that passenger pulled out a gun, then grier grabbed it and shot the passenger before ordering the bus driver to flee the scene, authorities say. >> right now, i'm in an extreme hold. >> reporter: grier spoke to wxia at the scene of an unrelated shooting in downtown atlanta. telling our affiliate he was bipolar and manic. >> my thing, i'm in a manic episode. >> reporter: hours later is when police say grier hijacked the bus. johnny gilbert says his wife was a passenger as it all unfolded. >> she called me up and told me that a guy, one guy shot another guy on the bus. >> reporter: police say grier fatally shot that passenger with the passenger's own gun. the victim identified as 58-year-old ernest bird jr. >> my heart goes out to the family. >> reporter: entire hijacking lasted nearly 40 minutes. the bus seen driving in the wrong direction of traffic and hitting multiple cars before a georgia state trooper was finally able to stop the busby shooting his gun into the engine. >> it's something that we'll never forget. >> reporter: authorities confirming the suspect is a convicted felon.

. >> reporter: as 39-year-old joseph grier hijacked a gwinnett county bus with 17 passengers on board. >> i think there's something taking the bus hostage. >> reporter: police say it all started with a fight between grier and a fellow passenger. that passenger pulled out a gun, then grier grabbed it and shot the passenger before ordering the bus driver to flee the scene, authorities say. >> right now i'm in an extreme -- >> reporter: earlier that day, grier spoke to wxia at the scene of an unrelated shooting in downtown atlanta telling our affiliate he was bipolar and manic. >> my thing, i'm in a manic episode. >> reporter: hours later is when police say grier hijacked the bus. johnny gilbert says his wife was a passenger as it all unfolded. >> she called me and told me that a guy, one guy shot another guy on the bus. >> reporter: police say grier fatally shot that passenger with the passenger's own gun. tonight, the victim identified as 58-year-old ernest byrd jr. >> my heart goes out to the family. >> reporter: the entire hijacking lasted nearly 40 minutes, the bus seen driving in t

grier allegedly took the gun from the passenger and then killed him.ice say he ordered the driver at gunpoint to flee the scene, leading police on a high-speed rush hour chase. police stopped the bus and arrested grier. >>> "the arizona republic" says a federal grand jury indicted a firearms dealer for allegedly selling guns to help incite a race war. authorities say mark prieto told -- sold two rifles to what turned out to be an undercover fbi agent earlier this year. he believed the agent would help him carry out a mass shooting of minorities at a bad bunny concert in atlanta to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election. he faces several charges including firearms trafficking. >>> and "the oklahoman" says the state supreme court dismissed a lawsuit filed by survivors of the 1921 tulsa race massacre. the two survivors now more than 100 years old were seeking reparations from the city of tulsa and others for actions taken against their community. a white mob destroyed a once-thriving black district known as greenwood. as many as 300 people w

witnesses told police grier then took a gun from byrd and began threatening other passengers.n, he shot byrd and ordered the bus operator to drive. byrd died from his injuries. grier was arrested at the scene. >> norah: and tonight, the sports world is mourning the death of nba legend jerry west at the age of 86. the nba icon was elected into the basketball hall of fame three times as a player and an executive. cbs's carter evans is in los angeles at crypto.com arena, where his legacy lives on. >> reporter: a lot of people are going to recognize this statue of jerry west, norah. that's because this iconic image inspired the nba logo. the artist who created it says he traced this photo of west in action in 1969. >> west! >> reporter: on the hardwood, west was known as mr. clutch, making tough shots. as an executive, he was behind two lakers dynasties, including with magic johnson, who said today, "west was there in my lowest moment when i announced my hiv diagnosis, and we cried together for hours." in the '90s, west saw greatness in a 17-year-old named kobe bryant and teamed h

it ended just east of tucker, georgia. 39-year-old joseph grier who has a criminal record was behindthat spanned all across atlanta, dekalb county, even gwinnett county. both shooters grier and 34-year-old jerry money malone are convicted felons according to officials in georgia. additionally, both may have been experiencing mental health crises and to say this is grier's first rodeo would be a gross understatement. he has, wait for it, 19 arrests. some of which involved the use of a handgun. now, he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and he has been receiving medical treatment: facing numerous charges among them, murder, kidnapping, hijack, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. long rap sheet, laura. >> laura: this was just out of control. >> incredible. >> laura: so sad. so good to see you tonight as always, kevin. thank you. in biden's america, we have seen more chaos, not just at our border, not just in retail stores like kevin was just talking about and on the streets

grier grabbing it and shooting him and taking the bus hostage. >> someone has the driver hostage. >> the driver and his daughter speaking with abc news. >> i don't know exactly what people will do in my place. for me i was right. people always coming first. i was ready to die for them. >> what happened to my dad is not a singular occurrence. it's happening all over the world. >> reporter: the suspect leading police on a dangerous chase through rush hour traffic, causing multiple crashes along the way. all the while grier had the gun on antoine, who had only been on the job for three months. >> he turned the gun on me and i made to go. don't stop. if i stop, he was going to kill me. >> reporter: another passenger telling abc news when police finally stopped the bus, grier threw his gun and tried to disguise himself as one of the victims. >> when i get out, the police point the gun on me. i said, no, i'm not the killer. i'm the driver. and then they ask me, who is the killer? i say him. >> reporter: police say the 39-year-old is a convicted felon with 19 prior arrests. moments before h

the bus later stopped and former convict joseph grier was arrested. one person was found on the bus with a gunshot wound and later died from their injuries. it's not clear if that driver or one of the passengers was the one who died. >>> also in atlanta, four people were shot in rampage in the middle of the day at a food court. a gunman shooting three people before he was shot by miss. and a witness described scene of chaos. >> all of a sudden out of nowhere, like an influx of people were sprinting out of there in all different directions, and we were, like, what is going on. and somebody screamed, there's a shooting, there's a shooter, like, run! >> police say an off-duty officer stopped the shooter who was a convicted felon and could not legally own firearms. >>> a socialite who killed two children in a hit-and-run more than three years ago is sentenced to more than a decade in prison. but the chirldren's family and friends say she showed little remorse and got off easy. >> reporter: a shred of closure for a los angeles-area family still in mourning

the bus later stopped and former convict joseph grier was arrested. one person was found on the bus with a gunshot wound and later died from their injuries. it's not clear if that was a driver or one of the passengers. >>> also in atlanta, four people were shot in a rampage in the middle of the day in a food court. the gunman shooting four people before being shot by police. >> all of a sudden, people were sprinting out of there in all different directions. and we were like, what is going on. and somebody screamed, there's a shooting. there's a shooter, like run. >> an off-duty officer shot the gunman who was a convicted felon and could not legally own firearms. >>> eight men were arrested who were suspected of ties with isis. all eight are from the central asian country of tajikistan. sources say they crossed the southern border going back more than a year. raising no terrorism database alerts at the time. they face removal proceedings but have not been charged in connection with any alleged plots. the arrests bear similarities to a case we reported

sharitta grier is the last american still left on the island.tson good-bye after a months-long bond after their vacation misfortune. >> we've still got to get sharitta back home. she's my adopted sister now. i won't be able to rest until she's home. >> reporter: turks and caicos which depends on tourism for 90% of its economy just amended a law requiring a mandatory 12-year minimum sentence after a u.s. congressional delegation last month visited island officials calling for leniency. >> it was a huge weight that was lifted. >> reporter: this latest release giving new hope to the last american stuck in paradise limbo. dana griffon, nbc news. >>> and coming up next, car dealer chaos. the massive cyber attack that's putting the brakes on dealerships around the country. >>> also, miracle rescue. one hiker's wilderness survival story. country. >>> also, miracle rescue. one hiker's wildderness survival story. put it in check with . a once-daily pill. when symptoms tried to take control, i got rapid relief and reduced fatigue with rinvoq. check! when

that being money grier owns roasted and raw and his downtown business. >> has been burglarized twice this year. numbers speak to the day-to-day life of oakland where the crime has kind of dissipated. the problem is the last night's from year to year. oakland, police say auto burglaries are down 60% commercial burglaries down. 43%. and there has been a 20% reduction in homicides. this all coupled with the governor's deployment earlier this year of 120 additional california highway patrol officers. >> to the town to crack down on crime, you know, fully that doesn't feel like it's down to me. sean parking on city health in montclair village and suffered more than $11,000 in losses and damages in a burglary less than 2 weeks ago. that location has been open a little more than a year and has been hit several times. his urgent care in san leandro has never been burglarized in 7 years. gratefully. i think there's been less window. smash in. >> in montclair village. so that's that's a good thing. but resoundingly people do not feel safe. councilmember noel gallo says oakland still has work t

sharks general manager mike grier says he expects warsofsky to help develop the team's young players. fighting to get cricket recognized as an official high school sport in california. as ktvu, bailey o'carroll explains, it comes as the game experiences a boom in popularity here. following usa's unprecedented upset over powerhouse pakistan last week. >> cricket is the second most played sport on the planet, though less than a quarter of a million people play in the u.s, the country could just be cricket's next frontier, according to the california cricket association. hundreds of kids and their parents in the south bay want the sport to be recognized by the california interscholastic federation, the official governing body of high school sports in the state, as a way to grow the game. they and so many love. >> there is a break in the pathway when they go to high school that is really heartbreaking right now. >> some students in the south bay are introduced to the game as a part of their physical education classes in middle school, but once they reach high school, those opportunities v

but sharks general manager mike grier, he kind of let the cat out of the bag. >> first of all, meet with macklin and his family, and if it is macklin, did i say macklin? we'll meet with we'll meet with them. and, see macklin, well, meet with his agents and his family and just try and decide what's best for him and his development and. >> yeah, worst kept secret, i guess, in the nhl is they're going to draft macklin celebrini unless someone offers him, like, 15 draft picks. but speaking of macklin, his father, rick celebrini, he's been on the warriors staff the past six seasons, and he is the team's vp of player health and performance. so macklin, i know we're talking about the coach, but macklin grew up around the warriors, which is kind of cool. no stephen curry, he's coming home and he's coming home. as long as they draft him, it sounds like they're going to draft him. >> first draft pick. >> it's exciting all the way around. absolutely right. they need that desperately. all right jason thank you little announcement here from our sports department. now you can now get all of the latest

macklin serebryany, widely considered a general national player, while the sharks general manager mike grier, wouldn't say who the team would take. he says the sharks want to add players who can be flexible, who can score and compete. >> got to add some, keep looking to add some character and compete to the group, you know, we do need some scoring, on the wings most likely. and maybe, you know, maybe some center, some center help to take some some pressure off of, you know, granny and will and stuff like that. >> now, on top of the number one pick, the sharks also hold the 14th overall pick in the nhl draft. the draft will be this friday and saturday. it will take place at the sphere in las vegas. >> all right. time now is 718 and time to chat with sal castaneda about how our roads are looking on this tuesday. hi, sal. >> good morning, claudine and dave. well, they're looking kind of normal. i do want to say that we keep going back to this crash in novato, because it's an overturned vehicle southbound 101 at novato boulevard. and, if you're getting on the freeway after that, you're going to

police say the suspect, 39-year-old joseph grier was taken into custody without further incident. >>ike the movies. this day is not indicative of all the days of the city of atlanta, but this is a day we'll never forget. >> reporter: and authorities say that the suspect is a convicted felon who's not allowed to legally have a firearm. he had also been arrested previously 19 times. ana. >> wow, what a wild story. thank you so much, priya sridhar. >>> right now on capitol hill, house speaker mike johnson and republican leaders are holding their weekly press conference where they're planning for a vote today on whether to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress for refusing to turn over audio recordings of president biden's interview with the special counsel investigating his handling of classiied documents. nbc's ali vitali is on capitol hill for us. when can we see this vote and do republicans have the votes to pass it? >> reporter: that is the question that we're asking here, ana, because they can afford at this point to lose two republicans in this vote based o

play it close to the vest when asked about who they plan to select, but sharks general manager mike grierut of the bag. >> first of all, meet with macklin and his family. and if it is macklin, did i say macklin , we'll meet with. we'll meet with them and, see macklin, will meet with his agents and his family and, just to try and decide what's best for him and his development. >> all right, so it'll be macklin celebrini 49ers wide receiver brandon aiyuk. he still doesn't have a contract, and now he's taken to social media to say the niners. they don't even want him. >> no. what well, they said they they said they don't want me back. the sun said i swear money mama. >> yeah i don't know. are you. he could just be messing around. there's no indication the 49ers don't want him. they just might not want to pay him what he's looking for. which is believed to be in the vicinity of around $30 million per year. kind of a sold out. it's all part of the deal now, i guess. so does it ever help, though? really ask? >> clay asked. i guess we'll see. yeah. >> we'll see. time will tell. >> thank you juli

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that being money, grier owns roasted and raw and his downtown business. >>has been burglarized twice this year. numbers speak to the day-to-day life of oakland where the crime has kind of dissipated. the problem is the last night's from year to year. oakland, police say auto burglaries are down 60% commercial burglaries down. 43%. >>and there has been a 20% reduction in homicides. this all coupled with the governor's deployment earlier this year of 120 additional california highway patrol officers. >>to the town to crack down on crime, you know, fully that doesn't feel like it's down to me. sean park in own city health in montclair village and suffered more than $11,000 in losses and damages in a burglary less than 2 weeks ago. that location has been open a little more than a year and has been hit several times. his urgent care in san leandro has never been burglarized in 7 years. gratefully. i think there's been less window. smash in. >>in montclair village. so that's that's a good thing. but resoundingly people do not feel safe. councilmember noel gallo

. >> reporter: police say the suspect joseph grier hijacked the transit bus with 17 people on board.> our 911 operator trying to navigate what was a gunman, with a gun to the head of a bus driver, saying don't stop this bus or else worse will happen. this is the type of thing that obviously no one seems like the movies. >> reporter: you can see the bus driving up the wrong side of the road. police following closely behind. the bus side swiping a car as it continues fleeing from authorities. the high speed chase ending in decalb county after police popped the tires, bringing it to a stop. >> be advised the suspect is at the door with a gun in his hand. please be careful. >> reporter: as passengers exited the bus, swat team members began clearing it discovering a passenger with a gun shot wound. the victim was transported to the hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. >> my heart goes out to the family of the one individual that is deceased at this time. my heart also goes out to the individuals that had to endure this frightening journey across multiple jurisdictions this eve