an anonymous letter posted online referenced recent attacks including at the pittsburgh synagogue and mosques at new zealand. president trump denounced the attack over the weekend. the president is still defending and trying to explain his response to the deadly charlottesville rally after joe biden criticized it in his campaign launch video. the rising tide of white nationalism is now an issue in the 2020 race. dan simon is live in poway, california. with more. dan? >> reporter: good morning, alis alisyn. lori gilbert kay died while her husband who happens to be a physician tried to revive her. he at first didn't realize it was his wife. when he did, he fainted. he heard a loud bang and next thing he knew he was face to face with the shooter. >> terrorism like this will not take us down. >> reporter: his hands wrapped in blue casts, rabbi massacres in sri lanka and new zealand. >> i hear a loud bang, turn around and see a sight that i can't -- undescribable. here is a young man standing with a rifle pointed right at me. he had sunglasses on. i couldn't see his eyes. i couldn't see hi

another gunman opened fire in a house of worship just months after the deadly shooting at a pittsburgh synagogue. >> this time it was in poway, just outside of san diego, in another synagogue. right now we know that 60-year-old woman was killed, a young girl and a rabbi were injured. >> we're learning more about the suspected gunman chris pollone has more. >> reporter: it has happened again, a gunman entered a place of worship and opened fire. >> going to have a few victims from gunshot wounds. >> reporter: this time saturday morning in poway, california, near san diego, at the chabad of poway sygogue. >> i was screaming for my kids. >> reporter: he watched in horror as it unfolded. >> a guy, 5'6", 5'7", white wit glasses anst on and just standing there shooting standing there shooting, shooting, shooting everybody. >> reporter: investigators say the gunman shot at people before driving off as an off duty border to patrol agent chased after him. police say the shooter is 19-year-old john rneat, he surrendered to the police officers not long after the shooting. they're searching his property and

hate all too familiar, after deadly attacks in sri lanka, new zealand, and last year at a pittsburgh synagoguee you concerned? >> we're incredibly concerned. >> reporter: sherri zvi with the florida anti-defamation league says the shooting triggered a nationwide security advisory. >> people are feeling emboldened to not only speak hatefully but to actually act hatefully. >> reporter: recent attacks are prompting more faith-based security training, and at this tampa church -- >> i have my glock, so knowing that, people are here packing, i feel good about it. >> reporter: a shift in religion, as some worshippers are taking solace, knowing armed security are ready to react. tammy leitner, nbc news. >>> one day after a construction crane came crashing down in seattle, killing four people, investigators are trying to determine now if the weather played a role. here's nbc's molly hunter. >> reporter: seattle's construction boom turned deadly saturday. >> crane collapsed onto five vehicles. >> reporter: photos show a crane after it snapped and crashed to the ground from a six-story building owned by

of hate all too familiar after deadly attacks in sri lanka, new zealand, and last year at a pittsburgh synagogue>> reporter: are you concerned? >> incredibly? >> reporter: florida with the anti-deaf mission league said the shooting triggered a nationwide security advisory. >> people are feeling emboldened to speak and act matefully. >> reporter: it's prompting more faith-based security training. and at this tampa church -- >> i have my gun. knowing people here are packing, i feel good about it. >> reporter: a shift in religion as some worshippers are taking solis knowing armed security are ready to react. tammy leitner, nbc news. ♪ ♪ right now, when you buy a red nose at walgreens, you can help a child live a healthier life. walgreens. trusted since 1901. with tough food, your dentures may slip and fall. fixodent ultra-max hold gives you the strongest hold ever to lock your dentures. so now you can eat tough food without worry. fixodent and forget it. are confusing quilted northern are confusing quilted northernf. for a bouncy castle. they're both durable, flexible and nice to have at parties. b

one of the deadliest an attack on a pittsburgh synagogue that killed eleven in the last few weeks three black churches have been set alight in louisiana president trump has faced the accusations that it's his rhetoric that has encouraged greater confidence among white supremacists in fact on friday the president drew criticism for once again saying there were fine people among those taking part in the unite the right rally in charlottesville virginia and twenty seventeen which was billed as a racist anti semitic gathering president some with many to defend the statue of a confederate pro-slavery general i was talking about feel this way because they felt very strongly about the monument to robert e. lee a great. one of the great. however it's clear that the president is attempting to use the rise in anti semitic attacks as part of his campaign strategy as the twenty twenty election approaches he's using increasing democratic party criticism of the illegal israeli occupation to announce the party as anti semitic a strategy long used by the right wing government of benjamin netanyahu agai

just six months after the mass shooting at a pittsburgh synagogue. ant to bring in rabbi josh stantonon. first of all, this is a tough day for everybody but particularly for the jewish community. what's your reaction to yet another shooting at a synagogue? >> today is the day that passover is not only a jewish holiday but an american holiday. it's a holiday on which we think of all the people in the world who are not free. and in the pit of my stomach, i feel a pain that makes me think that maybe jewish people are not free at this moment and it makes me grieve for the person who lost their life today. tonight is a moment when all people can go to their supermarkets, get a piece of matza or unleavened bread. tonight we think of all who are not free and we also hold in our hearts in a different way fellow jews and people who are truly in grief tonight. >> no doubt about it. i'm curious, what measures are synagogues like yours taking to increase security? >> synagogues have been in touch with law enforcement and are connecting about reasonable precaution

short membership little while ago and it is notable that it is six months to a bag since the pittsburgh synagogue shooting last year my deepest sympathies go to the. people that were affected the families their loved ones by the obviously looks right now based on my last conversation looks like a hate crime i do believe. arguably with respect to the synagogue in california near san diego and. we're doing some very heavy research we'll see what happens what comes up at this moment it looks like a hate crime but my deepest sympathies to all of those affected. rights what's likely to happen now because they came there will be an investigation an inquiry. right so clearly they need to find out what motivated this nineteen year old white male be all about yes clearly there will be an investigation and we will have to find out the house has been a rise in anti semitic attacks over the last couple of years a spike in anti semitic attacks or that is something that will clearly be factoring in some a scribe in this to the rise of donald trump more confidence among white supremacists however that again the

in that letter, he refers to the attack in pittsburgh at the tree of life synagogue and christchurchthe mosque there. they are delving into his background, looking into if he was affiliated with any other particular groups. at this point, they have not found affiliation. this is a community shocked by this, in part because there is a very strong interfaith community here. if you look behind me, you will see the synagogue. just down the street, just down the street, just walking distance, there are two churches, one an orthodox church that will be celebrating easter, east, ea easter, easter, if you will, tomorrow. a lot of folks bringing flowers. this community is strong and plans on sticking together through one of their most tragic days. sara cider, cnn, poway, california. >> i want to delve into this with steve moore. he was a retired supervisor joining us. thanks for being with us. >> good to be here, thank you. >> people celebrating the end of passover. just the latest in several attacks we have seen around the world. if this trend is continuing, what sort of things can be done?

california called this a hate crime minute haven't exactly six months after a shooting in a synagogue in pittsburgh at the tree of life synagogue in fact killed eleven people so donald trump of the u.s. president responded fairly quickly this time around he's on to a rally in wisconsin and he said that law enforcement did an outstanding job here and is interesting to see how quick he responded this time since he came under scrutiny and in particular comes under scrutiny pretty quickly when it comes to these hate crimes. and attack on a far right protest and challah one counter protest it was killed and he found very fine people as you said at the time on both sides so this is the situation right now as it unfolds hate crimes this in the hate crimes of united states are on the rise latest stats suggest that they were up by sixteen percent and that will certainly also spark a new debate now on the question of tougher gun control in the u.s. . as you're saying is coming six months after a deadly attack at a synagogue else for the united states any indication as to how the jewish community must must be

pittsburgh in particular especially at synagogues. the challenge in this kind of security is of course you don't want a fortress synagogue. the whole points of synagogues or mosques or churches is to be welcoming to not just congreg t congregan congregants, but also strangers. the combination of this anniversary date six months with passover, with skroers now what we've heard from the mayor, that things were said that one has to interpret as it being a hate crime, you obviously will be of concern not just in california but of course nationwide. given the context of these kinds of attacks on minority religions here in the united states, we still have a lot to determine what happened here. but if you are sort of worried about security at these synagogues or mosques or churches or wherever else, that is something that has been addressed. i will say one thing, someone -- the mayor i think said that there was security at the synagogue. we don't know what that means. but we do know that this was not an incident that seemed to last a long ti

the attack, six months to the day after the tree of life synagogue massacre in pittsburgh in whi 11 people died. >> poway will stay strong. and we will always be a community that cares for one other. >> reporter: another american community vowing to stand strong in the wake of violence likely motivated by hatred. chris pollone, nbc news. >>> all, back here home, religious and d.c. leaders were reacting to this attack. the shootings have been condemned by jewish leaders and people from different ith groups. police are on high alert and are stepping up patrols at synagoes in other houses of worship in our area. some faith leaders are demanding more action and more federal dollars to protect sacred houses of worship. >> theact that we actually have to spend money on hiring off duty police officers to keep our congregations safe says everything. >> d.c. mayor muriel bowser is among the leaders speaking out against the shooting.st she es in part the attack in poway synagogue was cowardly. >>> d.c. police tell us that anficers are providing special attention to jewisislamic institutions as well

though it's impossible to stamp out hatred. >> pittsburgh all too familiar with dealing with these types of tragedies. six months ago, the tree of life synagogueng eleven, and today that is where joe biden kicks off his 2020 campaign in pittsburgh. we should mention his video, which he initially got in his campaign, went straight to the soul of this country and the president's words at charlottesville. do you expect joe biden to tie that all in to his campaign kickoff today. >> yeah, absolutely. i think biden's choice of pittsburgh, not because it's my hometown, is a really important choice, and i think you'll hear him talk about his battle for the soul of the country, and i think you'll also hear him talking about the working class and the labor belt. you're going to see a big labor announcement today in pittsburgh as well. biden has grew up in pennsylvania, he has ties here. when he was in the senate, he often referred to himself as the third senator from pennsylvania. and culturally, he really has an opinion of these voters and that is really important because philadelphia, even though it's turnout for clinton equalled and actually surpasse

and the recent breaking news story that all of us unfortunately were on air to cover was the pittsburgh synagogue attack. >> right. >> and all synagogues across the country then went on high alert and put into effect new security procedures along the way. how would you put all that we know right now into context of recent attacks on places of worship? >> well, i'll good along with what jim said in the does follow a pattern, but we don't know what the initial vector on this pattern is. we don't know what the initial spark that set it off is. and we won't until we get some idea of who the shooter is, what his concession is, what his motivation might be. but since it is a gun attack on a synagogue, what we would call a standing gun attack of a single, you know, shooter, coming into a synagogue, going up through the congregation, as you know a sin is going laid out like a church but they have a raised place where the rabbi and usually the speakers are at. and as jim said, as him being shot or at least hearing the shots and not noticing right away that he was hit speaks to a small caliber firearm. it

whatever house of worship it is. >> and maria teresa, the mass murderer who went into the synagogue in pittsburghhared donald trump's view that there was a invasion coming over the southern border and that's why he went into that synagogue. he said that's why he was going in there. the mass murderer who went into the synagogue on saturday trying to be a mass murderer cited as one of his heroes by name the mass murderer in the synagogue in pittsburgh. >> well, and this is the challenge. so we have the president on one hand talking and inciting violence encouraging people not calling them out for what it is, hate is hate and not calling out for it. at the same time he's individuals go on underground platforms and hate and conspiracy spread. we haven't seen enough when it comes to facebook and paypal encouraging donations. we have to hold them accountable. at the same time we have the federal government where the dhs, the department of homeland security is gutting programs that is monitor hate white nationalists to insure there's deterrence. there's no deterrence if there's no money. we have to reco

it was hurting bad. >> vigils held overnight including the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. this weekend the jewish community there is marking six months since the shooting massacre that left 11 dead. more than 100 people turned out at the tree of life to sing and pray together. those who attended also vowed to take some type of action to combat hate. earlier today members of the tree of life community held that tree planting ceremony. family members of the victims, survivors of the shooting, local officials took turn shoveling soil onto the trees. the leaders say today's event is symbolic of the community's resilience. >>> breaking news out in baltimore tonight where seven people were shot. at least one victim died. gunfire rang out around 5:00 local time at the cookout on the west side of town. the man approached an intersection and started firing. someone may have fired back prompting the gunman to run away. >> what we know right now that one male approached, shots perhaps on the round in two locations. that would suggest to us that there could have been another person fi

i'm from pittsburgh i'm in pittsburgh now i was here when the synagogue was attacked here in pittsburgh this looks like a very similar incident and it's very clear that these people were attacked because they were jewish and so they believe this is a racism in general which includes you know my semitism. has a very large presence in america i think you know it's something america has struggled with for you know a long time and it's a very dangerous time in this country to be in any racial minority any now that's just a bad i mean you see a world that's very much on fire at the moment in which racial and religious and ethnic tensions are high. international human rights groups have condemned a series of executions in saudi arabia this week thirty seven men reportedly mostly from the muslim minority were killed on terror and violence related charges one body was even strung up in public after his execution human rights watch states these killings mark an alarming escalation in the use of the death penalty in the country it also described the punishment as grotesque and expressed concern t

>>today's attack comes exactly 6 months to the day after the synagogue shooting in pittsburgh pennsylvania that left 11 people dead so coming up tonight at 8.30. we will hear how pittsburgh is now reaching out to pow a. >>another big story we are following tonight, we are piecing together the details of the shooting spree that left at least 2 people dead out all started in oakland yesterday morning and ended in nevada late last night with police now saying that the suspect is in custody. >>on for bello has been tracking the suspect and she is now live for us in san francisco with all the latest details know out. >>are and just enough 43 year-old stefan jefferson is sitting in the douglas county in jail tonight in nevada. he is suspected of his own family members in oakland and then shooting another man in they zeal. now his crime spree though ended as soon as he crossed state lines. >>he shot at us and we shot at him about as simple as it gets nevada's douglas county sheriff dan cover lee held a press conference saturday. >>detailing the high speed chase that crossed state lines. >>approxi

this was an anti semitic attack it is notable this did occur six months to the day since the pittsburgh synagogue shooting last year. if this separate these go to the. people that were affected the family is. obviously right. now based on my last conversation looks like a hate crime arguably. arguably with respect to the city california near san diego and. we're doing some very heavy research we'll see what happens what comes up at this moment it looks like a hate crime but my deepest sympathies to all of those affected. president trump there giving his reaction to what he did as you say the authorities treating as a hate crime saying that it was hard to believe but many people though will be saying it's not that hard to believe given the spate of hate crimes that have we've seen in the u.s. in recent times for which the president has him self has come under criticism for not doing enough to address she had. right we are those always we should always be clear we should always put this is the context of u.s. history the u.s. has a long history of white supremacist violence against against minoriti

that this is happening six months to the day after the terrible shootings at tree of life synagogue in pittsburghmore often houses of worship are being targeted, so if you are part of a church or a synagogue or a mosque, where do you go to look for help to prevent this kind of thing? >> you can go to private entities or private companies, professional organizations, outreach program that's charged with increasing resiliency of infrastructure and key resources throughout the country. we worked very hard to help get you in touch and help you identify vulnerabilities, increase your security posture and make it overall much more safe. jon: so there are resources, you don't have to sit down with your church council or whatever and try to come up with a plan. >> correct, there are a lot of resources out there. some you to pay for, some you don't. you know, i would say that private security companies do a good job, there's companies, if you look at, for example, the jewish federation in los angeles, they have a world-class program that they've developed themselves with the help of the fbi, with the help

the same thing for the shooter in the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh.s a anti-immigrationist who thought this white genocide was being perpetrated through a jewish immigration group along with these fake immigrant caverns that the preside caravans that the president was shouting about. they wrote their manifestos where they can we find to everything. so if this is true, and we don't have that confirmed yet. i'll wait 'til law enforcement says it. then we have a significant trend here and a key intelligence indicator. >> what do you feel from your noted expertise can be done when we're seeing now a consistent pattern worldwide of houses of worship being targeted, particularly on days where there is the expected large turnout of people like today, the last day of passover? we see the chabad synagogue attacked, shot up, and one person dead on the last day of passover there in poway, california. >> you know, in the counterterrorism world, we often say you cannot let a terrorist, you know, lead your daily way of life. we can continue on with our way of life

from pittsburgh in pittsburgh now i was here when the synagogue was attacked here in pittsburgh. this looks like a very similar incident it's very clear that these people were attacked because they were jewish and so i believe this is a racism in general which includes you know my semitism has a very large presence in america i think you know it's something america has struggled with for you know a long time it's a very dangerous time in this country to be in any racial or ethnic minority mean that's just a fact i mean you see a world that's very much on fire at the moment in which religious and ethnic tensions are high well on the way plenty ahead thirty seven men are executed by saudi arabia sparking global condemnation and claims that the charges were fabricated stay with us. after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next. different clubs on one hand it is logical to go from fields where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and a fresh perspective i'm used to surprising. if you think. i'm going to talk about

aware of the situation very concerned many synagogues have security guards and security procedures in place as you said six months to the day after that pittsburgh shooting that claimed eleven lives at a synagogue there and i talk to people after that and they feel this personally and deeply and people are very concerned it's not just jews either hate crimes across the united states as rob mentioned are up seventeen percent in two thousand and seventeen according to the f.b.i. that's the most recent year that they have statistics but all indications are that this trend is continuing in new york city for example in the last year they've seen a seventy three percent increase in hate crimes and they say two thirds of those have been against jews so the anti-defamation league has spoken out they said the attack yesterday was an attack on the jewish community in its entirety and that everyone needs to stand together because no religion no one should be afraid to practice their religion in the united states kristen thank you. libya's u.n. recognized government as told from system dealing with money for how to solve the warlord continues to lay siege t

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pittsburgh? as we mentioned you and your family are members of the tree of life synagogue were the terrible shootingk place six months ago. >> i grew up in pittsburgh. my family is there. my parents talk all the time about it and there's a lot of support in the community. it's an ongoing discussion in an ongoing battle for comfort and all of the jewish committee -- community across the country is consistently concerned. my daughters go to hebrew school we see police cars in front of the synagogue often just guarding it. that's not the situation in america that we want to be living in. we are not out of the woods yet. the mayor is very powerful and is showing strong leadership is going to take that kind of leadership top to bottom state federal and local government religious leaders and lay people to really be willing to go the extra mile to try to heal these murders that are still very raw. >> so many americans flock to their synagogues and flock to their churches as a sanctuary. they go there for peace and healing and after something happens as this happened in pittsburgh and has happened at chabad

just six month ago 11 people were gunned down at a pittsburgh synagogue.ople are dead and three others injured from a construction crab country club in seattle. they are dismantling the crane. two crane operators and two people inside cars were killed and none of the injuries are considered to be life-threatening. now back to the greg got culturalthe greg gutfeldshow and believe congress should take the steps toward impeachment. accountability has to come from the congress. and the tools that we are given for the accountability is the impeachment process. greg: when the economy is strong and there are no big ugly wars what else is there. they're never going to win the white house when things are good. so why not impeachment. the fact that it's impossible. but let's face it, impeachment talk is really just therapy because god knows these lefties needed. >> turns out even the redacted version of the ebola report is like a really good ragu. it is just better the second day. just like chinese takeout, it's good when you get it but after it sat overnight in the

. >> sreenivasan: considering e at happened in the synagogue in pittsburgh, he synagogues in that area taken y extra safety precautio over those past few months, kning that kind of an atta can occur. >> this was a chabad, which is relatively small. i do know that the major synagogue, the oldest synagogue in southern california, congregation beth israel, has taken additional steps since what happened in dopittsburgh. t know specifically about chabad in poway. >> sreenivasan: and is there an increased awareness in that community and elsewhere, considering just a week ago we had the horrible events in sri lanka on easter, and we've seen other events that end up coinciding with what should be joyous occasions and days? >> well, there's been a small but significant increase in hate crimes in the southern california area. we had a fire set outside a muslim congregation in escondido, which is only about five miles north of poway. we have had an increased awareness recently in this community. >> sreenivasan: chris, any t thought go through your mind as you daar this news >> well, it's scary be

this included 11 people killed in two wounded at a pittsburgh synagogue. >>> governor newsom says he aside $50 million to help organizations strengthen their security systems against potential k crimes. >> the state will do it the federal government is not doing. it deserves to be highlighted. >> the governor says hey crimes are becoming more prevalent and they need to key places of worship safe. >>> sidewalks being used as bathrooms, the people of the tenderloin say it is a disgusting problem that's getting worse. one san francisco supervisor says he might have a solution. >>> in san francisco's tenderloin it is a problem people say they're tired of seeing and stepping over. >> they have to watch out for dog poop and people poop. it's pretty sad. >> to see people pull their pants down and go on the walkway and keep going. >> people who live and work in the tenderloin rallied in support of a plan that the district supervisor to keep the streets cleaner and healthier. >> to the people who live in these communities, it is not funny. to have the only place to use the bathroom is on the

the measure comes months after a gunman opened fire on a pittsburgh synagogue killing 11 people.im the new laws are unconstitutional and city officials don't have the authority to issue such a ban. new immigration numbers to talk about, paints a more chaotic picture at the border. agents raising alarm bells that the crisis is worsening. griff jenkins is live in washington as the president vows to keep applying pressure. you know firsthand you have been down to the border plenty of time so you know what is going on. >> reporter: the president definitely bringing pressure, continuing to retool the homeland security team as well. the latest acting secretary, claire graves, the president says this is not a purges democrats alleged. >> i never said i'm cleaning house. i don't know who came up with that attrition. we have a lot of great people. homeland security, that is what we want. >> reporter: the president making clear his tough approach will not include bringing back the family separation policy. patrick shanahan sounding the alarm speaking out for the first time in an exclusive

domestic tendor attacks arhe nation, with the shooter leaving a manifesto praisi attacks on a pittsburgh synagogue mosques in new zealand. with the spotlight on these pes of attacks, amna naw explores the trump administration's strategy for preventing more. ( sirens ) >> reporter: a passover celebration interrupted by gunfire. the latest attack inspired by white supremacy to shake an american community. a 19-year-old gunman allegedly opened fire saturday at a synagogue in poway, california during temple services, killingi one and wounng three. eight-year-old noya dahan waseo one of 1ple there that day. she was hit by bullet fragments. >> i never thought that was going to happen, because it's a tofe place, you're suppose feel safe. >> repter: the shooter posted an anti-semitic letter online hours before the shooting.y he was eventuarested and charged with murder. at a sunday vigil, theti congre's rabbi, who lost a finger in the shooting, spoke. >> this is not supposed to happen. n this isni germany. this isn't a pogrom. this is right here in poway. this is our home. >> reporter: the poway shooting

six months ago, wed white- nationalist killed 11 at a synagogue in pittsburgh. a white supremacist in charleston, south carolina killed nine ack parishioners in 2015. murdered a counter protester in charlottesville, virginia after a white nationalist rally there turned violent. president trump said after there were "very fine people on both sides." before the synagogue shooting, he defended those remarks. >> i was talking about people that went because they felt vero ly about the monument to robert e. lee, a great general.r orter: across the country, meanwhile, a community mourns the loss of congregant lori kaye, and seeks to make sense of another targeted mass attack in america. re to discuss the united states' strategy to combat domestic terrorism is nicholas rasmussen, former director of the natial counter-terrorism center-- that's the intelligence community's hub for analysis and toformation-sharing relate terrorism. he is now senior director for national security d counter- rrorism programs at the mccain institute for internationaler leip and a professor of

in a situation like this, where somebody went into a synagogue six months to the day after the pittsburghife shooting which was the largest attack on the jewish community in our country's history. so that is not lost on anyone. so law enforcement will want to make sure that this is not a coordinated attack. and again, we have fhave to be l and follow the evidence. it could have been anything from a domestic dispute, it could have been a workplace violence situation. so law enforcement has to follow the evidence. but the number one issue is making certain that there are no other accomplices, nobody providing material support and no other planned attacks going forward. when they determine that, we expect a press conference. >> and we don't have too much information, but according to our affiliate who have spoken to neighbors and witnesses to the scene who heard the gunshots, within person telling her she heard six to seven gunshots followed by seven and thilence another six to seven gunshots. what does that tell you? >> it sounded like semi automatic fire. i'm not certain what the security

opened fire on 100 people who were worshiping exactly 6 months after a mass shooting at a pittsburgh synagogue. >>> opening statements are tomorrow in the ghost ship warehouse fire. testimony may last for six months. they found it this morning. they are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each person who died in the fire. they say that they are criminally responsible for the fire because warehouse guests and the residents were in danger by makeshift electrical system. defense lawyers say that the warehouse owners and the fire departments are responsible because they knew about the dangers, but they did not take action. we will have coverage of the warehouse trial. will have an in-depth report about the fallout after the tragedy. begins tomorrow here on fox 2. >>> a memorial growing before one of three people killed during the same day. they are laying flowers near table where he frequently played chess. they say it was truckee who killed cal after he killed two people earlier in the day. they say that they are stunned. >> you know what is so crazy about this, stone, he

news 4errick ward spoke to the pittsburgh rabbi who survived that attack in his synagogue six months ago. note note. >> reporter: a solemn entrance. a martial entrance for the lab r -- liberators. time to honor the victims of the holocaust. also a time remember victims of a more recent tragedy, the shooting at the california synagogue. the rabbi says trage isn't the right word for it. >> it's a horror. it requires an extreme vocabulary because this is an extreme act. >> reporter: remember back anotherix months and there is the tree of life at the pittsburgh synagogue where the rabbi was the spiritual leader. shock and outrage are the immediate reaction at what happened in california. the next question, how best to respo respond? >> we've been through it. we have to share, i wish i didn't have to say this, our expertise. >> reporter: lessons were at the center of the service for those who survived. >> we allope the future will be more peace than war. and that's all we can hope for. but we have to something about it. >> reporter: the holocaust memorial museum director quoted the wor of

recently new zealand and also on that list just last year, here in the united states, the pittsburgh synagogueing a lot of these? are these targets extremely soft? >> i think the targets are soft and i think it also has the highest psychological impact as far as what thesis l these isc extreme organizations are going for. in terrorism, what we learned over the years, is whoever is the most scared is the one losing. if they can go after churches, go after synagogues, when they can go after religious groups, christians and catholics, it's, particularly on easter weekend, it has a very, very significant impact and so psychologically they're very successful. it creates a lot of media, obviously. and what we're seeing in sri lanka here is a very soft target. the eight that were attacked, including the lack of unpreparedness, obviously, with the authorities. it's a big mess over there. all of this needs to be recalibrated. todd: there were reports that 10 days ago security officials were alerted to the threat of a possible attack or series of attacks. is this a situation where they just didn't pay a

this guy likewise was inspired by the pittsburgh synagogue and new zealand mosque attack because he hates everyone. the propaganda of the deed is an old anarchist strategy that the killing promotes more killing. right now, this is the sad part, right now there's people in america and the world who will get inspired and are planning to do other attacks on some innocent people somewhere. so, it has to come down to all the good citizens, really. that's the very bottom beginning. when you know people are going into this hate world, they're going in, they're going to destroy themselves. hate destroys that person. if you know that person, love that person or associated with that person, you need to go to law enforcement and help them if you don't care about anything else because they're going to destroy themselves. >> wise words from jim cavanaugh. thank you for joining me this morning. >> thanks, phillip. >>> now to politics, a poll just out, giving a fresh look at the race for the presidential democratic nomination. joe biden is on top with 17% after officially entering the race. bernie sande

the california attack happened six months to the day after eleven people were killed in a synagogue in pittsburgh one of the worst instances of anti semitic violence in modern u.s. history in the past few weeks three churches were african-americans worship were set alight in louisiana president trump has faced criticism that his rhetoric has encouraged white supremacists he denies the accusations on friday the president drew criticism for once again saying there were quote fine people on mungo's taking part in the unite the right rally in charlottesville virginia in two thousand and seventeen which was billed as a racist anti-semitic gathering president trump says there were some there milledge to defend the statue of the confederate pro-slavery general i was talking about feel this way because they felt very strongly about the monument to robert e. lee a great general would like. it was one of the great the alleged gunman apparently posted a hate filled anti-semitic screed online on a website popular with the far right just a few moments before the shooting began that document will now be scruti

. >> reporter: remember back tanother six months andhere is the tree of life massacre at pittsburgh synagoguehe said shock and outrage were the immediate reactions to what happened in california, but then the question how best to help? >> we've been through it, kn h sh ware wish i didn't have to say this word, our expertise and what we've learned. >> reporter: every year this obrvance is held here at the capital either in the rotunda or the visitors center. do the wor and sentiment resonate upstairs or to the other other end of pennsylvania avenue? >> i'm hearing too much hate speech and that is not owned by pany politicalty. it's owned by both and all political partiee >> we hophe future will be more peace than war and that's all we can hope for. weave to do somethi about it. >> reporter: dwarick , news 4. >>> just in, the man accused of killing five peop in "the capital gazette" shooting is changing his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. jared ramos originally pleaded not guilty to murdering five nepaper employees last june. ramos's lawyers say he suffers from a mental disorder andst

six months to the day after a vicious attack at a pittsburgh synagogue. let's go to break. we'll be right back. gue. let's go to break. we'll be right back. yesss, i'm doing it all. the water. the exercise. the fiber. month after month, and i still have belly pain and recurring constipation. so i asked my doctor what else i could do, and i said yesss to linzess. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. linzess is not a laxative, it works differently. it helps relieve belly pain and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. >>> let's go live now and listen to the rabbi who was injured in the shooting. >> good afternoon. we're here together standing on sacred property. a synagogue, a house of prayer where 24 hours ago saw terrorism in the worth of way. yesterday was the last day of passover. passover we celebrate our freedom, our independence from slavery. yesterday was a day we came together for memorial service for the past generations. my wife and i came here 33 years ago. this was an empty piece of land. i was 24 years old.