rockne newell suspected now of killing three people.for major nidal hasan gets under way at texas today. the former army psychiatrist is accused of opening fire at ft. hood in 2009, killing 13 people, wounding 32 others. >>> it is check-out time for hurricane sandy victims staying at hotels in new york. the original deadline was to leave by july 7th. fema extended it, however, until today. >>> president obama heading west today. he'll be talking about home ownership and his better bargain for the middle class during a stop in phoenix, then will tape an appearance with jay leno. >>> mitt romney back in politics. tonight he'll appear for a fundraiser for the republican party. romney hinted he'll be active during the 2014 midterm elections. get ahead of the game and go to newdaycnn.com for the latest. >> thanks. >>> new to a bizarre scene inside a kentucky courtroom. joshua young is accused of allegedly helping his father kill his step brother, but his father took the stand monday and testified he acted alone in the beating death of his 14

authorities have identified him as 59-year-old rockne newell.s man at the meeting describes the scene. i saw smoke and plaster flying out, blowing out through the walls. i dropped to the floor. that's what everyone did. a woman ran to the door and opened it. he was standing there. a man pushed her aside and was shot. weber says the gunman returned to his car, retrieved a handgun and brought it back into the building. >> the gunman came into the building, started shooting randomly at the people in the room. >> newell apparently had a long-running property dispute with town officials. he had reportedly not been in the home since it was condemned on thursday. he is presently in custody, suffering from a bullet wound to the leg. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> we have his name, rockne newell is his name. longstanding debate with the town. one of the reporters for the poconos record, was inside, he was able to give a firsthand account. he said the pictures on the walls were exploding. there were people after the initial shooting. there were -- t

. >> reporter: police say the gunman is identified 59-year-old rockne newell, shot and killed three people and injured several others. >> upon the approach to the township building, he began to fire the long gun into the township building. through the windows of the building. >> reporter: a reporter for a local newspaper witnessed the chaos. chris reber described holes going through the walls. and, quote, i saw smoke and plaster flying out, blowing out through the walls. i dropped to the floor. that's what everyone did. reber crawled out of the room and hid. he says after the initial shooting, he watched the gunman go back to his car, pull out another gun and return to the building. police say when the shooter went back inside, two people tackled him and the gunman was shot in the leg, preventing anymore bloodshed. >> it is rather disturbing for us. you see it all over. and here it is, in your hometown. >> reporter: state police say the shooter had an ongoing property dispute with the township. he's in police custody this morning. preeti arla, abc news, washington. >> we'll, of course, sta

police say 59-year-old rockne newell fired into the windows and then went inside. investigators think they have a possible motive. >> he's had an ongoing dispute with township officials. something about the condemnation of his property and issues relating to his sewer. i was told there was nothing about his property on the agenda tonight. >> the township official is among the dead. another victim in surgery. the gunman is in police custody. >>> president obama heads to phoenix to highlight one of the country's most remarkable housing recoveries. tracie potts joins us from washington. any good news we can get on that. what new proposals are in the works. >> he's got a couple of them. he'll be announcing them in phoenix. the where here just as important as the what. this is where president obama was four years ago talking about the housing crisis. now he goes back to phoenix. they are having a baste bounceback, but they still have a long way to go. today there, the president is expected to talk about borrowing and refinancing, saving middle class families $3,000 a ye

the suspect, rockne newell, appearing in court yesterday, where he heard the charges against him. his family said newell had been planning the attack for some time. >> he had been talking about this. and we've been trying to talk him out of it. and he just told me, he said, dad, my life is over. i'm not going to live in a tent another winter in my life. >> newell had a long-running dispute with town officials over their efforts to condemn his property. investigators say he told them he was sorry he wasn't able to kill more people. >>> and now, to cleveland where that house of horrors where three women were held captive and tortured for about a decade is about to become a pile of rubble. ariel castro's home will be demolished this morning, nearly a week after he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. workers cleaned out the home while dozens of people touched by the women's story walked by to get a final look. and take a look at this. google had wiped the house off the face of the earth electronically. 2207 seymour avenue is nothing but a blur on google's street view. >>>

ross township is located about the gunman has been identified as rockne newell. witnesses say he appeared to be shooting randomly. police say he was involved in a longtime property dispute with the township. a local official tackled newell and shot him with his own gun. newell was treated and this morning is in police custody. at least two others were wounded. >>> overseas they've ordered the evacuation of an embassy in yemen. we're learning that a secret message between the head of al qaeda and a deputy in yemen prompted that action. it calls for a major attack against interests. bob orr has details. >> reporter: sources say the head of al qaeda ayman al zawahiri was pressing a meeting with nasir al wuhayshi. sources say the two leaders vaguely referenced something big. noting an attack could happen as early as sunday, august 4th. wuhayshi who was once the personal secretary to osama bin laden runs the yemen-based branch of al qaeda that has proven to be the most agress any of plotting against the u.s. his group, aqap is home to an explosive expert who over the

state police say 59-year-old rockne newell walked up to the ross township municipal building monday nightarmed with a rifle and started shooting. >> it was a horrible scene, something you never want to witness. >> reporter: police say newell who was involved in an 18 year fight with the township over his property killed three people. state police stay he first started shooting through the side window, shattering the glass and then he moved to the side door and finally the front door. in all authorities say he fired off dozens of rounds. when newell allegedly went back to his car to grab a different gun, bernard here seen at the scene and mark creche kresh sprang into action. >> after the second round of the shooting i could not take anymore. i got up and ran. to be honest, my wife was behind me and i did not want her to be shot. >> reporter: investigators say the two men tackled newell to the ground and bound him up using clothes. minutes later as he was taken away newell told them, quote, i wish i killed more of them. chaos in a small town that would have been worse if not for the heroic

this is about 70 miles north of philadelphia, and witnesses say that rockne newell started firing even before he entered the building. once inside, the gunman sprayed more bullets, then left and came back with another gun. the nightmare didn't stop until he was tackled and shot. >> they absolutely would have saved lives. he was entering the building again with a handgun and certainly his intent had been shown that he was wanting to harm the people and certainly if they would not have done that, he would have killed or injured other people. >> let's go live now to saylorsburg, pennsylvania, that's where cnn's poppy harlow is. i can imagine the community is just reeling from this. >> reporter: yeah, this is, as you said, a town that itself said is never in the headlines. this is a small, very tight knit community where everyone knows everyone, and they are reeling from this. it's a tragedy. the horror played out right behind me at a typical town hall meeting last night about 7:30 p.m. three innocent people shot dead. several others shot, wounded. we know that three of the injured have be

the suspect, rockne newell was arraigned. yesterday morning. n talking about this. we have been trying to talk him out of it. he told me. dad, my life is over. i am not going to live in a tent another winter in my life. >> newell had a long running dispute with town officials over the efforts to condemn his property. >> in cleveland, house of horrors where three women were held captive and tortured for a decade will become a pile of rubble. ariel castro's home demolished this morning, nearly a week after he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. workers cleaned out the home. dozens of people touched by the women's story walked by to get a final look. >> before today's demolition, google wiped the house off the face of the earth electronically. 2207 seymour avenue a blur on google's street view. >> to georgia and grandmother determined to fight back. against a robber. the 62-year-old walked into her kitchen on sunday, heard someone upstairs. got in the minivan. she drove to safety, but she had the chance to stop the robber and get away d

. >> the gunman opens fire killing three people at a town meeting in tennessee. 59-year-old rockne newel l had a deuce put. others managed to tackle him. >> it's courageous what they did. they absolutely would have saved life's. -- lives. he was entering with a handgun. and his intent had been shown he wanted to do harm to people and certainly if they would not have done that, he would have killed or injured other people. >> newel l is now in custody. >> the man accused of a deadly shooting spree is said to go on trial today. comes four years after the mass shooting that killed 13 people. survivors will finally be able to tell their stories on the witness stand. >> i looked over and i saw him pointing a gun at me. and by the time i tried shifting over, felt like a baseball bat hit me in the side of the neck. and blood went everywhere. >> hasan will represent himself after asking his attorneys be released. >> the attorneys in the whitey bulger trial is charged in connection with 19 murders in the 1970s and 08s. his lawyers accused federal prosecutors of making sweet heart deals with ruthl

the suspect rockne newell had an apparent long-running dispute with township officials that's him there about his property which had just been condemned. he was arraigned tuesday on murder charges but did not enter a plea. >>> flash flooding leading to tragedy in missouri. authorities say a 4-year-old boy was killed when a car he was riding in was swept away 80 miles northwest of waynesville. the boy's mother is still missing. leaving many homes under several feet of water. >> i want to cry. that's all i can say, i want to cry. i've never had to deal with anything like this. every tomb i look at it, i want to cry, but got to be strong. >> missouri's governor has declared a state of emergency in areas of flooding. >> indira petersons is watching the flooding. that's devastating. >> truly devastating, unfortunately, almost identical pictures today that we saw yesterday. we actually pulled up yesterday's radar. we reported anywhere from seven to nine inches of rain yesterday. now, let's look at the current radar. almost an identical picture. we're still talking about rainfall rates, about

the suspect rockne newell was angry with local officials.ondemned and purchased by the township. three men were killed in the shooting monday night. several other were wounded. >>> and as "360" follows, the pennsylvania girl who underwent lung transplants in june is up and walking with the help of a therapist and a walker. sarah murnaghan's quest prompted for a chamg in policy. she turns 11 tomorrow. happy birthday. >>> new details about a deadly python attack at a sleep over. heart breaking story. 6-year-old and his 4-year-old brother went to bed at a friend's apartment and were found dead the next morning. authorities believe a 100-pound python killed them after escaping through the cage and going through the ceiling. over the boys. criminal investigation is under way. jeff corwin host of "ocean mysteries" on abc joins me now. so, jeff, what do you make of this? does it make sense a snake could do something like this? >> well, anderson, you can't forget what these snakes are. some of the most powerful predators on the planet and if you don

police say rockne newell fired through a wall and burst into the ross township meeting. he was wrestled to the ground and shot with his own gun. investigators say newell had a long running dispute with officials over the rundown condition of his property which was on the verge of being condemned. hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for real? i always said one day i'd go to china, just never thought it'd be today. anncr: we're giving away a trip every day. download the expedia app and your next trip could be on us. expedia, find yours. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years,

than a dozen people inside for a meeting ran for cover, outside police say this man, 59-year-old rockne newells firing through the building's windows. >> he subsequently again then entered the building continuing to fire the long gun as he made his way through the building. >> reporter: chris reber was there reporting for "the pocono record." "it was automatic like a string of firecrackers," he told the paper. "i dropped to the floor. it stopped, and i crawled out the side door." >> he then exited the building and returned to the parking lot where he retrieved a handgun from his vehicle. he then again reapproached the building and entered the building again firing the weapon. >> reporter: the terrifying ordeal reportedly coming to an end when local official bernie kozen grabbed newell in a bear hug and helped wrestle his gun away before using it to shoot newell in the leg. police now believe newell wanted revenge after the property where he lived was condemned thursday. he reportedly had a long-standing feud with the township, with neighbors complaining his land had become a junk yard, and tha

state police have identified the shooter at 59-year-old rockne newell, a junk collector who authorities claim had been in an ongoing dispute with ross township for failing to clean up his property. >> i'm not sure if he personally knew the individuals killed tonight. one of them is in an official capacity with the township, so you would assume he did know them but i don't know that to be a fact. >> newel was eventually brought down and shot when a local official at the meeting tackled him to the ground. newell was treated for his wound and is now in police custody. charlie and norah. >> a global computer system failed creating headaches for flyers around the world. the saber reservation system used by hundreds of airlines and airports went down three hours monday. it's back up but delays remain. cbs peter greenberg is with us from san diego. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> the impact, how big is it? >> pretty big. you lose a system like this, airlines around the world you lose tracking inform ii listing of making, tracking of flights themselves. there's very little manual ove

the coroner says rockne newell was about to shoot more people when he was wrestled to the ground.ewell was in a dispute with the township over a dilapidated property. those are the headlines on the fox business network. get you back to ashley. ashley: arthel, thank you very much, appreciate that. >>> while all eyes are on detroit and its upcoming bankruptcy trial, other u.s. municipalities are also at risk. many experts point to the president's hometown of chicago as the next possible bankruptcy. chicago's problems are massive pension liabilities. sound familiar, huh? that may cause budget shortfalls up to one billion dollars by the year 2015, not far away. one the reasons for moody's three-notch downgrade next month. our next guest says it is entire state of illinois that is actually in trouble. joining us allison frazier, senior fellow at the heritage foundation. it is all doom and gloom. how bad is chicago's's financial situation compared to detroit's? >> chicago and detroit unfortunately have many parallels when it comes to their long-term debt and especially their pension and

>> reporter: jenna, that suspect, 59-year-old rockne newell, who was wounded with one of his own gunsn arraigned on three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault. he told the judge he couldn't afford a lawyer since he lives on $600 a month on government disability and has no job. when asked if i owns property, he said, quote, judge, they stole it from me. that is what started all this. newell has been in dispute with town officials over his dilapidated home described as junk ward with wood pal let's and a garage ready to fall over. after neighbors complained, officials found buckets filled with feces. newell said he couldn't afford the septic bill and eventually the town ordered him to vacate the property. at the ross township meeting, newell looked for his revenge, firing on the building from the parking lot. continuing to fire with a rifle as he walked inside with all the people ducking for cover. went back to his car, dropped the rifle according to police, grabbed a handgun, shooting more rounds before a town supervisor named bernie coa

>> reporter: rockne newell had been battling with the town for years over conditions of his propertyescribed as dip a lap dated and ramshackled. police issued a warrant and so the road is blocked off. his property is filled with junk, a old camper and garage ready to collapse. four years ago responding to complaints from neighbors, officials found buckets filled with feces because newell could not afford septic fees. he was toiled to vacate the property and living out of his car. he told a local reporter if i lose this property i have nowhere else to go. what they have been doing to me for so long is wrong. he was treated for his wound and is in a local jail and will be arraigned via videoconference sometime today. heather: thank you, rick. bill? bill: heather, the head of the republican party now threatening to cut out both cnn an nbc from republican debates unless the networks agree to pull the plug on several upcoming hillary clinton documentaries. will that happen? rnc chairman reasons priebus is with me right now. he issued the threat yesterday. my guest out of milwaukee, from h