>>reporter: michael rittering's passion and desire to help others was undeniable. his death hitting the missionary's congregation back home hard. 4> while here mike did everything from cutting grass to serving as one of our elders, and i state that because mike had a heart and he was willing to do anything. there was no job too small for mike. >>reporter: starting an orphanage, school and crisis center for women, all things mike accomplished during his time. on friday mike was having coffee at a cafe when terrorists attacked killing 28 people. the 45-year-old was expecting a volunteer group coming home from pembroke pines. >> they were about 1500 feet if landing when there was the terrorist there. the pilot was notified they did not land. >>reporter: mike's wife left coping with his death, leaving a long-lasting impression back home. >> we feel thisike was a modern day martyr. he lost his life doing the work of jesus. >> and that was shyann malone reporting for us. mike ridderring will be laid to rest in west africa. a memorial will happen weeks. >>> e arriving fro

6:00, a south florida man killed in a terror attack is being remembered tonight. 45-year-old michael rittering was killed when al-queda fighters attacked a hotel and a cafe on friday. our reporter is le at the church where he went. >> this happened thousands of les away from here, but it is having a huge impact on the folks who attended the church here in hollywood where that victim had been a member for well over a decade. >> i was excited to just come >> mike rittering would often get a standing ovation to this hollywood church and that entire congregation is mourning. >> mike did everything from cutting grass to serving as one of our elders, and i state that, because he had a heart and he was willing to do anything. there was no job too small for mike. >> reporter: that passion helped to push the cooper city native to perform missionary work in west africa where he moved his wife and two non-biological children there and where mike was having coffee, mike was killed with 28 people, who have awaiting a volunteer group to arrive from pembroke pines. >> they were 1500 feet from landing when th

family members are saying 45 michael ritter died at the cappuccino cafe. he was there to meet with a group who was going volunteer at the orphanage and women's crisis al qaeda fighters stormed the cafe and a hotel leaving 28 people death. he leaves behind four children, two of whom were adopted from the area. there's no sign of the 12 marines missing and presumed dead off of hawaii's coast. two helicopters crashed on thursday during a nighttime training. crews are expanding their search effort for the west coast. officials are saying high surf is spreadthering debris and complicated their search efforts. of international economic sanctions imposed to weapons. to clear the way for the swap. moving onto to politics now, bernie sanders changing his position on a hot topic ahead of tonight was democratic presidential debate . he supports repealing a 2005 law that grants gun manufacturers legal immunity. saying the situation is not a flip-flop, he only backed it it. hillary clinton's campaign calls it a reversal. the two cans spoke at a dinner for the south car

. >> michael ritter he moved from cooper city to west africa nearly 5 years ago to run an orphanage. he was waiting to meet a group from pembroke pines when the >> those that knew michael james ritter and are remembering man who dedicated his life to others. >> he had a love for the kids in burkina faso. >> ritter in and his wife amy moved to burkina faso in 2011 to run an american christian mission in west africa. >> they had a tremendous ministry. they had an orphanage, a school with some 400 kids in it, women's crisis center ministering to widows. just doing some tremendous work. >> is life would be tragically cut short in the terror attack. where al qaeda militants claimed responsibility. renninger was waiting for a team of missionaries when he was killed inside a popular cafc the terrorists also attacked a populahotel in the capital city friday night. purity forces killed four jihadists and freed more than 126 others. at least 28 people were killed in a 12 hour siege and dozens of others wounded. >> those missing juries from pembroke pines are safe. on their plane heading toward

more than 23 people died in that attack, including american michael rittering. he was a missionary for the charity sheltering wings. >>> still to come on "today in new york," a news 4 exclusive about your money and the world trade center site. a construction company admitted to overbilling on the project. now an insider tells the i-team taxpayers may have to pick up the bill. on this sunday, we may see some snow in some parts of the tri-state. who could see the white stuff >>> well, there she is. 59th street bridge. >> the bridge of many names. >> many names. not so many degrees out there. >> yeah, kind of stuck in a 35-degree rut the past few hours. hovering there. that's where temperatures are going to stay today. no 50s like yesterday. it's a change. it's about the layers now, pat. she says four. i say three. gus refuses to participate in the layer debate for some reason. >> i'm very warm-blooded. >> no layers for him. but tomorrow, i bet you will be wearing some, gus. everyone else will be wearing lots of layers tomorrow. save them if you want to. that's whe

michael rittering was a missionary. the siege ended yesterday morning when special forces entered the hotel an al-qaeda linked terrorist group is claiming responsibility. the weeks away and donald trump and ted cruz are stepping up their criticism. trump lobbed a series of tweets against the texas senator yesterday. he questioned whether cruz is eligible to be president and blasted him for his ties to wall street. >> we should have someone that's not springing out of bed to tweet in a frantic response to the latest polls. >> a lot of people don't like ted. he finally went off the wagon and went crazy. >> when cruz went to crime out of an elevator that got stuck he >>> hilary sanders and bernie sanders will talk on face the nation this morning. bernie sanders is having a surge moment and they're going to go at at it. >> reporter: who can be the alternative to trump and cruz. we're going to talk to marco rubio and john kasich. we will talk about how the races are shaping up and the latest news of iran. >> john, i don't kn

an american was killed in the attack on a hotel. 45-year-old michael rittering was a missionary, meeting a group of volunteers to help an orphan aj this the area. he leaves behind a wife and four kids, two of them were adopted from the country. in all, 28 people dieddin the 12-hour attack. >>> new at 10:00, could panhandling be banned in denver in a denvvr attorney's push to get an ordnance passed to ban panhandling and what one local homeless man has to say about it. >>> we have more ahead here on denver7, deadly storms ripped through florida this morning, how part of the state is recovering. >>> welcome back. an outbreak of violent and deadly tornadoes ripped through florida's west coast this morning. those storms killed 2 people and injured at least 7. phillip is in sarasota with the latest. >>reporter: stephen and kelly wilson were asleep in their mobile home when the deadly tornado struck. >> actually, removed the mobile home from its foundation, concrete block foundation, and rolled in the direction towards the street. >>reporter: wilson died immediately. his wife, passing away fro

missionary is among the 28 people killed by al-qaeda fighters in the west african nation. 45-year-old michael ritteringouwer county, florida, ran an orphanage and crisis center for women with his wife. he leaves behind four children. two of them were adopted from that country. one survivor of the attack said she had to play dead to stay alive. >>> in australia a car plowed into a gas station, nearly hitting a woman. surveillance video shows the woman walking inside the convenience store when all of a sudden, look at that! a car flies into the store. it looks like she was hit, but the car just missed her. three people inside that car were hurt and taken to the hospital. police are investigating what caused the accident and whether alcohol was a factor. [cheers and applause] >> that course of cheers rang out last month as the falcon 9 landed safely back on earth for the first time. later this morning spacex will try to top that feat by landing a new rocket on a barge on the california coast. other attempts at water landings have ended with crashes. ceo elon musk said the successful landing showed them so

the hotel and cafe attack happened friday night in the western african nation. 45-year-old michael ritteringf brouwer county, florida, ran an orphanage and crisis center for women with his wife. he leaves behind four children. two of them were adopted from that country. one survivor of the attack said she had to play dead to stay alive. >>> in australia a car about plowed into a gas station, nearly hitting a woman. surveillance video shows the woman walking inside the convenience store when all of a sudden, look at that! a car flies into the store. it looks like she was hit, but the car just missed her. three people inside that car were hurt and taken to the hospital. police are investigating what caused the excellent and whether alcohol was a factor. [cheers and applause] >> that cog in course of cheers rang out last month as the falcon 9 landed safely back on earth for the first time. later this morning spacex will try to top that feat by landing a new rocket on a barge on the california coast. other attempts at water landings have ended with crashes. ceo elon musk said the successful land

michael rittering attendedder is advice here for more than 15 years. a pastor here tells me he was very much loved and they call him a hero for his work he did in west africa. let's get to you video from rit tearing. he wasrom cooper city and moved to bur can bur key na fa so to run sheltering wings. the organization include an orphanage gage with r receive 400 children and a medical clinic. t tearing and 27 others died friday night when al-queda terrorist tack aid cav fay and nearby hotel. he was waiting for a team of missionaries from pell broke pines inside that cafe when he was killed nay raid. security forces killed four jihaddist and freed more than 126 others that were held hostage in a 12 hour siege. pastor brian burke holder whos has known rittering for years of person he was. >> mike is one of the most remark able man i've ever met in me entire life and that's not just a sa pure la tiff of someone who passed way. i don't know if i had have ever met someone so lable. i don't think there was any one who didn't like miefnlgt he was a hero here.

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