. >>> when a gunman killed 12 people at the washington navy yard, security guards weren't properly trained for such an attack. some guards at maryland's federal facilities aren't either. we have more on the training lapse. >> reporter: that's right. lawmakers are saying their goal is to prevent another tragedy. security is under a microscope. >> our hope is that our bill represents a sensible step forward to help protect national security. >> reporter: last month, 12 people were killed at the washington navy yard in southeast d.c. when gunman and government contractor aaron alexis went on the attack. lawmakers want to strengthen security clearance background checks. >> i don't know if this would be prevented the navy yard shooting, but i know it would have given us a much better chance of preventing the navy yard shootingment. >> reporter: the government accountability office is examining the security of federal facilities. there are concerns that many guards aren't trained to respond to active shooters. in this report, investigators say they were unable to determine which guards had recei

that's the erie parallel to aaron alexis, the washington navy yard shooter. so she goes slamming into the white house barricade. no danger to the president at all. remote entrance closer to the washington monument side of the white house compound. they come to get her, stop, stop, stop. she responds, you know, i don't know if it was her intention to drive away in a rapid fashion, but once she hit a secret service guy, he is up on the hood. now, she is in a total pulls pounding frenzy. >> bill: she has the kid? >> driving everywhere. i hear people say why didn't they shoot the tires out? that only happens in the movies. the cops don't shoot out the tires and they don't shoot to knock the gun out of your hand to wing you. they shoot to kill and that's what happened. it is tragic. unfortunately, if you notice in the video, the capitol cop cars do come up behind her and they are trying to block her in the wayed that the car chase people always do. but they did not succeed in sealing her in. if they could have sealed her in so that that vehicle was immobilized and

right now. >> first on "fox 5," weeks after aaron alexis shooting rampage killed 12 people at the washington navyd, new details emerging tonight about his death at the hands of police. good evening, tom fitzgerald with you tonight. we're going to start with new developments out of the washington navy yard shooting. "fox 5" has learned the dc police officer who was hit by grass fire and was saved by his bulletproof vest is the same officer who opened fire and killed aaron alexis. paul wagner joins us later in the newsroom with this top story. >> tom, over an hour after aaron alexis went on a rampage he was gunned down on two police officers who opened fire simultaneously. multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation say dc police officer dorian desantos shot alexis as long as with an unnamed park police officer. the two were surprised by alexis as they searched an office on the third floor. at 9:25 am an hour and 9 minutes after aaron alexis shot his first victim an urgent police report came over the radio >> multiple law enforcement sources say that officer was dorian desantos

revisiting the massacre at the washington navy yard. how did the gunman get a security clearance? the nsa reacts to allegations it eves dropped on the vatican. join us for these stories today at 4:00 right after dr. phil. >>> stay with us, your halloween and five day forecast is next. they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of the year, a portion of each sale... benefits living beyond breast cancer, to empower women affected by breast cancer. new raspberry 5 hour energy. it's one good deed that will go just right. >>> marty, it looks like our weather system has a trick or treat for you. >> reporter: it's nice out here. i was thinking it's like last winter. remember how it stayed gray but mild? >> right. >> reporter: that's what it looks like right now. it's getting ready to change. we're getting ready to get the clear sky with the big canada high dropping out of the great lakes. that's going to power our weather saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday.

this unfolded quickly in a city that's still jumpy from the shooting at the washington navy yard a few weeks ago. the woman at the center of it all did not have a gun. the only shots were fired by law enforcement officers. investigators are working to explain why a woman who had been stop bid capitol police suddenly rushed away as police opened fire. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: undeterred by gunfire for reasons officials have yet to understand, she kept on driving, leading a chase in the streets around the u.s. capitol as authorities put the area on lockdown and rushed tourists and others away. the security scare began around 2:15 when a car driven by a woman from connecticut hit a security barrier at a checkpoint that rings the white house. for reasons not clear the woman drove off at a high speed pursued by uniformed officers of the secret service. >> this unauthorized vehicle approached the checkpoint. our officers acted appropriately. the vehicle then fled. in fleeing it struck one of the officers as it departed the initial scene. >> reporter: she drove up pennsylvania avenue, going

. >> last month 12 people were killed at the washington navy yard when government contractor aaron alexis went on a shooting spree. now lawmakers want to strengthen security clearance and background checks. >> i don't know if this would have prevented the navy yard shooting. i know it would have given us a much better chance of preventing the navy yard shooting. >> the government accountability office is examining the security at federal facilities. they said too many guards are not trained to respond to active shooter situations. that's a big concern to people in maryland. there are 35 federal installations across the state, including the massive social security administration in baltimore county. >> how after 10 years does the department not have a handle on what measures are in place? >> reporter: now, it is a big task. across the country there's over 9,000 federal facilities that require special security. i'm mike schuh reporting live. >> thank you. there's 14,000 security personno protect this nation's federal facilities. >>> a judge has denied a question to remooufve a navy officer.

civilian workers who were inside building 1-97 when gunman aaron alexis opened fire at the washington navy yard... won't be furloughed. the navy made the announcement yesterday. alexis... a navy contractor, opened fire in that building on september 16th he killed 12 people and hurt four more before being shot and killed himself. the government shutdown also won't impact military operations. president obama said u-s troops will remain on "normal duty status" in a televised message. the president did warn civilian defense department employees of possible furloughs starting today. in all about 3- point 3 million people are employed by the government... of those about 783 thousand government employees will stay home. some of the agencies that will feel the impact the most.... 50 percent of the defense department's 800 thousand employees are considered non-essential. 80 percent of the treasury department's 112 thousand employees are also considered non-essential as are 81 percent of those with the department of the interior national park workers are also non- essential. and the majority of the

. >>> workers affected by the washington navy yard shoot willing get paid despite the shutdown. civilian workers in the yard building will not be furloughed. for a lot of folks if you are looking for a -- certain types of rifles in maryland, moist of the gun stores are sold out as people really try to get ahead of the new law. the law does go in to effect today to buy a handgun starting today. buyers will need proof they have been through firearms training and have to be finger printed and pay a licensing fee and restrictions on certain types of rifles and magazines for the rifles have to be limited to ten rounds instead of 20. gun sales through the roof oaf the past year. the law will keep everyone safer from gun violence otion. i never been proud er to be a mailed until the day this passed. gun sales in maryland have been so big the state police are trying to clear up enormous backlog of background checks. the number of guns sold in the first nine months are over 35,000. here is how it works, if you are uninsured you have from today through the end of march to choose an enroll

mass shooting at the washington navy yard,.../ most people... don't think... tougher gun laws... could... have... prevented it. that's... the finding... of... a... quinnipiac survey.../. while... 88 percent of those polled... support laws ...to prevent people... with mental illness... from purchasing guns,.../ 61... percent... don't think... stricter gun laws... would have... stopped... it.../. 12 people... were killed.../ four others... were wounded ... before... aaron alexis... was shot and killed. a mother in central florida says her son's elementary school went to far, after suspending him for using his finger as a pretend gun during a game of "cops and robbers." bonnie bennett says the school's zero tolerance policy is out of control, and she plans on doing whatever it takes to get her son's record cleared. other than cit

and yesterday's shooting took place not far from massacre of the washington navy yard september 16th. the gunman shot and killed 12 people, wounding three others before being killed by police. the 34-year-old believed to be suffering from mental illness. >> day four of the government shut down and nerves beginning to fray. >> this isn't some damn game. american people don't want their government shut down. neither do i. >> that is house speaker reacting to an article that says democrats are winning public opinion. president obama inz.vice president biden went to lunch at a restaurant offering a 10% discount. >> this shut down could be over today. bhe know there are votes for it in the house of representatives. and as i said if speaker boehner will allow the vote to take place we can end this shut down. >> two republican snrs caught discussing strategy on an open microphone. mitch mcconnell and his colleague, rand paul. listen. >> i just go over and over again. we're willing to compromise and negotiate. i don't think they poll tested we will negotiate. i think it's awful for them to sa

. >> all part of a new urban village where police can train year round like the assault on the washington navy yard. >> every officer that entered that building on the 16th said the same thing. once we got in the building, the training took over. and so that's what the value of this facility is. >> four block village went off at a cost of $5.5 million. we're talking four blocks in all, including a main street, cross street, two alley ways, all designed to emulate scenario that a police officer could face on duty. >> very proud of them. >> d.c. mayor congratulated the emergency response team. >> all right. >> and took another swipe at the congress for shutting the surrounding federal government down. in an unusual move, he criticized democrats for not supporting a republican bill in the house to separate then free up the district's budget. >> we had those who have been blamed for the shutdown in the first place supporting the bill and those who were not allegedly involved in creating the shutdown who did not support the bill. >> the mayor said again today the city has enough revenue to go about

. >>> a key senate committee wants to know how the man who killed 12 people last month at the washington navy yard received a security clearance, the committee held hearings today. family members say there were clear signs the contractor aron alexis was mentally ill but one said that was not the only flaw in the security process. >> now we know we have 8400 people with clearances that don't follow the law when it comes to paying their taxes and half of them have a top secret clearance, the american people ought to be asking what in the world is going on. >> he says tax debt makes these people vulnerable to being offered money or blackmailed into divulging government secrets. >>> exciting news for many airline passengers who will soon be able to use electronic devices during an entire flight, this comes after the faa made a major change in policy. kyla campbell explains the new rules and the reason behind the change. >> reporter: based on these new faa rules soon when you fly out of sfo and have your cell phone or tablet you will be able to keep them on for the majority of your flight. the faa

this goes back to the shooting rampage inside the washington navy yard.aron alexis had a security pass despite having problems. >>> pop stars sing about it, teens buy it, a few of them are dying from it. tonight, we take a inside look at the club drug called molly. christian has a look at what he can expect and a special guest. >> reporter: that's right. molly is a drug that people use, it's gotten more attention after several people died. i'm joined by the former head of subtans abuse prevening for baltimore. we talked about this before. what is molly and what are the chance that someone buying it is actually getting what they think they are getting. >>> >> it's actually a name of an older drug called ectasy. people have heard of that. it was very popular. now it's come back, big time. the hollywood stars are singing about it, it's become so pap popular with kids thre have nicknames, where is molly, have you seen molly? it's ectasy which is a a combination of drugs together that is very popular by kids who are going to these parties. rave parties, dance

washington. >>james: to a senate committee will hear testimony on the federal background check process and the aftermath of a deadly shooting at the washington navy yard. federal officials including the acting director of the office of personnel management are expected to appear. the committee is examining the process of background checks and security clearances following the september 16th shooting in which former navy reservist aaron alexa's killed 12 people before being shot and killed by police. the shooting raised questions of how lexus was able to obtain and hold onto a security clearance despite past brushes with the law and concerns about his mental health. a southern california cities attempt to shut down production of the popular sriracha chili sauce is heading to court. a los angeles superior court judge is expected to decide today whether to grant the city of arundel--irwindales' request to cease operations and the hoy fong foods factory until the company to reduce the pepper and garlic emanating from the facility. city officials and residents complained of give them headaches, brenda throw to make their eyes water. holy fong executiv

. >>> and a colorado firm will get $6.4 million to restore building 197 at the washington navy yard. that's where that gunman opened fire two weeks ago killing a dozen people. today, we're happy to report that the d.c. police officer injured in that shooting, officer scott williams, is finally out of the hospital. >> that is good. still ahead tonight, the district defies congress by staying open in the face of a shutdown. we'll take a look at how that's working out. >>> well, today's shutdown may have helped people in the district. that after cab drivers predicted that finding rides would be tough in the city today with a new credit card reader rule taking effect. about 84% of the city's taxis are in compliance. the rest are subject to being towed. >> in the past, when federal government agencies have been forced to shut down, the d.c. government as wean. >> they said no to the congress because the city has its own money. bruce johnson looking into how that is playing out today. >> vincent gray in route to a network interview today to explain his decision to keep city workers on the j

. >>> erasing signs of tragedy at the washington navy yard. repairs are set to begin inside the building where a gunman killed 12 people. the navy says there is extensive and widespread damage inside building 197 where aaron alexis opened fire september 16th. a colorado based firm is being paid $6.4 million to make safety repairs, assess the damage and come up with a new design. >>> a shocking road rage attack is caught on tape in new york city. a gang of bikers surround an suv, pull the driver out of a car and beat him in front of his family. mary bubala has new developments in the case. >> reporter: a new york city driver was riding in his suv with his wife and two-year-old daughter when police say a mob of bikers surrounded him. one suddenly slowed down causing the driver to clip him. the video shot on a biker's helmet and posted on the internet showed the suv mowing down a motorcyclist and taking off. but police say the driver was only trying to get away after the bikers swerved in front of his car and slashed his tire. then a swarm of bike

this unfolded quickly in a city that's still jumpy from the shooting at the washington navy yard a few weeks ago. tonight investigators say the woman at the center of it all did not have a gun. the only shots were fired by law enforcement officers. investigators are working to explain why a woman who had been stopped by capitol police suddenly rushed away as police opened fire. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: undeterred by gunfire for reasons officials have yet to understand, she kept on driving, leading a chase in the streets around the u.s. capitol as authorities put the area on lockdown and rushed tourists and others away. officials say the security scare began around 2:15 when a car driven by a woman from connecticut hit a security barrier at one of the checkpoints that ring the white house. for reasons not clear the woman drove off at a high speed pursued by uniformed officers of the secret service. >> this unauthorized vehicle approached the checkpoint. our officers acted appropriately. the vehicle then fled. in fleeing it struck one of the officers as it departed the initial scene. >>

tactical urban village where police can train year round for emergencies like the assault on the washington navy yard. >> every officer i spoke to that entered that building on the 16th said the same thing. once we got in the building, the training just took over. so that's what the value of this facility is. >> reporter: four-block village went up at a cost of $5.5 million. we're talking four blocks in all, including a main street, cross street, two alleyways, all designed to emulate scenarios that a police officer could face while on duty. >> very proud of them. >> reporter: d.c. mayor vincent gray congratulated the emergency response team and took another swipe at the congress for shutting the surrounding federal government down. in an unusual move, he criticized democrats for not supporting a republican bill in the house to separate, then free up the district's budget. >> we had those who have been blamed for the shutdown in the first place supporting the bill and those who were not allegedly involved in creating the shutdown who did not support the bill. >> reporter: the mayor said again to

tougher gun laws but don't believe that they should have prevented last month's mass shooting at the washington navy yard. this is according to a quinnipiac university survey where 61% of those polled say that stricter gun laws would not have stopped the shooting. and now according to the poll, 88% support laws to prevent people with mental illness from purchasing guns. aaron alexis is one of the military contractor and he's responsible for killing 12 people and wounding four others before he was shot and killed. >>> the man accused of slapping a crying toddler on a plane has pleaded guilty to assault. joe hundley entered that plea a day before the trial was set to begin. he used a racial slur to refer to the child and then hit him in the face on that flight. he is expected to be sentenced in january. he faces a one year in prison and a fine. >>> a scuffle at an oregon courthouse over a 9-year-old's birthday cake and yes the camera was rolling. you can see the woman walking with her cake for the -- the cake for the daughter. she leaves the cake on a table but then a man came in and then smashes his

the navy announces... civilian workers who were inside building 1-97 when gunman aaron alexis opened fire at the washingtonwon't be furloughed as a result of the government shutdown. alexis... a navy contractor, opened fire on september 16th. he killed 12 people and hurt four more before being shot and killed. thanks to the federal shutdown -- if aliens decide to hurl a couple- hundred asteroids towards earth, we are toast! that's what many thought when nasa's asteroid tracker office announced it would not be posting on twitter. nasa's twitter account is considered non-essential -- so it cannot be maintained during the government shutdown. after a fews doomsday tweets from followers, nasa clarified -- saying many observatories and astronomers are still watching the skies. the national zoo's beloved panda cam is off -- all thanks to the federal shutdown. the smithsonian had to stop the streaming because it's considered a non-essential program. if you really need a panda fix, you can check out china's i- panda-dot-com. that site has 28 high-def cameras. spend some time outside with your pet and outside with

the washington navy yard, very sadly of course, it has been in the news the last few days with a tragic event, it is one of the most historic places in this country that has seen a lot of tragedy over the years. that night the american commander of the navy yard had orders not to let the british capture the place. so this installation that built the number of american navy ships that had stores of supplies you have the capital in flames the british come up pennsylvania avenue to the white house. that is in flames it is hard to imagine today we tended to forget this day august 24 as was one of the of most terrible of american history. they were visible as far away as baltimore, maryland. it is just as spectacular and magnificent as people said it was a sight they would never forget. this has to be one of the most desolate moments in american history with the white house and capitol smoldering ruins nobody knows who they are. they had to flee and that they did not stick with it there was no air force one or presidential helicopter to take him away. president madison for all his failures a

the proximity to so many major landmarks, so many major buildings in washington, d.c. and the heightened response, it is in the aftermath of what happened on september 16th at the washington navy yard. it is the protocols that are always in place for this type of episode in front of those high value institutions there at washington, d.c. that we get this kind of response. and we got this kind of swift action from a number of different law enforcement agencies. >> you know, tony, we have to point out that on any given evening in certain parts of the city it's still the wild, wild west. that is of concern for residents who live there. but i must say even hat the height of the crime period, and of course you've been here longer than i have continuously. i've been in and out over the decades even over the height of the crime era this neighborhood was always relatively safe. there have been these incidents that have occurred, of course, most north worthy the attack of the pentagon across the river. we've had someone trying to fly a plane into the grounds of the white house. shots fired from the south lawn. towards the white house a few years ago. so there are incidents. but not too

with the fear and tension from last month's deadly shooting at the washington navy yard still fresh in the minds of d-c residents, another frightening confrontation adds to the anxiety. for reasons yet to be made clear, a woman identified as miriam carey of stamford, connecticut tries to drive past security barriers at the white house, and leads police on a wild chase through the nation's capitol, before being shot to death. keith daniels is streaming live from washington tonight, with the very latest on this still- developing story. keith? the stalemate over the government shutdown continues tonight...stretch ing into what will now be a fourth day of frustration. speaking at a construction company in rockville, president barack obama laid blamed for the shutdown squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. he accused boehner of playing to the "extremists" in his party. republicans counter by saying it's the president who needs to negotiate with them. congress has to pass a budget that funds our government with no partisan strings attached. (applause) the president's refusa

. >>> a deadly rampage at the washington navy yard. now, the u.s. senate is investigating how the gunman got security clearance. federal officials say they are retooling the security system. including the process of reevaluating the behavior of employees and contractors who have access to sensitive information. in september, 34-year-old aaron alexis killed 12 people inside the navy yard building before he was shot by police. he had secret clearance, despite a series of outbursts and concerns about his mental health. >>> intense criticism and calls for action continue in washington over problems with the government's healthcare website. derek valcourt has reaction from two of maryland's congressman on the problems and how they think it should be addressed. >> reporter: this is exactly what we thought would happen. >> republican congressman andy harris isn't surprised by problems with the rollouts of the affordable care act. he finds false with what he calls high costs of healthcare plans. and several are dropping 2 million people because they don't m

the building in washington, d.c. that was the scene of last month's mass shooting. building 197 at the washington navy yard suffered extensive damage from the september 16th attack, when aaron alexis killed 17 people. the navy is awarded a $6 million contract to a colorado firm to repair damage. for now that, building remains closed. >>> one person is arrested in the caught-on-tape motorcycle beating of a driver in new york city. alison harmelin reports for wjz with the latest. >> reporter: police say they've arrested the biker who caused an accident that led to the caught-on video attack of a new york city driver. the man was riding his suv, with his wife and 2-year-old daughter, when police say a mob of bikers surrounded him. one suddenly slowed down, causing the driver to clip him. the video, shot on a biker's helmet camera, and posted on the internet, shows the suv mowing down a motorcyclist, and taking off. but police say the driver was only trying to get away after the biker swerved in front of his car and slashed his tires. then a swarm of bikers chased the suv. one of them tried to pull the dr

. >>> it has been three and a half weeks since the shooting at the washington navy yard and today foodll be collecting donations for the families affected. 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. near the navy yard metro stop. >> tropical storm karen is expected to hit the gulf coast this weekend. louisiana governor bobby jindle already declared a state of emergency. several inches of rain are expected. however, on bourbon street in new orleans, the good times he are still rolling as the rain is not there yet. >> they're well aware. they're used to dealing with that sort of thing. >> and the levee system is all in place. this is not a strong storm. a weak tropical storm, maybe a category one hurricane at the most. but, either way you slice it, it is going to be a huge rain maker and a flood maker for them. we will get impacts from karen, as well, but just so the rainfall. nothing i'm concerned about. a couple inches if we're lucky, which we need because we're so, so dry. try not to complain about that, because man, i'm loving this streak! i'm loving it! i'm loving the dry weather and the sunshine. 68

. >> an internal investigation into the washington navy yard shooter reveal his supervisors knew about the issues. aaron alexis's mother told his bosses that her son had a history of episodes and needed therapy. he was able to keep his job. he was killed in a shoot out with police, after killing 12 in a shooting ram page last month. >> the new york city police department is at the center of a road rage incident, sparking national outrage. >> according to officials undercover officers were on the scene when a group of angry bikers confronted and beat the driver of an suv. the road rage incident was caughts on video tape. the offduty officers watched the driver be dragged from his car and beaten, but did not intervene. >> negligence or a terrible accident? charges could be charged against a firefighter in the death of a teenage girl aboard an asiana airline that crashed in san francisco. bringing jobs back to the u.s. several companies are bucking the trend of sending positions overseas. >> a monumental sculpture hits the auction block. the priceless piccaso expected to fetch millions. >

. >>> the government shutdown will not affect employees who work inside the washington navy yard building97. last month, aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people in that building. the navy sustained extensive and widespread damage. no word on what the future will be. some repairs will be made inside the building. the navy awards a colorado company a $6.4 million contract to fix it. >>> a number of people were disappointed at the center in chantilly, virginia. they arrived to find the front gates locked. it's an annex to the smithsonian and the national zoo. it's closed during the government shutdown. it was a disappointing discovery for this father and son from maryland. >> i was honoring my father today to take him to see the b-29 that his father, my grandfather was a tail gunner in. it's just a shame with political stakes that we are not able to go and see that today. >> a number of tourists from canada showed up. they don't know if they will be able to rourn. >>> a local man came to the aid of a victim hit by a taser. >>> firefighters in northern virginia sporting a different gt birth co

the u.s. navy awards a $6 million contract to a firm to repair and restore a building at the washington navy yard. the 60,000 square-foot facility suffered widespread damage on september 16th when aaron alexis killed six people. he was killed in a shootout with police. the navy isn't sure what it will do with the building once it is restored. >>> you could certainly say this story stinks. people who live near marley creek in anne arundel county are being warned to stay away from the water. monique griego has more on how a leak began and what is being done to clear it up. >> reporter: warning signs posted around anne arundel county creek. after a leak spends sewage flowing into the water. >> you smell is once in ray while. but last week, it was really bad. a really strong smell. >> reporter: living near the station, jane waller is used to catching a whiff of waste. but monday, the snell was -- smell was unbearable. >> 3:30 in the morning, we were notified of an overflow. >> reporter: director chris phipp says they discovered the source of the backup to this station here. the station is undergoing

. >>> guards of federal buildings do not have trainings to respond to shootings at the washington navy yard. mary is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the federal protective serve are has an active shooter program. but does not have a system to make sure its guards are certified. former navy reservist, aaron alexis. he was eventually fatally shot by police. guards at federal facility the are not federal law enforcement officers. and they are not expected to pursue a shooter unless the building is in a remote area, or no one else is able to come quickly. back to you, vic. >> the homeland security is calling on federal protective services to immediately identify guards who have not been trained and provide them with training. >>> well, for the first time, the widow of the nevada middle schoolteacher who gave his own life to savers is speaking out. sharon lansbury's husband, michael, was killed in a shooting at sparks middle school in reno. he died trying to convince a 12- year-old boy to drop his weapon. before he left for work, the morning of the shooting, michael said these

. >> it concerns me today of, you know, what's happened all over the world in washington, d.c., at the washington navy your watch or in good old tennessee here. unfortunately, it did happen. >> he also said the shooter had been a recruiter six or seven years. other soldiers eventually subdued and disarmed him before police arrived. >>> a bizarre story from florida. a man who posed as a doctor is going to jail for 366 days. o'neill ron morris was sentenced after pleading guilty to practicing without a license. his crime, giving injections in to patient's buttocks. he used mineral oil, super glue and other substances. he was born a man and now identifies himself as a woman. >> where do we begin with this little nugget? wow. >> some of the other substances were fix-a-flat. >> fix-a-flat. fix-a-flat what? sorry. it's not -- it's kind of funny. not really funny. it's kind of funny but that story is very layered. i don't understand why if people are going to get something like that wouldn't have checked out the credentials and background. >> you are right. there are true victims here obviously. but it's the

. >>> the deadly mass shooting at the washington navy yard. congress is asking tough questions about the gunman's security clearance. >> federal officials say they are retooling the nation's security clearance system. the changes come because governor alexis was able to get -- because aaron alexis was able to get weapons in. here you see him before being fateally shot by police. in the hearing, officials say they will begin the process of reevaluating the behavior and backgrounds of employees and contractors. kai, back to you. >> vic, thank you. >>> defense officials have said that when alexis applied for security clearance, he lied about an arrest in seattle for shooting the cars -- tires in the car and he failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debt. >>> right now, investigating a double shooting. gunfire, rupted. two people were shot. city police say one of the men died. the second is in the hospital in serious condition. no word on any arrests or on motive in this shooting. >>> another developing story right now, a deadly house fire in n

today's hearing prompted by deadly shooting rampage at the washington navy yard. you recall the person who pulled the trigger in the case was a civilian contract worker named aaron alexis who was able to keep his clearance despite a series of violent outbursts and concerns about his mental health. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. this morning. some senators are introducing a bill that aims to close some of those loopholes on how often background checks are reviewed. >> reporter: exactly. sometimes after you get a background check and get that security clearance year goes by before it's reviewed. within those years things can happen that affect whether a person should have access to top secret information. here is that proposal. all four women, they want to increase the frequency of background checks and do two random automatic audits over a five-year period. the office of personal management would go through public records, data bases looking for anything that should affect the clearance and had it over to the employer. this came after edward snowden, after

it came up two weeks ago at the washington navy yard. lots of complaints firefighters and other first responders couldn't communicate with the navy about what was going on. it happened yesterday. i spoke to the sergeant of arms of the capitol who said, look, the secret service couldn't talk to the capitol police. the capitol police couldn't talk to washington police department. that is being fixed to some degree. capitol police and the pd is working on a system to do that. clearly, there is still a long ways to go. >> there's one question we have been bouncing around the news room that no one can answer. why not shoot out her tires. someone said they are not allowed to do that. why not? >> there's no protocol that addresses that issue is what i have been told. in a situation like this, if she, indeed, was thought to have been armed, if she was indeed thought to have a bomb in the car, she was posing a threat. the very nature of that was deemed a threat. another thing to remember here, we are talking protocol for the secret service and the

employees of the washington navy yard's building 197 are back at buildingght, not at 190 seven. officials confirm that the employees who worked were 12 people were killed last month will not be affected by the government shutdown. the order came from the secretary of the navy himself. the six pointrded $4 million contract to a colorado from to repair and restore extensive -- $6.4 million contract to a colorado firm to repair and restore extensive damage. >> across america, thousands of federal workers went to their offices and labs to pack up their personal items and leave. some of the most visible signs of the shutdown are at our nation's national parks, museums, and monuments, including the famed arch in st. louis. theave a closer look at effects of the big green that continues in washington right now. -- the bickering that continues in washington right now. >> we are nearly through the first full day of the government shutdown. the gateway arch and old courthouse have been shut down in st. louis. that is a scenario that is playing out in several towns and cities across the cou

that's at the washington navy yard. and with all the milestones in your career, these past few weeks must have been some of the most difficult. how are the men and women you command doing and what's the status of the investigation that you can share with us? >> well, i have to say my boss is awesome and everyone follows that leader. it's been an honor to serve alongside him. he's just been there for a few months but god gives you who you need. the people there are the best you will ever find in america. let me say in the world. for all of these decades, three decades, 30 years of service, i fought wars, been on ships, and never questioned will is sink or is something going to go wrong. this weekend i get to say thank you and recognize how awesome they are to build, design and maintain those wonderful ships that keep america free. >> i'm getting a wrap from my producer but you were recruiter of the year in urban and rural areas. for the young women watching, why should they say yes to the navy after what you've been throu

the attention, and a lot of people that actually want to harm people as we saw recently in the washington navy yard. so this is the new norm, michelle, and we're see more and more of this as activities continue. people continue to crave the media, to crave the attention, and to go ahead and plan these activities to intentionally do harm or because they want the attention, or simply because -- this has been going on for a while, and so now that these protocols are set in place, airports will shut down, sporting events will be shut down. unfortunately that is what has to be done, whereas 15, 20 years ago, somebody cried bomb in an airport, that person would be interviewed, operations would continue and life would go on. if it was deemed to be a hoax or somebody who was not well. these days -- >> it's different now. >> absolutely. all attention is going to be paid, the protocols must be followed, and it's going to go full throttle just like we saw in jacksonville. it's going to take hours -- it's going to take however long it is going to take whether it's an airport, a sporting venue, concert hal

. >>> repairs are set to begin inside the building where a gunman killed 12 people at the washington navy yard. there's extensive damage where aaron alexis opened fire. a colorado-based firm is being paid $6 million to assess the damage and come up with a new design. >>> there were tense moments at jacksonville's international airport in florida. authorities shut down the facility for several hours because of two suspicious packages. the report for wjz. >> the bomb squad rushed to jacksonville international airport after reports of two suspicious packages. police quickly evacuated the terminal. >> all the guards starting coming down an going like this, get back. at that moment everybody is like what's going on. >> other passengers were stranded on planes, stuck on the tarmac. police located a package in the terminal and a second in the parking garage. only one of them opposed a threat. >> it was a device that certainly had some destructive nature to the degree it needed to be taken off site to be rendered safe. >> the airport was closed for 5 hours before reopening late last night. the fb

background checks and clearances and this is coming in the wake of that deadly shooting at the washington navy yard. tracie potts she's live on capitol hill and she has all of the latest details. good morning. happy halloween, tracie. >> reporter: good morning. aaron alexis, the suspect in the navy yard shooting had a 10-year security clearance. after he was cleared there were arrests, concerns about mental health that never raised questions about whether he could get onto the navy yard. some lawmakers here, two democrats and two republicans, interestingly all women, now want to prevent that. they have come up with a new bill that's being discussed today at the senate homeland security hearing. that bill would require the government to do automatic reviews of public records, data bases and other areas looking for red flags for people who have already been cleared. some of this information is reviewed and has to be recorded periodically but they are trying to prevent what happened here at the navy yard by looking at things like criminal and civil cases, financial information, terror watch lists

. >> it's been one month since the deadly shooting spree at the washington navy yard. aaron alexis killed five people before he was taken down by police. in the wake of the shootings, it was revealed the 34-year-old gunman had mental health issues and controlled by low frequency waves. the fate of navy yard building 197 is up in the air. >>> we have an update on that biker road rage case in new york city. a second undercover cop has come forward saying he was part of that ride. you might remember it ended with the driver of an suv being attacked. john miller spoke to the officer and his attorney. >> you tell us what happened today. >> undercover police officer, matt rodriguez, and his lawyer emerged after more than an hour of discussions over the case of the motorcycle assault and suv driver in front of his wife and child. rodriguez said, he had nothing to do with the assault. >> how hard has this been going through this? especially with all the attention? >> it's been difficult, but i can only take it one day at a time. >> rodriguez is the second new york city undercov

. >> an internal company investigation into the washington navy ward shooter reveals his supervisors w about his psychological issues a month before the attack. aaron alexis told his bosses that her son had a history of paranoid episodes and most likely needed therapy. he was able to keep his job. the former navy reservist was killed in a shoot-out with police after he killed 12 people in a shooting rampage last month. >> thousands across the country rally for immigration reforms. still ahead - more on their fight to become legal residents. >> president obama weighs in on a sports controversy. the names of dc's football team, what he would do if he owned the washington team. conversation [ music ] >>> pro-immigration rallies are being held in over 150 cities across the country. democrats are asking congress to pass an immigration bill. the rallies are directed at house republicans who have refused to consider the bill. chicago mayor will lend his voice to the cause. >> wherever they come, they always come here to the most american of american cities - the city of chicago - to give the

. >>> a new report is out today on the deadly shooting at the washington navy regard -- yard. d it criticized the response to the chaos. kai is live in the newsroom with the new developments. >> the new report says contract guards who protect facilities don't respond to adequate training to the shooting. the september massacre left 13 people dead, including the gunman. that gunman worked in one of the buildings there. the new report says officials at five guard companies say their guard cannot receive train on what to do when a gunman is opening fire. the summary was presented at a house committee hearing on securing federal facilities. vic? >> kai, thank you. investigators believe the navy yard gunman was recovering from a psychiatric problem. >>> the hunt is on for a predator in colorado. a man breaks into an 8-year- old's bedroom, and tries to trag -- drag her to his car. but she fought back. and police say that could have saved her life. >> reporter: terrifying moments for an 8-year-old girl in aurora, colorado. >> looks like an unknown party came in through the daughter's

i also work at the washington navy yard. we were impacted by the shooting and this whole situation with congress is getting ridiculous. i think they all need to be fired. we need to just start all over again because if their pay was impacted, we would not be in this situation that we're in now. >> the barber shop is a soap box in and of itself. let's see what they have to say. hello. >> how you doing today? >> how are you? >> wonderful. >> what is the shutdown doing to affect your business? >> a lot of people are hurting right now. >> you're concerned? >> yes, i am concerned because it affects me. if they don't get paid, i don't get paid. you can't have a rivalry in the house, come on, you have to work together. >> we just want to know how is business? >> it's okay. >> talk about what's on your mind. >> the business, these two days have been slow. >> we can have the business back and everybody is happy. >> president obama heads to rockville tomorrow to talk about the effects of the government shutdown on business. he will cal

specifically when it deals with responding to shootings like the one last month at the washington navyd. a bipartisan group of senators plans to introduce a bill aimed at improving military security clearance background checks. >> i don't know if this would have prevented the navy yard shooting. but i know it would have given us a much better chance of preventing the navy yard shooting. >> navy yard shooter aaron alexis was able to gain access to the facility using his military i.d. later today a senate oversight committee will hold a hearing to review the security clearance process. >>> tomorrow more than 47 million americans will receive less money on their food stamp cards. a temporary benefit from the 2009 economic stimulus which increased the money in the food stamp program is no longer going to be available. a family of four on food benefits will receive $36 less per month when it comes to food stamps. >>> lawmakers in new york city are about to change the rules when it comes to buying cigarettes. >> and the rockefeller center tree has been chosen and is now being gawrlded around

this comes just three weeks after the washington navy yard. what does this do emotionally to these officers who are on the job facing this and in their cases not even getting paid because of the furloughs? >> they're like every other citizen. they never know what to expect when they get up to go into work every day. but they work very hard. they're committed and regardless of what's happening here financially. they have a job to do and they do it very very well. >> there's a lot of people in that one area. everybody that was in the capitol plus we still had some tourists going on in and around d.c. it's really quite amazing that they were able to limit injuries to the one suspect for the most part because they were surrounded by normal everyday people going to work and being tourists. >> and what they have to do, they focus when they're in the moment of crisis, they know what to do and they rely on their training and that's important to make sure they are properly trained and share resources amongst all these law enforcement agencies here in th

so far this year, there have been at least 16 mass shootings, including the one at the washington navyard last month. 13 people died in that attack. >> more tragic news this morning. a toddler in north carolina shot and killed herself playing with a gun. now her father is being charged in her death. police say melvin clark, jr. kept a loaded semiautomatic pistol under his couch where his daughter found it saturday. she accidentally pulled the trigger. her 19-year-old father is now facing involuntary manslaughter and weapons charges. >> san francisco bay area commuters will be able to take the train again this morning. the bart strike is over. union workers and bay area rapid transit reached a tentative agreement, putting an end to the four-day-old strike. lisa bernard is live in san francisco this morning where limited bart service is just getting underway. lisa, what else can you tell us. >> stephanie, we know for the past six hours, bart has been scrambling to get some trains running for this morning commute to bring commuters across the bay in from san francisco. they've been doing

mode, and shelter in place, and people respected those instructions.stt >> given the events at the washington navy yard only a couple of weeks ago, what do yod have to say to people about security levels not only here at the capitol complex butmplex throughout the city? >> reporter: i think you'rein right after the navy yard tragedy, i lot two constituentse killed that n that tragedy. there's a heightened alert. and people need to take precautions. i certainly hope that the suspect, and her child, youu know, recover, and that we can better understand what happened today. >> quickly, were you able to seb any of this from your vantage point? >> i could only hear i could not see. it was gunfire given the policei and thvee citizens given thee source the sound. >> virginia co congressman, we e appreciate your time. >> reporter: we were insideide the rayburn building when this h took place. first indication we had something was going on is the enunciate ors, house speakers, p they were telling us that the capitol complex was on lockdown and we should remain in thee offices we were in. at our particular