krause is survived by his wife along with his five children and stepchildren. >> the sacrifices derek was willing to make, are idle words on parchment. thank you to the family for the amazing sacrifice of love that you have given to your fellow 8 millian virginiaians. >>> officer krause joined the police force in 2007, six months after the mass shooting according to the school's website, and police are still looking for a motive in thursday's shooting. back to you. >>> thanks annie. >>> students at virginia tech have now raised more than $65,000 for the officer's family. >>> we have more on the news from reston. there is new information since our first report at 5:00. unfortunately a man who was shot in the head in the incident has now died. the shooting happened in an apartment complex in the 1500 block of cameron crescent drive. police are looking for a black pickup truck with three men inside. it happened late this afternoon in reston. >>> turning now to the latest on the sex scandal at penn state university. tomorrow for the first time we will hear publicly from the alleged victim

krause before the four year veteran could get off a shot. at that point the suspect allegedly changed his clothes in a nearby greenhouse. >> about a half hour after officer krause was killed and about a half mile away the suspect was seen by a sheriff's deputy acting suspiciously in the virginia tech parking lot. they lost sight of him at one point, when he finally did locate him he found him laying on the ground and suffered what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> police say as far as they can tell right now the suspect had no to either virginia tech or to officer krause. as a result, the question on many people's minds tonight, why? remains unanswered. >>> police would not comment on the suspect's criminal record, nor on any possible history of mental illness. they would say they are waiting for the result of toxicology testing to see if the suspect was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the shooting. anita. >>> matt, as you said, why? >>> our team coverage of the virginia tech shootings continues. >> repo

monday at the castle coliseum for officer krause. guys? >> reporter: ken we are going to share something right now before we leave you. we have breaking news just come in. the shooter has been identified as a 22-year-old from radford university named ross ashley. that is the identity of the individual who shot officer krause and then turned the gun on himself. 22-year-old radford university student ross ashley. >>> a chesterfield, virginia man has died that left a man wounded. dead is 32-year-old per better wheeler. wheeler ran off, trooper michael haimer spotted wheeler walking across long the interstate and forced him into his patrol car. wheeler reached for the trooper's gun, it went off and wounded the trooper in the leg. then the trooper shot wheeler with another gun and wheeler passed away from his injuries this morning. one of the neighbors is shocked by this incident. >> honestly a docile guy. i would never have pictured him as going that far. >> reporter: the trooper is expected to make a full recovery. >>> the police chief in fre

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then a separate man not affiliated with the stop shot and killed officer krause while he was sitting in his police car. >> our hearts are broken again for the family of the police officer and we extend our deepest sympathies and condolences. >> the individual involved in this shooting incident fled the crime scene in the direction of a second crime scene that was located near the i lot, which is near the duck pond. >> reporter: it's also known as the cage. around 1:00 police say they found a suspicious man in that parking lot behind me. moments later he was shot and killed. police say they found a gun by him but investigators say that police did not fire the shot. if it's klan if here died from a self-inflebd gunshot wound or if there was an exchange of gun fire with officer krause. while directs interview witnesses, examine the shooter's background and try to determine a motive, these students mourn over this tragic loss. >> i feel really bad. all our heart are out to them, we're all praying for them. >> now officer krause was 39 years old. he leaves behind a wife, five step childre

. >> the ashleigh family offered prayers to the slain officers officer, as there was a officer krause. prepared for nation the funeral on monday. >> the viewing was at the christian bird funeral home, and in hisal service remembrance. the officer's family is trying the seven -- sudden and unexpected loss. >> what will bring closure is to know what happened. krause was calling in a rossne traffic stop when ashley shot the officer and later turned the gun on himself. >> i do not understand the of why someone would shoot a police officer. >> friends say that he showed no outward signs of instability. >> i heard him talking on the cursing very loudly. >> there was also the interest in guns. they visited the same shooting 30nge of cho, who killed himself, and the horror that day was revisited by the family. >> i said this could not be him. if you make it through iraq, you it through anything. kruase served -- krause iraq, and was a man.y he would help anybody. >> a student group has raised support for show of the family. a funeral service will be held monday at the virginia tech campus. >>

were both shot and killed by the same gun. >> police suspect the gunman killed officer krause then took life in a parking lot nearby. investigators are still waiting at this point to confirm the suspect's identity. danielle nottingham has more from blacksburg. >> reporter: virginia tech students gathered for an impromptu vigil for murdered campus police officer derek krause. he was shot by a gunman during a routine traffic stop. this student saw the aftermath. >> the police pulled up. they opened his car door and when they opened it, he just fell out toward the ground. i could see his face. it was covered in blood. >> reporter: the campus was on lockdown for hours after the shooting. >> do not leave this room. >> reporter: this is the first time a virginia tech officer has been killed in the line of duty. >> our hearts are broken again for the family of our police officer. >> reporter: another wounded person was found nearby and later died. >> second person that you found dead, do you believe that to be the shooter? >> i can't comment on that right now. it is still being investigated. >

he was a student at nearby university and had no known contact with officer krause before the shootingthat means ashley's motive remains a mystery. today, the campus held a vigil to honor the officer. >>> sacramento is reeling from the shock of good economic news for a change. the state took in more money in november than expected. not small change, nearly half a billion. these monthly reports are critical since they will determine how much the state has to cut starting in january. in the first five months, california fell a billion short of projections. most of the boost came from an increase in personal income taxes. >>> save the salmon isn't a rallying cry you hear often environmental circles but in napa valley, they're sacrificing tens of thousands of dollars to give steelhead and snook salmon a place 0 spawn. the silks from the eroded banks have buried the gravel where they lay their eggs and why the population has dropped from thousands in 1960s to just hundreds today. wineries on the four mile stretch of the river called the rutherford reach have decided to grant easements for p

krause is one of two people left dead in the shooting today which prompted a four-hour lockdown at the university. officials won't say if the second person is actually the suspect but a video camera from inside krause's police car could be the key to answering that question. let's bring in on the phone from blacksburg, virginia, cnn's athena jones. what more can you tell us about the officer who was killed? >> reporter: i can tell you, i mentioned, he is 39 years old, father of five children and stepchildren and from nearby christiansburg it is interesting to note he joined the police department just a few months after that last big shooting back in april of 2007. he joined in october. and that was, of course, a shooting where a young, troubled student ends up kill 33 people, including himself. >> talk us through the video and the images what we know about them and their significance. >> reporter: this is particularly interesting because of the details we have learned late in the day. the lockdown ended about 4:30 and the second man found dead was found after officer was shot, around 1

officer derrick krause was shot and killed during a traffic stop last week. the suspect, a 22-year-old student at a nearby college, later shot himself. investigators still don't know what motivated the attack. officer krause leaves a wife and five children behind. >>> the deadline for the u.s. to leave iraq is fast approaching, president obama and iraqi prime minister noury al-maliki are talking strategy and meeting at the white house today to discuss how iraq will maintain stability without the help of u.s. forces, come of the first of the year. hundreds of u.s. troops now streaming out of iraq every day. the few thousand who remain are busy packing up at u.s. bases. >> right now we're on schedule to be able to make it out of here before christmas. >> for me and my soldiers, it gives me great pride to be able to be a part of something as big as this. >> the deadline for u.s. forces to be out of iraq is december 31. the withdrawal will mark the end of the nearly nine-year war. >>> a new tv campaign launched against president obama will focus on the failed gov

the bodies of both officer krause and the male subject were transported to the offices of the medical examiner in roanoke, where the autopsy and examination are ongoing right now. we have a state police investigator right there -- there right now with the medical examiner's office. we are very confident we know who this individual is. however due to protocol, the medical examiner's office must make that positive identification and then we notify the next of kin -- >> you've been listening live to a press conference at virginia tech following yesterday's fatal shooting of a police officer. we've just learned that they have identified the shooter but they are not releasing that publicly, as she just men hadtioned because of protocol -- mentioned because of protocol. the suspect was not a student there. the school went down to a lockdown situation and the scene was eerily similar to 2007's mass shooting. they seem very organized today, after the painful less ons learned four and a half years ago. the motive remains a mystery. we'll stay on top of this and bring you more information as we

krause was an army veteran and a father of five children and stepchildren. a vigil for the fallen officer will be held on the virginia tech campus tonight. >>> this morning, the fbi is releasing new video of someone tossing a molotov cocktail into a police station near the uc santa barbara campus. take a look. all is quiet for a moment until the bomber ignites explosive and then lobs it at police outposts. as you can see, the building burst into flames almost instantly. the outpost sits about 500 yards from the college campus. no one was injured in that blast. the fbi is offering a $5,000 reward for help in tracking down and prosecuting a bomber. >>> in los angeles, no felony charges should be filed against a woman accused of using pepper spray inside a store on black friday. this is a look at the chaotic scene. police say the woman sprayed video game shoppers during a buying frenzy. firefighters had to treat ten people for injuries, but prosecutors say they don't have enough evidence to charge the woman with the felony. it's possible she could still face mi

tina krause, cbs news. >> the bay bridge reaches a major milestone this week. construction workers will install the first strand of crucial cable on the new eastern span. gil diaz on why the process is so unique. and gil, every time i see you, you've got more equipment on. >> reporter: i know. thank goodness they didn't ask me to walk up the catwalk behind me. because i'm afraid of heights. good afternoon, grace. that's right. it is a big day for caltrans today. and what is unique about this cable installation process is that eventually these cables will not be anchored into the ground like other suspension bridges but instead the cables will be cabled around the ends of the bridge with the help of the single power behind me. bay bridge is reaching new heights this week. crews are installing the first cable strand that will hold the bridge together. testing of the installation begins today. in the end, the bridge will have 137 strands. each strand comprised of 127 steel wires. >> this is not your grandfather's suspension bridge. we're not going to pull this cab

the service for officer krause is tomorrow. ross ashley shot him in his cruiser.re will be a hearing on if to give hinkley more visits. he attempted to assassinate ronald reagan in 1981 to impress jodie foster. the government will start their case tomorrow. he wants more time away from the hospital to spend more time with his mother. in virginia they will start to see travel time on electronic message timers. gov. mcdonnell says that travelers will see this at fourth northbound and for a southbound. this is between the beltway and gainesville. a census study released by the brookings institute of all jurisdictions washington has the most affluent white population and the least affluent black population. this is an income gap that is increasing. >> to look at the columbia heights neighborhood tells much of the story of change. >> a house in columbia heights would be boarded. >> an inner-city construction zone where contractors are working on renovations. >> this was affordable. >> the access to downtown -- >> he released a study to date finding a change in washingt

tina krause, cbs news. >>> while many in north korea are saddened by kim jong il's death, fear is dominating many american families here. they have family members across the boredner south korea. surae chinn spoke with them to get their reaction. >> reporter: folks are reacting to the long time dictator's death and extremely concerned about the peninsula and the future of one of the most isolated areas in the world. >> this morning i called my family. >> reporter: she immediately contacted her family who lives in south korea after hearing the news. she says men 19-40, including her 32-year-old brother, have been called up for duty in the military to defend their country against the north's armed forces just in case. >> right now it is very emergency situation. he looking forward to their uniform right now, korean americans worried about unrest, even war between south and south korea. mainly because of kim jong il sea son, who is said to be this control of the isolated north korea. >> i don't know what happened next. >> reporter: a very unsettled feeling heading back to korea today. it is wha

and the funeral service for officer krause is now set also on the campus of virginia tech for monday.race, back to you. >> trace: doug mckelway live for us in blacksburg, virginia. thank you. a frightening scene in hollywood today, a man shooting randomly at passing cars and pedestrian. one of the most recognizable intersections in america. we must warn you some people may find the video you are about to see disturbing. [gunfire] you can see the suspect open fire on a passing truck and casually turn around and walk away. the shooter was shouting kill me and i'm going to die as he fired. police say the suspect shot and wounded one driver before he ran out of bullets. they say the man then pulled out a knife and an officer shot and killed the attacker. the "los angeles times" reports the injured driver is expected to survive. one person who watched it all happen says at first he thought it was part of a movie until he heard the bullets hit metal. police still trying to figure out what exactly sparked the shooting. well, a marine who received this nation's highest honor for bravery is no

. >> a new paul krause -- a new poll puts romney on top, rick santorum, ron paul, and in fourth place is newt gingrich. romney is way out in front in new hampshire. he is benefiting from the collapse of new gingrich, who less than a month ago was talking like he had already won. >> i will be the nominee. >> gingrich has been hammered by more negative ads in iowa than anyone. romney compared him to lucille ball in the chocolate factory. gingrich in response visited a real chocolate factory in iowa. >> i hope governor romney will have the courage to debate me one-on-one. >> i could give up and say that i decry all the negative ads but i don't. but this is part of the process. >> the harshest new ad comes from ron paul against gingrich and romney. >> serial hypocrites and flipped loppers. -- flip-floppers. >> rick santorum is also gaining momentum and is a real contender for third place. >>> protesters living id freedom plaza will be staying a little longer. the national parks service says the group now called occupy washington d.c. received permission to extend their permit from january

the suspect's family is offering prayer is an condolences to the krause family. the service started 2:00 this afternoon and will be broadcast from the virginia tech website. >> thanks so much we will have a live report coming up from the virginia tech campus tonight at abc 7 news at 5:00 cash and you can follow is on facebook and twitter. >>> a montgomery county intersection is closed after a water main broke on seven locks road near montgomery mall. newschopper7 flew over the scene and the road is closed. there is no word on when that area will reopen. >>> to the north roads and frederick, maryland reopen this morning after a raw sewage spill. authorities closed gashouse picÀ last night. the waste water treatment plant lost power causing raw sewage to leak. the drinking water is still say presidents should avoid contact with water downstream. >>> turning to the weather things are warming up a bit and adam caskey as your first forecast. >>> not a bad day some high thin clouds overhead but it is still cool. there is a chill in the air and we had temperatures in th

that is where derek krause lost his life and virginia tech was the scene of another tragic shooting. this time the school handled it differently. [ sirens ] >> reporter: sirens blaired across the campus minutes after a subject shot a police officer. >> there were so many police officers everywhere and it was just nuts. we didn't want to go outside. >> reporter: before it became clear that the gunman in today's attack was dead, the school locked down the campus and used a high tech alert system. >> i got five text messages in about an hour. and the school took major precaution and it takes a lot of pride. i'm just glad i'm here. >> reporter: people say the officer was killed after pulling a driver over in a traffic stop. the gunman who was not involved in the traffic stop walked into the parking lot and shot the officer. authorities won't talk about a motive. >> the police pulled up and they opened his car door. and when they opened it, he just fell out towards the ground, sorry, and i could see his face and it was covered in blood. >> reporter: virginia tech was the scene of the dead

killing officer derrick krause e then fled. -- he then fled. this student sought aftermath. >> the police pulled up and he opened the car door and he just fell out toward the ground. i didn't see his face he was covered in blood. >> reporter: the campus was on lockdown for hours after the shooting. >> do not leave the room until told you understand. >> reporter: this is the first time a virginia tech officer has been killed in the line of duty. >> our hearts are broken again for the family of our police officer. >> reporter: another wounded person was found nearby and later died. >> the second person that you found dead, do you believe that to be the shooter? >> can't comment on that right now. it's being investigated. >> reporter: for the virginia tech community, this shooting brought back memories of the 2007 massacre. that was the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. >> you never thought it would happen again. >> reporter: 33 people were killed on campus when a gunman opened fire in april of 20 07. virginia tech criticized for --

so thank you for the krause family for this amazing sacrifice of love that you have given to your fellow 8 million virginians. >> crouse was making a traffic stop last thursday when 22-year-old ross ashley walked up to his cruiser and shot him to death. ashley then killed himself. crouse is survived by his wife, five children and stepchildren. >>> two montgomery county legislators are proposing a new law to crack down on the so-called flash mobs. this after two cases in which a large group of young people suddenly showed up at local convenience stores and started ripping stuff off the shelves and walking out. under the bill, each violator would be responsible for the whole amount stolen. not just the items that he or she stole. and that could lead to harsher sentences. >>> tonight after nearly nine years, the war in iraq is finally drawing to a close. to mark the historic event, president obama and iraqi prime minister stood side by side at arlington national cemetery laying a wreath in honor of the nearly 4500 american military members who died fighting in operation iraqi freedom. the p

the family of derek krause received friends at a funeral home yesterday. he leaves behind his wife, a son and four stepsons. >>> we know the name of a man who died in a crash in seat pleasant saturday. 31-year-old reggie crawford crossed the yellow lines on seat pleasant drive, slammed into an oncoming vehicle. investigators haven't yet determined why he crossed that line. crawford was thrown from the car. >>> lawmakers in maryland are cracking down on so-called flash mobs actually press conference is scheduled today to introduce the flash mob act. the total value of the property would determine whether it was a felony or misdemeanor. >>> d.c. police hope surveillance images will lead them to a robbery suspect. these were taken at unite bank on i treat on friday around 9:00 a.m. the suspect left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. if you have any information, please give police a call. >>> new this morning, president obama is meeting with the prime minister of iraq at the white house this morning. they are to chart the next steps for u.s.

jerry krause joined at the campus police in 2007, about six months after 33 people were killed in that mass shooting at the school. he was killed after pulling over a driver and a traffic stop. the gunman who was not involved in the traffic stop walked into the parking lot and ambushed the officer. it is believed that the gunmen then took his own life. >>darya: accusations of child sex abuse against jerry sandusky are raising questions about whether his wife knew about the alleged abuse. one accuser told the grand jury that his wife was at home when he was screaming for help while sandusky was attacking him in a basement bedroom. she called the accusations false and says her husband is innocent. this is video of sandusky arriving home yesterday after posting bail and was released from jail yesterday. and he faces dozens of charges stemming from accusations against boys that he assaulted them on penn state property and elsewhere. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. a program reminder, the countdown to 2012, the countdown is under way. we will bring you the firewor

. >> tina krause reports on that. >> north koreaen's sobbed as they watched the news of his death. how can he pass away like this, asked this man. i'm so heartbroken, he says. the 69-year-old dear leader died saturday of a heart attack. kim was known as a master manipulator with nuclear ambitions. his death has world leaders watching north korea closely. >> it's my biggest concern is a potential military clash between the north and south. provocation by the north. >> hundreds of south koreaen's celebrated kim's death. they hope relations will improve with their biggest enemy. the u.s. has more than 28,000 troops stationed in south korea to keep stability in the koreaen peninsula. >> we reiterate our hope for improved relations with the people of north korea and remain deeply concerned about their well being. >> kim's third son is the arab parent to the dynasty. it's unclear how effective he'll be. some analyst believe north korea will make a bold move to prove their power. >> just to remind everybody as they tend to often do, they are still there. they are still armed. they still h

. >> one is campus police officer derek krause, the father of six shot dead in his patrol car. peggy fox has been following the story since it began yesterday afternoon. >> reporter: the second victim we know now was the shooter. this is where officer crouse was shot. the police officer was coming this way and that he saw a driver not stop for pedestrians in this crosswalk. you can see the yellow sign there telling people to stop. the officer pulls that driver over. that's when the shooter walks up to officer crouse and kills him. [ sirens ] >> it was really scary. >> sirens blared across the campus minutes after a gunman fatally shot a virginia tech police officer near lane stadium. >> there were so many police officers everywhere and it was just nuts. we didn't want to go outside. >> before it became clear the gunman in today's attack was dead, the school locked down the campus and used a high tech alert system. >> about five text messages in about an hour. the school took major precaution and you know, virginia tech takes a lot of pride -- i'm glad i'm here. >> police say th

still have not found any connection between ashley and the police officer who was killed, derrek krause. >>> some surveyors were working today near awood area off dale boulevard and bonita fitzgerald drive. they came across something very disturbing. they found a decomposed body. they called the police and investigators right now are still trying to identify both the victim and figure out how that person died. >>> in gaithersburg, a person was injured after falling into a trench. it happened today. a ride-on bus hit a large traffic cone and that cone hit a worker and knocked him into the trench. the victim is still in the hospital tonight. he is expected to recover, we're told. the ox occupational safety and health administration is looking into it. >>> there is new information about the man shoofs shot and killed by d.c. police. investigators say 20-year-old michael epps was lie on pcp and randomly was firing shots into homes in the 5300 block of clay terrace last night. police say they opened fire after the suspect refused to drop his weapon. pat collins has our report. >> reporter: t

. >> a 17-month-old boy, jesse krause, is wedged 16 feet below ground after falling into a well.e workers aboveground battle to save his life. it's a race against time. it was supposed to be a quiet night for jerry and karen crouse. father and son are playing together in the backyard of their new home in the small town of mulvane, kansas, just outside wichita. and then, in the blink of an eye, baby jesse makes a sudden move. before his father can reach him, he's gone. it's 7:04 p.m. when jesse's parents call 911, setting into motion a dramatic rescue effort that will soon require more than 50 police officers and firefighters. among them, firefighters dan wegner and tim daneen. >> probably got about ten feet from the hole, and we could hear jesse crying up out of there, and stuck our heads down in the hole and looked at him and sure enough we could see jesse's head and one arm above his forehead kind of protecting his eyes. he just cried. he just wanted out of there so bad. >> oh, your heart sinks. i have a couple children, and all of a sudden, my two kids popped into my head, and

they say 22-year-old ross ashley, a student at a nearby university, walked up toed-year-old darryl krause five years after a virginia tech student killed 33 people on campus. now back to on the record. >> big involvements in the the politically charged case against boeing. the national labor relations board announced today it's dropping it's lawsuit. the nrb had blasted boeing's decision to open a nonunion plant in north carolina. they said it was retaliating against union workers. but lawmakers called it a ploy by the obama administration to get or keep the union vote. who won or who lost here? fox business senior correspondent dennis joins us. what is up with this? >> it's so much to talk to you outside the box. i'm glad you are right here in new york. >> that sounds really weird. whatever. >> that sounds like a great thing for business, but there's also something very disturbing about it. because the reason that this labor board of the government dropped its case is because boeing went ahead and signed a really nice new contract with machinist's union. 74% voted to approve a new contra

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how and why and if he knows 39-year-old derek krause.s, a retired army vet and a father of five. he joined the force just months after that deadly 2007 massacre. and what students tell us is that the initial shock waves yesterday were just as frightening. take a listen. >> as soon as i saw his face, i started crying because like i obviously knew it's not going to be good. and then when the other officers started yelling his name to try to get him to like wake up or gain consciousness, that's when it really hit me. >> last night, there was a vigil with about 150 students. there will also be a vigil tonight. final exams were supposed to begin today. they will not begin until tomorrow. gretchen, back to you. >> elizabeth reporting for us from blacksburg, virginia, thanks very much. let's get to the other headlines. fox news alert. 34 nato trucks loaded with fuel and supplies for u.s. troops in afghanistan torched in pakistan. they were destroyed by a rocket attack at a trucking terminal. no reports of injuries. pakistan closed its borders r

as for why officer krause was the victim, investigators say at this point it appears to be random. >> thank you, pete. >>> in india, police have arrested sex hospital officials on homicide charges after a hospital fire in calcutta, india, overnight claimed more than 89 lives. officials say hospital staff abandoned patients as the flames ripped through the buildings. emergency workers made desperate attempts to evacuate survivors through upper-floor windows as relatives sobbed on the street below. >>> now to wall street, cnbc's mary thompson is at the new york stock exchange. good morning to you, mary. >> good morning, natalie. >>> among investors, a tepid response this morning to news out of the eu where leaders agreed to add funds to the region's bailout fund, but they failed to come to agreement on fiscal unity. britain as well as four other countries deciding to opt out of a proposal on stricter common budgetary rules because that would mean that the eu would have greater fiscal oversight over the uk and the uk doesn't want to give up that fiscal sovereignty. back to you. >> we'll