our military has it as well as law enforcement. >> and texas governor rick perry released this statement shortly after the shooting "today fort hood was once again stricken by tragedy as texans, our first priority, must be caring for the victims and their families. fort hood has proven its resilience before and will again. texas will support those efforts in any way we can with any resources necessary. the thoughts and prayers of all texans are with everyone affected by this tragedy." dr. paula bloom is a clinical psychologist and a blogger for the huffington post. she joins us now right here in atlanta. paula, good to speak with you. army officials said the gunman was suffering from -- or complained of suffering from a traumatic brain injury which he receive during his time in iraq, he's been treated for depression and anxiety. given all of that, what does that say to you about what his state of mind may have been and does that give you clues a toz what may have happened as a possible trigger? >> what it says is that there's a lot of vulnerability here. i remembered i listened to the commander's conference. he talked about that h

the heart of central texas in so many ways. a lot of pride in central texas when you talk about fort hood and the responsibilities that fort hood has. there is an active shooter there, also the community college that is in killeen texas, that campus has been evacuated as a precaution because the situation has not been stabled. when we think of fort hood and we think of shooting and what happened in 2009 when 13 people lost their lives. we do not know at this point if this is as horrific as what happened back in 2009. white sox we need to talk about that as we talk about the fact that there is another shooting that has happened in fort hood and that shooting, that awful day in august my colleague jonathan betz covered that. let's look at that video. i know people who are on the post right now, i can't imagine what is going through their minds right now. >> we're now talking about two shootings on an active military base in five years. those moments in 2009 were terrifying for many people because it was unthinkable at a time that a heavily fortified base like fort hood, whereas if you have served in the united states army, chance

we're continuing to follow the breaking if you out of fort hood, texas, at least one person killed. just a few moments ago defense secretary chuck hagel talked about the incident. >> fort hood is still locked down. we are still getting facts. it's it is a terrible tragedy we know that. we know there are casualties, both people killed and injured. we don't have all the facts yet. we will get those, it is still under investigation. our military has it as well as law enforcement. >> president obama addressing what happened this evening, at a fund raiser in chicago. >> many of the people there have been through multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. they served with valor and they served with distinction. and when they're at their home base they need to feel safe. we don't yetno happened tonight but obviously, that sense of safety has been broken once again. >> president obama saying, it's heartbreak to hear that this has happened at fort hood, the scene of a shooting five years ago. in other news a new ruling by the supreme court lifts many of the restrictions on how much people can sp

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the fort hood shooting. we'll monitor this. if he speaks about it we'll let you know what he said. the headline another shooting at fort hood in texase late information we're getting, fox and several other news organizations reporting that four of those people who were injured in shooting of died. >>> hundreds of thousands are returning home after the powerful earthquake that rocked chile but left light damage. tsunami warnings have been lifted. six people were killed in the 8.2 quake. four of them were blamed on heart attack. many deaths were prevented because of strict building codes. they say this is a volatile area and they expect a larger quake of magnitude 8.9 in the future. you will recall in 2011, the tsunami from that earthquake in japan caused damage in santa cruz and crescent city. we have a first look at the nation's most unevacuate have -- innovative tsunami warning system and it's in the bay area. . >>> more clean up after yesterday a storm. a tree damaged three cars in oakland but no one was hurt. that falling tree came too close for comfort for one man who was walking his dog. he said what he saw before the tree cras

goes "on the record" right now and "special report" online about a whole host of other topics in seconds. >>> this is a fox news alert. an active shooting scene in texas. a shooting at the fort hood army base and the texas department of public safety confirming to fox news there are casualties. police and the fbi are responding to the scene and right now fort hood telling everyone at the army base to shelter in place immediately. fox news correspondent jennifer griffin is live with the very latest. jennifer, i should tell that we have helicopter that's headed there. correspondents and we have everything. what's the latest? >> greta, what we understand right now is that one shooter has been neutralized. this is according to federal authorities. and there is the possibility that there is a second shooter. they are looking through buildings right now. there is still a shelter in place order in place. in fact, across all of the screens and across the army post it says this is not a test. and it is telling everybody to remain with their doors closed and to shelter in place. we can report that there are at least two casualties, emergency room officials tell us that at least two people

they have not won since the 70s. >> since 97, who's counting. >>> we're monitoring breaking news out of fort hood texasfour people are dead including the shooter. we'll have the latest in 30 minutes on the news at 7:00. >> we'll be updating you on facebook and twitter. thanks for joining us. have a good evening. [ male announcer ] get to subway for the spicy italian, now the $3 six-inch select of april. try it fresh toasted on garlic bread with shredded mozzarella, top it with your choice of veggies like cucumbers and red onions, and it's still just $3. and that's just one of our april featured values. we've also got the tasty turkey breast and black forest ham as our featured $5 footlong. for just $5, load it up with all your favorites like green peppers and baby spinach. the $3 six inch select and the featured $5 footlong -- get both all april long! subway. eat fresh. [ both laughing ] right? yeah. hey, mom... listen to this card dad got for grandpa jay. "hip-hip-hip-hooray!" [ chuckles ] "save the extra hip. you'll need it someday." [ both laugh ] 'cause he's old! mm. you're not giving him that. eve

a woman who acknowledged she is the wife of the alleged fort hood gunman seen today leaving her killeen, texas, apartment. >> we have an active shooter currently on fort hood. >> reporter: the alleged shooter, 34-year-old u.s. army specialist ivan lopez, believed to have brought his own gun onto the base. >> it's going to be the 33000 block of 72nd street. we have multiple gunshot victims. >> reporter: military officials say lopez entered a building in the first medical brigade and opened fire with a .45-caliber handgun. he then got into a vehicle and continued to shoot. >> just with advised, they're saying that the vehicle was a dark toyota camry. and it was a unit, a specialist that's actually active shooting. >> reporter: next lopez walked into another building and opened fire. at the transportation brigade's administration building, he was confronted by a military policewoman, and he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the parking lot. it was right here on the steps below their apartment that lopez's wife first heard her husband had been identified as the shooter and had killed himse

breaking news that again we continue to follow the shooting at fort hood in central texas. the associated press saying that this has been confirmed for them by a senior defense official that one person has been killed, 14 people injured. let's go now to washington, d.c. where our lisa stark is also gathering more information. lisa what do you know? >> reporter: well, we are expecting to hear momentarily from the president, he is expected to make a statement to the pool there about this shooting. i will say that after the navy yard shooting here in washington, d.c. the president attended a memorial at that time and said i have now grieved with five american communities, ripped apart by mass violence. and of course, after the shootings at the elementary school in connecticut the president pushed for gun legislation which has gone nowhere on capitol hill, that has gone nowhere of course, secretary of defense chuck hagel is in hawaii, expected to hold a news crrches about 8:0 eight owe conference about 8 o'clock eastern. he has also been briefed abouting what good on on the base

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the news starts now. breaking news at five. >> catherine: a shooting at a texas army base -- fort hood. you just heard the alarm >> pam: sirens going off. catherine heenan is here now with what we know. >> catherine: a shooting at fort hood, texas. the same army base that was the scene of a mass shooting in 2009. in tonight's >> catherine: shooting.there's word that the gunman has committed suicide.. but before that -- as many as 15 people were shot and wounded. >> catherine: you're looking at the scene on the base.as the word spread. people were being warned by loud speaker that there was everyone should stay inside. and "take shelter immediately". initial reports suggested this began as some kind of argument between two soldiers -- but that has "not" been confirmed. investigators say they're not ruling out anything.including details are being released at this point. >> catherine: what 'has' been confirmed -- the gunman has killed himself. if authorities know who he is -- they're not saying yet. eds: apnewsnow. updates with sheriff's office confirming active shooter. will be updated. an

the way at fort hood. i think any time they hurt, we hurt. >> well, lopez was only at fort hood for the last few months. he hasn't been here long. he was at another installation in texashat.ç >> ainsley earhardt live at fort hood, texas. thank you very much. >> who is specialist ivan lopez? we have a lot to know, we're going to get a lot more information as everybody wakes up today and starts looking into it. this is what we do know. he was oepbt -- on the list to be looked at, being evaluated for mental and health issues, some speck speck -- speculated he was at the beginning of ptsd. he had a self-reported brain injury. he was driving a truck. you constantly feel as roadway could have an i.e.d. on it and could end right there. >> the evaluations post-service may have pointed out, it is important to note it was a self-reported traumatic brain injury that was indicated in the reports that we received. >> and he's undergoing treatment now -- was undergoing treatment for depression and anxiety which could be further exposed in interviews with his family, and was married twice with kids at 34 years old. >> here's the thing. remember the first time around at fort hood, t

barack obama is consulting with his national security team after another deadly shooting at the fort hood, texasbase. a soldier killed three soldiers and himself at the base. it is the same installation where rogue officer killed two people in 2009. aside half setting a billion francs. are warning russia that any further incursion into ukraine would be an historic mistake. there are as many as 40,000 russian soldiers along ukraine's eastern border. secretary-general rasmussen spoke to charlie rose. >> it is difficult to speak about expectations because we have seen a very determined russian action and crimea. we urge russia to pull back its troops, to live up to her obligations and engage in a constructive dialogue with ukraine sooner rather than later. >> you can watch the entire interview unfold tonight on the charlie rose show here on bloomberg tv. online home delivery services are big is this is -- big usiness. let's talk to the european competitors. studio.us in the thatnnk you for coming in. give us the lowdown on who is the biggest and some context around the sector. a hungryhouse is part

the fort hood texas a once again the site of a shooting. 16 wounded four dead.hen a gun was pulled on p him. they said he had mental issues. i am going to repeat this comment and i quote, military base shootings could be halted for good with the stroke of obama's pen all he has to do is rescind bill clinton's 93 order banning military personnel from carrying side arms. that action turned it into gun free zones or as i call them sitting duck zones. why? is any one better trained to carry a weapon than the u.s. military. yet when they were under siege in fort hooder oh the navy yard they had to wait helplessly for the police to save them. banning military from carrying guns is as senseless azerbaijaning construction workers from carrying hammers. if you wonder who said that that was said by me on my daily radio commentary back in september 19th, 2013. the policy still stands. a lot more victims a longer stand. this is mick huckabee from new york. good night and god bless. stay tuned for "justice" with judge jeanine. >> tonight how can this be happening in america.

fort hood in colleen, texas. this is an ongoing situation. the base is in lock down. security personnel are chasing a suspect. military officer on base at fort hood tells us he heard sirens and has been told to shelter in place. there are more than 40,000 military personnel on the fort hood base. the president of the united states has been briefed on this fluid situation and i can tell you right now literally this information just coming in to us at cnn, a hospital nearby say they are receiving patients. they don't have a number. this san active and ongoing situation. i want to get straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. what's the very latest can you tell us? >> reporter: what we're hearing is that there are, in fact, multiple injuries from this incident which began perhaps looking at the clock just over an hour ago when the first reports came in of an active shooter at fort hood. the army very efficient information. multiple injuries. at this point all indications are this situation is still an active shooter. we've been on the phone with various people. we know who were at fort hood. they are

this is san jose's 11th homicide this year. >>> i'm anne makovec live in the newsroom with developing news in fort hood, texas says an iraq war veteran with mental health problems killed three people and then took his own life. from what we understand, 34- year-old ivan lopez opened fire on a building just before 4 p.m. then got into a vehicle and continued firing, minutes later walked into a second building and fired again. military police pursued him into a parking lot. as an officer approached lopez came toward her first putting his hands up then reaching into his jacket for his gun. as she pulled her weapon out, he shot himself in the head. in the end, lopez and three others were dead. 16 people were injured by bullets and flying glass. lopez served in combat in iraq for four months in 2011. he had been transferred to fort hood in february. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> another "kcbs traffic" check. first a quick note getting first reports of an accident southbound 101 approaching woodside road involving five cars. and outside you can see the bay bridge and all the backups stacked up int

the war. >> families in fort hood texas are remembering the victims. three killed, 16 injured when a gunman opened fire at the army post. president obama and the first lady will taped a memorial service. heidi zhou-castro joins us live. what are we learning about the victims from the attack? >> well the tension is on the three soldiers who lost their lives on wednesday, with memorials planned around town. they remember sergeant first class daniel ferguson, 39. he was from florida. he was active duty for 11 years, serving in kuwait, iraq and afghanistan. he died blocking a door with his body to shield other soldiers from attack. then staff sergeant carlos lasani, 38 were puerto rico, he served for 28 years, hoping to retire this year: and sergeant timothy owens, serving in kuwait and iraq, remembered as an honourable individual. the community is scarred by what happened on wednesday, but what happened fi years ag in twoon. that's an army major that has seen open fire on the same base, killing 13. the community got over that, tried to heal after finding

four people are dead in a mass shooting yesterday at the fort hood army base in texas. alleged shooter an iraq war veteran. >>> the ukrainian government is blaming the ousted president and his riot police for the sniper killingsover protesters last kin ter. and the russian foreign minister says the troops massed near the ukrainian boarder will be returning to their posts after completing their task. >>> an after shock comes one day after an 8.2 earthquake shook chile killing six. >>> floods hit the indonesian capitol every year. so the government has started a clean upto clean up the rivers and halt the deluge. >> reporter: these homes are no match for the river. when the flood water rises, it sweeps through the ground floor all the way to the ceiling. last time the entire district was flooded for three weeks. now many people who live here, and the local government have had enough. there are about 900 rivers here. and they all flood. so the government wants to widen them. including this river. this means people who have lived here their whole life will have to move. she'

fort hood's commander general about the shooting there. multiple fatalities, multiple injuries. the gunman we're told dead. this is the second such shooting in less than five years at fort hood, texas one eyewitness described what happened. >> there are 18 ambulances parked across the street from me. there are people being shuffled to the ambulances and taken to another location. there is a police helicopter flying over top above me. there are approximately 90 police vehicles, including dps, fort hood, sheriff, bell county constable, as well as multiple unmarked units. they do have the scene as secure as possible as well as the streets connecting to it. they're not letting anyone in this area. i'm stuck. >> so it remain as very active scene, sirens, cars, announcements? >> they're not using sirens. they're more doing along the lines of a silent approach. they're definitely not taking any chances with this. but there was two s.w.a.t. vehicles that went by followed by two of the newer bell county constable units, three state troopers and one unmarked unit. >> does it lead you to believe that this person is inside that buildin building? >> i can't tell you that. the area that i'm in r

condition, others seriously injured. >> reporter: for the second time in less than five years an army soldier went on a shooting spree in fort hood, texas. the military identified him as specialist ivan lopez. >> it is believed he walked into one of the unit buildings. opened fire, got into the vehicle, walked into another vehicle opened fire again and was engaged by local law enforcement in fort hood. >> reporter: a woman who lives near lopez saw his wife leave their apartment after hearing news of the shooting. >> she was worried and crying and had a little girl. she didn't have a clue. >> reporter: the shootings come as a chilling reminder of those that happened in fort hood in november 2009 when army psychiatrist major nidal hasan shot and killed 13 people and injured 32. >>> it's unreal because in 2009 i was here. the simple thing happened again. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: but unlike hasan, a military court will never get a chance to try lopez. >> the shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: lopez served in combat in iraq for four months in 2011. he had been transferred to fort hood from another milita

the massacre at fort hood. >> what might have made ivan lopez pull the trigger. >> ainsley earhardt is in fort hood, texas todaywhat can you tell us about this fight we are hearing about? >> good morning heather and heather. the lieutenant on the post said there's a strong possibility there was some kind of altercation with a soldier or multiple soldiers just before the shooting happened on wednesday. we were talking to some soldiers here on the post yesterday. he was showing a text message that was going around among his friends. others saying there was an altercation on the post. an argument lopez had with an officer when he requested paid time off. a tdy form he was requesting time off. he was upset about that before the shooting. jenkins one of my colleagues here at fox news he went out to the maybed to to talk to lopez's wife and listen to what one of the neighbors said. there was no sign of violence before he went to work on wednesday. listen to this. >> seemed like a really nice family man, down to earth. >> i saw him at lunch that day. he came down stairs and he was heading off to work. i was like how i

the helmets, rifles, boots of three u.s. army soldiers, struck down at fort hood, texas last week. er this morning the president also sent his thoughts to the victims of another tragedy, the mass slashing today at a high school near pittsburgh. there will be much more about that and the fort hood story on your local news on this cbs station. on our web site, cbs news.com and of course, on tonight's cbs evening news from texas. until then, i'm scott >>> and you were just watching a cbs special report as scott pelley said, president obama just finished speaking in front of about 2,000 people in fort hood, texas addressing the families of the three fallen soldiers saying that we as a country draw strength from them because even through this unimaginable grief, they still hold true that love never ends. >>> in other news, bay area gas prices are quickly heading past the $4 per gallon mark. it's that time of year but drivers tell anne makovec not so fast. >> reporter: as the numbers tick up, drivers' stomachs drop. >> $40.25 and that's not even completely filled. that's what i can afford

. >> a rejected request for military leave may have sparked the spree in fort hood texas. leopoldo lopez killed three, wounding 16 others. heidi zhou-castro is following the investigation from texas. >> fort command said it was an argument that was a precipitating action to the shooting, but his father said lopes got not have been in his right mind. lopes was shocked when his mother, a nurse died of a heart attack earlier. lopes grandfather passed away a month alert. fast-forward to january. he was travelled from el paso to fort hood. he moved into this apartment with his wife and daughter. >> she was smiling. he was smiling. moving in. >> on march 1st lopes came to this gunshop, purchasing a smith&wesson, workers say they have been interviewed, but tell al jazeera that nothing about the sale to lopes was out of the ord. they saw lopes return home for lunch on wednesday. hours later the shooting unfolded. a local tv station was told his son whereas in the first building. his son saw lopes ask for a leave force. he was told to come back the next day. that's what lopes left a

fort hood. the tragedy played out in a community that was hit by the same violence just five years ago. polo sandoval is there with the story. the sprawling army base in fort hood texas is yet again the scene of a shooting. this time, authorities say an army specialist killed three people before turning his gun on himself. 16-others were wounded. the base commander says specialist ivan lopez opened fire in one building, then driving to a second building. military police caught up to him as he started shooting in that second building. lieutenant general mark milley says lopez took his own life when one of the military police officers confronted him. "it was clearly heroic what she did at that moment in time, and she did her job, and she did exactly what we would expect of a united states military police" ivan lopez had only been stationed at fort hood since february, and had previously served four months in iraq. military officials say lopez was being treated for depression and anxiety, and was being evaluated for post-traumatic stress disorder. "obviously, we are digging fifth deep into his background, any criminal or psychiatric off history, his experiences in comba

but as you said, the shooting last night in fort hood, texas has hung like a cloud. aboard the ussas anchorage yesterday when he got the phone calls updating him on what had happened. troubling.cularly it is a challenge for secretary hagel and the department. violence in these installations have become a real problem. >> any idea how the secretary will respond to it? >> he stated yesterday he needed to get more facts before deciding. but something is not working here that we have this kind of violence at a place like fort hood and there will be changes. but he says that he really was to see where the investigation goes. >> he will sit down with secretary hagel later today. i imagine the ukraine crisis is also going to be a part of that discussion. >> or sure, mark. we have a lot to talk to secretary hagel about. budget, the whole ukraine crisis, these are all topics we will talk about with secretary hagel, including what happened in fort hood and this trip to asia and what it means for u.s. at -- u.s. military policy going forward. traveling with secretary of state ch

the shooting was not related to terrorism. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze in for carolyn johnson. fort hood is near the texas town of coline north of austin. >> sadly this has all happened before. in 2009 fort hood was the site of the deadliest mass shooting ever at a military base. >> it is an eerily fap leer scene. >> the first responders from military police and responders went to the scene anden -- and engaged the shooter. >> obviously it was one of the situations where you don't believe it is happening especially again here at fort hood. >> at least four or dead including a gunman and a fellow soldier and more than a dozen injured. the conditions ranging from stable to critical. the shooter fired a 45 caliber semiautomatic pistol purchased recently. the incident brought back painful memories of the deadly masacre at fort hood nearly five years ago. >> we know these families. we know these incredible sacrifices to the country. obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the entire community. we are heart broken that something like this might have happened again. >> 13 killed and 30 wounded in 2009 in wha

texas. it's coming to us from fort hood that is really the heart of texas in so many ways. we're following a active shooting situation. reports of multiple shootings. there is a shelter in place as police try to stabilize the situation. president obama has been told of the situation as getting updates. we do not know the extent of the injuries. we do not know if there are any fatalities. we do know there is a shelter in place. people are being told to stay in inside as they try to stabilize in active shooting situation at fort hood. john matthews join us now by skype director of community safety initiative. what is your take there has been another shooting at fort hooding, do we have our guy? actually, i don't think we have our guest yet. so my apologies for that. i assume we'll have him in just a moment as we gather more information of what is happening. casey, if you happen to know fort hood and there are good chances that you do because literally thousands of people have, if you have ever served in the army you probably trained at fort hood at some point in your life the

the shooting was not related to terrorism. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze in for carolyn johnson. fort hood is near the texas town of coline north of austin. >> sadly this has all happened before. in 2009 fort hood was the site of the deadliest mass shooting ever at a military base. >> it is an eerily fap leer scene. >> the first responders from military police and responders went to the scene anden -- and engaged the shooter. >> obviously it was one of the situations where you don't believe it is happening especially again here at fort hood. >> at least four or dead including a gunman and a fellow soldier and more than a dozen injured. the conditions ranging from stable to critical. the shooter fired a 45 caliber semiautomatic pistol purchased recently. the incident brought back painful memories of the deadly masacre at fort hood nearly five years ago. >> we know these families. we know these incredible sacrifices to the country. obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the entire community. we are heart broken that something like this might have happened again. >> 13 killed and 30 wounded in 2009 in wha

the shooting was not related to terrorism. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze in for carolyn johnson. fort hood is near the texas town of coline north of austin. >> sadly this has all happened before. in 2009 fort hood was the site of the deadliest mass shooting ever at a military base. >> it is an eerily fap leer scene. >> the first responders from military police and responders went to the scene anden -- and engaged the shooter. >> obviously it was one of the situations where you don't believe it is happening especially again here at fort hood. >> at least four or dead including a gunman and a fellow soldier and more than a dozen injured. the conditions ranging from stable to critical. the shooter fired a 45 caliber semiautomatic pistol purchased recently. the incident brought back painful memories of the deadly masacre at fort hood nearly five years ago. >> we know these families. we know these incredible sacrifices to the country. obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the entire community. we are heart broken that something like this might have happened again. >> 13 killed and 30 wounded in 2009 in wha

we are learning more tonight about what may have set off the shooter at fort hood, texas. specialist ivan lopez killed three people and injured 16 on the base wednesday. anna werner reports one of the soldiers who was shot said lopez seemed to be upset about a request for leave. ( sirens ) >> we have an active shooter on fort hood. >> reporter: one of the soldiers ivan lopez shot was 32-year-old sergeant jonathan westbrook. he worked in the building where the shooting began, told his family lopez had an argument with a supervisor over a leave form. he described what happened next to mississippi affiliate wjtv by phone. >> reporter: westbrook was hit four times but is now out of the hospital. three soldiers were killed-- 38-year-old carlos lazaney from puerto rico. 37-year-old sergeant tim owens from illinois. and 39-year-old sergeant daniel ferguson from florida. >> this is a rough thing. >> reporter: congressman john carter visited survivors today, including major patrick miller, who was shot in the stomach as he guided soldier to safety. >> he put pressure on his wound an

omar villafranca has the latest on this developing story out of texas. >> reporter: fort hood is back open this morning after a soldier killed at least three people before killing himself. sources tell cbs news the suspect is 34-year-old ivan lopez, army officials say the suspected shooter was an iraq war veteran and doctors were assessing whether he had post- traumatic stress disorder. >> we do know this this soldier had mental health issues and was being treated for that. >> we have an active shooter on fort hood. >> reporter: the texas army post was thrown into lockdown yesterday after he allegedly old fire from two buildings and a vehicle with a semi-automatic pistol he recently purchased. the injured were rushed to local hospitals. >> they have had a variety of injuries that we have been treating ranging from gunshot wounds that involved extremities, abdomen, chest and neck. >> reporter: yesterday's shooting is bringing back painful memories of a similar incident in 2009 when army psychiatrist nidal hasan killed 13 people here on post. some are questioning whether security improv

the post. fort hood is in central texas between dallas and austin. it's the largest active duetied armoured post, training men and women for the army reserve and the national guard. 45,000 soldiers are stationed there, many serving tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan. the soldiers have nicknamed fort hood the great place because the standard of living is considered better than other army posts. >> president obama is vowing to get to the bottom oft fatal shootings. i want to bring in randall pinkston. what else are we hearing out of the white house. >> president obama was in chicago when she received the tragic news of another shooting. the federal bureau of investigation is joining the defense department's investigation to determine what happened and how that particular tragedy could happen in the same place twice. >> any shooting is trub lipping. obviously this reops the pain of what happened at fort hood five years ago. we know there's families, the incredible service to our country and the sacrifices they make. thoughts and procedures are with th

. >>> we've learned more about the man behind the mass shooting in fort hood texas. the senior officer on that they says the mental health of the soldier army specialist army lopez was not the driving factor in the shooting. instead he said lopez have gotten into an argument with other soldiers in his unit before the shooting and he believed that may have prompted the attack. >>> pittsburgh's first homicide of the year has investigators working overtime. the shooting happened on stevenson street in a neighborhood. >> even as he lay dying, he was able to speak and tonight pittsburgh police are following up on leads provided by the victim himself. >> i heard a pop pop pop. >> the sound of gunshots and moaning caused john silver to act out of instinct. >> i saw him rolling around, so i ran out and told my wife to give me a towel and put pressure on his chest and held him for like ten minutes. >> he said he recognized the man lying in the middle of the street, a friend of the family who lived less that a block away. >> i thought he was going to be okay, and i called today

the press. >> rick, live from fort hood, texas. thank you. >> all of this is a painful reminder of the attack in november 5, 2009. army major madill hasap opened fire and killed 13 and injuries dozens and saying he did it to protect muslim insurgents overseas. the military jury found him guilty of pre-meditated murder and sentenced to death. if that happens, he would be the first service member to be executed by the military in 50 years. my next guest represents the fort hood community in congress. this is congressman williams. our best to you and all of the members that you serve in your community back home in texas. >> thank you, we appreciate it. >> i know you are heading home after the interview. do you have a better understanding as to motive in this shooting? >> i think we understand that this young man had a lot of personal problems. and you know, just with his coming back from service and the issues he had, it just a -- appeared to be more than he could handle. the main issue is the young men and women fighting for liberty o

the fox news desk. he's going to cover this memorial service for fox at fort hood, texas. >> thank you, gretchen. de of the memorial service which is scheduled to begin within the next couple of moments at fort hood army post. a ceremony to honor the men who died not in combat but at the hands of a fellow soldier. a gunman killed three people as you've been reporting. wounded 16 others at last week's shooting rampage. the president being seated. the national anthem is to follow. this is going to be a tough service for everyone there. but just as it was some 4 1/2 years ago, but i remember that day and the way we all came together in this newsroom that day, the way that americans come together especially around our military. it's worth seeing that we're going to without commercials as old glory flies. let's listen. >> remain standing for the invocation given by the third armored courts. ♪ o say, can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched were

the same place like fort hood. another unnerving parallel between the hassan says and specialist lopez, both were recent he re-assigned to fort hood, texas. we we knew nasan had never farous things on his e-mail, and said questionable things to soldier, and then this soldier, specialist lopez, undergoing medical treatment at his previous duty station. they probably should not have been transferred. >> colonel, as someone who has soon combat, difficult crated veteran yourself, a -- decorated veteran yourself, a lot of has been made of the pressure soldiers returning from iraq are under. we're told in the case of this guy, that was not the case. but we are seeing examples of duress, strain on soldiers. and i wonder if it besmirches the veterans in general, those returning from volatile places, that they're not up to it or we have to reexamine all of them. what aring your thoughts on this? >> i think there's one very interesting theme we have to look at. when you continue to reduce the size of your military force, but yet the enemy who has a vote is going to continue to do what they do, and cause trouble all across the globe, if you're goin

polo sandoval joining us from fort hood, texas. >> we want to note this just into the newsroom. army secretary is saying the fort hood shooter saw no combat in iraq wand was not wound wash and was not wounded. >>> time 7:18. meantime, the senate intelligence committee is expected to vote today on the classifying of secret report about interrogations of terrorists suspects. the report allegedly found that techniques like waterboarding and other controversial techniques were cruel and ineffective and didn't help in the hunt for osama bin laden. the cia is disputing many of the allegations and the report may cause a bigger rift between the cia and congress. >>> an entire month without a single death. in all, 2309 american military members have died in afghanistan since the war started in 2001. the pentagon says american casualties have been dropping as a number of u.s. forces has grown smaller. their role has also shifted away from combat to training and advising the afghan forces. their mission over there is due to wrap up at the end of the year. >>> all right. it is 7:19. we want

a shooting at the army base in fort hood, texas. there are multiple injuries. we'll have a live report. >>> sounding the alarm after a powerful earthquake triggers tsunami fears as far away as hawaii. tonight after a shaky time, what they're doing to prepare in l.a. where a lot of experts continue to say it's not a matter of if but when. >>> big money. a major ruling froa divided supreme court today further opening the floodgates for wealthy donors to influence american politics. >>> and "making a difference." ann curry with tonight's report about a young woman's inspiring effort to pay it forward in life. "nightly news" begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. and we're going to begin here tonight with a breaking news story. and once again tonight, we are covering reports of a shooting at fort hood in texas. tonight after initial word of gunfire on the base which, of course, went through that mass shooting back in '09, witnesses then heard the sound of helicopters a

. >> president obama and the first lady were in texas on wednesday to pay tribute to victims of last week's shooting at fort hood. five years ago the president was on the same field remembering victims of another shooting. al jazeera's mike viqueira reports, he promised to do more to protect american soldiers. >> at fort hood texas, it was full honours for the fallen. president obama, top military brass there to comfort the families and comfort the wounded. 576 soldiers from fort hood lost their lives in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. on wednesday, the man killed at home, whilst on base, were honoured as heroes, like any other. >> you gave your sons to america. and just as you will honour them always, so, too, will the nation that they served. >> the president honoured the fallen by name, sergeant first class daniel ferguson. staff sergeant rodriguez and timothy owens. >> president obama referred to two issues that have been raised during the wake of the tragedy, the mental health of the gunmen and all returning veterans, and the call to end the ban on soldiers carrying concealed weapons on a military base. t

go to stamps.com/now and never go to the post office again. >>> four people are dead and including a shooter according to a authorities in fort hood, texasnjured. we do not know a motive. the shooter was a specialist in the united states army. we believe stationed at fort hood and that the three victims are also believed to be united states military personnel, the three victims who died. as for the 14 others, they are in area hospitals. we're waiting for a news conference from one of those hospitals. further we are waiting for a news conference to begin shortly. we are led to believe within a matter of minutes from officials at fort hood that will be conducted there at the main gate. in the meantime, we will have those for you live. meantime, we have been reporting or passing along to you the reporting of foxnews.com from yesterday that the fbi was and is or was searching for a recent u.s. army recruit believed to be planning a, quote: fort hood inspired jihad against u.s. soldiers, unquote. that was from foxnews.com reporter jonna winter who is on the line with us right now. sources telling us report from yesterday of this recruit who w

job, one of the biggest obstacles people with intellectual disabilities face. >> gunfire at fort hood. four are dead, including the gunman. up next the latest on a violent incident at the texasrmy post. >> a recap. day's events. after 4:00 pm this afternoon local time, a soldier wearing an army uniform opened fire at fort hood in texas, killing three, injuring 16 others before turning the gun on himself. the victim's condition raged from stable to credible. we are learning about the shooter. he served 4 months in iraq in 2011, was under psychiatric treatment for behavioural issues and was under going a lengthy review for post-traumatic stress disorder. we'll have more of this throughout the night it tomorrow. updating the other breaking news - chile is recovering after a powerful 7.2 quake... >> welcome to al jazeera america i'm libby casey. higher are this hour's top stories. we are learning new information about the soldier who opened fire in fort hood texas, killing three people and injuring 16 others before killing himself. so far no answers on the motive. >> we do not know a motive. we know the soldier had behavioural and mental health issues and was being treated for t

the headlines at this hour. four people are dead after a shooting at fort hood army base in texas. an iraq war veteran sought treatment for depression and anxiety. we'll bring it to you live when it happens. and the senate intelligence committee is expected to vote on interrogation tack wicks of terror suspects during the bush administration. >>> chile has been hit again by a huge aftershock. powerful 7.6 quake struck off of the coast of northern chile, triggering a tsunami alert in chile and peru. so far there have been no reports of deaths or injuries from the aftershock. >>> the death toll of the landslide has reached 30. they are having trouble identifying at least one of the confirmed dead. >> the storm watch today, the severe weather here is pushing to the east in arkansas and missouri. a tornado watch already issued in the last 30 minutes. severe thunderstorms are reported and the rain is pushing to the east in areas favorable to produce tornado. this line here will continue to push east. more rain to the east, but it's moving into the area, and later today, as the sunshine s

the venue now as we look at fort hood. they will get back to d.c. shortly. there in the foreground you steel met of those who died in kali kaline, texas, just outside fort hoodthis service without commercial interruption and the tribute to them. >>> while this has been going on we've been following developments. there have been several other stories today. i'm sure you heard what happened in pittsburgh. police say a 16-year-old boy with two knives came into his high school just outside pittsburgh and began to stab people, slashing and stabbing his classmates and unthinkably, the stabbing went on for nearly an hour. by the time it was over, investigators say 19 of those young men and women in pittsburgh were hurt as well as a security officer who took down the suspect with the help of an assistant principal. it happened as classes were about to get under way in franklin regional high school in murraysville about 15 miles east of pittsburgh but part of the general area. let's move to the wall here and show you how it looked as emergency responders arrived at the scene. this is video coming in this morning, a stunning thing to watch. emergency officials arrivin

today, president obama traveled to the fort hood military base in texas to help console the community there in the aftermath of last week's shooting spree. a soldier killed three others before turning the gun on himself. the memorial to lace on the same spot where president obama eulogized victims of another mass shooting in 2009 -- the memorial took place on the same spot. toaustralian ship detected more signals in the southern indian ocean, increasing the likelihood that they are coming from the black boxes of the missing plane. phil mercer has more from perth. >> the belief the indian ocean -- deep beneath the indian ocean, a critical breakthrough. two more acoustic noises in the same broad area where other stronger transmissions were recorded over the weekend. engineers say the earlier signals were consistent with those from an airline black rocks flight recorder -- black walks -- black box flight recorder. >> i am now optimistic that we the aircraft or what is left of the aircraft in the not-too-distant future. >> earlier this week, recovery teams were scouring a stretch of ocean

a reminder that we'll have more on the shooting at fort hood in texas. thanks for watching. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you are in the stream. your money and national security at the polls in afghanistan. my cohost and digital producer is here. when afghans head to the polls, they are choosing a new direction, progressive, hopefully, but it has a tremendous impact on the u.s. and the u.s. investment to date. >> it's a new narrative. when most americans look at it, it's seen through war and violence. we have afghans tweeting in, and they are hopeful for a new way forward. we have this: on the flipside: >> then we have: who will lead afghanistan as they begin a new era, eight men are vying to replace hamid karzai. representing the first democratic transfer of power in the country since 2001 when coalition forces ousted the taliban. in the decade since the u.s. invested money, mann power and sacrificed more than 2,000 lives, helping to build the foundation for a new way to govern. while the election brings hope. it brings concerns, rumours of voter fraud a

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the families have been notified. of course, fort hood is located in call lean texas. about the connection between his city, and one of the nation's largest army posts. there are many former military, we not only semipa these with these folks we can empathize with them. we have walked in their boots. they are family. military calls and assignment, it is a great place, because of the great community support, but our surrounding cities. >> well, the shooting at fort hood raises new questions about overall security. mike mckaren joins us live, mike, how are officials in washington responding to this shooting? >> well, in the day after, michael, it's been a somber mood here, as officials both political and military, struggling to figure out what happened and perhaps more importantly, why. president obama and michelle obama appeared at a previously scheduled event, about an hour ago, in the capitols east room, they are honors olympians and paraolympians. but both took time to address the tragedy at fort hood. for his part, president obama praised those who serve, and mourn t

there's an ongoing shooting dinnerway at fort hood, texas, statement from fort hood, public affairs office saying there has bean to get to any suspect in this situation. thefact that fort hood is saying there are injuries, multiple injuries, an indication of how serious this may be, the local community there in texas, obviously, bell county sheriff, colleen texas, the city just outside of the gate of fort hood also saying it's medical and emergency personnel are on stand by with ambulances to help in any way that they can. fort hood has a medical center. they have very highly trained medical personnel. many of them have done tours in the combat zone. they know how to deal with these situations. it's the scope of this incident that we do not know at this hour how many people may be suffering from injuries. just how serious this may be. at this hour the base remains on lock down in terms of people are being told to shelter in place, to stay in their offices, their rooms, close their doors, stay away from their windows. a local leg nearby has been evacuated. all of its personnel and students have been told to leave and go home. as you reported earlier nearby

the late show? how one california mayor is hoping to cash in on david letterman's retirement. ,,,,,, texas this week. 3 soldiers >>> a dispute over time off may have been what preceded the shooting rampage at fort hood, texas this week. three soldiers were killed 16 wounded. a law enforcement official says that army specialist ivan lopez argued with his superiors over their denials of a leave request shortly before the shooting began. lopez is said to have been clearly agitated and disrespectful after the meeting. >> we believe that the immediate precipitating factor was more likely an escalating argument in his unit area. >> it was unclear why lopez wanted to take time off but it appeared to involve his family. meanwhile lopez's family did release a statement saying mental illness must have played a role in their son's decision to open fire. >>> an afghan police officer opened fire on two female journalists today in kabul. a photographer from germany was killed and an "associated press" reporter from canada is in stable condition. witnesses say the police officer shouted, god is great! as he shot up this car carrying the journalists inside security forces base. the violence comes on the eve of afgh