when told to drop the weapons, hribal allegedly responded, "no, i'm not dropping them. my work is not done. i have more people to kill." no one was killed, but 20 students and a school security guard were stabbed or slashed. the attack occurred at franklin regional high school outside of pittsburgh just before classes were to begin for the day. officials say hribal moved through a first-floor hallway, randomly stabbing people he encountered. police have offered no motive, but have found some evidence of preplanning, including a note recovered from hribal's locker that had been signed and dated three days before the attack. "i can't wait to see the priceless and helpless looks on the faces of the students," the document resident. "when they really their precious lives are going to be taken." >> reporter: hribal has a court appearance next week. two of the people he's accused of stabbing, scott, remain in the hospital, one of them in critical condition. >> pelley: bob orr in our washington newsroom. bob, thank you. we're going to turn now to the crisis in ukraine. there w

in court the magistrate denied bail for hribal. his defense attorney asked for psychiatric e vvaluation. interesting to note his parents were not present during the arraignment. pamela brown, cnn, murraysville, pennsylvania. ♪ ♪ >> we are seeing a tightened focus for search for flight 370. >> finally two underwater pings revealed wednesday have authorities optimistic they may soon find the plane. this map you see on your screen now is the latest of this huge operation which now covers some 58,000 square kilometers. that is about 22,000 square miles. >> total of four suspected segales hasegal segal -- signals have been picked up in line with the estimated flight path. >> right now ships and aircraft are working the area of course looking for evidence of debris. >> all right, let's get the latest now on the search. our correspondent joins us live from perth, australia, aaron, after 3:00 in the afternoon in perth. we haven't had any update on search operations from air chief marshal angus houston. what do we know about any progress ma

we know the fbi searched hribal's home. they were able to confiscate his computer. so, they're trying to figure out right now through witnesses, through forensics, why hribal allegedly went on this stabbing spree early wednesday morning. christine and john? >> our thanks to pamela brown. there are some new details coming out this morning about the 16-year-old suspect, alex hribal. classmates describing him as shy, someone who always kept to himself. it is not clear if he was targeting anyone in this alleged rampage. fbi agents went to his home, they searched his computer. we heard from the teenager's attorn attorney, also his father. >> my prayers go out to everyone injured today and i hope they recover as soon as possible. >> scared. he's a young kid. he's 16, looks like he's 12. i mean, he's a very young kid and he's never been in trouble, so this is all new to him. i'm not sure he knows what he did, quite frankly. >> tales of heroism emerging from the horror that engulfed franklin regional high school. the stabbing rampage ended when the student suspect was tackl

>> we're learning more about this 16-year-old suspect, alex hribal. classmates are describing him as shy, someone who always kept to himself. it's not clear if he was targeting anyone in the alleged rampage. fbi agents went to his home. they searched his computer, as pamela just reported. we heard from the teenager's attorney. we heard from his father. [ inaudible ] >> my prayers go out to them. i hope they recover as soon as possible. >> the kid, he's scared. he's 16 and looks 12. he's a very young kid, never in trouble, so this is all new to him. i'm not sure he knows what he did, quite frankly. >> almost as soon as this was over, there were tales of heroism emerging from the horror that engulfed this high school. the stabbing rampage ended when the student suspect was tackled by assistant principal sam king, who has been described as a great guy and a beloved member of the murraysville community. king was not the only hero. there were many, including this student, who talked to cnn about helping classmates who had been stabbed. >> crying the whole

alex hribal is being charged as an adult and faces four counts of attempted homicide and 24 count of aggravated assault. hribal had a blank expression on his face as he carried out the attack and said he, quote, wanted to die after he was tackled by an assistant principal. >> there are conflicting accounts about his life at school. some students describe him as a quiet, but smart teenager. other students say hribal was bullied and investigators are looking into reports of threatening phone calls the night before the stabbing. hribal's family attorney says that his client is scared and confused and will have him checked out by a psychiatrist to determine whether he's mentally fit to stand trial. >> this is a nice young man. he's never been in trouble. he's not a loner. he works well with other kids at school. >> nbc's ron allen is in pennsylvania with the latest. ron, i realize that it's only been 24 hours and the priority with getting assistance to those victims. as i mentioned, one child, one student is in critical condition with the worst of the injury, but what's stunning to me is

every day. >> earlier, hribal's father spoke with reporters. >> i would like to give my apologies to everyone who was injured today and i hope they recover as quickly as possible. >> reporter: investigators say the attack lasted about five minutes. hribal used two 8-inch kitchen knives to stab and slash anyone in his way. >> the crime scene was quite bloody. >> reporter: among those being lauded for braver and quick thinking, gracie evans who applied pressure to a injured student's wounds until help arrived. her memory of the horror kept her up all knife. >> i can tell you exactly how much blood was ton that knife, and i couldn't -- it's just too scary. >> reporter: doctors are confident all of the victims will survive, at least four remain in very critical condition. >> it's a sad day. >> reporter: last night, much of the community gathered to pray for the victims, for healing, and for answers. chris palone, nbc news, murrysville, pennsylvania. >>> an australian aircraft has detected what could be the fifth underwater signal heard during the month-long search for that missing malays

as for the suspect himself, alex hribal, a soft more here at franklin regional. some students say he was quiet, others says not well known. defense attorneys saying he was a good student. he has no bail set for him. in that discussion between the prosecutor and the defense attorney, they were discussing his ability to stand trial. the prosecutor saying at one point he had said he wanted to die. now, we were able to speak with one of the students here at the high school who was at that time at a bathroom right by that hallway where hribal went down as he went slashing. >> some girl came up to me and said he has a knife, he's stabbing people. that's all i got. nothing else. i went back into the bathroom and i told the girls you got to get out, we've got to go. >> reporter: now, she was at a vigil last night, one of six that happened in murrysville, a town of 21,000. they then went to the streets and held candles for about an hour. today the high school is closed as it will be for the next couple days. back to you, betty. >> hribal expected to be charged as an adult

appreciate it. >> we're learning a little bit more about this 16-year-old suspect, alex hribal.g him as shy, as miguel just reported, someone who kept to himself. it's not clear if he was targeting anyone in this alleged rampage. fbi agents went to his home. they searched his computer. we heard from the teenager's attorney and we heard from his father. >> my prayers go out to everyone who was injured today. i hope they recover as soon as possible. >> scared. he's a young kid. i mean, he's 16, looks like he's 12. i mean, he's a very young kid, and he's never been in trouble, so this is all new to him. i'm not sure he knows what he did, quite frankly. >> there are some tales of heroism emerging from this story at the franklin regional high school. the stabbing rampage ended when the student suspect was tackled by assistant principal sam king, who has been described as a great guy and a beloved member of the murraysville community. and king was not the only hero. there were many, including a student who talked to cnn about helping classmates who had been stabbed. >> i was crying th

police say alex hribal used two large knives to slash and stab 21 classmates and a security guard. susan mcginnis has more from murrysville. susan, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. we are unfortunately all too familiar with mass shootings. what we really don't hear about are mass stabbings. that's exactly what happened here at franklin regional high school yesterday morning just as classes were set to begin when alex hribal pulled out two knives and starting slashing student after student. methodist church lit candles for victims of the latest incident of the school violence. >> we carry the love for all the kids and their families and even the person who did this. >> reporter: alex hribal has been charged with multiple counts. police say the 16-year-old sophomore moved through the hallways of franklin regional seen yoor high school just before classes began yesterday. he allegedly used two knives with blades up to 10 inches long to slash and stab 21 students and a security guard. many here at franklin regional are being called heroes including an assistant prin

. >> reporter: alex hribal seen here being led into a police car in cuffs has been charged with multiple counts of attempted homicide and aggravated assault. >> we need ambulances as soon as possible. >> reporter: police say the 16- year-old sophomore moved through the hallways of franklin regional senior high school just before classes began yesterday. he allegedly used two knives with blades up to 10" long to slash and stab 21 students and a security guard. many here at franklin regional are being called heroes including the assistant principal and a student who helped tackle the suspect. >> mr. king immobilized him. he pinned him down. i jump on top of him as well and just held down his wrists and arms. >> reporter: gracie evans whose friend was stabbed during the five-minute attack tried to help a classmate from bleeding to death. >> i got a bunch of paper towels that a friend gave me and i just kept pressure on it for about maybe 10 minutes. >> reporter: investigators are analyzing hribal's computer for clues and are looking into reports of a threatening phone call between the suspe

. >> this 16-year-old sophomore, alex hribal, with 8 to 10" knives slashed and stabbed anyone, 22 in all, 21 students and a security guard. >> it was terrifying. his face was plank. i could see the rage in his eyes of trying to inflict harm on everyone. >> hribal was charged with four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of assault. he will be prosecuted as an adult. the f.b.i. removed computers and items from his home. >> the suspect's attorney says he got along with other students. >> he is confused. scared. depressed. the next few days we will try to figure what the heck happened. >> students and faculty are hailed as heroes. one student pulled the fire alarm alerting everyone in the building and assistant principal sam king tackleed the suspect. >> are m king immobilize pressure to their friends' wounds. it could have been so much worse if not for the heroic students and staff. >>> a family stranded at sea with a sick baby is waking up in san diego this morning back home after a risky six-day rescue mission. a navy ship brought the kauffman family break to land. they were o

but some of hribal's classmates disagreed. one of them telling us, he seemed nerdy, but with a dark side. >> he was like nice, and a little understood. but there was a disturbing twist about him. i thought he had a different side to him that no one knew. >> reporter: his calm demeanor during the rampage, like so many troubled young men of mass violence before him. columbine, paducah, kentucky, and sandy hook in newtown, connecticut. unlike many episodes of mass violence, this was different. the suspect used not guns, but two knives. >> anytime you use a knife in an attack, it's much more personal. you literally have to be on top of somebody. >> reporter: last night, the fbi seized hribal's computer and searched his home in a hunt for a motive. police say they're investigating reports he may have placed a threatening phone call to a classmate the night before the rampage. with no clear motive, police are looking into whether the suspect was bullied. they need to know why so much rage. george? >> thanks, pierre. >>> we are joine

the suspect is 16-year-old sophomore alex hribal. witnesses say he had a blank expression on his face as he went through the hallways slashing people with two kitchen knives. investigators say he told them he wanted to die. he's being charged as an adult. hribal due back in court at the end of the month. >>> a driver who caused another car to crash into a day care center in orlando. one girl was killed. another is in critical condition. 12 others are injured. the florida highway patrol is looking for 26-year-old robert, they say he was driving a dodge dur ango that hit a convertible which jumped the curb and then smash under to that building. he has been arrested eight times since 2000. >>> a san jose day care being investigated by the state. parents making serious claims alleging neglect. live in san jose at the de colores children's center. what should parents think of this? >> up to the individual and one thing that they should be aware of is the state is concerned what is going on so much so that the department of social services

hribal who made his first appearance in court is being charged as an adult. he is facing dozens of charges, including four counts of attempted homicide. his motive, though, still a mystery. >> not at this point. there's talk out there of certain things happening with a threat and things like that, that's part of an investigation and we'll look into that. it's early and we'll put that together. >> we'll help support resources them here for them. this community is a special place and i don't want that to be last lost. >> hribal told them he wanted to die. he is back in court at the end of the month. >>> another underwater ping was detected about an hour ago as crews search, they continue that search to look for missing malaysian airlines flight 370. an australian naval plane picked up a signal in the same area and sounds were first heard earlier in the week. those pings are consistent with the plane's black boxes. crews will analyze it overnight. the smallest search zone yet. >>> this morning a photograph of san francisco international airport is raising terror

the student has been identified as 16-year-old alex hribal, who was treated for injuries to his handsefore being transferred to a youth services center where he is held currently without bail. 20 students and one adult were stabbed or slashed in the attack. ten were still hospitalized, four remain in critical condition. but as much as a shock to all of those in the area of murrysville, was perhaps not as shocking how in moments of sheer terror and chaos, students and staff members stepped up pulling off acts of heroism that may have saved lives. including this man, assistant principal sam king. tonight we learned the suspect is charged as an adult. what is unclear is a motive. a short time ago, the suspect's father made very short remarks to the media. >> i hope they recover as quickly as possible. >> cnn correspondent pam brown joins us live from murrysville with the latest. pamela have the police released new information on the suspect? >> reporter: well, jake, by all accounts the suspect, 16-year-old alex hribal was a student who kept to himself and had no prior run-ins with the la

authorities say hribal used two knives to stab or lash 21 students and a security guard.she saw him and another male student fighting and when she saw blood, she knew something was really long. >> he lifted up his shirt and there was blood all over his stomach. >> was he saying anything? >> no. there was shock and it was like he didn't know what to do. >> one of the injured students took this photo. one was points to wounds on his arms but he'll be okay. >>> a family is home one week after being rescued from the pacific ocean. the kaufmans were stranded at sea. she is recovering but her parents were taking a beating complete, but that hasn't put an end to the controversy over it. eric and charlotte kaufman and their daughters cora, 3, and lyra, 1, were finally back on dry land wednesday heading to the doctors to check on lyra's health. that i declined to speak to reporters. >> we're on our way to the doctor. once we're done with this thing rng we'll have more information. >> reporter: just hours earlier they got off the "uss vandegrift." it was divert 1,200 miles to help

hribal is being charged as an adult. of charges, including four counts of atte t attempted homicide. his motive still a mystery. >> you know, not at this point. there's talk out there of certain things happening with a threat and things like that. that's part of our investigation and we'll surely look into that but right now it's early and we'll put that together. >> when our kids come back here we'll have support resources for them. this community is a special place and i don't want that to be lost. >> hribal told authorities he wanted to die. he is due back in court at the end of the month. >>> 5:44. san jose day care now being investigated by the state after authorities found a series of violations. "today in the bay" bob redell live at the de colores children center. this has parents concerned. >> two parents who have already pulled their children from the de colores children center and are issuing this warning to other parents to reconsider. >> i've been here for a few years and i've never had any problems before. >

the kid hribal went down the hallway indiscriminately attacking people.e do know and we are very concerned about the case of one teenager who was still in what's been described as extremely critical condition at another hospital in town. he went through emergency surgery again last night. this was the one case, we have not been naming him, he's 17 years old of all of the cases we heard about, his seems to be the most critical. here at this hospital we are heard there are a couple of patients, including brett, who may be going home today or tomorrow. there's been encouraging numbers at the hospitals but also that one case of that 17-year-old that we know of, that is in very dire situation. so many people here in the community have been saying if there's anything they can feel good about, one of things they can feel good about, there were no fatalities. and they are hoping that is still the case as we go through this in the coming days. so much that this community is going through, incredible. >> it really is. and especially amanda leonard, the mom and her

now 16-year-old alex hribal is charged in a mass stabbing at his school. what he told the authorities who took him into custody next. frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky. not chalky. temporary. 24 hour. lots of tablets. one pill. you decide. prevacid. ♪ 24 hour >>> franklin regional high school is closed again today as that community tries to make sense of a stabbing rampage that left almost two dozen people wounded. 16-year-old alex hribal faces four counts of attempted homicide, 21 counts of aggravated assault. he will be tried as an adult. the vigil will held last night in murrysville as several victims remained in the hospital. among them is 14-year-old brandon brown. his great aunt told us that brandon's lung was punctured when a knife pierced his abdomen. >> we understand that the knife was a five-inch blade, so very deep, deep wounds. brandon was alert yesterday after surgery, and his message was that he wants justice. he did not know this child. he was an innocent victim. this was a methodical, intentional act of terror against innocent

alex hribal was charged as an adult and facing two dozen felony charges. at least 20 people were injured in that attack. >> president obama paying tribute to the victims of last week's shooting at fort hood. a memorial took place today. the president vowed to do more to protect troops and reach those who are hurting. >> for the first time the public can see how much doctors charge medicare for their services. president jimmy carter was the first to try to get the information released. he was blocked by legal challenges. last year is a judge ordered the data be made public. what it shows is it could change the way the industry operates. >> this information has not been available since the 1970s. medicare spends $600 billion. we are talking about money that goes to providers. 64 billion paid to nearly 900,000 doctors in the year 2012. what this reveals is a small fraction of doctors is getting a big share of pay out. the top it 2% collecting 75% of the payments. 17,000 physicians receiving 15 billion from the government. the one that got the most, this man.

we're piecing together a puzzling portrait of sophomore alex hribal. he wanted to die after he was tackled by a fellow student, an assistant principal and school security officer. he's being held without bail and charged as an adult with 26 counts including four of attempted homicide. three students remain in critical condition and one is described as extremely critical. we are expected to get an update from hospital officials later in the hour and we could hear from one of the victims at that time. last night a vigil was held as the rural pennsylvania community tries to make sense of this violent knife attack. >> i was just so scared and i didn't know what to do, and all i could really think about was did this just really happen? like, i couldn't believe that my best friend just took a knife for me. i could tell you exactly how much blood was on that knife and it's -- it's -- i couldn't -- it's just too scary. nbc's ron allen is live outside forbes hospital in monroeville, pennsylvania, with the latest for us. good morning. we understand police are ch

. >> that suspect alex hribal remains behind bars. he remains behind bars. he's charged as an adult for allegedly stabbing 16 people and a security guard at franklin regional high school. his attorney says he's in a daze, like a deer in headlights. hribal's parents also visited him thursday. >> my client's parents are as devastated as the victim in this case and they send their best wishes to everybody and they didn't see this coming at all. >> investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the rampage, including the possibility of an angry phone call between the suspect and another student the night before the attack. at least eight boys remained hospitalized. >>> the suspect wanted in wednesday's deadly hit and run crash at a central florida day care is now in custody. police say 28-year-old robert corchado turned himself in thursday afternoon follow a 24-hour manhunt. he's being held on $100,000 bond. corchado has been arrested eight times since 2000. he surrendered shortly after a $5,000 reward was offered. >> i think the pressure from both sides of

the fbi removed desktop computers and other items from hribal's home. the suspect's father offered this message to the victims. >> my prayers go out to everyone who was injured today. and i hope they recover as quickly as possible. >> reporter: this morning, students and faculty are being hailed at heroes. during the attack, one wounded student bravely pulled the fire alarm, alerting everyone in the building. and assistant principal, sam king, tackled the suspect. >> mr. king immobilized him. he pinned him down. i jumped on top of him, as well. and just held down his wrists and arms. >> reporter: now, there are also stories of students rushing to apply pressure to their peers' wounds. four people remain in critical condition this morning. authorities say this could have been so much worse if not for those heroic students and staff. john and diana? >> tahman bradley, live in murrysville, pennsylvania. thank you. >>> and student nate scimio is being credited with saving lives by pulling that fire alarm, which forced the school to be evacuated. >> nate was

alex hribal in 20 minutes slashed and stabbed 20. two are in critical condition, fighting for their lives. the rampage ended when with the help of assistant principal, he tackled alex hribal. alex hribal is facing charges of homicide. hundreds gathered at a candle-lit vigil. many can't get the images out of their mind. the father of the accused attacker said his thoughts are with the victims. >> i hope they recover as quickly as possible. >> morgan radford has more on the young suspect. >> alex hribal, 16 years old, now an adult in the eyes of the law. charged in a rampage through the halls of his high school. >> i don't know what i have going on down at school. i need someone here. >> school has not started. when panic erupted. >> according to police, a 16-year-old working the flue, just outside of pittsburg, slashed student at random. with two large kitchen knives. >> we don't know how she's doing. my brother's friend was stabbed in the back. >> more than 20 were injured. stabbed in the stomach and chest. the stab wound were large

removed computers and other items prohibitly's -- from hribal's home. >> he is confused. scared. depressed. we will try to figure what happened. >> students and faculties hailed as heroes. one wounded student pulled fire alarm alerting everyone in the building and an assistant principal tackled the suspect. >> are mr. king immobilized him and pinned him down. >> there are stories of students rushing to apply pressure to wounds, four people remain to critical condition this morning. can have been so much worse if not for the heroic students and staff. >>> thank you. do i -- do we need to use our windshield wipers? >> patchy fog is more widespread. there is more moisture. drizzle is possible. especially along the cost. or if you are driving bite. the deficit is not growing so fast as it was last couple of months. our rainy season is tapering. we are 7.5" down in livermore and san jose and oakland is 9.75" and nearly 19" in santa rosa. the next seven days: born -- bone dry. temperatures are 47 to 52. it will be cloudy by noon and 58 to 68 with high clouds and sun but the coast has l

hribal is accused of using the two knives to stab 21 students at his school in pennsylvania and also a security guard. everyone survived. >>> a man upset over a 22 cent soda tax pulled out a submachine gun and threatened to kill everyone inside a convenience store in chicago. police say he pulled out the gun from a gucci satchel after the clerk tried to make him pay the tax. according to the "sun-times," he later told officers, quote, this is my naming, i tax them and i had to put them in their place. >>> a warning now just in time for summer. a new study chose young boys are more likely to die from drowning than in a car accident. more than 46,000 people drowned in the u.s. between 1999 and 2010 and a leading cause of deaths -- it is a leading cause of death for children under the age of 5. swimming pools were the most common places for drown among children. the study also found that formal swimming lessons have proven to reduce the risk of drowning in young children. >>> and with the weather heating up, that's something to certainly consider. >> absolutely, that's for sure. >> a li

adult as he went on a stabbing rampage this morning and they released the name of the suspect, alex hribal, he faced attempt said homicide and assault charges in the attack at franklin regional high school. 21 students and an adult security guard were injured. five were admitted to the hospital in critical condition. students describe the teen carrying two knives. the security guard and a principal tackle and handcuffed -- tackled and handcuffed the boy. >> my friend was bleeding. my one friend saw her. i didn't see her. one friend stabbed in the back. my friend's brother was tacked to the ground and stabbed him. unbelievable. >> investigators say they are still not sure what led alex hribal to carry out the stabbings. ktvu's noelle walker visited a school district who took steps to prevent violence. >> reporter: the school district has seen campus fights, riots and gang rape. they areoping new schools with an eye on -- they are opening new schools with an eye on safety. >> looking outsiders. i can pull up by the stairs. >> and there is someone watching. >> i have 16 different camera views

police say 16-year-old alex hribal stabbed 20 students and a security officer in a crowded hallway ofigh school. >> the kid just ran down the hall with the knives and my best friend stepped in front of me and he got stabbed in the back. i held his hand and he wouldn't let go. the whole way to the hospital he didn't let go. >> reporter: sam king, an assistant principal at the high school stepped stop the rampage. >> mr. king took off to take the kid down. i was behind him. >> reporter: not before nearly two dozen people were stabbed. the community held vigils for the victims. >> we gather in prayer, song and candlelight. >> reporter: offering what support they could amid the tragedy. >> it's heartbreaking. >> it's been incredibly depressing. we've been sitting there listening to the news for six or eight hours, the same bad news over and over again. the numbers kept rising. >> reporter: hribal was arraigned as an adult and faces four counts of attempted homicide, 21 counts of aggravated assault and a charge of having a weapon on the school ground. et was described as a b plus student,

. >> 16-year-old alex hribal is now charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault. 21 students and a security guard were injured. >>> some developing news. crews searching for that missing malaysia passenger plane have zeroed in on a more targeted area in the indian ocean. australia's prime minister says they are now trying to find the source of those pinging sounds which they believe could be coming from the plane's flight data recorders. >> we are hoping to get as much information as we can before the signal finally expires. >> the battery that powers that flight data recorders have an estimated life of 1 month. >>> time now is 6:09. he is filling letterman's late night shoes. what stephen colbert says about his new gig. >> reporter: here's a clue. what does lucky strike and at&t park have in common? "where's roberta?" as the news continues on kpix 5. >> we are starting out with lots of clouds around the bay area on this friday. how might that affected your weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and speaking of the weekend, later on tonight we have a giants

it was very traumatizing. >> the suspect has been identified as alex hribal. you see him here.s being charged as an adult, with four counts of attempted homicide, and 21 counts of aggravated assault. the community of murrysville held a vigil on wednesday night to pray for the victims. ten people are still hospitalized, four of them are in critical condition. >> police in florida are looking for a driver who pushed another car into a daycare center, killing at least one child. the girl died at hospital and 14 other people were injured, most of them children. about 50 children were in the daycare center at the time. >> please, spend this evening and this afternoon in prayers for the families who have children who have been injured in this absolute tragedy and disaster. keep them in your prayers and please keep a look out and let us know if you see anything. together we'll find whoever is responsible for this and those feels need to know this whole community is behind them. >> as you heard there, police do not have the person responsible for this. they're looking for the driver of

alex hribal, the sophomore, allegedly ran through the hallway for nearly five minutes, slashing victims as he went. witnesses say the suspect had a blank expression on his face during the entire attack. a smart thinking student pulled the fire alarm. >> i came down the stairs and i saw the kid, and mr. king was yelling at him and i didn't know why. i turned around and saw him stab sarg, the police officer and afterwards he went down and mr. king took off to take the kid down and i was right behind him and we both jumped on him and immobilized him. >> you instinctively reacted like that? >> i was looking for a garbage can to hit him with. >> the student had two knives, one in each home. the fbi went to the teen's home to retrieve computers. they say his parents were completely dumfounded. >> they offer their condolences to everybody involved in this case. they're very upset. they did not foresee this coming at all. this is a nice young man. he's never been in trouble. he's not a loner. he works well with other kids at school. >> richard lui joins us live with more. >> the kid has been de

that as the suspect, alex hribal, named yesterday, 16 years old, a sophomore at franklin regional high school here behind me, who is he? some students describe him as quiet. others say not so well known. his defense attorney saying this was a good guy, good student, here at the high school. now, alex hribal at the arraignment yesterday, head down for most of it, some saying he looked a little somber, 26 counts total. he could face decades in prison if he is prosecuted here. we got a chance to speak with one of the students who attended the school and was here when alex hbal allegedly ran down that hallway. take a listen. >> some girl came up to me and said, he has a knife, he's stabbing people. that's all i got. nothing else. i went back into the bathroom, and, you know, i told the girls, you know, you got to get out, you got to go. >> reporter: now, she attended one of the vigils. there were six last night. the one she went to was right across the street from here at calvary lutheran church. she described one of the heroes and that was officer buzz. and he was a security guard that ta

gregg: new details on the teenaged suspect in the pennsylvania stabbing spree. 16-year-old alex hribal is being charged as an acult. witnesses say the assistant principal put his own life at risk to protect the student and staff. >> i was in the school and i came down the stairs and i saw the kid. and mr. skin was yelling at him. i turned around and saw him stab the police officer. afterward he went down and mr. king took off to take it kid down and i was right behind him and we both jumped on him and immobilized him. i was put into the situation. i didn't know what was going on until i was in the middle of it. >> reporter: do you think you saved lives? >> i think mr. king was the main hero. he immobilized him and pinned him down. i jumped on top of him as well and pinned down his legs and arms and tried to keep the night stationary. gregg: what more to we know about this suspect? >> reporter: we are getting conflicting stories. one that he was the shy kid in the corner. another that he fit in well with his fellow students. one thing we couldn' -- we don's why would a young sophomore p

alex hribal is charged with stabbing 21 people on campus. the question is why. classmates say he had a kitchen knife in each hand as he attacked people. >> the fire alarm went off. i was walking over toward the exit. there was blood all over the floor. someone yelled she got stabbed. >> an assistant principal and security guard eventually tackled the boy. according to a prosecutor, alex hribal told police he wanted to die when he was arrested. >>> someone was struck and killed crossing capital expressway in san jose. the driver kept going. police have not released the name of the victim or said what kind of car that person was driving. >>> a south bay man rushed no a burning mobile home to save his cats. both cats are still unaccounted for. when fire crews arrived the home was up in flames. firefighters kept the fire from spreading to nearby home. the man was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. though peninsula, fire trucks rushing to an emergency needed help of their own. a fire engine and ladder truck crashed in to each other. now two firefighters are

hribal's father, clearly shaken, only had words for the victims hribal's lawyer says this is completely uncharacteristic of alex and something must have set him off. >> this is a nice young man. he's never been in trouble. he's not a loner. he works well with other kids at school. >> what sort of kid is he? >> he's a quiet kid who just sits in the back of the classroom. you don't hear too much from him. >> reporter: for parents here, shock. >> we saw the news and what did it say something about a bloodbath? you can't believe you're looking at that and it's your school because it's always somebody else's school. >> reporter: this is a very quiet idyllic sort of neighborhood and town. it is shocking that it would happen here. one thing that neighbors -- or s a three-inch knife. he had an eight- to ten-inch kitchen life on him. he was holding it like this and stabbing into the lower part of individuals. one person saying that the boyfriend of a girl stepped in front of the way, taking the blow instead of her. chris? >> miguel, knives aside, we do hear that he was aiming for the chest as we

but today, alex hribal's lawyer hinting troubles in his pay. >> at least things were surfacing. concerning bullying? i don't want to comment specifically. but i think there are some things that occurred that led to where we are today. >> reporter: what could have pushed him to grab two kitchen knives and rampage through the halls of his high school? by all accounts, alex was a typical teenager from a close-knit family living a comfortable live in an upscale neighborhood. his attorney describes hribal as "ozzie and harriet," adding that they ate dinner together every night. last night, alex's father, harold could only offer his best wishes to the wounded. >> my prayers go out to everyone who was injured today and i hope they recover as quickly as possible. >> reporter: there was no school today at franklin high, but outside, this sign -- "we love our school," it read. "we are strong." in the hospital, students visited students, and we heard tales of extraordinary heroism -- gracey evans, saved by her friend, brett hurt, who was stabbed himself. >> he stepped right in front of me

threatening phone call involving the student accused of going on a stabbing rampage. 16-year-old alex hribal is being charged as an adult for the attacks that injured 21 students and security guard at a high school. the attack was finally stopped by an assistant principal and student. >> mr. king immobilized him. i held him down. >> several of the victims are being treated for serious and life-threatening injuries at a pittsburgh area hospital. school officials say the school will be closed for the next several days. >>> the student who pulled the fire alarm posted this selfie on instagram. the caption, chilling at children's. nature scimio's arm -- nate scimio's arm was slashed when he swung it out to protect some girls. >>> san francisco ocean beach searchers are trying to find a teenager swept into the pacific. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us with the latest on the search and the rescues of the missing teen's father and cousin. anne. >> reporter: yeah. as the hours tick by, michelle, it's not looking good. this boy was not wearing a wet suit when he went out to ocean beach. still crews on

hribal is charged as an assault with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. >>> in south africa the chief prosecutor in the murder trial of oscar pistorius accused the athlete of egotistical straight day and it was a tough cross-examination. oscar pistorius said he loved reeva steenkamp and thought he was protecting her when he thought through the bathroom door what he thought was an intruder. >> i didn't intend to point her. i believed somebody was in there. when i heard a noise, i fired my weapon. >> the prosecutor called the pit bull trying to build a case that he shot her in a rage following an argument on valentine's day last year. >> and a $250,000 reward in the case of a shooting attack from pg&e at the substation? san jose. you can see the sparks were flying for a few minutes. someone who was highly trained fired on the substation in the middle of the night. the utility company announced $250,000 reward for information that lands whoever shot at the facility in jail. they are in the process of a $100 million security improvement project. >> we have a picture of san francisco

>> reporter: allen, tonight 16- year-old sophomore alex hribal is being held without bail. he is charged with four counts of attempted homicide, 21 counts of aggravated assault. authorities say it took him five minutes to stab nearly 2 dozen people inside this high school which is about 15 miles east of pittsburgh. witnesses say it was a bloody chaotic scene in the school's hallway. >>> reporter: police are trying to figure out why a student went on a stabbing rampage at a high school in murrysville, pennsylvania. >> the juvenile went down the hallway and was flashing two knives around and injured the people. >> reporter: it happened just as the day was getting started at franklin regional high school. 21 students and a school police officer were hurt. >> kid laying down and he was holding his side and there was a teacher on top of him screaming, help. >> reporter: the victims were taken to local hospitals where several underwent surgery. >> they each had multiple vital organs injured. >> reporter: the suspect is identified as 16-year-old alex hribal. he was taken into cust

>> hribal is being charged as an adult. his lawyer is requesting a psychiatric evaluation. >>> the man accused of causing a deadly crash at a florida daycare has turned himself in. police say 26-year-old robert corchado forced a car to run into the orlando area daycare center. a little girl was killed and several others were seriously hurt. police say corchado has a long criminal history and is in custody. >>> a late show crown goes to -- will kohlschreiber stephen colbert. his comedian colleagues and the one thing he won't do on the late show. >> more people who have no college degree and who i would hire. >> no diploma needed. the new trend in high-tech is hiring people who don't have a college degree. >> it is a breezy pleasant night for baseball. there are hundreds of fans waiting in line to get their tickets. >> whoo! >> the rain isn't changing. but the temperatures are. i'll have your updated forecast coming up. >> and it doesn't exactly scream romance. the sewage plant that is selling itself as the hot new wedding ve

an fbi official tells cnn there is no evidence that alex hribal was bullied, though the official callshribal "disaffected," this despite claims from his lawyer that some sort of bullying event might have played a role prior to this rampage. >>> all right, overseas markets right now, you guys, selling off this morning. futures here pointing slightly higher. but look, yesterday was the big story, a major wall street sell-off. the nasdaq falling the most in 2 1/2 years. the s&p and the dow also falling dramatically. the biotech sector pulling everyone else down, as did tech companies like facebook and netflix. part of this, something they call profit-taking on wall street, investors trying to cash out after markets climbed to all-time highs. they were up 30% this year. a little bit of nervousness. and boy, that was a real, legitimate code red day on wall street. >> big loss. don't like to see those numbers. >>> how about a big shake-up in washington? the public face of president obama's health care overhaul is leaving the administration. health and human services secretary kathleen sebeli

his name is alex hribal. he is charged with four counts of attempted homicide, 21 counts of aggregated asult and one count of possession -- assault and one copt of possession of weapons on school property. no motive as to why this happened. >> we need ambulances here as soon as possible. >> mass stabbing at franklin regional high school in pennsylvania has left 24 injured. there are no fatalities but a few students remain in critical condition. the stabbing happened at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. >> he lifted up his shirt and you could see he was hit with a knife and gushing blood. >>> the suspect is 16-year-old alex hribal. a sophomore at school. he was arraigned this afternoon and a source tells us he is being charged as an adult with attempted homicide. >> a hallway in chaos, as you can imagine. a lot of evidence, bloods, on the floors in the hallway. >> investigators say the assistant principal tackled the suspect to the ground and along with the principal a officer and a security guard subdued the suspect. >

alex hribal told officials after the attack he wanted to die.inal homicide, 21 counts of assault, and john and diana, he was denied bail. >> karen, thank you. and he doesn't fit any of the usual things that you would expect from somebody that's going to go on some mass spree like this. according to the attorney for the parents, no indication of any problems with this child. no psychiatric problems, had never been in trouble before. this is a completely normal family. they sit down to have a meal every single night. he is a good student, mingles well with other kids. he's not a loner. just nothing that fits the profile of somebody that would do something like this. >> kind of strange. you know, the loner is classic, but they get these -- kind of odd, kept to himself. a student who plays hockey with him says he was quiet but a pretty normal kid. another classmate said he was nerdy, studied a lot, got good grades. she went on to say he didn't have a lot of friends. the brother of a witness told abc that he was not really well liked. so i guess he d

in critical condition. >>> police say they have begun the investigation into why 16- year-old alex hribalegedly stabbed 20 fellow teens and a security officer in a crowded hallway of his school outside of pittsburgh. >> the process, complete with that, continuing the investigation, they're conducting interviews of the victim and witnesses. >> reporter: in an interview his attorney said he was a well liked student and not a loaner. >> i don't believe that's true that he was bullied. we're going to try to figure out what happened here. obviously, there's a problem, you just don't leave and go to school and do what he did yesterday. >> reporter: nearly 2 dozen people were stabbed and slashed in yesterday's attack. the scene was described chaotic. >> the kid ran down the hall with the knife, my best friend got stabbed in the back. i held his hand and he wouldn't let go the whole way to the hospital he didn't let go. >> he was arraigned and charged as an adult. he faces four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated assault and a charge of having weapon school ground. >> they've

investigators say alex hribal threatened two over the point and in voice mails. the students were not among those injured. alex hribal is facing attempted murder charges. four students remain in the hospital. three are in critical condition. >>> this morning, people at an r.v. park are cleaning you up after storms flipped the trailers in mississippi on the gulf coast. first responders went through the damaged trailers looking if anyone trapped. one man was taken to the hospital but there are no reports of any fatalities. this was not a tornado but, still, winds reached 50 miles per hour and knocked down power lanes. >> researchers from texas a&m have found a link between air pollution and some asia's biggest cities and weather in north america. scientists found smog from beijing and china and india drift over the pacific ocean affecting the cyclone system. we noticed that the form of cold are winters and storms we have seen hit some areas of the country. the pollution changes wets patterns around the world. >> i had a chance to see the smog in bejing and it is im

the perpetrator, 16-year-old alex hribal, in jail, charged as an adult. some say he was shy, would keep to himself. others say he was bullied, his lawyer says nothing of the kind there was one report he sent threatening messages to students at the school the day before. that's being investigated. and according to officials in court yesterday when he made his first appearance, alex hribal said, i want to die. shep? >> steve on scene. >>> we mentioned the student who says her best friend took a knife to his back to save her. he says -- i should say, she now says she held his hand until they got to the hospital. her name is gracey evans, a 17-year-old at that school. and joins us live on the phone. nice to talk to you. >> hi. >> he says you're quite his hero today. >> yeah. but he is more of the hero. >> how is that? >> he saved me. well -- >> let's become up. you and your friend, who is in the hospital, you and your friend are walking down the hall and you hear something screaming about blood. take it from the. >> yeah. so, what happened was then as soon as

police say alex hribal was armed with two kitchen knives.ng forward this morning.giving us a better picture of the chaos. >> i was walking down the hall with a friend of mine.so i wouldn't bleed out , i was just so surprised. she was putting pressure on my wounded. >> darya: this was a helicopter shot that we brought to you yesterday. investigators do not believe that the 16 year-old kid-- had a certain target. >> darya: a chokehold caught on camera. the controversial video this morning of a giants fan subdued by a police officer. @?a >> erica: welcome back. here's a live look a conditions and walnut creek. southbound 680 is slow but we are incident free. >> mark: questions this morning over video that looks like a san francisco police officer choking a giants fan. take a look at it for yourself. another fan shot this video a-t&t park. during the giants home opener. officers say they responded to complaints from people at the game claiming the guy on the ground and his friend were drunk and aggressive. and that they had to restrain him once

. >> reporter: unlike most teens, it appears hribal was not very active on social media and also showedamily or isn't a family that ignored their children. they were very cognizant of who they communicated with online. there wasn't any arguments or any beef that he had with any other student, that we're aware of. i've heard these rumors about being bullied. i don't believe that is true. >> reporter: outside the family's home, hribal's father would only express concern for the injured. >> my prayers go out to everyone who was injured today and i hope they recover as quickly as possible. >> reporter: police seized his computer and he's been charged as an adult on aggravated assault and attempted homicide. >> we have received word that there may have been a threat the night before. we don't have any concrete evidence about that but we are investigating that and any other reason that we may find that led to this. >> reporter: victim brett hurt wonders if he'll ever be able to forgive his classmate. >> maybe if he had more friends or somebody to help him out or to like show him a different p

investigators are trying to figure out alex hribal's motive. he stabbed or slashed 21 students and a security guard yesterday. today his lawyer called him a good kid and said the boy needs a mental evaluation. >> he is frightened, depressed, scared. i think he is frying to figure out how in the world this happened. this is not a violent kid. this is not a dysfunctional family. >> at least five students are critically wounded including a boy on a ventilator that missed his heart by inches. >>> a car crashed into a day care. one child is dead and another dozen injured. the hunt is on for the driver of an suv that is an ex-convict trying to escape the orlando area. his family is urging him to turn himself in. >> >> new rather noon, big shoes to fill but stephen colbert will take over for david letterman. he will host the late show when letterman retires next year. colbert signed a five-year contract. the producers will be announced later. the colbert report received an emmy and peabody award. >> coming up, they take him down with a choke hold. how