wade michael page. that is spelled wade, michael, page. he's 40 years of age. date of birth is 11/01/71. some of the information on the investigation on this individual will cover with sac carlson as far as some of the information obtained on him. i know there's much that's been put out in the media already regarding him. and some of that we're looking at. we can say that he was in the military. 1992 to 1998. he had a general discharge. and that he was ineligible for re-enlistment. i want to make it perfectly clear right now he is the only shooter that was involved at the temple. we will be following up with the sikh community, myself, some of the dignitaries from the city, the mayor and meeting with them privately on this. afterwards away from the media and discussing some of the follow up that we need to do with both of our communities. and we look forward to that. at this time, i'd like to turn this over to u.s. attorney james santelli. >> chief, thank you. my name is james santel, united states attorney for the eastern district of wisconsin and i'm the federal law enforcement for this

government groups as a result you with this most recent incident over and over are suspect michael wade michael page in wisconsin do you think that this could be the tipping point or at what point will people realize that hey this is a legitimate concern this is a legitimate threat. well the one thing i want to point out between the aurora incident in colorado and the one that happened at the sikh temple in wisconsin is the shooters had two different motivations behind their attacks and i'd like to kind of address that for a second the sikh temple we had an individual that was a member of a white supremacist movement and had an ideology that basically fit a fear of muslims and i do believe you know in my professional opinion that this individual mistook the sikh temple as a gathering place for muslims in the colorado case it was more of a person that was mentally ill who had no ideology to further them towards violence and didn't really have a political objective behind their attack so it's important to differentiate between those two right glad that you brought attention to an important distinction

michaels believes that if wade michael page was anything like how he was, page was suffering in his final days. >> his day-to-day life was nothing but terror. everywhere he looked in the world around him, going to work, at work, getting home from work. everything threatened him. and when you are in that environment, there is no room for happiness. there's no room for joy. >> reporter: michaelsempted suicide twice. but in what can only be described as a twist in life, a seed was planted in arno michaels to change. it came in a place he wouldn't have figured from someone he never could have imagined. he'd started going to mcdonald's on paydays. he says he came upon an older, kindly african-american woman working behind the counter who greeted him warmly as she took his order. >> i was really kind of disconcerted. it was hard when black people were very kind to me when i was trying to hate them. >> reporter: once after getting a swastika tattooed on his middle finger, michaels went back into that mcdonald's. he found himself trying to hide the swastika from the lady. >> she looked at me and said i know you are a better person than that. that's not who you are. and i was just like, could i please have my big mac? and i got my food and went and ate it and i never went back to that mcdonald's. >> reporter: you ner never saw her again? >> never saw her again. but 20 years later i

. >> reporter: what we're hearing about wade michael page, wade michael page engaged an officer who was tending to one of the wounded if the parking lot. second officer shot and killed page. we're expecting to hear more from police this morning. bill: rick leventhal, in the neighborhood outside the home of the alleged shooter. heather: for more context there have been 10 attacks against sikhs since the september 11th terrorist attacks including yesterday's shooting in wisconsin, almost all committed by suspects who later admitted confusing the victims for muslims. five separate incidents in new york. one in arizona a fatal shooting there. two incidents in california. a fatal shooting that still has not been solved and one in michigan where a sikh temple was defaced by teenagers. six of the incidents have come in the last two years. bill: lots of reaction on this. president obama and governor romney finding themselves in the position to take time out from the campaign and comment another mass shooting in america. the president expressing his sorrow. saying, quote as we bhourn this loss a

and, indeed on the myspace page of one of those bands end apathy michael wade -- wade michael page, excused me is photographed as a member and as the leader, in fact. the lyrics of one of their songs reads, in parkts journey to my grave. got to find a solution. got to find a way. running out of patience, waiting for that day. we also know that wade michael page was, of course, in the army. but he was discharged some 14 years ago. the fbi now looking into his record since then. but they say at the moment they haven't found anything that might have led anybody to think he was about to do what he did so tragically yesterday. listen. >> there may be references to him in various files. those are things that are being annualized right now. we had no reason to believe, as far as i know, no law enforcement agency had any reason to believe that he was planning or fighting or capable of such violence. >> no doubt hear a lot more about what might have motivated wade michael page in the next few days, shep. but tonight there is nothing definitive and no easy answers, shep? >> shepard: jonathan hunt in

>>mark: the fbi ist stating that weighed michael page-- wade michael page died of a gunshot self-inflictedcolorado immediate organization asking to get a hold of documents in relationship to the james holmes. there also asking the judge to halt take back a sweeping gag order. he is charged with killing 12 people and injuring 50 and others at that colorado movie theater shooting appeared >>mark: the food and agriculture association said that the severe drought and the u. s have pushed up food prices up. said the low price index climbed 6% in july. -- global price index rise 6% in july. >> the u.s. post office as suffered losses of 5.2 billion for the quarter. they say that the prepayments cost them 3.1 the and dollars. they have been urging, and press -- they have been urging congress to suspend saturday delivery. you have more on the post office and winners and losers on wall street when we talked to rob black. >> let's take a live look at the beautiful walnut creek. there is plenty of sunshine out there. must be nice, cheering on team usa from the shallow end. back in '08, we didn't have

wade michael page as being responsible for these shootings. on sunday evening we did identify misty cook as the ex-girlfriend of wade michael page. the fbi accompanied by the south milwaukee police department interviewed her at her residence. she was cooperative. the police officers while there observed a weapon and they arrested her for felon in possession at that time. the cause of this arrest is not connected to the shootings in oak creek and has no connection to this investigation. second, i want to mention that at the previous press conference, we talked a little bit about what other references there might have been to wade michael page in fbi files. i want to reiterate as we did before that we did not have an open investigation on him prior to the shootings. i want to clarify that a reference can be anything from a complainant, witness, background, referral, liaison. it can be any number of things, not necessarily derogatory. as the investigation stands now, we have conducted over a hundred interviews nationwide, includes those of family, associates, employers, neighbors of wade michael page. we have issued 180 federal grand

wade michael page. the army veteran was killed at the scene and the president said that the country would recoil in horror if the killings were found to be ethnically motivated. >> wade michaele, killer of young and old at worship. after the carnage, a search for clues and motive at the house of the gunman. he sang in bands with aggressively racist messages. >> we are looking at it as a possible terrorism case. obviously, this is a big undertaking for the fbi. we are happy to take the lead if there is potential for connection to domestic terrorism. >> sirens tore through the morning air on sought -- on sunday, responding to a desperate cry for help. inside and out, he used a 9 millimeter semi-automatic pistol to injure and kill. six people lay dead. at the end, one of them was the president of the temple. >> we are trying to find a way to protect our hearts through these difficult times. >> outside the temple, grief, pain, and reassurance. america has witnessed many scenes such as these. the aftermath of seemingly random violence. >> these kinds of terrible and tragic events are happening with too much regularity. we need to examine additional ways that we can respond. >> in

wade michael page. there are reports he was linked to white supremacist groups. he was discharged from the army a decade ago. 7 people were killed in the shooting, including wade michael page. three people remain in the hospital in critical condition, including the first police officer who arrived on the scene. back here in the bay area, members of the local sikh community share close ties with the victim. ktvu's ann rubin is live at the sikh temple. >> reporter: that's right. many here knew the victims well. worshiping with them over the year. all day people of all faiths have been calling and stopping by to pay their respects. >> reporter: they came to offer a handshake and kind words. comforting the sikh community. >> we wanted to share our support to our brothers and sisters and we are with them at this time of sadness. >> reporter: they also have been the victims of violence. the two religions are often confused. >> after 9/11 -- >> reporter: at this point there is speculation about why they were targeted sunday. for the people at the san jose temple it hit close to home. several victims worked here over the last few years. in the hours after the attack in wiscon

wade michael page. his murder weapon, a nine millimeter handgun purchased legal my in mississauga in -- purchased legally in milwaukee. we are being told that wade michaelayed in the band definite hate and end apathy. the southern poverty law center which keeps an eye on hate groups in america says he was a frustrated neo-nazi. while the shooter's background is coming to light, we are learning more about the tax that claimed the lives of six victims, one woman and five men. in his last moments, the temple's president went head to head with the gunman. >> he did everything he could for the congregation, everything. up fortunately, he gave his life to the very end. >> ran up and tried to strug we'll that machine and stabbed him with a butter knife. >> reporter: protests for the horrific shooting have been heard around the world including this one in india. survivors of the mass shooting in colorado are reaching out to help those who made it out of the wisconsin sikh temple. the band end appear athey had a recording contract. the label has put out a statement expressing sorrow staying they have removed all images and products related to end apathy from the

, wade michael page.chris lawrence paints a picture of a 40-year-old army veteran who police say was the lone gunman, and whom evidence suggests was a white supremacis. supremacist. wade michael page'sief in white power was tattooed all over his body, as this myspace photo shows. but back at ft. bragg, you couldn't tell by looking at him."he didn't have the tattoos when he was in the army."but fellow soldier and friend chris robillard says page wasn't shy about sharing his views, and ranted against non-white people."he would often mention the racial holy war that was coming."a criminologist who nterviewed page said he started identifying with the new-nnzi movement while he was in the army, because he thought african-american soldiers got preferential treatment. "specifically, what he told me at one point was that, 'if you join the military, and you're not a racist, then you certainly will be by the time you leave.'"well before pictures like this were posted on facebook, the fbi had identified huudreds of veterans involved in white supremacist incidents. and federal investigators say small numbers of white supremacists have infiltrated most parts of the military. while page was at ft

wade michael page had an arrest record, mostly for drunk driving. we know he was dishonorably discharged from the army, but it's his private life that's really drawing the attention. >> his name is wade michael page. >> a known skinhead, police say they were still working on a motive for sunday's attack. >> who he is, what he has done in the past. the possibility of his being in other reports of other law enforcement are things -- >> which tracks hate gripes says page was a no name. >> which is an extremely violent skinhead group. >> despite page's known as stan tuesday, the fbi set he was never on their hate group lay dar as a posed threat. >> we had no reason to believe, as far as i know, no law enforcement agency had any reason to believe he was platting, plotting or capable of such violence. >> reporter: president obama said american was stand up to the hate that may have led to -- >> i think the american people plead reply recoil against those kinds of attitudes. >> reporter: the atf says the gun was bought legally. >> we know where it came from, how it was purchased, and we are satisfied we know how it ended up in the hands of this killer republican police say page used that gun in an

learn more about wade michael page and the people he was affiliated with. >> reporter: how long will the officer have to be protected? >> good question. the more we know about wade michaeln about him and his background will determine what precautionary measures are taken going forward. >> reporter: we felt concern by the police over the officer's safety was an important angle to bring out. because of the sensitivity to the situation, we are not identifying the officer or giving other specific information about him. wolf? >> brian, i understand there are newly disclosed video of the actual incident. what are you hearing? >> reporter: that's right, police are telling us that they have dash cam video from one of the police vehicles that was right there, and this video apparently captures the confrontation between wade michael page and police. the police tell us that they want to release the video, are going to try to get that to us. they can't do it at the moment, they're still analyzing it, reviewing that video as part of the investigation. but one of the fbi agents, teresa carlson saw the video and said it captures a dramatic moment when the officer shot wade michael pag

michael page was a former member of the u.s. army, discharged back in 1998, and is described by a civil rights group as a frustrated neonazi. nbc's charlie weo. >> reporter: he's been identified as wade michael page. he received a less than honorable discharge. police say he came to the temple with one handgun and multiple clips of ammunition. he killed six people before he was killed himself. also injured was a police officer, who is in critical condition. he was an officer responding to one of the people down. he was ambushed by page, then shot by other officers arriving on the scene. right now there is no motive for these killings, but police are investigating this as a case of domestic terrorism. page has a number of links to skinhead and white supremacist organizations, and the fbi and atf say they are following up on that. the sikh community very shaken here, but they say their faith has not been diminished. they actually say they see this as an opportunity. they say they don't want to be considered wearing tiss ining t terrorists, but they want to be known as your neighbor next door, the doctor, the educated person. that's what they're trying to get across. there was a search the page

police releasing this image of the shooter, wade michael page once stationed at fort bragg and the leader of a skin head rock band. police say michael dr. allen lihman, we are just getting pieces in on the suspected short. what would trigger the average person in into what he's accused of. he's not the average person. let me telecast audience up with some of the facts. we know that page was from two years after he was released from military service, honorably as far as we can tell, though there might be some question about this. he said in an interview he did with a neo-nazi record labels that he went through a kind of break. he broke with his past. from that point on for the next 12 years he began to play with a series of absolutely extreme racist white power anti-semitic bands. these are band if you look them up on the web they have videos on youtube like youngblood which calls for the overthrow of everyone but the white people. there are many bands like this and he set up one of his own. for 12 years he was preoccupied with white supremacy, neo-nazi and racist sentiments. two weeks ago right after the denver shootings it looks li

michael, congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> back to natalie for the other top stories. >> good morning, everyone. new details this morning about wade michael page, the man accused of opening fire at the wisconsin sikh temple. john yang with more. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. despite how much more we do know about the alleged gunman this morning, investigators say the reason why he attacked this temple remains a mystery. another sikh temple in brookfield, wisconsin, a prayer service to remember the five men and one woman killed in the shooting rampage. investigators continue to search for wade michael page's motive, a group that tracks hate groups said he had been around the white supremacist scene for at least 12 years, playing in two bands associated with racist skinheads. >> if this man lived in a world in which there are a great many violent people, in which vile ennis fairly routine. >> reporter: one of his bands is called end apathy. he once told a website he wanted to figure out how to end people's apathetic ways. he was kicked out of the army for a drinking party. drunk driving, criminal mischief, kicking holes in the wall of a texas bar. in colorado page's stepmother spoke out for the first time. >> he was a happy person and a happy child. and what happened, god only knows, because i don't. >> reporter: after monday night's sikh prayer service, a candlelight vigil as people struggle with their loss. >> from anybody, respect everybody and care for everybody. >> reporter: investigators say they don't know when they will be able to return the temple to its congregation as the