we are getting a better picture of who floyd corkins, ii is, the alleged frc shooter. corkins graduated six years ago from gmu. he holds a teaching license in physical education. he was involved in gay lesbian bisexual transgender groups on campus and he volunteers at the d.c. center for glbt. his facebook page had no picture. it indicate he has 12 friends -- indicates he has 12 friends and likes men. corkins' parents informed fbi agents that their son has strong opinions with respect to those he believes do not treat homosexuals in a fair manner. his parents told the fbi their son left the home at 9 a.m. yesterday, presumably he went to a chick-fil-a before getting on metro. one employee i talked to says she remembers a man ordering 15 sandwiches yesterday morning, but when she told him it would take 15 minutes, the man said he didn't want to wait and left. the restaurant chain was recently embroiled in controversy involving a senior exec. he opposed same sex marriage and in a statement they released in this incident it says chick-fil-a has not been contacted by the a

the frc is a vocal proponent of traditional marriage and the fbi says corkins' parents told them their son has strong opinions with respect to those he believes do not treat homosexuals in a fair manner. >> how many unhinged individuals walk around with 15 chick-fil-a sandwiches and 50 rounds of ammunition? >> reporter: the frc's president said the sandwiches were relevant because chick-fil- a executives also openly oppose gay marriage. >> we believe floyd corkins was responsible for firing the shot yesterday that wounded one of our colleagues and our friend, leo johnson, but corkins was given a license to shoot an unarmed man by organizations like the southern poverty law center that have been reckless in labeling organizations hate groups because they disagree with them on public policy. >> the alabama-based nonprofit civil rights group fired back calling the shooting a tragedy but perkins' accusation outrageous. continuing in a statement, " the splc has listed the frc as a hate group since 2010 because it has knowingly spread false and denigrating propaganda about lgbt people, not a

what is frc saying about that?> reporter: we're still trying to figure out in terms of the investigation where law enforcement stands on piecing together alleged comments the suspect may have said before the shooting broke out. we understand from a law enforcement source the suspect said that he was against the policy of frc. frc only said the police is investigating the case and their concern is for their employee who was shot yesterday. luckily that guard is in stable condition but again this investigation is just beginning as they are piecing together the evidence. >> it will be interesting to see if they are considering hate crime charges or terror charges they start to consider in cases like this. sandra endo, appreciate that. >>> remember the 9/11 cross that cross shaped steel bea found among the wreckage of the world trade center? it's now under assault by atheists on get real this morning. our "starting point" headi ing to talk about that. we're back in a moment. well hello, welcome to hotels.com. summer ro

frc never said and does not believe that most homosexuals are child molestors.ever it is undisputed that a percentage of child abuse cases male on male are higher in the percentage of adult males that are homosexuals and in this area there is it a higher percentage of gay ped philia and homosexual ped philia and het row sexual ped philia. are they a hate group. >> ther making a false allegation. >> you say that. that is not true what they . >> let me finish my sentence. that's what i am saying, they say that gay people are fundmental incapable of being good partners. that also is false and shown by many studies. >> i think the statistics are and could be wrong but we'll get them, that the male ped philia problem is more intense than the male girl ped philia. >> here's the bottom line. go. >> people who molest children, the vast majority of them have zero interest in adults in a sexual way. and in other words, they'll hit on any child. >> you know, i -- whether ther boy or girl. >> same-sex thing is more cominant than the other. sovereign citizens thing here now.

frc supports traditional marriage and corkins volunteers at a local gay and lesbian center.rged with assault with intent to kill while armed, carry as maximum sentence of 30 years. charge of carrying firearm across state lines. carry as maximum of 10 years. the charges could be amended later. they say corkins had 10 sandwiches from chik-fil-a in his bags. dan cathy reportedly is an "f." rc donor as well. the affidavit says, corkins's parents informed fbi special agents that corkins has strong opinions with those he believes do not treat homosexuals in a fair manner. that security guard, identify as leo johnson was hit in the arm and underwent surgery. police are calling him a hero helping to wrestle corkins to the ground and preventing what could have been a much worse attack. at the scene, authorities recovered .9 millimeter pistol and two magazines with. corkins bought the gun legally and suggesting that he has no prior criminal record. megyn. megyn: steve, thank you. the family research council president, tony perkins, will join us live in his first television interview s

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. >>> frc president tony perkins has released a statement about the condition of the security guard. he says, i was at the hospital last night when he came out of surgery. the surgery went well and when i told him his actions were heroic in protecting his colleagues, he told me that he just reacted in the way that he thought anyone at frc would have responded. >>> yesterday the gay and lesbian alliance against defamation released a statement on behalf of 25 gay rights groups. the motivation and circumstances behind today's tragedy are still unknown, but regardless of what emerges as the reason for the shooting, we utterly reject and condemn such violence. we wish for a swift and complete recovery for the victim of this terrible incident. >>> traffic is moving again on i-395 after a violent crash that occurred early this morning. virginia state police say the one person was killed and three others injured around 2:40 a.m. the single-car crash happened on the ramp from southbound i- 395 to westbound route 236. it took nearly six hours to clear the accident. >>> the stepfather of a murd

he's accused of shooting a security guard at the frc. tell us about these charges julie. >> good afternoon. we found out in the documents that were filed in court this morning that he told fbi investigators yesterday that he was acting alone when he walked into the family research council yesterday morning armed with a backpack. inside the backpack, bullets, a gun, and 15 chick-fil-a sandwiches. it was the company ceo that came out publicly saying that he opposed gay marriage. >> one thing i am thank full for is that they were able to stop him in the lobby and he was not able to get further into the building. an abc 7 cameras were rolling as police arrested the suspected gunman. we were also there as detectives searched the suspect's home. neighbors were stunned to hear of his arrest. >> it seems unbelievable to me. >> this afternoon, we are learning more about corkin. sources say he had recently been volunteering at the d.c. center for the lgbt community. the conservative -- the family research council takes a conservative stance on iss

poverty law and names a hate group and alleged action by the shooter. >> kirsten. >> aim not fan of frcins, but gay rights groups made the argument when someone does a hateful sermon about gay people can lead to violence, i think that's true. they need to consider the hateful language about people against gay marriage can lost lead to violence. >> next on news watch. a picture and a few worthy words to go with it. shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping's easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that's not complicated. no. come on. how about... a handshake. alright. priority mail flat rate boxes. starting at just $5.15. only from the postal service. i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios >>. >> jon: here is a photo that got some media attention earlier this week as a campaign stop in iowa and an a.p. photographer capt

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and it's a view that the frc shares. now, perkins believes that's why the frc may have been targeted. the suspect, 28-year-old floyd corkins, was carrying 15 chick-fil-a sandwiches in his back pack at the time of the shooting. but authorities have not indicateany connection between that and the company. now the head of chick-fil-a says law enforcement officials have not yet reached out to chick-fil-a as part of this investigation. and the splc released a statement late yesterday afternoon saying, in part, perkins' accusation is outrageous. the splc has listed the frc as a hate group since 20 because it has knowingly spread false and denigrating propaganda about lgbt people, not as some claim because it opposes same-sex marriage. they say offering legitimate and fact-based criticism in a democratic society is tantamount to suggesting that the objects of criticism should be the targets of criminal violence. there are certainly two sides to this story as this investigation continues. >> interesting developments. thank you,

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allegedly said, "i hate your politics" before opening fire and wounding the operations manager at the frc, but gay advocates have quickly condemned the violence and were just as quick to condemn perkins' words. >> there's this implication that only the other side from him is in some way giving license to people to become violent when if you look at the evidence, the statistics about hate crimes, that's very much demonstrated not to be the case. >> reporter: corkins shuffled into court in a plastic jumpsuit ill at ease and staring repeatedly out into the gallery at a crowd of reporters. he faces a federal charge of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition and a d.c. charge of assault with intent to kill while armed. in the meantime shooting victim leonardo johnson is recovering in the hospital. perkins says he is hailed across the world as a hero for wrestling the gun away from corkins. >> still kind of groggy and he said, "this hero business is hard work." >> reporter: corkins faces neither terrorism nor hate crimes chans so far, but if he is -- charges so far, but if he is c

sandra endois live at the frc headquarters this morning.dra, we know this was a full-scale effort now. the fbi launched a joint investigation with local police and the u.s. attorney's office. what is the very latest on this investigation? >> zoraida, authorities are still trying to figure out the motive in this case. as you mentioned, law enforcement officials say the 28-year-old suspect, floyd corkins walked into the family research council's building yesterday morning and was con front by a security guard. law enforcement officials say the alleged suspect allegedly made comments saying he was against the policies of the frc. now we done the know specifically what comments the suspect made but we do know the frc as you mentioned is a conservative christian policy organization which has been vocal against same-sex marriage. and authorities say that's when the altercation break out and the suspect allegedly shot the guard in the arm and, of course, police are saying that is when police responded and the guard is being hail as a hero for alle

crate thee said to be an frc donor. corkins is said to make a plea and remains behind bars. >>> pros ut coulders are dropping charges against a doctor said to be involved in the largest on-line prescription drug case. why are they dropping charges? they say they have too much evidence. investigators say the guy made millions selling pills to patients who never even saw a doctor. they say they have 400,000 documents and two terrabites of electronic data detailing the allegations. the suspect now lives in panama, but prosecutors say it is too much to maintain that evidence, so they are dropping the charges. and because panama doesn't extradite citizens it would be almost impossible to arrest him. right now he is a free man. let's bring back the legal panel. too much evidence. i never heard this one before. >> it is electronic data. you can go into radioshack and buy a hard drive that has two terrabites for like $150. >> you and marianne go through it all for us. >> that's different. you just said you never heard of it bef

authorities say that he is pro same sex marriage while the frc is against it. >>> sentencing is still going forward with the former uva lacrosse player acsed of killing his ex-glfriend. attorneys for orge huguely asked for a new trial saying there we multiple errors before and during the trial. he was found guilty of murdering cockeysville native yeardley love. >>> well, remember what you were doing? one year ago today that things got a little crazy around here and the earth started to shake. >> a 5.8 quake hit east coast and now its epicenter just south of d.c.. a number of buildings and monuments sustained damage and many still being repaired today. >> during a ceremony to repair the national cathedral. if goal is to raise -- the goal is to raise $100,000 by midnight tonight to fix the cracks in the cathedral. >> repairs are underway in the bullet mar basilica. it's going to take about seven months. regular tours are limited until the work is complete. >>> lynette we remember what we were doing when we thought what was going on? >> exactly. i remember that day and you know what? we

reporter bruce leshan has more from frc headquarters in northwest d.c. >> reporter: hours after beingn the shooter here at the family research council the southern poverty law center responded that these kinds of charges are demonizing and outrageous, but tony perkins, head of the frc, is not backing down. >> how many unhinged

the frc opposes abortion right and gay marriage. frc executives expressed support for the head of the chick-fil-a corporation who came under fire recently for his vocal opposition to gay marriage. in court this afternoon corkins pled not guilty to all three charges against him. interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime with violence. we were hoping to learn what corkins' intentions were that morning with the gun and chicken sandwiches, but that will have to wait for another day. he is due back at the federal courthouse october 1st. in the newsroom i'm bob barnard, fox 5 news. >>> up next lance armstrong stropped of his tour de france titles and banned for life, more fallout from the doping schedule. >> plus redskins legends taking part in an annual tradition as rg3 gets ready to take on the top pick in this year's draft, the state of the skins next.  >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> lance armstrong has been stripp

according to a former employee, but somehow the suspect who sources say was allegedly posing as an frc intern got inside. for a good chunk of the day the corner of eighth and g streets in the district's chinatown was on virtual lockdown as d.c. police and the fbi investigated a shooting inside the lobby of the family research council headquarters. it happened around 10:45 this morning, police telling us an armed manmade negative comments about the organization's work. it opposes gay marriage and abortion rights before opening fire on the building's security guard. he has been identified as leo johnson. this is a photo of him taken to the hospital president of johnson was shot in the arm yet -- hospital. johnson was shot in the arm yet helped others tackle the shooter. >> he was a hero as far as i'm concerned. he did not allow the armed person to pass the front. so he did his job. >> reporter: the suspected gunman has been identified as floyd corkins, ii seen here being taken into custody, the fib trying to figure out what he intended to -- the fbi trying to figure out what he intended

a stance the frc shares. and we understand that this suspect, 28-year-old floyd lee corkins, also volunteered at a d.c. center for the lgbt community. that community center executive director obviously outraged by this shooting saying that he could not understand a volunteer being involved in such tragic violence. but again, ashleigh, we're learning more about this suspect. we know that a law enforcement source says that the suspect purchased a six-hour nine millimeter handgun just in the last week in a gun shop in virginia. it was purchased legally. he will be charged, according to a law enforcement source, with federal charge. and that includes interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition. he lalso faces a charge with assault with attempt to kill and he will be facing those charges later in court today. again, officials believe that is suspect travelled from a nearby metro stop in virginia, crossing state lines, to allegedly shoot and actually shoot inside the frc building yesterday. so that is wha

and the greatest example of true love was shown by the employee of the frc in the lobby that day. all of us would have said high would have been justified in taking a life of one who tried to take his own life. that is not the picture of hate. >> four little words said by president obama earlier this summer. you know what, they are not going away that couldurt had him. small business owners are fighting back against the comment you didn't build that. i will talk about that and you've been busy for a dead man. after you jumped ship in bangkok, i thought i'd lost you. >>> surfing is my life now. but who's going to .... >>> tell the world that priceline has even faster, easier ways to save you money. . . on hotels, flights & cars? you still have it. >>> i'll always have it. so this is it? >>> we'll see where the waves take me. sayonara, brah! this now back to huckabee . emaim at mikehuckabee.com . >> the election season is heating yup that means the rerick and heating up as well i will talk to you about the things you heard. small business owners are starting to let president obama k

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frc is a conservative organization that opposes gay marriage. do the math. may remember back in 2009 somed in the liberal left accused me of george tiller in kansas. >> bill o'reilly calling dr. tiller, tiller the killer is hate speech. it's offensive. it's vulgar, it's grotesque, it's fascist speech that is designed to get doctor tiller killed and it worked. >> bill: well, i never called him a killer. i said that he was nicknamed tiller the baby killer. that man is obviously not an honest person. is he also a late term abortionist himself. i simply reported what tiller was doing in detail and the press hammered me for it now, it seems we might have a reverse situation, does it not? there is largely silent from the left wing press about this incident in d.c. yesterday. joining us is tony perkins president of the family research council. how is your security guy. >> he is doing well. i was with him last night when he came out of surgery about midnight. and he is going to have a pretty long road to recovery. it's going to it take him a while. his wounds were n

and the greatest example of true love was shown by the employee of the frc in the lobby that day. of us would have said high would have been justified in taking a life of one who tried to take his own life. that is not the picture of hate. >> four little words said by president obama earlier this summer. you know what, they are not going away that couldurt had him. small business owners are fighting back against the comment you didn't build that. i will talk about that and more when we return. stay with us. . only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. ry and abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and th

they said the frc routinely >> we condemn the shooting and completely unacceptable. -- dozens of groups the shooting. the one protests like .t chick-fil-a two weeks ago >> there does seem to be an --osphere of paula hostility. s different.wa it was an open protest on both sides. democratic way of doing things. >> the southern part loss center labeled them a taker because spread propaganda against community. >> stay with abc 7 for complete coverage of the case. for instant updates to can go to and facebook and twitter. >> let's change gears and get to the weather. a picture-perfect day outside. the first look at coming this way. >> we have the day like today, say and august we take it one day at a time. hope everyone enjoyed it. look at the morning low temperatures. t time our load up below 70. below 70. got some afternoon thundershowers through moreing thunderstorms, but storms out through illinois, indiana. -- i think there is some afternoon thundershowers. give you all of the details. the weekend is almost here. > 11:00, bentsen grade exploring feasibility of power lines the district

the frc opposes abortion rights and gay marriage. executive his expressed support for the head of the chick filet operation who game under fire for his vocalization of gay marriage. corkins plead not guilty to all three charges against him. interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime with violence. we were hoping to learn more about what corkins' intensions were that morning with the gun and the chicken sandwiches, but that will have to wait for another day. he's due back at the federal courthouse on october 1st, the victim is out of the hospital. >> thank you, bob. >>> to the campaign trail now where today mitt romney and paul ryan reunited for a rally. they're on the final stretch toward heading to the big show in tampa and fox's craig bosswell has more. >> reporter: mitt romney arrived in michigan followed by wife and paul ryan, the soon to be republican nominee stepped into a controversy when he talking about returning to his own state. >> i was born in harpe