it was that remington, the remington model that you just mentioned, the express tactical model, a .12auge. he also bought two boxes of ammunition, about 24 shells total. and law enforcement sources say this is the same shotgun and same two boxes of ammunition that he found on him while -- when he was found dead after that shoot-out. >> so now as people try to figure out where things went wrong and obviously, chris, as you know we're focusing in on the navy security clearance in terms of classified data and on the background checks for the contractors and the navy, but what about at the gun shop? did they run all the checks that they needed to do? was everything done by the book perfectly or not? >> they did. they ran the background check through that federal database. you know, the criminal background system, it's a federal database. it's instant. it's done on site. he was waiting inside while they ran this, like i said he was here for a couple of hours. the problem was there were no convictions, nothing that was a red flag that would tell the gun shop owners you can't sell this gun t

it was a remington .870. they ran his background information through the system. it's done right there on site. and what happened was while he was there no, nothing popped up in that background check. he had a valid driver's license from texas. and in the state of virginia, you cannot legally buy a handgun with an out of state license, but if the law allows it in your home state, you can buy a shotgun n this case, aaron alexis, legal in tex a legal in virginia. nothing popped up. no convictions on his record that would flag him so that they would deny him the gun. so he walked out of here with the remington shotgun and with two boxes of ammunition, about 24 shells total. newt, stephanie? >> thanks, chris. with us tonight our gun control activist collin goddard. he was shot four times during the virginia tech massacre and now works for mayors against illegal guns. he's here along with gun rights advocate larry pratt, the executive owner of gun openers of america. what law do you think might have blocked or stopped yesterday? >> i think we have to be careful and not

>> reporter: you can almost see right into the eyes of aaron alexis prowling with his sawed off remington shotgun darting towards people. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief he was being controlled or influenced. >> their rates are up to 50% lower than what was available previously. >> obamacare isn't working. >> both sides have just days to agree on a new spending plan to avoid a partial government shutdown that looms after october 1st. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray refuses to submit a plan for keeping most d.c. employees at home should most federal agencies be forced to shut down. >> we are indicating that all of our workers will be deemed essential. >> we're actually tracking clouds and a few showers south and west of town moving north. some could get close to us later tonight. we're watching this system off the coast. >> he was prince george's county mother daughter serial killer, jason scott sentenced for another of his home invasion break-ins. scott had 85 years tacked onto his 100 year sentence. >> welcome to the virginia gubernatorial debate. >> let

he says alexis went to the fourth floor bathroom and came out with a remington sawed off shotgun cutten off on both ends. eventually he reached the first floor where he killed a security guard and took his nine millimeter pistol. the admiral has the naval installation command and rushed to the respond to the gun shots. >> it's like any time. you are pretty shocked when you hear gunshots any where. i was on the base whit happened so i went to emergency operations center.ent i went there i think frankly my focus at that point was trying p to makeoi sure we had the right response and coordinated response to address the issue. that took a better part of the day to deal with. >> it's unclear if alexis saying in during the more than 30 minute shooting in which he killed 12 civilians. it ended when a park police officer working with a d.c. police officer shot alexis in al the head, killing him. now investigators also took several items from a me tell room where alexis was staying in southwest. but the f.b.i. director would w not comment on what was found. it's the latest live at the navy yard.

this is alexisa the trigger of his remington shotgun. soon building 197 was filled with the police. >> three were fired upon by the shooter. they returned fire and pulled the mpd officer to cover after he was shot. >> reporter: federal investigators released the video and photos of the crime scene ten days after the massacre. >> we have not determined there to be any previous relationship between alexis and any of the other victims. there's no indication that he targeted anyone that he worked for or with. we do not see anything as trying it. and we believe that his victims were random as he walked through the hallways and stairwells of building 197. >> investigators are still reviewing what they think happened next. 12 people good-byed down, four others seriously injured. a police officer killing alexis somewhere on the third floor. but they did find proof in alexis' backpack, and on the guns and the receiver, indications of his mental state. stretched on the left side of the receiver, better off this way and my elf weapon. and that's no

a remington .870 shotgun that had been altered. on the barrel it reads "end to "notorment," it also says what y'all say." weapon."y alf fbi says alexis suffered delusions. >> a document stated, "ultra attack is what i have been subject to for the past three months. and to be perfectly honest, that is what has driven me to this." >> the investigation continues. separate reviews are now underway involving security clearance procedures and access to military facilities worldwide. >> as you look at the video, he looks pretty methodical in what he is doing. what else can you tell us about the way he carried out the shootings? >> that is what is interesting. investigators say there is no indication he was targeting specific people. it appeared more people were shot at random. we are also learning the shooting took place over the course of about an hour. authorities saying the size of the building contributed to the time it took to end the rampage. >> thank you. >> the state department is renewing its global terrorism alert for u.s. citiz

we can say that the remington 870 shotgun had been altered with a sawed-off barrel and stock. purple tucket tape covered the- - duct tape covered the end of the stock. >> reporter: the 31-second video shows alexis looking into the doorway for victims, then making his way to another floor. in the video, you see him hiding behind a wall, before running towards people in the background. >> two of the fbi responders were teams with the metropolitan police officer. when the three were fired upon by the shooter. >> reporter: the shooting lasted more than an hour before alex sis shot and killed. this is the gun fbi agents say alexis used in the shooting with several handwritten etchings, saying, quote, better off this way, quote, understand to the torment ," and quote, not what y' all say. a backpack with the weapon was in the rest room. >> reporter: evidence collected as of today shows signs of a delusional man. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency, or e.l.f., electromagnetic waves

assembled his remington 870 in a bathroom, coming out armed and ready to kill. >> we can say the remington 870 shotgun was altered with a sawed off barrel. >> he looks for victim. in the video you see him hiding behind a wall before running towards the people in the background. the shooting lasts more than an hour before alexis is shot and killed. this is the gun fbi agents said alexis used in the shooting with several handwritten things saying, better off this way, end to the tourment and not what y'all think. the backpack alexis used was left in the restroom. >> fbi officials said the evidence shows sign offense a delusional man. >> there are multiple indicators that he held a belief he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or elf electro magnetic waves. >> he had a valid pass to gain entry. they do not believe alexis was tar getting anyone many particular. >> fbi agents say evidence shows alexis was prepared to die. >>> an accused serial killer in prince george's county is sentenced to 85 years in prison. 30-year-old jason scott took an alford plea yesterday in c

it's believed to have carried a disassembled remington 870 shotgun. he's been seen on surveillance video ducking into a bathroom with the bag and emerging seconds later with the gun. moments later, he opens fire. >> we got a report on the fourth floor, a male with a shotgun. multiple shots fired. multiple people down. >> reporter: as investigators continue poring over alex' life, the trail of red flags leading to monday's massacre is troubling. august 7th, he calls rhode island police complains of hearing voices coming through the walls of the hotel room. according to the police report, alexis said those voices were sending vibrations into his body using some sort of microwave machine. august 25th, alexis contacts a v.a. hospital for a second time for sleep problems. september 14th, two days before the shooting, alexis stops at this small arms range in lorton, virginia. an attorney for the range said alexis practiced shooting then paid $497 for a gun and two boxes of ammunition. then on monday, he accessed a navy yard with legitimate i.d. and proper s

surveillance video show it is him ducking into a bathroom with a small bag and emerging with a fully intact remington shotgun. where there are gaps we will close them >> the defense secretary announced a security review of all u.s. military installations word wide. in a full scale look at department of defense procedures for granting and renewing security clearances >> we owe the victims, families and all our people nothing less >> ktvu channel 2 news >> some 40,000 tourists are stranded in mexico after the vacation spot was cut off by flooding. people have been lining up hoping to get on a plane. the road to the cities are cut off. two hours ago, a storm developed into hurricane manuel off baja california. it had already made land fall if weekend. another hurricane struck mexico's gulf coast. at least 80 people have died. >>> in colorado a long, slow process is underway to clean up after devastating floods there. thousands of homeowners are able to begin removing must be and debris. the number unaccounted for have dropped to 200. six are dead and 8 presumed dead. it's expected to be in the hundreds

instead, 34-year-old former naval reservist purchase aid remington 870 shot gun which he used in theacre. federal law enforcement officials tell nbc news that yesterday morning the shooter got into his rental car and drove from the residents inn in washington to the navy yard. he used his own security i.d. to drive onto the navy yard base. his credentials did not allow him entry into building 197, the building where he opened fire. once on the base, the gunman went into a bathroom, assembled the remington 870 shotgun he carried in with him in a bag. he walked out of the bathroom with the gun. shot a police officer and a security guard to gain access to building 197. and took at least one of their handguns before continuing on a shooting rampage throughout building 197. the headquarters for the naval sea systems command. the gunman went to the fourth floor of the building and sprayed bullets into a crowd in the atrium below at the other -- at the others on the third floor balcony. at least one man on the fourth floor corridor. for more on what we are learning about the alleged shooter

entered building 197 carrying a bag andb went to a fourth floor bath room of he came out with a remington 870 shotgun cut down on bothh ends and started firing immediately with almost no pattern. he had additional ammunition ini his pants pocket but he ran outt and began using a gun he took from a base security guard hee shot and killed. there's no sign there was any connection to terrorism or signs that he work with anyone else. meanwhile, the admiral said he is concerned about a lack of pleefs and a lack of power andee kuwait resources at the base. >> both directed that security proceed yours across the department of defense will be reviewed as well as access procedures. it will be involved and reviewee as part of the process. >> the question still on a lot of minds, dhow aaron alexis get his security clearance. according to the wall streetstre journal journal the company that performs his background is the same one that performed the background check on edward snowden. the washington nationals step up to nat the plate to honor the employees of knave yeah yard. they are offering up to f

> reporter: you can almost see right into the eyes of aaron alexis calmly checking his sawed off remington shotgun going floor to floor spotting a crowd of terrified navy workers running for their lives and alexis goes right toward them weapon at the ready. >> they accepted death as the inevitable consequence of his actions. >> reporter: it starts with a seemingly normal scene, aaron alexis driving his prius into the parking garage just before 8 a.m. last monday, then walking in the front door with a backpack. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or elf electromagnetic waves. >> reporter: the fbi also released pictures of his shotgun. on one side of the body he etched better off this way and my elf weapon. on the other side not what you all say. then on the barrel end the torment. inside his backpack police found a phone, thumb drive and two documents. >> "ultra low frequency attack is what i've been subject to for the last three months. that is what has driven me to this." >> reporter: t

> reporter: you can almost see right into the eyes of aaron alexis calmly checking his sawed off remington shotgun going floor to floor spotting a crowd of terrified navy workers running for their lives and alexis goes right toward them weapon at the ready. >> they accepted death as the inevitable consequence of his actions. >> reporter: it starts with a seemingly normal scene. aaron alexis is driving his prius into the parking garage just before 8 a.m. last monday, then walking in the front door with a backpack. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or elf electromagnetic waves. >> reporter: the fbi also released pictures of his shotgun. on one side of the body he etched better off this way and my elf weapon. on the other side, not what you all say and then on the barrel end the torment. inside his backpack police found a phone, thumb drive and two documents. >> "ultra low frequency attack is what i've been subject to for the last three months. that is what has driven me to this." >> repo

. >> reporter: this is a remington 870 pump-action shotgun like the one used monday that left an horrifican half an hour. abc news has learned that alexis carved the words, better off this way, in my elf weapon on the stock of his shotgun. the fbi is sxam mexamining the s meaning better off this way, alexis knew he would die in the rampage. as for e.l.f., they haven't figured what it means, some wonder if it is extremely low frequency. they're curious because of his background as computer technician and the bizarre story alexis told police last month about hearing voices and microwave machines bombarding his body. >> these are very high profile mass homicide. and each one of them eventually it surfaces there are mental health issues. >> reporter: this in rhode island alerted new port naval station police, the navy confirmed today the information was never passed up the schaen of command. alexis kept his job as civilian contractor with the navy holding a secret security clearance. >> obviously there were a lot of red flags as you noted. why they didn't get picked up. why they didn't get in

he did some target practice with that rifle and then he bought a remington 870 12 gauge shotgun.so told he bought about two cases of ammunition, about 24 shells, with that. now, while he was here, they ran his name through the federal background check database. it took a couple hours. he was here a couple hours. but basically, there was no problem in that background check. he had a valid out of state license from the state of texas and in virginia, you are allowed to buy a rifle, a long gun, shotgun or rifle, with an out of state license. if the state where you live, if that's a valid purchase. so in other words, you can buy a rifle or shotgun here in virginia but say your license is from washington, d.c. and d.c. has certain laws against that, you can't do it. you have to respect the law from which you came. the only restriction is on a hand gun. you can't buy a hand gun with an out of state license, but again, we now know that he came here the day before the navy yard shooting, he bought the remington 12 gauge shotgun and about 24 shells. jake? >> chris lawrence, thank you so m

so areas like marshall, remington and toward heart wood, as well as stafford, you could see fog early tomorrow morning. we're at 65 degrees under a mostly cloudy sky. by 7:00 a.m., mostly cloudy and again fog mainly south and west of d.c. 58 degrees is where we're going to be at 7:00 a.m. that puts us about 4 to 6 degrees higher than this morning. we should hit the mid-60s by 9:00 a.m. the radar is scanning the area, not picking up any rain whatsoever. throughout the day tomorrow, we'll see the clouds erode, make their way out of here. we're back to sunshine. in fact, we'll see sunshine by early afternoon tomorrow. we'll be another warm day for us. the upper 70s today. tomorrow the same. by late tomorrow night, mostly clear and then friday, yet another gorgeous day across the area. partly sunny with highs in the mid-70s. good weather next two here for the high school football games taking place. temperatures early tomorrow morning, 48 in damascus, wheaton, springfield, ashburn. you'll be starting out at 46 degrees tomorrow morning. anacostia at 58. riverside, up to the south and east,

city police were called to the home run for remington drive. >> was it accidental or all-purpose? >> charges are pending against the 24 year-old. boyfriend of the mother. not releasing any details about which role he played. only that he is in custody. >> i cannot imagine something like that. having a loaded pistol in your house does not make any sense. but here you are not supposed to really have weapons. >> comes to not allow you to have those. >> no guns. he is due in court this afternoon for a probable cause. >> reporting from michigan city indiana. some parents say they have concerns about the location chosen for a new public school. >> many parents here are not posted a school. they do concerns about the location of the new one. environmental concerns traffic safety concerns. they also wonder if politics has played a role. >> many parents agree the neighborhood needs a new school. i live right around the corner. i drive up and down the street all the time and i see nothing being done. the days of deferring are over. >> left without taking questions. plans to build a new scho

remington 870 is a very easy gun to disassemble. we used to do it every single day on a shift when i was a police officer before and after, disasim accept bell it down to the four or five major parts you take apart in seconds. that thing is easily concealable in a small bag. he used the weapon exactly as you just heard. it's a broad scatter gun so you're going to broadcast those eight to 12 basically .38 caliber pellets on a wide swath from the distance he was on the fourth floor. it's the most effective way without great accuracy to hit a lot of people and do a lot of ungodly damage. >> certainly shows he knew what he was doing and had intent to do it. thanks very much to both of you. we appreciate it. >>> still to come, aaron alexis had a history of arrests as i mentioned and gun-related incidents. again this crucial question, how could he have been hired back to the navy as a contractor? and frankly, how could he have been let go as you just heard? cade and tim referred to with an honorable discharge given his record? plus the ch

he practiced and then purchased a remington shotgun and ammunition.lexis has had a troubled history. reckless use of firearms, angry outbursts and issues that prompted him to seek medical care. still he was able to maintain his government clearance allowing him to work for a contractor with access to a military base. defense department officials want to know why. >> there are many questions that need to be asked, and reviews. and the intensity of those reviews has to go down to every aspect. the security clearance, standards of that security clearance. are they strong enough, why do we do certain things the way we do. we need answers. and we will find those answers. >> today the gunman's mother expressed regret for her son's actions and apologized to families of the murder victims. >> aaron is now in a place where he can no longer do harm to anyone, so for that i am glad. to the families of the victims i am so, so very sorry that this has happened. my heart is broken. >> reporter: the navy yard remains closed to all but essential person nell. others w

. >> this is a remington 870 shotgun. he sawed off about this much of the barrel. he sawed off, i would say, over a foot of the stock. and he wrapped some purplish-blue tape around it. i heard from my sources who were some of the ones who confronted him in the final shootout, the gun was sawed off. you know, you see him walking through the hallway here, but the fbi said he was just walking through indiscriminate targets. he was not targeting anyone they found through the electronic searches of his computer, his hotel room. we see him moving through the hallway. my sources say we see him moving down the steps, he started off on one floor. >> four floors total, 197. that's the way we're talking ub, the way in which you see him move. as you pointed out, this is from the fbi just now that again, they're reiterating he acted alone and was not targeting specific people when he went on this rampage inside this building. you notice he just goes from floor to floor. he's in the stair wel. no rhyme or reason. >> just quick peeks around the walls. you know what else is ironic

. >> reporter: this is a remington 870 pump action shotgun like the one used in the washington navy yard massacre. a devastating close range weapon that sources tell us that left an horrific scene of carnage in it's wake. abc's has learned that aaron alexis carved the words better off this way" and "my e-l-f weapon" on the stock of the shotgun. investigators are examining the meaning of the phrases including whether "better off this way" meant alexis knew he would die in his murderous rampage. as for e-l-f, authorities are not sure what it means though some investigators wonder if it refers to the tech phrase "extremely low frequency." part of the curiosity about that phrase stems from the fact that alexis was a computer technician and was recently ranting to police about hearing voices and microwave machines bombarding his body. that bizarre tale was told to police in rhode island who alerted the newport naval station police. but the navy confirmed today the information was never passed up the chain of command. and alexis kept his job as a civilian contractor with the navy, holding a se

apparent history of mental illness and several run-ins with the law -- alexis was also able to buy a remington 870 pump- action shotgun, which he used in monday's rampage. mean while families of the victims are doing their best to honor the memories of their loved ones killed in monday's rampage. >> firefighters are investigating what started as an overnight house fire in pacifica up. it happened that they the cord around to 40 5:00 a.m.. kron4 mike pelton has the latest. >> fire officials stated that they started about 2:00 a.m. and started somewhere in the basement. fire investigation stated as this is an electrical fire and it does not seem to be suspicious. there was a couple who was sleeping inside the home and they manage to get out safely. a short time later their smoke detectors went off. they tell me that they are glad that they had smoke detectors. the >> a child is recovering this morning after being hit by glass in a shooting in oakland. the incident happened yesterday after mill around 5:00 p.m. near oakland's fruit belt neighborhood. when police arrived they found a car with a ba

apparent history of mental illness and several run-ins with the law -- alexis was also able to buy a remington 870 pump-action shotgun, which he used in monday's rampage. law enforcement officials say they've found no manifesto or other writings that would suggest a political or religious motivation for aaron alexis. families of the victims are doing their best to honor the memories of their loved ones after thirteen people, including the gunman, were killed in monday's rampage. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>darya:wee ly hit a thousand consecutive days that the average price of gas will cost more than three dollars a gallon. that statistic comes from tri

it was a remington 870 express tactical model, a 12 gauge shotgun.two boxes of ammunition, about 24 shells total. while he was here, he waited as the store ran the national criminal background check. it's an instant background check that's done on site. they ran it, he didn't have any sort of convictions that would prevent him from getting that gun, so he was able to purchase it, take it with him and we're also told now that the fbi has been here and they took the video of aaron alexis inside the store that day. wolf? >> chris lawrence in lorton, virginia for us over at that gun store. thank you. >>> here's what else is coming up later today on cnn. >> cnn tonight. at 8:00 on "anderson cooper 360" the shooting rampage at the navy yard in washington, d.c. anderson cooper is there live with the latest on the investigation. and at 9:00 on "piers morgan live" a test of faith for the man known as america's pastor. piers talks exclusively with rick warren and his wife, their first interview since their son's suicide. and about what he did when he heard abo

. >> we can say that the remington 870 shotgun had been altered with a sawed-off barrel and stock. purple duct tape covered the end of the stock. >> reporter: the 31-second video shows alexis, looking into the doorways for victims, then making his way to another floor. in the video, you see him hiding behind a wall, before running towards the beam in -- the people in the background. >> two of the ncis responders were teamed with the metropolitan police officer. when the three were fired upon by the shooter. >> reporter: the shooting lasts more than an hour before alexis is shot and killed. this is the gun fbi agents say alexis used in the shooting, with several handwritten etchings, saying, quote, better off this way, quote, end to of the torment, and quote, not what yalcy -- y' all say. his backpack was left in the rest room. >> reporter: evidence collected today shows signs of a delusional man. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low-frequency, or e.l.f., electromagnetic waves. >> reporter:

while there he rented an ar-15 for target practice and then bought a remington 870 express synthetic shotgun and two boxes of shells, about 24 shells total. the range says he passed a federal background check and after the terrible and tragic events at the navy yard, the sharpshooters range was visited by federal law enforcement authorities who reviewed the records. so far, mr. alexis visited the range only once and had no other contact with the range. as authorities find more red flags, the white house announced this afternoon that president obama will be attending a memorial service for monday's victims on sunday. >> when you were on the air on monday, i can remember the helicopter pictures, very dramatic, rescuing people. now you've talked to the helicopter pilots. what did they say? >> reporter: they have got such a great story to tell, trace. those guys are such heroes. here's what happened, the park police helicopter hangar is just across the river on the other side of these buildings. they've got a clear view of the navy yard and building 197 where carnage took place. they wer

so all he was able to leave with was that remington 870. >> roslyn jordan for us in washington, d.c. >>> beginning next week the federal government will run new insurance markets in 36 states. and for the first time obama administration is releasing what the prices may be. each one covers basics like doctors visits, prescription drugs, and hospital stays. the second lowest cost silver plan covers 70% of medical expenses cost individuals an average of $328. for families across the country had cost will vary widely from state to state. consider a family of four with an annual income of $50,000 you can see a range of prices for this the silver plan anywhere from $600 in arizona to more than $1,000 in mississippi. joining us to discuss this is sherry glebe glebe, dean. dean glebe, you saw the numbers that i ran through this. it's gets tricky, so you have to pay close attention, but do you think that's numbers based on your look are credible? >> these are the numbers that insurance plans are going to be on market. >> are there any rates or cost factors that we need to think about here tha

the video shows alexis enteringx the building, went to a bath ann came out with the remington shotgun on both ends and thenthn alexis started hunting forntg people to shoot firing with no discernible pa pattern he reachd first floor where he killed theh first police guard, and it ended when a police officer shot thee alexis in the head killing him. >> park police who was teamed up with an officer, they were in an office-type area that was mademe up of cubicles, this was a large area, vastliy equipped or furnished with cubicles, that if we have any understanding, law enforcement operations iserati conducted, each cubical has to be cleared, this is a daunting task as they fo go through cleag this. toward the end of clearing thiss the subject engaged them with gunfire. they returned fire. >> reporter: theey r employees here at the navy yard following that shooting. they are offering up to four free tickets for employees andpe their families on saturday'ssa game against the marlins. those tickets must be picked up from the box office today between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. now the national

>> memphis remington welden. >> why memphis remington? >> he loved memphis.we shared a love for the king that hails from memphis. and remington, i thought, would be from my name as well. >> do you believe he regrets what he did? >> i don't know. i would love to know. >> no more contact, obviously? do you want there to be contact? >> i always wanted there to be -- this isn't what i wanted. none of this is what i wanted. i just wanted my pregnancy, even if he would have left me alone and had never seen me again or never seen the child. i just wanted that. that's it. >> the baby mattered the most? >> yes. >> now you said earlier, florida doesn't have any laws to protect the unborn child. >> not up to 23 weeks, i believe. up to that point, there's no statutory -- >> it's all politics and math until you have something growing inside you, isn't it? when you had that baby growing inside of you and you lost it, what did it make you realize about when it became your child? >> nothing else matters in this world to me. everything else that i thought was important to me

the remington 870 may have been disassembled in the bag.took more than 30 minutes for police to hunt down and kill alexis. his guns had cryptic messages written on them reading, "better off this way" and "my elf weapon." e-l-f might stand for "extremely low frequency," a common abbreviation in military and tech circles. today, workers were allowed back into the building to collect their belongings. a seventh person is now confirmed dead after last week's torrential flooding in colorado. three people are presumed dead. officials say most of those unaccounted for are expected to be alive and well but have failed to check-in with authorities to let them know. the mountains north of denver saw more than nine inches of rain a week ago today... leading to flash floods that turned picturesque canyons into funnels that deluged towns downstream. to date some 12- hundred people were airlifted out of the mountains. the largest bank in the u.s. has to pay an enormous fine for an embarrasing trading scandal. j-p morgan chase will fork over 920 million d

state law, apparently, he instead purchased a pump action, what they call a law enforcement style remington shotgun and ammunition. and it is that loaded shotgun, officials believe that alexis brought with him into the navy facility. he used that shotgun to shoot one or more police officers immediately inside the facility. and then he took handguns from police in order to continue his assault. so he had the shotgun and two handguns, is the best understanding now of what he was armed with. he tried to get an ar-15 and could not get it from that particular shop in virginia. that's breaking from the "new york times." >>> here's something else interesting that came out late today. you'll recall yesterday pretty much as soon as authorities named aaron alexis as the shooter, aaron alexis, age 34 of ft. worth texas. it was the ft. worth texas police department, that released this arrest record from the time alexis was arrested there in 2010, he was arrested for discharging a firearm inside his apartment in ft. worth. other than just the weapons charge and the arrest itself, what was particularly o

hidden inside, a sawed off remington 870 which he removed in the bathroom. photos released show he left the bag behind. 22 minutes after driving in, surveillance picks him up. you see him move downstairs and make his way down another hall as people flee through a connecting hallway. in addition to seeing this chilling tape, we are are also getting a sharper picture of what drove alexis. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or elf, electromagnetic waves. >> reporter: the fbi relieved photos of his gun and the etchings carved into the gun. while the investigation into the mental illness that sewed the seats for the attack continues, agents said they found writings by alexis that explained in plain language why he said he did it. >> a document retrieved from the electronic mead impra stated, quote, ultimate low frequency attack is what i've been subject to for the last three months and, to be perfectly honest, that is what has driven me to this. >> reporter: i

state law, apparently, he instead purchased a pump action, what they call a law enforcement style remington and ammunition. and it is that loaded shotgun, officials believe that alexis brought with him into the navy facility.

over the next hour the gunman shot and killed 12 people, wounded four others with this remington 870had purple duct tape wrapped around it and messages etched into it including "end to the torment,". "not what y'all say" and "belter off this way" and "my elf weapon." the fbi explained this way. >> at this point, i can confirm there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low frequency or elf, electromagnetic waves. a in addition, a document retrieved from the electronic media stated, quote, ultralow frequency attack is what i have been subject to for the last three months. and to be perfectly honest, that its what has driven me to this. >> joining me now is omar grant, a washington navy yard contractor. he was in building 197 when the shooting started but was able to escape and help a blind employee do the same. mr. grant, what is it like for you to seep this video now of him moving through the building and -- coming very closer to where you were? >> the first time i saw the video earlier today i got to admi

entering the navy yard just like countless other employees and roaming the hallways armed with a remingtong for victims. on that weapon a trio of etchings, one reads my elf weapon, presumably a reference to the extremely low frequency elect electromagnetic waves the authorities say may have been haunting him. another a stroke of defiance, and perhaps the most shock of all, end to the torment. a torment that only came to an end after 12 more names were added to the list. joining me is now msnbc contributor professor james peterson. professor, the video release the by the fbi shows aaron alexis in the actual process of perpetrating an horrific crime. it's something we rarely get to see and also it's pertinent, is it not that's walking around with a shotgun and, of course, we now know what he did and the effect that shotgun had on the lives of so many. what is your reaction to seeing those images? >> these are some harrowing images, martin, the video and the still images. you can see them and imagine the fear of some of the people in this video. you know, the fbi suggests to us they had to re

weapon and on the left side of the remington shotgun is believed to reference these electromagnetic waves. >>> a judge in montana is coming after fire after he sentenced a man to 30 days in prison for raping a teenager. the 14-year-old victim later killed herself. with the man's release imminent, activists call for the judge to step down. we have the report. >> reporter: he was sub dued a formal bureaucratic procedure in a government office, the boxes of signatures dropped off and the complaint filed. activists say they're making a powerful statement speaking out against injustice. >> he needs to go and now. >> reporter: on august 26th when district judge g. todd bah sentenced a man to 30 days in front for raping a 14-year-old student, he said she was older than her chronological age and in as much in control of the situation and he sparked a storm of outrage. two days later hundreds of protesters rallied outside the courthouse. yellowstone county attorney's office wanted him sentenced to ten years behind bars. >> it's never okay to blame a victim, and i think the attention to this case h

and the result was in almost every case these companies, everybody from remington arms to you name it simply tour down the factories, gutted some because they didn't want to carry the expense. the result was the by the time you get to 1939, we have no armament industry. when the war breaks out in europe the are in very pitiful shape. the u.s. army is 28 in the world. when it went on maneuvers in 1940, which were kind of a farce, time magazine said that after looking at these it appeared as if they might give a good battle to group of boy scouts and not much more. all of this coupled with the scandals that emerged after the 20s and the 30s over munitions contracts, bankers, developed this whole idea which became very popular that the war had been brought on by the bankers and munitions manufacturers simply for profits. and that weighed very heavily so that when it came time in the 1939-40 period to talk about mobilizing, preparedness, one of the themes was always we are not going to make another generation of instant millionaires. franklin roosevelt was very sensitive to this because h

his finger on the trigger of his sawed off remington 870 shotgun. soon building 197 was filled with police. >> two of the first responders were teams of a metropolitan police officer. when the three were fired upon by the shooter. they returned fire and pulled the officer to cover after he was shot. >> reporter: federal investigators released the video and some photos of the crime scene ten days after the massacre. >> we have not determined there to be any previous relationship between alexis and any of the victims. there is no evidence that he targeted anyone that he worked for or worked with. we do not see any one event triggering his attack, and we believe his victims were random as he walked through the hallways of building 197. >> reporter: 12 people gunned down. four others seriously injured. a police officer killing alexis somewhere on the third floor, but they say they did find written proof in alexis abackpack and on the guns' barrel and receiver, indications of his mental state and a possible hint of a motive. scratched on the receiver, be