that's when george heath, a teacher, tried to get the knife away. his wife describes what happened. >> i grabbed his shirt trying to hold him back. my husband grabbed him around the waist area, i think, trying to keep him so his arm wouldn't go up to stab anybody else. and the guy pulled his hand back and stabbed him in the temple. >> unfortunately george heath the rampage finally ended when an off-duty officer killed derosa but derosa's family members say it could have been prevented if a mental hospital where he had gone for treatment hadn't released him that morning of the attacks. >>> "60 minutes" correspondent morley safer is signing off. the 84-year-old made the announcement yesterday saying the time has come to say good-bye. the longest serving correspondent at "60 minutes" joining the show in 1970. his last story aired in march. >>> well, still ahead a consumer alert. popular light-up shoes for toddlers catching fire. >>> excessive use of force or was it justified? overnight an investigation announced into a wild police chase and how it ende

george heath was killed trying to protect other customers. >> he was a great man. >> arthur darosa was shot and killed by an off duty sheriff's deputy. his family said he was admitted to a hospital monday because he was having suicidal thoughts and was released yesterday morning. >>> an emotional day for family and friends of malcolm winfield. he was shot and killed at a montgomery mall during last friday's shooting spree. he was rushing to help another shooting victim. loved ones are paying respects for him in gaithersburg. a funeral mass will be held tomorrow. >>> consider this, you work in a place for years then the company says they are trying to merge with another company and you could soon be out of a job. that's the story playing out for close to 800 people that rk in virginia and maryland. deborah alfarone has their story. deborah? >> reporter: bruce, can you imagine working at the food lion merging with giant. this foot lion, the company that owns it and the company that owns the giant across the street, they are waiting on one thing, a decision by the federal trade commission

but one of those men paid for his courage with his life. 56-year-old george heath was stabbed in the as he struggled to get the knife away from the 28-year-old who was attack ago waitress in a mall in massachusetts. and we told you about this last night. off-duty lawman shot and killed him, and he left a four-mile trail of destruction with two accidents scenes, two dead victims and at least five others wounded. >>> a team trying to create the future of transportation with a kitty hawk moment like the wright brothers. and it lasted only a couple of seconds as the prototype accelerate the down attract floated by magnetic levitation. and they hope to do a full-scale test by the end of the year with the ultimate goal the hyperloop that can transport passengers from los angeles to san francisco in 30 minutes. >>> and about to get a scrubbing, the statute on city hall will be washed, waxed and buffed thanks to a $25,000 grant awarded, in addition to city funds and private donations. the restoration is a massive undertaking that will start late this coming summer. >>> tonight's special repo

his attack -- >> reportedly making his way into this restaurant, stabbing and killing teacher george heath pictured on facebook and injuring a pregnant woman -- >> the deadly spree finally ending when off duty sheriff's deputy timmy creed who was there having dinner shot and killed derosa. >> but for the actions of the deputy sheriff there may have very well been other victims. >> and investigators are still looking for a motive and don't believe there was any connection to terrorism. the boston herald reports that his family reports he was suicidal and just released from a psych ward a day earlier. >> marcy thank you. >>> back here the dangers of drinking and driving was a harsh lesson for more than 600 students here in south jersey. williamtown high school hosted the mock crash this morning to show students the consequences of drinking and driving and firefighters and emt's took part in the mock scenario making it look as real as possible. with proms scheduled for this friday night officials hope this lesson will make students think advice before getting behind the wheel drunk. >>> up ne

patron george heath, a teacher tried to get the knife away and died in the effort. finally an off-duty officer shot and killed derosa after he refused to drop the knife. >>> a judge rule aid man claiming responsibility for a deadly shooting rampage at a colorado planned parenthood clinic sun fit to stand trial. robert deer is heading to a psychiatric hospital for treatment. three were killed and nine others injured in the november attack. deer said he is a warrior for the babies. >> massachusetts state police say they're looking into whether the level of force used during an arrest was appropriate. before the arrest, a 50-year-old man in a pickup truck led authorities on a high speed chase from massachusetts to new hampshire. the suspect was wanted on multiple active warrants and at some points he hit 90 miles an hour. but when the chase ended, he fell to his neepz at that point, police delivered several violent blows before >> three women arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle 70 pounds of opium into chicago's o'hare airport. the women all in their 50s were hea

. >> reporter: stabbing a waitress. 56-year-old george heath tried to stop the attack. the suspect allegedly stabbing heath. >> i lost a good man. >> reporter: off-duty sf's deputy james kreeld fired a single bullet. the deputy, being called a hero tonight. and dave, behind me, you can see that boarded up entrance from the car crashed. meanwhile, we've learned tonight that the waitress who survived is pregnant. she's in serious condition right now, david. >> gio benitez from massachusetts tonight. thanks, gio. >>> a major new development this evening in the case that captured national attention. federal charges have been filed against michael slager, after the shooting death of walter scott in south carolina in this field. slager shooting scott eight times. tonight, an historic move from the federal government against the officer. abc's steve osunsami was in the charleston courtroom as the indictment was read. >> reporter: 34-year-old michael slager is now the first. the first former police officer from one of the many racially charged police shootings, to face federal

. >> visual design teacher, george heath was stabbed to death when he tried to protect a waitress who was attacked. the waitress remains hospitalized. derosa was finally kill bid an off duty sheriff's deputy having dinner at the mall. >>> a minnesota doctor treated prince twice last month including the day before he died. the doctor prescribed medicine for the singer and it's unclear what type or if prince ever took the medicine. officials searched the doctor's former hospital as part of the investigation into whether prince died of an overdose. >>> back in 1964 philadelphia was the first city in the nation to erect a memorial to the victims of the holocaust and that stands proudly on the parkway and will soon be the centerpiece of a memorial plaza. today we got a peek at the emotional plans. >> unfortunately the survivors are dwindling and there are few of us left. >> marion kaine is 82 years old and still tells the story of the holocaust. she tells her story. >> was taken from home at age 7 1/2 ship in cattle cars to siberia. i had no proper clothes. >> we know that there are famili

george heath was eating dinner with his wife in the mall when the suspect stormed in. >> he saw the waitress being stabbed and without concern he intervened and saved her life and the lives of others including his own wife. >> we lost a good man. he was a great man. >> he was stabbed in the head and died of his injuries. the attacker was shot and killed by a deputy who happened to be at that restaurant. he had just been released from a mental health hospital earlier in the day. >>> coming up. it is like simple things having access to a washer and drier but for families it can change their lives. >> i have more time for my baby and helps me out tremendously financially. >> meet the real life angel who jumped in to help dozens of families even as thee battled cancer. >> and demands for new investigations into the san francisco police department. why they are asking the state attorney-general and department of justice to launch a civil rights investigation. >> >>> well known civil rights attorney john burris is asking the department of justice to launch a civil rights investigation into the san

several people before going into the nearby bertucci's where he stabbed two more victims including george heathcredit off-duty officer who >> it appears that but for the actions of the deputy sheriff there may have well been other victims. >> it is scaryer and something to shake you up. >> reporter: macy's has released a statement sawing that we commend the p.d.'s quick response and the heroics of those individuals stepping in to the assist and grateful not more were hurt. >> "news4 at 6:00," begins with breaking news. >> urgent repairs are needed right now on three d.c. metro tracks, because of the concerns over the smoke and fire. >> that is the message tonight the in the federal transit administration, as it comes with the commuters dealing with new problems at the armory station, and adam tuss is there with the latest. adam, this is getting to be a daily thing. >> ugh, this is getting a little bit ridiculousers but take a look at what is happening here outside of the stam minnesota avenue station, and these were the stations that we were just in a couple of days ago monday, and the same pla

a man now hailed as a hero came to her aid. 56-year-old george heath a teacher at a local vocationaltech school he lost his life. >> the only bright spots in this terrible incident is the conduct of two individuals at the restaurant. he saw the waitress being stabbed and without concern for his own safety he intervened and quite possibly saved her life and the lives of others, including his own wife. this shows extraordinary character and courage that tragically cost him his life. >> the rampage ultimately ended when an off-duty deputy sheriff james creed took da rosa down with a single shot to the stomach that deputy now praised for likely saving lives. eyewitness inside berucci's described the vicious attack. >> it was surreal. i heard a waitress scream. i looked to my left. and there was a man with a knife that was stabbing her. the gentleman at the bar, who was behind the guy with the knife ends up reaching to try to get the knife, which gave me an out, you know, a strategyhe way. the forecast is next. who will donald trump pick for vice presidential nominee? i got the inside sco

investigators say george heath confronted the suspect, a man named arthur derosa, as he was stabbingtaurant. heath's widow says her husband grabbed derosa around the waist then the suspect stabbed him in the head. >> my husband grabbed him, i think he grabbed him around the waist area i think. trying to keep him so his arm wouldn't go up to stab anybody else because he was down really low. and the guy pulled his hand back and stabbed him in the temple. my husband couldn't breathe. he was just laying there and he couldn't even talk. that's what he gets. i lost a good man. i did. he's a great man. >> the waitress' sister says the woman is in serious condition at the hospital and her unborn baby is okay. police say they shot and killed the assailanassailant, the de a guy, inside that mall there. investigators say, and his relatives say he had some mental health problems and had checked himself into a hospital the day were the attack. investigators say the suspect there, derosa, also broke into a home and stabbed and killed an elderly woman before crashing his car into the mall in taunto

this morning, we're now learning beloved 56-year-old teacher george heath was eating dinner with hise at behr tucci's wood oven pizza in the galleria mall when arthur derosa came in stabbing a pregnant waitress. >> my husband grabbed him. i think he grabbed him around the waist area, i think, trying to keep him so his arm wouldn't go up to stab anybody else. >> reporter: heath was stabbed in the head as he tried to intervene. he did not survive. >> i lost a good man. i did. he was a great man. >> reporter: the waitress surviving but in serious condition this morning and then another hero, off-duty deputy james creed stopped derosa with a single bullet. derosa later died at the hospital. >> he prevented further carnage from occurring by his actions. >> reporter: derosa's motives are a mystery but this morning we're learning more about his possible history with mental illness. our boston station wcvb obtaining court documents that quote his then girlfriend who told him derosa had tried to harm himself and once told her, you should be scared for your life. and now new details about his