mothers, joanne ward who is deceas deceased, was skilled. steven survived this but he engaged the killer. tell us what he told you tonight. >> i had an extraordinary hour with him and a pastor earlier this evening. and i asked steven's permission of what to say on his behalf. he said tell laura and tell the country, tell the world i'm not a hero. i'm a victim. he said i lost my friends. i lost people in my community. he doesn't want to be treated like a hero, laura. he just reacted. he said god gave him great presence of mind and calmness as he walked out that door facing the shooter. he said he would like to go to the hospital, as i did later tonight, i went to the hospital to visit some of those who are wounded and lost others. and he said i'd like to go to the hospital with you. but i just can't right now. he's a christian, most of all, he said. dan tell everyone i'm a christian and i'm part of this faith community that is going to stand strong. he's a humble man. he's a hero to all of us. but to himself, he's another victim. and that's h

as you walk among the chairs and see the names painted, you see where joann ward threw her body down in effort to shield her children. you see the vantage point that karla holcombe had. each chair with a red rose, one chair with a pink rose for the unborn baby holcombe. the church leaders expressed the sense of urgency they felt to reopen the doors, for this whoi church to be a part of the healing process. the first baptist congregation will hold next sunday's worship service on the church's grounds. >>> and that church, we understand from the pastor will be demolished, saying it will be too painful to continue holding services there. >>> "saturday night live" aiming at sexual harassment and the growing number of complaints. the show devoted its cold open to alabama senate roy moore with a few shots at jeff sessions thrown in. the watch. >> really bad. i'm usually the keepiest one in the room and i look at you and i go oh, my god. they say you even admitted to being with a couple of 16-year-olds. >> come on, jeff, you know i was just kidding. >> all right. that's a relief. >> no. kid

joanne ward, mother of four was also shot. along with three of her kids. a worker at a nearby convenience store says she heard over a dozen shots ring out. >> well we went running outside when we heard the shots. and then we looked at each other and said, i'm not going to be outside for bull tights fly. we heard ricochet. >> some victims were air lifted to local hospitals with gun shot wounds. people rushed to the scene to help the wounded. reverend paul bufford. >> my wife a nurse at the hospital, local hospital went into action. we have a deputy was in there that went into action. along with other people. we got ready. then weep just did what we do, we parade. >> president trump responded to the shooting during his trip abroad. >> ultimately they stopped the suspect and rendered immediate life saving aid to ser victims of the shooting. i will continue to follow the developments, closely, all of america is praying to god to help the wounded and the families of the victims. we will never ever leave their side. ever. >> omar villafranca, sutherland springs.

five-year-old brook ward and seven-year-old emily garza along with mother joann. nine-year-old mckinley ward hid under the church pews after the gunman's bullet shot the glasses off her face. her brother rye -- rylan was struck four times and is now out of surgery. retired air force serviceman robert corrigan also died alongside his wife shani. they leave behind two sons, jeff, both are on active duty. >> glor: michelle, thank you. earlier today i spoke with terry smith who told me more about her friend joann ward. tell me about joanna. >> joanna was a beautiful mom. she loved her children. she was a young girl, and she had four children. and she was going to church to start her day, and she never made it out. i'm sorry. this is so heartbreaking. she was like my daughter. >> glor: how long did you know her for? >> i've known her for ten years. >> glor: you wee here yesterday. what did you hear and see? >> we heard the shots that the gentleman was standing right underneath. he was shooting at the building, and he was just shooting. you could see him shooting. and he

. >> also among the victims, joanne ward, and her 7-year-old daughter emily. a friend confirmed joanne's passing on facebook, writing, is it possible to physically feel your heartbreak. >> the carnage may have been even worse the brave actions of an unlikely hero. johnnie langendorff was driving past the church when he saw the shooter engaging in gunfire. >> the gentleman with the rifle came to my truck as the shooter took off, and he briefed me quickly on what happened, and said we had to get him. so that's what i did. we hit about 95 going down i-39 trying to catch this guy, until he eventually lost control on his own and went off in the ditch. he just hurt so many people, and affected so many people's lives. >> the men stood guard until police arrived 5 to 7 minutes later. >>> churches everywhere are wondering how to prevent an active shooter. some local police departments here are actually giving training sessions to churches. peggy fox is inside of a woodbridge church in virginia, that has taken the training to come up with its own plan. f service at this

joann ward was a mother of four. emily ward was just 7 years old.own of only 200 people where everybody seems to know everybody else and the community is still trying to process all of this. devin kelley came from a nearby town as well. his neighbors are surprised he was accused of carrying this out. >> it's shocking to hear your neighbor did something like that. >> i'm stunned. i would have never thought this from my neighbor nor his son. >> the second we knew what was going on, we just ran over there to help as much as we could, everyone. >> i heard the gunshot and i went over to see and i told my wife to call because there was gunshots in the neighborhood. >> stop what we're doing, stop to pray and see how you can serve. that's what we're doing. this community is rallying around these folks. >> we're learning to deal with it. >> we come together and help out because these are people, family that we knew. >> reporter: as investigators continue to look into devin kell kelley's background, we'll send it back to you in new york. >> governor abbott in

among the victims, 7-year-old emily and her mother joanne ward. a friend confirmed her passing on facebook writing, is it possible to physically feel your heart break? >> we're a small little red neck town in the country, why this church. why people that i grew up with. >> texas governor greg abbot attended last night's vigil. earlier he had advice for grieving residents. >> as governor, i ask every mom and dad at home tonight, that you put your arm around your kid and give your kid a big hug and let them know how much you love them. >> the shooting may have been captured on camera. the church regularly records the sermons and post them onto you tube. they're going to look at what happened inside the church. omar villafranca sutherland, texas. >> president trump called it a mental health problem. >>> breaking news out of palo alto. police are looking for two men who escaped from the courthouse. mack cloud and john bevins are on the run. they were facing charges robbing a verizon store last february. we're told the man escaped and got into -- offic

joanne ward was a mother of four. emily ward was just seven years old.a few hundred people where everybody does seem to know everybody else, and the community is still trying to process all of this. devin kelley came from a nearby town as well. his neighbors were surprised to learn that he's the suspect accused of carrying out this shooting. >> it's pretty shocking to find out your neighbor just did something like that. >> i'm stunned. what is going through my mind right now is i'm stunned. i would never have thought this for my -- for my neighbor nor his son. >> the second we -- we knew what was going on we just ran over there to help as much as we could, everyone. >> i heard the gunshots. >> and then you ran. >> and i ran over to see and i told my wife to call the county because it was gunshots and it was in the neighborhood. >> caused to stop what we're doing, start to pray and see how we can serve. that's what you're seeing, this community is rallying around these folks. >> as we learn to deal with it in days to come. >> come together and help out be

. >> reporter: joann ward and her children brooke and emily were also shot and killed. another daughter rihanna hid, but she survived. so did her 6-year-old brother ryeland who was shot multiple times. population about 700 in this tiny town. the loss is staggering. >> whatever life brings you, lean on your the lord rather than your own understanding. i don't understand, but i know my god does, and that's where i'll leave that. >> reporter: 20 people were wounded. they were rushed to a hospital in san antonio where an 8-year-old died from multiple gunshot wounds. at least 15 people are still hospitalized, including an adult and two children who are in critical condition. >> people in this community are asking for prayers for those folks. thank you, gabe. as this community mourns, we're getting harrowing accounts, witness accounts of how it all unfolded and stories of incredible heroism. unleashing a rampage inside. kevin jordan was home across the street. >> i saw him, the guy shooting. i saw him shooting towards it. and then i just ran inside and took my wife and my son

joann ward, a mother of four was also shot, along with three of her kids. terry who works at a fearby convenience store said she heard over a dozen shots ring out. >> well, we went running outside when we heard the shots. and then we looked at each other and said i'm not going to be outside for bullets to fly because we heard ricochet. >> some of the victims were airlifted to local hospitals with gunshot wounds. people rushed to the scene to help the wounded. reverend paul buford. >> my wife who is a nurse at the local hospital went in to action. we have a deputy that was in there that went into action, along with other people. we got ready and we just did what we do, we prayed. >> reporter: president trump responded to the shooting during his trip abroad. >> we will never, ever leave their side, ever. omar villafranca, cbs news, sutherland springs, texas. >> quijano: wednesday marks one year since president trump was elected. tonight the president is in japan, the first stop on his five nation swing through asia. a new poll out today shows mr. trump's appr

the courage of a mother, joann ward, who shielded her children with her own body.as one than this than they should lay down their life. the faith in this community has inspired the nation. and not just the faith and courage of those we lost, but those who survived. we see it in the expressions of faith that we just heard in the library. families who told us that they were standing on the rock in these troubled times. and all of america marvelled when the devoted pastor of the first baptist church still grieving the loss of his own precious daughter somehow found it in his heart to say to the world, and i quote, lean on the lord rather than your own understanding. he said i don't understand but i know my god does. like millions of americans, i was humbled and inspired by that expression of faith and i will never forget it. whatever animated the evil that descended on that church last sunday, if the attacker's desire was to silence their testimony of faith, he failed. [ cheers and applause ] >> the voice of faith, the witness of faith in that small church in that sma

. >> reporter: joanne ward and her children brook and emily were also shot and killed. another daughter reanna hid, a bullet shattering her glasses, but she survived. so did her 6-year-old brother rye land who was shot multiple times. in this tiny town, population about 700, the loss is staggering. >> whatever life brings to you, lean on the lord rather than your own understanding. i don't understand. but i know my god does. and that's where i'll leave that. >> our thanks to gabe gutierrez for that report. >> really heart breaking details in that story. this morning we are getting some new details not just on the gunman's past, but on just what may have motivated his attack on the small congregation in sutherland springs. and the steps bystanders took to save even more lives. for more we go to nbc's steve patterson. steve, how is it down there? >> reporter: yeah, gigi. in speaking to officials it was almost ruled out automatic or not automatically, but immediately that this was some sort of random shooting that this had anything to do with radicalization or race or reli

. >> reporter: joanne ward and her children brooke and emily were also shot and killed. another daughter, rhiana hid, a bullet shattering her glasses, but she survived, so did her six-year-old brother who was shot multiple times. in this tiny town, population about 700, the loss is staggering. >> whatever life brings to you, lean on the lord rather than your own understanding. i don't understand, but i know my god does and that's where i'll leave that. >> reporter: 20 people were wounded, the most serious rushed to a hospital in san antonio where an eight-year-old died from multiple gunshot wounds. lest, tonight at least 15 people are hospitalized, including an adult and two children in critical condition. >> and i know the people in this community are asking for the prayers of those folks. thank you, gabe. >>> as this community mourns, we are getting harrowing witnesses accounts of how it unfolded and stories of incredible heroism as good samaritans leapt in to stop the killing. police say 26-year-old devin kelley started firing outside the first baptist church before u

. >> reporter: three more victims, joann ward and her two children were r remembered at separate services. devin kelley was able to buy the gun because the air force failed to report his domestic violence conviction while he was stationed in new mexico has forged an unusual bipartisan move to shore up the gun background check system. the driving force is a republican senator from texas, john cornyn. >> i just can't in good faith face another grieving family who's lost their loved one due to a preventable shooting. >> reporter: the bill would give states more money to improve their reporting of background information to the fbi's databases. and it would set new standards for the military services and other federal agencies to report court-martial convictions, records that would block a gun purchase. federal officials whose agencies fail to meet new reporting goals would not be eligible for bonus pay. tonight the nra says it supports the bill which also requires the government to remove inaccurate information in the databases in 60 days if it prevents someone from buying a gun. lester? >> p

the heroic efforts of people on the inside including a mother, joanne ward, to save their lives, twoadly died with her but two survived. take a listen to the family spokesperson. >> she said i would die for my children and she had to do that in the end. not surprised any of us in this community. she loves them both and gave it up for them. ultimately. >> we are hearing a gunman days before gunning down 26 people in cold blood, a festival for halloween in the same location, talking about how the gunmen walked in and sprayed people and walking you to piÙ. >> so scary, that man was shooting hard. the gunshots, on the carpet, they had a carpet, coming down. >> the 2012 conviction, in military court, spousal abuse, the gunmen escaped a mental institution in new mexico the same year in texas. >> the aftermath of the shooting in texas with senator john cornyn announcing he will introduce new legislation strengthening background checks for gun purchases. >> work with colleagues and the administration, the federal government particularly the department of defense, comply with the law and uplo

we hear more about heroic actions from people inside the church including one mother, joann ward withof her children, her husband did not come to church on sunday but she threw herself across them telling them to hide and do what they can as the gunman walked from pew to pew shooting people multiple times. listen to the family spokesperson. >> the first thing she told me was the reason she didn't get shot like everybody else was because her mama threw her on the ground and told her to hide and she did. she said i didn't get shot because i was hiding. >> reporter: the investigation in texas could be finished on this location by late tonight. federal agents in that timeframe, we know the shooter's cell phone has yet to be cracked, similar to what we saw with the terror attack in san bernardino two years ago, having trouble accessing that phone and the information inside. rob: the whole situation with apple, thank you so much. jillian: said news, eight time all-star, one of the best pictures of his generation, roy halladay, is dead. his private plane crashed off the coast of florida flyi

we're learning more about joanne ward, the mother reportedly using her body to protect her children. she pushed her 9-year-old daughter to the ground as the gunman came in. she survived. she was unable to save two of her children. brooke and emily. her 9-year-old survived. her 5-year-old is recovering after being shot multiple times. a gofundme page has over $400,000 raised for the whole comes -- holcombes. three generations of the same family. victim identities will be released tomorrow. we know a funeral home has donated caskets for all the victims. an unbearable tragedy. i've got to tell you. faith is carrying this communit community. people are talking about, god, faith, moving forward. we still don't know the full identities of everybody. the authorities do. they will release the names tomorrow. >> shannon: it's amazing to see. bryan llenas in texas. thank you. police say the man accused of attacking senator rand paul could face felony charges given the kentucky lawmakers injuries, including five broken ribs. meantime, a friend of paul says the senator has no idea what prompted

joann ward along with her two daughters.dennis and sara johnson, who were married for 44 years.and veteran robert marshall and his wife karen... who had just moved to texas from pennsylvania. sot holly hannum, robert marshall's sister:"he was a great guy he would have given you the shirt off his back and would've helped you do anything. keep those you have, your family, close. you never know. you blink and tomorrow's gone." we are also getting a clearer picture of the gunman in the texas church massacre. in the summer of 2012, devin kelley escaped a new mexico behavioral health center. that was just months after he was accused of abusing his first wife and her child and spending 12 months in a military prison.under texas law, kelley's record of domestic violence should have barred him from purchasing the gun he used to kill 26 people. in sutherland springs, texas, i'm karin caifa. (robin) there is a new surveillance video in the kidnapping of a northern california mom. reporter joe khalil has a closer look at the video -- taken the day sherri pappini says her captors released her. new vide

then he systematically shot anyone inside, including joanne ward who was killed when she used her bodyo shield her four children. only two survived. a friend describes the heroic mother. >> she said i would die for my children. and she ended up having to do that. that does not surprise any of us in this community that knows her because she loves them so. and she gave it up for them. ultimately. >> the list of names of the 26 victims was released today, showing how some families lost multiple members. six people with the last name holcombe were murdered, including a pregnant woman and 1-year-old. vice president pence, his wife and jeff sessions met with families in texas. the vice president was briefed on the investigation. >> i am a believer and i believe in prayer. and i know at this moment of such heartbreak and loss in that community, that what most americans are most able to do is to pray for those families. >> the shooter's cell phone was sent to quantico for the fbi to unlock it. there is no update on the progress. we will continue to follow it. right now, 12 shooting victims inc

joann ward and her children gone. their brother shot five times now fighting for his life.hter rihanna. she hid under a pew. a bullet shattering her glasses but sparing her. >> we've had a long night with our children and grand babies. >> reporter: pastor frank pomeroy and his wife were out of town when it happened but they lost their 4-year-old daughter annabelle. >> what do you tell the other grieving families? >> i'm still working on that. >> reporter: but some answers too. >> you don't run into people like the holcombes. >> reporter: how does a community replace a family like that? >> they don't. the only thing the community can do is use the example they set. be good neighbors to each other. give. and love each other. >> reporter: 20 people were wounded. the most serious taken to a hospital in san antonio. overnight two people were discharged. two adults and two children remain hospitalized there. their conditions range from serious to critical. kristin? >> heart breaking. thank you for that report from sutherland springs, texas. and we're just moments away from atf of

this is where joanne ward threw her body on top of her children in an effort to protect them.ad a vantage point overlooking the sanctuary. her chair the one chair on the altar. a red rose in each chair. a pink rose in honor of the unborn baby holcomb. the voices of the victims from their participation in past services. when this congregation and hundreds others gathered together to worship yesterday morning on a baseball field a half mile from here, pastor pomeroy asked for strength in the fight against evil. and he said eand he wanted the doors of this church open so people know these people lived their life for the lord. that congregation will gather to worship. >> kaley, good to have you on the ground there. one of the aspects of this that was unique other than the venue that we have never seen a church be used as a target of death this way here in the united states, the impact on that is such a small group that this many people being killed and shot and affected affects the whole community in a way we have never seen before. we will keep an eye on sutherland springs and se

you see where joanne ward threw her body on top of her children in an effort to protect them from gunfireu see the vantage point that carla holcomb had. her chair, the lone chair sitting on tonight altar. each chair has a red rose sitting in it. there is one pink rose in the unborn baby holcombe. you hear a recording being played in the sanctuary now. it's the voice of the victims from moments when they were involved in church service past. this sanctuary reopened to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. monday through friday of this week. the church leaders expressed a sense of urgency they felt to reopen the church's doors so it could be part of the healing process for some. to bring a sense of closure to others, particularly the victims' families. and next sunday, the congregation of first baptist church will gather on the church's grounds for their worship service. kailey hartung, cnn, sutherland springs, texas. >> all right, thank you, everyone, for being with us this hour. stay with us. we'll be back with another hour of news right after this. whole blends by garnier. legendary o

joann ward was killed as she tried to shield her children during the shooting, but two of them also diedve-year-old brooke and seven-year-old emily. her five-year-old son ryland, whom she shielded, was shot multiple times and lifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital. ward was "such a wonderful mother whose whole life was her children and family," her uncle remarked. robert and shani corrigan were high school sweethearts from northern michigan. their 25-year-old son committed suicide last year. his memorial service was at the first baptist church. "bob loved playing guitar for the church music ministry more than anything else and was likely doing that" when the couple was killed, a friend wrote. he added: the two "now are hopefully back together" with their son. 16-year-old haley krueger loved babies and had dreams of becoming a neonatal intensive care nurse. her mother said "haley loved life and was the most dramatic person." >> woodruff: stay with us, coming up on the newshour: teaching preschoolers tolerance. and how harvey weinstein hired undercover agents to gather information from

so as you walk through that sanctuary, you see where joanne ward threw her body on top of her childrenffort to protect them. you see carla holcombe's seat and the vantage point she must have had as the gunman walked through the doors of that church. you hear a recording being played inside the church now. these are the voices of the victims being played, from moments past when they participated in their church's sunday service. as you said, this sanctuary thoroughly cleaned. the carpet taken out, painted from floor to ceiling in white. former associate pastor mark collins explained why they felt such a sense of urgency to reopen the doors of this church. >> the message is that it was us that was attacked, and that it was all of us. and so i know a lot of times a situation like this, you go under a black tarp and never see the building again. we wanted to prayerfully decide how we could memorialize those that we lost but also honor and respect them, but also make it open. people have traveled from the east coast just to come and stand on these grounds, and we wanted to make it where the

meantime inside that church, we're hearing more stories of heroism including from joanne ward, the mother who threw her body across her own children, two of them would die with her. two of them would survive. take a listen to the family's spokesperson. >> she said i would die for my children. and she ended up having to do that in the very end. and that does not surprise any of us in this community that knows her. because she loved them so. and she gave it up for them. ultimately. >> she did, unfortunately, and there's just so many people in this town, harris, you can't go to the store, this town is smaller than a small town. it's a postage stamp basically. a group of houses in an unincorporated area. you can't go anywhere and not meet someone who doesn't know multiple people that were here at that church. i was talking to a lady at a gas station down the street and she was sweeping the front and the bullets were wizzing by her. as she drove by, she saw one of her friends running out yelling everybody inside is dead. i mean, this is what people are dealing with here. the vice president wil

people like joann ward massacred in church. on a sunday morning. as devastating as this is, they realize it could be even worse. >> mike pence thanked the man who interrupting his killing spree. >> every american has been inspired by the heroes of sutherland springs. >> reporter: the vice president also promised to work with congress to make sure courts-martial are properly recorded. kelley received a dishonorable discharge in 2014 for domestic violence. the air force never told the fbi. ronald corrigan is angry. along with his wife shani. >> shani was a real inspiration. >> she lost four family members. her sister-in-law and three sisters and nephews. >> watched him take person after person out was so heartbreaking. >>> apple revealed they have not been asked for help to unlock the phone. had they done so, they would have suggested using the gunman's fingerprint on the touch i.d. feature. there are nine crosses for them representing three generations of the family. this is crystal holcombe. she was this small cross right here represents her small

joanne ward and two children brook and emily also gone. their brother now fighting for his life. daughter rihanna hid under a pew. a bullet shattering her glasses but sparing her. >> reporter: pastor frank pomeroy and his wife were out of town. but they were not spared, either. losing their 14-year-old daughter annabel. this tight knit community -- >> what do you tell the grieving families? >> i'm working on that. >> reporter: answers, too. >> you don't run into people like the holcombes. every day. >> reporter: how does the community replace a family like that? >> they don't. the only thing a community can do is use their example that they set. be good neighbors and give and love each other. >> reporter: 20 people were wounded. the most serious rushed to a hospital in san antonio. overnight two people were discharged. twro adults and two children remain hospitalized. their conditions range from serious to critical. matt and savannah. >> gabe gutierrez, with that start of the story. >>> we move overseas. the president's visit to south korea, amid rising tensions with the north. d

people like joanne ward and brooke ward and emily garza. they were all sitting in a church and were massacred on sunday morning. it could have been even worse. with a warm embrace, vice president mike pence thanked stephen willeford, the man who shot at gunman steven kelley on sunday and interrupted his killing spree. >> every american has been inspired by the heroes of sunderland springs. >> reporter: the vice president also promised to work with congress to ensure that court-martials are promptly reported. kelley received a bad conduct discharge in 2014 after conviction for domestic violence. that should have barred him from purchasing firearms but the air force never told the fbi. ronald core corrigan says he's angry with the air force. >> there will be a day of reckoning but it's not today. >> reporter: his brother robert who served two tours in afghanistan was killed sunday, a long with his wife, shani. >> shani was a real inspiration. he loved his wife more than anything in the world. >> reporter: tori mccallum lost four family member

joanne ward is a mother of four and she was inside. threw herself across the bodies of her children. told them to hide. the shooter shot her, killed her, killed two of her children but two of them survived. this is just unbelievable. another woman inside who survived talks about that shooter going around spraying, shooting children, shooting whomever reached for a cell phone, listen to the details of this woman. >> it was so scary and that man was shooting. he was shooting hard. i could feel the gunshots. i saw them on the carpet because they have carpet in there. i could see the gunshots coming down. >> i talked to a woman at the gas station. bullets were flying by her. the sunday school teacher talking about how the gunman shot children point blank. >> bill: our prayers with everybody. adam, thanks. >> sandra: president trump issuing a stern warning for north korea. >> president trump: we will not allow american cities to be threatened with destruction. we will not be intimidated and we will not let the worst atrocities in history be

joann ward along with her two daughters.dennis and sara johnson, who were married for 44 years.and veteranert marshall and his wife karen... who had just moved to texas from pennsylvania. sot holly hannum, robert marshall's sister:"he was a great guy he would have given you the shirt off his back and would've helped you do anything. keep those you have, your family, close. you never know. you blink and tomorrow's gone." we are also getting a clearer picture of the gunman in the texas church massacre. in the summer of 2012, devin kelley escaped a new mexico behavioral health center. that was just months after he was accused of abusing his first wife and her child and spending 12 months in a military prison.under texas law, kelley's record of domestic violence should have barred him from purchasing the gun he used to kill 26 people. ( darya ) a san francisco man is dead and now his boyfriend is missing. police say keith harris was killed at his home last week on the 300 block of hayes street. police say harris' boyfriend known as ali has not been seen since. investigators have not said if al

like joanne ward. she fell on her children to protect them. unfortunately she wasn't able to protect two of her children emily as well as brook. both 7 and 5 years old. two others did survive. her 9-year-old daughter and her 5-year-old son. the 5-year-old is in the hospital now recovering with five gunshot wounds. he walked into this church and said, quote, everyone die. there are now 13 victims still in the hospital. four of them are children. >> bill: brian on scene in texas. >> sandra: we're now hearing from one of the heroes who is credited with preventing an even larger tragedy from happening sunday. steven sprang into action when his daughter woke him from a nap because of the gunfire when he grabbed his rifle and ran barefoot to the church. >> people in that church, they're friends of mine. they're family. and every time i heard a shot i knew that that probably represented a life. i was scared to death. >> sandra: he along with a passing driver pursued the shooter for miles managing to wound him twice. police believe the shooter took hi

family friends say that joanne ward sacrificed her own life in an attempt to save them. >> she said,ld die for my children. and she ended up having to do that in the very end. that does not surprise any of us in this community that knows her because she loved them so. and she -- she gave it up for them. ultimately. >> two of ward's children died in the shooting. the other two survived. 12 shooting victims are still in the hospital. several of them in critical condition. >>> the time is 7:16. in the meantime, two u.s. senators, one a democrat and one a republican, they're working together on legislation to make it harder for anyone committed of domestic violence in a military court to buy guns. arizona senator jeff flake are sponsoring a bill to require the military to report convictions for domestic violence to federal authorities. right now, only the criminal civilian courts have to report that. the air force admits it did not report the charges that he assaulted his wife and stepson. >>> it is 7:16. and we have something special for you. >> do you? >> in traffic. >> yes. because sa

hearing more about the heroic efforts made inside that church including a mother by the name of joanne wardfour children. when the shots rang out, she heroically through herself across her four children for protection. sadly she along with two of her children died that day. >> she said, i would die for my children and she ended up having to do that in the very end and that does not surprise any of us in this community that knows her because she loved them so. >> vice-president mike pence and his wife will travel to sutherland springs today to visit survivors and first responders. >>> still to come trouble for ucla men's basketball. three players including leanne jell-o ball the younger brother of lon so ball arrested in chain n we have develop dealing tails next. >> first life look at the vietnam veterans memorial. there are more than 58,000 names inscribed and each of those names are being spoken by volunteers today to honor the fallen heroes ahead of veterans day this weekend today. 's name read log last until midnight and then continue tomorrow starting at 5:00 a.m. it's 8:11 right now.

. >> one more story joanne ward one of the victims called a hero.d in this church alongside two of her children. she has four children. third one is in the hospital shot four times. she shielded her children from the shooter. was laying across them and was shot and killed as well as two of her children. she was one child in the hospital. another one that survived and her husband survived as well. back to you guys. steve: all right, adam, thank you very much, so it does look as if because the air force did not submit the guy's record to the national data base, he was able to buy that gun. plus, he lied on a form. brian: two in colorado. he bought two in texas. together he was armed and he had three more guns in the car before he went. ainsley: the laws are there. the laws are in place he should not have been able to get this gun. the air force forgot to report. brian: quickly correcting and double-checking their list. 9 minutes now after the hour. ainsley: as they are mourning those 26 people in congress. they decided to take a moment of silence to r

joanna, for example, one mother, joanne ward was there with her four children.wo of them. sadly she and two of her other children died. this from a family spokesperson. >> she said "i would die for my children." and she ended up having to do that in the very end. that does not surprise any of us in this community that knows her because she loved them so. and she gave it up for them. ultimately. >> we're also now told that the gunman came to this church on halloween night for a fall festival with his own children and some of the parishioners here felt that was a good sign that maybe he and his in-laws were making up. they would not understand that just a few days later he would return with a gun and do what he did here. some more stories from inside. another woman talking about how he walked in, sprayed the church, then would walk down pew by pew and finish people off. take a listen to this woman. >> i mean, it was so scary. and that man was shooting. i mean, he was shooting hard. i could feel the gunshots. i saw -- i saw them on the carpet because they have carp

. >> the ward family also lost some of its youngest. 5-year-old brook ward and 7-year-old emily garza with their mother, joanne9-year-old mckinnley ward hid under the church pews after the gunman shot the glasses off her face. her brother ryland was struck four times and is now out of surgery. >> retired air force serviceman robert corigan died alongside wife shani. they leave behind two sons, jeff, both are on active duty. >> michelle, thank you. earlier today i spoke with terry smith who told me more about her friend, joanna ward. tell me about joanna? >> joanna was a beautiful mom. she loved her children. she was a young girl. and she had four children. and she was going to church to start her day. and she never made it out. and i'm sorry -- this is so heartbreaking. she was look my daughter. how long did you know her for? >> i have known her for ten years. >> you weren't here yesterday, what did you hear and see? >> we heard the shots the gentleman was standing right underneath that sign. and, he was shooting at the building. he just, just, shooting. you could see it. shooting. >> and he went around. then

we are slowly learning all of their names which includes seven year-old emily ward and her mother joann. according to cnn the holcome family suffered terrible loss, crystal was pregnant already a mother of five. she she was wild killed with members of her family including three children and her baby nephew. >> we're, we're a small as we call it a small little recollect neck town in the country. people i grew up w. >> we're hurting for victim and their families. there is just in word to describe this. >> reporter: pastor palmerroy asked the community to turn to their faith saying he does not understand why this happened, but he knows that god does, 10 of the 20 people wounded in the shooting remain in critical condition. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for all of the information out of souther land springs, remember when we are not on the air get the very latest anytime at our web site at cbs philly.com. >>> more legal trouble for philly rapper meek mill, he appeared in court over his recent run ins with the law. our joe holden was in the courtroom and joins us live from the criminal jus

. >> reporter: sandy ward lost two of her grandchildren and her daughter-in-law joanne. >> when they the body she was holding brooke in her arms. >> reporter: her grandson ryland was shot five types. heifer granddaughter managed to survive unharmed. >> she said her mother covered ryland and brooke with her body on top which means a lot of the bullets had to go through joeann. >> reporter: investigators now trying to learn more about a motive through kelley's cell phone which the fbi says they haven't been able to unlock because it is encrypted. vice president mike pence and sutherland springs today to meet with victims and their families. diane and kendis. >> that sounds like many questions still left to be answered. danya bacchus in texas, thanks, danya. >>> in the meantime, a school in miami thinks it's found its answers going way beyond metal ducters to keep students safe. florida christian is selling bulletproof panels that can be inserted into their backpacks. it can stop a bullet from powerful handguns. the school will not comment on how many have been sold. >>> three ucla bask