instructor living just blocks from the first baptist church steven will afford said his daughter alerted him about the gunfire she was hearing all the ford says he dropped everything grabbed his rifle and ran out there foot to the church even though devon kelly was reportedly wearing tactical gear well afford shot the gunman twice once in the torso where there was a gap in his gear and another gunshot to his leg people bad church. the perms amar and apparently. there were time a heard or saw and knew that there probably represented a life. i was scared. scared or not will afford jumped into johnny car a stranger at the time well they chased down kelly until his car eventually crashed authorities say he then called his dad said that he wasn't going to make it then shot himself in the head. the shooter may be gone but the pain in this tragedy remains presents and the people in shock but to read this yes it's quite a shock especially folks being in church on a sunday morning never would think that anything like this would happen in our little community never. and joining us now in the newsr

first baptist church in texas. tighter ruled might have kept steven williford for intervening. and instead of 26 people killed it may have been hundreds if williford didn't have a weapon. chicago has the strictest gun laws in the nation. and he calls chicago a dist county where a teacher is accused of sexually abusing a minor. latoya parker is a family and consumer science teacher at saint charles high school in waldorf. he has been ordered to have no further contact with students. a teacher's aide was accused of abusing 42 children. he was an aide and coached indoor track at la plata high school. he has admitted to being hiv positive. >>> safety concerns at a d.c. elementary school in the middle of a turf war. they are on chesapeake street in southeast washington in ward eight off south capital street. and we have more on community is doing to keep kids safe. >> reporter: the rain actually makes recess easier at henley elementary school because the kids are all inside. last week the play ground was packed and gunshots rang out. the kids were rushed inside the building and the

stevens. rob: first baptist church resumed services after the deadly shooting that killed 26 people during churchs on sunday as mike pence meeting with first responders and church members claiming the air force will complete her eternal reviewing days after failing to report the gunmen's criminal record to a federal database that would keep him from buying guns. >> it was a crime the assailant was able to purchase a firearm in the first place. he lied on his application, had a history of mental illness, and there were bureaucratic failures. rob: we determined all victims of the tragic shooting were kids, the oldest just 16 years old, 11 people recovering. senate democrats going full steam ahead introducing a major gun-control bill in the wake of that tragedy, the legislation would make it illegal to sell and manufacture 200 different types of semi automatic weapons and ban the sales of bumps stocks to make those semi automatics into automatic weapons as used in the las vegas massacre that killed 58 and expands background checks. the bill is not expected to be voted on in the republican controlled

worse if not for two good folks who stood up again the violence, steven will ford working on his car across street from first baptist churchsutherland springs, sunday, he heard begin man devin kelley open fire, inside church. he grabbed his rifle, exchange gunfire with the murderer. he wounded him. then flagged down a truck driven beby johnny, when kelly trying o escape. >> shooter got in his truck, and men with rifle, came to my truck, as shooter took off, and he briefed me quickly on what just happened, said we have to get him, that is what i did. lou: tech particular law enforcement -- texas law enforce. telling us that shooter was hit 3 times, one sel self-inflictedo head, two by armed citizen who shot him in leg and torso, in bet toal 26 people killed, 1 others wounded. president described shooting as a quote mental health issue on highest level. po wall street, another record breaking day for stocks, dow up 9, s&p yo up 3, and nasdaq gaind 22. they are at, ready? all-time record highs. volume on big board 3.5 million shares this beautiful monday in america, "wall street journal" reporting disney held talks to buy som

hearing about the many acts of heroism at the first baptist church from those who survived and those who, of course, succumbed. by now you've heard about steven williford, the plumber who stopped the shooting by engaging with the killer -- with the killer with a gun. we learned about joanna ward, the mother died in a heroic attempt to shield her children from the killer. joining us now, from sutherland springs, is a dear friend of this heroic woman, and she's a family spokesperson at a very difficult time. also, texas' lt. tet. governor, patrick, who spoke at length with the hero, mr. williford. both of you, good to see you both under such difficult circumstances. vonda, i'll start with you. i had a chance to talk with you, briefly, you happened to be listening to my radio show this morning and you called in because you had just spent time with joanne ward's daughter. 9 years old. >> right. >> who had been in that church. tell us what she told you. >> first thing she told me was that the reason that she didn't get shot like everybody else was because her mama threw her on the ground and told her to hide. and she did, and she said i didn't get

>> and the white beard you saw steven will fort white beard says he's been growing it for the santa parade he does every year with the people of the first baptist church. and so many of the people of the church in sutherland springs are facing a sorrow full dilemma how to pay for the burials of many in the small texas town. that is where my next guest is stepping in. he's robert dixon owner of funeral cements and offering to pay for the funerals of the people of this tragedy. thanks so much for joining me. >> thank you. >> the second i heard so many of these good people would have a tough time ard toing this, i knew the good people of texas would jump in in any way they can. how exactly are you all helping? >> brooke, we are a family business. it started basically at the turn of the century, 1907, and we have been helping families for over a century. we are in second century of business. and there is just no way that mission park in san antonio and the texans we serve that we are not going to sit identically by and watch this happen. this coward didn't have a clue as to what was going on and to walk into a church and take innocent people from a church

first baptist church in sutherland springs armed for war. he was dressed in tactical gear. a ballistics vest and carried what's described as, quote, an assault-type rifle. joined now by msnbc contributor brett stevenspesca, host of the slate's daily podcast the gist. mike the president saying this isn't a gun issue and already we're learning more about the shooter. this guy was court-martialed in 2012 for domestic violence. he got a bad conduct church. can we say this isn't about guns? >> no. i mean, that's one of the talking points that are available. but they're all threadbare. like, we heard the attorney general there of texas saying well, how could there be a law, i mean, this guy wasn't following the laws so why have a law against it. isn't that an argument against every law, not just gun laws? can you say the same about embezzling. why illegalize that if criminals aren't going to follow the law? if there is no law, if he didn't break a law, we argue, like in las vegas as well, he didn't even break a law, what are you going to do. if he does break a law, getting the gun like now, we heard what the official from texas said. what the nra has done, it's not just the nra, but it's all the gun cont