our "starting point," breaking news at the quantico marine base in virginia. three marines there are dead. officials trying to piece together what happened. we're live on the scene and we're expecting a briefing from quantico any moment. >>> then a suspect in a police chase and shoot-out in texas may be connected to the murder of colorado's prison chief. we will have the developing details in moments. >>> plus, how did this man impersonate a pilot?plane and you have got to hear this one. >>> and how is your bracket doing? we've got one huge upset in round one of march madness. it is a very important story. it is friday, march 22nd. "starting point" begins right now. >>> we do begin with breaking news out of the quantico, marine, base in virginia. three people shot dead there, one of them believed to be the gunman. he apparently committed suicide after a standoff with police. all of the dead believed to be marines. the news conference is set to begin in moments. right now you're looking at live pictures of where it's going to take place in virginia. what we do k

a deadly shooting at the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. three marines are dead, including the suspected gunman. we're live at the scene. >>> imposter, a man born in philadelphia posing as a pilot and talks his way in to the cockpit. he's now under arrest. how did it happen? >>> and the costliest divorce ever. the split between one of the richest men in america and his wife of nearly 25 years that could lead to a $2 billion settlement today. friday, march 22nd, 2013. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie. investigators are just beginning to piece together what led to a deadly shooting at the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. >> this is what we do know. it began at 11:00 last night with an initial shooting. the suspect barricaded himself in a dorm room forcing the base to be locked down for hours. let's go to jim miklaszewski. what can you tell us this morning? >> rep

. >> we are learning more about one of the victims gunned down at the quantico marine base in virginia. 19-year-old sarah castramato was from oakland. christie smith joins us live from where the victim went to high school. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. sarah castromato got some horrible news that she was one of the victims in the shooting. she attended liberty high school before joining the marines in libya. the suspected gunman is sergeant lopez from pacifica. he is a highly decorated marine that served in iraq and afghanistan before becoming a trainer. a tribute to 19-year-old lance corporal sarah castromato. she was raised in mexico and came to brentwood when she was nine years old. she enjoyed working with children and volunteered with special needs kids in the high school, graduated with honors in 2011 and joined the marines and had won several medals, including the national defense service medal. investigators also sergeant lopez also killed corporal lance wooly. they told the contra costa times before this happened, they had no indication of trouble at the bay. report

authorities say he shot two other marines at the quantico virginia base, then turned the gun on himself. he was a tactics instructor -- and his specialty was machine gunner -- he joined the marines in 2006. also new tonight -- we now know one of his victims was 19-year-old lance corporal. sara castromata from oakley. she served as a warehouse clerk.. she had been a marine since 2011. the other victim -- 23-year- old corporal jacob wooley from mississippi., was a field radio operator. the deadly shooting happened overnight thursday into friday morning. this is video from near the scene. the crime happened on the campus of the officer candidates' school at quantico-- a historic training and war-strategy base for the marines. right now, kron4 crews are reaching out to family of the alleged shooter and victims. we will bring any new information, as soon as we get it. now at eleven. a robbery in a quiet east bay neighborhood takes a deadly turn. a man shot and killed, while trying to stop a pair of thieves from ripping off a family member. it happened in san leandro. marking the city's first

. >> the local link to a double murder and suicide at the quantico marine base. new details in a love tri angle that turned deadly. >>> taking a live look outside, devil's slide, the new tunnel is opening up out there. we are going to have more in a live report. >>> a love triangle with a local link. new details about the deadly double shooting at the quantico marine base. >>> taking you live to wall street this morning where they are opening the bell. >> monday, march 25th. this is "today" it in the bay. >>> good morning. it is 6:30. i'm marla tallez in for jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. we are learning more about one of the victims gunned down last week. 19-year-old sarah castromato was from the bay area. christie smith joins us live where the victim went to high school. >> reporter: her family got the terrible news that their daughter was shot and killed at the marine base at quantico, virginia. the suspected gunman, 25-year-old sergeant lopez from pacifica. he killed himself after the shooting. he was a decorated marine that served in iraq and afghani

three dead after a shooting at the quantico marine base in virginia. gunshot wound after barricading himself in a building there. that triggered a lockdown that was just lifted, just before 3:00 this morning, it's believed all of the dead are marines. identities of the victims, and a motive still not known this morning. >> a huge traffic pileup in canada. take a look at this. 100 vehicles mashed up on the main highway between edmonton and calgary. about 100 people ended up going to hospitals. but only one person there was seriously hurt. police think bad weather, as you can see there, and excessive speed, set off a huge chain reaction. they hope to have the highway open again this morning. >>> jennifer capriati now charged with stalking and battery. >> bizarre story. >> north palm beach, florida, police say she punched her ex-boyfriend on valentine's day at a gym. he claims the former tennis star has harassed and stalked him since they broke up last year. capriati has to appear in court next month. >>> congress' watchdog is saying not so fast to the pl

three people are dead in a shooting on the quantico marine base. a male marine is suspected of shooting two fellow marines. a man and woman and killing himself. coming up at 5:15 and all the details from the very emotional news conference from the base commander earlier this morning. >>> back here at home police in vallejo are searching for the man who assaulted a young woman in hans park. a man resembling this police sketch grabbed the woman on the trail about 3:30 sunday afternoon. then he tried to choke her and take her to a creek bed but she got away. now the suspect escaped. the car described as an older model silver or gray accra integra two door with gray primer on the rear bumper and fenders. >>> a woman is desperately trying to find her dog who was taken from her while she was sleeping on bart. tara moriarty joins us with more. >> reporter: kara survived a plane crash as a child and this dog helped her cope with the anxiety she has suffered ever since. she has put up these fliers of archy. he is a stolen service dog. specially trained. disa

three people are dead in a shooting on the quantico marine base. le marine is suspected of shooting two fellow marines. a man and woman and killing himself. coming up at 5:15 and all the details from the very emotional news conference from the base commander earlier this morning. >>> back here at home police in vallejo are searching for the man who assaulted a young woman in hans park. a man resembling this police sketch grabbed the woman on the trail about 3:30 sunday afternoon. then he tried to choke her and take her to a creek bed but she got away. now the suspect escaped. the car described as an older model silver or gray accra integra two door with gray primer on the rear bumper and fenders. >>> a woman is desperately trying to find her dog who was taken from her while she was sleeping on bart. tara moriarty joins us with more. >> reporter: kara survived a plane crash as a child and this dog helped her cope with the anxiety she has suffered ever since. she has put up these fliers of archy. he is a stolen service dog. specially trained. disappea

two of the marines involved in a double murder-suicide at the quantico training base in virginia are from the bay area. the gunman, 25-year-old sergeant lopez is from pacifica. a highly decorated marine, he served in iraq and afghanistan before becoming a trainer at quantico. his female victim, 19-year-old lance corporal sarah cast rowmatta. she was promoted to lance corporal last month. lopez also killed another person from mississippi. and nbc have learned the three were involved in a love triangle. all three worked at the officer candidates school. >>> tragedy in fairfield as an oakland boy drowns in a backyard pool. it happened about 11:30 this morning on howe court. the family had gone there to visit friends. the 7-year-old was found floating in the pool of he was pulled from the water by one of the residents who tried to revive the child by following cpr instructions from police dispatchers but the boy was pronounced dead. no foul play is suspected. >>> a 10-year-old boy is dead after a display board crashed down on him and his family at an airport in alabama. >> reporter: this

. >>> also new for you this morning, military officials have identified the quantico marine base gunman and both victims there. 19-year-old sara castromata and jacob wooley from guntown, mississippi, were both shot and killed last thursday on the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. authority believe eusebio lopez shot both young marines before he killed himself. the shooting, of course, is still under investigation. >>> and new york mayor michael bloomberg is behind this new round of ads aimed at gun control. the ads are from the group, mayors against illegal guns and they've bought $12 million worth of airtime for this ad. take a look at part of it here. >> my dad taught me to hunt and i'll teach my kids. i've owned a gun all my life and i'll fight for my right to keep it. background checks have nothing to do with taking guns away from anyone. closing loopholes will stop criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from buying guns. that protects my rights. >> now, this effort is the group's most expsive yet influence the debate over gun control. thursday more than 100 demonstration

. >>> we're learning more today about one of the victims gunned down at the quantico marine base in virginia last week. 19-year-old was from contra costa county. live in brentwood where the victim went to high school. good morning. >> good morning to you. school is actually out for wo weeks on spring break but i caught up with the school principal. he's devastated, called the news horrible. he said the staff was in shock. he had the school flags lowered to half-staff in honor of sarks, a who volunteered in 1997 and volunteered with special needs kids while here. she graduated with honors and enlisted in the marine after. the gunman, lopez was from pacifica, a highly decorated marine who served in iraq and afghanistan. this morning a youtube video up for them. a lance corporal who moved here in '97. the high school principal with us by phone. >> we've reached out to parents and community. lowered flags to half-staff. i've asked for a moment of silence at sports activities two the next two weeks in her memory. we're also going to have counselors on monday when she comes back, if she has friend

the u.s. marine base in quantico, virginia. ooter killed two marines before turning the gun on himself. >> what we're being told is the shooting started at the officer candidate school on marine corps base quantico. one person was shot dead there. this happened around 11:00 last night. the gunman then went over to a barack where he barricaded himself inside. military police were spotted. they also called in reenforcements from local police. they went in with a special reaction team. and when they went in, were told they found the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as well as a second victim. no motive yet for this we're told that the gunman is believed to be a staff member at the officer candidate school. candidate school. he was an active-duty marine. the two victims were also active duty marines and the base was put on lockdown at the time of the shooting. the lockdown has been lifted. the identification of the gunman and two victims have not been released at this point. the military -- the marines here at quanti

there was a shooting on the quantico marine base. authorities there say a male marine suspected of shooting two fellow marines a man and woman and killing himself. coming up at 6:15 what the authorities said about that shooting in an early morning news conference. >>> a 15-year-old girl and mother say they were attacked by a large man on a crowded muni bus. it happened last weekend at the intersection of mission street and onondaga avenue. claudine wong is at that intersection now and talking to muni riders. >> reporter: it has been a very busy line here. this is the 14th and mission bus that is pulling up behind me at the intersection. this is apparently where the attacker got on the bus last weekend. and before it was all over he ended up pushing and strangling and robbing a woman for her teenage daughter. the search for her is still under way -- the search is still under way. the mother and daughter were standing at the back of this very crowded bus near the doors when a very large man got on the bus and tried to push his way on. t

there was a shooting on the quantico marine base. authorities there say a male marine suspected of shooting two fellow marines a man and woman and killing himself. coming up at 6:15 what the authorities said about that shooting in an early morning news conference. >>> a 15-year-old girl and mother say they were attacked by a large man on a crowded muni bus. it happened last weekend at the intersection of mission street and onondaga avenue. claudine wong is at that intersection now and talking to muni riders. >> reporter: it has been a very busy line here. this is the 14th and mission bus that is pulling up behind me at the intersection. this is apparently where the attacker got on the bus last weekend. and before it was all over he ended up pushing and strangling and robbing a woman for her teenage daughter. the search for her is still under way -- the search is still under way. the mother and daughter were standing at the back of this very crowded bus near the doors when a very large man got on the bus and tried to push his way on. t

the needs of quantico and the record-keeping. now you will have to do them even more with the closing down of washington. >> i will after look at that. i see your point. >> i have been concerned about the lack of progress in bringing to justice those responsible for the attack on the u.s. facilities in benghazi last september. we are now beyond six months. fewer people experienced problems in getting access to the site initially. and also problems in gaining access to interview subjects. you personally went to libya in january. we saw last week that an individual was being held in libya in connection with the attack and that the fbi was able to interview him in the presence of libyan authorities. are you satisfied with the pace and result of the investigation so far and cooperation you're getting from their government? >> there are hurdles at the outset. benghazi did not have a law- enforcement element to provide security and the ability to act assist inrtners or to developing witnesses. we have overcome many of those hurdles wit

the accident back to you james. >> taking you to live pictures out in quantico virginia. e marines are dead after a standoff a press conference is under way. >> this is a tragic loss for the marine corps which has had a number of tragic losses in the couple of weeks. >> the fatal shooting was confined to taylor hall. a single barracks at officer's candid is cool. the quick reaction of our marshals officers and the county police enabled us to assess the extent of the situation. and we act quickly to resolve it. >> the shooter and active- duty marines was pronounced dead of an apparent self- inflicted gunshot wound by law enforcement at the scene. two other victims at male and a female active- duty marines were pronounced dead at the scene. the three marines involved int personnel assigned to officers candidate school. all of the candidates in the school or accounted for in safe. all of the other from a personnel as well with the officers can this school are well accounted for. >> the identities of the victims themselves will be withheld for the next 24 hours or until the pr

the suspect. it happened last night at marine base quantico in virginia. the suspected shooter killed a male and a female colleague before killing himself. there is no word of of motive with all three bodies found on the barracks and abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is following the story and will have more at 6:30. >> san francisco's archbishop is making strong comments against gays and lesbians marrying. this is days before the supreme court considers california's ban on same-sex marriage. the archbishop says the debate will continue no matter how the court rules. he says that he relies many people in san francisco disagree with the teach >>guest: on marriage and sex but there is also a deeply embedded catholic culture here with many who understand and cherish the church teachings. >> and new information on christopher dorner, a battle for the $1.2 million reward offered for his capture. dorner took his own life in a southern california cabin after a shoot out with police. now, the associated press reports that a couple tied up by dropper and a man he ca

. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area news, details on an overnight shooting at the marine base in quantico, virginia. investigators are saying they know why the gunman opened fire. >>> dramatic video out of australia. how a bystander jumped in to save the life of a toddler. >>> three active duty marines are dead calling what investigators call a murder suicide at the marine base in quantico video video. police say the overnight shooting stems from a love triangle and is not a random act of violence. they say the gunman was a man and the two victims, another man and a woman. all three worked at the officer's candidate school. the base is about 30 miles south of washington and is home to the fbi's training academy. >>> new at 11:00, a man in australia is being called a hero this morning for saving the life of a toddler. we want to warn you, this video is difficult to watch. this dramatic surveillance video appears to show a 2-year-old girl stop breathing. her mother and father thought she was choking but couldn't revive her. so another customer in the store stepped in and started mouth-to-mo

the base commander says all three marines worked at quantico's officer candidate school. se was put on lockdown for about four hours. today counselors are on hand for those who live and work at quantico. >> i would also ask for the support of our neighbors, the community, and their thoughts and prayers as well for our marines who have lost their comrades in arms. thank you. another marine spokesperson said there are two main questions, what led to this and what can they do to keep this from happening again. the base commander you just heard from said it's been a tough week for marine around the country. seven marines were killed on monday in an explosion in nevada. live in washington, kila campbell, channel 2 news. >>> democrats say the gun control legislation includes expanded federal background checks for gun buyers. harry reid says it will include tougher laws and tougher sentences for gun trafficking. the national rifle association opposes the background check saying this could lead to a federal -- regis tri-of gun owners. >>> that event will be at the reed hill view a

. >>> military officials i want to tell you in virginia have identified the quantico marine base gunmanld sarah castromata and jacob wooley both shot and killed last thursday on the marine corps base in quantico. they believe 25-year-old eusebio, lopez. we're going to kill you, that's a quote, the message from the pakistani taliban who have vowed to assassinate former president musharraf. he wants to lead his party this may, so if death threats aren't enough, the government itself plans to try him for treason. he admits the homecoming is "risky." >>> secretary of state john kerry making an unannounced stop while on his first trip overseas. he landed in baghdad just a couple hours ago. while he's in the country we know he'll be meeting with government officials including prime minister malaki. you have to wonder how much they're going to be able to get done there. we'll obviously keep you posted on that. >>> our troops come home from war. many of them facing a new battle as veterans waiting for benefits. so what's being done? want to find out now with state of the union host candy crowle

investigators say the killings at quantico were murder. eth plan with the news triangle, virginia tonight not far from the base. elizabeth, what more do we know about what what happened there? >> well, we know that there was two crime scenes inside one of the barracks here on the base. that police initially entered the barracks and they found a male marine was shot death. northeastern location they found another male marine with a female. that male marine had a self-inflicted gun wound. all three of those marines were staff members at the officer candidate school which is a video that you are looking at right now. it's nearby the barracks. after the initial call the base was on lockdown for four hours detectives deemed it to be safe. shep? >> shepard: any word on a possible motive. >> no word right now. police are still notifying next of kin. they haven't released any details about that. we are hearing from a pentagon spokesperson this evening. and we heard on behalf of the defense secretary chuck hagel. he was saddened by the event. he sai

the headlines. three u.s. marines are dead after a shooting at quantico in virginia. the suspected shooter one of those marines. the gunfire starting last night near the barracks setting off a standoff that lasted for hours. the base put on lockdown before that shooter apparently turned the gun on himself. we are still waiting for details on the other victims' identities and a possible motive in the case. we are expecting a press conference within the next hour. >>> authorities from colorado are headed to texas this morning to investigate the murder of a colorado prison chief. 28-year-old evan ebell was caught after leading texas police on a 100-mile-an-hour chase before crashing and being shot. he was driving a cadillac that matched the description of the car seen leaving the neighborhood where a man was murdered in cold blood on his doorstep. investigators are trying to figure out if ebell is linked to the murder of a pizza delivery driver 000 on sunday. >> house speaker john boehner promising a coordinated house and senate investigation into the benghazi attacks. bo

the shooting hand at marine corps base quantico in virginia. first sign of trouble was 9-1-1 call at 7:30. authorities were on the scene in five minutes but did not report hearing gunshots. at 8:00 p.m., security was heightened and a mass notification went out to everyone on the base. police found three bodies inside a barracks called taylor hall, an active duty marine killed two fellow active duty marines, a man and a woman. there was no stand off. the commander did not give indication as to the motive but he says no one else is in danger. >> the three marines involved in this incident were permanent personnel assigned to officers' candidate school. all of the candidates in the school are accounted for and safe. all of the other permanent personnel, as well, with the officers candidate school are accounted for. >> last night all restrictions on the base were lifted at 11:30. the victims' name will not be released if 24 hours. the commander calls this is tragic loss for the marine corps. the chap lanes providing counseling for the marines on th

keep us posted as you learn new developments. >>> all right, now to that deadly shooting at the quantico marine base in virginia. base officials say a marine shot and killed two comrades, a man and woman and then fatally shot himself. the victims were assigned to the officers candidate school on the base. their identities have not been disclosed. the base commander told reporters this morning it has been a long and painful night. >> as we take care of our marines and their families that are dealing with this tragedy, i'd also ask for the support of our neighbors, the community and their thoughts and prayers as well for our marines who have lost their comrades in arms. >> the gunman's identity has not been released. right now police are not speculating on a motive. >>> all right. here's what else we're working on for this hour. a lot of air traffic control towers are on the chopping block. that could mean big changes when you travel. and a teen home alone when three burglars break in. the robbers so close to 9-1-1 operator could hear them. >> okay, don't talk. >> but in the end it was a h

help track down a suspect in a deadly hit and run >>> plus, new details on a deadly shooting at the quantico marine base. what we are learning just now. >>> day three of the president's tour of the middle east. how the president is right now paying tribute to the past and pushing for peace in the present. >> happy friday to you! . temperatures looking good for now. we have some really gusty winds headed our way late in the day. we will show you where it will be the strongest, how long they will last an your weekend numbers in a few moments. >> john told you why we have a south bay significant alert. this is the north bay significant alert. half your freeway getting into san francisco is blocked as well. we have a crash, boulders and our chopper over the scene. >> we have a live look outside. the international airport. you made it to friday morning. march 22nd. this is "today in the bay." >>> thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. an update to plaek breaking news in the south bay lanes finally back open after a deadly hit and run shut down parts of interstate 280 i

the shooting happened overnight in quantico. the military is trying to figure out a notive. our news reporter has the latest. >> tragedy overnight at marine corps base in virginia. authorities say a marine shot and killed two fellow marines and took his own life. >> the shooter, active duty marine was pronounced dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound by law enforcement at the seen. >> the identities of the victims are withheld until the families are notified but the shooter was a man, the other decease add man and a woman. they all worked as training personnel at officer candidate school. >> all of the candidates in the school are accounted for and safe and all of the other permanent personnel, as well, with the officers candidate school are accounted for. >> the incident began at 10:30 last night inside a single barracks and all base resolution didn'ts and employees were told to remain inside and keep the doors locked. in five minutes of notifies authorities were on the scene. >> announcement were made over the p.a. system and notifications were sent to residents by faceboo

three active duty united states marines are dead after an apparent murder-suicide at the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. and the rebels upset the wisconsin badgers. more, and the harvard crimson, it's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything on "studio b." >> first, the police in texas say the man who led them on wild police chase that end up in a fiery crash and a shootout, today died of his injuries. the county sheriff in northwest texas officially identified the man at evan ebel. a colorado parolee with a lock criminal record who was also a maybe of a white supremacist prison gang. cops in ten very say they're confident he was involved in another colorado case, the shooting death of a pizza delivery man. they're also trying to figure out whether ebel's black cadillac was the same car a witness saw outside of the home of a colorado springs prison official, tom clements, somebody shot and killed that man tuesday night on this front doorstep. an 18 wheeler smash ebel's black cadillac in texas, ending the car chase. the cops say ebel then stepped out of the wreckage and exchanged gunf

they responded to a common area in the marine officer candidate school at the quantico marine base. mmon area they found the first victim dead, a male marine dead. they pursued the shooter into a barracks. he went into a barracks. they surrounded the barracks and tried to establish communication with the shooter. but then they didn't go into the barracks for about another two hours. and they have not explained, erin, that interval between the time that they surrounded it and tried to make communication with him. and the time they went in, but when they went in, they found the shooter dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and his secretary victim, a female marine, erin. >> when you say they're looking into whether this was -- this crime and murder was motivated by a relationship dispute, what do you know about the two marines that were murdered other than their gender? >> reporter: yeah, we know that one of the victims was a male and one was a female. the shooter was a male. they are all three staff members at the officer candidate school. they're not officer candidate themselves. th

the kron four morning news. two marines shooting at quantico marine base called the bay area home. look at who they are. coming up. gate bridge can expect to see some changes starting today as automatic tolls officially kick in this week. we'll show you some of those and more changes are also coming to state highway one in san mateo county has devil's slide is expected to be open to traffic tomorrow. good morning, top stories we're following this monday march 25th. >> drives to the golden gate bridge can expect to see some changes starting today as automatic tolls officially kick in this week. >> two marines who were killed in friday's shooting at quantico marine base called the bay area home. we'll take a look at who they are. >> >> good morning. we will have details on your extended forecast coming up. >> could morning a decent ride around the bay. there was a wind advisory for the early morning hours of the bridge looking decent the only slope is on east bound we do have news coming out of the golden gate bridge with changes. jackie if they are going to be installing something?

the shooting happened overnight in quantico. the military is trying to figure out a notive. our news reporter has the latest. >> tragedy overnight at marine corps base in virginia. authorities say a marine shot and killed two fellow marines and took his own life. >> the shooter, active duty marine was pronounced dead of a self inflicted gunshot wound by law enforcement at the seen. >> the identities of the victims are withheld until the families are notified but the shooter was a man, the other decease add man and a woman. they all worked as training personnel at officer candidate school. >> all of the candidates in the school are accounted for and safe and all of the other permanent personnel, as well, with the officers candidate school are accounted for. >> the incident began at 10:30 last night inside a single barracks and all base resolution didn'ts and employees were told to remain inside and keep the doors locked. in five minutes of notifies authorities were on the scene. >> announcement were made over the p.a. system and notifications were sent to residents by faceboo

the shooting happened late thursday night at the marine base quantico in northern virginia. commander at the base says authorities were called to the scene arpound found one of the victims dead inside a barracks. they along with the body of the authorities say took his ownat this point, authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting and are it and week for the marine corps. they also lost 7 marines a lot in nevada on monday. in the newsroom, mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> new this morning.all lanes of eastbound interstate highway 580 in oakland have re-opened after an accident killed a man this morning. the c-h-p says the accident was first reported just after midnight when a man was hit by a car on highway 580 near dutton avenue. a sig-alert was issued and the three right lanes were blocked as authorities investigated., that sig-alert was lifted >> in other bay are news. a robbery in a quiet east bay neighborhood turns fatal. a man was shot and killed, of thieves from ripping off a family member. it happened in san leandro. marking the city's first homici

the shooter was a staff member at the quantico school. ims, a male and female, were both active duty marines. this comes just three days after seven marines were killed in a training accident in nevada. those are your headlines. back to melissa and adam. melissa: thank you. farmland prices doubling in the u.s. does this signal a bubble brewing in america's heartland? jeff flock is in grundy county, illinois. jeff: want to buy a farm, melissa? melissa: sure, why not. jeff: we are talking about investing in farmland. a lot of people on wall street are doing it right now. take a look at this piece of ground. 160-acre parcel in grundy county, illinois, corn and beans, do what ever you want around here. i have a man who makes his business making loans to farmers. >> the ability for people to pay on farmland will be there. we think there will be some good solid reasons why the price of land will stay stable. jeff: i want to show viewers what we are talking about here. look at how much it has increased in the last year. in the last two years, the

military officials say the gunman and one of the victims involved in a deadly shooting at the marine corps case in quantico, virginia, are from the bay area. the marine who shot two of his colleagues to death and killed himself thursday was a tactics instructor. one of the victims was from oakley. she had been in the marines since december of 2011. the suspected shooter was from pacifica. the other victim was a 23-year-old male from mississippi. all three worked at the marine corps's officer candidate school. the marines have not described the relationship between the three. >>> in a case that could have wideranging contact, a challenge to california's ban on same-sex marriage goes before the supreme court next week. while support for gay marriage is on the rise, one bay area religious leader is defending "traditional marriage." >> kevin: the truth will come back. >> reporter: and to him, the truth is marriage should be exclusive to one man and one woman. >> i'm sure there are many gay couples that are providing a loving entertainment for their children. but there's one thing they can't provide, and it's n

as an upstart last night around 11 at the marine base quantico virginia. marine. that led to a standoff with the suspect, who apparently killed another marine and then killed himself. no names have been released but authorities say the gunman was a staff member at the office candid school at the base. the base was asleep on lockdown that is since been lifted. >> 9088 them and a look at the bay bridge approach and pleasanton. currently right now 39 degrees, with 566a high of 69. this has been closed to traffic since the newtown all went and last year. you can see crews breaking up old asphalt and tearing out read bar. the work will continue for several months and the northbound lanes will be finished and 2015. the nobe thousand government workers can expect every furloughs over the next six months. the house met yesterday to keep the government running for the next six months but left and placed $85 billion in spending cuts to the pentagon and domestic programs. the spending authorization is on its way to the white house for president obama signature. and i

we are beginning at the marine base in quantico. here authorities say two marines were shot to death last night at the officer candidate school. it happened as a result of a fell loma reason who later killed himself. the base commander, overcome with grief as he talked about the tragedy this morning. >> i'd also ask for the support of our neighbors, the community and their thoughts and prayers as well. for our marines who have lost their, their comrades in arms. >>> mean while, a violent twist in the investigation of two brutal murders in colorado. we have a colorado paroly who is injured in texas. after he has been in a shootout with police. >> he came by me, i would say he was running about a hundred miles an hour. had his left arm out the window. he was just shooting. he wasn't planning on being taken alive. it's obvious he was trying to hurt someone and he was trying to hurt the police. >> the suspect may have been the the man who killed tom clements. and nathan leon, a pizza delivery driver. we're going to start with chief penta

the suspected gunman is a 25-year-old from pacifica, a highly decorated marine that served in iraq and afghanistan before becoming a trainer at quantico. the female victim is 19-year-old lance corporal sarah castromana from oakley in contra costa county. they say sergeant lopez also killed corporal jacob wooly. nbc reports they were involved in a love triangle. >>> the u.s. supreme court prepares to tackle the issue of same-sex marriage this week. supporters will rally in san francisco to push for marriage equality. starting tonight, demonstrators will gather at castro and market streets and then march to san francisco city hall for a ral i will. the u.s. supreme court will hear two cases this week dealing with gay rights. on tuesday, arguments on prop 8 and wednesday, on the federal defense of marriage act. this event marks the 48th anniversary of the alabama march led by martin luther king jr. >>> community college students will have more options. they will more than double the course offerings this summer. more than 1,000 courses. many will be core classes in english, math and science. ccsf, officials say the change will deal with

all three worked at the school in quantico, vz -- virginia. >> i just miss her so much. >> the washington post reports this may have stemmed from some time of romantic entanglement. he served two tours in afghanistan before becoming an instructor in quantico. >>> the banking crisis in cypress appears to be over. the country received a $13 billion loan from international cre idors overnight -- creditors overnight. large account holders will lose some money and that will help cypress replace most of the money required by lenders. the head of the international monetary fund says they can help out. >> i expect to be in a position to make a recommendation to the board in the coming weeks and that recommendation will aim at including the financial parts of the situation. >> cypress had been shut out the international banking for nearly two years. >>> today, crews are getting ready for the big electronic toll switch at the golden gate bridge. crews will hang an electronic sign at the toll plaza today and then early wednesday morning that sign will be turned on and drivers will no longer stop. du

all three worked at the school in quantico, vz -- virginia. >> i just miss her so much. >> the washington post reports this may have stemmed from some time of romantic entanglement. he served two tours in afghanistan before becoming an instructor in quantico. >>> the banking crisis in cypress appears to be over. the country received a $13 billion loan from international cre idors overnight -- creditors overnight. large account holders will lose some money and that will help cypress replace most of the money required by lenders. the head of the international monetary fund says they can help out. >> i expect to be in a position to make a recommendation to the board in the coming weeks and that recommendation will aim at including the financial parts of the situation. >> cypress had been shut out the international banking for nearly two years. >>> today, crews are getting ready for the big electronic toll switch at the golden gate bridge. crews will hang an electronic sign at the toll plaza today and then early wednesday morning that sign will be turned on and drivers will no longer stop. du

the shooting at quantico is one of a string of attacks at military bases. two on separate occasions and the pentagon was another of his military targets and last year a soldier opened fire at fort bragg during a safety exercise and one was killed, two wounded and the shooter turned the gun on himself and the worse was at fort hood in 2009 when the major nadal hassan killed 13 team and wounded more than two dozen others. we are also tracking a developing story about a man accused of impersonating a pilot and making it into the cockpit of a u.s. airways flight. the french nationalen into custody at philadelphia international airport and police say he was literally at the jump seat behind the captain before he was removed and now there are questions how he was able to get as far as he did. trace gallagher is live in our west coast bureau. how did that happen, trace? >> the thing here, ali, the phony passenger, pilot was ticketed for coach and asked the ticket agent if there was room in first class. and he threw a fit and saying he hated americans and yet got o

three people dead at the marine base in quantico. the base is in lockdown, law enforcement surrounded the building. >> the shooter, an active duty marine, was pronounced dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound by law enforcement at the scene. two other victims, a male and female, both active duty marines, were pronounced dead at the scene. the three marines involved in this incident, all permanent personnel assigned to officer candidate school. all of the candidates in the school are accounted for and safe. >> the base is used mostly for training and it's known as crossroads of the marine corps. we will have a live report at the bottom hour. >>> also following a truly horrifying story from georgia's southern coast. police in brunswick say two young boys between 10 and 15 years old approached a woman and shot her in the leg and then they turned the gun on her baby. as the mother pleaded with them. >> he said i'm going to kill you if you don't give me your money. and i said i swear i don't have any. he said i'm going to kill yo

she was working at the base in quantico, and -- >> reporter: castamato's sister said the loss to her family is devastating. she was the youngest of three sisters, the shining star of the family who was determined to be an independent woman. in fact, she joined the marines to pay her way through college and prove she was tough. >> she told me, i'm tough so i want to do that. >> reporter: making it through boot camp isn't the only challenge castomata overcame. she moved to the base area from mexico at nine years old, not g knowing any english, yet she excelled right away. >> she learned english in less than six months. she was very smart, even better than the kids who were born here. she was getting good grades. >> reporter: that's what her family is focused on tonight. her sister said she doesn't want to think about what may have been behind the shooting, choosing instead to remember the joy and pride her sister has brought. >> i don't want to know. i just want to know that, you know, she didn't suffer and she went in peace and she's with god now, and she's an angel. that's all i want

the u.s. marine base in quantico, virginia. a female marine before taking his own life and investigators now trying to determine the shooter's motive. >>> the other developing story this hour is in texas. investigators are trying to confirm if a suspect mortally wounded after a high-speed chase, is linked to the cold-blooded killing of a colorado top prison official. 28-year-old evan ebel, a former inmate in denver, was driving a cadillac that matches the description of a car seen outside the home of tom clements, the state prison director, shot when he answered his door tuesday night. >>> and a man has been arrested at the airport in philadelphia accused of impersonating a pilot and sneaking into the cockpit of a u.s. airways flight. the man from france was wearing what appeared to be an air france uniform along with a fake airline i.d. he was apparently upset that he could not get upgraded to business class. he then took a seat behind the pilot and he is being held on a million dollars bail. >>> and that clock ticking this mor

the loss. she was killed last week by a fellow marine in quantico. another marine before take his own life the. >> the multiagency seven has been called off for a young man who vanished in the surf at half moon bay. the 22-year-old was playing soccer with a friend on roosevelt beach and he went into the water to get a ball and disappeared. >> people are lining up at the supreme court trying to grab a front-row seat for legal history with arguments starting tomorrow in washington over proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage and on wednesday the justices will take up the defense of marriage act. >> a final check on the accweather forecast. lisa, it is cool? >> it is, and it will be cooler this afternoon. a gorgeous shout from mount tamalpais with the sun up at 7 77:05 and elsewhere it is warmer, at 50 in hayward and 44 in los gatos, with the rest of the day in the mid-and-upper 50's and mid-60's for oakland, san leandro and castro vietnam -- castro valley, so everyone is a little cooler with extra cloud cover. rain is looking like it is possible by

when i started doing this research as a very young agent, i was the yichkt at quantico at 32. nders that we saw you know back there were perpetrating crimes to serial killers but we only came up with 35 to 50 at a time in the united states. any city where you have prostitution, runaways, so-called throeaways. we have a drug culture, street people. these are fertile grounds for serial killers so it is very conservative. 50, 35 to 50. 400? no. they're off base. >> all right. john douglas, thank you. >> thanks for having me. appreciate it. >>> up next, the first lady honors women vets at the white house. a new public/private partnership is helping them take their battlefield experience to the business world. do we have a mower? no. a trimmer? no. we got nothing. we just bought our first house, we're on a budget. we're not ready for spring. well let's get you ready. very nice. you see these various colors. we got workshops every saturday. yes, maybe a little bit over here. this spring, take on more lawn for less. not bad for our first spring. more saving. more doing. that's the pow

. >>> three people are dead after a shooting at the marine corps base in quantico, virginia. and lawmakers passed a series of bills to raise money to qualify for a bailout. demonstrators rioted outside parliament. >>> now, it's back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> isolated in rural southwestern indiana, the wabash valley correction at facility is more than 100 miles from a major urban center. but it has plenty of reminders of urban problems behind its walls. >> wabash valley has approximately 43 different gangs. approximately around 400 different gang members. that doesn't reflect all of our suspected members. those are all confirmed members. and we have approximately between 200 or 300 suspected gang members at this facility. >> most of the gangs are divided along racial lines. but the majority of gang members here belong to white supremacist gangs. like the ariane brotherhood. prison officials suspect that a growing religious group known as asatru might be a front for white supremacist gangs. markus murray, one of the leaders

they had the news conference at marine corps base quantico, in virginia, where the shootings took place three active duty marines are dead, one is the suspected shooter. authorities say he killed a male and a female colleague. the base got a call, 9-1-1, at 8:30 last night no one heard shots but the base was put on lockdown. all three bodies were found inside a single barracks. there was never any stand off. this is called a tragic loss for the marine corps. >> we take care of our marines and families dealing with the tragedy, i ask for the support of our neighbors, the community, and their thoughts and prayers, as well for our marines who have lost their comrades in arms. >> the commander did not take questions at the news conference. there is no word on what the motive might have been. >> the victims' names will not be released for 24 hours. all three victims worked as training personnel at the officer candidate school. the lockdown has been lifted. authorities do not believe there is any further danger to the base and do not think there are other victims. >> at 4:30, time for a look

uma: we are back with new information about that deadly shooting at the marine corps base in quanticoauthorities there are saying three marines are dead which includes the suspected gunman who apparently took his own life. a lockdown at the base was lifted this morning as authorities continue their investigation into another tragedy for the marine corps this week. joining us live now from quantico with more, elizabeth prann. >> reporter: certainly sending shock waves throughout the community in addition to the fact that authorities are withholding their identities until the next of kin is identified, we're also not being told if there was a relationship or friendship between these three. we know they were active duty marines, they were all staff, they were colleagues here at the officer candidate school. what we do know is really a timeline of last night. the shooting occurred right around 10:30 was when the first call came in at taylor hall, home to both marines and some staff. and the whole campus was immediately put on lockdown, basically police tell us they discovered one of the m

the lanes or may have fallen from a nearby overpass. again, it's open again. >>> new details this morning on that deadly murder/suicide at quantico training base in virginia earlier this week. two of the marines who were killed including the alleged gunman were from the bay area. the suspected gunman, 25-year-old sergeant eusebio lopez is from pacifica. a highly decorated marine who served in iraq and afghanistan before becoming a trainer at quantico. the female victim is 19-year-old lance corporal sara castromata who you see here in a youtube video tribute. she was promoted to lance corporal just last month. sergeant lopez killed corporal jacob wooley of mississippi. nbc has learned the three were involved in a love triangle. all of them worked at the officer candidate school. >>> this afternoon a public memorial honoring the bay area teenager who was killed at a raceway just north of sacramento. 14-year-old marcus johnson was killed last saturday at maryville raceway park when his cousin lost control of the car he was driving and smashed into the pit area. today's memorial will be held at santa rosa bible church at 2:00 this afternoon.

a shooting at the marine base in quantico, virginia has left three people dead. the base commander gunfire broke out around 11:00 p.m. last night inside the officer candidate school. an active duty marine shot and killed two of his fellow marines. a man and a woman, then shot himself. officials say reports that the gunman was in a standoff with authorities are not true. >> thursday evening's fatal shooting was confined to taylor hall. a single barracks at officers candidate school. the quick reaction of our provost marshal's office and prince william county police enabled us to assess the extent of the situation and act quickly to resolve it. >>> up next, america's infrastructure gets a failing grade. we'll talk to the authors of that dismal report card. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. [ female announcer ] birdhouse plans. nacho pans. glass on floors. daily chores. for the little mishaps you feel use neosporin to help you heal. it kills germs so you heal four days faster. neosporin. use with band-aid brand bandages. twenty-five thousand morning