we're talking with, uh, chuck heston. you know, you were one of the-- one of the actors among others that i know-- that set aside a-a certain time out of motion pictures to, uh, to play the boards, as they say. to go out in the theater, because it's a stimulation. it gives you a chance to expand a little bit and, uh-- >> different kind of problem. different kind of, uh, responsibility. >> and work at that craft of acting. >> yeah. you bet. >> and very often a lot of people who are predominantly motion picture people are a little reluctant to do that because it kind of-- they feel that it opens up them to and critics have been-- as you know-- >> yeah. >> over history have been almost super-critical of "movie people" who work legitimate stage. even though-- that you have done this before. does that bother you at all? laying your self open to the critics? to say, "okay. here's chuck heston--" >> well. a couple of actors have asked me that. but all you're risking is your vanity, johnny. >> right. >> and maybe that's a healthy

we're talking with, uh, chuck heston. you know, you were one of the-- one of the actors among others that i know-- that set aside a-a certain time out of motion pictures to, uh, to play the boards, as they say. to go out in the theater, because it's a stimulation. it gives you a chance to expand a little bit and, uh-- >> different kind of problem. different kind of, uh, responsibility. >> and work at that craft of acting. >> yeah. you bet. >> and very often a lot of people who are predominantly motion picture people are a little reluctant to do that because it kind of-- they feel that it opens up them to the critics. >> yeah. >> over history have been almost super-critical of "movie people" who work legitimate stage. even though-- that you have done this before. does that bother you at all? laying your self open to the critics? to say, "okay. here's chuck heston--" >> well. a couple of actors have asked me that. but all you're risking is your vanity, johnny. >> right. >> and maybe that's a healthy thing to do every so oft

heston was the head of the nra.when reagan was up for his second term, i was standing in the atrium where the nominations were about to take place and was not in the mood to listen to the speeches. i had heard them all so many times, different people giving them, so i was trying to figure out a way to sneak out without being seen, which was tough for me because i am a little conspicuous. sons standing there and my was a page, and pages have to stay there. they run errands for the various elected officials and whatever they are called on to do. i was standing there and in charlton heston. i sneak out the door and go downstairs and talk to the reporters. i always had great respect and affection for reporters. areeeling is that there some you're responsible people like there are in every profession, but generally it is a tough job to be a good reporter. reporters and fun wanted to go down to the basement of the building where they had these kiosks. they had one from the new york times, the los angeles times, the washin

a gunman goes on a rampage in the small town of heston. wichita. including the gunman are dead d many more people are hurt. nbc 6 reporter michael spears has been following tt story all morning long. the first thing i want to ask you, michael, is about this possible south florida connection that the suspect could have. >> reporter: sheli, at this time nbc news hasn't independedely verified the name of the suspect, but new information shows he is from south orida and has had run-ins with the law. brand new video from overnight. overnight investigators working to piece together what exactly happened here as far as motive. that i iludes looking at the suspect's home. we're working to confirm the name of the shooter. as far as the investigation overnight, rly reports from neighbors led officials to believe there may have been more victims inside the suspect's shooter. there are concerns the place was boobytrapped when police say they rolled up, heard music playing but that stopped when officers got out of their vehicle. checked out. daepities say the s

. >> for nbc 6 there are reports from the manufturing plant in heston where the shooting took place. >> reporter: a massive police presence outside t t excel industries plant in heston, kansas, after a gunman entered the complex and opened fire. workers inside the building described a chaotic scene. >> everybody was running, people were screaming. people were crying. we didn't know what to do. >> more people running, pop, pop, pop, pop. i started running, too. >> reporter: when it was over, four peoe were killed including the gunman. more than a dozen wounded, many critically. witnesses say the suspect who was an employee offhe plant w armed with an assault-style weapon and a handgun. police say the man also shot and wounded three people he he went inside and opened fire. >> it didn't matter who it was, he had no specific target. he was shooting anyone that got in his way. >> reporter: the first officer to arrive immediately engaged thehe gunman and single hand idly took him down. >> even though he took fire, he went inside that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far

there are several crime scenes in heston. they are around the excel plant. the shooter is among the dead. he was an employee of the company. they happened at the plant in a parking lot and two other locations. investigators say at one point listen to this woman who works there and neighbors with the shooter. i feel like i'm in a nightmare,ky not believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. ten feet away. >> it has been a tense situation there in kansas, she was reunited with her husband moments later which you saw, four people are dead and 14 hurt in the shooting. right now we're working with our stations in kansas to get moore about the shooting. way get you more details. we have developments in a murder cold case. cmpd arrested eye na feldman's son charged him with killing his mother in 2014. and coleen harry was the first to break the story. she covered the case extensively >> a little over an hour ago they transported him to the county jail. he came in earlier today near the headquarters for questioning after investigators a

. >>> new details are emerging about the man who opened fire at his workplace in heston kansas yesterday. three people were killed, 14- pound wounded. then police killed the gunman during the attack. >>reporter: police in kansas say shooting suspect cedric ford was served with a protection from abuse order in the factory where he worked 90 minutes before he opened fire. >> he didn't display anything that was outrageous. he was upset he was getting this letter. >>reporter: ford who had a criminal record left work after getting the order and first opened fire from his car hitting someone in a vehicle. he then shot another driver and stole their car before heading back to the excel plant. >> shots fired the shooting excel industries in heston. person in the parking lot and another 14 inside the building before an officer gunned behind him down the officers is being called a hero. >> he had to stop that threat. you got 2 or 300 people in there luckily 2 or 300 people came out. >>reporter: representatives rushed to the factory after hearing about the shooting. one couple was reunited as camer

heston is about 35 miles north of wichita and is a community of about 3700 residents. on thursday, it was the scene of a huge law enforcement presence as the investigators closed in on the xl century's plant, which manufacturers lawnmower and turf employees who made it out alive are in disbelief over what happened. >> our hearts go out to our employees and families in this tragedy. >> it did not appear that ford was targeting speakak regions, specific individuals. >> now to the race for the white house, new jersey governor, chris christie, backing t tmp. announcing that he's officially endorsing the republican frontrunner. >> you inherited $2 million -- >> yeah, trump's endorsement comes after an explosive night after last night's debate. ump feeling the heat, many say, from marco rubio and ted cruz. chris christie throwing his support behind trump as the war of words gets worse between the candidates. >> continuing today from both rubio and cruz, and in true >> there is no better fighter than donald trump. >> reporter: the billionaire frontrunner received a major boos

this happened in heston kansas, which is about 20 miles north of wichita at a business called xcel industries. hi, everyone. i'm vanessa welch. >> and i'm mark ockerbloom. officials are about to update the situation any minute but let's begin with eric ration musen with what we know. eric. >> the number of those killed as you mentioned is still up in the air because authorities say they just have so many different scenes on their hands in that situation. several wichita news outlets and the new york daily news are identifying the shooter as this man, sedric ford, a worker at that plant, and according to the post on his facebook page he was feeling fed up. before 5:00. >> we heard a pop, pop and thought it was just meant upon the ground, and then the doors opened. people started screaming and front. >> reporter: workers say it was chaos, people running as the shots kept running one after another in heston kansas. >> it's almost a worst-case >> reporter: the shooter reported armed with an ak-47 not only firing inside the heavy duty lawn equipment plant but before that from his car leaving sever

officials say ford first fired shots at an intersection in heston hitting a man in his car. they say then two miles away he forced another driver off the road and got him out of the vehicle and shot him in the leg and then took off with his car. ford ended up at his workplace where he shot 15 people, killing three of them. police shot and killed ford. police say one woman is charged with providing ford with the guns he used in those attacks. >>> two of mcdowell county teens have been charged with a threatening mass destruction on social media. the 13-year-old boys named students and teachers at west mcdowell middle school and threatened to rape and kill them. the messages started two weeks ago and they are not happy with investigators response. >> it's always been tough for us to sit there and tell them to be patient and let us find out the details. >> some parents said they kept their children home from school friday worried about the threats. >>> this week teachers have the chance to voice their opinions about what it's really like to teach in north carolina. the state boa

the factory, another location in heston where a person was shot in the leg and the town of newton where a man was shot in the shoulder and a fourth location. >> new tonight, the governor is getting a firsthand at the damage down in charlotte county. he arrived around 7:00 tonight and walked around communities hardest hit yesterday by severe weather. you can see him here meeting who's home was destroyed when the ef-1 tornado moved through his neighborhood. >>> a lively presidential debate as they battle it out for the final time before super tuesday. pretty much it turned into a trump verses rubio debate. when you look at the latest numbers, that's how it's shaping up as well. donald trump has a huge lead in the polls out today. 44% of the votes compared to rubio's 28. our political reporter joins with us those debates. >> it was explosive. at times the arguing developed into noise. trump verses rubio with ted cruz taking a big swing as well. will it be enough to make a difference voters on super tuesday? >> you hire workers -- >> i'm the only one on the stage that's hired people. >> the

we'll of course update you as we get more information on n heston kansas. >>> the latest on the rock slide that's caused a traffic -- cdot has one lane of i-70 open in both directions, that happened late this afternoon. a massive rock slide shut down i-70 completely last week. crews were able to it fw one lane moving on sunday. state trooper vehicles will be guiding traffic through both directions. hour-long delays are still possible, especially during >>> a pks e teacher is on leave after being arrested for child porn charges, they sent letters to the parents about the arrest of lucas young. the letter to the parents, the school's principal says it does not appear that the students from the school are involved. >>> a former death row inmate now accused of a new crime, wilkerson was arrested sunday, for allegedly kidnapping and raping a woman in mesa county. the grand junction sentinel reports that wilkerson was arrested in texas in 1978 in connection to the deaths of three people during a jewelry wilkerson spent 4 years on death row and released after a judge threw out his confessio

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. >> anchor: today president obama called the mayor of heston to offer condole owns for all lives lost an great statute for first responders who put their lives on the line to save others others. heston, cans so, ncbc news . >> anchor: the image taking social media by storm . >> anchor: mold issues in kid's sippy cups. one company said it has a plan to fix the problem . >> anchor: this student is thousands of miles away from home but it's not stopping him from helping others. he is this week's class act. >> reporter: both weekend days with a warming trend. the forecast is up next. next.. >> reporter: hurrah for the week. time to relax and unwind a little . >> anchor: you can relax and get stuff done. with' it will you how organized people spend their weekend . >>> details on 7 nbc monday >> anchor: we're following some breaking news right now out of canton. we have a serious accident happening on 93 this is all near route 24 where you can see a car is off the road. it's turned sideways in fact on the road and it's in that guardrail so minor damage to the front of the vehicle. we have s

at least 14 other people were injured in the shooting in heston. last night.olice say it started with a carjacking, moved on to a parking lot and then to a lawn mower parts manufacturing company called excel industries. officials say the suspects gunman was an employee there. co-workers say that they never saw any signs of trouble from this guy. >> he was a nice guy when i work with him on second theft, we hung out, everything was great. he didn't seem like this kind of a guy. >> the shoot are was killed by a police office shore ran toward the gun fire. that overs is already being called a hero. so far there is no word on a motive. >> unreal. >> 6:33. >> authorities trying to find those responsible behind a crime in germantown. >> seven dogs found dead suspected victims of the dog fighting ring and dave's on this story. dave, what is happening. >> reporter: this is a case that lets you know how severe dog fighting is in the the city of philadelphia, especially in certain neighborhoods like germantown. that is what investigators are telling us. pspca officials

. >> joshua be got reni benjamin and brian sadowski were all killed in heston yesterday. they tried to come to grips with what happened. investigators were gathering evidence. the shooting happened an hour and a half after has been - - after ford the chief of police ran inside and shot the suspect to death period >>> a woman . >>> a woman is facing charges after she gave him a gun she gave him a semi automatic rifle and a 40 caliber handgun period he . he had both guns when shot and killed. hopkins faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. >>> donald trump stopped his closest rivals in their tracks with a a high-profile endorsement that surprised everyone. voters went to the - - go to the polls in ours. we have the big development. >> i endorse donald trump. >> chris christie endorsed donald trump and said he is the only one who can defeat the democrat. >> who is the best person to stop everything? this is the best person to do that. later played it cool. snoopy endorsement was troubling news for the marco rubio campaign. >> marco rubio has been attacking trump since

. >> reporter: nearby, heston lockdown. the governor tweeting tonight, please send your thoughts and prayers to the people of heston tonight. linziesey davis, abc news, new york. >>> the deadly tornadoes. homes wiped out from texas, all the way up to pennsylvania. now. this one in north carolina. tens of thousands without power at this hour. camera right there, and word tonight that among the dead, three people in waverly, boy. this home in virginia torn in half by a powerful storm. the fierce winds, all the way up to new england. the dramatic rescue in the waters off new york city. the coast guard vessel in the water overturned. abc's gio benitez, leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a trail of destruction after 48 hours of terrifying storms. a rare tornado outbreak from texas to pennsylvania. >> it was like the whole house kind of shook. >> reporter: the first ever deadly tornado in virginia in the month of the february. the governor there declaring a state of emergency, after a tornado tore through the town of w

chuck heston, johnny yune, blair brown, and jack douglas is with us tonight. jack douglas-- if you don't know who jack is-- he's one of the crazed writers who has written for every top comedian in the business and, uh, he always uses-- brings some, uh, home movies. which are the wildest home movies you have ever seen. they make absolutely no sense at all. but jack will tell you what is happening or not happening during them. uh, from time to time-- as you know, doc travels around the country and tommy, for various things, and other guys in the band. and tommy is gonna be-- tommy newsom i'm talking about. beaumont, texas, february the 22nd for the premiere of his composition. he wrote a composition for the beaumont texas symphony orchestra and jazz band. and tommy's gonna be down there to conduct that and also play with the group. [ applause ] congratulations, tommy. >> great. >> february the 22nd. [ applause ] you be a good old boy when you're down there, tom. well, this is the time of the year, as you know-- it's only-- it's only what? february? >> um-hmm. >>

that was after ford said he shot and killed three people in heston, kansas. that's just north of wichita. 14 more were injured.investigators say ford hopped into a car, started driving around and shooting at random, injuring two people and he later pulled into the parking lot of excel industries where he workededs a painter. the company makes equipment there in kansas. he chased and shot down his co-workers before he single police officer. that officer being call a hero this morning. >> decided t t look down shot. we were all just taking off running because that's what you do when you think there's a fire in the building. >> i started seeing woundedeople coming out. some close people, friends, you know, i mean it's never in a million years something you imagine would happen. people you work side by side with every day just in a panic, you know, and what do you do. >> we did some digging into his south florida background and found an old addressn miramar. no one answered when we dropped by thursday evening and records show he lived there unt some time in 2011.

manufacturing plant on thursday, and heston, kansas. police say police chief doug schroeder was first on scene ford, went into the factory shooting and killing three people. but at first the officer did not have backup but he tracked down the gun man and killed the shooter's friend say this on his part. >> i am sure his only reaction was i have to save these have to dupe what do pretty >> the county sheriff says chief schroeder is a hero because several hundred people were still inside the factory he says ford was not done shooting, by any means but just served a protective order involving a part -- former girlfriend. police have charged the woman they say gave for the weapons, they say sarah hopkins new ford was convicted with a convicted felon, but she still gave him a semi automatic rifle and a 40 caliber handgun. ford had both weapons when he was shot and killed, if convicted, hopkins faces up to 10 years in prison and a 250,000-dollar fine. >>> we have new details this morning in a double shooting and a crowded raleigh shopping cen

investigators say the mass shooting in heston, started with a car jacking... then moved on to a parking lot and lawnmower parts manufacturing company, excel total of four people, including killed... and 18 employee at excel industries... coworkers say they never saw any signs of trouble. "he was nice guy when i worked with him on the second shift... i mean we was hunkey dory, i mean he didn't seem like this the sheriff praised toward the gunfire, and killed the shooter... no word on a motive at this time. happening now an e-m-t in aurora, indiana has disappeared... and prosecutors are asking questions about something else that's missing. they've filed court documents, requesting the bank records of craig whitham. he was last seen monday. investigators say they want the financial records to see if he was involved in theft funds at emergency rescue inc. whitham's family told fox19 now that he has worked as an e-m-t for 20 years, and is emergency rescue. also happening now... police in indiana are looking for the driver of a suspicious vehicle, for allegedly tryi

heston is about three hours southwest of kansas city. the nbc affiliate in wichita says there are mul fatalities. i should say two have been killed, and three to four other people were injured. >>> prosecutors reviewing body camera future in evans. police say officers shot and killed a man who shout the shoot me, kill me before raising a weapon at officers. earlier the man had fired a shot at an officer. no weres from either department were injured. >>> in boulder county, the colorado 78 patrol says the were airlifted to boulder community hospital. >>> traffic is being led through the canyon by pace cars in each direction. cars will ensure drivers move at the right speed. delays of up to an hour or more are expected. >>> currently frozen solid and providing just what research scientists need to test equipment headed into the south poll. graham lake. >> this is an ideal spot for us. >> reporter: a fully functioning weather stalgz in the middle -- station in the middle of a frozen landscape. >> we put those on glaciers in antarctica. >> re

it happened in heston, 36 miles north of wichita. four are dead and others injured. >> i'm shocked. you know, i never thought something like this would happen. >> in scenes of mass tragedy it's the individual moments we remember. this woman's husband was in the plant when the gunman started killing his coworkers, she said he's okay but someone next to him is all right. >> oh, my god. >> you can come in here. the gunman carjacked someone and started the shooting spree creating a large crime scene, excel makes lawnmower parts. >> he shot 15 people. >> one man in blue went from officer to hero, braving gunfire to take down the shooter. >> this is a horrible situation. however, there was a particular law enforcement that responded right away. he took fire, he went in that place and saved multiple lives. a hero. the motive for the rampage is not known, the man who runs the industry says hearts are broken. >> i'm saddened by this event and our hearts go out to the employ evening the families who's loved ones were injured or killed. >> the fbi and the burough -- bureau of alcohol and firea

chris pallone, nbc news, heston, kansas. >>> 6:37 is now the time. stillll ahead, time for south carolina democrats to decide. we're talkng politics ahead of the palmetto state's primy. >>> reality star caitlyn jenner teams up with a major beauty brand. more about the collaboration en we return. >>> south florida, a beautiful day to be out and about for you golfers hitting the green this morning, temperatures on the cool side. you won't be neding the umbrellas today. everything should be dry. but you want the caps on because the uv index on the higher end is question is >>> welcome back. 6:40 is your time. after a wild friday on the republican side, nbc's steve handelsman is in south carolina with a look ahead. >> reporter: thanks and good morning from columbia. here in south carolina african-americans are expected to make up the majority of voters in the democratic primary primary. that seems to ensure hillary clinton to an easy win. then comes super t tsday where in ten states democrats have major races, only in vermont bernie sanders home state, d

but herring reports from hest -- as elizabeth hur reports from heston the motive is a mystery. reporter: one day after three were left dead and 14 injured the sheriff in harvey county, kansas, said there is one reason the gunman did not claim more victims. >> the only reason he stopped shooting is the officer stopped the shooter. reporter: as many as 300 people were inside the excel industries factory when the investigators say cedric ford armed with assault rifle and handgun began firing. >> the gun was strapped to him. he was ready to go. >> ford had already shot and wounded three people before he entered the plant. the bloodshed ending with ford shot and killed in a gun battle with the first officer on the scene. the heston police chief. >> that particular officer is a hero. >> the shooting rampage ranged six miles and three locations believe to be motivated after restraining order at work 90 minutes before the first shooting. >> quiet. he didn't say much. he didn't look happy. >> police say their investigation is continuing, as president obama weighs in saying enough is eno

. >>> the report of a mass shooting which came about 5:00 tonight in the town of heston about half an how far north of city of wichita, kansas. the shootings took place at four separate places around the plant which makes lawnmower and other turf care equipment. >> the five remaining presidential rubio and ted cruz. they will try to pull off the massive -- uptake of the caucasians -- caucuses. >> the million of the watches of 2015. back in july ceo tim cook told analyst they were convinced the watch would be one of the top gifts of the holiday season. the apple watch comes in three models. the cheapest the apple watch sport is at $349. apple had no comment on the report. >>> we'll take a look at the forecast. skies will clear out. that's going to leave us to a very chilly start friday morning. make sure the kids are bundled they are going to warm up fast. we'll tell you all about it after the break. 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3

it's in the town of heston. it's a small town and the gunman was an employee of local media and witnesses say they never saw any signs of trouble with the sky. >> we hung out and everything was good. the guy that shot people was right across the street from us. >> the loan officer ran near the fire and shot the suspect dead. authorities have no motive and people say they knew him and they would've never expected this man would unleash this type of violence. the sheriff said there were things that trigger the individual. next tuesday with rivals looking to bring donald >> he is way ahead . last night, it was an all-out attack on mister trump who was in the middle. i got very personal and the gop debate.robert moses is joining us live outside of trump tower. you'll be showing us the pretty memorable comments and clips that were made throughout the evening. robert, good morning. >> if he constructed the wall like he constructed this building, they will use illegal immigrant labor to do so. the debate mauled into a

hundreds of people gathered at a candle light vigil friday night in heston. they identified the gunman as this man. cedric ford. an employee at xl industries. that is where most of the victims were shot. ford approached her moments facility. >> i saw he had a big machine gun. i went blank. what do i do? >> that woman says that she slid down inside of her car and managed to drive off. officials say that ford first fired shots at an intersection in heston hitting a man in his car. he forced another driver off the road, got him out of the vehicle and shot him in the leg and took that mans car. ford ended up at his workplace where he shot 15 people. killing three of them. police shot and killed ford. >>> a woman was charged friday for giving ford the guns he used in that attack. he was a felon and barred from possessing any firearms. >>> turning to weather where we are slowly inching up. >> we will get there. it is a cooler start. if you are heading out for sunday services, grab a jacket. just a beautiful start to the day and the sun you are seeing we will see th

jenna: live in heston north of wichita with more on our top story.? >> . reporter: we are in front of the xl plant where those four people including the gunmen were shot and killed yesterday. their bodies have been removed and the coroner is conducting autopsies to the identities of those three victims could be released today. police say up to 16 people were sent to the hospital yesterday. four of those remain in critical condition at this hour. this was a complicated and tattered event. police say the gunmen around 5:00 yesterday started shooting random people in rural areas, phone calls started coming in, 911 calls then that gunmen makes his way to the xl plant where he works and shooting random coworkers according to police one man says he saw the alleged gunman get out of his truck with what appeared to be an ak-47 and obviously that was very alarming. take a listen. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with himon the ship, we hung out . everything was hunky-dory. go he didn't seem like this kind of guy. reporter: many people saying this came as a shock

have adopted a new phrase, heston strong. >> we're not going to let this the finest. we will find strength in this to move forward. >> tomorrow there will be a town hall meeting for residents to come together and talk about what happened. >>> we're not yet 24 hours into this is power but about the us the agreement went into effect at midnight friday local time. since been a noticeable calm has come over war-torn towns. john kerry is looking for new ways to make the tree so success. guaranteed. >> reporter: any attempt to fully in the violence in syria is going to be relative at best with the syrian coalition accusing the regime of at least 15 violations of the so-called cessation of hostilities that took place according to the syrian coalition throughout the country where they accuse forces of firing heavy machine guns, artillery and at least one instance, dropping barrel bombs in an area just outside of the city. this is an area that is controlled by the al cessation of hostilities. the areas that do have civilians among them. that being said, and most of the country

most of the shooting took place at excel industries in heston, about 35 miles north of wichita. the company makes lawn mowers and employs 500. there were about 150 inside the plant at the time. >> there was a question about what kind of weapon this was. a long gun, something like an assault rifle, a 223 round. that was used. >> do you believe he was an employee of excel. >> he was an employee of excel. >> reporter: the gun mun shot one person inside the xel's parking lot before heading into the building. all four fatality curd in the plant >>> the countdown is on four super-tuesday. the last debate before voters in a dozen states go to the polls. this was more raucous than usual. michael shure is in houston. the gloves came off. and the other candidates went after trump tonight. >> they sure did. hard to imagine something more raucous from what has been seen. marco rubio came to the debate. clearing knowing there was a poll, saying he was behind. they can ill afford to have that happen. he came at donald trump in a way that we have not seen marco rubio do. >> i hired tens of tho

four people are dead and 14 more injured in the town of heston, kansas. the shooter got into a car there and started driving around shooting at will. and reportedly chased his co-workers shooting en more people before being shot to death by police. he has been identied as 38-yeyr-old cedric ford. looking into his past, we found the facebook page where he's shooting a gun out in a field. there are pictures of weapons and songs about revenge. witnesses say this man caused pure chaos. >> i thought i was hearing explosions from something blowing up i saw people running out say run, run, run, runand then i started herring pop, pop, pop, pop. >> he has relatives here in south florida. there's a lengthy criminal record for cedric ford down here. he racked up drug and weapons charges in broward county. authorities say so far a motive is unclear but ey havee ruled out >>> meanwhile right here in south florida gun violence continues to plague the streets of south florida. derek shore has more. >>> it's time to start caring again. >>reporter: marching through the st

cbs news heston, kansas. >>> ford did have convictions for multiple burglaries fleeing conduct. >>> continuing our coverage of the nation on denver's only 6:30 newscast. the governor of michigan has approved $30 million to help the people of flint pay their water bills. he says residents should not have to pay for lead tainted now the money will pay for about 65% of the typical bill covering water use for drinking, cooking and baiting. residents in flint have to foot the sewer portion of their bills. >>> bill cosby dropped one of his suits. >> they will refile the definition suit against johnson >>> an intense coast guard rescue off the east coast the helicopter crew from new jersey plucked 7 people from a fishing boat that ran a ground near new york city. the water was so rough a coast guard boat capsized when trying that rescue earlier. helicopter crew was able to drop all 7 fishermen safely on the shore. what a job they did. >>> you might assume your health insurance provider negotiate the lowest possible drugs. >> cbs 4 investigators brian moss checked out a new app called lowest med that

sot - sheriff there was a particular law enforcment here in heston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far as im concerned. in the end? four employees, would not survive? many more wounded. sot - sheriff - inside the building he shot a total of 15 people around 150 employees were inside at the time? worried friends and family waited for news. sot jennifer - i just can't believe that the guy that show people up was right across the street from us. not much is known yet about the victims? who have not been identified. ford? who post has an extensive criminal record in florida? posted these photos and videos on facebook. police aren't yet saying why they believe he opened fire on his co-workers, but they've ruled out terrorism. excel is family-owned company that makes lawnmowing equipment? since 1960. sot - paul mullet / ceo excel / "we're really saddened by this horrific event and our heart goes out to all of our employees, all the families whose loved ones got injured or killed, and we're going t

. >> reporter: ford arrives at excel industries in heston. he shot one person in the parking lot of the industrial plant before going inside. >> everyone's trying to get out of killed and 14 others injured before a deputy took ford down. >> the only reason he stopped shooting is because that officer stopped the shooter. >> reporter: hundreds of employees escaped the building. their family and friends anxiously waiting outside. >> i finally got to see him. i didn't want to let him go. >> reporter: now safely reunited with his wife, jared says ford was a hard guy to get to know. >> really quiet. he really didn't say much. >> reporter: months ago, ford posted this picture and this video of himself on facebook he had an extensive criminal record, including arrests for burglary and battery. less than two hours before his rampage, deputies served ford with a protection order at work. they said he was upset and he left the plant. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >>> new information this midday in the investigation into firefighter car break-ins. a

. >>> heston kansas is a small seven were killed, 14 others were wounded in the shooting. the shooting happened in four locations. were shot at xl industries which makes lawn products. the gunman was an employee there. >> this is a horrible situation. terrible, terrible. however there was someone who responded here right away. and even though he took fire, he went inside and saved multiple lives. a hero. >> reporter: >> there is a standoff at the shooter's home. there was loud music blaring, and someone believed to be the suspect's roommate is refusing to come out. >>> the final gop debated was a raucous pile-on as marco rubio finally lit into donald trump and ted cruz followed suit. the debate went off the rails early rubio cited news reports that trump for all his talk on immigration has hired people illegally. >> are you the only person on the stage who's been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally? >> i'm the only one on the stage who's hired people. [ cheering and applause ] >> i've hired tens of thousands of people. >> you hired a thousand people

unlike most of the towns in heston, the one at excel doesn't fly at half staff.ene. >> we ask your understanding as we do the difficult work of finding what happened. >> the random attack started miles away. >> this rural intersection is where the killer as first shots were fired. police say she shot and woundeda man driving with his two children and missed a woman traveling with a separate vehicle. this ditch two miles away is where the next shooting happened. investigators say he forced the driver of a pickup shot off the road, shot him in the leg and then made off with his vehicle. he then made the four-mile drive to excel industries and opened fire. >> he flung open the door like i showed you, hopped out and just shot someone down outside and then went inside the building. >> reporter: matt says he was scheduled to take a break from his post at the factory paint shot, when he went look fog his replacement. the man supposed to take over for him was shooting. >> he looked happy. >> happy? >> yeah. he looked like he hopped out with almost like a smile on his fac

right now deputies pouring over these multiple scenes in the town of heston, just north of wichita kansas, and tiffany teasley, she's in studio right now, and joining us with the latest. tiffany? >> reporter: the sheriff in harper county just gave up an updated number on those killed and injured. four people are dead and another 14 people injured. investigators say the gunman randomly shot people on the street until small kansas town, carjacked a person and then drove to a nearby lawn mower plant. once there, he opened fire on employees. the sheriff says a police officer shot and killed the suspect. they're working on i had if i go >> we'd like to get that as quick as we can but that all depends on how the investigation goes once you get inside. which we want to get that done as quickly as possible -- >> and witnesses say they recognized the gunman and they'll continue to get more information and have an update for on you good day orlando beginning at 4:30 am, bob. >>> thanks, active knee. >>> we're waiting to hear from space ex-as to when they'll -- spaceex. tonight's launch halted just

. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in heston that responded right away, and even thoughtook fire, he went inside of that place and saved multiple lives. >> reporter: that officer acting alone reported bishot and killed ford. later police surrounded ford's home but found no one else inside. >> i just can't believe that the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. >> reporter: ford was a father of two with a record of criminal offenses in florida and kansas. earlier this month ford posted video of himself online shooting a weapon into a field, and he posed with firearms in pictures posted to his facebook account back in january. and yet people who new him say they didn't see this coming. >> i never would have thought in a million years he would have done it. prior to work today, he talked to me as we were walking in to clock in this afternoon. >> he was a nice guy. i mean we hung out, and everything was hunky dory. >> john henry smith, al jazeera. >>> there is just one more day left before voters go to the polls in south carolina for the democratic pr

police say the gunman opened fire as he was driving to this lawn mower plant here in the town of heston. this is where the bulk of the violence unfolded. we are learning more details. police say through law enforcement the man responsible is this man, cedric ford. ford. >> speaking from his hospital bed, a survivor describes the chaos in kansas when the gunman opened fire. >> we heard gun shots. people were running saying somebody was shooting. >> police say the man shooting was cedric ford, a painter at the plant north of wichita. we have learned ford is from miami and lived in mirimar. >> popped out with an ak-4 and down and went into the building. >> authorities say ford killed three and injured at least a dozen people before killing himself thursday afternoon. records show he had a criminal history that included burglary and grand theft. he also was arrested twice for fleeing from police. after seeing this scene unfold, coworkers finding it difficult to imagine how someone they worked alongside could be responsible. >> not that kind of person, that's for sure. >> investigators say t

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a man believed to be the gunman the tragic scene in the town of heston. police say after the shooting two people from his car at two locations, the man went inside and started shooting high powered weapons inside. when it was over, three were dead and 14 others hurt. police shot and killed the gunman after that. the shooter was cedric ford. he worked as a painter at the plant. we have learned he is from miami. court records show he has a record in broward county for burglary and grand theft and charges of fleeing police in 2000. coworkers said they never saw any of this coming. >> he was a nice guy. everything was honky dori. didn't seem like this kind of >> we know at least 10 of those hurt are in critical condition. we'll bring you updates as they come in and throughout the day on clickorlando.com. now to the latest round of fireworks on the campaign trail in the race for the white house. >> the candidates battled it out heading into supertuesday. mark lehman is here. mark, the candidates did not waste any time going after each other. >> the candidates

the heston police chief. "that particular officer his a hero." ford's shooting rampage.. ranged across some 6 miles and 3 locations.. believed to be sparked after ford was served with a restraining order at work.. just 90 minutes before the first shooting. say much. he didn't look happy." "currently, 11 of the 14 victim interviews have been conducted by the fbi. remaining intervews are not able to be interviewed at this time." police say their investigation is continuing.. this as president obama weighs in.. saying enough is enough. "these sort of mass shootings that are taking place. we cannot become numb to this." as for that restraining order, court documents reveal it was ford's ex- girlfriend seeking protection, claiming ford once choked her until she couldn't breathe, adding he was an alcoholic, violent, and depressed. elizabeth hur, abc news, hesston, kansas. fresh off the republican presidential debate... candidates are back on the campaign trail. and donald trump has picked up a big endoresment. "there's no question that this is the person who will go to washingt

people running as the shots kept coming, one after another at xcel industries in heston, kansas. scenario and i think for the most part people scattered. >> reporter: the shooter only firing inside the heavy duty lawn equipment plant, but before that from his car leaving several crime scenes behind, possibly as many as four. the suspect killed in the response. >> the shooter himself has been shot and killed. he's an xcel employee. >> and we're getting more clarification here. all four people killed including the shooter were killed inside that business, xcel industries. several of those hurt are still in critical conditioning tonight. eric as muse, fox 25 news. >>> following breaking news in plymouth. one person has been killed in a car crash. the car went off the road around 6:30 on route 3. both people inside of that car were brought to jordan hospital. a 21-year-old man from providence rhode island died from his injuries. so far no word on what caused the crash. >>> this man is accused of using a 12-inch knife to robin suspecting pedestrians in boston. and tonight police want to catch

. >>> the heston police chief in kansas is called a hero after stopping a gunman at a manufacturing plant yesterday. sheriff's departments served the accused shooter with an order to stay away from his girl friend yesterday afternoon. police say the man armed with a rule of and handgun shot two people he didn't know, stole a car and went to excel industries where he worked and killed three people there and wounded 14 others before the police chief ran into the plant without backup and shot and killed him. what the chief did likely saved lives. the shooting drew this comment from president obama. >> i felt it was important for because somehow as i've said before, this becomes routine. these sort of mass shootings that are taking place. we cannot become numb to this. >> the victims in yesterday's shooting have been identified as joshua higbee, brian sadowsky and renee benjamin. several law enforcement agencies are still investigating. >>> the government is saying that zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the u.s. all got the virus overseas. three babies have been bo

no authorities say the shoot okay curred at the xcel industries plant in the town of heston. and the gunman, described by police as an employee was later the police say there are at least four crime scenes, including the plant, the facility parking lot and two roadway intersections. up on "nbc nightly news." >>> developing news tornado disaster. states of emergency as over two dozen twisters carve a deadly path of destruction. hundreds of homes decimated. for the first time, we see the massive scope of the damage. >>> targeting trump. a critical night for cruz and rubio. it could be their last chance to blunt donald trump's march to the nomination. >>> super lice warning. striking in 25 states. extremely resistant to the ways we usually get rid of them. what every parent should know. >>> don't drink the water. another big city warns its residents about what's flowing into their homes. >>> and video horror. the chilling moment that made erin andrews get up and leave the courtroom as jurors see the tape that she says turned her life into a nightmare. "nightly news" begins right

it is heston's police chief doug schroeder, racing inside to confront ford in a one-on-one by 5:24, the shootout is over. ford is dead. his boss did saved a lot of lives. >> if there's gunfire, we go to the gunfire. if you're by yourself, you're by yourself. >> reporter: run towards the gunfire? >> we will run towards it. >> reporter: police say just 90 minutes before the rampage, ford was served at work with a court order to stay away from an ex-girlfriend who alleges he was she wrote, "he is in desperate need of medical and psychological help." >> reporter: today, the president made yet another call >> the real tragedy is the degree to which this has become routine. >> reporter: night -- right now, the factory is still shut down and saying the police chief is a hero. >> clayton, thank you. >>> now to breaking developments overseas tonight. a cease fire in syria, brokered by the u.s. and russia, taking effect just a short time ago. but a fierce round of air strikes in the hours before. alex marquardt, from damascus. >> reporter: bombs pounded rebel areas today, just hours before the ce

heston is just northwest of wichita, but mass killings can happen any time in america where convicted felon cedric ford can get a handgun without undergoing a background check as long as he doesn't buy it from a licensed dealer. federal investigators are oking into how he got his guns. meanwhile, family and friends are focking to the funeral home to deal with the results. reporting live in the newsroom, tony pipitone, nbc 6 news. >>> and nbc 6 investigator dan krause continues our team coverage. >> reporter: the gunman's troubled past dates back to when he lived in south florida. hisother lives in this apartment complex behind me. she was too distraught to speak on camera but didpeak to me behind the closed door of her ju wondering how you're doing. >> as well as can be expected. >> reporter: as well as can be expected. his mother didn't want to come outside but she's still, quote, working out what had happened. sheearned just a few hours ago her son killed three people and injured more than a dozen others. ford has a troubled past here in south florida, including charges of burglary