jerry umanos. >> jerry umanos was receiving guests, three other americans. they arrived. they were dropped off in their vehicles and they were inside what is effectively the pound of this hospital, a well-known hospital treating mostly children and women with problems during pregnancies, prenatal care, after-delivery care and after they were dropped off dr. umanos was greeting them and then a security guard an afghan security guard assigned by the ministry of interior ministry, turned his gun and shot him. we're getting information about who they were. it appears that the three of them were maybe members of the same family? two of those guests, those later arrivals were killed along with the -- with dr. jerry and the third, a woman was injured. after the shooting the afghan security guard who had just somewhat suspiciously been transferred to this place three weeks ago from lagman province which is quite a dangerous, and an insurgent safe haven. after the shooting the militant turned the gun on him

jerry umanos. jerry is from chicago. >> this is dr. umanos two years ago interviewed by a station about his life-saving work. >> this baby has done well for how small the baby was. >> what are the child's chances in kabul without cure being here? >> most of these kids would be dead. >> reporter: the philadelphia- based christian organization that runs the hospital treats 37,000 patients a year, including 60 children annually with cleft palate. near the entrance of the hospital dr. umanos was gunned down as he greeted two other americans, a father and son and afghan security guard opened fire on the group at close range killing them all. umanos' wife volunteered in afghanistan got the call along with her son early this morning at the couple's chicago home. >> our family has suffered a great loss. our hearts are aching for our loss. we're also aching for the loss of the other families as well as the loss and the multiple losses of the afghan people. the attack is one of so many targeting recently. the violence has scared away some eight o

jerry umanos. and he is from chicago. >> reporter: this is dr.his baby has done remarkably well for how small the baby is. what are the baby's chances in kabul without you being here? >> most of these kids here would be dead. >> reporter: the philadelphia-based christian organization that runs the hospital treats 37,000 patients a year, including 60 children annually with cleft palates. but near the entrance to this hospital dr. umanos was gunned down as he greeted two other americans, a father and son. an afghan security guard opened fire on the group at close range killing them all. dr. umanos's wife, who also volunteered in afghanistan, got the call along with her son at the couple's chicago home. >> our family has suffered a great loss. our hearts are aching for our loss. we are also aching for the loss of the other families, as well as the loss and the multiple losses of the afghan people. >> reporter: it is one of the many targeting westerners lately. the violence has understandably scared away some aid organizations. but jerry umanos's wid

jerry umanos, who was there to treat afghan children. we have more on this from charlie d'agata. >> reporter: the three americans were shot dead by one of the men that should have been protecting them. an afghan security guard turned his gun on the group at a hospital run by a u.s. christian charity. another american was wounded and the gunman is now in custody. among those killed, dr. jerry umanos, a pediatrician from chicago, who had been working at the hospital for nearly ten years. jan skitima was jerry's wife of 34 years. >> jerry always wanted to serve under-served populations. afghanistan was just one of them. >> reporter: a father and son who were visiting the hospital were also killed. operating in kabul since 2005, the hospital specializes in providing care for women and disabled children. it also trains afghan doctors. today's shooting is the latest in a string of attacks that have targeted westerners, all amidst the uncertainties of next month's afghan election and on the eve of a u.s. troop withdrawal. three weeks ago, an af

jerry umanos was a doctor working at the hospital for several years.s 37,000 patients a year. joining me now is nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. you know the hospital and know the area. this situation is so dire. tell me what you think is going on. >> i think there's a general order now, not just among the taliban but all of the different militant groups to try sean kill foreigners, especially americans if they can. this was an attack of opportunity. there was a -- the militant was a police officer and he was stationed at the gate of this hotel. he was assigned to be a guard of the hospital and he saw the opportunity and opened fire. we have more details about what happened. i just spoke a short while ago with a witness, a doctor who was inside the hospital at the time. he said he heard gunshots and ran out of his office and saw bodies lying in the parking lot in pools of blood. at 9:46 this morning, kabul time, dr. jerry umanos, went out of his office, inside the hospital grounds to receive five other american medical workers. they wer

jerry umanos. he split his time at a hospital in chicago and working in afghanistan training other doctors in that country. a colleague at the hospital where he worked in chicago said his presence will be deeply missed. >> dr. umanos saw a lot of patients, and the kids loved him and especially the parents, you know? so it's going to be rough. it's going to be rough on everybody, so imagine the staff, i can't imagine what it's going on do for the patients. a spokesperson for the pennsylvania-based cure hospital which ran the facility in afghanistan also addressed the shooting moments ago. >> at this time, the investigation is ongoing and we are working closely with authorities. cure international remains committed to serve the people of afghanistan. please join us in praying for the families of the victimses and those affected by the shooting as well as the peace in afghanistan. >> officials say the guard also shot himself. this is the second brazen attack involving a member of the afghan security f

jerry umanos worked for 25 years at the lawndale christian health center. he died when a guard opened fire on a hospital operated by a faith-based organization. umanos' wife says her husband was living his dream of helping the afghan people by treating children and training other doctors. northwestern football players will vote today on whether they want to form a union. the results of the election may not be known for several months. that's because the national labor relations board is taking up northwestern's appeal on the matter. the university disputes a regional director's ruling that said the players were school employees. chicago will have a new high school named after the president. barack obama college prep high school will be built on scott street, between clybourn and halsted. it's scheduled to open in the fall of 2017. it will be a selective enrollment school, so it'll take good grades, high test scores, and some luck.. to get in. the rancher in nevada who was fighting the federal government is losing some support. it's all over some remarks he m

jerry umanos moved to afghanistan in 2005, saying he felt called to help children there. he was among the three americans killed when a security guard opened fire outside the cure international facility. >> our family has suffered a great loss. our family and friends have suffered a great loss. and our hearts are aching. while our hearts are aching for our loss, we're also aching for the loss of the other families as well as the loss and the multiple losses that the afghan people have experienced. >> officials say two of the other victims were father and son. an american woman shot is being treated. authorities are still questioning the gunman, trying to figure out a motive there. >>> and no departure yet for attorney general eric holder. the nation's top law enforcement officer plans to stay in his job at least through the fall midterm elections. that is according to the justice department. but the 63-year-old holder has made it clear that he will step down before the end of president obama's second term. he was recently hospitalized for an elevated heart rate. >>> the h

pedestrian jerry umanos was also killed in the attack. >>> preliminary results in afghanistan's presidential election in. former foreign minister abdullah abdullah got the majority. afghan election law requires a run-off between the top two candidates if no one candidate gets a majority. the next round of voting should be held some time in the next two weeks. >>> the nba now investigating racist remarks on tape allegedly made by the owner of the l.a. clippers, donald sterling. sterling purportedly tells his girlfriend on the recording not to bring black people to games. nba spokesman mike bass issuing a statement saying, the league is in the process of authenticating the reporting spoesed on tmz's website. bass also calling the comments, quote, disturbing and offensive and says the league will have no further comment. >>> the connecticut teenager accused of fatally stabbing a fellow student in a school hallway will face the murder charge as an adult. the teen is currently in the custody of police in a medical facility under mental evaluation. the victim, 16-year-old marin sanchez, was stabbe

jerry umanos and two visiting american doctors. the white house condemned the attack. the u.s. embassy saying those killed were humanitarians. this deprives the citizens of afghanistan valuable medical expertise. umanos, a pediatrician and father of three, volunteered in kabul for years. back home in chicago friends and family remembered. >> i know jerry would also really like everybody to know about his love for the afghan people, and our love for the afghan people. >> he was such a great person. such a warm spirit. you couldn't ask for a better person. >> reporter: today's tragedy is the latest case of afghan security forces killing unarmed americans. earlier this month, a policeman open fired on two associated press journalists, killing one of them. the u.s. military has long been targeted by so-called insider attacks. but u.s. forces are now leaving afghanistan. we watched them hoist away equipment last fall, so militants increasingly hit non-military western targeting including a kabul hotel last month, killing nine. civilians including medical workers and journalists stil

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one, jerry umanos, was a pediatrician who worked in chicago for 16 years before moving to afghanistan. his wife says her husband was helping afghan children. >> our family and friends have suffered a great loss. while our hearts are aching for our loss, we're also aching for the loss of the other families, as well as the loss and the multiple losses that of the afghan people. >> police say the attacker was a member of the afghan public protection force and had been assigned to guard the hospital. he was wounded during the attack. he was actually operated on by the colleagues of the doctors who had been killed. >>> we're also learning more about that teen stowaway who flew from california to hawaii in the wheel well of a jetliner. family member says the boy was just recently told his stepmother was not his biological mother. he had just learned he was separated from his mother at birth in africa at the age of 2. the 15-year-old is hospitalized in hawaii. no word on when he will return home. >>> that nevada rancher at the center of a feud over cattle grazing on public land denies he's a

jerry umanos and his legacy, i want to bring in a doctor who worked together for seven years at the chicagong. tell us about dr. umanos and why he felt compelled to volunteer his time in a dangerous place to help the children of another country. >> well, jerry wanted to serve people. he was a servant at heart. wherever there was a need and he felt like he could be a part of it and be a part of the solution, he wanted to do it. at our health center on the west side of chicago, he came there to help serve a need there. and he helped to train myself and other young doctors. i started working with him right out of residency and he helped to make me into the pediatrician that i am today. so wherever there's a need, he wanted to be there to train other people to do the work and then he saw afghanistan as another opportunity to do that. >> his wife came out with such touching comments. she said, you know, we've suffered a great loss but we still love the people of afghanistan. we don't regret that jerry was over there doing the good work. it might surprise a lot of people. >> it might. when you ha

chicago doctor jerry umanos was one of the victims. fighting back tears, his wife says she don't hold any ill will towards the gunman. >> our family and friends have suffered a great loss. and our hearts are aching. while our hearts are aching for our loss, we're also aching for the loss of the other families. >> a u.s. nurse was injured in the attack along with the guard. and he is in custody tonight. the motive is unclear. >>> president obama's visiting japan but he is still having to deal with the crisis in ukraine. at a news conference in tokyo, the president threatened russia with new sanctions. meantime, new clashes erupted in eastern ukraine. government troops killed up to 5 pro moscow separatists. that has brought new threats from russia. >>> it's legal to sell pot in colorado but not if you are in the fourth grade. some kids in this elementary school are accused of selling and trading marijuana. officials say a 10-year-old sold pot to three other students. a parent who didn't want to show her face was shocked to hear that. >>

the third doctor has been identified as jerry umanos.ily did make a brief statement today. >> our hearts are aching for our loss. we're also aching for the loss of the other families. as well as the loss and the multiple losses that the afghan people have experienced. >> the afghan soldier who reportedly pulled the trigger was assigned to the guard -- was assigned to guard the hospital. he is now currently in custody. the motive as to why he may have opened fire is unclear. an american nurse was also hurt in that attack. >> the district that runs buss is back in the spot light tonight. a former akoccountant is suing. investigative reporting vickie win is under fire for the second time this year. >> that's right, following those made by another account who worked for san tranz for more than a decade. she claims her claims were ignored and was eventually fired for speaking out. >> why are you suing san trans? >> well, i raised many, many concern. >> she says she was fired after raising questions about a series of transactions she believed

this afternoon we know the doctorwise jerry umanos in kabul to treat children and help train doctors. >> dr. umanos saw a lot of patients and the kids loved him and especially the parents. so it's going to be rough. it's going to be rough on everybody so imagine a staff -- i can't imagine what it's going to do to the patients. >> the taliban has not claimed responsibility for this attack. chief foreign affairs correspondent richard engel is here in new york and joins me in the studio. thank you for being here. there's no indication thus far that this is anything but a lone gunman, right? >> there's a pattern. i think there's probably standing orders now at this stage and we keep talking about the taliban. there's many different groups and this police officer who was assigned to protect the hospital had previously been serving in host province. it could have been affiliated with many different groups or one of many different groups or inspired by the groups or a lone gunman, not first time this happened. it seems to happen more frequently, which suggests that there's some sort of stand

jerry umanos. the other two victims, a father and son who were guests of dr. umanos.fe was also shot and hurt. he is in critical condition in the same hospital he attacked. we should report that after the hospital attack in kabul, two civilians were killed. another 13 were hurt including six soldiers when a motor bike packed with explosives went off in the capital of the southern provence of zabul. joining me now is lauren petty. she's with our nbc station in chicago wmhq and she's been talking to people who knew dr. umanos where he worked in chicago. this is one of his coworkers said. >> it will be tough. dr. umanos loved patients and the kids loved him and especially the parents, you know? so it's going to be rough. it's going to be rough on everybody, so imagine the staff. i can't imagine what it's going to do to the patients. >> lauren, you conducted that interview. what more can you tell us about dr. uman orc s. >> craig, it was heartbreaking just standing here in the street where dr. umanos worked for 25 years. that woman was just walking down the street with te

pediatrician jerry umanos was one of the ones killed.he identities of the other two victims. health clinic administrator john gable and his visiting father, gary. all three were from the chicago area. this is the second time this month a member of the afghan security forces has turned a gun on civilian forces. >>> let's go to the hunt for the missing malaysian flight 370. the unmanned submarine is ending its search. blue fin 21 has scoured nearly 95% of the narrow down search zone. so far turned up nothing. nbc's katie tur has more for us where it's after 7:30 in the evening. katie, with a good evening, what happens next? >> reporter: well, what happens next, if they don't find anything in this initial area that they've been searching, they're going to move out to a broader area. they're searching a six mile radius location out of pinger location number two. that's where they had the strongest of the four signals. if they don't find anything, 95% in and so far they haven't seen anything. if they don't do that they're going to widen their

his name is jerry umanos, a chicago pediatrician who has worked with the christian charity cure for seveno among the dead, and a fourth american was wounded in that afghanistan hospital. police say the gunman was an afghan police guard who suddenly opened fire on the group. last hour i spoke with afghanistan's health minister about dr. umanos. >> he was an american doctor who was working in this hospital for the last seven years. and one of the senior staff of this hospital whom i know personally and i met him twice at least in the last couple of years. he was very committed and dedicated to the hospital and to overall health care in afghanistan. let me say that this is a very tragic and sad incident happened in the premises of a hospital, and we have all been very moved with this event. >> witnesses say the afghan gunman, that police guard, turned the gun on himself, but he did survive. currently he's in surgery. police in afghanistan don't yet have a motive, but they assured me -- the health minister assured me there would be a full investigation. >>> the bluefin 21, 90% done with its u

one of the victims, jerry umanos is being remembered as a man who helped children. >> reporter: he wasa chicago pediatrician. for the past nine years he worked at the cure hospital in kabul treating children and training afghan doctors. >> jerry would really like everybody to know about his love for the afghan people and our love for the afghan people and that we don't hold any ill will towards afghanistan in general. or even the gunman who did this. >> dr. keith rose worked with umanos. >> i'm sad for him and i'm sad for the people that he worked with because those that worked with him loved him. >> reporter: though he spent much time aprbroad, he maintain pthat catered to low-income patients. he compared his patients there to those in afghanistan, children in need of help. >> he told me of a baby on a ventilator and knew when he went home, the power would go out overnight and so there would be no baby in the morning. >> a few weeks ago an afghan police officer shot two associated press journalists killing one. the runoff for the presidential elections are just a few weeks away. >> no

jerry umanos moved to afghanistan in 2005 after he practiced in chicago.trained afghan doctors. the guard turned the gun on himself but survived and is being questioned. two of the other victims were father and son. >>> israel has called off peace talks with the palestinians because of the agreement made between two rival factions. israel says it would freeze negotiations until the palestinians new pact is reversed or collapses. palestinian factions intend to form a new unity government in the next few weeks but israel says it would not resume talks with any government that backs hamas. >>> did you sea this? a little girl took dad's job hunt straight to the first lady. 10-year-old charlotte bell was with her mom at the white house's annual take your daughters and sons to workday. mrs. obama called on one of the girls for a question. >> my dad has been out of a job for three years and i wanted to give you his resume. >> how about that? you saw there the first lady reacted by giving charlotte a hug and she took the resume, we're told, with her when she left

jerry umanos spent nine years in afghanistan saving the lives of children. he worked in a nicu unit in kabul run by the christian charity c.u.r.e. he was shot dead thursday in his own hospital by policeman, thousands of miles from his family in chicago. >> our family has suffered a great loss. our family and friends have suffered a great loss. and our hearts are aching. >> reporter: they released these pictures of precious moments together. dr. umanos was killed with two american friends, yet his wife says they forgive. >> we don't hold any ill will towards afghanistan in general, or even the gunman who did this. >> reporter: in afghanistan, the innocent are increasingly targets. 2-year-old abu shot four times, lost his parents during an attack on a hotel last month. now even doctors caring for children are in the firing line, but they will not leave. >> this doesn't shake our resolve to continue to love the children of afghanistan. the children of afghanistan did not do this. >> reporter: his charity even says that after the attack, fellow medics stepped in