we mourn with those who mourn and we grieve with those who grieve but we do not grieve like those who have no hope. because our faith gives us hope. and heroes give us hope. we find hope in the heroic actions of the men and woman of law enforcement, the first responders and the doctors, surgeons, nurses and emts who saved lives by their swift actions that day. [applause] mr. pence: we find inspiration and hope in those texas heroes, stephen willeford, the plumber who grabbed his rifle and johnny langendorf, they pursued the attacker in a high-speed chase and saved the lives of americans as a result. [applause] mr. pence: and mostly we find hope in a community of faith and the courage of a mother who shielded children with her own body and in death saved her five-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter. her last moment living out the truth that no greater love has more than this than they should lay down their life. the faith in this community has inspired the nation. and not just the faith and courage of those we lost but those who survived. you see it in the expressions of faith we j

we mourn with those who mourn and we grieve with those who grieve but we do not grieve like those whoave no hope. because our faith gives us hope. and heroes give us hope. we find hope in the her out actions of the men and woman of law enforcement, the first responders and the doctors, surgeons, it and emts who saved lives by their swift actions that day. [applause] we find inspiration heroes, in those texas stephen willeford, the plumber johnnybbed his rifle and langendorf, they pursued the attacker and a high-speed chase and saved the lives of americans as a result. [applause] mr. pence: and mostly we find and in a community of faith the courage of a mother who shielded children with her own body and in death saved her five-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter. her last moment living out the hash that no greater love more than this than they should lay down their life. the faith in this community has inspired the nation. just the faith and courage of those we lost but survived. you see it in the expressions of faith we just heard in the library. from families who told us they wer

i'm still grieving. >> you're still grieving, you said?derstand you are grieving. >> and my emotions just got over me. but i do apologize. >> and ms. lott, ms. danielle lott? >> yes, ma'am. i'm so sorry for doing that in the courtroom. i realize that my emotions took over. and i should have never disrespected you. you are the judge. i should have respected you. this overnight stay has literally -- i work. we was in the jail. i'm so sorry that -- i'm so, so sorry. >> what is it about the experience overnight in jail that has caused you to calm down today? >> i never, ever -- there was a lot of drug addicts and a lot of different type of things around me. and i just -- that's not the life i want to live and i should have respected what you said. i have five children. i have no respect like this at all. >> i appreciate that. so at this time i'm accepting your apologies. i think in the future if you are ever in a courtroom you will be respectful. i'm going to give you credit for the one day served and i'm letting you go right now. >> thank you

ask for it but it was my way of dealing with the loss of finance so it was in a sense my way of grieving and it started the day she died for five years young investigated the practices of the medical on drug industries and in doing so he says he realized have influence had permeated every construct of modern society the loss of his daughter coupled with the shocking truth see uncovered through his medical research led him to write death by prescription and become one

iain that would be big news for those grieving family members. iain and lucy. >> thank you, bruce. >>> the jury in the trial against new jersey senator bob menendez says they cannot reach a unanimous verdict. they're deadlocked. so jurors in that bribery and corruption trial starte from scratch today. why? because they had an alternate juror join them. the judge let one of the others go on the panel because she a pre schedule vacation. the jurors are excused for the day. they'll be back tomorrow morning around 9:30 to consider deliberations. >> as i said two and adversary had a years ago when i first faced these charges, i was innocent. and clearly there are jurors who believe in my innocence. >> prosecutors say the democratic senator took gifts from a wealthy florida donor in he can change for political influence. that donor and menendez say they are just friends and nothing more. >>> republican lawmakers in the house and senate remain divided over how to best rewrite the tracks code. something lawmakers have not done in decades. one big differe

dominic grieve. detailed debate on the eu withdrawal bill still to go — they will return to it on december the 11th — when they've finished debating the budget. now let's take a look at some other news in brief. emmerson mnangagwa has been sworn—in as the new president of zimbabwe. he formally took up office in a ceremony in the national sports stadium in harare, in front of tens of thousands of people. people in the country took to the streets in the capital harare following the news that 93 year old president mugabe — who'd run the country since 1980 — was finally standing down. so peers asked what would the uk do to support the country? as zimbabwe's oldest friend, we will do all we can to support a legitimate government to rebuild the country, working with international and regional partners and addressing economic and human rights and constitutional issues, including free and fair elections. the uk's amphibious forces capable of landing troops from the sea are an elite fighting force vital for a

father, our hearts are grieved by the deaths of these brothers and sisters in christ.: the senior pastor led the church in prayer. >> we pray for the families there. q: were killed when a gunman, matt kelley, open fire. nobody and the church knew the victims personally, but they feel a spiritual connection. >> it's pretty shocking, in the middle of a service, somebody comes in with a gun inserts to fire away. generationms to be a of lower values and people of faith are not treated the same. q: they saying, parade, and grieved, all the while turning to a higher power for guidance. >> god is in control. >> yes, i do agree for my brothers and sisters in christ who died today, but i rejoice that they do know their savior and their place in heaven is secured. pray forid not just the victims of the mass shooting, th family. q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: we continue to follow the developments in texas. be the first to know when breaking news happens with the abc seven news app. a police involved shooting in montgomery county. q mccray pulling double duty is live at the scen

but the painful process of grieving for entire communities is only just of grieving for entire communitiesmunities is only just beginning. james robbins, bbc news. mps have begun what will be more than a week of debate on key legislation that will pave the way for brexit. at the moment eu laws and regulations affect almost every part of our lives — whether it's agriculture or finance. the bill before the commons now will bring all of that under british law. but asjon pienaar reports — there are already plenty of signs that the bill will not have an easy passage. this report contains flash photography. brexit, still a work in progress comments about westminster taking back control. but the planning and scheming is now intense. and tonight it is clear that big questions of how, even when, britain finally leaves are up for grabs. is this a meaningless vote? brexiteers like liam fox and borisjohnson are now told that the brexit deadline of march 2019 will be met by law, but the brexit secretary would love to know if the way is clear to leave on schedule. and tonight there is still no knowing.

while also grieving for the last one i am of march eleventh and i know the pain of losing a loved one to extremism i lost my brother to us about twenty fifteen when he was killed in kenya. and i know from experience that there is no support out there for families and i want to make sure that changes. safe is an independent support service for those struggling to come to terms with losing their loved ones to terror it's launched a helpline to provide emotional support and information for families there they can share their experiences of being damaged by extremist ideology without fear of being judged and more than eight hundred british citizens have gone to iraq and syria to fight alongside radical groups and it's estimated that about half of them have already returned to the u.k. the largest number in europe as for how to handle those who return and their families you know neil's been discussing just how divisive an issue it is. perfectly free to set such a group up however my question would be that when you're talking about what should be widely supported i think frankly we should b

funeral home accused of de foughting grieving families.judge is granted a temiary retraining order against more victims come forward >> he tells me he is still fighting to get his brother's remains from the funeral home and as this funeral homes remains closed dozens of other families are womdzer when they will see their loved once. you cannot take money from any potential klits. officer jamen royster and managing director james agg have been prit ping it more than a year but proper licenses and several inches where roy jper is convinced someone to pay for funeral costs n one case the family lost 47,000. dozens are coming forward tonight like eric chessly and johnson who are still phone certificates. >> i'm slow. >> but mine is not needed. >> not needed at all. >> how did you find that out. >> i called' miss. >> what did they tell you. >> they told me i need to contact her. >> does the funeral home still have your brother's remains. >> i don't know who has them now. i'm very, very hurt and i want to get lower behind this. it's not right. i

how did you handle that grieving process?ith the grieving process, because at our wedding, we didn't just make it a commitment to each other, we made it a commitment to team draft, to the lung cancer community. so when she passed, we continued what was started on that day, and that was standing up for people and changing the face of lung cancer. the numbers are terrible. lung cancer kills more than prostate, colon, pancreatic combined. my wife was in amazing shape, never smoked. she was the picture of health. so how do you get people to care research? they care about people. they don't fight for research because they care about cancer. they hate cancer, can't stand cancel. they fight for it because they care about people. so i'm at stadiums all over and i'm reminding our survivors that if you believe that anyone can get lung cancer, you're not just fighting for yourself, you're fighting for everybody. everybody in this stadium. >> all season long chris draft has been taking survivors to nfl games across the country in part of

. >> reporter: good evening, this is a tragedy beyond words, while many in the community are grieving, the family and a statement said that the dad and boys spent their last days doing what they love. they played in an annual father and son basketball tournament.>> it is horrible. it is so shocking. >> [ crying ] >> reporter: just returning from thanksgiving break, the news was hard to take for this baseball manager. he is thinking about his friend who was the right-handed pitcher. >> he was the nicest kid. if you need a pick me up he always had the best jokes. >> reporter: he was the lone survivor of the crash on interstate 80 that claimed the life of his father, darrell horn, his younger brother, joseph, and his uncle troy biddle and baden biddle from bainbridge washington. >> people will come together and send wishes. >> reporter: the cell phone video shows the carnage saturday night. they were hit by a driver who left the scene. the impact overturn the vehicle causing the fatalities. they closed westbound 8412 hours. there were six injured as well and a child. the hit-and-run driv

the orlando mayor, tweets, our community grieves with sutherland springs. and former president barack obama tweeted, we grieve with the families of sutherland springs. may god grant all of us the wisdom to ask what concrete steps we can take to reduce the violence and weaponry in our midst. our coverage of the mass shooting in texas continues on our abc 7 news app and online. >>> now, to a story abc 7 news broke last night at 11:00. a shotgun, a rifle and ammunition stolen from a car in the tenderloin. how one state lawmaker is demanding answers. >> reporter: shattered glass marks the spot where a sheriff's car was broken into on friday night. guns and ammo ripped off. >> the first is going to be a shotgun. it's a 12 gauge pump action, blue steel with a brown stock. and the second firearm, is ar-4. >> rounds was stolen, too. >> unsecured weapons in it. that's just crazy to me. >> reporter: this man says he sees car break-ins all the time in the tenderloin. it's not career where the guns and ammo were left. but those weren't the only items taken. >> it's goi

vice president mike pence spoke to the grieving community and >> i grieve today with those who grieve. but also we gather in the resolve that this evil must come to an end. >> first baptist parishioners told nbc4 news that he attended the church just five days before the shooting. >>> right now the search is on for a man attacked a woman. this is a sketch of the man. police say he jumped out from behind a bush. grabbed her, ripped her shirt, she managed to get away and call police. >>> parents of students in montgomery county desperately in need of money to help with the school. >> doesn't have any additional fun along with their children. pictures of the high school show damaged cre damaged ceilings and windows and parents want to see these repaired. >> really upset that poolsville is not getting attention we think it deserves. >> school board has decided to listen to parents concerns and revote on the high school repairs come november 27th. >>> right now crews are breaking ground on the new world war i memorial. it will be in pershing park at the corner of 14th and pennsylvania aven

mike pence visits with the grieving families.>>> investigators in texas have watched actual video that captured the shooting last sunday inside the church. hello again everyone. authorities are now saying that the gunman had a violent past full of red flags. he lied on his background check which gave him access to buy the guns. some lawmakers are working to close the loopholes that allowed it to happen.>>> mike pence comforted those who attended a vigil today. he visited the first baptist church where the gunman the killed 26 people and wounded 20 others. caroline shively is live with more on the vice presidents a visit and the investigation.>> reporter: vice president mike pence said it is bureaucratic failures that allowed the shooters to buy the guns he used in sunday's massacre.>> i offer the condolences of the american people. the american people are with you.>> reporter: mike pence attending a community prayer gathering on wednesday. he met with grieving residence after two dozen members of the church were shot to death on sunday. the vice president saying more than 100 fbi agent

it alleges that the business charged grieving families for services it did not provide. d.c.'s attorney general says the funeral home was operating without a proper license. the funeral home says it is not making a statement about this case. all remains have been moved to the office of the chief medical examiner. fairfax county police want people to keep an eye out for abuse of children with autism. this comes as employees were arrested for assault. school bus driver james duffy iii and edmond bailey were accused of assaulting the 11-year-old boy twice in one week. the incidents happened last month. a staff member witnessed the second assault to intervene. duffy on administrative leave and bailey resigned. a statement from fairfax public schools says their actions do not reflect the expectations of the district or the dedication of the employees who care deeply about the well-being of all students, especially those who are most vulnerable. >>> 4:35 right now. one of three missing teens from prince william county has been found. the girl flt middle of the screen has been found

it was failing to deliver services grieving families had paid for. and that it failed to refund tens of thousands of dollars in life insurance payments. the gregory's say the place wreaked. >> like ammonia and trying to cover up the death smell. >> ryu was supposed to be buried in three days, instead the funeral home stalled for weeks and months later, the gregory's were still waiting to get their grandmother's remains from the unlicensed funeral director. >> she's still here, she's in the freezer. >> a month after. a month after. >> you're like, freezer. >> wow. because it did not have a license to operate, the funeral home was unable to from dc to cremated bodies soed bodies remained in the homes. those were the remains that just been recovered and dc is still looking for next of kin for many of those people. leslie. >> this is astounding, bruce, t. if you think your loved one may be among the remains, the dc medical examiner is urging you to call. >>> another shocking story to share with you tonight. for the second time this week, a fairfax county

counselors will be on hand to help those who are grieving. police are asking witnesses to come forward as they search for the shooter. in concord, i'm jessica flores, kpix5. >> authorities and south bay are searching for these men. john bivins and trammell mcclough escaped while being held at a palo alto courthouse. the men somehow broke loose from a deputy yesterday, unlocked their handcuffs and jumped into getaway cars nearby. police believe they fled the bay area and ped prisoners are in -- were in jail accused of holding up video stores. both men are considered dangerous. if you see them, call 911. >> wildfire discovery -- recovery will be discussed this morning. there will be a vote on several resolutions in santa rosa. one would extend the local emergency because of potential complications from the rainy season and at 9:00, the napa county board of supervisors will consider requests from the public works department related to wildfire recovery. >>> a shelter that houses people displaced by the wildfires will close. the shelter in santa

. >>> the grieve continues in -- grieving continues in sutherland springs, texas and so does the search for answers. we've just learned the church -- gasolened the church where it happened will be -- just learned the church where it happened will be demolished and a new one built in its place. they're also working to access the killer's iphone. the community is preparing to lay to rest the 26 victims of this week's mass shooting even as first baptist will reopen in another facility on sunday. >>> the arrest of three ucla freshmen basketball players could have an impact on the nba game between the l. a. lakers and washington wizards. tonight. that's because one of lakers' star lonzo ball. evan koslofbreaks down what happened and why this story is getting so much attention. >> reporter: before this trip took nasty turn, the trio looked pretty happy in that tweet sent out by basketball. there to take in the sights and play some basketball. that's when things went wrong. on tuesday rookies liangelo ball and cody riley and jalen hill were arrested. they were accused of stealing sunglasses fr

caroline shively is live where the but -- vice president tried to comfort grieving families p.m. --.>> reporter: moments ago vice president arrived back in dc. earlier this evening when he was here in texas he said it was bureaucratic failures that allowed the church shooter to buy the guns used in the massacre.>> i offer the condolences of the american people. the american people are with you.>> reporter: mike pence attending a prayer gathering on wednesday. he met with grieving residence after more than two dozen numbers of the first baptist church in sutherland springs were shot to death on sunday. he said more than 100 fbi agents are working on the investigation. and pledging the full resources of the federal government. this as the department of defense is conducting a review into how devon kelly was able to purchase weapons.>> we now know it was a crime the assailant was ever able to purchase a firearm in the first place. he lied on his application and had a history of mental illness. and there were bureaucratic failures. >> reporter: he also got an update from law enforcement a

so we mourn with those who mourn and we grief with those who grieve, but our faith gives us hope.ses and emts who undoubtedly saved lives by their swift action that day. [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause ] >> and we fine inspiration and hope in those texas heroes. steven, the plumber who grabbed his rifle and engaged the assailant and johnny who we just met who engaged that man in a high speed chase and saved the lives of americans as a result. [ cheers and applause ] >> and mostly we find hope in a community of faith. the courage of a mother, joann ward, who shielded her children with her own body. and in death saved her 5-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter. to her last moment living out the truth that no greater love has one than this than they should lay down their life. the faith in this community has inspired the nation. and not just the faith and courage of those we lost, but those who survived. we see it in the expressions of faith that we just heard in the library. families who told us that they were standing on the rock in these troubled

he along with many are going through a grieving process.is work. >> you just get up every day. i don't think about the negative, i think about going forward.>> reporter: or others, it's a lot tougher.>> everything they knew when a way for them overnight. that type of trauma is huge. >> reporter: shirley worked in a health and human services department and is a family therapist. she says the loss from the fire is felt all across the county and now more than ever people need to rally together. >> untreated depression can very easily lead to suicide. it happens all the time. and so does depression tell you? it can. >> reporter: many people will be spending holidays in unfamiliar places. she is worried about the long road ahead after the holiday season. >> suicide rates jump after the holidays and not before the holidays. people are often together during the holidays. that togetherness needs to stick with us. >> reporter: the county has received federal grant money to train crisis counselors. people need to remove the stigma when it comes to me

grieving father. the 49ers talk about marquise goodwin )s decision to play...hours after the death of his baby. plus, a new push to stop south bay speeders... arming civilians with radar. next. right now at 6: cracking down on speeders. >>> finally tonight, i want to share with you a story about an unlikely pair of cop buddies. the experienced law man and his pint-sized deputy, who hopes to some day pin on a real badge. for now, he's happy to learn the beat from a seasoned veteran. this story, by the way, comes to us from a viewer in tennessee and is part of our series "those who serve." >> i will grow up and be a police officer. >> reporter: run afoul of the law, and you just might come face to face with sawyer shimming, in another 17 years or so. >> i'll grab their hand and put it right in, and snap this back in. >> reporter: he's only 4, but he's ready. with uniform. >> we wear it when there's emergencies. >> reporter: whistle. >> you can hear when i blow it so loud in traffic. >> reporter: and a partner. and together, they hit the streets of newport, tennes

the minister that did their wedding did her funeral as well. >> chris and dana grieved for sarah.o tried to comfort a shattered ryan. >> i remember him telling me, dana, i love her so much. >> ryan was so distraught, he felt he couldn't go back to the home he had bought with sarah. so while he waited for his trial date, he moved in with his mother. >> it was great to have him staying with me, but -- >> there's only one topic in the household, huh? >> there's two. trying to grieve for sarah, at the same time this young man who lost the love of his love, he's trying to grieve for his wife and he's got a murder charge hanging over his head that he might go to prison the rest of his life. >> ryan wondered why couldn't everybody just see that he loved his wife and the death wasn't murder? the case goes to court and outcomes the evidence. >> it would be virtually impossible for somebody to fall asleep and not wake up. >> and later, ryan speaks out at jay chooses to run every day. no matter what it brings. or where he is. and pain doesn't hold him back. thanks to dr. scholl's running ins

a lawsuit against a local funeral home accusing them of operating without a license and charging grieving families for services they never got. >>> cori coffin has been working this story, cori, what have you learned. >> reporter: we know multiple families are still trying to get the money back from the austin roysster funeral home as well as paperwork. we've tried reaching out to anyone operating the funeral home. they're not answering as of tonight and we've tried to find out more from the officials who gotten no response so far. let me give you a look at some paperwork filed. now, in this case, in one of these cases with this lawsuit, if the funeral home is accused of pocketing $47,000 of one deceased man's life insurance put payout. they 11 the chief operating officer, ja mel roysster advised them to sign over his $53,000 life insurance policy in order to pay for a funeral that cost less than $6,000. he said that roysster assured him she'd be paying the rest of that back to him. that's $47,000. several months calls, text messages and even two cross country trips later, haze only got a

we heard from dominic grieve, the former attorney general, saying it was a strange amendment that setment. that is the concern of some mps that you might not be able to extend the negotiations, for example, with the european union if other eu countries were to agree. they are worried about being boxed in. the other area which is more about the process is the powers ministers insist they need just to get through the amount of work they have to get through to make sure british law is in good shape once they leave the european union. that could also prove a problem for theresa may, again not imminently, but it could be where we have to see some compromises from the government. an interesting point from ken clarke. an argument that had been going on since the referendum. an argument about the mandate. what did the referendum say to parliament and mps question at what powers did it give to them? we are leaving the european union but the referendum did not decide how we are leaving european union. all of thatis are leaving european union. all of that is up to mps, house of commons and the h

reporter: the president went on to say america is praying for the victims and their families and grieving along side with them. >>>after this latest mass shooting, many democrats are again calling for gun control. house minority leader nancy pelosi released a statement saying as we mourn the lives that were cruelly cut short, we must respond not only with prayer and unwavering love, but with action. she went on to say much more needs to be done in the congress to ensure that no other family is forced to endure such an unimaginable tragedy. now, east bay congressman responded on twitter saying helpless were the worshipers as a madman sprayed bullets into their sanctuary. not helpless, congress, can't be our normal hashtag talk about it now. >> former president obama also expressed condolences and called for change writing we grieve with all the families in sutherland springs harmed by this act of hatred. and may god grant all of us the wisdom to ask what concrete steps we can take to reduce and violence and weaponry in our midst. >>>investigators have been working through most of the night

the gunman's father tells abc news we are grieving. our family is grieving. don't want our live, our grandchildren's lives destroyed by this media circus. and we're getting more chilling details of the horrifying ordial. video from a church camera shows the shooter methodically going to each pew and then opening fire. vice president mike pence was on hand in sutherland springs overnight. >> faith is stronger than evil. no attack, no act of violence will ever break diminish the faith of the american people. >> this is just amazing. i mean we've lived here 17 years and i've never seen the outpouring of love like financially, emotionally, the people are just -- i'm proud -- makes me proud to live here. >> the fbi has been struggling to unlock the killer's cell phone. apple now says it's offering advice on how to access the phone. >>> investigators are refusing to comment on reports that baseball star roy halladay was showing off in his plane before it crashed. video obtained by tmz shows the moments before it went down in the gulf of mexico. witnesses say he app

a local funeral home tonight is accused of taking advantage of grieving families. we're hearing from a woman who claims the business oh s her thousands of dollars. her story coming up next. lindsay watts, what are you work ing on? >> up next we are talking about holiday hugging and some controversial advice from the girl scouts organization. why make your kids hug their relatives. we'll tell you what's behind that and what people are saying. up next on a little who he we call the final five, the feds are looking to change the way you access the internet. what does net neutrality mean and we'll break it down for what it means you, the consumer. you should watch it. next, s 11:30. pass bass >> an update on the fox5 exclusive we brought you last night about a d.c. funeral home at the center of a lawsuit. d.c. attorney general thes onier funeral has been operating without proper licenses and stealing from customers. fox5 speaking exclusively to one woman who says the funeral home took $5,000 from her father's life insurance payout and some of the money was supposed to

pence spoke to the grieving community and offered condolences and support. >> we gather today to grieve with those who grieve but also we gather in the resolve that this evil must come to an end. >> first baptist parishioners tell nbc news that the shooter, devin kelley, and his children attended the annual fall festival at that church five days before the shooting. >>> president trump is in china and right now he is on his way to his final event in beijing. there is a state dinner in about 20 minutes. >> during his trip, president trump met with business leaders. china ease premiere and president kping ping. pet talked about the trade deficit with china. he said he doesn't blame china for doing something but there has to be a level there will be more later this hour. >>> ralph northam made his first appearance on wednesday as virginia's governor-elect. during the first appearance, he said he will work with the white house and pledged to fight for responsible gun control and affordable quality health care. his biggest challenge will be how to stop the growing opioid crisis. northam was

>> he never acted like a grieving husband.f he had, i wouldn't have had these thoughts. >> so your thoughts actually increased over the course of the time that you were with him? >> yes. >> but you know what they say about assumptions. it wasn't scott. >> me and my brothers took them down. at first, i was okay with it. but once they put the posters up and everywhere i went, i saw my mother's face, it drove me crazy, it broke my heart seeing her face splattered all over the pictures. >> so expectations faded again. a couple more months went by and then a girl who knew kelsey heard a strange little story. overheard it actually. a guy saying he saw someone a gurn on a dirt road around the time teresa was killed. >> did she associate it with this crime. >> she knew miss teresa was killed down that way so she reported it. >> was this the break they were looking for? >> the tip led to real flesh and blood. in fact, to a quite literal snake in the grass. >>> a curious incident from teresa's past. could it shed light on the crime? com

all of america is grieving with you and standing with you. then as john roberts point out, the president was answering a question from a q and a session and said mental health seems to be a problem in this shooting. it's not a gun issue it's a very, very sad event. we'll follow events on that. and the japanese prime minister shinzo abe. all of this has become part of the president's trip. this is the tart of the president's 12-day five-nation tour. next up he and the first lady will attend a state dinner before heading to south korea. president trump will also travel to china, vietnam and the philippines before return together united states on the 14th. you can stay with us at fox news for full coverage of the president's trip to asia. coming up, "fox news sunday." i just want to share my appreciation, all of our camera crews and our people in the field in asia as well as sutherland springs, texas. it has been a difficult day for the united states and a difficult row for the president to hoe in asia. i'm kelly wright for fox news. n] what?! -

. >> reporter: people in this small texas town coming together to grieve and remember the 26 lives lost after authorities say sunday 26-year-old devin kelley opened fire inside this church using a ruger assault rifle with the intent to kill as many people as possible. roseann soliz watched the shooting spree in horror. >> people screaming and people crying and, momma, where are you, momma. the little kids. there were a lot of children. i saw bodies with a lot of blood. that's all i saw. i wasn't about to get out from where i was hiding. he was going through the rows to see who was shot and who wanted. >> did you play dead? >> yes, i did. i played dead. and i made sure that i hit under the bench. >> reporter: military records show the former airman was convicted of domestic violence for abusing his then wife and 11-month-old stepson. that record should have stopped him from being able to buy the murder weapon. but the air force admits they never gave the information to the fbi which maintained the database used for the background check. >> i just wish i could have gotten there faster. i'

. >> reporter: people in this small texas town coming together to grieve and remember the 26 lives lost after authorities say sunday 26-year-old devin kelley opened fire inside this church using a ruger assault rifle with the intent to kill as many people as possible. >> he was going through the rows to see who was shot and who wasn't. >> reporter: rose ann watched the shooting spree in horror. >> people screaming and people crying and momma, where are you, momma, the little kids. there was a lot of children. i saw bodies with a lot of blood. >> reporter: this morning, more information about the killer. military records show the former airman was convicted of domestic violence for abusing his then-wife and 11 month old stepson. that record should have stopped him from being able to buy the murder weapon. but the air force admits they never gave the information to the fbi which maintains the database used for the background check. >> just wish i could have gotten there faster. i'm no hero. i mean, i am not. >> reporter: steven willeford the man who officials say stepped in to stop kelley

and tonight, i spoke to a pastor who said that before they can even begin grieving, first, they have to bury the dead, and because there are several families facing multiple funerals, the community is coming together to help them pay for it. david? >> matt gutman leading us off tonight. and matt, as you know, the death toll might have been even higher here, had there not been that neighborhood who tried to take down the shooter in the parking lot in front of the church. that neighborhood is the stephen willeford. he heard the gunfire in the church from his own home, and tonight, his very emotional account of why he was moved to act. >> all i want to stress today is the people at that church, they're friends of mine, they're family. and every time i heard a shot, i knew that that probably represented a life. i was scared to death. i was. i was scared for me and i was scared for every one of them. and i was scared for my own family that just lived less than a block away. i -- i'm not hero. i am not. i think my god, my lord protected me and gave me the skills to do what needed to be don

>> reporter: katie says the family grieved in full view of the media. >> i felt like it was a circuswere the monkeys. everybody was watching us. >> reporter: police were watching, too. prosecutor susan treadway. >> we have to review all the evidence. we have to see where it leads us. >> reporter: investigators pulled surveillance video from the chick-fil-a restaurant where ross said he took cooper for breakfast. there they were, father and son. >> nothing really seems out of the ordinary. i mean, this looks like a father and son grabbing breakfast. it doesn't look like a child killer waiting to carry out his crime. >> i would say completely to the contrary. i looked at the video, and when i first saw it and i thought it seemed very out of the ordinary. in particular, the way that he was introducing cooper to some of the workers there. and how they eventually described it to us as being almost like he was putting on a show, almost like he was going out of his way to do that. >> reporter: but maybe more interesting, prosecutor jesse evans says, was what the video showed about cooper. >

now a grieving daughter finds herself in legal limbo after she's prevented from burying her >>> boy, if you're watching us, aren't you glad you're not sitting in this? this is a live look from chopper 4 flying over westbound i-66 near fair oaks. traffic is slow for miles. it looks painful out there. >> that is nasty. >>> a young man is found shot to death in the woods and now prince george's county police need some answers. he was found last night near a neighborhood of a townhouse. news4's justin finch explains the details detectives are following tonight. >> reporter: somewhere out there a person who pulled the trigger and shot a man who died along this wooded walkway. a crime close to home that many who live nearby wish would come to an end. this neighbor did not want to be seen on camera. >> i just see maybe like 10 cars come through and then there's a fire truck. >> reporter: close to 9:20 last community on the 6300 block of sun valley terrace. the victim reported to be a man in his 20s. >> they just put the gates in like a week or two ago. they're trying to stop it. it just has

we had ken clarke, dominic grieve, others nodding along when they said there was no way they would accepthis. they think it would accept this. they think it would box the government in too much and you need flexibility and possibly in 18 months' time, you never know, to extend the negotiations if the other eu countries all agreed that is possible. but they said if it is on the face of the bill you do not have that wriggle room. so several conservatives may oppose this at a later date. they need a lot of conservatives to rebel if there is to bea conservatives to rebel if there is to be a defeat because there are a set number of people on the labour side were happy to go along with the government. so complicated business but that and the so—called henry viii powers, these powers that ministers say they need to get through all this work, but will also bea through all this work, but will also be a moment of controversy for the prime minister. what people do not know, if there were to be a government defeat, what then would happen but we're not there yet. many thanks. time now for a look at th

residents of a grieving texas town came together last night to remember those killed during sunday'she survivors who are still recovering. adding to their shock and pain an admission from the u.s. air force about the shooter's criminal history that should have prevented him from ever buying a gun. abc's danya bacchus is live in sutherland springs with the latest on the investigation. good morning, danya. >> reporter: good morning, matt. authorities say this shooting was not racially or religiously motivated. authorities have not released a specific motive, they do say that this may have been rooted in a domestic dispute. they say devin kelley expressed anger towards his mother-in-law who attends the church. overnight -- >> who is the victor? you are, lord. >> reporter: people in this small texas town coming together to grieve and remember the 26 lives lost after authorities say sunday 26-year-old devin kelley opened fire inside this church using a ruling we areer assault rifle with the incumbent to kill as many people as possible. >> rose an watched the shooting spree in horror. >> p

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