jay gray has reaction from a neighbor of the suspected shooter. >> reporter: all clear. but still far from okay this morning at ft. hood. >> walked into one of the unit buildings, opened fire, got into a vehicle, fired am from a vehicle, got into another building and opened fire. >> three were killed, 16 injured before the suspected gunman identified as 34-year-old ivan lopez, apparently turned his weapon on himself. >> we do not know a motive. we know this soldier had behavior health and mental health issues. >> reporter: lopez was undergoing diagnostic testing for post traumatic stress disorder. >> you never know who you live next door to. >> morris says she was with the wife of the suspected gunman when she heard the tragic news. >> she wasn't ablg to say anything. she just broke down. like she was hurting and it was in disbelief. >> reporter: shock and pain felt in central texas. >> i think we all feel indented to the men and women who serve our country and put themselves in harm's way. it is heartbreaking to be so close to a tragic event as this. >> reporter: a trag

let's get now to jay gray. >> reporter: good morning. this is the second time in the last five year there is has been a deadly attack by a soldier here at ft. hood, the nation's largest army post which was locked down until late last night. all clear. but still far from okay this morning at ft. hood. >> walked into one of the unit buildings, opened fire, got into a vehicle, fired from a vehicle, got out of the vehicle, walked into another building, and opened fire again. >> reporter: three were killed, 16 injured before the suspected gunman identified by military sources as 34-year-old ivan lopez apparently turned the weapon on himself. >> we do know that this soldier had behavior, health and mental health issues and being treated for that. >> reporter: lopez was undergoing testing for post traumatic stress disorder. >> you never know who you live next to. >> reporter: she was with the wife of the suspected gunman when she heard the tragic news. >> she wasn't able to say anything. she just broke down. like she was hurting and it was in d

jay gray joins us from ft. hood. >> reporter: good evening. four people are dead including the suspected gunman. 16 injured after the second fatal attack at ft. hood in the last five years. >> seek shelter immediately. >> reporter: the early mornings echoed for civilians and soldiers to get shelter. >> approximately 90 vehicles. >> reporter: responding to shots that rang out on the post just after 4:00 this afternoon. >> a soldier assigned to 13th command fired shots at individuals within the unit areas here. within the first medical brigade area in the 49th transportation battalion area. post immediately went into lockdown. we have now lifted the lockdown as of 30, 45 minutes ago. >> reporter: the gunman took his own life. victims were rushed to area hospital by ambulance and medivac choppers. >> they had variety of injuries. >> reporter: some of whom remain in critical condition. president obama was informed of the shooting on a trip to chicago. >> we're heartbroken that something like this might have happened again. >> reporter: november 5t

jay gray, nbc news, tupelo, mississippi. >> and the weather channel's kevin ross saying today should be the last day the severe weather system. we'll have more a little later with bill karins. >>> it could be a legal battle the nba has not been before as clippers owner donald sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million. the court could be his next best friend, or not. as sterling considers his legal options, potential buyers hover, nbc's joe fryer with more. >> reporter: nba commissioner adam silver, on the job for only three months, did not mince words. >> effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> reporter: no games, no practices, no ability to make any decisions about the team. plus a $2.5 million fine. the maximum allowed after the nba's investigation. >> mr. sterling acknowledged it was his voice on the tape and he has not expressed to me directly any other views. we stand together in condemning mr. sterling's views. they simply have no place in the nba. >> on twitter, nba legend magic johnson sai

nbc jay gray is live in fort hood with the details. jay, good morning. what have we learned about the soldier's military background? >> reporter: yeah. 34-year-old ivan lopez, a specialist in the army. military officials saying he was considered an underachiever as a soldier. no problems on his rÉsume during his time in the service. soldiers and civilians are back at the posts here in fort hood now. beginning to understand before anything seem close to normal again. in the wake of the deadly attack. >> we have an active shooter currently on fort hood. >> reporter: investigators and so many in the grieving community continue this morning to search for answers. >> it's hard to understand that somebody would be out -- be able to shoot people they work with. >> reporter: military officials believe 34-year-old ivan lopez choose his victims at random after a argument. >> it immediately proceeded the shooting. we don't have that definitively at this point. we have strong indications of that. >> reporter: as the shots rang out -- 33,000 block. >> reporter: a pos

jay gray brings us the latestment. >> reporter: three people are dead after shots rang out on the eve of passover at two jewish community sites at a kansas city suburb. >> there is no other word to describe it, just panic. >> reporter: investigators say a man armed with multiple weapons opened fire at a jewish community center and then moments later at a retirement home. >> several shots were fired at that location and witnesses stated that the suspect left the location soon after. several minutes later we received a call from a second location of shots fired at village shalom retirement center. >> reporter: the shooting spree started as dozens were gathering for a singing competition at the community center. >> just rushed in the theater. we thought it was weather at first. >> people ducking down under tables and yelling at us to get inside. >> reporter: a man in his 70s is being held by police, someone they describe as a person of interest. >> we have a suspect and yet i would caution everybody to understand suspects are not convicted. suspects are people of interest. >> reporter: w

jay gray has the latest from hard-hit mayflower, arkansas. >> reporter: a string of deadly tornadoes tore across parts of the plains in the southeast sunday. from the air, a path of debris and destruction can be seen for miles. stretching across several states. a twister ripped through downtown kuapaw, oklahoma. it hit with little warning. >> he didn't say nothing, he just went like this. i said, tornadoes. just about that time everything was hitting. >> reporter: next the deadly storms moved into arkansas, shredding buildings and homes and killing more than a dozen there. and there's concern more victims could be buried in the rubble. >> we've got people and dogs going through the rubble. and trying to find whoever we can and whatever we can. >> reporter: volunteers and rescue teams worked through the night in the hardest hit areas. >> we just want to help. >> jewelry. finding this stuff for days and days and days. >> reporter: phil said early alerts likely saved his family. >> luckily we had enough warning we could get down in our hidey hole, and we were setting down there and it w

nbc's jay gray has the information. >> reporter: for a third straight day, from the deep south to the carolinas, splintering homes, businesses and lives. >> man, he was a good boy, guys. i wish you knew him. >> reporter: donald wassome sr. searches for anything he can find including answers in what's left of the home where his son died. the 31-year-old iraqi veteran was shielding his wife and two young daughters when he was killed. >> what a great son he was. you know. you couldn't ask for a better son. >> reporter: as survivors mourn those lost and begin the overwhelming task of cleaning up and coming back, there is a growing concern over the next round of severe weather with a potential strike zone from louisiana through michigan, and a warning from those in the path of the system, from those who already felt the wrath of the storms. >> you need to get in a shelter or get underground and take it seriously don't take it for granted that there may be a tornado warning coming. you need to fight for your life and get where you need to be. >> reporter: as they continue their fight -- >>

jay gray, nbc news. >> makes for a tough morning when you see those images, when you see the reality of so many people waking up with more to come. >> you have an hour or two of scrambling and then nothing. first responders have been out all night long in these areas. we even are continuing with our severe weather threat. one tore nard doe warning right now and that goes from areas here in louisiana. this is this reef shreveport, l. nebraska, iowa, right on the border of kansas city and missouri. this line here, this was the main event as we went through this evening. last night, that was. it was one super cell thunderstorm that produced all of this tornado damage. one storm. a very strong storm that produced it appears about a 2 1/2 hour tornado. a large wedge tornado. that's the tornado that goes all the way to the ground. the damage i've seen so far, i'd say probably about an ef-3 or greater. 150-mile-an-hour winds plus and that damage path was 100 miles long. there's a lot of small towns, little houses out in the rural areas we haven't seen yet because we haven't gotten helicopte

we are joined now by jay gray who brings us up to speed on the investigation into i've ran lopez. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, thomas. what i can tell you is overnight that investigation did continue. right now federal agentses along with army investigators are inside the apartment here in the area of the man, did they believe was the shooter in this case, 34-year-old ivan lopez. obviously looking through that apartment for any evidence that may help them as they continue to try and piece together exactly what happened here. the commander at ft. hood saying this was not an act of terror like the attack nearly five years ago at the army post. but they still have no firm answers as to what may have sparked the deadly shooting rampage. >> jay what has been revealed about lopez's medical history? have there been warning signs that was leading up to an event like this? >> you know, we learned from sources here at ft. hood that he was being tested, diagnostically tested for post traumatic stress disorder at the time of this attack. we also know during his army career

jay gray, nbc news. >>> new developments this morning in the search for missing flight 370. for the first time crews will send a robotic submarine deep into the ocean. the blue fin 21 will deploy today. the mission is to determine whether those previously detected underwater signals are from the missing jet's black boxes. it can also create a 3-d sonar map and chart any debris on the ocean floor. >> i would caution you against raising hopes that the deployment of the autonomous underwater vehicle will result in the detection of the aircraft wreckage. it may not. however, this is the best lead we have and it must be pursued vigorously. >> officials are also investigating an oil slick found near the detected pings. crews have collected a sample but it's going to take several days to analyze. flight 370 disappeared on march 8th with 239 people on board. >>> we want to take you to those deadly wildfires in chile that have devastated the city of valpariso. they're battling link gearing hot spots that developed saturday afternoon. flames actually leaped from hilltop to hilltop in

hood, jay gray. francis, back to you. >> jay, thank you. >>> it is a far cry from the movie "gravity," but for the second time in less than three weeks, the international space station had to dodge space junk. nasa says the station fired thrusters to move half a mile to stay away from parts of an old rocket. they say the crew was never in any danger. >>> we're learning of the merck until the ashes after a fire that killed two of boston's bravest and a promise to the widow of one of the fallen. lieutenant edward walsh lost his life fighting this blaze last week. and when firefighters recovered his body, they couldn't find his wedding ring. they promised his wife kristen they would do anything they could to find it. crews knew lieutenant walsh never took his ring off, so it had to be in the rubble. after hours of searching, they found it tuesday night, the same time as walsh's wake. they immediately rushed it to his wife. lieutenant walsh was laid to rest the next day. >>> the second firefighter michae

jay gray, nbc news. >> two people in deli city are recovering from gunshot woundings.authorities have not released the identity of an injured man or woman. no word yet on the suspect or motive for the shooting. >>> the first phase of the investigation of that deadly bus crash near chiyo is complete tonight. so far, federal investigators say they have not found any evidence that the fed-ex truck was on fire before hitting the bus. we're learning more about the drive ert of the truck as well. investigators identified him as a 24-year-old man from elk road. his neighbors say he will be missed. >> he was just a good man who gave a lot of time for his fanlly. >> yeah. he was out with his daughters out with their bikes and walking them over to starbucks and what a good man is supposed to do. >> the man has transported a load of freight to the town of weeds about 130 miles north of the crash site. q) delivery and was headed back to sacramento. >>> also, coming up later, we eelt hear from one of the high school students who survived the crash. we spoke to him from his homt bed

. >> jay gray was there though see it all. what's the latest. ?reporter: they're still on the scene, the boston police bomb squad here. still investigating. they did successfully debt nats two unattended backpacks that were found here earlier in the day. it's been a lot of high-tension on a day that was already very emotional, very difficult for so many here as they gathered to look back, to remember, to honor the victims, the families of those who lost loved ones and the first responders, and it was a day that boston got a bit stronger, i believe. a year later, silence and the toll of the single bell replaced the echoes of the violent blast and the chaos that followed. >> from the shock of the blow and the recoil from the horror, there is a rising. a flicker of light. >> reporter: a light that shined inside the heinz convention center today where thousands, including dignitaries gathered. >> we are boston. we are america. we respond. we endure. we overcome, and we own the finnish line. >> reporter: because of the first responders, because of the

jay gray has the story. >> reporter: today in boston. they run. and cheer. again. >> it's great to have this day. everybody has come back. >> reporter: and faster. sf she's got it! >> reporter: a new course record in the women's race. for the men, an american win for the first time since 1983. but for the majority of the 36,000 runners, the finishing times aren't nearly as important as the past. because here's the thing about running. you're either rushing towards or from something. and in boston, the destination is clear. they never runaway. >> there's no fear at all. to fear is to lose. >> reporter: it stretches 26.2 miles and there are memories of the terror attack one year ago. >> when i got here i cried for two minutes. i thought i had gotten over it. but it's still there. >> reporter: the rout serves as a reminder that the police and federal agents are committed to making sure the celebration stays safe. >> the coordination is high, the spirit is high. the preparation is high, and the countenance is high. >> reporter: so many committed to keeping bosto

. >> we want to turn it over to jay gray joining us live in killeen, texas. >> reporter: the second time in five years that there has been a deadly attack by a soldier at ft. hood, the nation's largest army post which was locked down until very late last night. all clear. but still far from okay this morning at ft. hood. >> walked into one of the unit buildings, opened fire, got into a vehicle, fired from a vehicle, got out of the vehicle, walked into another building and opened fire again. >> reporter: three were killed, 16 injured in the attack before the suspected gunman identified by military sources as 34-year-old ivan lopez, apparently turned his weapon on himself. >> we do know that this soldier had behavior, health and mental health issues. >> reporter: he was undergoing testing for post traumatic stress disorder. in 2011 he served four months of combat duty in iraq. >> you never know who you live next door to. >> reporter: she heard the tragic pneus. >> shock and pain in central texas. >> i think we all feel indeblted to the men and women and put themselves in harm's way and it'

we begin with jay gray. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is the kind of devastation, debris that so many are dealing with here in may flower, arkansas. perhaps the hardest hit. we know ten people are dead. the rescue and recovery mission continuing. this was an rv sales center and there were three people working at the time. let me show you how they survived. down here into the basement they took a cat with them as well and the cat survived. they walk out and this is what they find. this is all that's left, complete devastation here. look across the rot. there were 60 rvs or more out here. many have been taken and thrown and tossed on their sides. their vehicles here weren't here before the storm. they are trying to assess all of that. we're in the early stages of what's going to be a difficult cleanup and recovery. fema agents moving in as well, the work just beginning in earnest after what was a horrific storm here. >> that was nbc's jay gray in arkansas. breaking news today. on another subject, the nba will make an announcement tomo

joining me is jay gray, in mayflower arkansas. thanks for joining me.ecovery look like today? >> it looks like it's going to be very difficult, as you would imagine. we want to give you a firsthand look. i'm standing in the doorway of what was an auto and rv sales center. you can see this debris. believe it or not, three people inside this building. as the storms moved in, they rushed through the structure and to this area. through this door and down into the basement, even took a stray cat. everybody survived. when they came out very little left, and virtually nothing left of the 60 recreational vehicles that filled this parking lot, just twisted metal respect shattered glass. faulkner county, arkansas likely the hardest hit. there are ten confirmed deaths, there's concern from the officials that number could grow as they continue their search and recovery evidence here, alex. >> thank you, jay gray with the latest. >>> coming up, congress has finally sauntered back to work. maybe this is the week that they finally get something done for the more than

in indianapolis, jay gray, nbc news. >>> coming up next at 5:00 a highly anticipated day at the vatican. hundreds of thousands of catholics taking over st. peteers square. >>> they were wrong. it's that simple. >> he wouldn't take no for an answer. the out of this world project one bay area man was determined to see through and what nasa discovered because of him. >>> closed captioning sponsored by mancini's sleep world. ♪ ♪ [ barks ] whoo! mmm! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. start exploring at followyournola.com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans! >>> pilgrims from all over the world are traveling to the vatican this weekend to celebrate the historic cananizations of two former popes. former popes john paul ii and john xxiii at saints. there will be a special report tomorrow morning starting at 1:00 a.m. right here on nbc bay area. >>> now to our bay area proud series where we like to highlight good people doing good for other people. what about when you do good for all of human kind? garvin thomas shares a story of accomplishment and persistenc

jay gray nbc news, boston. >>> coming up next at 5:00 there are new security measures because of the heart bleed bug. we'll show you that. shedding new light on the clinton white house. the role the first lady played. >>> closed captioning provided by frontier ford. >>> as a precaution white house officials announce that user passwords have been reset on healthcare.g healthcare.gov. according to administration officials there are no signs the website has been compromised and say users may have to change passwords on other public sites, as well. >>> the professional social network linked in has hit a milestone, 300 million members. it appears the mountain view base service has grown fast. for a little perspective facebook hit 1.3 billion users back in january. >>> the national archives posted the biggest batch yet of documents from the clinton administration. they are shedding new light on hillary clinton as she considers a run for the white house. the latest release 7,500 pages covers topics from health care to monica lewinsky. >> reporter: a day after chelsea clinton claimed the spo

jay gray is outside ft.hood. what is the latest? >> reporter: it's the second time in almost five years that there's been a deadly shooting here at the nation's largest army post, which stayed locked down until late last night. all clear, but still far from okay this morning at ft. hood. >> walked into one of the unit buildings opened fire. got into a vehicle. fired from a vehicle. got out of the vehicle, walked into another building and opened fire again. >> three people were killed and 16 injured in the attack before the suspected gunman, identified by military sources as 34-year-old ivan lopez, apparently turned his weapon on himself. >> we don't know a motive. we do know that this soldier had behavioral and mental health issues and was treated for that. >> reporter: lopez was also undergoing diagnostic testing for post-traumatic stress disorder. officials say in 2011 he served four months of combat duty in iraq. >> you never know who you live next door to. >> reporter: zandera morris said she was with the wife of the suspected g

let's bring in jay gray at the scene. this is exactly where the problem was this time last year to the day. >> reporter: yeah and the very same spot. good to talk to you. unfortunate circumstances here. a lot of tension as you may imagine. people were moved out of the area at the boston marathon. it was locked down. special operations units moved in. a robot is on scene and their trying to determine what may be inside these two unmanned backpacks on the ground at the finish line. one man has beenmoved away from area. police are holding him as they continue their investigation. this on day when boston, the city, stopped to look back to reflect, to northehonor the vic and families and to grow a bit stronger here. a year later silence and the toll of the single bell replaced the echo of the violent blast and the chaos that followed. >> from the shock of the blow and the recoil from the horror, there is a rising, a flicker of light. >> reporter: a light that shined inside the heinz convention center today where thousands, inc

jay gray joins us live from boston with a closer look. the images from today are nothing short of inspiring. >> reporter: i'm not sure they can tell the whole story, to be honest. i'm not sure anyone can. it's been an amazing day, one filled with emotions and pride for so many. marathon monday, patriots day normally a holiday, a party day in boston. it has been today. not exactly like it was before the blasts last year. but definitely moving back towards normal. today in boston, they run. and cheer. >> it's great to have this day and show that the city has come back stronger. and bigger. >> reporter: and faster. >> she's got it. >> reporter: a new course record in the women's race. for the men, an american win for the first time since 1983. but for the majority of the 36,000 runners, the finishing times aren't nearly as important as the past. because here's the thing about running. you're either rushing towards or from something. and in boston, the destination is clear. they never run away. >> there's no fear at all. >> reporter: along wi

jay gray joins us from mayflower, arkansas. what was that there that we're looking at? >> adrian this is the kind of debris, the devastation that the crews are looking through. you can see everything piled up against the front door here. believe it or not there were three employees inside this building, along with their pet kitten. what they did was rush into this area and down into the basement, that's what saved their lives. they got in here as the storm started to pass over. there's even a two by four that pushed through sheetrock here. take a look at what it left behind, an area that used to be filled with recreational vehicles, cars, all just turned and twisted, thrown, some completely wiped away here. they're just beginning to assess what's happened. we're in faulkner county, probably the hardest hit county. there's at least ten people killed here, fear that the number could go up as the rescue efforts continue here. >> there's a huge area there, what has happened to people who have lost everything, whole entire houses reduced to rubble. >> this is an area of the

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nbc's jay gray is in mayflower, arkansas, which has been hit with the brunt of the storm so far.acing for more. >> we want goif you an idea of the devastation of what was left from a massive tornado. i'm standing what used to be an automotive center. you can see the debris piled up here. what's left of this building, blooent, three people were actually inside that's what saved their lives. they took a stray kitten they've been keeping here as well. all survived. can you see the 2x 4, the force of the storm that threw it through the sheet rock here. take a look out at the debris field. this is the kind of thing that stretches for miles right now. we're in falkner county. probably the hardest hit. we know at least ten people died in this county. there's concern that that number could go up as teams continue their search. arkansas governor mike bebe talked about it a little earlier today. right now the preliminary work is primary focused on search and rescue, and then security for the rest of the people to insure that people that don't need to be messing around in areas where they c

i'm jay gray. becky, joe, andrew, back to you guys. >> that the first one took a long time to decide that was an act of terror, too. but this one looks a lot more clear cut, jay. >> yeah. >> thanks for your report. feel bad for that -- not only did the lady lose her husband, but he's a perpetrator. it's just awful. let's take a closer look at the u.s. markets with the jobs report just a day away. here with us now, chris redford, a coportfolio management of the niedhan growth funds. >> we keep an eye on the macro. you know, we've been through a pocket here in the last few weeks where we were kind of light on news. the market traded down, but we're entering now april earnings season picks up next week. but, yeah, labor numbers are going to be what they're going to be. we know that weather was terrible in the first quarter. so if that is an anomaly, that's great. maybe we'll see better numbers. if we see weaker numbers, the fed will still -- >> is there anything that would change your approach to inves

nbc's jay gray is in arkansas with a look at the destruction. jay?want to give you a firsthand look at that devastation. this is the kind of debris field that stretches from miles across several states. standing in what was the front door of an rv and auto center. you can see the debris piled up here. believe it or not, there were three employees inside as the tornado started to move n.rushed through the business, along with a stray cat it a they had been taking care of, opened this door and ran down into the basement. all of them survived. that's the good news. when they walked out though, this is what they saw, very little left of the building, the lot where they had more than 60 vehicles, very little left there other than twisted metal, shattered glass and splintered wood, and, again this, scene is playing out across several states right now, and concern, kelly, that the worst of the severe weather is not over. forecasters warning today that more tornadoes are likely over the next several days in an area from louisiana all the way through ohio so

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