joyce fienberg was a specialist at the university of pittsburgh and a grandmother.ormer student says she lit up the room. >> and cecil and david rosenthal were brothers. they always sat in the back of the temple to greet people as they came to worship. listen to cecil's long time friend. >> a sweet, sweet, gentle soul that was friendly to everybody. helpful to everybody. he came, i understand, all the time because he wanted to help and be part of the community and to make it accessible to everybody. >> daniel stein was 71. his sense of humor was legend y legendary. his son wrote that saturday was the worst day of my life. >> bernice and sylvan simon were the sweetest couple you could imagine. they were 84 and 86 years old and always trying to help the community and temple. 97-year-old rose mallinger attended the synagogue with her daughter. even at 97, rose was full of life and vibrant. >> the holocaust and ugly times. she made it through that. these are not the kinds of things that are supposed to happen. you don't walk in on saturday morning and think you are not

h>> reporter: says joyce fienberg was a smart woman who dent yearsng research at the university of pittsburgh. she loved her family and community and he saysry ee who knew joyce loved her just as much. i understood her through her son. through the kindness of tony. >> and to give you more pe pective, there line is stretching down the street near connecticut avenue and it continues to grow. 2,500 people are expected. it ise certainly possibl that number could grow. as for joyce fienberg, she was 79 years old, proud grandmother. she leaves behind two sons. >> such senseless tragedy. ank you. >> this attack comes as the ann defamation league. president trump is blaming the media for the culture of anger in our country. ofn harris has that sid this story. >> yes. there have been calls for president trump to take stronge stand on hate speech and to moderate his own language. last week he said he wanted to be called a nationalist. a term strongly assiated with racism. >> i am a nationalist. a word that hand been used too much. people use it. i am very proud of it.i ink it should be brought back. i

joyce fienberg, let us remember. richard gottfried was 65 and had a dental practice with his wife. he was jewish, she was catholic. they counseled other interfaith couples at her church about what to expect. bernice and sylvan simon were married at tree of life years ago. imagine that. devoting time to charitable work, charitable causes. they were always ready to help said a neighbor and always with a big smile. b bernice and sylvan simon died as they lived, together. we will remember them. dr. jerry rabinowitz has treated all kinds of patients with kindness and compassion, particularly those with hiv/aids, at a time when fear of the disease was running high. one patient wrote he always shook our hands without rubber gloves. the doctor who sent us on our way feeling fwhert all respects. reports are he was shot as he rushed to help wounded congregants. his patients remember and so will we. melvin wax's sister said she always used to kid him that he should have been a rabbi. instead he was a dedicated congregant attending fridays and saturdays and would always be the first to arrive,

were late to rest and there were long lines today waiting to pay respects to the families of joyce fienberg, mel win wax and irving younger. >>> next tonight here, megyn kel kelly's exit from nbc is now playing out in public. her show was canceled after her remarks about blackface. and what her lawyer is now saying. here's abc's eva pilgrim. >> hello, hello, everyone. welcome. i'm megyn kelly. >> reporter: just days ago, nbc axed her talk show. now megyn kelly is fighting back, after reports she was demanding millions to stay quiet. her attorney today blasting the network for not refuting what he calls "false" media reports she was asking for than the estimated $34 million left on her contract. kelly's show canceled after she shared her views about blackface. >> but what is racist? because, truly, you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at halloween, or a black person whn like, backhen i was a kid, long were dressing up as, like, a character. >> reporter: her "today" cohosts quickly speaking out. >> well, she apologized to the staff, she owes a bigger apology t

the victims ranging in age from 54 to 97. 75-year-old joyce fienberg, the widowed mother of two sons and grandmother was a retired research specialist at the university of pittsburgh. and brothers 54-year-old david and 59-year-old cecil rosenthal who lived together loved going to saturday services. they never missed a week. >> i smile when i say his name just because he was so -- he was a funny guy. he liked to tease. i can still hear him say, his signature greeting was hello, sir. how are you today? >> reporter: does the congregation remain? >> not the same. but it remains and it will be stronger. because we pulled together as a community and we will get through this together. >> reporter: and that community is already proving strong. >> need that giant hug that this pittsburgh jewish community always gives. ♪ i pray for you >> reporter: thousands across all faiths came together sunday night for a service and vigil in pittsburgh. >> do you have a message to the country? >> thank you for your outpouring of love. it's reassuring when hate rears its face that there was so much love out

victims who lost their lives in the pittsburgh synagogue shooting, irving wax, jerry rabinowitz, joyce fienberg, daniel stein, richard gottfried, cecil rosenthal, and david rosenthal. >> president cohen: all right. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, i just want to say thank you to our friends at sfgov tv for assisting us in this broadcast, and our meeting is adjourned. thank you. >> we broke ground in december of last year. we broke ground the day after sandy hook connecticut and had a moment of silence here. it's really great to see the silence that we experienced then and we've experienced over the years in this playground is now filled with these voices. >> 321, okay. [ applause ] >> the park was kind of bleak. it was scary and over grown. we started to help maclaren park when we found there wasn't any money in the bond for this park maclaren. we spent time for funding. it was expensive to raise money for this and there were a lot of delays. a lot of it was just the mural, the sprinklers and we didn't have any grass. it was that bad. we worked on sprinkler heads and grass and we fixed everythi

joyce fienberg, 75, was a mother of two sons and a proud grandmother. services will be held tomorrow for 66-year-old jerry rabinowitz, a family doctor who always took the time to check in on his patients. and two special needs brothers, cecil and david rosenthal, who shared an unbreakable bond. >> we will honor them in some way that distinguishes them to get beyond this atrocious act and show the world that these folks did not die in vain. >> reporter: nikki battiste, cbs news, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> glor: and this is the "cbs evening news" from pittsburgh tonight. i'm jeff glor. as people continue to gather here at the tree of life synagogue to pray and remember and say good-bye. i'll see you in new york tomorrow night. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org big corporations are making and just got a huge tax break. but the middle class is struggling. prop c is a common-sense plan. the top 1% of businesses pay their fair share to tackle homelessness for all of us. companies with revenue gre

joyce fienberg was 75. she retired after a long career er a researcher at the unty of pittsburgh. richard gottfried, 65, had just celebrated his 38th wedding anniversary. 97-year-old rose mallinger was a devoted member of the congregation. jerry rabinowitz, 66, was a family physician. cecil rosenthal, 59, and david rosenthal, 54 were brothers who attended services every saturday. bernice simon, 84 and sylvan simon, 86 were husband a wife. 71-year-old daniel stein was a former president of the new light congregation. melvin wax, 88, was a retired accountant. and 69-year-old irving younger taught classes on current events at the local community center and had two grandchildren. newshour weekend's yvette feliciano traveled to pittsburgh last night and has been with meembers of the community. >> reporter: 17-year-old emily prheessmaed organize yesterday's vigil led by local hitugh schoolnts. >> i don't think i've accepted the fact that this happened to us. >> reporter: emily and her thother stacy were glued t television this morning when the names of the 11 people killed at the tree o

joyce fienberg and brothers cease a i will david rosenthal. the retired grandfather and richard godfry. >> hwas the kindest, most loving, caring person. he always did for others. >> for days, they've come to mourn. >> we've got totop hating. it can't just be to say the. we need to dond to act. hate is not welcome in pittsburgh. it should not be welcome in our borders. >> the of jewish community broken >> you can cut off some branches. the tree will continue to grow and we'll be back. >> but determined on grow that this unthinkable tragedy. >> this tight-knit community unified had grief. the first funeral set to be held tomorrow. in pittsburgh, wendy woolfolk. nbc 4 news. >> ssemany of t victims coming from our area. >> some will pay their respects in northwest washington. >> some big loca names are coming to show their support, right? >> reporter: that's right.me 2,500 people are expected. among them, d.c. mayor murrell bowser, the governors of virginia and maryland i know what other leaders. you can see the lines have ntinued to grow here. al

services were held for joyce fienberg, phone as a caring person who lit up the room with her huge personality. she leaves behind two sons and six grandchildren. irving younger is being remembered as a friend of all in that community. the former squirrel hill little league coach was a greeter at the tree of life synagogue and m members say he felt it was his duty to serve people. and 88-year-old melvin wax was known as being one of the first children through the door at the tree of life. three people, including a police officer, remain hospitalized. as the nation has been having conversation about hate speech and division in this country, voters in connecticut received a campaign mailer that a number of people say is overtly anti-semitic. it shows matt lesser, who is jewish, with wide eyes, holding this fist full of cash. he's running for connecticut state senate and his opponent, ed sharma is behind the ad. matt lesser is with me now. representative lesser, thank you so much for coming on. when you first saw these images of yourself, what were you thinking? >> well, first, brooke, thanks for

. >> reporte he says joyce fienberg leaves behind two sons and a lot of grandchildren. he tells us her funeral arrangements will likely be set for next weekend. news4. >> today district announced nearly $1n million grants to boost security at religious institutions. the grants support efforts for security upgrades and training. in a statement thet mayor t on the heels of tragedy we continue ore work of building a peaceful world. through grants like these, we can do more to ensure residents and visitors feel safe throughout the district. especially if our places of worship. >>ur coverage of the synagogue shog is just getting started. just llahead, w take look at how politics is playing a role in the response and what the president is going to the mid-terms more than a week away. >>> the man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent democrats through the mail is i court today. his case will be tried many new york. jim hany has the latest. >> cameras were not allowed in the courtroom but those inside say sayoc was seen smiling and laughing. when the judge asked him questi

joyce fienberg was 75 years old, a former research specialist at the university of pittsburgh.other, a mother to two sons. we were told she lit up the room. someone said you always hear that, but truly she was a small woman but she lit up the room when she walked into it. she was remembered as being warm and also an elegant woman. richard gottfried, age 65, dr. rich as he was known in this community. he had a dental practice with his wife, had been practicing dentistry for years. his wife is catholic. the two of them -- he was jewish -- helped prepare members of the community for marriage. he was a fixture at north hills school district. they're remembering him as well today. melvin wax, 88 years old. we're told he was a big joke teller. he had a daughter, son-in-law and grandson, who he was very close to. and irving youngner, age 69, a little league coach who interacted with a lot of kids in this community, attended tree of life regularly and we were told he was a very kind man. again, these few little anecdotes don't begin to do these people justice, people who lived full liv

victims who lost their lives in the pittsburgh synagogue shooting, irving wax, jerry rabinowitz, joyce fienberg, daniel stein, richard gottfried, cecil rosenthal, and david rosenthal. >> president cohen: all right. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, i just want to say thank you to our friends at sfgov tv for assisting us in this broadcast, and our meeting is adjourned. thank you. in this san francisco office, there are about 1400 employees. and they're working in roughly 400,000 square feet. we were especially pleased that cleanpowersf offers the super green 100% clean energy, not only for commercial entities like ours, but also for residents of the city of san francisco. we were pleased with the package of services they offered and we're now encouraging our employees who have residence in san francisco to sign on as well. we didn't have any interruption of service or any problems with the switch over to cleanpowersf. this clean power opportunity reflects that. i would encourage any large business in san francisco to seriously consider converting and upgrading to the cleanpowersf service. it's go

joyce fienberg was 75, a mother of two sons. a researcher at the university of pittsburgh described as, quote, magnificent, generous and a caring human being. dr. richard gottfried was a dentist. they celebrated a 38th anniversary and planning to retire soon and passed out toothbrushes instead of candy for halloween. >> rose mallinger was 97 years old and barely missed a service in decades. she was called full of life. her daughter is recovering. jerry rabinowitz lost his life trying to help others at the synagogue. when he heard the shots, he ran outside to see when anyone was hurt and then gunned down. he was one of the few doctors to take time to listen, understand and empathize even when he was busy. >> david and cecil rosenthal were attending the synagogues since they were boy. when the synagogue held services, the two brothers served as honor ary helpers. >> daniel stein, his 1-year-old grandson was the love of his life. he was killed in the same room where his grandson's ceremony was held this year. melvin wax was 88 year

daniel stein attended synagogue every saturday and had just become a grandfather. 75-year-old joyce fienbergist at the university of pittsburgh. she is being remembered as a, quote, engaging, elegant and warm person. 65-year-old richard gottfried owned a dental practice with his wife for more than 30 years. the couple helped prepare other couples for marriage at his wife's catholic church. bernice and sylvan simon were wed at tree of life back in 1956, and their neighbors said they were the sweetest people you could imagine. cecil and david rosenthal were brothers who always sat in the back of the temple and greeted people as they came in to worship. the 59 and 54-year-old brothers were described as inacceptable. their funerals are scheduled for tomorrow. >> cecil was tall. david was small. they stood proud at the front door, at the door that was open into the sanctuary, which ever sanctuary it was. they just stood there, hello. they gave you a book where they said hello or they were the good ambassadors. >> irving young was a former realtor and little league coach. neighbors say he was a wo

of life synagogue massacre are being laid to rest the febs of the community joined to remember joyce fienberge was a person who lit up the room with her huge personality. she leaves behind sons and six grandchildren. irving young the former squirrel hill realtor was a greeter. the 69-year-old was known by members of the community having a big smile and handshake for anyone who came across. and also this hour the funeral for 88-year-old melvin wax, known for being one of the first people through the doors every saturday to worship at the tree of life synagogue. he will be missed by all in the community as will all 11 victims of this massacre. may they rest in peace and may their memory be a blessing. >>> president trump stirred up some controversy in the community by deciding to visit the tree of life synagogue and the hospital where some of the victims remain. local officials, including the mayor of pittsburgh had suggested the president delay the visit by a week or two. those officials declined to greet the president when he was in pittsburgh. the president today tweeted about the trip talki

also daniel stein, joyce fienberg, irving younger, a father and grandfather, husband and wife, bernicend sylvan simon. and rose mallinger, the oldest was 97. rose was alive during the holocaust. all murdered on a day of prayer. their benediction for us, their tragedy is our nation's. that wraps it up for me this hour here at ms nbc. let's turn it over. >> very poignant. it's always difficult when you see the names and faces. you're struck by the humanity of those that have given their life. hel lor hello, everyone. a lot to breakdown. two men, two acts of hate. one driven by anti-semitic activity. why will neither one of them be charged with what the law appears to define their actions as? terroris

among them 75-year-old joyce fienberg. a retired researcher. remembered as a power house intellect ch intellectual. brothers cecil and david rosenthal. they looked out for each other. 55-year-old daniel stein, remembered as a family man. >> he was a fun guy. >> he treasured every minute. >> reporter: overnight we spoke with two sisters of victim richard gottfried. >> still numb. it hasn't really sunk in yet. >> reporter: his third sister carol was inside too. she survived. >> he is -- was the kindest, most loving, caring person. he always did for others. >> emotional tributes from those folks. i want to bring in ron allen outside the federal courthouse. we know the suspect in the shooting is due to court today. this will be his first court appearance since police captured him over the weekend. >> reporter: that's correct. good morning to you. there's a bit of possible breaking news developing. one media outlet in pittsburgh roberting that robert bowers may have been released from alleghany hospital this morning. if that's the case, then we do e

joyce fienberg was a former research specialist at the university of pittsburgh.her former students said she treated her students as if they were her family. and she lit up a room with her huge personality. richard gottfried was a dentist. he opened a dental practice with his wife. many of the families in the area were his patients. melvin wax was a passionate member of the synagogue. his sister said he was always one of the first people to get there in the morning and was, quote, always full of jokes. lastly, irving younger. he was known for his big smile and big hand shake, which is fitting, since he was a greeter at the tree of life synagogue. our hearts and our thoughts are with these victims, and their loved ones and their community. may their memories be a blessing. >>> the man accused of committing that awful and hateful act appeared in court today. he's now being held without bond. also this afternoon, the other man, the one accused of sending at least 14 pipe bombs to cnn and critics of the president faced a judge in florida. we have components corivering

the victims have been identified as cecil rosenthal -- cecil rosenthal, joyce fienberg, richard gottfriedrose ballinger, jerry rabinowitz bernice simon, sylvan simon, , daniel stein, melvin wax, and irving younger. they ranged in age from 54 to 97. six others were injured, including four policemen. the worshippers were gathered on saturday morning for sabbath services when a 4646-year-old mn named robert bowers entered the synagogue armed with an ar-15 and three e handguns. he yelled "all jews must die" as he opened fire on worshipers. when bowers was finally taken into custody 20 minutes later, he reportedly told a swat team officer he "wanted all jews to die." this is fbi spspecial agent bob jones. >> this is the most horrific crime scene i've seen in 22 years of federal bureau investigation. members of the tree of life synagogue conducting a peaceful service in their place of worship were brutally murdered by a gunman targeting them simply because of their faith. amy: just before the shooting rampage, the gunman robert bowers, wrote a message online saying -- "hias likes to bring invad

for the victims killed in saturday's mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. 75-year-old joyce fienbergr husband passed away two years ago after a battle with cancer. students say she always treated them like family, sending cards to them long after they graduated. also 69-year-old irvin younger was a greeter at the tree of life synagogue. he was known for his infectious smile and handshake. also 87-year-old melvin wax. his greatest passions were his grandson, his judaism and the pittsburgh pirates. according to officials, three people remain hospitalized, including one police officer. >>> well, outfront up next, the president's warning to people who are voting for democrats. >> i think you're all going to lose a lot of money. i hate to say that. >> so is this another scare tactic? >>> plus, one democrat's strategy to win, run as far away from nancy pelosi as possible. so will it work? ♪ when the moon hits your eye ♪ ♪ like a big pizza pie, ♪ that's amore. ♪ when the world seems... ♪ applebee's new neighborhood pastas. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. vo: costs are rising.e s

melvin wax, irving younger, and joyce fienberg were laid to rest in separate services.y were among 11 people shot to death in the attack. the accused shooter, robert bowers, was indicted today on 44 federal counts. he also faces state murder charges. president trump today kicked off his final week of campaigning for the mid-term elections. he plans to travel to eight battleground states over six days. the president left this afternoon for florida, where he's stumping tonight for republicans in the governor and senate races. >> it seems that the campaign is going very well it looks like we're doing very, very well in the senate, a lot of seats that were not really being thought of in terms of being victories a year ago are now look like they very much could be victories and and i think we're going to do l ll in the house also but i know we're doing w the senate and it looks like we're doing okay in the house, we'll just have to see. >> woodruff: also today, the itesident called again for ending automaticenship for those born in the united states. retiring house speakl ry

. >> reporter: joyce fienberg was a research specialist at the university of pittsburgh's learning research and development center. the staff there called her an engaging and warm person. 65-year-old dennis richard godfried had just celebrated his 32nd wedding anniversary. writing,doinwhat he loved, pray god. and brothers cecil and david tt weekly. >> i knew cecil. we're family friends. >> reporter: rabbi mordy rudolph called cecil sweet and kind. >> people of all abilities are very much a part of the community. it's all part of the fabric of what the community is. >> reporter: funerals notice jewish religion are usually after the person passes away so the coroners here will have to balance investigative findings with the burials. the first funeral is scheduled for tomorrow for the rosenthal brothers. one resident here told me cecil rosenthal was like a honorary mayor of this town. >> so beloved here, almost every single day they showed up to worship, thank you, nikki. we'll have much more ahead from pittsburgh, including a conversation by cbs evening news anchor jeff glor with the rabbi an

joyce fienberg, the widowed mother of two sons and a grandmother, was a retired research specialist at the university of pittsburgh, and brothers, 54-year-old david and 59-year-old cecil rosenthal who lived together, loved going to saturday services. they never missed a week. the rosenthal brothers had attended tree of life synagogue since they were children. friends describe the brothers as inseparable. also among those killed, 97-year-old rose mallinger. friends telling us, you have never met a more vivacious 97-year-old, and she was full of life and a fixture of the community. also this past saturday, normally a group of school children would have been inside the tree of life synagogue. one of those children had a conflict with that saturday and thankfully, that service was moved to sunday. >> oh my. thank you, amy. >>> earlier this morning, i spoke to jeffrey myers who was presiding the sanctuary when the shooter struck. >> rabbi, thank you for joining us this morning. i hope you are feeling our thoughts and prayers. how are you bearing up this morning? >> i guess as best as one co

among them joyce fienberg known for her brilliant memory. were said to be inacceptable and always looked out for one another. husband and wife sylvan and bernice simon. they were killed where they wed in 1956. rose mallinger was 97 years old. rose's daughter andrea wedner is wounded and reportedly still in the hospital recovering. daniel stein 71 served as president of new light congregation, a synagogue that holds services at tree of life and the forward reports an 80-year-old holocaust survivor missed the shooting but showing up four minutes late to the service that day. he pulled his car into a parking space yesterday morning at tree of life congregation when he said quote, somebody knocked on my window. there was this guy very calm and respectful. he told me you better back up. there is an active shooting going on in your synagogue. sam, to what you were talking about before, for you, what happened in the holocaust is history. we're contemporaries in age but there are people lucky to be alive that remember it. >> it is very difficult to