now let's talk about how to keep weapons out of the hands of people that shouldn't havehehata lewiston not able to take them into protective custody to initiate to remove the weapons. whether they could have or should have done something different is heavily scrutinized. itls be addressed. what happens in this circumstance when a law enforcement officer knows where a person trouble, causing trouble but is not able to take them into protective custody and still believe they pose a likelihood of serious harm to themselves and others. my proposal will close that gap by allowing law enforcement to seek the approval of circumstane a person that's protected custody and is deemed dangerous by a medical judge remove their weapons pending a full court hearing. what about preventing dangerous people from getting a weapon in the first place? i think we can address this. when1ur extreme risk protection law, their name is entered into a prohibited from having firearms that includes people subject to a domestic violence order among other words people we all agree shouldn't of a dangerous weapon. thi

that happened in lewiston a couple months ago.ere people in that room, first of all, tremendous grief unspeakable frustration and anger, there were people in that room who had really different views on the sort of policy questions, right. everything from how can somebody get a weapon like this in this country, to, you know, i really value my weapons. in the same room. weeks after, they've lost a brother or a father or been shot themselves, right. those people were able to sit in that room with all that grief, and have a discussion. if those people in that grief can disagree with each other but still sit and have a conversation in a civilized way, what is the excuse for the other 350 million of us not to do it. we owe it to those people to get what we can agree on done. >> and you can see more of that interview on youtube. we'll see you next week. (christina) with verizon business unlimited, i get 5g, truly unlimited data, and unlimited hotspot data. so, no matter what, i'm running this kitchen. (vo) make the switch. it's your busi

. >> reporter: at rolly's in central maine, many a customer digs into "the lewiston sun journal" along with their breakfast. locals have relied on it since 1847. but like many a local paper, its future was anything but certain. >> it's been tough. i mean, it's no secret. advertising spending is down exponentially. our subscriptions are down. >> reporter: "sun journal" publisher jody jalbert has lived in lewiston all her life. >> we did as much as we possibly could not to pull the resources out of our newsroom. but everybody was tight. >> reporter: until last summer, when "the sun journal," four other maine dailies, and 16 weekly papers were sold to the not for profit national trust for local news. >> thank goodness. it was huge relief. a huge relief. the newsroom was ecstatic. they were so thankful. >> marla hoffman runs our night desk. >> reporter: executive editor judy meyer introduced us around, a newsroom full of experienced journalists who knew exactly what needed to be done last october when a gunman opened fire in a bowling alley and a bar here. >> almost everybody in this newsr

dormant disturbing new revelations this morning after the autopsy of a gunman who killed 18 people in lewiston, maine last year. the findings show that before the shooting, the shooter suffered serious brain injuries, likely from his stint in the u.s. army handling grenades during training exercises. aaron mcglocklin reports the tragedy is sending shockwaves through the military. >> reporter: new analysis shows brain damage likely contributed to the erratic behavior. robert parr is seen in this chilling police body camera footage. >> i'm going to do something, because i am capable pier >> reporter: captured months before, the 40-year-old army reservist opened fire, killing 18 people and wounding more than a dozen at a bowling alley and bar in lewiston, maine. police have been called by fellow army reservist concerned he was acting erratically after a days long manhunt following the mass shooting, robert card took his own life. the medical examiner sent tissue from his brain to boston university's world-renowned cte center for analysis. the lead researcher now revealing card had evidence of tra

new independent commission report out of maine that says police should have removed the guns from lewiston friday says the sheriff should have begun yellow flag procedures to remove the weapons earlier when a friend raised the concerns that he was suffering a mental health crisis and could become violent. according to the report there were several opportunities if taken may have changed the course of events robert kar killed 18 people and left 13 others wounded when he opened fire at a bowling alley and bar in lewiston, maine, last october. >>> more questions for boeing this morning after a plane landed in oregon with a panel missing from the under coverage. the united flight, a 25-year-old boeing 737 800 landed safely after taking off from san francisco. officials on the ground say the plane reported no issues in the air and the missing panel was discovered during a routine post-flight check. no injuries were reported. >>> to sports. in college hoops with teams across the country hoping to punch their tickets to the big dance. we can't get to all of friday's games, but here are a few high

disturbing new revelations this morning after the autopsy of the gunman who killed 18 people in lewiston, maine last year. our erin mclaughlin reports the tragedy's sending shockwaves through the military. >> reporter: new analysis shows brain damage likely contributed to the erratic behavior of maine's deadliest mass shooter. robert card is seen in this chilling miss body cam footage. >> they're scared because i'm going to freakin' do something because i am capable. >> reporter: captured months before the army reservist opened fire, killing and wounding people at a bowling alley and bar in maine. after days long manhunt, robert card took his own life. to tissue from his brain was sent to the world-renowned cte center for analysis. he had evidence of traumatic brain injury, similar to those due to blast trauma, leading to questions about a possibille li. his family alleges for years he was exposed to low-level blasts, during his time as a grenade trainer at west point. the lab findings are concerning. adding they ad adding the army needs to do all they can to reduce injury. >> we need to

. >> reporter: sun journal publisher, jody jalburt has lived in lewiston all her life. >> everybody wases and 16 weekly papers were sold to the not-for-profit national trust for local news. >> thank goodness. now it was a huge relief. huge relief. the newsroom was ecstatic. they were so thankful. >> marla hoffman runs our night desk. >> reporter: judy meyer introduced us around. a newsroom full of experienced journalists, who knew exactly what needed to be done last october when a gunman opened fire in a bowling alley and a bar here. >> almost everybody in this newsroom has bowled at that bowling alley. we've been there, we know where it is. we know the people who were involved. and i think we approached it as, this is not a crime story. this is a crime against our community. >> reporter: a story the sun journal continues to work on five months later, long after the rest of us have left town. as a local daily, though, high school sports drive interest, as does restaurant news. and -- >> we still run birth notices in our papers. who does that anymore? >> reporter: not everyone loves the

reservist opened fire, killing 18 people and wounding more than a dozen at a bowling alley and bar lewiston police have been called by army reservists concerned he was acting erratically. after a days' long manhunt following the mass shooting, robert card took his own life. the medical examiner sent tissue from his brain to boston university's world renowned cpe center for analysis. the researcher now revealing card had evidence of traumatic brain injury, and that the results are similar to those of blast trauma. the card family is now pointing to his work as a hand grenade instructor for the u.s. army reservists, leading to questions about a possible link. while card was never deployed for active duty, his family alleges for years he was exposed to thousands of low-level blasts during his time as a reservist grenade trainer at west point. tonight an army spokesperson tells nbc news the lab findings are concerning, adding they underscore the army's need to do all it can to protect soldiers against blast-induced injury. >> we do know that a lot of veterans are exposed and have been exposed t

man who carried out a mass shooting last october, robert cod killed 18 people at two locations in lewiston by suicide. scientists now say his brain showed evidence of traumatic injury, which they say likely played a role in his mental health. he was a longtime instructor at an army training range, where he was likely exposed to thousands of grenade explosions. >> in michigan, a police officer and his canine companion are being recognized for saving a little boy's life who was in danger after wandering away from his home. a dramatic rescue in southern michigan. hey, buddy. hey. police finding this missing three year old wearing nothing but a diaper. >> it's okay. >> the boy had wandered a quarter mile from his home after climbing out a window. he was finally found days close to two ponds, one just 50 yards away. >> if he'd have went to the left or the right, i'm going to tell you five minutes earlier, we'd probably have a different outcome. >> officers had immediately deployed drone teams and canine units for the search. >> once our canine got to the wooded area over there, he did see a lit

the ex-wife of the shooter, who killed 18 people in lewiston, maine last year is now speaking out, saying to happen. >> carrie lam says she and her son told police months before the october shooting that robert cod was hearing voices and becoming aggressive after he threatened to shoot up an army reserve center. officers went to his home for a wellness check. but lam says they should have done more. >> they should have made contact with rob. they should have kept making contact, trying to make contact. they did not. they did not. >> lam's interview follows a preliminary report that found law enforcement missed several opportunities to possibly stop that shooting, as they were made aware of cod's mental decline. >> we turn now to homeowners being warned about a new trend in crime, a very different kind of tourism. this morning, police in los angeles are forming a new task force to crack down on burglary tourism. we have a significant increase in burglaries from organized groups that are outside this country that are coming into the country, and they are targeting, high end residents. >> au

revisó los acontecimientos que llevaron a un ex militar a abrir fuego en una bolera y un bar en lewistonabló con sus padres al salir en libertad. ahora lucha contra una orden de deportación que pesa en su contra. son aparicio sánchez nos cuenta más aquello. así fue el momento en que virgilio aguilar méndez, de 19 años, logró su más grande anhelo. buenas tardes. comunicarse cara a cara con su padre por medio de una videollamada a su lado, sus abogados, quienes no pudieron evitar la emoción del momento. virgilio fue el único que se aguantó las lágrimas. la conversación entre ambos fue en su lengua indígena mam, un derivado de la lengua maya. según mariana blanco, subdirectora del centro maya, quien compartió lo que hablaron padre e hijo, el papá estaba totalmente conmovido e pidiéndole a virgilio que se acordara de toda la gente que que este lo ayudó. asegura que la experiencia ha dejado impactado al joven, el aún carga bastante trauma de lo que pasó. Él todavía no entiende por qué estuvo e en la cárcel por tanto tiempo. la felicidad por su liberación quedó captada en un video mientras cam

robet carr had opened fire at two locations in lewiston, maine, killing 18 people before dying by suicidefamily requested a brain study, and specialists found evidence of traumatic brain injury, which likely played a role in behavioral changes during his last year of life. he was a longtime instructor at an army hand grenade training range, during which he was likely exposed to thousands of blasts. >> opening statements are set for today in the trial of james crumbley. he is facing charges in connection with his son's attack at a michigan high school, which left four students dead. crumbley's wife, jennifer, was convicted on the same counts last month. their trials are the first time parents have been held criminally responsible for a school shooting that was carried out by their child. well, after more than 140 years in business, oscar meyer is rolling out its first plant based hotdogs and sausages packages of the not hot dog. that's what they will be called, will cost about six bucks for a pack of four, and about $8 for the not sausages. oscar meyer says it's been wanting to get into th

tissue samples from the brain of an army reservist who killed 18 people during a mass shooting in lewiston, maine, last october at a bowling alley showed signs of traumatic brain injury. robert card was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot two days later. the 40-year-old worked at an army hand grenade training range and is thought to have been exposed to thousands of low-level blasts. the findings came as a commission investigating the mass shooting is hearing testimony from several of card's former army colleagues. leading up to the shooting, maine police had been alerted gunmen was a possible danger after he threatened to shoot up his military base. in election news, president biden won wednesday's low-turnout primary in hawaii. "uncommitted" received its highest percentage of votes yet with roughly 29% of democratic ballots. the food and drug administration has issued an advisory for six brands of ground cinnamon due to lead contamination. the brands are la fiesta, marcum, mk, swad, supreme tradition, and eli chilar. the fda said the lead levels in these products are much lo

portland lost. 143 seats because all votes were thrown out and lewiston, sacco, barth and rockland. all the votes were dismissed because three aldermen, not aldermen, signed the ballot. the confederates the republicans are enraged. this is a republican newspaper, the conspiracy revolution and actually afoot only the final act. will they come into monstrous crime. and with men begin marching towards augusta, the state capital, with arms, the democratic governor brings arms from the bangor bangor armory. a paramilitary force is set up. the capital is boarded up. it looks like there's going to be an insurrection and the democratic governor turns to the only person in maine that can deal with this. he contacts the republican chamberlain, the offers this order. major general joshua earl chamberlain is authorized and directed to protect the public property and institutions of the state until my successor is duly qualified. that should be on july january seven. duty called chamberlain once more. he arrives in augusta on january five. he found the state boarded up with wood. he entered and

two, i'm really -- obviously our hearts go out to the victims of this sepsless act of violence in lewiston. we are in very close coordination through our vision one teammates and through our v.a. hospital in portland to make sure that we're supporting victims, victim's families, first responders, and supporting the state in this response. >> the v.a. four years ago initiated a veteran's legacy memorial project meant to be an online repository of records of every veteran now deceased. it began with veterans interred at national and v.a. grant cemeteries. it has since expanded and includes veterans buried in 87 different countries with records date back to the american revolution. why did the v.a. embark on this snrojt what do you see as its role? what does it mean to you? sec. mcdonough: it's a really cool project. it means a lot to me because at least in the case of one veteran it's important to me. i've been able to go and add my voice on his site about what that veteran has meant to me. and that is the idea of the veterans' legacy memorial, the v.l.m. it's an opportunity for -- it's deve

had reason to take the gunman into protective custody before the rampage. 18 people were killedn lewistonied of a self-inflicted gunshot. his family and fellow service members had raised red flags about his mental health and potential pro-violence prior to the shootings. mcdonald's restaurants are coming back online after experiencing a system outage that disrupted operations around the world. mcdonald said the issue was called by a third-party technology partner and was not a cyberattack. mcdonald's has 40,000 restaurants worldwide and more than 14,000 are here in the u.s. the national association of realtors has agreed to cut its ballistic commissions to settle a wave of lawsuits. the group will pay 418 million dollars in damages over the next four years. the deal could drive down housing cost since home sellers would no longer have to pay agent 6% and commissions. stocks gave up more grounds amidst concerns of persistent inflation. the nasdaq fell 155 points and the s&p 500 slept 33. the efforts to put a third-party candidate on the ballot in in november's presidential election. a new

so governor dewine will be taking to the podium shortly in lewiston and talking about the plans for recoverye in terms of search and rescue efforts. sandra? >> sandra: tik tok facing increased pressure as lawmakers are looking to force byte dance to tell off the subpoena. potential buyers are lining up. this is getting interesting. kelly o'grady is on it. who wants to buy it? >> definitely is getting interesting, sandra. there's two buckets. the investor groups and p.e. firms and more strategic companies. steve mnuchin shared he's evaluating a bid. and former active vision ceo's has looked at it. our charlie gasparino is reporting that oracle and microsoft has jumped in. they were in the mix the last time around. any player has to look at three criteria. can they afford it and will the u.s. government approve it. lawmakers have shared concerned around antitrust. >> i have too many concerns about concentration. i was glad to see donald trump's treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, put out word that he was trying to put together a group of investors. >> so sandra, lots of folks in the mix, this i

i'm really, obviously our heart go out to the victims of this senseless act of violence in lewiston. we are in very close coordination to our vision one teammate at all in portland to make sure that we are supporting victims, victims families, and first responders in supporting the state in this response. >> the va initiated the veterans legacy memorial project meant to be an online repository of record of every veteran now deceased. it began with veterans interred at national and va grant cemeteries and has expanded and includes veterans buried in 87 different countries with records dating back to the american revolution. why does the va embark on this project, what do you see as this will, and what does it mean to you? >> in the case of one veteran, it's important to me. for me to add my voice on what that veteran has meant to me and that's the idea of the veterans legacy memorial, it's an opportunity, it's developed, deployed, and maintained and we will communicate about this, so please watch this space, but the idea is that like our national cemeteries, which are national treasur

obviously our hearts go out to the victims of this senseless violence in lewiston. we are in very close coordination through our teammates and through our va hospital, in portland, to make sure we are supporting victims, victims families, first responders, and supporting the state in this response. >> the va four years ago initiated the veterans legacy memorial project meant to be an online repository of records, of every veteran now deceased. it began with veterans and expanded and included veterans buried in 87 different countries with records dating back to the american revolution. why did the va embark on this project, what do you see as the role and what does it mean to you?>> i think it is a really cool project and it means a lot to me because at least in the case of veterans, it has been very important to me and i have been able to go and add my voice on his site about what that veteran has meant to me. and that is the idea of the veterans legacy memorial, the vlm, it is an opportunity , it is developed by the national cemetery a ministration, we will be comm

one issue in particular that has been brought up is the shooting in lewiston, maine, in october. 18 peoplelled by a veteran. it has been found just this week by boston university, they looked at his brain and they found damage consistent with grenade injuries, heavy impact. his job was being a grenade trainer. they have found, the conclusion was that impacted his symptoms. so, that was a veteran who was not flagged and was able to get a firearm. 18 people were killed. this is right in the middle of that debate. right now, congress is deciding to release, take out this restraint on veterans, at least for the foreseeable future. geoff: meantime, it looks like we have another funding deadline just a few weeks away, and that is going to include more hard to agree upon issues like border security. how is this shaping up? amna: i don't love ending -- lisa: i don't love ending on this note because we have been through quite a week. but people have to be aware that a much harder deadline is coming up on march 22. that includes the defense spending contentions, possibly, health, border, immigration

analysis commissioned by maine's medical examiner concludes that the shooter who killed 18 people in lewistonear had a traumatic brain injury. it is just the latest in a fairly new but growing body of evidence tying crime and violence to damage in the brain. robert cart is repeatedly exposed to low level blasts as an army reservist, which likely played a role in symptoms of declining health. ptsd and brain trauma, one-third of veterans report a history of arrests compared to just 1/5 of the nonveteran population, and the odds rise among veterans with brain injuries. there are similar warns about contact sports. nfl player, phillip adams who shot and killed six people in south carolina before committing suicide in 2021 was found to have had an unusually severe form of degenerative brain trauma. as a study in psychiatry reduces, brain injury is a risk factor for earlier and more violence offending. joining me now dr. alexander phillip at went worth douglas hospital and nbc legal analyst, danny cevallos. doctor, you have not studied these individual cases but generally how much do we know about

reservist opened fire, killing 18 people, and wounding more than a dozen at a bowling alley and bar lewistonice concerned he was acting erratically after a days long manhunt following the mass shooting robert card took his own life. the medical examiner sent tissue from his brain to boston university's world renowned cte center for analysis. the lead researcher now revealing card had evidence of traumatic brain injury, and that the results are similar to those of blast trauma, the card family is now pointing to his work as a hand gre grade instructor leading to questions about a possible link. while card was never deployed for active duty, his family alleges for years he was exposed to thousands of low-level blasts, during his time as a reservist grenade trainer at west point. an army spokesperson tells nbc news the lab findings are concerning, adding they underscore the army's need to do all it can to protect soldiers against blast-induced injury. >> we do know that a lot of veterans are exposed, and have been exposed to a traumatic brain injuries in blasts, we need to better understand how