both of guns found semiautomatic. >> yes, it's believed one of those guns belonged to the police officere other did belong to the gunman. he is described as a white man in his 40s, balding, tall. he was not somebody who was known to the community. that was somebody who helped debrief some of the witnesses. his home is now being searched. yeah, that handgun was recovered. you have to think about hothis is all playing out, also, in terms of the number of shots. you have six people who are shot and killed. okay. you have two others critically wounded, even before the police officers shot. a normal semiautomatic gun, handgun, usually holds anywhere between 11 and 14 bullets. it's not clear whether he went through one magazine or two magazines. when i did speak to one of the atf folks on the ground, that person told me he was not sure whether there were additional magazines found in his pants. >> all right, deb. stand by because we're going to get more on that. let's go now to alex manning, former police investigator and law enforcement veteran. you heard about the shooter, what she said abou

following the murders, he talks about semiautomatic guns can be fired like assault weapons. he is getting support from fellow democrats but gun owners say it is unness and unconstitutional. >>> it is a more scar -- we are talking about what is being done to keep them from happening again. >>> let's check in with sal, how is it looking, sal? >> it is not looking that bad, we are off to a decent start this week. 80 westbound and we have been watching it from fill lay hoe, also, westbound the traffic continues to move well all the way into san francisco sister and some of the lights are out on the san mateo bridge and we had reports of somebody saying electricity is going on and off and we will get to the bottom of that. let's go to steve. >>> inland temperatures keep bumping up and yesterday did close down. a little system to the north and it looks like high pressure will win out big time for the next couple of days. it is also skipping and it is the central sierra and and it is possible between now and the upcoming weekend, it is possible and there is not a lot to it and what

gun control. it's about automatic, semiautomatic weapons. uns for protecting your house, to protect your castle if that's your choice. guns for hunting. semiautomatic weapons are in a very different zone. 25 police were killed this year by semiautomatic weapons. the same weapons that was used to kill people in aurora, colorado, could be used to bring down airplanes. this is a matter of national security. you do not hunt deer or elk or rabbits with these guns. you could not protect your house with them. they only kill people. and they should be banned. >> reverend jackson, governor romney signed a ban in massachusetts but he said this only a few days after the deadly colorado shooting. >> i don't happen to believe that america needs new gun laws. a lot of what this young man did was clearly against the law. but the fact it was against the law did not prevent it from happening. >> doesn't this muddy the situation here? this feeling exacerbates or escalates the problem? >> because it's assumed that vice president dan gore lost the election based

july 28th a week before the shooting, he walked into the gun store and bought a 9 millimeter semiautomatic gunchase was legally, and he filled out the state and the federal paperwork and passed the background check. >> reporter: then he used that gun to shoot nine people, six of whom died, but what is not clear to investigators is why. page's girlfriend was questioned the day of the shootings, but they say she offered no insight on the motives. neighbors told them that she had not talked to page since he moved out, and even shutdown his e-mail account. there were no people inside when we went to page's girlfriend's apartment. we are learning more about page's past and the apparent association with white supremacists. the owner off this harley-davidson shot in fayetteville, north carolina, says he found an application by page to join the ku klux klan in 1994 after failing to get the job. la later he came back for the application, but he was told it was destroyed. >> we excourt kou escorted him and there was an application to the kkk on his desk and i took that information. >> his mother and ste

it would allow magazines to be reloaded so quickly, that some semiautomatic guns can be fired almost like assault weapons. after the mass murders in colorado and wisconsin, the bill is getting some support from fellow lawmakers, but the gun owners groups say it's not necessary, and they claim it's unconstitutional. >>> a san ramone lawyer who was arrested connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash is due in court in just the next few hours. spencer freeman smith was arrested back in may. police say he owns a mercedes benz connected to a crash that killed a 57-year-old cyclist named bow houston. investigators say the car left the scene. smith is an attorney in san francisco. he is is free now on $60,000 bail. >>> 7:21. if you live in land, hang on for a heat wave. steve paulson will explain why the pattern may affect air quality. >> twitter is handing over an user's account information to the authorities. the posted messages that raised some very serious concerns. >> good morning, northbound 280 is slow. see slow traffic into the valley. we'll tell you more about the morning commute com

he used a nine millimeter semiautomatic hand gun purchased legally.to the white supremacist movement. >> the biggest question we have, is this a hate crime? what did we do wrong? >> today, federal agents searched a north carolina house where page lived looking for clues and a motive. >> we're treating this as a domestic terrorist type incident. and therefore, the fbi has the resources needed to help investigate that. >> a 2009 homeland security report warned us about this type of tragedy. lone wolves embracing violent right wing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism tletd in the united states. at the time, conservatives mocked the report. michelle malkin called it one of the most embarrassingly shoddy pieces of propaganda i'd ever read out of the dhs. tonight, six are dead, three others are fighting for their lives and a community is left to pick up the pieces. let's turn to mark potack. good to have you with us on "the ed show" this evening. your group has been reported, tracking wade michael page for a decade. tracking him. wh

it was a top-of-the-line semiautomatic weapon. those gunsare legal in washington d.c. >> i would like to know how this type of mixup could take place especially with what is going on recently with mass shootings. on a want to be in a situation where this type of weapon can just show up on someone's doorstep accidently. i would like to see more precautions taken >> he called the police and a semi-automatic weapon that was delivered cost $2,000. that is a big mixup. >> 620, another thriller at the coliseum as the a's tried to take the series from the angels. >> a movie theater favorite, but butter popcorn can hurt mor,,,,, >> sunshine showing up in the valleys with a couple of patches of fog in the bay. hottest temperatures of this season are coming our way >> meeting whites are on at the bay bridge toll plaza. a busy writing in the south bay. >> the time now to 624, a common flavor ingredient in a buttery popcorn might cause alzheimer's, according to a recent study by chemical research and toxicology. the brain's natural mechanisms of clearin

we now know the gun was a .22 caliber semiautomatic baretta. police say it only contained 1 bullet and the gun was not stolen. now we're trying to find the gun's owner. we talked to a volunteer firefighter who was across the street when the shooting occurred. he said accidents like this aren't common for that community. >> it's a shocker for this town and i know it's going to send this town for take loop for a few days, but i -- a loop for a few days, but i believe the town is resilient enough to bounce back. i just hope there's a lot of support for the parents and child and i hope we find an answer to what happened really fast. this is a place to raise your family and for this to happen it kind of pumps your brakes a bit. >> just a few hours ago we got word the little 3-year-old boy has been upgraded to stable condition. his sister was not hurt. in fact, she ran to get help when the gun went off. police are still looking for the person who threw a loaded gun into a bush where anyone could fine it. fine-- find it. >>> a news edge exclusive, city

. >> reporter: investigators believe page used one gun, a 9-millimeter semiautomatic handgun that was purchased at a local gunshop. >>> the associated press is reporting that trayvon martin's mother has applied for victim compensation benefits in connection with her son's death. if her application is granted, is a brin na fulton would get the money from a florida state fund. george zimmerman is charged with martin's death and has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge and maintains he shot the teenager in self-defense. >>> closer to home, as state lawmakers prepare for a special session to add a sixth slot, the state's first casino wants to cut back on some of its games. jeff hager joins us with the proposed reductions. >> reporter: for almost two years, slot parlors hit the jack poment now the general manager is calling on the lottery commission to let them cut as many as 500 of the 1500 machines. the perryville facility knew this would eventually compete with those in anne arundel county and baltimore. revenues have dropped as much as 40%. he said the move is not a fore

semiautomatics. these are military-style civilian version, of these guns.on the outside but they function exactly the same as any rifle. if you're going to ban all rifles, fine, go and talk about banning them. but going and picking guns just because they look a particular way doesn't make that much sense. you know, it's -- responding to the comment that was just made. look, people use guns defensively, about four to five times more frequently each year than guns are used in the commission of a crime. the fbi national crime victimization survey shows about 450,000 times each year people use guns to commit crime. but similar surveys show that people use guns about 2 million times -- >> would they use them if -- >> rarely -- >> erin, erin, the brady campaign lays out -- >> roland, final word. >> -- used to intimidate or threaten 4 to 6 times more often they're used to thwart time. thwart crime. also, a 2009 study found that people in possession of a gun are almost five times more likely to be shot in an assault. the point is not -- >> you don't know what you'r

officials say he was armed with a .9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol purchased legally in a local gun shop. witnesses describe a frantic scene around 10:30 in the morning when the rampage began. >> there was one guy outside, just bang first shot and he just went inside. i was just hiding. >> the gunman killed six people and wounded three others. police say it could have been worse if not for the quick action of the first officers who arrived on the scene. >> our officer, a 20-year veteran was ambushed. shot multiple times. another officer was engaged by the suspect. our officer engaged that individual and the individual is deceased. >> the wounded officer underwent surgery and is expected to survive. local police are calling the attack domestic terrorism. but the fbi is urging caution. so far, investigators have found no ties between the suspected shooter and known extremist groups. >>> members of this close-knit sikh congregation are shaken. >> it's shocking. you don't expect this at the church. >> it's astounding people can behave in this manner. it makes you question humanity in so

gun shows. okay? and the black market traffics in these heavy weapons, right? and number two, can you take a semiautomaticake it into a machine gun. >> you can modify. >> therein lies the case in, where? what state. >> basically the ninth circuit of appeals on friday ruled that machine guns are dangerous and unusual weapons. so even if you were to make a modification. >> what was the original lawsuit. >> individual matthew wayne henry that was sentenced to two years in prison for illegally owning a machine gun, his argument was it wasn't a machine gun when he observed it. it was a modification. after market. >> bill: this guy in alaska, faith, he buys a rifle. >> um-huh. >> bill: a rifle which is legal in alaska. you have to have them because grizzly bears are everywhere. they come in and try to break into your house. you have to have a big rifle. he makes it into a machine gun. >> right. >> bill: i bet new jent knows how to do that. he shoots the machine gun out of his house a little target practice. they arrest him. twoers i don't. he says hey, you can't do that i have a right to a machine gun. the fede

gun shots. it was a semiautomatic. >> i heard a bullet, two bullets whizzed right by my room. >> 5 people were shot including a 65-year-old man who later died from his injuries. at this hour one female victim still remains in the hospital. the suspect died after being taken into custody families are saying they are quote distraught by the havoc he has caused. this is the third mass shooting we have seen within the last month. 12 people killed at the movie theater back in july and 6 people were killed at a sikh temple in wisconsin two weeks ago. >> definitely troubling. >> congressman paul ryan making a campaign stop in iowa. president obama also in iowa trying to attack the republican vision for the future. kelly wright has more. >> good morning to you. hope you are doing well. later today vice presidential candidate paul ryan will be in colorado. he will discuss how a romney ryan administration will pursue and all of the above strategy or approach i should say towards america becoming energy independent. ryan conducted his first solo appearance in iowa at the iowa state fair congressman ryan talke

page bought the springfield 9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol used in the rampage at a gun shop in west alice, wisconsin. >> if we did everything right there is nothing i could do. >> reporter: page killed five men and one woman before police shot him to death. the temple president, who armed with a knife tried to stop the shooting is among the dead. >> he took two to the head, the blood trail and battle shows he dragged himself away. >> reporter: three others fighting for their lives, 21 year police veteran, lieutenant brian murphy. >> brian is in critical condition. >> reporter: murphy was one of the officers to arrive at the scene and was ambushed as he helped the victim. >> he had been shot nine times, one very serious in the neck area. he waved them off and told them to go into the temple to assist those in there. >> reporter: an area metal factory confirms he was an employee there until mid july. police believe a week later, page bought the gun used in sunday's shooting. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> new york's mayor says the shooting offers yet another reason for the presi

and police say that johnson bought the gun he used, a .45 caliber semiautomatic, legally, 25 years ago in florida. investigators believe his motive for killing his co-worker, a bitter personal dispute between the two. not because johnson had been laid off from his job as a fashion designer a year ago. and neighbors described him as quiet. he dressed every day as a suit. this day, as usual, wore a suit. went back to his workplace and allegedly killed his co-worker. >> ron, thank you. terrible story. >>> politics, now. two days until what could be the biggest event so far for mitt romney's campaign. as we head into the republican national convention, romney cannot seem to get out of his own way, veering off-message for what some are calling an ill-timed joke about the birther issue. david kerley in washington and on the story. david, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, he is calling it, mitt romney, humor. but the headlines are blaring about the latest roadblock that mitt romney has put up himself on the way to tampa. mitt romney rolled into michigan, hoping to gain some momentum lead

then on july 28th, a week before the shooting, he walked into this gun store and bought a 9 millimeter semiautomatic handgun like this one. >> the purchase was done legally. the -- he filled out the state and federal paperwork, he passed the background check. >> reporter: six days later, authorities say he used that gun to shoot nine people, six of whom died. what still isn't clear to investigators is why. page's girlfriend was questioned the day of the shootings, but investigators say she offered no insight into page's motive. neighbors say she told them she hadn't talked to page since he moved out and he had even shut down his e-mail account. there were people inside, but no answer when we went to page's girlfriend's apartment. we're learning more about page's past and his apparent association with white supremacists. the owner of this harley-davidson shop in fayetteville, north carolina said he found an application belonging to page to join the ku klux clan after he fired page in 2004 for yelling at female employees. he also says page became angry when he came back later to get the application an

at that point he wasn't someone who was gathering 6,000 rounds of ammunition and automatic guns or semiautomatic so there are points in the process. they could be different judgments made, and i think that you agree. i know that you agree there should have been a face-to-face interview with hassan. how long had he been in the military at the time of the fort hood incident? >> i would have to go back and check on that. >> he had been there for many years. >> and so, you know, the situation as we see it today we are looking at it in the fullness of their rearview mirror in all this information and it's a little bit different than going at it on a current knowledge basis. i thank if the chairman and i would be willing to sign on to his request to get more information about the warrant be withdrawn. >> mr. fattah we generally agree this one may be right, it may not. my own feeling, and it's an opinion is that al-awlaki was a bad guy from the very beginning and i talked to some of the commissioners. i spoke to one staff person the of the day but in the commission report, it says significant san diego

authorities say page used a springfield .9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol to carry out the sunday massacre. sources tell abc news he bought that gun here, legally, at the shooter's shop in nearby west allis, wisconsin. >> if we did everything right, there's nothing i can do to change it. >> reporter: hailed as a hero tonight, lieutenant brian murphy, a 21-year veteran of the police force and a longtime leader of their tactical team. he was one of the first officers to arrive at the scene. page ambushed murphy, firing on the 51-year-old cop as he was helping a victim. but when his fellow officers found him on the ground, lieutenant murphy was more concerned about the victims inside. >> he had been shot nine times, one of them very serious in the neck area, and he waved them off and told them to go into the temple to assist those in there. in all, five men and one woman were killed in the shooting, ranging in age from 39 to 84. among them, the temple's president, satwant kaleka, who tried to fend the shooter off with a knife. today, he is being mourned by his friends and family. i spoke with his son, amardeep. >> at the very least,

semiautomatic handgun there. we're probably going to see that gun control debate heat up again this week. >> and so it should. >> so we'll see. >>> also, more tragedy on this monday morning. a pair of deadly lightning strikes is responsible for at least one death after a nascar race. storms rolled in forcing the race to be called off. two separate lightning strikes killed one fan, a 41-year-old man, and injured nine others who hid in a parking lot behind a grandstand. >>> tropical storm ernesto is still trudging across the caribbean this morning stirring up 50-mile-an-hour winds. the storm is expected to drench honduras for much of the day. it will strengthen possibly into a hurricane before moving across the yucatan peninsula into the gulf of mexico. ernesto will likely come ashore tomorrow night near the belize/mexico border. the storm became more organized after brushing by jamaica on sunday, swamping the southern coast. several fishermen had to be rescued after getting stranded in choppy waters off the capital city of kingston. people in low-lying areas were urged to head to higher ground. despite the heavy