the big basketball court. the sheriff is here. tunica. there are a lot of officers here. it looks like we're about to have another press briefing in the next few minutes. >> all right. courtney warren, we'll let you get to the press briefing and be with you throughout the course of the day. thank you for that update. mark potter is following the developments from the miami bureau and joins us now. mark, thank you for being with us. what are you hearing about the ongoing situation? >> reporter: a couple of things. t

a little bit about the school, delta state, 3500 students. cleveland, mississippi. ssissippi's delta region near the arkansas-mississippi state line. i said jackson before. that is not true. it is a couple hours from there. this is a situation we're watching closely. we don't have word feathering out beyond the campus if they put things in lockdown and how lockdowns are affecting wider community. we'll look into this. bring you more information as soon as we get it. >>> and now this. a fox news alert on the situation that literally exploded in size overnight. dramatic scenes in northern california. several wildfires are raging on there. one person dead in all of this. so far more than 100,000-acres. hundreds of homes and other buildings destroyed. people leaving everything behind as you might haj to stay with friends, families, shelters, wherever. let's bring claudia cowan in the heart of middleton, a northern california town. they have had it bad. >> reporter: they really have, harris. we're 35, 40 miles north of napa but in the middle of total devastation. entire n

an active shooter at delta state university in mississippi. dead. the campus remains on lockdown. they have orders, everyone on campus, to stay inside away from windows. state police and local police are all on campus. they have responded to this active shooter situation. former atf agent jim cavanaugh joins me by phone. what do we know about what the school is doing and what the situation is there? >> they are doing the right thing to tell everybody to secure in place, if you can escape immediately. what everybody should do is listen to what the police are saying via twitter, on facebook, on television, if you have to barricade, you want to be quiet, block the door, stay on your phone. maybe if you have a way to get out, if you have a way to escape and it's clear, you can do it. otherwise, barricade, don't let anybody come in unless you absolutely know it's law enforcement officers and you can do that in a variety of ways. you can ask them, you can call 911 and ask if it is the police. you can have them slide their identification under the doo

classes at delta state university are canceled for today.re there to help students over come this tragedy. a candlelight vigil will be held this evening on campus. >>> terrible story. thank you for sharing the details. eight people are dead five others are missing after flood waters wash away two vehicles in utah. the vehicles were packed with women and children when they were washed downstream in a flood channel. three people survived. dramatic video shows another carpool rescued. >>> thousands now homeless and two wildfires rage across northern california. >> there's nothing left. it looks like a war zone. we have four kids and nowhere to go and no clothing or anything. >> 23,000 people like that man have been displaced. more than 700 homes burned to the ground. the valley fire north of san francisco now only 10 percent contained as they make progress in the butte fire which is 35 percent contained at this point. >> an out of control passenger forces pilots to ground a plane in indianapolis. you can see police here escorting the woman off

just this spring at the university, at delta state. the police say they do not believe that he is on the campus now. but they're taking no chances. they're searching everywhere on the campus but say they don't think he's there. they're asking the public to call in any tips they might have to local law enforcement officials. the victim, ethan schmidt, as you say, professor of american history, got his ph.d. at the university of kansas. teaches all levels of american history and was considered beloved. many people have spoken so kindly about him since his death, and his death is being mourned by faculty and students at the university. police are also saying that they're looking into the possibility that lam may have been involved in a homicide earlier this morning in go shay, mississippi, on the gulf coast, several hours, maybe five hours south of cleveland where the shooting occurred this afternoon. it's east of biloxi. police there have been quoted as saying they believe that lam may have driven an suv from go shay up towards the unive

delta state university is located there, and it is under lockdown right now.orts of an active shooter going out via tweet to the student body there, and an instruction to please seek shelter and stay in lockdown and stay away from windows. stay inside is and stay away from the windows. this is the the tweet that went out, the campus is remaining under lockdown, and stay away from the windows. an apparently a shooter was spotted near jobe hall, and we will stay on the story, and no other information, but a concern for the 4,000 students on that campus. >>> on any other day, the clerk's office in a place like rowan county, kentucky, would be quiet, but not today. >> love has one. love has one. >> this all started after county clerk kim davis came back to wosrk after spending five days behind bars for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses because of her religious convictions. she is still not going to issue the marriage licenses, she says, but the big takeaway this morning, she won't stand in the way of her deputies as long as the documents don't have her

delta state has canceled classes today but will be open for counseling. police say lamb was a suspect in the shooting death of a woman he lived with, that happened hours earlier about 300 miles away from delta's campus. we'll continue to monitor this and bring you new information. tracy davidson, "nbc 10 news." >> 4 minutes after 4:00. philadelphia police say someone on the top floor of a temple university dorm shined a laser at a police helicopter. the lieutenant of the police department's aviation unit tweeted this photo after 11:30 last night. if you look closely you can see a red light reflecting off the top of the dorm, the top floor window i should say. the lieutenant said someone inside quote hit us twice tonight, a few seconds apart. police say they will not go after the person responsible this time but they want people to remember that pointing lasers at aircraft is illegal. it can temporarily blind the pilot. >> happening today, the funeral home director the philadelphia director who stored bodies in a garage will go before a state board for a h

the 45-year-old lamb taught at delta state for the past six years and had just earned h doctorate in education. >> he was always calm and always very nice. and i just can't -- i wasn't expecting this from him. >> vergs at the scenes of both shootings say they have not yet uncovered a motive. now, the second debate between republican presidential conte contenders is tomorrow. last night the gop front runner donald trump held a rally in dallas as don champion reports, trump minced no words when it came to how he would deal with illegal immigration. [ music playing ] >> reporter: an estimated 15,000 people gave donald trump a texas-sized welcome. >> we are a dumping ground for the rest of the world. we are. >> the republican presidential hopeful spoke monday night in dallas. his views on illegal immigration have distinguished him from other republican candidates. >> i tell you what, i think the rest of them are shaking in their boots and they ought to be. >> reporter: trump still leads in the polls. neurosurgeon ben carson is a close second. carly fiorina, who is gaining popularity, wil

delta state university on lockdown. students with their hands over their heads, evacuated today after a popular history professor was gunned down in his office. abc's steve osunsami is there. >> watch one of the doors. nobody in, nobody out. >> reporter: these were the fightening moments in the middle of morning classes at delta state university. ethan schmidt was shot to death in his office, and police were outside their windows, looking for an active gunman. summer. i'll still in shock right now. >> he was a great guy and -- family. >> reporter: at 10:43, the school sent this emergency alert to cell phones across campus. students had to use desks to barricade their doors and had to walk out of school buildings heads. >> these students out here on the quad on the west side, can i put them in a building safer? >> reporter: tonight, the search continues for this man. 45-year-old shannon lamb. an instructor who taught gee yog fill at the university. >> at this moment, we do dangd rouse. >> reporter: police have now identi

this is an ongoing situation on the campus of delta state university, located in cleveland, mississippi, two hours north of jackson, mississippi. we first heard about an active shooter situation on the campus just before noon eastern in a tweet from the school's official twitter page saying that a shooter had been spotted near joe hall on campus. the campus was immediately placed on lockdown. the students and faculty have been asked to stay indoors and stay away from windows until they are given the all clear. now the deputy coroner told cnn that the professor who was killed was in his office at the time of the shooting. the coroner's office also says no gun was found at the scene, but authorities did find two empty shell casings. again, authorities believe the shooter responsible for this is still at large. we have learned that all the schools in the cleveland school can district are also on lockdown because of the shooting. several law enforcement agencies are now involved. they include campus police and even the atf. the search for this person continues. the person who killed this de

the coroner's office in this area, and they told us that a male professor was shot and killed at delta state. the victim was in his office at the time of the shooting, and no gun was found in the office, no gun was found at the scene, but the deputy coroner says that two empty shell casings were found which suggests that it was not a suicide, but in fact, that somebody killed this professor, and authorities do believe that the shooter is still at large, briana. >> all right. elina machado following the details. and on the phone, we have former police detective harry hawk, and harry, early in the process, but we know that the victim was a male professor, and give us the law enforcement perspective here of where the authorities there are going as they try to search for this active shooter. >> yeah, well, first thing that comes to mind is the fact that one person was shot, and so it is a probably personal vendetta against that professor, and no weapons found, so we know it is not a suicide, and two shots fired and we don't know if the police still smelled gun powder in the air, and so we don't

authorities discovered her body shortly before the shooting at delta state. >> we do know our suspect left here traveling in a green suv, a vehicle of similar nature that matches the one he was last seen driving here. >> reporter: students tell us police responded so quickly, it's almost as if they were alerted to the gunman's intentions. tonight, classes are canceled. david? >> steve osunsami with us tonight. steve, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to kentucky, and that county clerk at the center of the debate over same-sex marriage. back to work today, after being jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, saying she's facing an impossible choice tonight. obey god or obey the people she serves. abc's t.j. holmes is there. >> reporter: today, an emotional kim davis, surrounded by law enforcement, promising not to stop her deputies, who are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. >> i'm here before you this morning with a seemingly impossible choice that i do not wish on any of my fellow americans -- my conscience or my freedom. >> reporter: and then -

ethan schmidt was shot and killed at delta state university in mississippi yesterday. new today, we have a clearer picture of who his killer was. >>> a news anchor goes back to work several weeks after his girlfriend was murdered on live television. we have the emotional message he gave to his viewers. >>> news 4 was first to report that sidwell friends, the private school in upper northwest, is buying the senior citizens home next door. news 4 broke the story on twitter hours ago. he joins us with what this mean for the senior citizens now living there at washington home. mark? >> reporter: that's right. behind me is the washington home. it's been on this location in upper northwest off wisconsin avenue for generations. there are more than 130 seen wror citizens who call this their home. right next door through those trees is sidwell friends where the president's daughters two to school. sidwell purchased this entire plot of land here. they plan to expand their campus and means by december of next year the 130 or so senior citizens living here must find somewhere else

the shooting sent delta state university into lockdown mode on monday.tudents were told to shelter in place while authorities went building to building searching for the gunman. delta state canceled classes but will be open for counseling. >> the crisis is over. this campus is safe again. and our lockdown has been dismissed. >> we are really saddened by the loss we suffered but delta state's a strong institution. we're going to stand strong. >> police say lamb was also a suspect in the shooting death of a woman he lived with. that happened hours earlier 300 miles from delta's campus. >> it is 6:09. 5 aft degrees. happening today, the philadelphia funeral home operator who stored bodies in a garage will go before a state board for a hearing. police found three bodies in a garage in strawberry mansion after neighbors complained of an odor. the garage is owned by janet powe powell. powell told us the bodies were there for a few hours waiting to be picked up. the state board of funeral directors will review her license at a hearing in harrisburg. >>> good mo

hours later, police say lamb killed a fellow instructor at delta state. while investigators try to piece together a possible motive, delta state cancelled classes today. a vigil is planned for tonight to remember history professor dr. ethan schmidt. >> i knew ethan schmidt very well. i met him in that corner two years ago when he and i were newbies on this campus. i had just come here as president, and mistook him for a student at first. he's youthful in his appearance and his actions. he's a wonderful fellow. >> many colleagues are calling professor schmidt a star of the delta state faculty. >>> the corruption trial for u.s. senator bob menendez from new jersey will likely be pushed back until next year. >> the defense has filed a motion to vacate the current trial date of october 13th. prosecutors don't plan to oppose the motion. senator menendez is accused of accepting cash and gifts in exchange for political influence. both sides are due in court thursday to argue about why the indictment should be dropped. >>> two pennsylvania men are now facing char

he is a current employee of delta state university.he coroner identified the victim as ethan schmidt, a history professor there. the university has told students to shelter in place as law enforcement continues to search campus buildings for the shooter. authorities have not discussed a possible motive at this point. the university has cancelled classes for the rest of today and tonight. >> at this time we're not -- we don't think he's on campus, but we're not taking anything lightly, and at this time we're methodically going building to building to get the student ls out and let them leave and go home safely. >> and again, minutes ago they identified the suspect as a university employee named shannon lamb. we'll continue to follow this story and bring you updates on air and through the nbc 10 news app. >>> well, that dramatic music means only one thing. we are now less than three hours from the moment that eagles fans have waited for for months now, the 2015 season opener is here. >> that's right. tonight the birds take on the falcons

not clear why he allegedly killed the woman he was living within the history of the professor at delta state university. >> right now we have no motive and will not speculate until we have facts in hand. lauren: authorities say before shooting himself he is not going to jail. transit ahead of the second primary debate from a donald trump holding a big rally in dallas and the government would lower taxes for a lot of people. >> and middle income is being decimated and we are going to change it. so i'll be announcing over the next three weeks, i'll be announcing a great tax plan. i know the tax code and everything about it probably as well as anybody. nicole: he works to not pay as much in taxes. trump is scheduled to give a national security address aboard the uss iowa and california today. meanwhile, democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders speaking about income and wealth inequality in virginia. >> we are the wealthiest nation in the history of the world. but very few people know that. and very few people feel that because almost all of that wealth and income is going into the hands

he is an employee at delta state university in mississippi.o his facebook page he finished his ph.d. at delta state in july and had been teaching there for seven years. what we don't know is what is his connection to the professor who was shot and killed on campus this morning. authorities have identified that professor, the victim of the shooting, as ethan schmidt. the deputy coroner tells us he was found in his office shot in the head at least once. no gun recovered from the scene though investigators did find two shell casings. we've also learned that authorities in gautier, mississippi, some 300 miles from the campus, they're investigating another homicide that happened there this morning. they say shannon lamb is also wanted in that killing. he was last seen driving a green suv, john. >> all right. tell me about the law enforcement presence on the ground in that state in that town right now? what are they doing to try to hunt down this gunman? >> reporter: well, they're asking the public for help. they're chasing down every lead they can.

delta state has been on lockdown, but police do not believe lamb is still on the campus. >>> prosecutors revealed today the child found dead in a park swing set earlier this year in la plata, maryland, had been there with his mother for more than 40 hours. after a three month investigation that woman, 24- year-old romechia simms has been indicted for felony manslaughter, child abuse and child neglect. >> reporter: the grandmother of the little boy who died said her daughter is severely mental ly ill. this should not be a criminal case. >> my grand son is gone. now my daughter is in jail. there was a long extended period of time where they honestly knew that she was suffering from a mental illness. >> reporter: after hearing that her 24-year-old mentally ill daughter row appreciate a sims has been -- romechia simms has been charged for killing her son found swinging him at wills memorial park in la plata. a shocking revelation in court. >> the child was there about 40 hours. >> reporter: the child died from exposure and dehydration. the medical examiner ruled it a homicide. >> she was out

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it was going to be a 90th celebration, 90 years of delta state university. >> i understand.unselors from neighboring communities and colleges to support the students. is that under way today. >> reporter: absolutely. there were a lot of people here very upset by this whole incident. chaos, people were very concerned about their own safety. for a period people didn't know where he was. as classed resume tomorrow, they'll get back to some kind of normalcy here. >> terrible time. thank you for the update. >>> still ahead, insiders versus the outsiders. why our "first read" team says there is a chance there will be two different debates going on at the republican showdown in california tonight. >>> in today's "gut check," imagine winning millions in the lottery only to be given an iou instead of the jackpot. outraged winners are now suing. we'll explain that. >>> and a little later, iconic rocker dee snider joins me to talk about his first fight in front of congress. i could get used to this. now you can, with the luxuriously transformed 2016 lexus es and es hybrid. ♪ ♪ [ female

reports of an active shooter at delta state university in kansas city. the campus is on lockdown.soon as we have more that becomes vaib, we'll bring it to you and you can always -- available, we'll bring it you to and you can always keep track on our mobile app. again an active shooter at delta state university. >>> erica, you've got a great forecast. >> that's right. i sure do. this beautiful sunshine that we have out here right now is going to stay with us all day long. temperatures will be ramping up as we head through the next couple of days. i'll time it out for you with the first alert seven-day foreca >>> in today's family health, we're observing september as glad cans -- blood cancer month. blood donations are extremely important as many patients relee on them to live a normal life. irene lewis is all smiles and full of energy. so adorable, you wouldn't even guess that in the past year she underwent chemotherapy and numerous blood transfusions. so many, even her dad joshua stopped counting. >> to give you a number, i can't quite remember off the top of my head. you remembe

fox reporter greg coy is live at delta state university. greg? >> greta, good evening.w you and your viewers the picture. this is shannon lamb. he is the person who police want to question. he is the person that they call now a murder suspect in the shooting and killing of history professor nathan schmidt that happened here, right here in the campus of delta state university located in cleveland, mississippi. we are told that of course many people in college community are very frightened because shannon lamb has not been caught. he is considered armed and dangerous and also on the run there have been published reports and broadcast reports also linking shannon lamb to unsolved murder that happened in boucher, mississippi, which is about four hours from here at that press conference that happened at 5:00, neither the police chief nor the county sheriff wanted to stitch together those two crimes. they didn't want to give a motive. we're going to have another press conference tonight at 10:00. perhaps we will find out more. this crime has really shocked this community here

police say lamb, a gee okay dpraef instructor at delta state shot and killed himself while trying to flee from officers. before lamb was located, police made contact with him. >> use extreme caution when dealing with this person. he's made the statements that he will not be going back to jail. >> lamb is suspected of murdering history professor ethan smith in his office. shooting touched off a campus-wide alert. >> oh my gosh! >> reporter: heavily armed police swarmed the school going room tro room searching for the gunmen, who ill students and faculty stayed locked inside classrooms for hours. >> people running left and right. you have 34r0e6rss approaching you, telling you to run, get out of the way. >> reporter: hours after the shooting, another grizzly discovery, this one 300 miles away the body of 41-year-old amy prentice was found in the gulf coast home she shared with lamb. she, too, had been shot to death. investigators say lamb is suspected in her death as well. the 45-year-old lamb taught at delta state for the past six years and had just earned his doctor rat in education

the suspect was social studies ininstructor at delta state university. in recent months, 45-year-old shannon lamb at been teaching online. he was apparently friends at one point with history professor ethan schmidt who would become one of the victims. last year schmidt published a book which i mentioned lamb and other university staff in the acknowledgements thanking them for their quote, support and friendship. although lamb was familiar with both victims, police say they found no evidence to suggest that the two victims knew each other. here is what the police chief said in a news conference this morning. >> first thing i would like to do is dispel any rumors our investigation is leading toward this being a quote, love triangle. we have no information. we have no evidence to show or prove this was quote a love triangle about. >> reporter: police say an electronic license plate reader identified the suspect's car as it was crossing a bridge from arkansas back into mississippi last night. officers followed lamb into a subdivision where they say he left t

shannon lamb was a professor at delta state university. police had been looking for him all day after another professor was found fatally shot in his office. on top of that lamb was also being sought in connection with another deadly shooting 300 miles away. the woman he was living with was found dead in their home yesterday morning as well. police eventually got in contact with lamb and he told them he was, quote, not going to jail. a few hours later they found him driving his car. >> at a point is when he pulled over, and decided to get out of his car, and that's when they heard the single gunshot. >> that sound right before police found him dead of an apparent self-inflected gunshot wound. they still are not sure of a motive. the lockdown at delta state university campus has been lifted. >>> 23,000 people have been displaced by two devastating wildfires in northern california, with the community of middletown nearly being wiped off the map. 400 homes and hundreds of other buildings were consumed by the valley fire. it is the most destru

lamb, he is suspect of killing a fellow professor, at delta state university. he also killed a with man he was living with. despite connection in motive has been disclosed as of yet. classes a the at delta state cans told day. >> now to an update to the story we brought you a as breaking news yesterday on good day. police chase in kentucky end with the trooper and suspect dead. trooper joseph ponder, here he is, pulled over a car sunday night buzz driver took off and then stop short so ponder hit the back of his car. driver started shooting and killed trooper ponder and then ran in the woods. police say they found him, monday morning, yesterday morning, they say he refused to drop his weapons so they shot him, killing him. >>> 6:21. reunion one year in the make using this air force officer had a military career cut short, and happy reunion between he and his partner. >>> and what happened in atlanta? so close, yet so far. sam bradford plays his first game in nearly 700 days and it showed in the first half. let's break it down alex after the break. >> let's do t

it happened at delta state university. a small school near the arkansas-mississippi state line.sity has been on lockdown ever since. for more on what we know about the victim and the shooting, we turn to our sarah bloomquist live in the "action news" satellite center. sarah. >> reporter: sharrie, we just got an update from authorities within the last hour on the search for the shooter. we do know he is an employee of the university and he is on the run right now. we know the victim was a history professor shot dead in his office on campus this morning. officials at delta state university sent out a tweet around 10:45 this morning warning of an active shooter on campus. >> at approximately 10:18 a.m. the delta state university police department received a call of shots fired in job hall. >> reporter: 45 minutes later the university confirmed one person was dead. the victim has been identified as ethan schmidt a history professor. he was shot in the head at least once in his office. >> we lost one of our beloved professors today with dr. ethan schmidt and we are grieving on this c

suspect in monday's deadly delta state university shooting is dead.t time ago police say shannon lamb appears to have shot himself. the police chief says officers spotted lamb pull over into some woods and then he ran into the woods and they heard a single gunshot. lamb had been the subject of a day long manhunt since the murder of a professor on campus. police also believe he shot and killed a woman he was living with in another town earlier on monday. >>> financial news. wall street will being looking to change direction when trading gets under way later today. the dow jones industrial average closed down 62 points monday. that's about a third of a percent. the nasdaq and s&p 500 were all off as well. >>> let's look at the asia pacific markets. hong kong down, shanghai down by just over 1 3/4%. nikkei up by 3/4 of 1%. australia, the markets down. maybe that has something to do with the new prime minister turnbull, who knows. we should say the dollar was up on the news. that turnbull was the new prime minister. >>> later today, the u.s. senate may de

. >>> delta state university in mississippi is closed this morning. the day after the professor found murdered in his office. a manhunt for the suspect of the killing. the police say the victim, american history professor ethan schmidt was shot in his office. shannon lamb was the shooter and also the suspect in the death of the woman he lived with. >> it will be shocking. i had dr. schmidt three days out of the five. it's going to be different without him. >> police have not revealed any motive for the shooting. lamb also taught at delta state and is described as an expert on the geography of crime on the school's web site. >>> emotional return to the anchor chair for chris hurst in virginia. back on the air 19 days after his girlfriend alison parker and her partner adam ward were killed on live tv. he says the healing has begun. >> i have been away from you healing with those alison loved the most and meeting new friends from newtown and aurora. there have been laughs and smiles and answers. i know the answer. it is to profess love, not hate. to love

. >> delta state university professor shannon lamb taking his own life after allegedly killing his girlfriend who might have come between them. >> kelly wright joining us live with breaking details. >> a college of 4,000 students endured tense and scary moments monday. they were on lock down with an active shooter armed and dangerous. shannon lamb told police he would not go to jail. he meant it. the college professor a suspect in the shooting death of his live in partner and a fellow professor at delta state university was on the run but police began closing in on him. lamb ran into a wooded area they heard a gun shot and found him with a self-inflicted wound. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. police say the sequence of tragic events started monday morning. that's when lamb shot and killed his live in girlfriend in the gulf coast town of

. >>> a fox news alert and live images now over delta state university in cleveland, mississippi.e are searching for an active shooter, warning students and faculty as well as staff members toseek shelter inside and stay aquay from windows.e the fbi now tells fox news that a that's assets are on the way to the campus to assist with the investigation. we'll continue to keep you updates as we net new details on the shooting there. >>> the president is announcing new initiatives today aimed at cutting the cost of college and giving families a better idea of what an education will cost. the president is also trying to simplify the college process including ranking thousands of schools across the nation by quality. the president plans have suffered a bit of a setback. we are joined with more on what exactly this is. >> it's called college scorecard. you can access it at college scorecard.ed.gov. find a lot of information on 4,000 institutions of higher learning. among what you haven't seen before is how much grads make or earn, which is something people consider very important since th

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delta state university is on lockdown. students are urged to stay inside and away from the windows.will continue to follow all the breaking developments as we get them. let's get an update on that forecast. pressures area of high means pretty much sunshine. let's go through the numbers. upper 70's today and then the mid-80's. same story into saturday. will be aajor system cold front and could bring us a few showers. dry sunshine is the key. >> hi, i'm chris harrison, host of the all-new "who wants to be a millionaire." this season, we're mixing things up a little. no more jumping questions, no more easy answers-- just a singlplayer determined to win that million dollars, one person answering the question, "who wants to be a millionaire?" [dramatic music] ♪ welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "who wants to be a millionaire"? [cheers and applause] let me tell you about today's first contestant. he loves taking tests-- seriously-- and has gotten a perfect score on the sats and the acts not once, but five times. nobody likes him. from holmdel, new jersey, please welcome chri

one person is dead after a shooting at delta state university. the campus right now is on lockdown after reports of an active shooter. the lock down began about an hour ago. university twitter account says the shooter was spotted near one of the student halls. about 3500 students attend delta state university. one person is dead in the shooting. we will bring you the latest as that information comes in. >>> breaking closer to home, video of the bicycle run over by a in the north train. this happened outside of the fordham station in the bronx. the train was evacuated. local trains are operating on the express track and the third rail is being inspected for damage. no word of injury or how the bicycle got there or if there was a bicyclist near it at the time. you can see the guys taking the bike out of the way to clear the tracks. we will keep throughout the after and the latest on that story. >>> in the meantime, let's go to joe torres in the newsroom with a look at what is coming up this afternoon. >> lori, let's hope that doesn't impact the eve

ethan schmidt was gunned down inside his office at delta state university this morning. the campus where schmidt taught american history remains on lockdown as police search for geography professor shannon lamb. >> at this time we are not -- we don't think he's on campus, but we're not taking anything lightly and we're methodically going building to building to get the students out. >> police also believe lamb was involved in a murder earlier today about 300 miles south of delta state. >> new details tonight about how tough it's going to be to move around town when pope francis comes next week. drivers are being warned to add an extra hour to their commutes, but it's not just the roads that are going to be a mess. adam tuss is live with the warning for people who plan to take metro. hi, adam. >> this is about paying attention to who is around you and what's happening around you especially on the rails. ♪ >> reporter: inside the basilica, warming up beautifully for the pope, but on metro, things might not be so pretty. >> we're comparing this really to the first president

the 90th anniversary celebration of delta state. instead, jose, they're going to reschedule those activities and will be holding a vigil for professor schmidt. >> i imagine the entire community is in a state of shock and grieving. >> absolutely. most of the 3,000 student who go to school here live in this community. so their parents are literally just down the street and it has shaken this community to its core. but there is some relief in knowing this was not a gunman on the loose, it appears to be more of a domestic situation. how they knew each a new national poll out today is shaking up the top tier of top candidates with ben carson pulling nearly even with donald trump. meanwhile, this morning most gop candidates are taking a break from the public campaign trail to private live prepare for tomorrow night's debate. that is all about donald trump. there you see the front-runner packed an arena last night in dallas. after about a minute long ovation, he reiterated his plan to build a wall between the united states and mexico and ha

and faculty at delta state. thanks for the update. >>> an unruly female passenger forced an american airlines flight from miami to chicago to make an emergency landing in indianapolis. >> nothing wrong. ow! >> video there shows the woman being removed from the plane. witnesses say her behavior became more erratic during the flight. she allegely hit a fellow passenger and a flight attendant. she's been charged with battery, criminal recklessness and disrupting the operation of an aircraft. don't you find you look at the person next to you on a plane assessing the person. >> they can tell there's nothing unhinged. >> i am a nervous flyer. i do look at them and think, do i need to tackle somebody? >> we cool? we cool? you never look at someone and say, do i have to tackle that person? >> i look at somebody and say who around me will tackle this person? >> i look around the plane and i try to figure out who the marshall is. >> me, too. >> who's going to save me. >> me, too. >>> the gop field lost one man. more are s

delta state's president says lamb recently asked for a reduced workload and requested medical leave. >>> coming up tonight, a flight diverted because of an unruly passenger. we'll tell you what we're learning about the woman who was hauled away in handcuffs. >>> i-66 loaded up with thousands of commuters every day. tomorrow, the road is going to change in a high-tech way. there are new signals that you need to know about. >>> passengers on a flight from miami to chicago took this video as police escorted what they call an unruly passenger off the plane. police say it was an americanairlines flight that had to land in indianapolis yesterday after the woman hit a member of the flight crew. passengers say the crew told them to stay in their seats while that woman just carried on screaming and cursing. >> just a lot of screaming, yelling. i thought it was a kid crying in the back, but ended up being she was kind of being belligerent. >> police charged that woman with battery and with reckless behavior. >>> a major change is coming to i-66 in northern virginia with the hopes of giving you

an instructor at delta state university 45-year-old shannon lamb is suspected of killing his live-in girl friend. hours later police say lamb shot and killed a colleague on campus. that would be professor ethan schmidt. lamb was spotted in greenfield, mississippi, last night, but police say he committed suicide before they could reach him. there were no classes at delta state today and there will be a vigil for professor schmidt tonight. >>> the latest presidential poll shows donald trump still on top, but he has a big challenger. the poll shows trump gained some ground last month, but dr. ben carson jumped the most from 6% to 23% and the rest of the competition is pulling in just the single digits. coming up tonight at 6:00 we'll take a look at how one group is going after trump and his response. >>> today the prince george's county council received a briefing on plans to reduce service at laurel hospital. dimensions who is in charge of the hospital is planning to transform the hospital from a fun service facility into an appear -- a full service facility into an ambulatory center.

another ethan schmidt, he was shot inside an academic hall at delta state university. police are still searching the campus for the shooter and they cleared all of the academic buildings and they don't think he's on campus right now. delta state has 3500 students and right near the border of mississippi and arkansas. >>> law enforcement should dramatically reduce its use of military-style tactics and weapons. that is one of the highlights from the ferguson commission report on last year's riots. missouri's governor set up the 16-person commission to am xa inthe issues that led to this unrest. the commission was tasked with coming up with ideas for change. the report released today calls for sweeping changes in law enforcement, the justice system and the treatment of demonstrat demonstrators. the commission does not have the power to enforce these changes, these recommendations, but it does include suggestions on how to implement them. commission members want everyone to view these recommendations with an open mind. to say that of 189 recommendations there are three tha

have found an apology letter allegedly written by the gunman who shot and killed a professor at delta state university yesterday. in the note, 45-year-old shannon lamm says he's very sorry he killed his live-in girlfriend and drove to shoot the state trooper. >>> still the only store to offer grocery delivery service. >>> new video we're getting from the scene tonight as crews definitely serve for survivors. >>> and janice is here. >> it feels like fall in the morning with the cooler temps, but it feels like summer in the afternoon, and it keeps getting warmer. i've got the numbers in the forecast next. >>> and at 5:30, they're off limits in new york, so how are mixed limit. i'm michael douglas, and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world. and there's no time to see it like the fall. to take in the beautiful fall foliage from high above the hudson. swing a club at one of see spectacular sights underground... ...or thrilling sights above it. there's so many incredible ways to experience the fun of fall in new york state. plan your trip at iloveny.com. there's something for

one person was shot and killed on delta state university campus. that campus is on lockdown. this is in cleveland mississippi 2 miles north of the state capital of jackson. you are looking at a tweet from a local newspaper there. right now delta state is tweeting the campus is on lockdown. they're also saying the highway patrol, local police, sheriff and deputies are there on the campus. they started sending out these tweets just before 8:45 this morning. local time. >>> steve does mention the niners are preparing to open their season tonight. kickoff is at 7:20. they have to figure out how to stop adrian peterson. he hasn't played since week one of last season. the vikings deactivated him for indictment on child injury charges. >> i've been mostly focusing on preparation leading up to the game. i am looking for two -- i am looking forward to it but not getting too excited. >> the 49ers have won their last six monday night football games. >>> the oakland raiders plate and lost to the bengals. it was the worst home opening loss since 2008. the bengals beat them 33-13. the raide

lamb, suspect of killing a professor at delta state university and woman he was living with. no motive has been disclosed. classes at delta state are canceled for today. >>> hazmat situation forced a evacuation at a california courthouse on monday after an employee reported being burned while opening up an envelope containing a white powder. that person being treated for minor hand injuries. fourteen people total including the injured worker underwent decould be tam nation, hazardous materials team inspect the building as part of the ongoing investigation to find out what that hazardous material was and who sent it. >>> now to california, where two wild fires are continuing to burnout of control, and that drought stricken state. the fire now burn about 720 homes, and are threatening thousands of or structures. disabled woman was found dead in the ruins in her home, her family says that the seven two-year old was a retired teacher who recently settled in the area within the last year. >>> authorities say that 9,000 more structures are now at risk, heart broken residents are tr