yesterday morning, 32-year-old eduardo sencion, walked up here with an ak-47 assault rifle and for reasons unknown went on a rampage. almost at the stroke of 9:00, sencion pulled up with a blue minivan with a yellow "support our troops" bumper sticker. and he opened fire. he shot at a woman in the parking lot and then through the doors at the ihop. >> we just gave the waitress our order. and then hear the pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: howard macdonald's whole family was there, eating breakfast. >> i grabbed each of my kids and throw them under the table. i seen the glass shatter behind everybody's heads. >> reporter: sencion appeared to be aiming at five, uniformed members of nevada's air national guard, seated at the back of the restaurant for a breakfast meeting. he struck all five, killing three of them. two men and a woman. he also killed a civilian woman, in the line of fire. witnesses said he reloaded at least once. >> the nevada guard is deeply

we heard last night from one of sencion's family members, who didn't want to go on camera but said sencion was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia about that as long as he was on his medication he was okay. his brother wouldn't confirm that. >> they said he had mental health issues. >> we don't want to say very many things because my father and mother don't know anything about it. >> reporter: this was the scene outside the ihop last night. 200 people gathered to grieve the people killed in the attack. 7 others were hurt, six of them still in the hospital this morning. police are trying to figure out whether sencion was targeting national guardsmen or whether his targets were random. he did have a support our troops sticker on his van but it was tough for witnesses to tell who he was shooting at. >> i just hear bam, bam, and then bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, at least 10, 12 shots. >> my son went to lock the door and he started shooting at us. >> reporter: sencion worked at his family's meat market in south lake tahoe where he came into contact with hundreds of people. some of

sencion had money problems. he filed for bankruptcy in 2009. family members also say he had a history of mental health issues. >> i just feel really bad. >> reporter: as with tucson, there will now be uncomfortable questions. how did someone with mental health issues gain access to not one but two assault rifles, as well as a handgun? how come nobody noticed he was planning this? the atf is now investigating. >> what i heard was explosions all of a sudden, several different sounds all the same time. >> reporter: for the people suddenly thrust into crisis, their second-guessing, too. >> as soon as i called 911, i grabbed my pistol. i wish i shot the guy when he was going into ihop. >> reporter: the rampage has shaken people's nerves here. >> we're a resilient society. >> reporter: but the sheriff says he's confident the community will eventually recover. >> we rebuild. but we don't forget. >> reporter: i'm david wright for "nightline" in carson city, nevada. >> too many questions and too few answers. >>> just ahead, a startling twist in the case

we heard last night from one of sencion's family members, who didn't want to go on camera, but said sencion was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia but as long as he was on his medication he was okay. his brother wouldn't confirm that. >> they said he had some mental health issues? can you describe what kind? >> we don't want to say very many things because my father and my mother they don't know anything about it. >> reporter: and this was the scene outside of the ihop last night about 200 people gathered to grieve the people killed in the attack. seven other people were wounded. six of them are still in the hospital this morning. police trying to figure out whether sencion was targeting national guard members or whether his targets were random. did he have a support our troops -- he did have a "support our troops" sticker on his van but it was tough for witnesses to tell who he was shooting at. >> i just heard bam, and them bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, at least 10, 12 shots. >> i told my son to lock the door and saw him and he started shooting at us. >> he worked at a fa

sencion left the restaurant afterward and opened fire in the parking lot. rotating in a 360 degrees angle just spraying bullets and that ended up killing someone. here is what he had to say as well as someone from the national guard. >> the word targeting would suggest that we have a motive. we don't have a motive yet. we're working very diligently including with some operational things that are going on right now. >> the nevada guard is extremely saddened. we're working hand in hand with the carson city sheriff's department and other local and national authorities. >>> ambulances and helicopters rushed to aid injured victims to the hospital along with the shooter who died two hours later. now the sheriff as you heard earlier says there is no motive right now. back here live we have been talking to him. he says they are interviewing witnesses and they have learned from the family that apparently sencion did have some history of mental health issues. so they're not sure exactly what caused this but certainly a lot of people grieving here for the guards men w

when investigators arrived they found sencion on the ground. he died at the hospital a few hours later. there were no ties between the gunman and anyoneed in the i hop. he was also not a member of the military. a family member told deputies that sencion does have a history of mental illness and that will be factored in as they try to find a motive in this very tragic shooting. jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> another witness we talked to is a carson city man who says he was armed at the time. and and his son were at the i hop. >> i wish i had shot him when he was going into i hop. but when he was coming at me with an automatic weapon there was no thought of going out there to confront him. none at all. none at all. you just can't believe the amount of rounds that were coming out of that gun. >> reporter: tonight we're learning more about the gunman eduardo sencion. he was born in mexico and had a valid u.s. passport. people who knew him said he was a nice guy. never showed any anger. >> nice guy, no drinking, no smoking, nothing. i don't see any

when investigators arrived they found sencion on the ground. he died at the hospital a few hours later. there were no ties between the gunman and anyoneed in the i hop. he was also not a member of the military. a family member told deputies that sencion does have a history of mental illness and that will be factored in as they try to find a motive in this very tragic shooting. jana katsuyama, ktvu news. >>> another witness we talked to is a carson city man who says he was armed at the time. and and his son were at the i hop. >> i wish i had shot him when he was going into i hop. but when he was coming at me with an automatic weapon there was no thought of going out there to confront him. none at all. none at all. you just can't believe the amount of rounds that were coming out of that gun. >> reporter: tonight we're learning more about the gunman eduardo sencion. he was born in mexico and had a valid u.s. passport. people who knew him said he was a nice guy. never showed any anger. >> nice guy, no drinking, no smoking, nothing. i don't see any

public record show sencion was born in mexico but had a u.s. passport. they say hit family hinted had a -- his family hinted he had a problem -- history of mental problems. a neighbor say investigators swarmed the home of sencion's parents. >> the cul-de-sac that we live on, there was not a parking spot left. it was all unmarked apparently police cars because all of the guys that were going in and out of the house, the -- they had fbi t-shirtses on and rubber -- shirts on and rubber gloves on. authorities say the guns sencion used were registered to his brother so was the vehicle. that had a bumper sticker on it that said "support our troops." go to ktvu.com for more information. we posted more on this morning's news conference. >>> during emergencies like carston city, a lot of different -- carson city, a lot of different agencies respond to the scene and that can create a challenge if they use many different radios, a problem highlighted on 9/11. san francisco's police chief is leading the effort to solve this problem. new at noon, what the chief is do

officials tell us it's eduardo sencion and he works at a family business. police say they arrived around 8:30 this morning on the call. the gunman was down between two cars and had apparently shot himself. witnesses are saying that sencion had pulled up in a blue mini van, and went straight to the dining room in the back. he opened fire. five members of the nevada army national guard were sitting there inside. two of them were killed in the gunfire. three injured. now witnesses say that sencion then left the restaurant and opened fire again in the parking lot where he shot a woman who had been standing by a motorcycle. >> the parking lot incident suggest that is he spun around in the parking lot shooting. most of the business within a 360-degree turn have been damaged. >> reporter: ambulances and helicopter rushed to aid injured victims to carson city high hospitals along with the shooter who died hours later. there's no indication that sencion knew any of the victims he was also not in the military. i hop's president expressed their condolences. >> we grie

investigaors don't think the shooter, eduardo sencion specifically targeted u-s service members. they think it was a random attack. and tonight we're hearing the frantic calls to 9- 1-1 witnesses made during the rampage. nats automatic weapons how many i don't know we saw one guy going in now he's coming back out with a gun he's shooting people in the parking lot he's got an automatic weapon butt to ryan move! gunshots he's shooting at us now! police in south lake tahoe now say sencion was involved in an incident related to his mental health that led to authorities committing him. he fought with police but was never charged. his family says he was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. a lot can change in ten years. and a lot can stay the same. why a goal set september 11th that has still not been met. they were there first. now, a year later, they're sharing what they saw. hear from the first firefighters responding to the san bruno pipeline explosion. and in the matter of amazon versus california, we have a deal. how you walk away the winner. sirens wailing tsunami warning sire

the gunman eduardo sencion had no tie to his victims. karen brown has more from carson city. >> reporter: bullet holes are embedded in the window of this ihop restaurant in carson city, nevada. breakfast service turned into a hail of gunfire tuesday morning when a man armed with an ak-47 shot at a group of uniformed national guard members. >> what he did to those people they didn't stand a chance. >> reporter: 32-year-old eduardo sencion did not know the victims nor did he have any military affiliation. >> there has been suggestion by family members there was mental health issues. >> reporter: sense yoen also fired at other businesses in a strip mall taking aim at ralph swagler and his son. >> you can't believe the rounds coming out of that gun. >> reporter: investigators found a 30 round magazine from the gun completely empty, two other clips around the itop and the gunman had a backup stash. he borrowed his brother's mini van with a "support our troops" sticker on the back. two other guns were in the vehicle. the gunman's brother expre

police are starting to share more information about the gunman. 32-year-old eduardo sencion was carrying three weapons, two assault rifles and a pistol. he apparently only used the ak- 47 assault rifle. police say he drove up in a blue minivan at 9 a.m., took out the rifle and opened fire. first he shot a woman on or near a motorcycle. at some point he shot up the outside of a barbecue shop called locals barbecue then walked deep inside the ihop to the back. he saw a group of uniformed national guard troops who were eating breakfast and just started shooting. in all, he shot five members of that group. five members of the national guard killing two of them, two men. by the time police arrived, he had shot 11 people total. then at some point the gunman turned the weapon on himself actually making a total of 12. >> i just hear bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, at least 10, 12 shots. >> we started to hear what we thought was fireworks. then all of a sudden, the glass started to shatter. and my partners went under the table. and i stayed up and watched what was happening unfolding in front of me

edwardo sencion is the killer and one of the five people killed on to edwardo sencion he went into a restaurant and walked directly to a table with five national guardsmen and opened fire. he drove to the restaurant in a mini-van. he stepped out and immediately aimed at a woman in a parking lot. after shooting the national guardsmen he shot and killed himself. >> there is not a lot of information but we are working closely with atf establishing the trail of the weapons, where they came from and how they ultimately arrived in our suspect's hands. >> reporter: police recovered a pistol and some version of an ak-47 which the sheriff said was the primary weapon. his family is claiming, it is not clear those made it to medical records. everybody is shocked because they didn't have a murder suspect last year. edwardo sencion lives in carson city but has a business in south lake tahoe and were commuting to that business from carson city. his parents had been in mexico on vacation and the sheriff said they returned home last night. kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >> we will be following thi

police say eduardo sencion arrived at the restaurant in a blue minivan with two assault rifles and a pistol. anne makovec is in the newsroom gathering information about the victims of this attack and has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today police are planning to release some of those victims' names, people who were killed in that attack. we know five of the eleven people shot were in the national guard and they were in uniform. investigators think they may have been targeted after

officers say 32-year-old eduardo sencion opened fire at a ihop. he killed four people and injured 11 more. >> what he did to those people, he didn't stand a chance. they were just there for breakfast. >> you can't believe the rounds coming out of that gun. >> after the rampage, sencion turned the gun on himself and he died later at the hospital. two of the victims killed and three of the wounded were members of the nevada national guard but sencion did not know the victims nor did he have any military affiliation. >>> still ahead tonight. >> violence. can't talk to policeman. can't talk to rescue workers. people die. >> the chaos of 9/11 exposed. a fatal flaw in emergency communication. >> so are we safer now? an inside look at how far one county has come over the last ten years. that is coming up. hey, guys. want to try a new hamburger helper tonight? [ female announcer ] new ultimate cheeseburger macaroni hamburger helper. our cheesiest macaroni flavor. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when th

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he's 32-year-old eduardo sencion.uth lake tahoe. sencion opened fire on a group of national guardsmen who were having breakfast at an ihop restaurant yesterday morning with an ak-47. four people were killed, including three guardsman and a civilian who happened to be in the line of fire. in total, 11 people were shot in the rampage. investigators say sencion continued firing his weapon as he left the restaurant, shooting a woman in the parking lot on his way out. witnesses say people were running for cover and hiding under vehicles. >> all of a sudden, we heard a bunch of fire -- heard a bunch of shots going off. loud shots. it was crazy. we see people running out of the building. i asked some people that were running out, what happened? what happened? there were people hiding underneath cars telling me to call cops. and i was -- i didn't know what to do. i see people already calling so i didn't grab my phone at that time. and then when i heard the shooter was out of the building, i ran in to see if i can help and the

eduardo sencion killed at least four people before turning the gun on himself.f the victims were members of the nevada national guard but it's unclear if they were specifically targeted. police say they found a rifle and a pistol inside the minivan that sencion was driving. >>> as the nation prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, new york's mayor says it's time we move forward. michael bloomberg says it's time to stop referring to the world trade center site as ground zero. we're also learning much more about the preparations for that attack. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross reports. >> reporter: ten years ago, osama bin laden in afghanistan receives word that the day of the attack had been finalized. september 11th. as for the hijackers, they had set their targets and were moving into place. several, including team leader mohammad atta, prepared to wire unused cash back to al qaeda bank accounts. one of them, mohand al shehri, caused united airlines to correct the spelling of his name on his september 11th reservation reco

investigators do not think eduardo sencion specifically targeted the servicemembers. they think it was a random attack. recently released 911 tapes of the frantic calls during the rampage: >> ihop. get there right now. automatic weapons. >> how many -- is he inside? >> no. we need -- saw one guy going in. now he is coming back out with a gun, he's shooting people in the parking lot. he has an automatic weapon, move, move! [ gunfire ] >> he's shooting at us now! >> police in site lake tahoe says eduardo sencion was involved in an incident related to his mental health 11 years ago. his family says he was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. >>> it is 5:21 now. flight recorders are now the focus of a search at the site of a plane crash that killed most of a russian hockey team. >> the crash happened about 150 miles northeast of moscow yesterday. the plane went done on a riverbank shortly after take- off and 43 people were killed. among the dead are former nhl players brad mccrimmon and pavel demitra. also among the victims a player selected by the san jose sharks in th

. >> reporter: the gunman, identified as 33-year-old eduardo sencion, injured six people and killed three. among the victims, five members of nevada's air national guard, who were h hing a breakfast meeting at the ihop. two of them, a man and a woman, died. >> because the military members were part of this unfortunate, unplanned tragic event this morning, that caused for some extra security measured to be placed on state and military buildings here in northern nevada. >> reporter: carson city is nevada's capital. the state capitol and supreme court buildings were on lockdown for 40 minutes as a precaution. heightened security measures remain in place at all nearby military bases. the police now believe the shooting was an isolated incident at the mini mall. >> right now, it appears there was one shooter and that shooter has inflicted himself with a gunshot. >> reporter: he apparently fired shots at a barbecue restaurant, an h and r block office and a casino across the street, as well as a motorcycle rider who just happened to be driving by. at the h and r block, a tax class was under way.

the after eduardo sencion who also took his own life.he had a "support our troops" bumper sticker on the mini fan. more than 600 fires in central texas. hereren the northeast. the remnants of tropical storm lee, areas trying to dry out from hurricane irene that damaged homes in vermont alone. meanwhile victory for amanda knox appealing her murder conviction in italy. the court just ruled prosecutors cannot order a new round of dna testing. independent experts said the dna used to convict knox was likely contaminated. closing arguments in the appeals trial are set for this month. >>> new details in the death of rebecca the woman found naked and hanging. as abc's abbie boudreau reports, that report is also raising some very puzzling questions. >> reporter: rebecca was living with her boyfriend, a ceo of large pharmaceutical company. she was babysitting their 6-year-old son when the boy stumbled down the staircase and later died. that same wewe. her body was found hanging by a noose. police leave she must have felt responsible for max's fav

. >> reporter: police in south lake tahoe now say sencion was taken into protectstive custody during a mental health commitment in april of 2000 that he fought with officers during that incident but wasn't charged. a family member says sencion was mentally ill that he had recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and that he collected weapons. a deadly combination that cost some of our country's uniformed defenders their lives. joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> another blow to pg&e's reputation because tonight, the 911 tapes are giving us a sense of the chaos that broke out when a natural gas explosion rocked a -- rocked a condo in cupertino. >> we're not crazy. >> do you see the flames? >> oh, yeah. i mean, it's out of control. >> amazingly nobody was hurt in this. fire crews say that it took pg&e 90 minutes to shut off the gas. that's because crews needed to dig through the asphalt to reach the pipe and then cap the leak. despite that time needed, santa clara fire crews are praising pg&e for its response. >>> belmont residents are on edge over an exposed pg&e gas line. it was dug up acciden

but eduardo sencion unloaded his assault rifle. >> it was just pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: the massacre took just minutes, but in the end, four were dead, including three ahn armed national guard troops gathered for a breakfast meeting. major heath kelley, a father of two. miranda mcelelhiney who was 31 years old a veteran with a ready smile and home made cupcakes whenever there was something to celebrate. and sergeant first class christian reige who served in afghanistan, a fitness buff and father of three. nevada's national guard lost as many troops here as in the wars in iraq and afghanistan, leaving a community that prepares for loss at a loss for words. >> when you compare those combat losses to the losses that were suffered yesterday, you know t whole national guard is grieving. >> reporter: a civilian was also killed, 67-year-old florence donovan gunderson and seven more were injured. >> there's been no information gathered that links the suspect to the business in any manner. the suspect's mental health history does remain under investigation. >> reporter: sencion e

. >> reporter: police in south lake tahoe now say sencion was taken into protectstive custody during a mental health commitment in april of 2000 that he fought with officers during that incident but wasn't charged. a family member says sencion was mentally ill that he had recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia and that he collected weapons. a deadly combination that cost some of our country's uniformed defenders their lives. joe vazquez, cbs 5. in carson city, nevada. >>> investigators say they do not believe sencion was specifically targeting uniformed servicemembers. but the nevada national guard has ordered members not to wear their uniforms off base as a security precaution. >>> as we approach the 10-year mark since the 9/11 attack, here in the bay area authorities aren't taking chances. linda yee with the measures to protect one of our most famous landmarks. >> reporter: lawmakers on high alert on these days leading up as to the to the anniversary, especially around transportation systems but specifically around landmarks like the golden gate bridge. it is clearly a tourist

-- sencion.aid most of the family spoke spanish. so there was not a lot of communication going on and either one is concerned whether eduardo actually lived in the house. coming up on "mornings on 2," we're gonna try to get comments from the national guard here to see exactly what they are feeling this morning after five of their own members from another state were victimized. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, kraig. a news brief something set for 9:00. you can find even more coverage by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. >>> two minutes after 8:00. palo alto police say one arrest may have ended a string of day- time home burglaries in the city. officers chased down 34-year- old george martinez in late july after one crime. police say they later found, dozens of stolen items inside the car, including laptop computers, jewelry and cash. investigators say the items were stolen from at least foyer other homes in the same palo alto neighborhood. a report to police about a suspici

. >> reporter: investigators were still at the scene today where the gunman, eduardo sencion, opened fire in the i--hop and the parking lot, shot and killed four and injured others, eduardo sencion lived in carson city and worked at his family's market in south lake tahoe. records indicate he filed for bankruptcy two years ago and was taken into protective custody by tahoe police in april of 2000. and the sheriff says that they hope to have the investigation here wrapped up and take down this yellow tape to allow the businesses to open again tomorrow. but he said earlier today this is one incident that he hopes carson city will never forget, along with the victims who died here yesterday. reporting live in carson city, ktvu channel 2 action news. >>> and again, the 911 tapes from the mass shooting were released total. they are very dramatic, you can get a sense of how scary the situation was and hear the panic of the voices of the people calling 911. you will hear the tapes for yourself coming up in just moments. >>> and a republican bill covering pipeline regulation is drawing criti

. >> edwardo sencion killed four people with an ak-47 before taking his open life. three national guard members were killed along with somebody else killed. he had a long history of mental problems and have ruled out terrorism for the shooting. >>> it will be easy to get online as they will wi-fi university avenue. customers will have unlimited access in that corridor. they recently installed as well on university avenue. >>> officers hemmed apple -- helped apple search for a missing iphone. apple leg front clay tracked the phone to a home in the heats. investigators stayed up while they searched the car computer and did not find anything. >>> governor brown would have vetoed a bill for first offenders and now the governor says the current fines and penalties are sufficient. >>> here is a story you will only see on ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco's waterfront does not understand why they have red tagged their buildings. the are 8 businesses believe they must vacate. shop owners tell us the area has passed previous inspections and is in no worse shape than any oth

they don't believe that sencion knew anyone inside of the i-hop restaurant. he didn't leave behind any note, no internet postings, so they're still searching for an answer to the question of why, thomas. >> kristen dahlgren in carson city. we'll wait to see exactly what we learned in an hour. a press briefing coming up from the police. kristen, thanks so much. >>> breaking news now to report. this coming to us from overseas where a turkish tv station is saying that a bomb threat has forced a british-bound plane from pakistan to make an emergency landing in istanbul. the plane received this thrill while it was over bulgaria, just west of turkey, and then flew back toward istanbul to land the plane. the plane took off, though from islamabad and was heading on to manchester, england. it's not clear how many passengers are on board this plane. but again, a turkish tv station saying that a bomb threat has forced this plane bound for britain from pakistan to make this emergency landing in istanbul. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. also we have

police say eduardo sencion from carson city shot 11 people around the restaurant and then turned the gun on himself in a parking lot. he died at the hospital. we are hearing calls from the 911 tapes released today. >> ihop, right now, automatic wells! we saw one guy going. now he's coming back out with a gun hitting people in the parking lot. he has an automatic weapon! >> we're on the way. >> move! [ sound of gunfire ] >> he's shooting at us now! >> we know the servicemen and -women died in the shooting attack. joseph's joins us live from carson city with more. >>> you can feel the pain in those voices on the 911 tapes. that is still the prevailing mood here in carson city. we are learn more about the victims. 35-year-old major heath kelly was a decorated field artillery officer. he was a combat veteran who served in iraq in 2004 and 2005. christian rege also a combat veteran served in afghanistan in 2009 and 2010. he was a 38-year-old father of three. 31-year-old miranda mcle henne served for 13 years with the national guard. the fourth person was a civilian, a 67-year-old woman of

investigators do not think eduardo sencion specifically targeted the servicemembers.think it was a random attack and now we're hearing the frantic calls to 911 witnesses made during that rampage: >> dramatic stuff. police in south lake tahoe say eduardo sencion was involved in an incident related to his mental health 11 years ago. his family says he was also recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. >>> it is 6:22. more freedom to vent. the legal victory for all you facebook users. >> plus, a very unusual holdup. gumby tries to rob a california store. the surprise for the claymation crook. ,,,, [ male announcer ] humble beginnings are true beginnings. they are the purest way to gauge success. maybe the only way to gauge success. but the most powerful thing about humble beginnings is that they are... ♪ ...humbling. show where you're going without forgetting where you're from. ♪ now lease the all-new 2011 chrysler 300 for $339 a month for well-qualified lessees. and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. t

. >> reporter: questions remain as to how the gunman, eduardo sencion, obtained the firearm. they are looking for motives and answers, carson city is trying to move on. >> families, businesses, entire communities and an entire nation have been affected by what happened here. and i hope that we never forget our victims. >> reporter: nevada's governor has ordered that flags be flown at half staff until noon friday, in tribute to the victims killed here. reporting live, jana katsuyama, ktvu. >>> and a carson city sheriff's office releasing the 911 tapes today, the moment after shots rang out at the ihop. in one tape, the man is on the phone with the operator when he sees the gunman come back outside. >> he is coming back out with a gun, people are in the parking lot. get out of there, ryan. >> well -- >> hurry, hurry -- [loud noises] >> he is shooting at us now. >> reporter: the 911 calls gave the first indication of just how many people were injured. and two callers tell 911 operators the gunman shot and killed himself. ktvu posted more of the newly released tapes under the iho

seven others were wounded. >> the suspected shooter is 32-year-old eduardo sencion.there is speculation this morning he was targeting the military. reporter nick month selly with cnn affiliate kxt be v has the story. ♪ god bless america >> reporter: there are moments in time when strangers come together for a united cause. ♪ my home >> reporter: in carson city no one really knows that cause. >> what's happened today has brought us here tonight. >> reporter: but they knew they wanted to be together. >> a little boy got pulled from a classroom today to find out his dad was killed. >> reporter: the reason they are here is because of an unreasonable act. around 9:00, eduardo sencion went on a shooting rampage starting outside of ihop and then inside where he found a group of uniform national guard members and started shooting. >> sounded like fire crackers. >> reporter: then the shooting moved outside. ralph owns the straurnts next door. >> my son went to lock the front door and that's when he noticed us and started shooting up my restaurant. we had bullets whizzing arou

. >> reporter: now, police say sencion's family members have talked to investigators and the family says he was okay last night. he worked his shift in south lake tahoe and then drove here to carson city at some point. his family says he has a mental problem that police are not elaborating on. they are not sure if there was a motive. clearly, he walked up to that table of national guardsmen and -women, elizabeth, but did he have that in his mind before he entered the ihop? that's still not clear. a lot of unanswered questions right now. a news conference is scheduled to begin actually any moment. and we're expecting to hear more details from officials. >> all right. joe vazquez, thank you. >>> in four days san bruno will mark one year since the deadly pipeline explosion there. on friday, lawmakers will vote on a bill that calls for stricter regulations on natural gas providers. len ramirez spoke to some victims of last september's blast and they do support the bill. some are asking, though, what's the price of safety, huh, len? >> reporter: yeah, that's a big question. you know, it remai

. >> reporter: 32-year-old eduardo sencion shot himself and later died at the hospital. three other national guardsmen were also injured in the shooting. all three being treated at a nearby hospital. officials say it is simply too early to know if the troops were the target of that attack. nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> in other news tonight, local politicians and neighbors in san bruno are pushing legislators to pass a bill increasing oversight of gas lines and utilities. the push comes just a few days before the september 9 anniversary of the gas explosion and fire that killed eight residents, injured dozens more, and destroyed 38 homes. assemblyman jerry hill stood with the victims today to demand that lawmakers approve a.b. 56. the bill would reform the way the public utilities commission regulates gas pipelines and increase accountability from companies like pg&e. supporters want legislators to pass it and the governor to sign it by friday, marking one year since the incident. >> with everything we know, we have the opportunity and the obligation to

sencion. >> yes, i did. he had an ak 47 in his hand pointing towards the front of the building and which he had come in. i just nonchalantly walked out and went over with my family across the street to mcdonald's. >> how did he appear, sir? was he saying anything? was he yelling anything at anyone specifically? >> no. at that point in time he stopped the shooting. i could see there was a gentleman on the floor and he was telling other people what had happened and then i saw a lady slumped over on the table. i find out later she was the one in the line of fire and when she got it, she got hit in the head and she was laying on the table and then there was a couple of other gentlemen over in that room that had knelt down with a couple of the servicemen that had been shot. >> we have reached out to this particular restaurant and this restaurant told us that there were, despite the horrific details that you're outlining, they say there were many act of heroism from many, many persons. can you elaborate? did you s

sencion also took his own life. family says he had no connection to anyone at the ihop and no beef with the u.s. military. the minivan he drove to the scene even had a "support our troops" bumper sticker. >>> a nearly unspeakable tragedy has the world of hockey in mourning today. it follows the crash of a plane carrying one of russia's top professional hockey teams. at least 43 people died in this tragedy, including dozens of players and team officials. many of the players were veterans of nhl teams. the plane went down shortly after takeoff. remarkably, two people actually survived that horrible accididt. >>> construction crews repairing the national cathedral now have the tough task of removing a 500-ton crane that collapsed in a thunderstorm. they were fixing damage from the recent earthquake when the crane toppled over. it damaged two nearby buildings and several cars but no one was seriously hurt. president obama is scheduled to deliver his 9/11 anniversary speech at the cathedral on sunday. >>> noreak in the w

>> yes, -- [inaudible] >> the gunman edwardo sencion killed four people with an ak- 47 and then killedal guard members were among those who were killed along with a civilian caught in the crossfire. he had a long history of mental problems and they have ruled out terrorism has a motive. >>> the city of supplement supplement will hold a hearing on the proposed apple 2. they called the circular facility a space ship. take a look at that, it will be held off 280, the 176-acre complex will house up to 13 workers. tonight's meeting starts at 6:30 incidentally apple is working on a third campus already. >> sal, are you ready to check on the toll plaza? >> speaking of going fast, traffic is getting a little slow coming up to these pay gates and it is not completely sold out yet but we are starting to see the big crowds arrive later. also traffic looks good if you are driving on interstate 808 near the -- interstate 880 and the traffic looks good on the coliseum. let's go to steve. >>> we have more in the way of low clouds today and it never went away yesterday it was so far down on the ground

. >> edwardo sencion killed four people with an ak-47 before taking his own life. national guard members were killed along with a civilian caught in the crossfire. he had a long history of mental problems but they have ruled it out as terrorism. >>> on a newly released audio recording he said he will never leave his ancestors. it has been months since he has been seen and muammar gaddafi reports he is still in libya. >>> he is calling for changes in his airline industry after a deadly plane crash. a jet carrying a russian hockey team crashed after taking off in moscow yesterday. 43 people were killed including a recent draft pick of the san jose sharks. crews plan to look at the black box to try to figure out what caused that crash. >> 648 is the time -- 6:48 is the time, traffic may be picking up, sal? >>> 237 we will start there you can see that crowding is also slow heading out to this point. it does get better which is typical f-880 nearby to dick landing road and 880 on oakland is moving along nicely, no major problems in front of the coliseum. and if you are

investigators say the gunman eduardo sencion opened fire with an ak-47 before taking his own life. but well armed. police found another rifle and pistol in his van. >> devastating wildfires plaguing texas blamed for four deaths. the flames have consumed 1,000 hopes. dry conditions sparked 180 fires in the past week. 20 more homes are being threatened tonight with a new fire in parker county. local fire marshal says it has already burnt 60 acres and is moving quickly. i'm ainsley earhardt. back to greta. >> greta: the name emmitt smith probably makes you think football. he won three super bowl rings. nfl's all time leading rusher.É staggering eight times. the former super bowl mvp strutted his moves on the dance floor, taking home the coveted trophy on "dancing with the stars." now emmitt smith is adding another title, author. joining us is former nfl star "game on find your purpose, pursue your dream." nice to see you emmett. >> greta it is a pleasure. how are you? >> greta: i'm waefpl is the secret. you are not the biggest running back the most rushing yards what is your secret. p

eduardo sencion walked into i hop opening fire with an ac47.our people were shot and killed before the gunman turned the gun on himself. his family says he has a history of mental illness and police are asking questions about how he was able to purchase high-powered weapons. >> 9111, what is the nature of your emergency. >> in ihop there is a shooting going on. >> shooting where? >> in the ihop. >> in the ihop. >> in the ihop. automatic weapons. ihop. get there right now, automatic weapons. >> how many inside. >> we saw one guy going in. now he's coming back out with a gun. he's shooting people in the parking lot. he has an automatic weapon. ryan get out of there. ryan, move. he's shooting at us now. >> okay, all right. >> he's shooting at us. he has an automatic weapon. he's shooting anybody he's wearing a red shirt. >> red shirt and long johns? >> he was sitting in a restaurant. >> we have officers on the way. >> we don't know if anybody is injured. he came out of the ihop. he was walking back behind locals barbecue after he did a shooting in

eduardo sencion. he's 32 years old. he shot 11 people in all.hree were members of the army national guard. >>> on wall street stocks rallied today breaking a three-day losing streak. the dow added 276 points to the s&p 500 and nasdaq also showed some gains as well. >>> and check this out. it may be her most outrageous look yet. yes, that is lady gaga. she will appear in the october issue of "harper's bazaar" almost completely without any makeup. still she says she wouldn't call it natural, saying this "artifice is the new reality, anyway." she looks great. >> yeah. cool. susan, thanks very much. >>> coming up, a college freshman says his new shoes gave him blisters and he winds up in the ridiculist. you have to see this. any questions? no. you know... ♪ we're not magicians ♪ we can't read your mind ♪ ♪ read your mind ♪ we need your questions ♪ each and every kind ♪ every kind ♪ will this react with my other medicine? ♪ ♪ hey, what are all these tests even for? ♪ ♪ questions are the answer ♪ yeah ♪ oh >>> tonight, time for the ridiculist. two sho

authorities say sencion was not in the military himself and will no known connections to the victims.f the most devastating wildfires outbreaks in texas history. more than 1,000 hospitals are in ruins, and the fire fighting capabilities are stretched to the limit. >>> meanwhile, the atlantic hurricane katia has weakened to category 2. she's still expected to steer clear of the u.s. coast. >>> now in major flooding is expected as the remnants of tropical storm lee soak states still trying to dry out from irene. >>> and eddie murphy has agreed to host the -- now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." at the nbc/"wall street journal" poll numbers have show earlier confirmation that the tea party is taking over the republican party fueling rick perry's rise to the top. is this is road map while losing the general election? big question. michael steele, msnbc political analyst and david corn, national washington bureau chief for mother jones magazine, also an msnbc political analyst. this is an away game for you, david, my friend. a home game for michael. at least it was for y

now eduardo sencion's family says he has a history of mental illness, but he left behind no notes, noposting that they know of, and so at this point they are still unclear on what the motive was. tamron? >> all right, kristen, thank you. with the tenth anniversary of the september 11th attacks this weekend, a new poll find a significant number of americans are willing to sacrifice some privacy in order to fight terror. the associated press national opinion research poll, 64% say it's sometimes necessary for the government to sacrifice personal rights and freedoms to fight terror. 54% think it's more important to preserve their rights and freedom than to protect people from terrorists. joining me now to talk more about this is nationally syndicated radio talk show host michael smerconish. michael, i find this interesting. when we saw the big battle over christmas when people did not want to walk through the body scanners even though the tsa and others said this is a way to keep us safe, but the polls show people are willing to give up a lot of things. >> yeah. we'll give up a number of

eduardo sencion. he's 32 years old. he shot 11 people in all.f those killed three were members of the army national guard. >>> on wall street stocks rallied today breaking a three-day losing streak. the dow added 276 points to the s & p 500 and nasdaq also showed gains as well. >>> and check this out. it may be her most outrageous look yet. yes, that is lady gaga. she will appear in the october issue of "harper's bazaar" almost completely without any makeup. still she says she wouldn't call it natural, saying this "artifice is the new reality, anyway. >> cool. susan, thanks very much >>> a college freshman who says his new shoes gave him blisters he winds up in the ridiculist. you've got to see this. i don't want healthy skin for a day. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don't just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for h

>> authorities said the gunman, eduardo sencion killed four people with an ak47 and then killed himself three national guard members were killed along with a civilian caught in the cross fire. investigators said the killer had a long history of mental problems and they ruled out terrorism as a motive. >>> arkansas authorities say they may file crlg charges in the case -- criminal charges in the case of a television weather man who woke up next to a friend who was dead. he is a little rock meteorologist. they found him sleeping next to the body of direct ter williams. it happened inside the house. the home owner said they had all been drinking and williams face was discolored and had a dog collar around his neck. >> we are awaiting the crime lab results, the autopsy to ascertain the manner of death. >> although police have questioned cummings several times they have not made arrests. the tv station said he is off the air. >>> oprah will take part in a life one-our discussion with facebook's chief operating officer. you can watch it between 1:30 and 2:30. oprah reportedly is in silicon va

edward sencion was carrying an assault rifle and pistol.motive. >>> in mexico, a tweet could put two people behind bars for up to 30 years. prosecutors say the two posted false rumors about school attacks on twitter and facebook causing chaos on the streets of vera cruz. one claimed five children were kidnapped, another mission a bomb threat. parents raced to school to pick up kids which caused crashes. they face charges of terrorism. >>> in connecticut, the family of yale student an i lay filed a wrongful death suit. they did little to protect women on campus from aggressive male behavior. she was killed in a research lab in 2009 by a technician. the university says the lawsuit has no merit. >>> millions of dollars in social security checks being sent out to dead people. an estimated $40 million has been doled out to deceased beneficiaries based on the most recent audit in 2008. in north carolina, more than 100 social security checks that were to be delivered to the town of trinity have simply disappeared. the postal service has opinion wo