jon: you were sitting here when i interviewed glenn oakley who is a u.s.e duty army soldier who was in the mall and carrying his legal weapon -- i assume he had it concealed, but in texas he wouldn't necessarily have to -- and he was ready to respond, ready to respond to the shots fired. all right. so members of the -- well, the local city officials in el paso are getting ready for this news conference. we also are going to be hearing from the police department, and we will perhaps get some more information about, well, this terrible event there today. all right, so just real quickly on that, the fact that glenn oakley was ready to respond with his own legally-held weapon. >> that is a testament to the gun owners who are responsible. there's an example of a responsible gun owner who did what? who protected people on the way out so they would not be harmed. jon: and he's trained as well. >> they're all trained. responsible gun owners are trained. jon: all right. we're getting ready for this news conference once again. el paso, texas, we're told that city le

from 2 to 82 years old, some of the injured remain in critical condition off-duty army specialist glenn oakley saved children separated from their parents >> in shock and in grief this time after a shooting at a walmart packed with families >> miguel, thank you unlike so many other mass shootings, the alleged gunman in this killing spree has surrendered and unlike 20 of the victims, he is alike patrick crusius being held at this moment on capital murder charge federal authorities are investigating the incident as an act of domestic terrorism. i'm bringing in morgan chesky joins me >> it's important to note after unleashing round after round inside that walmart, philip, they took him into custody peacefully no gunfire exchanged before they took him and proceeded to ask him question after question and at this point in time, he was cooperative. police did not elaborate what was said over the course of that questioning which lasted several hours yesterday right here in el paso the other thing, we need to know the distance he came to arrive at this point. he is from allen, which is a suburb from da

. >> reporter: off duty army specialist glenn oakley saved children separated from their parents. >> it hurts me, like i lost -- like they were part of me. >> reporter: a community in shock and in grief this time after a shooting at a walmart packed with families >> miguel, thank you unlike so many other mass shootings, the alleged gunman in this killing spree has surrendered. patrick crusius is being held on a capital murder charge in allen, texas federal authorities are now investigating the incident as an act of domestic terrorism. joining me here in el paso is morgan chesky. so, morgan, what else have we learned about the alleged shooter? >> we know right now he is in custody. he has been interrogated by authorities at this point in time and when we heard from them earlier today, they were very clear to say he is cooperating with authorities at this point in time, but they wouldn't elaborate as to exactly what he was saying as it relates to this attack that took place yesterday. when he made that drive from dallas where we believe he is from, here to el paso, took that ak-47 into

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. >> reporter: off duty army specialist glenn oakley saved children separated from their parents. >> it hurts me, like i lost -- like they were part of me. >> reporter: a community in shock and in grief this time after a shooting at a walmart packed with families >> miguel, thank you unlike so many other mass shootings, the alleged gunman in this killing spree has surrendered. patrick crusius is being held on a capital murder charge in allen, texas federal authorities are now investigating the incident as an active terrorism joining me, morgan chesky, good morning. what more have we learned about the alleged shooter? >> reporter: right we heard a press conference from authorities earlier today. specifically they were talking about once they encountered him here at the scene, they took him into custody without incident. they were able to question him several hours yesterday. he is in police custody now. when we asked what was asked of him and what he said in return, they didn't want to get in specifics. they're holding their cards close to the vest as they build a case against this gu

. >> reporter: while here in el paso, president trump met with army private glenn oakley, he's being lauded as a hero because when he heard the shots, he ran towards the walmart and help children escape. back to you. >> ray bogan in el paso tonight, thank you. >>> the president also took time today to trade barbs with the presidential candidates. the president suggested the gunman in dayton back to senators sanders and elizabeth warren. sanders on twitter called the president an overt racist and xenophobic. former congressman beto o'rourke spoke at the rally in el paso opposing the president's visit and his anti- immigrant rhetoric. >> live in a country where we have a president who demonizes communities like this one, who vilifies immigrants, who says that those from mexico are criminals and warns of invasions and infestations. >> joe biden accused the president of, quote, fanning the flames of white supremacy in a speech in iowa area the president hit back while on board air force one it. he called biden's speech boring and added our country will do poorly with them. >>> east bay c

anything that violent pick one of the first responders president trump met with was army private glenn oakley who is being hailed as a hero. he was in a different store at the time of the shooting but when he heard gunfire, he ran toward the woman and helped children escape. back to you . >> ray, do we know it all how much longer the president will stay there in el paso? i'm assuming he is not going to make a public comment tonight? >> reporter: we were able to pick up a few comments during a white house -- and we were not double as president trump left the operations center and made his way back to the airport so if he has not left el paso yes, he will leave a minute . >> ray bogan in el paso tonight. thank you. >>> protests are being held around the country by people who say the president's rhetoric is fueling hate. today, in iowa, democratic presidential candidate joe biden accused the president of "fanning the flames flames of white supremacy." >> how far is it from trump saying this is an invasion to the shooter declaring this attack is a response to the hispanic invasion of texas? how f

some stuck behind as the shots were going off like glenn oakley who tried to get as many people as heo safety. >> i was putting the babies before myself because i just thought if i had a child and if i wasn't around my child, how i would want another man to react if they saw my child running around without me around. >> reporter: police responded in minutes and managed to take the suspected shooter, a 21-year-old white man from allen, texas, into custody without firing a single shot. twenty innocent people died and more than two dozen were hurt in the shooting. the victims' ages range from 2 years old to people who were in their 80s. here's texas governor greg abbott yesterday speaking about what happened in his state. >> it's the toughest conversation anybody can even imagine having, visiting with family members who are faced with the uncertainty of whether or not they had lost a loved one. all we can do is try to instill hope, comfort and support. >> reporter: investigators are looking into the possibility of the shooting being characterized as a hate crime. right now they are the l