another incredible story is the story of the 49th company of the marine corps. the helmet to me is the 49th -- not the 49th. it is the 205, the second battalion, fifth marines. their story really begins at belleau wood which happened 100 years ago to this day. i mentioned the epic charge on june 6 where the men -- this was world war i d-day that no one has heard about unless you are in the marine corps or a world war i buff. this is where the marine corps advanced over several fields under heavy machine-gun fire. what happened before that was extraordinary. at the end of may, early june, the germans had launched a major offensive geared at rome -- sorry, paris. they were breaking through the french lines. literally the french army was melting away. the archives talk about how it was like water on a hot iron. it was evaporating. the french army was evaporating. men from the 49th company and 25, the second division were all being trucked as quickly as possible along with the third division of the u.s. army into the vortex of battle to hold the line at all costs. th

in the marine corps before 1917. they were doing constable security,and stateside all of that. walter cornell's story to me, or gunnar cornell, as he was known to the young marines, his story is that he showed leadership in the first few days of combat when these young marines were looking to somebody for direction. looking for leadership. it comes down to is he was a marine sniper. long-range rifle fire, very effective. he would come in every night. with more notches on the stock of his rifle. he had actually been injured relatively severely on the sixth of june. he was shot in the side, and part of his ear got shot off, but he refused more than just the basic medical attention and went out on the morning of the seventh of june and a leader -- and they essentially bombarded his position. they never found out exactly how they died. at that point of his death, he was looked to for leadership. many young marines said if they can't get cornell, they can't get us. they all thought a little bit harder those first few days

for the united states marine corps, these are statistics out of the history of the marine corps," marine corps total casualties in vietnam were higher than any other war including world war ii. there were more killed in world war ii. 19,733 marines were killed in world war ii. 67,000 wounded for a total of 90,709. in vietnam, 13,000 killed in action, 88,591 wounded for a total of 103,000. the peak years for ground fighting were '67 through '69 for the united states forces. you can actually see a bell curve when you look at american casualties and those three years, actually '68 by far was the highest year for american casualties. '69 was second and '67 was third. but '67 and '69 were almost -- almost equal. when i was getting ready to go to vietnam, finishing basic school, we had a lieutenant colonel at basic school who took us aside. he'd just come back from a tour of the battalion commander in if vietnam. he'd served on' je iwo jima. he sat us down. we had 71 lieutenants in my basic class who were going to be infantry officers. and he said, you need to understand something about what y

let's return to the musique marine corps vetera n return to the musique marine corps veteran has killedbar in california. —— us marines. earlier on our correspondent said us this update. first of all the government shot the woman at the front desk checking people's ids and then went into the bar apparently firing with a handgun at random. witnesses say he was tall, dressed in black and was wearing either a black hoods or hacked. there was panic inside and the place began to fill with smoke, some people use bar stools to smash windows to escape. we spoke to some survivors.” remember seeing, i don't know when exactly, it had to be before the shots but i saw the gunman with his gun at the front where you pay and i was really, really close to him. that is the wall and then some ta bles that is the wall and then some tables and the dance floor i was right by the tables and the dance floor and as soon as we heard shots we dropped to the floor. my friend said, get down, and we were hiding. i was pushed against him and eve ryo ne i was pushed against him and everyone was trying to go under the

you look at the spread of casualties, the marine corps fought in five provinces . and quangnom, which was west of danang, had more casualties than any of the other provinces of -- provinces. of the 14,000 marines who died in total in vietnam, 6,480 died in quangnom. there's not one memorable battle you can really come to when you look at that area. but it was constant platoon squad, sometimes company-sized engagements. at times we could hit anything walking out and anything from one person with a grenade to the 90th nva regiment. you never knew what you were going to hit, but those types of continuous engagements at the low unit level characterized the way the war was fought on the ground in vietnam. at any given day, in those environments, on-the-ground environments, our marines and soldiers were fighting three different wars. and you had to be ready for all three. one was a war of terrorism. the targeted assassinations of people who were affiliated with the south vietnamese government. this was a continuum, and i think of the two strategic failings in the war, for

the marine corps part of the navy budget but part of it specifically for marine corps activities, and then the air force, interesting thing about the air force budget a large portion of the air force budget is classified pass through funding. it doesn't stay in the air force. it goes to other classified activities and agencies. >> let's talk about another force, your latest briefing for csic is about the cost of the space force. what are the estimates on the space force? >> i went and looked at a bottom up estimate if you create a space force, what's it going to involve. the vast majority of the funding for a space force would be transferred out of accounts that are already existing today in the services budgets. most would come from the air force, since the air force does most of the space activities today, about 85% of the funding year to year, and so you would move all of that into a new budget, so that's neutral. it doesn't add overall to the budget. then you do have to add a new headquarters, staff on top of that for a new service, and create a new secretariat staff for a secreta

marine corps reserve and navy active duty respectively. considering these three mishaps involve legacy intratheater aircraft. it's my fervent belief that the services must do everything to insure the safety of flight to this end, among the things this committee must consider is the recapitalization and modernization of the oldest and most vulnerable legacy aircraft. a review of the air force's folio is show that the air force is on track to recapitalize its regular component aircraft. air force is now recommending that the reserve and air national guard retain significant capacity in the legacy c-1 30 h aircraft. to extend the life and relevance, the air force is recommending funding for major modernization programs, such as centering box replacement to lenten service life in addition to pursuing aviation modernization program upgrades to keep the aging aircraft relevant. this committee has been active in supporting propulsion system upgrades. and the reserve component by authorizing additional funds for this important effort. to date the

but it would have been the navy, marine corps -- the marine corps being part of the navy as well, -- plus the army. host: there's obviously a reviewing stand in downtown washington, d.c. mitchell: right. it looks so much different. almost looks like a village in france. host: is that pennsylvania avenue, do we know? boy, it almost is unrecognizable to me what part of town that is. that's interesting. allison: it's important to know that the navy and the marine corps were there, because even though it's called the tomb of the unknown soldier, the term "soldier" was meant to represent every member of the military, not just those in the united states army. host: and the parade continues in downtown washington from the u.s. capitol, and there is the casket of the chosen unknown soldier representing fallen in world war i. allison: i think one reason so many people came out to this parade and this ceremony was that they were really seeking a sense of closure from the world war. they were trying to find some meaning in the senseless losses and especially working through the grief that many

that gunman, a marine corps veteran.honorable discharge. >> we're learning more about the victims. one of which was the niece of actress tamera mowery housley. >> we go to jay gy in california.ep >>ter: good evening. this area is shut down and people are grieving. investigators still inside the borderline bar and grill. >> it was country western night. college students dressed in black, walked in and

marine corps reserve and navy active duty respectively. considering these involve intratheater aircraft, i firmly believe we must do everything possible to ensure the safety of flight. what we must consider is recapitalization and modernization of the oldest and most vulnerable legacy aircraft. a review of the air force's intratheater airlift portfolio shows they are on track to capitalize its regular components with c-130 j aircraft. the air force is recommending that the reserve and air national guard retain significant capacity in the legacy c-130 h aircraft. to extending the life and relevance of the guard in-service fleet, the air force is recommending funding for major modernization programs for box wing replacement, to modernization upgrades to keep these aging aircraft relevant. this committee has been active in supporting propulsion upgrades by authorizing additional funds for this important effort. to date the air force has not requested this funding in its base budget. a review of marine intratheater aircraft shows that the serv

marine corps.you for joining us this morning. >> thank you very much. pete: the left up in arms after president trump names matt whitaker acting attorney general to replace jeff sessions, next guest, former doj official says any outrage is overblown. is he going to explain it next. katie: dan bongino, kale lee mcenany and alan dershowitz all coming up. ♪ today, 97% of employers agree that skills like teamwork, attention to detail, and customer service are critical to business success. like the ones we teach here, every day. ♪ katie: welcome back. time for some of your quick headlines, the fda is planning to shake up the tobacco agency. the agency is planning to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes across the united states. it would take several years for the band to take effect. coca cola launching own line of energy drinks. company planning on releasing coca cola energy and no sugar of the beverage. no word when the new drink will hit shelves, not in stores yet. president trump's appointment of new

the suspect is identified as 28-year-old marine corps veteran ian david long. no apparent motive for the shooting. grief is washing over this community. >> why would someone come in to some place where people come just to have fun? >> reporter: tonight, no answers, only shattered lives by another senseless mass shooting. miguel almaguer, nbc news, thousand oaks, california. >> reporter: this is joe fryer in ventura county, which came to a solemn halt today. >> we're seeing people turning out with american flags. >> reporter: as a procession for sergeant ron helus wound its way through the very streets he protected. >> when i saw the car coming by, it was very emotional. >> reporter: a 30-mile motorcade of respect. >> he gave his all. he died a hero because he went -- he went in to save lives, to save other people. just minutes after shots first rang out, sergeant helus was on the scene. the sheriff says helus rushed inside and was hit multiple times while exchanging gunfire with the shooter. >> he's not going to wait. he's not going to hesitate. and he -- you c

marine corps. wassays her proudest moment leading a company of marines into iraq during the 2003 invasion. leading them back to safety. she is a participant in the bush institutes stand to veteran leadership program. retired u.s. navy admiral william mcraven. he led the planning and execution of a secret raid that eliminated osama bin laden in 2011. he led a force of 69,000 men and women and was responsible for conducting counterterrorism offer -- operations worldwide. a former navy seal and white house national security council advisor to president bush. he service chancellor of the university of texas system from 2014 until retiring in may. stellar in a leadership program. mym proud to say one of colleagues at boeing. as a senior manager for boeing, he is responsible for creating and executing our engagement strategy for veterans at boeing. he is a graduate of the u.s. military academy at west point. while deployed to afghanistan in 2012, he was wounded by an ied. he medically retired from the arm

caldwell: four years in the marine corps. my first two years at the barracks downtown at camp david is part of the marine element and i went to the first marine division and deploy to iraq with them came back, that out when back-to-school. mr. fischer: i initially enlisted in the marine corps as a reservist in 2001 and had the timing of graduating boot camp august 17, 2000 one. i ended going on active duty and toloying within the company iraq. in washington dc finished my degree and have been doing work of this nature ever since. i've got something to say here about the v.a., the way it's ran and everything. president trump is doing a fantastic job because i live closest to a v.a. from 100 miles away. i got turned away. when i was really sick i have a boy caught in my leg they turned me away three times. i had to drive over 200 miles just to get help which is amazing. v.a. over here that i live closer by which is 10 miles away now. they close at 5:00. you don't get help in this town. now and any hospital that is my thing. host

marine corps'.year, the president of the french republic presented to president trump a sapling, to be placed on the white house grounds. taken from bella wood. a place renamed by a grateful ally. the wood of brigade of marines. finally, there was a less celebrated warrior. a nearsighted farmer from jackson county, missouri, who cheated and lied to get into the field artillery because he could not stand the thought of his friends and neighbors going to war and he not being there to support them. he would go on to become one of the greatest presidents in our history. so there they are. captain abrams summerville, my great-grandfather. sergeant alvin york, private, my wife's grandfather. robinson, william johnson. private martin. sergeant dan daly, and captain harry s truman. they are the testament to the ordinary citizens who performed extraordinary deeds in defense of this republic, from lexington to afghanistan. all told, more than 41 million american men and women have served during times of war a

top cover is what they say in a marine corps. saying i disagree with this finding but my gut says go forward. i want to gut check with somebody with more experience. now, right now, foe, i mean unless the case is extraordinarily serious, the foes tend to be first toward captains or reservist, sometimes reservists with a family court practice, or a wills and trust practice, and they're not that conversant with criminal law. if we instead say, okay, you feel strongly about that commander, let's run this up the flag pole and see what a very experienced military judge says. and then allow that to be the fail-safe. and i believe that that is, would answer the problem. >> does that create, in your mind, problems between now, you're involving the judiciary and the decisions about charging? that's a concern that i have. i don't disagree with an experienced prosecutor. i also understand that there can be merit in saying that the article 32 has to be, as it finds no probable cause, that is binding, absent additional evidence, or some other

marine corp veteran dan monrique. both young men enjoyed off-road vehicles.ked 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 little orangish as well when the sun went down at 5:03. i do have some safety tips to share with you. limit the amount of outdoor time you spend, make sure to bring your pets inside, if you do have ac, put it on recirculate or if you're in your car. or if necessary where you're in an

he is a 28-year-old marine corps veteran. they say that he has had several minor interactions with law enforcement. they also point to an incident back in april in which officials were called to the home where he was living, and there was a mental health check. the weapon, meanwhile, we're told that weapon was legally purchased. it was a glock firearm. msnbc's chris jansing and jacob soboroff are gathering the latest details. first we go to chris at the family reunification center. chris, what are you hearing? what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, there's a press conference going on right now, and there was just a description by the local councilman, rob mccoy, that is just as heartbreaking as you can possibly imagine. he said there are 60 families in there. none of them have been given notifications yet. he said as you can imagine there is a lot of crying, a lot of people are pacing, and as he put it, the longer people have had to wait, the more intense it has become, and many people have been there since the early morning

he was a 28-year-old marine corps veteran.e spent time in afghanistan as a machine we're hearing from one of his former roommates for the first time. >> obviously, he has an illness. u guysefer to it as ptsd. the government should be fixing that. it's not his problem. it's not his fall. it's his problem, but it's not his fault. >> hear more from him coming up this morning on the "today" show and we'll have the latest from thousand oaks california in a live report coming up in a few minutes. >> be sure to stay with news 4 forny n developments as they come in. >> we begin with our top dories. two raly growing wildfires ripping through ventura county. they're burningse extremely c to homes right now and in several cases incinerating those homes. both fires broke out yesterday. no deaths or injuries have been reported. >> lawyers for thean accused of randomly killing a jogger in d.c. will be back incourt. anthony crawford was seen in a giant food store where the same knife used in the murder was sold. that's 20 minutes before he a

just heard in that report about the alleged gunman about the gunman in long age twenty nine a marine corps veteran who apparently had some run ins with authorities in in recent months were i'm standing right now is the thousand oaks teen center it is normally a place for young people to come together and have fun gauge in various community activities now it is a place of grief and indescribable pain because this is where authorities have asked the family members and parents of people who were caught up in the shooting young people who may have been killed or injured to come and receive information and also receive help and counseling a little bit more on that in just a few moments but i want to also point out that the f.b.i. is on the scene they've been searching in long's home and here is what a spokesman for the bureau had to say earlier today. the f.b.i. the los angeles evidence response team is processing the crime scene here behind me as well as the subject's vehicle and the home on newbury park we're going to pursue the leads that are developed from that evidence wherever they take u

long served five years on the marine corps ipending eight to nine montthe marines discouraged in 2014. experts say ptsd can ma it difficult to process traumatic experiences, recovery can take years >> with traumatic events such as war, combat experiences, we get stuck on that. nightmares, flash backs, numbns, et cetera. ig> reporter: inveors say long used a .45 caler ock like this purchased legally from th gun shop but outfitted with a high-capacity magazine, largely illegal in california. >> i call this the tragedy tr. there is a mental health issue. there is firearms present or with easy access and some politi . >> reporter: neighbors say long was living with his mother since his divorce. investigators say the are no obvious links to terrorism. this has all the hallmarks of a disturbed individual, lester? >> tom costello, thanks. o,>> less than two weeks e were reporting from the scene of another mass shooting in pittsburgh. erin fact, folks, has been a mass shooting almost every day this year. stephanie gosk has more on this smingly endless cycle. >> reporter: the elscenes look and

what i'm not trying to do is pick army against navy or air force or marine corps but the decision was at some point we have further discussion to decide how much longer to continue to put strain on readiness and other core requirements they can do. at the same time we need a really good short solution for missile defense so i brought in a couple of my guys to say i want to let you know i am seeing this through my own particular lens. at some time we need to do an independent study on emissions of joint civil defense. this is aside from the missile defense review we are still awaiting. this is something that could lead from a giant perspective or service lead or independent study, you get disinterested person out there or body of work to put together an analysis in the sense that we are not there yet. over the summer i started drying up this conversation and what i want to do is we can't do these things anymore, only have a couple focus areas out there. the point was we need to bring this to the forefront. we could come up with a couple venues to keep this conversation going. i just wa

marine corps veteran. served for 4.5 years and did one tour in afghanistan in 2010, 2011. he was an infantry machine gunner. from eyewitnesss he was wearing all black and know from authorities that he was armed with a glock 45 with an extended magazine. he shot the security guard outside and walked in and shot the pate republicans arons and e grill. sergeant helus was hitting in his cruiser when the call came in, on the phone with his wife. he was here within minutes. he and a highway patrolman decided they had to go in. they could hear gunfire and knew people needed help. as the sheriff explained, since columbine, the way authorities approach these events as changed. it used to be they would keep a perimet perimeter. now the direction is go in. that's what these two men did. sergeant helus was hit in a hail of gunfire and dragged by the highway patrolman out and taken to the hospital where he later died of his injuries. he is getting a hero's parade from the hospital to the medical examiner's office. now, also authorities are trying to figure out why ian david long did th

long served five years in the marine corps,ncluding a stint in afghanistan. in april police responded to ai domesticrbance at his home, saying he was acting irrationly at the time. ey called in a mental health team, suspecting he may have been suffering from tptsd. thm eventually cleared long. neighbors say long had been living with his mother for several years after his divorcea authoritie now searching that home for evidence. >>> the shooting in california comes just two weeks after another massacre, the mass shooting at the tre of life synagogue in pittsburgh. and neither incident is isolated. in fact, there's been a mass shooting almost every day this year. stephanie gosk reports on this grim new. normal >> reporter: the scenes look ael so familiar. the police run in while terrified students, concertgoers, regular people run out. >> he was shooting everybody and there was dead people everywhere. >> i w hoping we could get o and looking for all of our friends. >> reporter: this year alone parkland, santa fe, pittsburgh, and now thousand oaks. and thaust sk

and i never heard back. ♪ >> thompson: i speak to the marine corps several times.nto pistot it came to nothing. i made contact with pistolisov er email, but he denied even being in charlottesville. he tells me to call him. hey, it's a.c. is this vasilios? >> thompson: i know thto you me that you weren't in charlottesville, but i have found photos of you there, and messages in different discord chats where you're talking about assaulting people and assaulting emily gorcenski. >> thompson: yeah, but there's photos of you there. >> thompson: i guess that's it. you know, you say you weren't ar ttesville. you're starting new. you don't want to talk. >> thompson: there video, man, of you there. you know, there's video of you launching yourself into that crowd. it doesn't seem like a joke. it doesn't seem like (bleep) posting. it seems like something else entirely. >> thompso okay. all right, man. ♪ ub weshed stories on pistolis that reveal his identity and his activitiessv in charlotteille. ♪ in response to our reporting, congressman keith ellison issues a frmal letter t

the marine corps is part of the department of the navy budget. there is part of it specifically for the marine corps activities. budget, a large part of that budget is classified pass through money so it does not state in the air force -- stay in the air force. it goes to other classified activities. for: your latest briefing csis is about the cost of the space force. what are the estimates? guest: i looked at a bottom-up estimate of if you create a space force what it will involve. the vast majority of the funding would be transferred out of already existing today in other services' budgets. most will come from the air force because the air force does most of the space activities today. you would move all of that into a new budget. that is neutral. it does not add overall to the budget. but then you have to add a new headquarters with staff on top for a new service and create a new secretariat staff as well. my estimates were, depending on how large you built the space force, the additional force -- cost is going to be anywhere from $330 million

and yet, out of the marine corps, three years before his hitch was out, on a dire need. this is documented. this is what they tell the american people. they go into great detail, lee harvey oswald and other marine corps, three months ahead of time because his mother had an accident, which was the truth. and i all went through the red cross legitimately. when he came home, he stayed with his mother three days, and then he left for russia. so, this is about to be all cut and dry. but, when you read the worn report and know the case, this is my case, and my son knew it. then you see a new clause where the warren commission says, members -- the documentation says that lee harvey oswald was given a passport by the state department to travel to russia, the dominican republic, cuba and at that time, they would not restricted. now, how can lee harvey oswald get out of the marine corps, three months ahead of time on a dime and at the same time, be issued a passport to travel? >> the evidence is overwhelming. mrs. are balls is wrong, whether her son did assassinate the president.

officials say long served in the marine corps. he was a former machine gunner and deckof kated combat veteranf the war in afghanistan. authorities said he has an episode of erratic behavior last spring thatt they were told migt be post-traumatic stress disorder. now this video shows fbi agents at long's home. neighbors say he lived with his mother in newbury park which is not far from thousand oaks. authorities are looking into the gun that he useds as well. investigators say the suspect bought that gun legally at a store called the smoking barrel gun store located in simi valley, also not far from where the shooting happen. the gunman used an extended magazine, one capable of holding more ammunition, local here in california but not in other states and he also deployed a smoke bomb, possibly to confuse victims, running for safety. >> just minutes ago, the father of one of the victims received words that his son was inside that bar during the shooting and has died. jason coffman was frantically shooting for his son code all mornin

as you say, a firearms instructor, but of course he was up against a marine corps vet who had fought saw earlier of people lining streets and bridges, as his body was taken away, to pay respects. some survivors, we're hearing, also escaped death in last year's mass shooting in las vegas. it is very unclear — there were about 200 people in that bar — actually how so many did escape. well, yes, and it could have been far, far worse. and you can imagine, very late at night, presumably quite a dark bar as this was happening. he first of all shot at one of the security guards, so there was some security at this bar, and made his way in. it seems to have been in part because of the swift actions of this police officer, and of others, and indeed the actions of many of the young people inside the bar who took action against the shooter, and did manage to save a lot of people's lives. but with, as you say, between 150 and 200 people inside there, it is incredible, really, that more people didn't lose their lives. according to the us ambassador to the united nations, russia has asked the un to

lives the gunman twenty eight year old ian long killed himself as police closed in long was a marine corps veteran who served a tour in afghanistan he had run ins with local police before in april of this year deputies were called to his house for a subject disturbing they went to their house they talked to him he was he was somewhat irate. a little irrationally longs motives are on known and are the subject of intense investigation we're going to pursue the leads that are developed from at evidence wherever they take us to identify any possible motivation. paint a picture of the frame of mind of the subjects parents and relatives of the shooting victims gathered at the community center to get information jason kaufman way to define. i doubt if his twenty two year old son cody was safe but i know nothing here i was woken up in the morning by some friends of cody's and. say maybe he hasn't made it out of the bar moments later he got the terrible news cody was dead thousand oaks now joins us cities like pittsburgh orlando last they gits and parkland shocked and broken hearted by sudden horri

he was an active member of the marine corps from 2008 to 2013. so we have found facebook and other social media content, which shows that. the other thing i want to point out, obviously, which is going to be interesting for law enforcement, how they treat this, is the extended magazine issue and where that goes here. that has obviously come under fire before in shootings, in mass shootings where people have used these extended magazines. people have called for them to be banned. that's an interesting issue here as well. but so far, really, there's a lot more work here for law enforcement to do. they have interviewed his family members but they need to go back in, go back into the home, look through his computers to see if he has anything at all that can indicate a motive here. >> okay. >> shimon, josh, tom, thank you. you know, he may have had ptsd. we should make clear, big problem with u.s. military veterans, but the vast majority do not commit acts of violence. they suffer, their families suffer, but vast majority do not commit acts of violenc

responding to the murders of 12 people in a club in thousand oaks, near los angeles, by a former marine corpsan who then killed himself. it is believed ian david long, who had served in afghanistan, had been suffering mental health problems. james cook now, from thousand oaks. just a warning — his report does contain distressing and flashing images. officer down. i'm only seeing one shooter. for the united states, this is the nightmare that never ends. it could be las vegas, orlando, virginia tech or sandy hook. but this time it is thousand oaks, at the borderline bar and grill. it was college night, and the place was packed with young people enjoying country music and dancing when the shooting started. i saw the gunman, with his gun drawn, at the front where you pay. as soon as we heard a shot, we dropped to the floor. like, i saw the shots go off, as well as hearing them. he shot the front desk cashier. and our friends got the bar stools and they started slamming it against the window so we could get out. we stayed behind the stage, and got out, went through the kitchen, went through the ba

marine corps, possible ptsd.known to authorities. >> bill: a few things too about the questioning there. it sounded like reporter said "what is it like in there?" and he said "it's like hell." apparently the sheriff is going to retire tomorrow. what a series of events for him personally. he was asked about that. he said it can't get any worse. even stomach and david long, he lived in newbury park californi california. police had a minor contact with him. he was acting erratically, checked him out and cleared him that day, but he was investigated for mental capacity. he is a u.s. marine, but with regards to his service here at home or overseas, not a lot of information. at the time they thought he was acting erratically, we don't have much more information. >> sandra: we are going to bring in the chief of the boston police department. daniel, i know you have been listening to this news conference being held in california. a name that i want to continue to say is sergeant ron the helus. what a hero he was, among th

-he is 28-years-old and a marine corps veteran.22 other victims have been taken to nearby hospitals.... --the bar was hosting a college country night when the shooting occurred. >>> back to our local traffic report this morning. i want to check in with mike because of a reported accident on the golden gate bridge. details are a little sketchy right now. sky chopper just arrived. these are folks leaving san francisco. we see a slower drive coming into the city. i did see traffic in our live camera coming into the area. it is reported further along the span. there was a crash reported here, northbound lanes do appear to be moving. we'll take you out on the map and continue to monitor that because you see the lower drive back out in the city. >> another update in half an hour. there comes a point when you realize the bathroom you used to love needs a makeover. let a professional rebath design consultant help craft the look you want. call 925-233-6471 and save $1000 off your complete bathroom remodel so we don't want you to pay yone ce

marine corps, and he had been known to police. there was a disturbance earlier this year, according to the sheriff, in which this person appeared irate. mental health specialists, crisis specialists were called in and ultimately cleared him. we also know his weapon, according to the sheriff, was purchased legally. and it is believed he shot himself after 2 1/2 minutes of opening fire inside that local bar on college night. stories of heroism emerging. you heard six off-duty police officers offering to physically block, act as human shields for the younger men and women who were inside that bar. i want to bring back in nbc's joe fryer, covering this story. significant new information we are now learning from the sheriff. >> yeah. it is some key information. the sheriff has been very good at coming out, as soon as he learns something, and shares it with everyone. we really don't know a motive at this point. you know, they have some interactions with this gunman over time, but they were basically minor infractions, in addition to wha

they go into great details that lee harvey oswald got out of the marine corp three months ahead of time because his mother had an accident which was the truth and it all went through the red cross legitimately. when he came home he stayed with his mother three days, we know that story and then he left for russia. and so this is supposed to be all cut and dry. but when you read the warren report and you know the case and this is my case and my son so i know it, then you see where the warren commission says -- the documentation says that lee harvey oswald was given a passport by the state department to travel to russia, the dominican republic and cuba and et cetera and at that time these countries were not restricted. now, how can lee harvey oswald get out of the marine corp three months ahead of time on a dire need discharge and at the same time be issued a passport to travel. >> the evidence is overwhelming that mrs. oswald is wrong as to whether her son did assassin ate the president but yet there remain disturbing indications that she may not be quite so wrong about a link between osw

marine corps veteran ... who was honorably discharged in 2013.ed into the popular borderline bar in thousand oaks and just started shooting ... and then took his own life.(pam) the bar was hosting a "college night" event. tonight, the community is coming together to mourn the death of their neighbors. kron4's patrick walker is live in thousand oaks with the latest ... patrick the fbi and local investigators continue to comb through evidence outside the borderline bar and grill.and while they try to determine a motive a devastated community is trying to heal.vo (vigil) candles in hand hundreds met inside the fred kavli theatre not far from the borderline bar and grill.faith leaders expressing a need for unity in the wake of this tragedy.the town tonight turning to music and prayer in an attempt to heal and try to come to terms with a such a senseless act. friends and loved ones also in attendance.sot (runs :12) ((danny cueto/knew one of the victims: "i've only hung out with him maybe 3 times, but that's all it takes for that kind of person to make

. >> reporter: we know the suspect served in the united states marine corps.e served in afghanistan. his friends tell us in 2016 his personality seemed to change. he wasn't returning phone calls and seemed to be more distant. even those friends never thought he was capable of doing something like this. there was another perhaps warning sign in april when police were called to the suspect's home. the sheriff said the deputies found him irate. they ended up leaving because they did not think he was a risk to himself or public. the fbi, of course, continues to hunt for clues. searching the suspect's car and home and crime scene. we know the suspect frequented the bar and was not chosen at random. dave and alison. >> thank you. thousands of people lining up to donate blood to the injured victims. line the extending out the door and down the street and down the block. many say she wathey waited thre more hours to donate. you can call 877-25-vital to donate. >>> protesters nationwide sending a message to the new congress. protect robert mueller. in new york, chicago

he was a marine corps veteran and spent time in afghanistan.e opened fire killing 12 people he was a regular visitor there. he liked to go there in the past but in recent days was living with his mother nearby. neighbors say they would hear loud fights at the home. police responded to a destic disturbance but they didn't have enough to really put him on a psychological hold. there was no indicion that he would turn violent. that's the latest on the investigation into him. quite a bit more to come in the coming da. >> thank you very much. we'll check back in a little bit. >> the statue o liberty promises shelter for thetired, poor masses making their way to america. the aclu is vowin to sue. >> tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with new rules here and how it'soing to impact the group of migrants heading to the haborder. >>s been the focus. president trump insisted he wants to stop the caravans coming from centralamerica. new rules in place that the president should be signing off on ts morni from homeland security and the justice departme

am not trying to do here is to pit the army against the navy against the air force against the marine corps, but at some point in time, he said, we needed further discussion to decide, how much longer can they continue with this requirement putting strain on readiness and other missions? at the same time, we still need to come up with a solution for missile-defense. so i brought in a couple of my guys and wanted to say, i want to let you know how i am seeing this, through my own particular lands. i thought, at some point in time, we need an independent joint missile-defense. the is separate from missile-defense review we are still waiting for. we could lead, like an independent study. the personnel, the body of work they can put together, analysis an assessment. we are not there yet. before i left over the summer, i started this conversation. we areot want to say, too small, we cannot do these at somenymore, but point in time we need to bring this to the forefront. so i figured we could come up with a couple venues to keep this conversation going, as tom indicated up front. i want to review

berger, deputy commandant of the marine corps for combat development . gentlemen i understand you have drawn straws and one of you gets to make an opening statement, is that correct?>> yes her. >> we will let you proceed and then we will take questions on a five minute basis and when my distinguish ranking member arrives, we may interject some opening statements for the record. you are recognized mr. secretary. >> thank you. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to update you on the department of the navy ship building plan. i am joined today by vice admiral william merz, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare u.s. navy naval , and lieutenant. general david h. berger, deputy commandant of the marine corps for combat development , and integration. i would like to provide some brief remarks for the three of us and submit our formal statement for the record.>> proceed. >> would like to thank congress for the timely enactment of the fiscal year 2019 dod budget. on-time enactment of the authorization of appropriations for fy 2019 without a

marine corp.. >> did he suffer from ptsd? was there a crisis team? >> i understand that was part of the discussion when the deputies went out to the call with the crisis team that felt he might be suffering from ptsd basing that on the fact he had been in the corp.. >> can you say how the deputy was shot? >> when sergeant helus and the highway patrol officer went in, they immediately exchanged gun fire with the suspect and that's when this sergeant was shot several times. >> do you know he was discharged from the marine corp.? >> do you know when the suspect was shot? did he shoot himself? >> we believe he shot himself. when the officers went in and made reentry they found him already deceased. >> how long before --. >> he was found inside an office just adjacent to the entry of the bar. sergeant helus was having a conversation with his wife on the phone as he does several times during the shift and said hey, i have to handle the call, talk to you later, love you. >> how much time expired from the