wendy winters, editorial page editor, gerald fishman, john, sports reporter, and smith, and robert. the suspect was hiding under a desk. in 2012, he sued the paper for defamation for the coverage of the stalking case, and the lawsuit was dismissed. abc news, annapolis. >>> and a go fund me site is raising money to help families pay for medical expenses and funerals. more than 129,000 has been raised so far and the goal is $150,000. the staff will be consulted before money is spent. we have a link on the website, abc7news.com. >>> bak news from san francisco's financial district. firefighters are on the scene of a building fire near front and jackson streets. this is video received. the building that caught fire was undergoing renovation. this is the same building where a greek restaurant is located on the ground floor. they successfully put out the fire and are investigating why the blaze started. no injurieshappening today, rel new information about a 43-year-old cold case murder. the 72-year-old steve crawford killed himself yesterday as deputies knocked on the door. dna testing l

the fourth victim is gerald fishman. the fifth victim is john mcnamara. >> first responders responded within a minute. the evacuated over 150 people from inside the building. >> i am very proud of that response. not only the speed of the response, but the courage of the demonstrated in entering the building without a moments hesitation. finding the shooter who was hiding and taking him into custody without shots being fired with law enforcement. >> reporter: the suspected is not cooperating with investigators. sources tell fox news he mutilated his fingers seemingly in an effort to make it more difficult for authorities to id him. lease have not confirmed of that and say they are still working to determine a motive. >> we are saddened we had to make those notifications. we are deeply saddened that a person had to take this into his own hands. threats made aga gazette on social media. >> one of the journalists killed was remembered by his brother. the novelist carl hiasson. he posted this photo on facebook. rob is on the

next is gerald fishman described as a quirky voice of a community newspaper .aper says sports reporting was his dream job. >> wendy winters was a prolific writer who chronicled her community as for the sales assistant rebecca smith the paper says that she loves spending time with family and was new to the paper. >> annapolis, maryland

rebecca smith, gerald fishman who waser the confirms was the editorial editor, johrr ow and rob hiaason all employees. the brother ofiaason posted ck, he recall his brother as i one of the most gentleun andny people. he'd ever learn. rob was a paper assistant editor. now it's clear the capital gazette is a beacon for people coin the unity, not just news but a sense of connection, one man i spoke with william raoul spoke aboutth one of victims, a woman lost her life who had a huge mac on him. >> he was always to alive and funny andou know full of energy and positive. were going to have lunch and we tomorrow to tal about some public relations stuffas as wel disseminating other information in our communityer through work. whether photographer or writing, i psonalize it in that sense but it is a loss. >> reporter: without them the world dsn't knowhat their politicians elected leaders are doing, they don't know the score of the basketball game. this is just bee rdha >> reporter: just to give you an idea of the commitment to journalist, the paper covered the shooting itself. th a well, though

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fourth victim gerald fishman. and the 5th victim and john mcna meredith a. >> reporter: 170 people evacuated safely seen with their hands outside. officers not hesitating to enter the building, surrounding the gunman telling abc7 news they recovered the shotgun on the scene. >> it was very scary because you wouldn't think something would happen to you at work. >> reporter: authorities have tentatively identified the suspect jared ramos. he may have targeted the newspaper over a lawsuit for defamation he filed in 2015. in annapolis, maryland, janai norman, abc7 news. >> janai, thank you very much. a gofundme site is raising money to pay for family expenses. and sadly funerals. staff will be consulted before any money is spent. find a lichk on our website, abc7news.com. >> happening now, a grass fire broke out along the benicia vallejo border tonight shutting down all lanes of 580. lisa is live with the very latest. lisa? >> reporter: kristen, right now eastbound lanes are open so traffic is moving normally, but as

editor gerald fishman was seen as the voice of the paper, and john mcnamara, or mack, was passionateir deaths have left many are stunned. eight new three out of the five that had lost their lives, and it is heart—wrenching. our beautiful little friendly town, it's just... our beautiful little friendly town, it'sjust... sorry, it is shopping. the suspected gunman has been charged with five counts of first degree murder. nvidia link, he was denied bail. prosecutors believe this was a carefully planned attack, based on surveillance footage from the scene and evidence recovered from his car and home. there were two entrances to the offices in which this attack occurred. the rear door was barricaded. mr ramos then, asi door was barricaded. mr ramos then, as i told thejudge, entered into the front door and worked his way through the office, where he would... shooting victims as he walked through the offers. jarrod ramos had a grudge against the paper dating back to 2011 when its columnists covered a case, criminal case against him. he has often criticised the capital gazette on social medi

. >> reporter: gerald fishman, editor cal page editor and quiet and reserved with a knowledge of everything. john mcnamara, loved sports and history and a jack of all trades and a fantastic person. rebecca smith, sales assistant and kind and considerate and willing to help and wendi winters, her life was a gift to everyone who knew her. despite the grieve, the surviving staff is doing what journalists do, reporting on what happened with one big difference -- the first editorial page after the shooting was blank. often when these things happen people say how is it possible that this could have been seen and in this case it is -- everyone is saying how is it possible that people didn't see it coming because many simply did. the question is why wasn't anything done to head it off before it got here. jake. >> tom foreman, thank you so much. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> and i want to turn to more breaking news in the politics lead. cnn is breaking the news one of president trump's political apointies, a deputy assistant secretary of state pushed for a united nations to soften rac

robert smith, gerald fishman, wendy winters, john mcnarrow and robert heisan. >> police believe are victims frtt the capital e, some editors, one, perhaps a reporter, at this poi, there's still a lot of informationve loping but five people deadod from t's shooting at the capital >> one of the most amazingly resilient thing is there a capital tomorrow. and with tt said we'll move on to some other news. >>> 575 people arrested on capitol hill during a protesttr the trump admation zero tolerance policy being charged with uawful demonstration and among thoseested congress woman from washington stat more protests planned for this weekend. >>>ca-year-old in criti condition after being shocked tuesday night. the girl shocked when she touch add metal railing near the fountain. mgm still trying to figure b it ut the fountain is shut down. >>> metro will unv wl freeifi in all underground stations make up nearly half of the 91 statio across the metro system. metro says it e plans toxpand wifi to all stations by the end of the lyear. et's take a break from the coverageut to talk abo something perhaps a

gerald fishman. and last is john mcmamarro. >> [inaudible]? >> it's my understanding that all are employees of the "capital gazette." >> mc mem a. >> the third name? robert? >> no, henry was the h. again, as information becomes available we will get it out. we don't anticipate having more information until the morning. we thought it was important to get the information out about the victims to you guys so their families can begin that healing process. our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and the victims and their friends. we will have an update in the morning. thank you very much. >> laura: our hearts does our prayers are with those victims. just identified. we will continue to monitor this for more developments. other networks are publishing photos. we have not confirmed those. we don't do that on the fox news. the focus of the "angle," robert is a defense torn and hit documentary film maker whose new film "death of a nation" is out august 3rd. and gentlemen, comments about this horrific shooting. we learned of the victims. it lo

another person kill said, rebecca smith, identifieda as a salesperson for the newspaper, gerald fishman, and john mcnumara as a writer for the paper. we're told he covered sports with reporting this gunman did issue threats, there were threats issued via social media. not necessarily against any one person in the newspaper but the newspaper in general. we also have an account here from a woman name anne lipinski, a journalism -- saying, quote, a birthday package from her husband still awaited her. and said rob had asked her if she wanted to open her gift thursday morning, but told him she's rather wait until he got home from work. a really heart breaking story. also we're getting riveting accounts from survivors, what it was like in that newsroom as the gunman opened fire. described him shooting through the windows as people cowered under the desks. this gentleman, mr. davis, heard the gunman reload. and we're also told the gunman himself, ramos, tried to evade officers when they interrupted this attack. he was found hiding under a desk himself elsewhere in the building. >> ms. lipinski

next gerald fishman described as a voice of the community newspaper. john mcnamara says he was a sports reporter. when the winters was a prolific writer who was a voice in the community. rebecca smith and the paper said she loved to spend time with her family. she had been recently hired at the gazette. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the newspaper shooting. we will follow up on twitter and facebook. >> major new developments out of oakland. moments ago the judge in the warehouse fire approved a possible plea deal for both defendants. the reporter is covering this case. he is live now to bring us new information on this plea deal. >> reporter: we're live outside the courthouse from downtown oakland. the last few minutes, we have a possible plea deal a package deal eight years in prison. will find officially at a hearing and find out at 2 pm whether or not both men will accept the deal or go to trial. these two defendants, are each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the ghost ship fire. one count for each victim that died.

rob hiaasen, wendy winter is rebecca smith, gerald fishman and rob mcnamara. jarrod ramos appeared by video hookup from the courtroom where he was denied bail. this newspaper pursued harassment charges against ramos in 2013 after a series of belligerent, threatening tweets towards the newspaper. they had published an account of his harassment of a former high school classmate. he had been harassing her. the newspaper ultimately dropped that suit. he did not have any record of a purchase of a firearm in maryland. the attorney for the newspaper said it would have been like sticking a stick into a beehive. they didn't want to provoke him. alex. >> mike, i'm glad you made mention of all five of their names, instead of just allowing them to be part of a horrible statistic that keeps growing by the day. >>> the impending supreme court nomination vote may not fall along party lines. we have msnbc elections guru steve kornacki in studio. with the key races that may factor in how the nomination vote goes. i drink boost optimum. boost optimum with 5 in 1 advanced nutrit

wendi winters, gerald fishman, editor of the page, john mcnamara covering sports and rebecca smith andobert hiaasen and brother of carl hiaasen. one survivor staff writer selene san felice describing her experience to cnn. >> i was working at my desk when i heard the shots. and it took a couple of them for me to realize what was happening. and i looked at anthony, the intern, and i said i'm getting out of here and i grabbed my purse and i went to the back door, which i was only a couple of steps away from and it was locked. what happened here was very calculated. i reported on pulse when pulse happened. i went to school in florida. and i remember being so upset hearing about the victims who were texting their families and there i was sitting under a desk texting my parents telling them that i love them and i just -- i just don't know what i want right now. our whole lives have been shattered. and so thanks for your prayers, but i couldn't give a [ bleep ] about them if there is nothing else. >> and so in cities across the country, law enforcement stepped up security around major news o

. >> gerald fishman, an a word-winning journalist. the 61-year-old was quiet, clever and quirky. respected by his peers. local politicians said he asked tough questions and created every local story with deep importance. one of the survivors of thursday's shooting was a college senior, the newspaper's intern, anthony messenger. he tells nbc his colleagues were good and kind-hearted and he never expected something like this to happen in a newsroom. >> that was something that never crossed my mind when i took the internship, that i might see people die, people that were nothing but welcoming and comforting to me. it's a big job to take. i had never really had a job at an office yet, and they were accommodating to me and they really tried to help me write the best stories i could, so it was unfortunate to see such good-heart ted people suffer ultimately such untiming, senseless deaths. >> on the phone, danielle cole, a local writer at the maryland newspaper. what was it like to report on this senseless activity? >> i haven't broken down too much. i've been in a state of shock since

editorial writer gerald fishman had been there a quarter century, almost always wearing a button down v-neck cardigan in the office, regardless of the season. said to have had a brilliant mind and wry wit. he was 64. rebecca smith, a newcomer in the sales office, already made a great impression. thoughtful, likeable. played field hockey in high school, hardly ever missed one of her fiance's softball games. lived in eastern baltimore county together. all of them honored by the capital on a mostly blank editorial page saying we are speechless. adding tomorrow, this page will return to its steady purpose of offering informed opinion about the world around them so they might be better citizens. with us now, the mayor of annapolis. in new york, bill bratten. mayor, let me start with you. thank you for being on the show. i want to bring up the photo showing the journalists working off the flatbed of a truck, standing up on their laptops, trying to get the paper out, trying to get the capital out. sold out in a lot of spots around annapolis, we understand. i like your reflections how you're

gerald fishman, i filed every column. i wrote for the last four years wonderful guy, very quiet, unassuming, biting , beautiful writer, you can read about him. go to the annapolis online and they did wonderful profiles today of these people. robert hiaasen, another associate editor and columnist, very witty, big man, six-five, is the brother of a columnist, very engaging. his column dealt not with politics and big issues but with the foibles of life we all confront. >> what do you want people out there to know about that team that you get to work with there? >> i was likely impressed with what they produced today and probably will produce tomrow, and they were sending a message, you know, and it's a very clear message, and i endorse that message -- you can't let a shooter, in this case, on, who as you said in the setup piece, had a long-running grievous with the paper, he was a dangerous -- obviously they didn't nk he tas the combustible danger that he proved to be, oherwise the police and they would have done something a

gerald fishman f-i-s-c-h-m-an. . >> were they all journalists. >> it's my understanding that all are employees of the capital gazette. mcnamacnamara. >> i'm sorry, the third name? robert henry hisson. >> no, henry was the h. h-i-a-a-s-o-n. >> again, as information becomes available, we'll make sure to get it out. we just thought it was very important to get the information out about the victims to you guys so their families can begin that healing process. so our thoughts and prayers go out to the families, their victims, their friends and we'll have an update for you in the morning. thank you very much. >> okay, there you go. anne arundel officials 24r, police officials there holding an update. a briefing, talking about where they are in this investigation, saying that now the suspect is being interviewed by the criminal investigation division as we speak, that's what they're saying. they're also saying that there are no new threats, they believe, at the newspaper or in the surrounding area of the capital gazette. also giving oit a phone number. we can put that phone number back up.

capital because that maryland is honoring its dead colleagues by telling their story saying gerald fishman'spersonality was so quiet and withdrawn that it hit the brilliant ma and why wits and wicked pen that his colleagues were treasure and many of the papers readers are showing their support like this user keep fighting the good fight our community is forever in your debts for your courage and your passion for what you guys do we say in north america mexico has to the polls this sunday to pick the next president voters will be casting their ballots across the country and beyond well thanks to recent reforms members of the mexican diaspora will vote in this election more than ever before and that gives the large number of u.s. based mexicans a powerful voice washing correspondent car which isn't reports. with the world cup to win and an election coming up it's been a big week for mexico. while mexicans everywhere cheer on their national team those living in the united states will have more power than ever before at the ballot box . almost ten percent of the country's population live here. c

the capital gazette in maryland is honoring its dead colleagues by telling their story saying gerald fishman's per personality was so quiet and withdrawn that it had the brilliant mind raii wit and wicked pen that his colleagues would treasure and in many of the papers readers are showing their support like this user saying she's fighting the good fight our community is forever in your debt for your courage and your passion for what you guys too. the group stage of the world cup is over we have nic mechanic line from sports with us to wrap it all up for us so nick yesterday saw the last matches of the group play there and we saw belgium against england and belgium still looking really good surprising actually sent out there between both teams did because there was more there's less to play for they didn't want to go in the group they want to finish second but last night they were two very good to the teams. go there in his first for the country and the interesting thing is he used to play for manchester united in england at the time about making a naturalized citizen so he could play for anyon

he leaves behind three children- >>> 61old gerald fishman was the editorial page editorke.d man accolades were his described as shy but where and witty and known for being in the office at all hrs. >> 56-year-old jack he worked at the newspaper for more than 24 years and he loved everything sports. his co-workers describe him as a great person and a jack of all trades. macnamara leaves behind a wife. >> 65-year-old wendy winters was for the capital p gazette. fiart of her career she in public relations in fashion before moving to maryland. she' described as wonderful woman, dedicated and a fantastic reporter. wints leaves behind a daughter daughter. and 34-year-old rebecca smith. she was a recent higher at the capital gazette she worked in the sales departm as a sales assistant. her co-workers say she made sure that office ran smoothly she was thoughtful, considerate and willing to help. she leaves behind a fiance'. >> five journalists who died in the senseesss shooting yrday had a combineds 75 years of journalism experience. >>> a gofundme page has bee fset upor the victim

"capital gazette" ed toward gerald fishman remembered as a mentor and a loyal friend. he was part my family. i only had seven people at my wedding and he was one o them. >> reporter: wendy winters, a communy reporter who often volunteered in her neighborhood leaves three daughters behind. >> i miss her very much. this is a senseless tragedy and i have to live life now without my mother. >> reporter: as the small town greens, moreorrific details of thursday's game come to light. suspected gunman jarrod ramos first barricaded the back door so people could not escape then entered the newsroom with and shotgun opened fire. police say ramos, who has not been cooperating with investigators, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder. esident trump offering h condolences friday. >> journalists, like all americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job. >> reporter: mariaas h lost her husband rob and assistant editor at the pap fondly remembered for being a kind leader and a talented feature writer. fo maria -- >> i've los

gerald fishman, 61 years old, one of the editors. >> he tried out twice, the last one, rebecca smith, the capital, 20 minutes beforehand in the building when the shooter came in. he doesn't go away very often. the journalists are like his children, and we went straight to the scene. there were 100 emergency vehicles here, so many resources were thrown at this, so proud of first responders because what they did, saved lives, the fact that we had done a drill, watched these guys practice, stepping over simulated victims head shots and chest shots and flesh wounds, and past simulated victims and take the shooter down. >> dear reader, i created this page to defend myself, now i am suing leblanc out of aa county and making corpses of corrupt careers and corporate entities. the girl police say he was harassing in 2009, the mass shooter. we report on these, i am sure your heartbreaks. >> it is the real. and when you realize it is. and hearts go out to them. these guys, they love what they do and go to a newspaper out today. they stayed for hours afterwards to make sure the situation was stab

editorial writer gerald fishman started at the gazette more than 25 years ago in 1992.married late in life to an opera singer from mongolia who he had met online. rebecca smith recently joined the sales office. a maryland native and self-described first class field hockey player in high school. she was engaged to be married and enjoyed time with her fiance's daughter. calling herself bonus mom to the best kid ever. she was 34 years old. >> such a tragedy. but the capital gazette, as this tragedy was unfolding, kept their head down, and told everybody that they were going to keep the presses going, despite the fact that their newsroom looked like a war zone. just hours before they all came together and they put together an addition that they released this morning. and of course the shocking headline, a headline that we see too often, on mass shootings. but here, five shot dead at the capital. >> and, you know, newsrooms are, they're families, they're family units really. so we really -- i felt this one. and we are praying for everybody who has suffered a loss at the capi

the people identifying those five victims as robert, brother of famed novelist, wendy winters, gerald fishmanebecca smith and john, we are learning a lot about the shooter too, maria, jarre ramos, defamation suit that he filed against the paper for article they wrote about his conviction in a harassment of a woman in 2011, that woman telling officials that she had to change her name, had to move three times and she told officials that, quote, ramos will be your next mass shooter, just unbelievable number of details and questions still to be answered. we haven't been told yet whether press conference is coming, we expect one at some point this morning, yesterday the governor here talking about victims and the impact on the community, take a listen. they are our friends. we are grieving for the guys. police have to come to meetings and listen to politicians, 20, to 30,000 a year. they don't make a loot of money. it's immoral that their lives could be in danger. >> maria, the mayor praising first responders turning out to news room behind me at 2:30 when ramos came blasting with a shotgun, first