cal lutheran university channel island, pepperdine university, all three of those schools inside at the time. 6 people shot, that is being reported including one deputy sheriff in -- transported to the hospital. there are no reports about the condition of the shooter at this time. we don't know if he has been shot and injured or arrested or if he is dead. we are working to confirm some reports that are out there concerning the shooter and we will have that confirmed, local affiliate photographer on the ground spoke with people who were inside when shots were fired. >> on new year's eve, you have pandemonium. he felt bad, the only way to get out was run over people. heather: it is still considered an active scene. you can see from these pictures, that is the case. jackie ibanez is following this, since the call went out, 3:30 in the morning eastern time. >> it happened at 11:20 local time, it has been happening for two hours or so. we pointed out earlier the scene is obviously chaotic with all the sirens and police officers but what we are not seeing his people running around as they app

. >> justin meek recently graduated from nearby california lutheran university.sed the 23-year-old for saving lives during the shooting. 22-year-old cody coffman loved baseball and served as the chief umpire for a youth league. he leaves behind two younger brothers. marine corp veteran dan monrique. both young men enjoyed off-road vehicles. shawn adler worked as a bouncer at borderline. a friend told abc 7 news adler had just fulfilled a dream by opening his own coffee shop called rivalry roasters. 20-year-old sparks active in her church. a friend praised how noel help others and faces and stories with the name as that will never be forgotten. >>> yesterday we were talking a lot about the fire danger, and of course today we saw it explode. >> yesterday we were worried about the fire danger and now fire and real danger happening in butte county tonight. >> we have been seeing the impacts from that fire in butte county here in the bay area. take a look at the sunset from our emeriville camera. when that sun went down you can see the heavy smoke, dark skies, a littl

he was a recent graduate of cal lutheran university and worked as social worker helping to support families and children with special needs. tonight, he is credited with heroically saving lives during the tragedy. blake dingman was 21. tonight, his girlfriend writing, "my heart is hurting more than words can say. i cannot believe you're gone. i am so grateful for our little infinity." dan manrique was a marine corps veteran who served in the middle east in 2007. he was an avid dodgers fan. and tonight, heartbreak for this man, jason coffman, showing a picture of his son, cody, early this morning. at the time, he was still searching, still praying. then, just a few hours later, he learned he lost his son. >> we did just get the news that he was one of the 11 that were hit and killed last night. >> reporter: cody was his first-born son. >> only him and i know how much i love. >> reporter: a big brother, an umpire for youth baseball, he was about to enlist in the army. >> my son was on his -- he was on his way to fulfilling his dream of -- of serving the country. >> reporter: in fact, he says

many of the people in the bar were students at pepperdine university and california lutheran. and that school has canceled classes today. they've instead invited people to come in and pray for the victims. >>> ron was a hard working, dedicated sheriff sergeant. he was totally committed. he gave his all and tonight as i told his wife, he died a hero because he went -- he went in to save lives. to save other people. >>> sheriff justine says he's known deputy ron healis for decades. he was on the phone with his wife when he got the call to respond to the shooting. he was a 29 yearlong force veteran on the s.w.a.t. team and would often volunteer for the most difficult assignments. he leaves behind a wife and adult son. >>> california's governor elect gavin newsom put a statement out saying grateful for the bravery of ventura county sheriff defewty helus who put his life on the line to protect others. he was a hero that will be deeply missed. we have more on ktvu.com. >>> ruth bader ginsburg is until the hospital. she is a cancer survivor and has served on the supreme court since 1

jillian: and pepperdine is a christian university. rob: lutheran is a lutheran university. this is a very young bar. we heard from a witness who was 19 years old, she was inside, she managed to get out. this is a huge country-western bar. they do wind -- line dancing wednesday night, they have a line dancing class, you can learn to do it. a lot of very young people inside the country bar. jillian: a lot of reports from witnesses from people inside the bar who were able to thankfully make it out safely and one of the things we heard over the course of the last few hours this happened at 11:20 p.m. local time in california a lot of witnesses said people throwing chairs to escape out the windows. rob: we did get a report from sources who say he understands the suspect is a man of middle eastern to send possibly having a beard or wearing a bandanna, wearing all black with the trenchcoat. another witness said the shooter seemed to have perfect form as he was firing off a barrage of bullets after walking into this bar which was located off of the 101 in thousand oaks, california

california lutheran university. d we've heard from a handful of universities confirming some of the students were attendance at this college country night again at the border line bar & grill. a popular event and venue where oftentimes usual have more than zrq3ñ 100 people inside with a line around the block just to try and help give you more of a sense of what a night like that is like, we our own crown force sara stinso n? >> with that we have promotional video of the bar so people can see how big the area is and you can explain how loud and chaotic it is as people gather to college night on wednesday night. >> reporter: it's college night and country night. it's a very fun night and full of people who are 18 and older, people come out. it is very loud and it's a huge venue but it's so loud in there and that's why i feel like this must have have been -- i want to know how long did it take for people to realize what was going on. we know that some people were dancing and then they started to see people literally fal

we know students from pepper dine university were at the bar and also nearby lutheran university.cancelled classes today. they have invited students to gather and mourn in the school's chapel. >>> when gun fire broke out, people inside the bar running for safety and panic. the gunmen apparently lives 7 or 8 miles from this location where the shooting happened. they expect this to be an active investigation for the next 15-20 hours. hike how heard earlier, that weapon used designed to hold ten rounds but the gunmen had a magazine, an extended magazine which is illegal here in the state of california. this bar 40 miles northwest of the metro la area. the bar well known by several nearby clenls as you heard. it was college night when the gunshots rang out late last night. there were anywhere between 150 to 200 people inside. 0. >> the number of people injured who transported themselves to the people, 21 patrons inside the bar driving themselves to the bar. for the 29-year veteran with the ventura county sheriff's department there's a precession planned at 10:00 this morning. 0. >> we

the shooting took place five miles from the rams practice facility on the campus of cal lutheran universityives you a perspective. sometimes me personally, you get upset about losing a game. it brings you back down. you realize what is important in life and sometimes you take these things for granted. we just can't wish anything but our thoughts and prayers and condolences for the terrible acact that occurred. it is amazing one person's act can affect so many negatively. >> that is sean mcvay there. and all of those affected are in their thoughts and prayers. >>> on the court, fans are holding their breaths because of what happened to steph curry. it happened last night. he left in the third quarter and did not come back because of the strained muscle in his leg. curry will go through an mri today. the warriors lost 134-111. they will turn around. they seem to play so well. >> hard to be concerned. >>> thank you. another florida election mired in national controversy. claims of voter fraud by the republicans as democrats narrow the gap in two big races. r aho k t e ane going to find it. awe

he had recently graduated from nearby california lutheran university. the school praised him for saving lives during the shooting. and 22-year-old cody coffman loved baseball. he served as chief umpire for a youth league. he leaves behind two younger brothers. marine corps. veteran dan manrique helped with a group called team red white and blue. another victim, blake dingman. he played baseball in high school, grew up in thousand oaks. he died along with his friend jake dunham. sean adler worked as a bouncer. he had justlled a dream by opening his open coffee shop called rivalry rosters. and sergeant ron helus lost his life trying to take down the gunman. the 54-year-old was on the phone with his wife as those reports % of a shooting came in over the radio. he said i love you and then went to respond to that shooting. 21-year-old noel sparks was active in her church. a friend praising sparks for helping others and saying that she leaves a legacy of, quote, selfless serve attitude. >> and then 18-year-old alaina housely from the north bay. she was studyi

a lot of students from around the area, pepperdine, california lutheran university were there. hundreds of people were there because they were velook right now at the scene. you can see news crews around trying to get as much information out to the public because dozens of families right now are still wondering where their loved ones might be. we know again the 12 people who were dead, many of them college students, one of them a police sergeant more a sheriff's sergeant, rather, and he has been identified as a 29-year veteran. he was the first to come in after the shots rang out. the shooter came in wearing all black. we know he is 29 years old. but the sheriff's department is not releasing his name yet. they say he drove there in his mother's car, set off a smoke bomb and then just started firing seemingly randomly on the dance floor. dozens of other students were injured trying to escape. some of them jumping through windows from the second story. families some going to the hospital, some going to a reunification center that authorities have set up trying to provide as much

he had recently graduated from nearby california lutheran university. the school praised him for saving lives during the shooting. and koeldy coffman loved baseball and served as chief umpire for a youth league. he leaves behind two younger brothers. >>> marine corps. veteran dan manrique helped with a group called team red white and blue. another victim, blake dingman. he played baseball in high school, grew up in thousand oaks. jake dunham died along with his friend that i just showed you. so these two were friends. blake and jake, both young men enjoyed offroad vehicles together. i want to show you another victim. sean adler worked as a bouncer at borderline. a friend told abc 7 news adler just fulfilled a dream by opening his own coffee shop is called rivalry roasters. ventura county sheriff's deputy ron helus lost his life. he was on the phone with his wife when shots came over the radio. 21-year-old noel sparks was active in her church. a friend praised sparks for helping others. she graduated high school in the north bay last year. abc 7 news rep

justin meek was a recent graduate of california lutheran university. justin meek was 23. noelle sparks was a volunteer at church. one of her friends from bible study says she was genuinely caring, a gifted dancer and artist who had her whole life ahead of her. noel sparks. we're going to show you video now from inside the bar. a witness to the shooting posted this online. we want to tell you, there's nothing visually graphic in the video, but will you hear the sound of some of the gunfire and get a sense of the confusion inside for patrons, trying to figure out what was happening and how to escape. [ gunfire ] >> guys, run, go! he's coming out this door! >> we have more now on the shooting timeline and the investigation. >> reporter: this is the scene inside the borderline bar, just moments after a gunman opened fire. terrified patrons took cover, and escaped as soon as they had a chance. officers were on scene just two minutes after the first reports of the shooting, about 11:20. >> we're making entry. >> we're making entry. >> we have multiple people down, we need lots

at this case add california lutheran university which offered a place wherehave showers and more basicforts that people need when they have been pushed out of their homes. >> woodruff: mary, w know, in a terrible coincidence, this is where the awful shooting at a bar and dance club was in alousand oaks last week. they're g with a double tragedy. >> where i'm standing is close to 2000 oaks. some of the peoplhave have been able to evac were were in thousand oaks,er and there reports of families directly affected by the shootings either sing their loved ones or people still in the hospital, they are, in fact, out of a home. a very difficult situatifu. some of thrals, at this point, have been postponed. so it's just anniaginable situation for the residents of thousand oaks. >> woodruff: we certainly wis them the very best. mary mccarthy, thank you so much. and for a closer look at the terrible fire toll in the northern parof the state, sheriff kory honea of butte county joins us by phone. sheriff honea, so many people displaced, all the death there. what is your main task now? >> well, fro

and broke windows at the bar to help eople escape meek was a recent graduate of california lutheran universityd as a social worker, helped support families of children wspitial needs. sean a48, also worked as a bouncer at borderline. he recently changed careers, and had opened a coffee shop earer this year. one of adler's childhood friends told the "new york times,"" when we were younger, i got picked on. sean was my protector, i needed t" so badly at that time." sergeant ron helus was a 29-year veteran of the ventura county sheriff's office, and the first officer on e scene. helus, who was planning to retire next year, rushed toward the shooting and exchanged gunfire with ththshooter inside bar. his friend, sheriff dean, delivered the news. >> sergeant helus died at the- the sergeant passed away at the hospital... about an hour ago. >> nawaz: dan manrique was a marine corps veteran who worked for a veterans support organization, team red white and blue. the group released a statement yi, "dan's life was dedicated to serving others during his military career and beyond." alaina housley, 18, wa

justin meek was a recent graduate of california lutheran university.s president says meek heroically saved lives in the incident and a local church has just identified a fifth victim as noel sparks, described by a friend as a genuinely person, someone who loved serving people. we send our heartfelt condolences to their families and their friends and to all of those who lost loved ones in this horrible, horrible shooting. thanks for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." "erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news. 12 people killed in a mass shooting at a music bar filled with college students. tonight, new video from inside that bar as the gunman opens fire. >>> plus, new audio of the acting attorney general saying russian interference in the election was, quote, unquote, proven false. really? congressman jerry nadler, who's likely the next chair of the house judiciary committee, will respond. >>> and breaking news, we are standing by for new numbers in a

university, of course, in malibu, they have said there were students in attendance. they do not know the conditions. they are working out feverishly to find out the details. very popular with california lutheranstate university channel islands, and thomas aquinas and california state north ridge. again this was a college country night. very popular. about 200 kids there inside enjoying line dancing and all sorts of wonderful things before the horrors unfolded at 11:20 p.m. right now, back to you. >> all right. alex whit, thank you very much. we'll have continuing coverage on this throughout the morning. we'll get back to you with any new information. >>> we also have a lot of politics to get to. tuesday night, americans gave democrats their biggest house gains in the mid-terms since watergate. >> was it really that bad? >> that long. >> i didn't know it was that bad. since watergate. >> it was bad. >> so donald trump damaged the republican party in a way that nobody has since nixon had to resign in shame? >> it's possible he damaged himself as well, because they have subpoena power now. president trump emerged in denial, declaring republicans performance close to complete victory. democrats h

justin meek recently graduated from california lutheran university. he sang in the school's choir. cribe her as kind, smart, beautiful and respectful. >> noel sparks was a regular at the borderline bar and grill. her aunt told the associated press noel was the kind of girl that if you had friends you'd want them to marry her. sean adler was a bouncer at the bar. a long time friend described him as warm, friendly and passionate about everything in his life. long lines wrapped around the block at a blood drive for victims yesterday as the community showed his support. according to the gun violence archives, this was the 307th mass shooting of the year. it came on the 311th day of the year. that means on average there has been a mass shooting almost everyday in the united states. unbelievable. >> some people caught in the borderline shooting were survivors of the massacre at a country music festival in las vegas last year. brendan kelly said he was dancing wednesday night when he found himself once again in the middle of a mass shooting. kelly, a marine, coldtold kabc ran to safety. >>

. >> and among the students there, some from pepperdine university and california lutheran, obviously a lot of families at this point wondering where their loved ones might be because there were a lot of people that were injured that took themselves to the hospital, more than a dozen with various injuries from the shooting, some of them from broken glass. so taking a live look now at the family reunification center. it is a youth center there in thousand oaks where family and friends can go to find information about their loved ones. as far as the victims, the sergeant has been identified, the others not. the shooter is dead. he was dead before authorities showed up. we are continuing to monitor details out of ventura county. in the meantime, back to you. >>> a devastating situation. all right. thank you. >>> pg&e meantime is threatening to cut off power to tens of thousands of customers this morning in the bay area due to fire danger in multiple counties including napa. jackie ward has the latest. >>> reporter: kenny, right now we're in napa just standing by waiting for pg&e to possi

you had some student there is from california lutheran university which is right nearby in thousand oaksso, alex, a lot of the young people were among the victims. >> reporter: yeah, it was packed with college students and all the folks standing around here with us right now, they say that this is where college students came on wednesday nights for college night. they were here as well. and they say it was very, very busy inside this bar. >> all right, alex stone, thanks so much. 12 people shot and killed there in thousand oaks, california. the gunman has been killed as well. among the victims, a ventura county sheriff's sergeant. "good morning america" will have the very latest on this still developing situation. >>> and we are following breaking news this morning out of southerncalifornia. 12 people shot and killed inside of a nightclub, among them a sheriff's sergeant, ron helus. the gunman we've now learned is dead. investigators still working to determine who he was and why he did this. >> this is a scene, some of the images we've been getting in the last few hours, this is -- the s

a lot of folks here in the bay area may have students that attend school, university in southern california. cal lutheran or pepperdine. we are keeping you up to the latest on this shooting. several people survived. obviously there were hundreds of people inside the bar in thousand oaks. having to see what happens. >> they are offering words of comfort. one girl said she was dancing with they heard the shooting. >> i thought it was a joke. >> we couldn't get out because the shooting was on that side. so our friends got the bar stools and started slamming them against the windows so we could escape. >> witnesses could not forget what they saw the gunman do. >> a father was at the bar with his stepson. they were about to leave when the gunman opened fire. >> here's what he told kabc earlier this morning. >> it was live. it was real. my son thought it was a joke. so i pulled him down and got some cover. i looked up and he was moving to the right. he shot the doorman, bouncer, just a young man. he shot the cashier, just a young girl. then he started moving to the right. he wasn't looking at us. then he went

a lot of folks here in the bay area may have students that attend school, university in southern california. cal lutherane keeping you up to the latest on this shooting. several people survived. obviously there were hundreds of people inside the bar in thousand oaks. having to see what happens. >> they are offering words of comfort. one girl said she was dancing with

. >> now also dead is 23-year-old justin meek, his university cal lutheran said he helped save lives before he was killed and alaina housley, the 22-year-old you mentioned at the top, niece of adam housley who we know from the news business. he was a fox news reporter. we would see him out there, our best. all of our love goes to him and his family tonight. jake. >> so awful. miguel marquez, thanks so much. any moment we'll hear from the sheriff's office about the shooting at the bar. we'll bring that to you live when they begin. then, the acting attorney general has been anything but shy about pubically criticizing the mueller investigation before he got the job he has now, but now he's overseeing the mueller investigation. how is that going to work? stay with us. (music throughout) we really pride ourselves >> ton making it easyautoglass, to get your windshield fixed. >> teacher: let's turn in your science papers. >> tech vo: this teacher always puts her students first. >> student: i did mine on volcanoes. >> teacher: you did?! oh, i can't wait to read it. >> tech vo: so when she h

university sits. also california lutheran, cal state, channel islands. this was a very very popular bar.t its website and look at the amount of events they have scheduled, they really do cater to the young kids and also the country music fans. it's a place that we know that it's a large place and it was able to hold at least 200 inside that bar tonight. it's a place that's very popular with locals there in thousand oaks. >> because it was a college town, a lot of students in the area. you can imagine how scared, terrified the parents who are getting word of this shooting and also wondering if their kid were inside. in fact, we actually have now an interview with a father who showed up to the scene looking for his son who was inside. let's take a listen. >> jake went there tonight with friends. >> correct. it's a local hangout especially on college night. it's not uncommon for him to be there with some friends. we were woken up by a knock on the door. a friend of his was there. he said you ready? we're right behind you. i'm going to finish this game of pool. got home, for whatever reason

university of texas in austin. it was in the administration where he found his most high-profile success prior to his senate run. before senator sasse turned 40, lutheran around the college in his hometown. he rebrandedrs, the school as midland university, talents to its budget, increased enrollment and performing arts programs as well . he also set up a four-year graduation guarantee. in the senate, senator sasse addressingrs bills everything from congressional workplace misconduct and anticorruption to presidential tax transparency. today, he is here to talk about his newest book. i would remind everybody in the audience, this is his second in less than two years. why book is called "them: we hate each other and how to heal." as traditional communities we can and divisions threaten to become more prominent than the things that bind us together, senator sasse brings us thoughts and ideas on how to reverse that shift and bring us back together as a country. speaking today, he will talk to us on what it will take, in his a countrypass along as great and free and opportunity filled to the next generation as we were blessed to inherit from our grandparent

university of texas at austin. was in educational administration, however, where high-profilemost success prior to his senate run. before senator sasse turned 40, he turned around the foundering lutheran college in fremont, nebraska, his hometown. rebrandedyears, sasse the school as mid-land university, balanced its budget, enrollment and he expanded athletic and performing well as he also set up a four-year graduation guarantee. so in the senate, senator sasse also works to make things better. sponsors bills addressing everything from congressional andplace misconduct anti-corruption to presidential tax transparency. today he's here to talk about his newest book and i would remind everybody in the audience, this is his second in less than two years. called "them: why we hate each other - and how to heal." traditional communities weaken and divisions threaten to become more prominent than the bind us together, senator sasse is bringing us some thoughts and ideas on how that shift and bring us back together as a country. senator sasse, will talk to us on what it would take, in his words, to pass along a country as great and for and opportunity-filled the next generation as we were bles

pepperdine university has confirmed multiple students were at the bar when this happened. california lutherana 10 minute drive away. again 11 in the bar were killed and 20 others were injured. some were injured by broken glass as people jumped out the window to escape. the 12th killed was a ventura county sheriff's sergeant. >> he went through the front door and he was struck multiple times with gunfire. the highway patrol officer stepped back and secure the perimeter until additional units arrived. he rescued the sheriff's sergeant out of the line of gunfire. >> sergeant ron heius died at the hospital. he was a 29 year veteran. they said he was planning on retiring next year. he leaves behind a wife and son. police say the shooter used a smoke device before opening fire and he used a 45 caliber handgun. they believe he was the sole perpetrator and they are not looking for additional suspect. the sheriff's department has set up a family unification center nearby the shooting and they also set up a hotline for anyone trying to locate loved ones. we have the number on the screen -- 805-465-6650

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lutheran, pepperdine. this is nothing that was a sponsored event by any of the universities or colleges there.his is a very typical wednesday night evening at the borderline bar and grill. it is a very active social event. weeknights they have two step dancing. it's very much a country bar and grill. the place was supposed to be packed. they believe at least 200 were inside that bar. at this point l.a. county sheriff's department, which would be the supervising officers there on scene because it is part of ventura county specifically, they're saying there were about 30 shots fired and 11 injured in the melee here. there are reports that the shooter may be down inside. there was a young woman who was saying she eyeballed the gunman, described him as a male, didn't give any descriptions further than that. but we have yet to find out where these injured have been taken. i do know there is the los robles hospital, an acute care hospital in the region. can you imagine, these kids go for a wednesday night, many of them probably having just gone through the election. it's been such a passionate thing

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very young adolescents tend to go there are a number of students especially from california lutheran universities and surrounding community colleges in the area i spoke to a friend rather one of the survivors of the shooting a man named jake tapper jake tapper who confirms that one of his friends was in the building as the shooting occurred and was unfortunately not certain as to the whereabouts of this friend at this time. the defense in the area at this point seems to be one of shock nobody expected this to happen in what is traditionally a very quiet and rather well in community. again it's just a general shock. feeling of shock at this time and you know it seems to be. traumatized been look and you tell us about the scene there. sheriff mentioned you know as you mentioned ages there's going to be parents and people is such shelling out trying to find out. if their child is there what is the scene like there yes so so the.