. >> if you'd like to help a local victim richard ridgell you can send donations to pnc bank, ham sted maryland, 21074. >>> the flames are out and the fire is gone. now investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. it was a two-alarm fire. everyone who lived in the home got out safely and nobody was hurt. whether it's a fire, flood or disaster, do you know what to do? don harrison comes along. >> reporter: this is what fighting a fire usually sounds like. here's what it sounded like in baltimore today. >> we worry about ourselves. >> reporter: about 100 volunteers went around northwest volunteers educating people on what to do about disasters and it's not just a house. >> ourselves and our pets, personal belongings but that's a good plan. >> okay. >> reporter: the red cross shows the zip code because they had to help 133 people last year, more than any other area in the state. >> there is a spike. now is a good time to start thinking about it, to start making that plan and practicing it with your family. >> reporter: this information motivated some to get ready for the

. >> reporter: there is also 51-year-old mary frances knight, 52-year-old richard ridgell, 50-year-old frank kohler, 5-year-old arthur daniels, who had five children and nine grandchildren, 58-year-old gerald read and 61-year-old employee vishnu pandit. >> he loved the navy and devoted his life to the navy for years. >> the search for those missing has become more desperate as the hours pass in colorado. hundreds of people are still unaccounted for in what's been the worst flooding to hit the boulder area in decades. the death toll has been lowered from eight to six, now classifying two of those reported dead as missing. more today, first responders will be making their way into numerous towns that have been cut off by the waters. nbc meteorologist bill karins, as we look at those picture there is -- >> we'll keep looking at them. >> and hoping there's no more rain. >> no, they're fine. they're dried out. also the denver post, the big newspaper in the city, has 120 aerial images from all over the reason. you sit there clicking and can't believe it. that it's the same spot. it's differe

the viewing for security guard richard ridgell is being held at singleton funeral home in glen burnie. a funeral is planned for tomorrow at the church at severn run. police say the 52-year-old was one of 12 killed by gunman aaron alexis during a shooting rampage last week. ridgell was a drummer in the baltimore colts marching band before the ravens era. a member of a grand jury is arrested in howard county... after he photographed an undercover police officer testifying in a case. police say 19 year old julian hudson then sent the picture to his girlfriend. howard county state's attorney says this case is unprecedented and that it is a cornerstone of the american justice system that grand jury proceedings remain secret. hudson is charged with violating courts and judicial proceedings and reckless endangerment. he faces a 1 thousand dollar fine and a year in jail. a u-s naval academy graduate is killed in a helicopter crash in the red sea. 35 year old lieutenant commander landon jones was one of two sailors killed on sunday. the navy says the crash was not the result of hostile action.

bagpipes play while officers carry richard ridgell's coffin out saturday. a husband, father, and friend to many, ridgell, who went by mike, is one of 12. gunned down at the washington navy yard earlier this month. >> there is no sense or reason or why. >> reporter: the 52-year-old's family spoke with us days following the shooting. officials say ridgell died trying to keep aaron alexis from leaving the building and taking more lives. vice admiral william lardis set up the services. he says for that sacrifice we, his navy family, honor him and we will never forget him. >> i know for a fact he would have done his best. >> reporter: before ridgell worked at the navy yard he spent 17 years as maryland state trooper and served three years in iraq as a contract security worker. >> he was proud of a lot in his life. but i think he told us his proudest thing was being a good dad. of being supportive. >> reporter: those on the softball team he coached plan to remember his positive outlook on life. >> he always made me smile and i loved being around him. >> reporter:

sylvia frasier will be remembered and a funeral is also planned for richard ridgell tomorrow. a viewing is being held tonight in severn. >>> many people who survived the shooting are still grappling with the psychological trauma. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan at the washington navy yard where there's a real message of hope and healing from the counselors and survivors of the terror of the shootings here. >> at my desk shots fired. >> reporter: james slater hid in his office while aaron alexis prowled building 197 searching for more people to slaughter. >> i feel upset because i knew some of the people. >> reporter: the husband and father of two says at first he really did not want to talk to anyone about the terror, but he is glad he finally did. >> for me it feels like a second chance. >> reporter: scores of mental health pros have been staffing emergency assistance centers since the attack. they keep careful score and they say between military and civilian counselors they have handled almost 9,000 interactions. >> they're afraid if they talk about it, they'll start crying an

. >> reporter: there is also 51-year-old mary francis knight, 5 2-year-old richard ridgell, frank kohler, arthur daniels, 58-year-old gerald read, and vishnu pandit, a husband, father and grandfather, who loved his family and his dog. and his job. >> he loved the navy. he has devoted his life to the navy for 30-plus years. >> reporter: 12 lives lived fully and stolen in one senseless moment. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> from this terrible tragedy this almost unbearable loss in washington, we turn now once again to this desperate situation we have been covering in the state of colorado where nearly a week in now, the full scope of the damage is just now coming to light. and tonight, we are getting our first look at some of the places cut off entirely from the rest of the world as the search for hundreds of people still missing continues. our national correspondent, kate snow, is in boulder, colorado, again for us tonight. kate, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the rescue missions continue tonight and throughout the state of colorado and so many places. this is th

. >> pelley: richard ridgell, 52, was a security analyst who also served in iraq. his daughter megan spoke today for his wife tracy and their family. >> i don't want people to remember him as a victim because he never was in his life and he never will be. he's strong, and i want him to be known as a dad above a victim of a shooting because he was a great dad for all of us. >> pelley: 50-year-old frank kohler worked for defense contractor lockheed martin. he was married with two college- aged daughters. and 63-year-old kathy gaarde was a financial analyst. her husband wrote, "today, my life partner of 42 years was taken from me. we were just starting to plan our retirement activities and now none of that matters." all 12 of the dead have now been identified. all of them were civilians. we put together a complete list along with stories about many of them on cbsnews.com. we learned today that the killer, 34-year-old aaron alexis, told police just a month ago that he was hearing voices and thought he was being followed by strangers out to hurt him. a virginia rifle ra

. >> catherine: richard ridgell of maryland was a retired maryland state trooper. described as a fun-loving guy who loved football. >> catherine: martin bodrog was the father of three girls. he graduated from the naval acadeny in 1981. neighbors of vishnu pandit is remembered as a kind and gentle man who loved his family and his >> catherine: dog. and 59-year-old michael arnold was an avid pilot who graduated from the stanford school of business. >> catherine: his mother is devastated. arnold's wife had just called him monday when she heard an alarm in the background and he said he'd call her back. he never got the chance. >> catherine: catherine heenan kron4 it news. >> pam: more than 600-people are still unaccounted for in colorado.and at least eight have died due to the extreme flooding. >> pam: a break in the weather tuesday allowed rescue crews to continue their search for those who are stranded. nearly 18- thousand homes across the state have been damaged by relentless rain and flooding. >> pam: in the town of lyons. people returned to find that rushing water

. >> hundreds of people gathered saturday morning at the church to remember richard ridgell. friends and family knew him as mike. he was one of 12 people gunned down at the washington navy yard and one of the last to be laid to rest. rachel is a private security contractor at the military that was shot. twice he was named trooper of the year. according to his obit air rehe also spent three years serving in iraq. john knows ridgell from years back when both were members of the baltimore post marching band. >> he rb will be remembered as a great father. no man loved his three girls and his wife so much. he lived for them. >> something he let his family know often. his daughter spoke with us at a vigil after the shooting. >> dad was very good at taking every opportunity to let us know that he loved us. at all costs, even he would make a fool of himself just so he understood it. he was an every day hero. unspoken hero. >> a memorial fund is now set up for mike ridgell's three children. you can donate to the ridgell children's memorial fund at the pnc bank at 2525 hanover pike mar

richard michael ridgell's funeral will be tomorrow at the church at severn run. he was a former maryland state trooper and an avid ravens fan. a man shot during an overnight robbery and prince george's county was targeted. that happened around 12:15 a.m. on 100th avenue in lanham. no word on the victims condition. police are looking for two suspects. in just 30 minutes, the senate on atake its turn voting plan to keep the government defended through december. a little and then the bill the house passed last week and put funding for obamacare back and. a shutdown could still be on the way. the senate poised to pass a bill that keeps the government running. it also keeps the health care law funded. >> this is not a game, hopefully we are not children. hopefully, we are responsible adults. what we are doing today is responsible. >> the house passed its version last week, defendant obamacare. republican leaders say they will not accept what the senate sends back. >> i do not see that happening. >> yesterday president obama said of the law is here to stay and it shoul

a viewing is happening today in glen burnie for richard mike ridgell. was a former state police officer who worked security at the navy yard. he leaves behind a wife and three daughters. 12 people died in the shooting as well as the gunman. >>> baltimore book festival is kicking off today. it happens at noon. the event is in mount vernon and features hundreds of appearances by local and national aauthors author -- authors. there's live music, a video variety of food. >>> just in time for halloween the edgar alan poe house will reopen. it's going to be open for free for visitors in october but for closing again. a city-wide celebration i want colluding free admission to museums. it will open permanently next spring. >>> dozen of of mummies have made their way to the maryland science center. it's the largest collection of mummies and artifacts. the media will get a preview today with it opening up tomorrow. >> 320 years old an you're probably going to need some work. that's the case for old saint paul. the church was founded in 1692 it has such a rich his

. >>> a security guard killed in the navy yard shooting is being remembered. 52-year-old richard ridgell's visitation continues tonight. he leaves behind three daughters. he was much more than a shooting victim. he is an amazing person. he funeral is tomorrow at the church at severn run. >>> bruce leshan had a chance to talk with some people that have fear nothing will ever be the same again and the mental health workers who helped them recover. >> at my desk shots fired. >> reporter: james slater hid in his office while aaron alexis prowled building 197 searching for more people to slaughter. >> i feel upset because i knew some of the people. >> reporter: the husband and father of two said at first he really did not want to talk to minimum about the terror, but he -- anyone about the terror, but he is glad he finally did. >> for me it feels like a chance. >> reporter: scores of mental health pros have been staffing emergency assistance centers since the attack. they keep careful score and they say between military and civilian counselors they have handled almost 9,000 interactions with pe

richard ridgell worked as a security guard at the navy yard. the 52-year-old spent 18 years as a maryland state trooper. >> i don't want people to remember him as a victim because he never was in his life and he never will be. he is strong. i want him to be know as a dad above a victim of a shooting because he was a great dad. >> sylvia frasier had worked at the navy yard for more than ten years. friends say she picked up a side job at walmart because she loved being around people. gerald read is being remembered as an animal lover who enjoyed the simple things in life. he leaves behind a wife, daughter, and three grandchildren. these men and women along with the other six victims, kenneth proctor, kathy gaarde, michael arnold, vib you in pandit, will all be remembered sunday along with the three others wounded. coming up next on the lead, he had a police record and mental issues. how did the navy yard killer even get a security clearance? one senator wants to know just that. she will join me next live. and they're back to work. some employees

richard ridgell of maryland was a retired maryland state trooper. described as a fun-loving guy who loved football. martin bodrog was the father of three girls. he graduated from the naval acadeny in 1981. >> reporter:neighbors of vishnu pandit is remembered as a kind and gentle man who loved his family and his dog. >> reporter:and 59-year-old michael arnold was an avid pilot who graduated from the stanford school of business. >> reporter:his mother is devastated. >> reporter: >> is not possible, is not cost possible that they shot him for no reason. (crying) he was such a happy person. . >> reporter:arnold's wife had just called him monday when she heard an alarm in the background and he said he'd call her back. he never got the chance. >>among the ways the victims were being remembered today.a moment of silence before the game between the washington nationals and the braves today. >> catherine: all 12 victims were between the ages of 46 and 73. all of them -- civilian employees. >> pam: coming up at five. the skies are clearing. but hundreds are s

one of those victims, 52-year-old richard michael ridgell, a veteran of the iraq war. >> he loved theavens. >> he was a good dad. >> reporter: president obama told telemundo that the u.s. is more vulnerable to these types of mass shootings because the country does not have a strong enough background check system on gun purchases. john and diana? >> abc's tahman bradley. thank you. >> as tahman mentioned, one of the victims, mike ridgell, an iraq war victim. we are learning more about the mothers, fathers, co-workers and freinds lost at the navy yard. >> gerald read is another who will never come home to his wife of 35 years. will weir continues our coverage. >> reporter: i'll see you tonight for dinner. those are the last words kathy read shared with her husband, gerald, as he left for work at the washington navy yard. you never imagine when a 35-year marriage will end in a madman's gunfire. it's impossible for us to imagine what kathy and the other members of the dozen families are dealing with. and what has become a grim american ritual, we tend to focus on the shooter in the search

richard michael ridgell. [ singing hymn). [ taps ] >> we have been with this memorial service as ourence that played out last monday at the washington naval yard. the president and first lady are there and dignitaries on hand to speak who are quietly leaving this memorial service. alongside me watching this is father jonathan morris. at one point the president got pretty political in his 20 minutes of speaking but this was a lot of scripture today and you say that there were some words that people needed to hear. >>guest: it is surprising but also refreshing to see that in moments of tragedy, i wish not only in moments of tragedy but at least in moments of tragedy in our country we are able to express and we do so very publicly faith and religion. the faith of the president. the faith of some of the military men and women. the reason why we do that unashamebly we talk of hope, there is no hope if this is no eternal life and everyone recognizes they trying to give home to the families. it is always a great moment. >> the president borrowed a quotation against our will comes wisdom to

and richard michael ridgell. [ bell tolls ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ taps ] ♪ [ taps ] ♪ [ taps ] >>> we're watchingu can see president obama going row to row, person to person, hugging and consoling the family members of the victims who were lost. of course, this event was to honor the 12 victims who were killed in last week's mass shooting. it was a memorial service for the fallen who were killed in that senseless act of violence. we did hear remarks from the president, very strong remarks from the president, calling for gun control and offering his condolences to the families of those lost in this shooting. daniel hernandez, who unfortunately has firsthand experience with this terrible issue of gun violence. more than two years ago, he was an intern in gabby giffords congressional office and he was in tucson the day gabby giffords was shot and six others were killed. also with us today, someone else with firsthand experience, shot four times in the massacre at virginia tech. three of those bullets are still in his spine. he works with a group started by mayor michael bloomberg, mayors against gun

the viewing for richard ridgell of westminster is scheduled from 3:00 to 5:00 and again from 7:00 totonight. he was working as a security officer at the navy yard. he is survived by three daughters. the funeral is set for tomorrow morning. time for a check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> still tracking those delays on eastbound i-70, for those of you heading towards 29. on average, you are about 14 miles an hour and that begins around west friendship. as you travel through columbia, patuxent parkway, an accident there. another one at mountain road in freetown road. watch for accident activity. 15 minutes on the north side as volume continues to build par 4. 13 minutes on the west side outer loop. this is what it looks like at 70 and 29. here is 83 coming down from the parkton region. southbound traffic going away from us. light in that area. delays for the south around padonia road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. rain in like it might some areas. but those cultural breakup as we go through the morning -- those clouds will break up as we go through the morning.

. >> reporter: richard michael ridgell.e is survived by three daughters. >> i want him to be known as a dad, above a victim of a shooting. because he was a great dad. for all of us. >> reporter: martin bodrog, graduated from the naval academy and was a decorated officer. >> my knees just got weak, you know. everything about marty just a great guy, you know, wonderful husband, father. >> reporter: michael arnold, frank coaller, vishnu pandit, sylvia fraser, gerald l. read and kenneth bernard proctor, all victims of this inexplicable tragedy. chris, an update on the people who were shot but survived. a woman struck in the head. she was released from the hospital yesterday. we're told the d.c. police officer underwent surgery yesterday as well. chris? >> thank you very much for the reporting this morning. >>> the other big story we're following is in colorado. hundreds remain unaccounted for nearly a week after the start of those historic floods. the good news is that the death toll has been revised down to six people. as the

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richard michael ridgell spent 17 years with the maryland state police before resigning in the year 2000rporal. michael arnold designed ships at the navy yard. he was an avid pilot who was working on billing his own plane. sylvia frazier, who was 53, was the second youngest of seven children according to the "washington post." she worked at the naval seas systems command on network security. martin bodrog was a naval academy graduate. after two decades in the military he managed the design of ships for the navy. martin bodrog, you can see that smile on his face. he's remembered as a wonderful husband and the father of three daughters. an active community volunteer who taught sunday school. earlier i had the chance to speak with selma nunes. she worked closely with martin at fairfax young life community. i asked her how his family is doing. >> they're in good spirits. be they are lucky enough to have an amazing community both church community -- they've lived in northern virginia for a long time -- neighbors, people are flying in. they are lucky enough to have a lot of people that are sur

martin bod rod, 54 and richard michael ridgell, 52 years old. that is the complete list of the victims here that just came down. we are learning more and more about these victims. more like victims like kathy gaarde, 62 years old pictured here with her 94-year-old mother who she cared for before she passed away last year. gaarde was a daughter, a mother, she was a wife. she loved animals and loved hockey. and as the day goes on, we're going to learn even more about these victims. i'll tell you, i'm standing right outside of national stadium. i want to give you a live look what the scene looks like. the fans are arriving for this game. we just had a moment of silence at nationals park and they paid tribute to these victims that we just named here. the flags are flying at half-staff. we know that the team will be wearing special jerseys, patriotic jerseys to honor these victims. i had a chance to speak to some of these fans walking in through the gates. this game was post phoned yesterday because of events. no doubt they're walking in here with th

. >> richard michael ridgell served lee years as a contract security worker in iraq. he is survived by three daughters. >> i want him to be known as a dad above a victim of a shooting because he was a great dad for all of us. >> martin bodrog graduated from the naval academy and was a decorated officer. my knees just got weak, you know? everythinging about marty just a great guy, you know, wonderful husband, father. >> michael arnold, frank kohler, vishnu pandit, mary francis knight, sylvia frasier, gerald l. read and kenneth bernard proctor all victims of this inexplicable tragedy. >> and wolf, you know, lee additional people, they were shot but they survived. we can tell you that as of last night, one of the three was able to leave the hospital, two remain in the hospital at had point. wolf? >> our hearts go out to those families. what a sad story. renee, thank you for that. we're going to have more on breaking news we're following. that 14-year-old girl found alive in georgia. a news conference clayton county georgia, police will be briefing us together with the fb

bernard proctor, mary knight, john roger johnson, frank kohler, vishnu pandit martin bodrog, richard marshall ridgellarthur daniels, and gerald read. twelve victims just randomly, we think, shot at by the shotgun from the fourth floor as described to us yesterday by the eyewitness, fourth floor down into the atrium down to the footed court. i want to ask you, chuck, the white house has been significantly off point, it seems to me, the president coming out after this event with brief remarks about it, but then going into his criticisms of the republicans over the economy on the fifth anniversary of the lehman failure. it doesn't seem as though they have got their footing here, first on syria, now on this. >> andrea, i can tell you, i think they wish they had yesterday back. they are not saying it but you can feel it. you know how you can tell in these situation, if they had to do it again, the way it went down yesterday isn't the way it is. nationals, just brought it up, washington nationals wearing navy hats today. >> i saw harper tweeted out navy with the picture of navy blue. >> the whole red, whit

richard michael ridgele spent 17 years with the maryland state police before resigning in the year 2000s a corporate. michael arnold designed ships at the navy yard. he was an avid pilot who was working on building his own plane. sylvia frasier who was 53 was the second youngest of seven children according to "the washington post." she worked at the naval sea systems command on network security. martin bodrog was a naval academy graduate, after more than two decades in the military, he managed the design of ships for the navy. our story "outfront" is the victims. martin bodrog being remembered as a devoted husband, father of three daughters and active community volunteer. he taught sunday school and graduated from the naval academy in 1981. obviously he lost his life so senselessly yesterday. selma nunez worked closely with martin as a member of the eastern fairfax young life community and selma, i'm so sorry for your loss. and, you know, it's so hard for anyone not in this situation to imagine what his friends and family are enduring right now. i know you were at the bodrog home this m

including john roger johnson, gerald read, sylvia fraser, frank kohler, arthur daniels and richard michael ridgelle of the victims we featured there, mary knight, was in her daughter's wedding very recently. it's important to remember that these were all adults leading very full lives and it's teenagers and young adult children they're being survived by. >> thank you so much. >>> three of the people wounded in yesterday's shooting are said to be doing better today. among the injured, a washington, d.c. police officer who was shot twice in the legs. officer scott williams is a 23-year veteran of the force. earlier today, police chief cathy lanier talked about officer williams and how his character is helping him beat the odds. >> we have a very good prognosis from the doctors. he does have serious injuries to his legs. again, i know the officer and i know his personality. i'm real confident that he not only will walk again but probably will outrun most of us again. >> i'm joined by christopher baughman, chairman of the d.c. police union. first, it's great to hear that officer williams is doing bett

including john roger johnson, gerald read, sylvia frasier, frank coaler, arthur daniels and richard michael ridgells, and many of them have young adult children and teenage children, and we should be thinking of them. >> our deepest, deepest condolences to all these families. our heart goes out to all of them. thanks very much for that report. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. crossfire starts right now. >>> tonight, aaron alexis had a pattern of misconduct, an arrest record and a gun. should the law that let him buy it be changed? tonight's guests, collin goddard, and larry pratt who heads gun owners of america. what can government do to prevent mass shootings? can it do anything? tonight on crossfire. >> welcome to crossfire. i'm newt gingrich on the right. >> and i'm stephanie cutter on the left. today we are struggling to make sense of yet another mass shooting. a gunman killed 12 people and wounded eight others. something that really summed it up for me was this plea from the doctor at one of the hospitals that treated some of the victims. >> ther

read. 54-year-old martin bodrog. 52-year-old richard michael ridgell.half stuff until sunset on friday. this morning defense secretary chuck hagel and other military officials laid a wreath at the navy memorial in honor of those killed. [ trumpet playing ] ♪ >> amazing stories of survival are also coming out of washington right now as those who lived through monday's shooting rampage relive the terror. >> we heard some more rapid fire. then it got quiet again. then we heard some activity, like i said, outside the door. again, we didn't know who was running up and down the hallway. so we just hunkered down and just waited. we saw blood spots on the ground. don't know who it was. >> i'm terrified. i'm stressed. i'm tired, you know. just listening to the ringing of gunshots and ambulances and fire trucks and helicopters. i've never experienced this before. >> one of our employees close by heard the word "shooter." there was another employee who is some sort of an agent, not a first responder, but who literally stood up on a desk, in fact making himself a t

ohnson, vishnu pandit, martin bogrog, arthur daniels, mary francis knight, gerald reed, and richard michael ridgell lost their lives in this senseless attack. i along with all my colleagues offer my condolences on behalf of all who live in the fifth district and in our country. i wish to take a moment to reflect from this floor on their lives of hard work and dedicated service. sylvia frazier had been an information assurance manager at the naval sea systems command since 2000. because she loved interacting with people so much, she took a night job at the wal-mart in waldorf, maryland, where she was beloved by her co-workers and members of our community. sylvia is survived by her parents, james and eloise, and six brothers and sisters. frank kohler, frank was a defense contractor at the navy yard. he and his wife, michelle, who works at p.a.x. river naval air station lived in tall timbers, maryland, and loved to go boating and fishing on the chesapeake and florida. he was the past president of the lexington park rotary club and served as king oyster at the st. mary's county oyster festival, welcomi