laurie gilbert cay went in front of the rabbi.an diego sheriff identified gore saying his gun may have malfunctioned after firing several rounds. he got away then called 911 to turn himself in. police discovered what appears to be his manifesto posted hours earlier on social media. >> when you walk in to a house of worship and you shoot cong regts, that's a hate crime. >> reporter: this more than six months after the deadliest attack on jews in recent u.s. history. a commemoration was held today to honorer those victims. what do you think of the fact that someone could do this to another human being? or a kid? >> it shouldn't happen no matter what age because we're not supposed to live hate. >> reporter: all survivors from yesterday's attack have been released from the hoshusbands. the suspect is charged with within count murder, three counts attempted murdser. he is being questioned by the fbi. >>> investigators in seattle are trying to find out what caused a giant crane to collapse on the streets. >> reporter: a disaster zone in

for laurie gilbert, who went to worship ona laurie gilbert, who went to worship on a saturday morning the leg, and for two men, one a rabbi. i've been going here my entire life, and to see all these wonderful people come together from all these faiths, it's just absolutely amazing. we had one person today, full of hate. 0ne person. and look at them, there's 1000 people here tonight that are full of love. that is what it is about. this is not the first a tightknit community like this one have come together to try to help each other heal the wounds inflicted bya man each other heal the wounds inflicted by a man with a gun. it is unlikely it will be the last. i am hoping this does not become the new normal. places of worship are sacred, human life is sacred, and just the idea of every time we have to keep responding to acts of hate and acts of terror is really traumatising for the community. police have arrested a 19—year—old, john ernest. they are now investigating what made a young man take an assault rifle, shoot a child, kill a woman, man take an assault rifle, shoot a child, killa w

. >> reporter: laurie gilbert kay was killed. >> she was the kindest person and activist, she was always there to help others, to help the world. that was her mission in life. >> reporter: rabbi israel goldstein who was a sheriff chaplin released from the hospital after treatments from his injuries. >> reporter: now calling on jews everywhere to stand united. >> as jew people, we have been through this a lot. >> reporter: he was shot in the leg and now being called a hero. >> my brother-in-law was saving kids out of the shooter. >> reporter: law enforcement says the shooter's gun may have malfunctioned, an officer out of patrol fired several times and the suspect apprehended minutes later. the 19-year-old left a letter referencing the tree of life massacre in pittsburgh and bragging about amos mosque arson san diego last month. rooij yo religious leaders calling unity to bring end to these tragedies >> if we use love or education, we'll dismantle a lot of these things. >> abc news, new york. >>> the synagogue shooting dominated the town hall meeting that took place today in the north bay

the woman who died in this attack, laurie gilbert kaye, she died after putting herself between the rabbi and the shooter. the rabbi says he's al looich because of what she did. we're hearing of other incredible acts of bravery and heroism. including from a 34-year-old man shot in the leg. moments after that he ushered several children to safety. there was also an iraq war veteran part of the congregation. he charged the shooter. apparently the shooter dropped his weapon moments after that. then you have this border patrol agent who fired several rounds at the shooter as he was fleeing in his vehicle. for some inexplicable reason, the shooter called police to identify himself, and he was apprehended moments after that. in the meantime we are hearing from the rabbi who explained the early sequence of events. take a look. >> i walk two, three footsteps when i hear a loud bang. i thought laurie may have fell or the table tipped over into the lobby right here. i turn around and i see a sight that i -- undescribable. here is a young man standing with a rifle pointing right at me, and i look at

reporter: tonight in the very synagogue where the gunman opened fire, a celebration of life for laurie gilbert kay, the 60-year-old shot to death during a prayer servicen >> her husband ran to assess the situation. didn't even know it was his wife laying on the floor. he started to do cpr and realized it's his wife. he fainted and passed out. he's laying next to laurie. >> reporter: the rabbi goldstein was shot in the hand saturday, bullet holes still riddle the door the gunman blasted through. he took a bullet to the leg ushering children out of the line of fire. he helped many escape the bloodshed including his 8-year-old niece struck by shrapnel. >> we went upstairs like crying and i was gushing blood. >> reporter: police say the gunman walked right through that door and into this room and suddenly began to open fire. survivors say he never said a word and simply stopped shooting because his weapon appeared to jam. before police arrived, oscar others. >> i don't think there is any other reason other than god gave me the courage to do it. >> reporter: nearby, 19-year-old john earnest was arr

for laurie gilbert kay, who went to worship on a sunny saturday morning and died hours later in hospitalr two men, one a rabbi. i have been going here my entire life and to see all these wonderful people come together from all these faiths, it's just absolutely amazing. we had one person today full of hate, one person, and look, there is 1000 people here tonight that are full of love. that is what it's about. this is not the first time a tight—knit community like this one have come together to try and help each other heal the wounds inflicted by a man with a gun. it's unlikely it will be the last. i am hoping this does not become the new normal, places of worship are sacred. human life is sacred and just the idea of every time we have to keep responding to acts of hate and acts of terror is really traumatising for the community. police have arrested a 19—year—old, john earnest. they are now investigating what made a young man take an assault rifle, shoot a child, kill a woman and destroy lives in a place of peace and worship. sophie long, bbc news, poway, california. sport, and for a ful

also in california, a funeral service held today for a woman shot and killed. 60-year-old laurie gilbert k. died trying to shield rabbi goldstein who was trying to evacuate children from a synagogue when a gunman opened fire. >> she was just full of life. she was one of those people that you want to have in your community. she's one of those type of a member of a congregation who you want to be part of your congregation. she was so loving, caring, vie vicious, always in the center of everything. >> now, this comes as we're hearing from the family of the young man accused of killing kay and wounding two other people. what have we heard from the accused gunman's family? >> reporter: hearing from the family puts this into stark relief how young the shooter was. this was a teen-age shooter from very nearby, from a home not too far from here. this is identified by law enforcement as 19-year-old john t. earnest, a college student from very nearby cal state and marcos. he was and he wass is expected of a murder and attempted murt for which these held for charges as we speak. i want to tab about

. >> reporter: laurie gilbert kay was killed. >> she was the kindest person and she was always dear torld. that was her mission in life. >> reporter: calling on jews to stand united >> we have been through this a lot, we get up and move forward. >> he was shot in the leg and now being called a hero. >> my brother-in-law. >> reporter: law enforcement say the shooter's gun may have malfunctioned. patrol officers at the service chasing him down. police say the 19-year-old left an open letter online, referencing the tree of life synagogue massacre in pittsburgh, six months ago. in the same post bragging about a mass arson in san diego last month. police believe earnest is responsible for setting that fire. religious leaders are calling for unity betwe b bring an end to these tragedies. >> if we use love and education, we would dismantle a lot of these things. abc news, new york. >>> in north bay, hundreds packed the community town hall to talk about gun violence and efforts in washington to fight it. >> abc 7 news was after many universities and san rafael of the synagogue shooting. the to

monday, hundreds coming together to honor the victims of the shooting and to remember 60-year-old lauri gilbertying to shield their rabbi from bullets. >> i think she took the bullet to the whole congregation. >> now how a classically trained pianist and student became radicalized. releasing a statement saying how our son was attracted to such darkness is a mystery. steaming from a fire he allegedly started at a mosque last month. >> a rare show of bipartisanship in washington, d.c. congressional democratic leaders reached an agreement with president trump on the price tag for a potential infrastructure plan, $2 trillion. the house speaker nancy pelosi says the plan the democrats are putting forward is big and bold. >> we came to this meeting with an understanding that there is great need in our country for rebuilding our infrastructure. with the recognition that we stand at a pivotal place in terms of building infrastructure for the future. >> the white house press secretary sarah sanders called the meeting excellent and productive to get this plan passed in the senate. >>> joe biden made his

deadly synagogue shooting in california over the weekend is being laid to rest today. 60-year-old laurie gilbert was shot and killed when she jumped into the line of fire to protect the founding rabbi who suffered gunshot wounds and serious wounds to his hands. she and her husband and daughter were at synagogue on the final day of passover on sunday. three others were inujured including an 8-year-old child. the alleged gunman identified as officials as a 19-year-old man surrendered to police. he said he was inspired by the gunman in new zealand who killed 50 people. he is facing murder charges. joining me now is rabbi israel goldstein. i'm so sorry for your losses, your loss of your very good friend, the violence that was done to your house of worship and your own injuries. thank you for being with us today. >> thank you for covering this story. this story needs to be told. and it needs to be told loud and clear. this must stop. this hate, the anti-semitism that has shown its ugly head once again just 70 years after the holocaust, this has to stop. we can no longer tolerate this new norm. >> thi

took the life of one of his very close friends and a long time member of the congregation here, laurie gilbert. this is what he said. she was here with her daughter from los angeles, actually for a memorial for her mother. when the gunfire began, the rabbi said that i couldn't see his eyes, because he had glasses on i could not see his soul. he said that gilbert was shot, her husband, whose a doctor, was giving her cpr to his wife. he fainted. the daughter was screaming. here is a snip-it of what the rabbi said. >> i walked two, three footsteps and when i hear a loud bang, i thought the table tipped over in the lobby right here. i turn around and i see a sight that is undescribable. here is a young man standing with a rifle, pointing right at me, and i look at him, he had sunglasses on, i couldn't see his eyes, i couldn't see his soul. i froze, my first concern was where did that noise come from, what's happened to laurie and as soon as i did that i took a look , and more shots came, running right at me, and i lifted up my hand. i lost my index finger on this hand, after four hours of surgery

for laurie gilbert kay who went to worship on a sunny saturday morning and died hours later in hospitalin the leg and for two men, one a rabbi. i have been going here my entire life and to see all these wonderful people come together from all these faiths, it's just absolutely amazing. we had one person today full of hate, one person and look, there is 1000 people here tonight that are full of love. that is what it's about. this is not the first time a tight—knit community like this one have come together to try and help each other heal the wounds inflicted by a man with a gun. it's unlikely it will be the last. i am hoping this does not become the new normal, places of worship are sacred. human life is sacred and just the idea of every time we have to keep responding to acts of hate and acts of terror is really traumatising for the community. police have arrested a 19—year—old, john earnest. they are now investigating what made a young man take an assault rifle, shoot a child, kill a woman and destroy lives in a place of peace and worship. sophie long, bbc news, poway, california. sri

. >> witnesses say the victim, 60-year-old laurie gilbert krchlts jumped in front of the synagogue's founding rabbi. israel goldstein, who suffered gunshot wounds to his hands. the suspect called police to say he was involved. he was arrested shortly after. someone with the same name as the suspect posted an anti-semitic and anti-muslim manifesto on a far right message board hours before the shooting in which he also claims responsibility for a march mosque fire and says he was inspired by the recent mosque attacks in new zealand where 50 people were killed. saturday's shooting occurred exactly six months to the day after 11 people were killed in pittsburgh's tree of life synagogue, which also -- which the manifesto also lists as its inspiration. last night rabbi goldstein spoke with kasie hunt on kasiedc. >> having hate in your heart will only destroy. we will be there. i lost my finger 24 hours ago, which will remain a scar on me forever, but it's also going to remind me not only how vulnerable we are but how heroic we can be. >> jonathan lemire, a spate of shootings during the tru

davis: he stormed into a ynagogue shooting at the congregation leaving laurie gilbert kay dead and three more wounded. the rabbi goldsteen reflected, i did not know i had to witness scenes of a pilgrim in san diego county like the ones my grandparents experienced in poland. i don't know why i had to see my good friend hunted in her house of worship. this thursday, madam speaker, is israel's day to commemorate the holocaust and the six million jews who were murdered for being jewish. we are reminded of the hate, bigotry and intolerance that we continue to face today. whether it be in san diego, sri lanka, christchurch, or pittsburgh, hate and violence had no place then and still do not today. we need to say never again, and act. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek recognition? mrs. brooks: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the chamber for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. brooks: today i rise to honor the life and legacy of a truly great hoosi