at 185 dollars, that's the equivalent of buying more than 13-thousand regular paper clips from office depotas you might expect, social media is not impressed. one person wrote on twitter that for 185 bucks, the clip should be able to hold his or her life together. there is much more coming up at the top of the hour on good morning washington. sam sweeney.. what are you working on? vatican - facing criminal charges this morning. what he's accused of doing. plus more trouble overnight on the beltway. a multiple-car crash - claiming another life.

up by around 7% on this deal this comes about one year after staples attempted merger that office depotlocked sycamore as you know do specialize with retail investment they own hot topic among others. >> i wonder what the thinking is here it's getting intermediated by the online competitors >> you can come in and change that let's take best buy as an example. they were able to change things around and they turned the company around maybe you think about that here. remember we talked about interest rates and rates are cheap and money is cheap this is what you get towards the last end of that >> office depot. they tried a couple of times and the merge was not going to happen th they are applying similar metrics. >> we knew it was out there and talked about internet. e commerce in the staples space. these guys are most under attack of any space other than what we have talked about with regard to amazon >> we have news out of the trial. he has been monitoring what turned out to be colorful opening arguments. what did you hear? >> we expect nothing less and the prosecution finished benjamin

in springfield township a crash along baltimore pike at the office depot and earlier the broken down truck on broomall and still speeds in the teens. it's extra slow this afternoon because of the earlier broken down truck and the motorcycle crash along north brood street at pike. and here is another one whitpain township a crash that brought down wires blocking arch road and stick with 202 and sheffield drive. it's another alternate. a crash along 611 at fitz watertown road at the dunkin' donuts and bucks curb an accident at oxford valley road if you head to the oxford valley mall. and mount laurel 273, 295 the northbound crash is gone but the heavy traffic remains here in both directions. delays are not too short this afternoon. >> looking good as all matt. thank you. meteorologist, adam joseph, standing by with the accuweather forecast. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits

with rival office depot. the sale also comes as staples and other stores are struggling amid online retailers. blue apron going public today. the price ipo last night selling shares at the well end of the reduced range. they val ute company at about $1.9 billion. potential investors raised concerns about the impact amazon's deal to buy whole foods could have on blue apron as well as its high customer turnover. shares will exchange on the stack exchange. >> thank you. >>> city of san jose is trying hard to demolish the willow glen truss he will which say protected sirk. >> this has become quite the fight. . mesh cuery news reports that the city manager in san jose is asking the california historical commission to reconsider its decision it made back in ny place that old railroad bridge on the state's hoork register. they say it is historic and should be restored, but city officials disagree. it's the latest chapter in a fight that's been going on for four years. >>> if you'd like to have a say in the future of

number of companies and i believe office depot is on that list through a series of mergers not position so if you well these companies get title you know to these claims if you will so you see a growing a list such as coke is a little i want to build a big hotel but that is fifty million dollars claim right and the governmental terry controls i'll tell. all right starwood you know well starwood does a lot of business in hot zones like at the military some for weapons and swap out for that ah you know they will you know tell us a gun you get towels you get you know access to the weight room and a collision a cough right i mean you serious whole thing russia right well ok forty seven is right but i mean obviously you have the situation where. situation with the claims is crucial to seen things move forward between the two countries in terms of congress seriously considering the idea of lifting sanctions against cuba because that's the real logic behind the embargo to begin with the fact that cuba nationalized all american assets there so once you take that logic away say ok we settled the

the $6 billion would come a year after a merger between staples and office depot on antitrust groundske no longer running away from amazon. the two are negotiating a deal to sell 90 goods directly on amazon's website. the deal would give access to amazon's huge retail channel and also reduce the sale of counterfeit goods. stock prices this morning with the losses. the dow down in two days in a row. the dow up 26, nasdaq up five. that's a check in with happening now. train to the health sector is insurance companies watch today because now you've got senate republicans set to unveil their health care plan. the nation's second-largest health insurer officially pulled out of obamacare in the u.s. overall. let's bring in chris didn't a contributor to the hill and author of government gone wild. >> good morning, guys. cheryl: but we know so far in the bill unveiled later today, would he think about the chances of this? >> it's hard to say. but republicans have been meeting for weeks to get this done and repeal and replace obamacare. the bill to reshape subsidies to low-income americans. th

it comes after one after the failed attempt to buy office depot. >>> walgreens decided not to continues attempted take over of a rival business. it's been two-years since they said they were willing to pay $2.9 billion to buy rite aid. the two companies tried to make it meet anti-trust regular rations but in the end, walgreens announced enough is enough. they decided to buy a some stores and distribution centers on the east coast. the new agreement is expected to close before the end of the year. >>> amazon is extends prime day to 30 hours it year. it starts on july 10th and will end on july 12th. on prime day, amazon offers discounts and deals in an effort to boost sales in summer months. it's only open to members with prime memberships and that costs $99 a year. >>> california already offers rebates for purchasing an electric or hybrid vehicle, but a new bill sweetens the deal. san francisco phil ting is pushing a proposal to establish a $3 billion fund to purchase electric car sales with bigger rebates. it will give discounts at dealerships that could eliminate the needs for buyers

strappal staples the buyout comes two years after a federal judge blocked staples planned merger with office depot on antitrust grounds. >> there was a deal when it came to supermarkets, would supermarkets now be in a stronger vthanks to amazon >> let's talk banking. the fed clearing capital plans for 34 of america's biggest banks. the move prompting many of them to announce new dividend increases in buybacks. citi doubling its quarterly dividend to 32 cents a share announcing a $15.6 billion stock buyback program. jpmorgan also announcing its biggest buyback ever at $19.4 billion. morgan stanley announcing plans to raise its dividends by 25%. 25 cents a share bank of america announcing a $1 billion buyback. shares of the big banks, everything up, up. citi group up 3% it's all up with the exception of jpmorgan, which is not up as much >> if you look at the charts yesterday, they were up through the session yesterday, every one of these spibking in the after hours. this is jpmorgan as michelle pointing out, rising through the day. some coming from negative territory. after the bell is when you saw

exploring a sale the buyout comes two years after a federal judge blocked staples planned merger with office depotn antitrust grounds. >>> dow chemical and dupont reaffirming plans to close their merger in august the boards also announcing plans to spin off parts of the combined company within 18 months of the deal closing. >>> shares of pier 1 tumbling after the company announced a major miss they had revenues it of 4$409 million last quarter, $12 million short of expectations. shares are getting slammed, down almost 11% >>> h&m posting a 10% increase in pretax profits, the company saying positive results thanks to continued expansion and tighter cost controls. those h&ms and zara's of the world competitive. >>> we have sarepta naming dog also a ingram as the new ceo he will take over as of september 20th. >>> carrizo oil&gas with a public offering of 15.6 million common shares, priced at $14.60 per share. >>> and progress software topping wall street's forecasts. the company seeing q2 income jump by 25%. shares up by 5.5% in extended hours trading. >>> on today's agenda a pair of economic report

why go to office depot and get a regular old boring paperclip for a few pennies when you go to prada and get this paperclip. how much do you think it costs? $185! this has prada on the side and out of polished sterling silver. nancy: very family. alison: remember the boomerang one of the designers was selling? nancy: just when you think you have seen it all. a massive fight at a dollar tree in georgia. a group of women knocking over shelves and merchandise as they exchange blows inside the shop. they are not happy. one of the women involved said it started after a group of girls bumped her godsister. what happened next was all recorded on what else, but a phone? >> i don't know half of them. i only two of them. the other girls there i never seen the nancy: the video has been viewed 100,000 times. alison: a fierce start to wildfire season in california. this is the fire near san bernardino. this is the latest in a series of wildfires burning in southern california. the fire more than 900 acres. about 15% contained at this point. there were mandatory evacuation orders but they have bee

judge blocked a merger between staples and office depot.ycamore won the deal in an auction. >>> oracle shares are popping after earnings blew past expectations total cloud revenue soaring more than 58% the company also offering an upbeat forecast for the current quarter. don't miss mark hurd on squawk ali. >>> takata will file for bankruptcy in japan on monday. the company faces billions in liabilities stemming from the biggest recall in automotive history. shares traded for the first time in nearly a week today and lost about half of their value. the air bagmaker will seek a bridge loan. takata's filing would reportedly coinside with a deal for financial support from u.s. auto parts maker key safety systems which is expected to buy some of takata's assets. >>> cable operator altice usa racing 1.9 billion in its offering last night. shares priced at $30 each, near the top of the expected range. it's the second largest ipo this year altice bought cable vision and sudden link communications shares will trade today at the new york stock exchan

but you rai the obama situatio yothink of amazon, the obama administration broke up the staples-office depot merger, essentially because they dismissed any competitive threat from amazon. can you believe it? this was only what, a year ago basically this thing was getting killed. and they saw the market as just essentially those two competitors. of course we've seen how they suffered not being able to combine. that will be on the minds of antitrust lawyers, the damage they have done when they have intervened. melissa: great point. paging the grinch. for the first time ups will add a delivery surcharge for orders around black friday and the christmas shopping season. gary, i don't know. it may sound like the grinch. maybe it is good business. could be good for shareholders. what do you think? >> who it affects the most, amazon, walmart, the rest that use them. the question is, are they going to raise shipping prices on the consumer? my answer is, i don't think so. once you get the consumers used to something, you start raising prices on them, they get upset. so i'm not so sure this is going to

staples and office depot dropped their prosecute posed merger last year after getting opposition fromnti trust regulators. also walgreens has dropped it's nine billion dollar attempt to take over of rite aid. regulators said that deal will consolidate to much of the drugstore industry. walgreens will buy two thousand rite aid stores and three centers on the east coast. that deal is expected to close by the end of the year. >>> could the united states be headed toward a baby crisis? we will tell you the new concerns when it comes to the nation's birth rate and the economy. . >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. it's friday, june 30 pght. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. it's almost 5:30. it is -- almost getting closer to sunrise there. can see but it's pretty foggy. >> it is. if you are in there you are like what sunrise? man it's freezing. where is the blanket? . where is that blanket? >> yeah. drizzle too. thank you pam and dave. i think pretty good fog bank. more so than yesterday. with in that we have had reports of drizzle from daley city,al immediate a oakland. i know berkeley. proba

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two years after a judge killed staples merger with office depot, the giants have struck a deal to beght out by private equity firms for $6.9 billion, making it one of the biggest deals of the year. staples shares right now up one and two-thirds percent at $10.09. about the price of blue apron's ipo right now. and the $9.4 billion merger between walgreens and rite-aid is off the table in the wake of heavy scrutiny by antitrust traders. but instead, the two pharmacy giants reached a new deal whereas walgreens will buy half of rite-aid stores instead of the whole. it is, however, a problem for rite-aid, which is just plummeting 26%. walgreens, though, up 1%. and as we see house republicans have a message for the white house, it's time to abandon the health care bill and move on to something bigger and better. what is that? charlie gasparino with the details. he's breaking it next at fidelity, trades are now just $4.95. we cut the price of trades to give investors even more value. and at $4.95, you can trade with a clear advantage. fidelity, where smarter investors will always be. and at

more than $6 billion it could come a year after the judge blocked the merger between staples and office depoteports say sycamore won staples in an auction. >>> oracle shares are popping after earnings were much better than wall street estimates total cloud revenue, i like saying that, total cloud revenue soaring more than 58% during the latest period. the company offering an upbeat forecast for the current quarter. nice move in the stock just take a quick look has it traded here before this this market cap has to be in some serious territory i think that's probably an all-time high. closing in on 200 billion. >> that was before the move. >> i think it is 200 at this point. >> up 10%. i don't think it's ever been -- this is rarefied air for oracle. don't miss oracle co-ceo mark hurd on "squawk alley. that's at 11:00 a.m. eastern this morning on cnbc >> we have breaking news for you. haines celestial releasing financial results for the first time in over a year. sara eisen has the details >> good morning. this was highly anticipated since the company said last august there were accounting issue

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this weatherc >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by office depot, office max.you take care of business. we take care of you. >> good morning i'm tamala edwards, 7:56 a.m., friday, june 30th. let's go over to karen rogers. >> reporter: we're starting on route 42 in new jersey, you know why, because everybody is heading to the shore. the waze app said the worse time to travel between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. expect the most volume. if you get out before 3:00 p.m. or after 6:00 p.m. give yourself a break. no problems heading southbound to the shore and northbound traffic nice and easy. we have an accident atlantic city expressway eastbound near the garden state parkway blocking the right lane watch for that heading toward the shore on express way. schuylkill expressway is jammed eastbound heading toward king of prussia jammed city avenue to girard avenue and westbound is jammed boulevard to gulph mills. we had a few nasty accidents one in which a car ran into tree and took down a pole and wires. meeting house road shut down. there's a few accidents like this out th

the deal comes one years after staples failed attempt to buy rival office depot. that fell through because of opposition from antitrust regulators. staples stock up on that news. >>> wal-mart issued an open call to inventors to show off their ideas. 500 people auditioning their products in hope to get shelf space at the 4700 stores. even if they don't land a deal at wal-mart on the shelves, they could benefit from hearing from buyers about their idea. and all 500 have been offered spots on wal-mart online. >>> amazon is extending the prime date to 30 hours this year. in previous years it only ran for 24 hours. on prime day, amazon offers discounts and other deals in an effort to boost the sales during the slower summer months. the deals are only open to shoppers with prime membership that's cost $99 a year. they get a few more people to join in on that promotion. >>> happy 10th anniversary to the iphone. a lot of people talking about that. i still have my 3g. >> you still have your 3g. >> i don't use it. but i have it in a drawer. you could probably sell that for

they blocked the emergencier between staples -- >> and office depot.so it's going to happen here they got a price >> yeah. all right. still, i just -- the other thing i know, they were talking about maybe changing the business model for staples away from director to consumer and the businesses the business market. >> which was the argument for blocking in the first place when it seems quite obvious in the age of amazon being the biggest player in the room apparently they have quite some control over it. >> looking at the stock price right now. i think the market's buying this, if it's $10 or above, they're keeping below it right now as you can imagine. >> 8% gain seven minutes to go. dow's up around 150. s&p's up 22, nasdaq's up 90. >> when we come back, we'll go live to the nasdaq to see which stocks are moving there and we've got the countdown to the bell coming up aerhi ft ts. ft ts. for years, centurylink has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcas

. >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by office depot, officemax.e of business. we take care of you. max. you take care of business. we take care of you. >>> hi, good morning. i'm jessica castro from "abc7 mornings." it is going to be a nice weekend. the fourth of july holiday is upon us. let's check in with drew tuma. hi, drew. >> hi, jessica. we're shaping up to be a nice holiday weekend. we have fog most spots and temperatures in the 50s. brentwood at 65 and 60 san jose. 52 at san francisco, about 57 in oakland. future weather going hour by hour. that fog will pull back to the coast and later today we expect temperatures in the warmer spots to the low 90s. >>> all right, taking a look at the roads, we do still have that issue in the half moon bay area. if you're trying to get to or from the coast there, state route 92 not going to be easy. we've got a crash on the eastbound side that is blocking both directions. so one-way traffic control is in effect. you can use highway 1 for an alternate. quick check of the richmond side of the richmond san ra

officer? and later, home depot is suddenly tank g. hitting three month lows we'll tell you what's behind the move, but first, we start off with markets in week where the dow moved a total of get this. ten points there were a number of stocks trading at extremes. advanced micro, up 27% oracle rallying 15% on its earnings ros restoration hardware has been on a stump rally. that stock up 2% then there's gilead and the rest of the space breaking out. expedia, an all time high in today' session so should you trade or fade these extreme stocks guy? >> restoration hardware, we've talked about it being oversold owning it for trade with the short interest that it had now, i didn't think it would rally to the extent that it has, but the move has been unbelievable i think deutsche bank was the latest to upgrade the stock. i think you're getting into nosebleed territory. because valuation is still expensive. that was the knock against these guys in first place. they haven't turned their business under nufund menially where you can consider buying

officers post aspires amid the suspect at a home depot parking lot. >> two officers met with the seller who basically sold them illegal fireworks as we suspected. and after that our officers followed up with search warrants at the individual's health. >> reporter: police found these boxes of fireworks and arrested a 21-year-old man on possession of selling and advertising to sell dangerous fireworks. ktvu found no shortage of fireworks ads on craigslist. i called the number and the man who answered said he was shipping fireworks from nevada. he told me he wasn't worried about being caught and in columbia they deliver cocaine and number them get in trouble. >> i don't think it's too smart to advertise on any website for the mere fact that you never know who you're going to sell to. in this particular case it was fireworks. to the police. >> reporter: the sheriff's office bomb squad was called in to remove the fireworks and they are being stored in a special bunker. >> we keep them in a cool temperature outdoors insulated. that's what we do. we take this very seriously. those injuries to

he said officers posed and buyers and met the suspect at a home depot parking lot. >> two officers metwith the seller, who basically sold them illegal fireworks as we suspected and then, the officers followed up with the search warrant at the individual's house. >> reporter: police found these boxes of fireworks and arrested the 21-year-old on suspicion of possessing, selling and advertising to sell dangerous fireworks. we found no shortage of fireworks ads on craig list. i called a number with a 40 a 8 area code, the man said she was shipping fireworks from nevada. he said he wasn't worried about being call the, and in colombia, they deal cocaine, and none of them get in trouble. >> i don't think it's too smart to advertise on craigslist, from the fact you never know who you're going to sell to. in this particular case, it was fireworks. >> to the police. >> to the police. >> reporter: the alameda county sheriff's office bomb squad was called in to remove the fireworks. they are stored a special bunker. >> we keep them cool out towards, insulated, so that's what we do. we take this se

. >> well, the officers went to home depot to buy the world war ii veteran a new unit.oyees at the store even pitched in to help with the purchase. the story quickly went viral. a local company will install central air-conditioning for the man all for free. >>> we're still following this breaking news story from virginia. a congressman shot this morning while practicing for a charity baseball game. the latest on the investigation underway. >>> we're also following a developing story from london after a large fire tore through an apartment building overnight. what witnesses say they saw as firefighters tried to bring dozens of people to safety. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> 7:00. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. we're talking about your weather outside of our studio. lots of sunshine. steve paulson knows more about that. >> it will be warmer. >> yeah. >> and then friday it will be hot. hot. as we go into the weekend. day baseball, royals and the giants. nice. 70 degrees and sunny. on this date in 2000, it was r

. >> -- officers met the suspect at a home depot parking lot. >> police found these boxes of fireworks and arrested a 21- year-old man on suspicion of possessing, selling and advertising to sell dangerous fireworks. ktvu found no shortage of fireworks adds. i called the number with a 408 area code and the man who answered said he was shipping fireworks from nevada. he said he wasn't worried about being caught and in columbia they mail cocaine and they don't get in trouble. >> i don't think it's smart to advertise on any site. you never know who you're going to sell to. in this particular case, it was fireworks to the police. >> the alameda county sheriff's office was called in to remove the fireworks. they are being stored in a special bunker. >> we keep them in a cool temperature outdoors insulated. that's what we do. we take this very seriously. most injuries to people and officers is not from explosive devices but from fireworks. >> these fireworks will eventually be removed and destroyed by the state fire marshal. ktvu, fox2 news. >>> new at 6:00, police are searching for two peopl

depot and capture the powerful winds on camera. >> and developing in the lehigh valley, a neighborhood on edge as police search for two people accused of shooting at officers. >> nbc 10 news starts now. >>> what better place to be stranded than at home depot. >> stranded in the storm. powerful winds blew open the doors at a home depot in north jersey as pounding rain and a funnel cloud scared these guys inside the store. good evening. it is the same line of severe storms that pounded through the early morning hours, downing trees, flooding rivers and causing a whole lot of damage. right now it could not be nicer. you can call this the calm after the storm. here's a live look at ocean city where the beach has been packed most of the day. and tonight we have team coverage on what happened this morning and the cleanup from the storm. nbc 10's drew smith is live in hadden township where crews have been cleaning up all day long, but first start with first alert meteorologist erica martin. these storms blew fast just like you forecasted. >> this was a fast moving system. we had a storm cell. we had a couple things going on. what we call discreet cell, couple cel

depot. where are his opportunities right now? the private company, family officequasi family office, tell us what you're invested at. where do you see growth in the economy right now? ken: let me give you something generally first. i wish i was 21 again. i think the opportunities in america in the next 25 years, no matter how hard our politicians try to screw it up, the opportunities are phenomenal. so where am i investing? i love the public storage business. why? older people are downsizing. they got to store stuff. younger people are in starter apartments where they haven't got enough closet space, they're storing stuff. it's a mom-and-pop business. maria: a practical business, sounds boring. ken: i love boring businesses. i love boring businesses. maria: okay, okay. ken: 83% of them are independently owned. there's a great opportunity. i love low income housing because there's a great need there, and i think can you do it in a way that's good for the tenant and very good for the investor. medical devices. we're very excited about. maria: that's also a trend on

officers never returned fire at those suspects. they only deployed tear gas. reporting live in upper saucon township, nbc 10 news. >>> and check this out. powerful winds blew open the doors of a home depot in north jersey earlier today. the pounding rain and storm clouds scared these guys inside the store in monmouth county. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist erica martin has your most accurate forecast. the storms have already moved out. what's next for us? >> you know what, denise, we have a nice night across the entire delaware valvalley. great night for sky gazing. current temperature in philadelphia, comfortable conditions through the overnight hours into tomorrow. certainly some great news around here. be sure you look at the bottom of your screen for the local most accurate seven-day forecast. right now, current temperature 78 degrees. the winds are coming out of the west at about so miles per hour. 7 mile per hour wind speeds for dover. 5 for millville. 3 for allentown. 5 for atlantic city. good news, we're seeing mild westerly winds across our region. hour by hour forecast starting this at 11:00 p.m., seeing a couple greens for parts of berks county, chester county. i don't think

depot didn't flinch when she asked for help with the renovation. they donated materials and a lot of their own time. >> just a miracle. the support that i've received stuns me. >> wawa's corporate offices down the road, and the owners have helped him preserve his land to protect it for future generations. mr. miller, thanks for your service. >>> in montgomery county, the griffin quintuplets will be graduating a week from today. the five have been working at meadowwood senior living for the past three years. and last night the senior living center awarded them each a $1,000 scholarship. austin, dylan, evan, lindsay, and miranda will attend montgomery county community college in the fall. nbc10 has -- >> yeah. >> yeah. we've been following the quintuplets since birth. they were born in 1998 and spent weeks in the nicu. as you saw, they are thriving teenagers. good luck in school. >> good job. >>> one, two, three -- >> area high school football players took the field at westchester university last night for the 19th annual valor bowl. the all-star game is a showcase for seniors, but it's much more than that. the players paired up with special olympians who also got to shine in the spotli

depot. arrived in the washington hospital center where congressman steve scalise is being treated for a severe gunshot wound. he is and well both parties are praising the police officersmembers of the capitol police were shot. cnn's alex march quart joins us. what have you learned? >> reporter: there was a third officer out there who was not wounded. the names of the special agents that we have been given by police are crystal griner, david bailey, and henry cabrera. griner, the one shot in the ankle, is in the hospital in good condition. bailey sustained a minor injury and has been released. all tonight being hailed as here rose for stopping what many are calling a potential slaughter. >> the officers were there specifically for scalise. i guess -- i mentioned this earlier. a lot of people are surprised that other congress people didn't have protection. >> that's right. scalise is the gop whip. he is in the leadership and only leadership gets protection. none of the other 21 members on the field get protection which begs the question what would have happened had scalise not been there. should members of congress have more security? >> appreciate the update. steve sca

officer headquarters. now, as i saw this, there are dozens and dozens of ups employees walking and running down the street. the ups depot is not a normal ups store. it takes up an entirety of a city block. and that block has literally dozens of trucks coming out of it. a heavy, heavy center for city employees. >> xavier, can you still hear us? >> yes, i can. >> xavier, we saw seconds ago our chopper going over this area. we saw tarps covering a couple bodies there. obviously there are at least multiple injuries. that's the initial information we received from san francisco police. what have you seen on the ground by way of people injured or what have you heard? >> we have seen at least two fire department and ambulance loading up victims. we cannot see their injuries. they are keeping us in our store. if your numbers are right, that would make at least four victims from the ups store. we are hearing there have been, quote, countless gunshots in or around the building. >> okay. did you hear anything at all? you were actually headed to that area. >> i was headed through that area immediately after dropping off my kinderga