condemns colorado springs by a violent madman. >>> former firg skating champion nancy kerrigan said gary swasey, the officer killed in colorado springs was a true friend. she grew up with swasey and skate with him when they were >> garrett was always there listening to me when i had something i was upset about and always sort of putting somebody else's feelings ahead of his own. >> reporter: kerrigan wasn't surprised swasey took a career path where he helped others. >>> this morning, a warning for u.s. citizens in afghanistan. the u.s. intervieweeembassy in kabul received a threat for attacks in the next 48 hours. u.s. citizens in kabul are strongly urged to exercise extreme caution and no other details regarding timing or memged of attack. the state department had already issued a warning to travel to afghanistan calling the security >>> more severe weather is in store for parts of the country's midsection this morning. a band of storms that has moved through the plains and midwest since thanksgiving is blamed for at least 14 deaths. early this week, parts of the northern plains can expect a f

slain officer gary swasey was an elder here. >> we have experienced all joy, all pain, all emotion for the last ten years side-by-side. he's my best friend. >> reporter: 26-year-old jennifer markovsky was a mother of two. on facebook, her father wrote, i miss you, my daughter, life was too short. leyonte chandler said one of the victims killed was his brother, ke'arre stewart. >> almost 500,000 people here. of random. the guy didn't know him, he didn't know the guy. i forgive him, though. >> reporter: david begnaud, cbs news, colorado springs. >>> robert dear's statement "no more baby parts" is a possible showing planned parenthood personnel negotiating the sale of fetal organs. that sparked a barrage of accusations against the organization, particularly from some gop presidential candidates. now, the president of planned parenthood said in a statement, it is offensive and outrageous that some politicians are now claiming this tragedy has nothing to do with the toxic environment they helped create. some vicious rhetoric on the left blaming those who are pro life. >> any hate crime is a

police officer and family man gary swasey. >> he would have gone into that clinic to serve those people because their lives matter. >> reporter: today at his church, a prayer for his alleged killer. >> we forgive him. we can't not. you have forgiven him. garrett has forgiven him. >> reporter: swasey was a champion junior ice skater, who once trained with his friend. olympic skater nancy kerrigan. >> he was strong and powerful and yet did it with a nice and you can't explain it, it's horrific and sad. >> reporter: nine others wounded in the hospital behind me, they are all expected to be okay. the suspect will be in court for tomorrow. tom? >> thank you. >>> the holiday storm wap wrapping up and a new system on the way. treacherous rain, ice and deadly flash floods. 14 deaths blamed on the weather since thursday. in central oklahoma, more than an inch of ice bringing down a row of power lines, plunging tens of thousands into the dark. swift water teams rescue this truck driver after heavy rains in texas. and snow making for treacherous driving, this car in utah, spinning out, barely miss

stewart was an iraq war veteran and the other 25-year-old jennifer mar kovski and always officer gary swasey. >> tomorrow his son turns 11. i know it's going to be hard for him every year knowing this is when it happened. >> officer swasey was a former figure skater and trained with nancy kerrigan. >>> developing near richmond, more than 35 students are hurt after a charter bus flipped over. state troopers say the driver overcorrected in chesterfield county. nearly 50 students from virginia tech, radford, and the university of virginia were heading back to school after a break. >>> a white house fence jumper is also set to head to court today, joseph caputo's lawyers say he was, quote, trying to deliver a message. he left a suicide note. his lawyers tell nbc news that is not true. he's heed to court. he's charged with one count of illegal entry and faces up to a year in prison. >> it is 6:50. several people are without a home. flames tore through an apartment building on green bet road last night. no one was hurt but two apartments are inhabitable. >> we expect to learn some results. math an

a procession drove past the jail carrying gary swasey's body. he shot two others.ll three were parents. shannon? >> will carl live in colorado springs. thank you, will. >>> jury selection got under way today in the first trial of a police death last spring. leland is live tonight. good evening, leland. >> reporter: a judge saying they will be back at it again for another panel of potential jurors. each of the 80 or so called before the judge today indicated they had heard not only of the freddie gray case but also the controversial $6.4 million settlement the city of baltimore made with freddie gray's family. officer william porter charged in this case sat stone-faced and taking notes inside the court today. he is charged with involuntary manslaughter and other charges that could get him 25 years in prison. he is expected to take the stand in his own defense and call up to 25 character witnesses. his trial comes first as prosecutors want him to testify against some of his fellow five officers charged in this case. the judge has precluded prosecutors from discussing

the reporting this man, gary swasey grew up in melrose, he leaves behind a wife and two children. >> swasey was a member of the university of colorado police department. swasey went to the clinic to help after learning of the shooting. two other people killed in the violence this morning. the gunman in police stud after a six hour stand off. >> it has planned parenthood around the country on high alert. stephanie coueignoux is live from the boston planned parenthood this morning, as police have spent the night patrolling the area. >> reporter: increased security at this planned parenthood is in response to the shooting in colorado. right here behind me, you can see a police officer parked just outside of the building. planned parenthood of massachusetts telling us they are working with police to make sure safety measures are in place. and we're also continuing to learn more about officer garrett swasey the 44-year-old, as we told you, grew up in melrose. and according to the boston globe, he went to melrose high school. he eventually moved to colorado where he and his wife had two ch

a little later this morning there will be a church service honoring officer gary swasey. amily man, a man of strong faith and a police officer who did not hesitate to lay his life down while trying to save the lives of others. >> put anytime a nutshell, i think he was, he was a person who served this community with integrity, served with his whole life. i think he meant hope to this community. >> the two other victims who were killed will likely be identified on monday. now the big question is motive, why did robert lewis dear kill three people and injury nine others according to authorities. this weekend they've been searching his trailer in nearby park county kb colorado looking for clues. keep in mind that dear is in custody. now there are multiple roorts out that he's been telling investigators quote no more baby parts in part of a rambling interview that seems to reference the controversy surrounding planned parenthood. we've learned that he lived in a cabin in north carolina that did not have electricity or water. we've also learned that he had past arrests in south