westbrook's father drove ten hours to see his son. he worried when he served in afghanistan but didn't imagine he would be attacked here at home. >> he came here to a u.s. military installation that's secure and almost lost his life. and got wounded. it's just unbelievable. >> reporter: for an excruciating seven hours he knew nothing about his son's condition. >> because we had no information, it was like there was -- we allowed ourselves to think the very worst. >> reporter: sergeant westbrook was one of the first to come face to face with ivan lopez. the violent spree beginning when lopez asked for a leave of absence form but was told to return the next day. to pick it up. moments later he returned with a gun in hand opening fire with an area over two blocks long. >> we may not know exactly why the alleged shooter did what he did. >> reporter: the westbrooks are together. thankful and thinking of those who weren't as lucky. >> how grateful are you right now? >> eternally grateful and beyond description. >> reporter: mr. westbrook sa

westbrook was shot inside the 49th transportation headquarters.opez got in his car and fired at others as he drove. after being confronted by a military police officer in a parking lot he then shot and killed himself, leaving behind three dead and 16 wounded. on wednesday, president obama will return to ft. hood for a memorial service. he was also here in 2009 after the shooting massacre then left 13 people dead and more than 30 wounded. lester? >> mark potter. >>> when nightly news continues on this sunday, climate extremes. from more fires to far less ice. ann curry looks at what has become the new normal. >>> and ordinary objects brought together for an extraordinary tribute to the boston bombing victims. >>> we're back with an intriguing look at some of the extremes we've been seeing in weather and climate around the world for the last year. ann curry and nbc news have been tracking these changes for a documentary that airs tonight on nbc. >> reporter: jim houston leads the laguna hotshots, an elite group of firefighters on the front lines of

westbrook's father drove ten hours from mississippi to be with his son. you think your son is overseas and worry something can happen to him if he was serving somewhere else. he was right here, at home, on base. >> that is beyond my ability to express or describe to you. my son was deployed to afghanistan last year, and he came back here to a u.s. military insulation that's secure and almost lost his life and got wounded. >> reporter: sergeant westbrook was one of the first people shot, twice in the chest and twice in the arm. >> we walked the floor, we cried, we prayed. we allowed ourselves to think of the worst. >> reporter: westbrook says lopez had been in the office shortly before the shooting, asking for a leave of absence form. when he was told to return for the form the following day, lopez apparently lost it and stormed out. >> he came back with a gun and opened fire. >> reporter: the gunfire killing staff sergeant carlos rodriguez, sergeant timmy owens, and daniel ferguson, sergeant first class. his fiance says he was killed while holding a door

westbrook worked in the office where the shooting began.as hit by three bullets, in his chest and one of his arms. new york state native major patrick miller is in stable condition after two surgeries. the two-time combat veteran also has matter's degrees in business and public administration from syracuse university. friends call him the glue that keeps them together. >> obviously this is a wound on his belt. but he will -- he'll move on. >> move on, but never forget. >> we'll be right back. at your ford dealer think? they think about tires. and what they've been through lately. polar vortexes, road construction, and gaping potholes. so with all that behind you, you might want to make sure you're safe and in control. ford technicians are ready to find the right tires for your vehicle. get up to $120 in mail-in rebates on four select tires when you use the ford service credit card at the big tire event. see what the ford experts think about your tires. at your ford dealer. i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check?

kevin durant, to russell westbrook. westbrook tries to get it back to durant. he gets tripped.rant, off-balance three and the foul. thunder pull within two. durant almost out of bounds. made the free throw, as well, to make it a one-point game. four seconds left in regulation. westbrook for three. kendrick perkins. they're going to overtime. oklahoma city trailed by nine in the fourth. 20 seconds to go. zach randolph. he had 25. griz get the split, heading home for game three, thursday. >>> blake griffin had an abysmal game one against golden state. so did the clippers, in general. looking to even the series on their home court. crawford, griffin. second quarter. clippers up 24. deandre jordan. good morning, america. and then, j.j. redick to griffin. good morning, america. griffin, a playoff career high 35 points. if you had golden state in 39, you lost. >> what a blowout. 138 for the clippers. i thought that went pretty well. >> it did. i think it went really well. hey, we hope you have a great day. >> back to you. >> guys, thanks. >>> up in ex-in "the pulse," the baseball tea

renee westbrook, our best to you and your husband. you guys are lucky to have each other and i hope you get to spend some very, very quality time together in the near future. >> thank you. >> now to the breaking news in the search for any sign of malaysian airlines flight 370. it has just resumed in the indian ocean. 13 planes and 11 ships are involved today. we first had been told the number was higher, which would have made this the biggest day in the search. turns out it was a clerical error. but in any case, the search is still on. first, malaysian officials briefed family members of the people on board flight 370 behind closed doors at a hotel in kuala lumpur, but people there say it was a waste of time. with no news about what happened to the plane or their loved ones. after the meeting, danica weeks, whose husband paul was on the plane, asked how can a commercial airliner simply disappear? she sat down with cnn's paula newton and said she needs answers for herself and for her children. >> sometimes i catch myself, you know, see

westbrook's father drove ten hours to see his son.hanistan but never imagined he'd be attacked right here at home. >> he came back here to a u.s. military installation that's secure and almost lost his life and got wounded. you know. it's just unbelievable. >> reporter: for an excruciating seven hours dad knew nothing about his son's condition. >> because we had no information it was like we allowed ourselves to think the very worst. >> reporter: sergeant westbrook was one of the first to come face to face with specialist ivan lopez. the violent spree apparently beginning when lopez asked for a leave of absence form but was told to return the next day to pick it up. moments later he returned with a gun in hand, opening fire over an area nearly two blocks long. >> we may metaphor know why the alleged shooter did what he did. >> reporter: the westbrooks now back together thanksful and thinking of those who weren't as lucky. >> how grateful are you right now? >> eternally grateful. >> the commander of fort hood says there's evidence of a

westbrook's father relayed to abc news what lopez did next. >> suggested he come back the next day. he left as they suggested he leave, but only to return with a weapon, a 45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, handgun. he shot one person in the front and then turned the gun on my son, shooting him four times. >> reporter: officials say lopez was arguing with soldiers from his unit. things escalated and shortly after heopened fire. killing three of his own 1k3* wounding 16. authorities don't believe lopez's mental health played a direct role. >> we believe the immediate precipitating factor was more likely an escalating argument. >> another father, ivan lopez, senior, says his son may not have been in his right mind when he killed his fellow soldiers. >> they are looking into lopez's combat record. he served four months in iraq and had no direct contact with the enemy and no specific tram tech event. abc news, fort hood. >>> the federal government are looking into the sale of personal information belonging to as many as 200 million americans. the theft of social security numbers and bank

sergeant jonathan westbrook was reunited with his family after being shot four times.is son, an afghanistan war veteran. >> came back their a u.s. military installation that's secure and almost lost his life and got wounded. it's just unbelievable. reporter: westbrook says when lopez started shooting his son was in the thick of it. >> first thought he died, and then the gun was pointed on my son. he was hit four times in the arm twice in the chest. they began turning over tables and desks to protect themselves from any other bullets. >> lopez fled some continued his shooting spree. he fired at other soldiers while moving from one location to another. lopez kill carlos rodriguez, danny ferguson. >> you would think they ha have more security and be more ready for something like that to happen. >> those who knew lopez are still stunned. >> i saw him at lunch. he seemed perfectly fine. and just -- it's mind-blowing, really. >> investigators think a dispute with fellow soldiers set him off. >> we may never know why the alleged shooter did what he did. >> fort hood will hold

. >> reporter: one of the soldiers ivan lopez shot was jonathan westbrook. he works in the building where the shooting began and told his family lopez had an argument with a supervisor over a leave form. he described what happened to wjtv by home. >> he became irate. after the meeting was over with, i guess he went and got his weapon. and he came back and fired shots. >> reporter: westbrook was hit four times but is now out of the hospital. three soldiers were killed. 38-year-old carlos lezany from puerto rico. 37-year-old sergeant tim owens from illinois. and 39-year-old sergeant daniel ferguson from florida. congressman john carter visited survivors today including major patrick miller who was shot in the stomach as me guided soldiers to safety. >> he put pressure on his wound and continues moving people out of harm's way and closing the door and closing off another door while he still put hard pressure on his wound to stop the bleeding. a very courageous young man. >> and more than 100 investigators are trying to find evidence of a motive for the shooting

westbrook's father relayed to abc news what lopez did next. >> suggested he come back the next day. he left as they suggested he leave, but only to return with a weapon, a 45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, handgun. he shot one person in the front and then turned the gun on my son, shooting him four times. >> reporter: officials say lopez was arguing with soldiers from his unit. things escalated and shortly after he opened fire. killing three of his own 1k3* wounding 16. authorities don't believe lopez's mental health played a direct role. >> we believe the immediate precipitating factor was more likely an escalating argument. >> another father, ivan lopez, senior, says his son may not have been in his right mind when he killed his fellow soldiers. >> they are looking into lopez's combat record. he served four months in iraq and had no direct contact with the enemy and no specific tram tech event. abc news, fort hood. >>> the federal government are looking into the sale of personal information belonging to as many as 200 million americans. the theft of social security numbers and bank

oklahoma city star shining bright, russell westbrook scores 29 points. durant finishes with 36 including a three-pointer in the final minute. zach randolph comes up big time in overtime. he scored eight points in the grizzlies tie up with a 111-105 win. in the only other nba game, the clippers tie up their series with the warriors. los angeles blows out golden state in game two, 138-98. >>> in the nhl playoffs, one goal was all that was needed to decide game three in the colorado-minnesota series. michael granlund scored. gives the wild a 1-0 win. colorado leads the series, two games to one. pittsburgh scores three times in less than three minutes to come from behind to beat columbus, 4-3. they lead the series, two games to one. two other nhl series, dallas shuts out anaheim, 3-0. the ducks lead that series, two games to one. chicago tops st. louis, 2-0. the blues lead that series, two games to one. in baseball, the atlanta braves breathe a sigh of relief. the braves blow a one-run lead over miami in the ninth inning. in the bottom of the tenth, a walk-o

westbrook's father relayed to abc news what lopez did next. >> suggested he come back the next day. he left as they suggested he leave, but only to return with a weapon, a 45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, handgun. he shot one person in the front and then turned the gun on my son, shooting him four times. >> reporter: officials say lopez was arguing with soldiers from his unit. things escalated and shortly after he opened fire. killing three of his own 1k3* wounding 16. authorities don't believe lopez's mental health played a direct role. >> we believe the immediate precipitating factor was more likely an escalating argument. >> another father, ivan lopez, senior, says his son may not have been in his right mind when he killed his fellow soldiers. >> they are looking into lopez's combat record. he served four months in iraq and had no direct contact with the enemy and no specific tram tech event. abc news, fort hood. >>> the federal government are looking into the sale of personal information belonging to as many as 200 million americans. the theft of social security numbers and bank

westbrook picks his pocket the other way.seconds remaining, score time at 90. >> pictures his pocket. see that, the thunder wrestle westbrook. sends it into overtime. memphis takes the edge head into the final seconds. the thunder with one last chance to win it -- >> coming to the ball. durant. backed up, rolled in it rolled in at the buzzer! the thunder think they have won the ball game. no goal. again, they will review. going to need a more definitive look. well, they don't. they say no basket. memphis has won game five. >> grizzly state, the 100-99 victory. the 3-2 series lead. the wizards beat the bulls. wrap up that round one. and head to round two where they face the pacers or the hawks. >>> the hawks here, and phillies score three goals for a 5-2 victory over the rangers. the teams head back to new york for the decider tonight. a couple other games have a matchup. avalanche will host the wild. and the kings will visit the sharks. >>> to baseball and former yank ke robinson cano makes the return with the bronx. and the

. >> reporter: the moment sergeant jonathan westbrook has been waiting for, finally reuniting with hisamily after he was shot four times at fort hood. his father drove ten hours to see his son. he worried when his son served in afghanistan but never imagined he would be attack right here at home. >> he came back here to a u.s. military installation that's secure and almost lost his life and got wounded, you know. it's just unbelievable. >> for an excruciating seven hours dad knew nothing about his son's condition. >> because we had no information, it was like that we allowed ourselves to think the very worst. >> sergeant westbrook was one of the first to come face-to-face with specialist ivan lopez. the violent spree beginning when lopez asked for a leave of absence form, but was told the next day to pick it up. moments later he returned with a gun in hand, opening fire over an area nearly two blocks long. >> we may never know exactly why the alleged shooter did what he did. >> the westbrooks are now back together, thankful and thinking of those who weren't as lucky. >> how grateful ar

the eldest westbrook driving from mississippi to texas, telling us his son revealing how it played outhe was shot four times? >> he was shot four times. >> reporter: what did your son tell you about what he witnessed before the shooting? >> the soldier had come into his office and he'd had some words with my son's supervisor. and he was asking for a form to execute a leave. some leave time. and they suggested he come back the next day and so, he left just as they had suggested that he leave. but, only to return with a weapon, a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol. a handgun. and shot one person right in my son's presence. and then turned the gun on my son, shooting him four times. twice in the arm, twice in the chest. and then, he commenced firing randomly and my son then took cover under the desk and tables. >> reporter: he said lopez then left that office. went out onto the base and kept firing. you described your son getting shot twice in the chest and then two more times in the arm, your son is lucky tonight, to be alive? >> my son is a blessed human being. he is blessed. he was not s

. >> reporter: the moment sergeant jonathan westbrook has been waiting for, finally reuniting with hisort hood. his father drove ten hours to see his son. he worried when his son served in afghanistan but never imagined he would be attack right here at home. >> he came back here to a u.s. military installation that's secure and almost lost his life and got wounded, you know. it's just unbelievable. >> an excruciating seven hours dad knew nothing about his son's condition. >> because we had no information, it was like that we allowed ourselves to think the very worst. >> sergeant westbrook was one of the first to come face-to-face with specialist ivan lopez. the violent spree beginning when lopez asked for a leave of absence form but was told the next day to pick it up. moments later he returned with a gun in hand, opening fire over an area nearly two blocks long. >> we may never know exactly why the alleged shooter did what he did. >> westbrooks are now back together, thankful and thinking of those who weren't as lucky. >> how grateful are you right now? >> eternally grateful. >> the c

. >> reporter: this morning, an exclusive look at sergeant jonathan westbrook, reuniting with his family overnight for the first time since he nearly lost his life at fort hood. westbrook's father drove ten hours from mississippi to be with his son. >> you think if your son is overseas, your worry something could happen to him. but he was right here at home on base. >> that is beyond my ability to express or describe to you. my son was deployed to afghanistan last year. and he came back here to a u.s. military installation that's secure and almost lost his life and got wounded. >> reporter: sergeant westbrook was one of the first people shot, twice in the chest and twice in the arm. >> we walked the floor. we cried. we prayed. we allowed ourselves to think of the very worst. >> reporter: lopez had been in the office shortly before the shooting asking for a leave of absence form when he was told to return for the form the following day, lopez apparently lost it and stormed out. >> he came back with a gun and opened fire. >> reporter: the gunfire killing staff sergeant carlos rodriguez, se

sergeant jonathan westbrook. shot four times by specialist ivan lopez. >> westbrook was working in the human resources department wednesday when lopez came in to request a leave of absence. westbrook's father relayed to abc news who lopez did next. >> they suggest he come back the next day. he left just as they had suggested that he leave, but returned with the weapon. a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, a handgun, and shot one person right in the front and then turned the gun on my son, shooting him four times. >> officials said lopez had been arguing with soldiers from his unit. things escalated shortly after he opened fire, king three of his own and wounding 16. authorities don't believe lopez's mental health played a direct role. >> we believe the immediate precipitating factor was more likely an escalating argument in his unit area. >> another father, ivan lopez senior, said his son must not have been in his right mind and he killed his fellow soldiers. >> they are looking into his come bat record. he served

. >> reporter: one of the soldiers ivan lopez shot was 32-year-old sergeant jonathan westbrook. he worked in the building where the shooting began, told his family lopez had an argument with a supervisor over a leave form. he described what happened next to mississippi affiliate wjtv by phone. >> reporter: westbrook was hit four times but is now out of the hospital. three soldiers were killed-- 38-year-old carlos lazaney from puerto rico. 37-year-old sergeant tim owens from illinois. and 39-year-old sergeant daniel ferguson from florida. >> this is a rough thing. >> reporter: congressman john carter visited survivors today, including major patrick miller, who was shot in the stomach as he guided soldier to safety. >> he put pressure on his wound and continued moving people out of harm's way and closing the door, and closing off another door while he still put hard pressure on his wound to stop the bleeding, a very courageous young man. >> reporter: some 150 investigators are still trying to find evidence of a motive here. meanwhile, the army plans to hold a memorial service on w

you just heard the story of one of the survivors of the attack, sergeant jonathan westbrook. we have his sister on the phone. armetra otis is on her way to see her brother. have you spoken to your brother? how is he doing? >> he's doing really, really well. we're on our way to see him as we speak. he was discharged from the hospital earlier today. so we hope to see him in the spirits like we talked to him last night and early this morning. >> armetra, what does he say happened? >> he just said that he was at work and a guy came in for a leave form and apparently he didn't want to hear that and so he came back and just opened fire into the office on everyone. >> so sergeant lopez asked for a leave form and he came back with a gun? >> correct. >> did your brother know specialist lopez at all? >> he said he saw him a few times but he didn't know him personally because he just arrived like on the base -- he was new to the base. so he didn't know him that well. he didn't know him at all. >> and your brother was wounded? >> he was. >> what happened? >> from what i've been told, lop

sergeant jonathan westbrook.hot four times by specialist ivan lopez. >> westbrook was working in the human resources department wednesday when lopez came in to request a leave of absence. westbrook's father relayed to abc news who lopez did next. >> they suggest he come back the next day. he left just as they had suggested that he leave, but only to return with the weapon, a .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol, a handgun, and shot one person right in the front and then turned the gun on my son, shooting him four times. >> officials said lopez had been arguing with soldiers from his unit. things escalated shortly after he opened fire, king three of his own and wounding 16. authorities don't believe lopez's mental health played a direct role. >> we believe the immediate precipitating factor was more likely an escalating argument in his unit area. >> another father, ivan lopez senior, said his son must not have been in his right mind and when he killed his fellow soldiers. >> they are looking into his combat record. he

. ♪ mattress discounters and it's russell westbrook h the steal and breakaway jam!>> our big traffic issue today is the wet weather. waking up to rain showers if you are about to start your morning drive just another reminder you will want to take it extra slow. we have seen a lot of spinouts especially on some of those on- and off-ramps. this is a live look in oakland. we'll have a full look at your morning drive to work coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it was a trifecta for the local teams yesterday. and it started in arizona where a swarm of bees caused a short delay to the series finale. giants had to rally. down a run in the 7th, mike morris back up the middle on the pinch hit rbi single game tied at 5. and then an jalapeno pagan comes up with the go- ahead three-run blast lands next to the swimming pool and giants win 8-5 so they take three out of four to begin the season. robinson cano now with the mariners, seattle in town at the coliseum. tied at 2, bottom of the 12th, and coco crisp sends everybody home a walkoff hoe run to give the a's the 3-2 win h

and we hugged him tight. >> reporter: his son is sergeant jonathan westbrook, shot three times at ft. hood. the gunman was specialist ivan lopez who is under special psychiatric care. lopez first shot another soldier then took aim at his son in his office. >> it was like he was saying but you're next. without actually saying that. and my son, you know, is reading all this from the shooter's eyes. then he pulls the trigger and shot my son. >> reporter: shot in the chest and arm, sergeant westbrook is now recovering. his father says he wishes the army would take better care of its emotionally disturbed soldiers. >> you dog gone right we do. >> reporter: he also says he can't believe his son survived in afghanistan only to be shot and nearly killed at home. mark potter, nbc news, ft. hood, texas. >>> presidential elections in afghanistan is being held this morning despite violence at some polling stations. about 7 million afghans turned out to vote. polling hours had to be extended. it's expected to take about six weeks for results to come in. >>> so take a look at these images from nas

that is russell westbrook.t again as they end the spurs 19 game win streak westbrook had 27. 106-94 the final. we are still at 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th inning. a's against the mariners and oakland off to kind of a little shaky start. but it's obviously very early. not to worry. just wish there were more people out there. just 11,000 people at the coliseum tonight for the fourth game of the year. that's tough. >> battling it out against the end. 2-2. >> bottom of the 11th. >>> thank you for joining us tonight. >> if you missed any of the newscast ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> today on "tmz" -- >> one of the jenners -- is lying. look at you guys together! >> we have been tog

ever since rob westbrook wrote that think in my book i have been giving any talks dressed in a toga, but my legs aren't good enough so i got the suit instead today. i want to talk about my book about dale carnegie, very influenceal figure in this country, and if you have the book i'll sign it for you afterwards. the notion of success, i think, lay at the heart of the american dream. and in fact the idea of the individual moving ahead in the race of life, pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps-as the old saying has it, it's imbedded in our national dna. all of us have heard some version of go make something of yourself, go make something out of yourself. usually from anxious parents during our adolescence, when we're preparing to good off to college, and actually from the founding days of the republic, boosters, and moralists, politicians, shysters -- although i risk re done dance si on -- redundancy. they've been instructing people how to improve social status and increase material possessions which are the two big parts of the success formula. in the 18th century, benjamin frank

that is russell westbrook. watch it again as they end the spurs 19 game win streak westbrook had 27. 106-94 the final. we are still at 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th inning. a's against the mariners and oakland off to kind of a little shaky start. but it's obviously very early. not to worry. just wish there were more people out there. just 11,000 people at the coliseum tonight for the fourth game of the year. that's tough. >> battling it out against the end. 2-2. >> bottom of the 11th. >>> thank you for joining us tonight. >> if you missed any of the newscast you can catch the rebroadcast on tv 36. you can catch us on facebook, twitter, ktvu.com and the ktvu app. good night. >> good night. ly sweaters? it's just until grandma can see them. my neck hole is too small. mine's itchy. i'd rather be itchy than choky. come on, phil. hurry up. okay, here we go. connecting. [ muffled ] come in, florida! over! mom? dad? hello, phillip. [ chuckles ] all: merry christmas eve! merry christmas eve! a little -- little lower, d

westbrook said his son saw lopez ask for a leave form.n officer told lopez to come back the next day according to westbrook and that's when lopez left and returned with a gun. >> the first guy he shot right in front of my son was killed and then he turned the gun towards jonathan, aimed it and fired. >> reporter: the military says lopez was being treateded for anxiety ta depression and being evaluated for ptsd. >> we believe the immediate precipitating factor was more likely an escalating argument in his unit area. >> reporter: the crime scene stretches two blocks. >> while in his personal vehicle, he indiscriminately fired at soldiers. >> reporter: the army says he had no criminal history. >> at this thyme we have not established a concrete motive, but will do everything in our power to do so. given that the aledged shooter is deceased, the possibility does exist that we may never know why the aledged shooter did what he did. >> reporter: for now investigators are on the ground hoping to find answers. >>> tonight the army is releasing th

westbrook was hit by three bullets in his chest and one of his arms. two time combat veteran and new york state native major patrick miller is in stable condition after undergoing two surgeries. >>> the family of the shooter, ivan lopez, released a statement following the shooting. it is from his mother and said, quote, this situation is very painful. i seek prayers for all the families affected. more so when there is an ongoing investigation. my son must not have been in his right mind. >>> here in san francisco, police took close to 200 the st buyback program in the ingleside neighborhood. people were able to drop off guns including assault rifles, no questions asked. police say buyback events specifically target weapons commonly used on the street and help reduce the risk of accidental shootings. >> the hand guns and trying to reduce those numbers and the availability of those types of firearms. >> those who dropped off guns received $100 for each gun they turned in and $200 for every assault rifle. >>> let's talk sports with 5.7 seconds left on the

sergeant jonathan westbrook two three bullets to the chest and arms. his wife, renee, joins us live now. renee, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. you're more than welcome. >> i know you're still waiting to see him. you have a flight coming. what have you heard? how is he doing? >> he said he is doing okay. i'm the type, i have to see for myself. but other than that, he -- i can't wait to see him. >> i know he first thought he had been shot twice, and then they did an x-ray. >> i believe so. that was the first thing, he said he was shot twice, and then after that he called and i talked to him briefly, and he said, no, it was three times. the x-ray showed three. >> but the doctors are saying publicly they believe that he is going to be just fine. right? >> yes. >> thank goodness. i wonder where you were and how you found out. >> i'm from mississippi, and i -- >> where are you from? >> from -- i'm from oxford. >> okay. a friend of mine called, and she said, have you hear from jonathan? i said, no. she said have you been looking at the us? i said no. i

. >> reporter: sergeant jonathan westbrook was shot four times and survived. toichbs where the shooting erupted. westbrook's father tells cnn lopez wanted to big up a leave form was told to come back the next day. the father says lopez returned to the office and started shooting. >> first guy he shot right in front of my son was killed. and then he turned the gun towards jonathan. aimed it and fired. i can only imagine what my child was going through to see somebody else get shot down and then realize that, you know, the gun is coming at you next. >> reporter: military officials say even though lopez was being treated for mental and behavioral issues and possibly ptsd they didn't see any signs of traumatic experiences during his time in iraq in 2011. >> his why are lying medical conditions is not a direct precipitating factor. we believe the immediate precipitating factor was an escalating argument. >> reporter: according to a statement from lopez's family his mother and grandfather passed away in recent months. the family said the army specialist was receivin

russell westbrook of the thunder with the thunder dunk and it's a reverse job. pretty sweet. thunder got the win, too ending the first 19 game winning streak spurs now lost five straight to the thunder thanks in part to mr. westbrook. >>> the new york mets second baseman is defending his decision to miss the first two games of the season to witness the birth of his first child. daniel murphy took the field yesterday in a home game against the washington nationals. he had traveled to florida late sunday to be with his wife. she gave birth to their first son on monday and murphy stayed with her and the son through wednesday. several broadcasters on talk radio in new york are critical of his three-day absence. that boggles my mind. his first child! >> not right. >>> 6:28. the selfie with president obama and boston rocks slugger big papi has gone viral. the white house isn't happy about it. the reason they don't like the photo. most people don't know how to choose a new dentist. that's where we come in. we've helped over 8 million people find the right dentist, and we can do the

. >> reporter: we're also learning more about the wounded, including sergeant jonathan westbrook. another afghanistan veteran. >> i can only imagine what my child was going through to see somebody else get shot down and then realize that, you know, the gun is coming at you next. >> reporter: in the wake of the shootings here in 2009 and again this week, questions are being raised about security and whether lopez could have been stopped from bringing a gun on post. out of the nearly 42,000 soldiers assigned to ft. hood, the vast majority of them live off base. add to that all the contractors, family members and retirees in the area and more than 100,000 people come on base each day. >> it wouldn't be realistic to do a pat down search on every single soldier and employee on fort hood for a weapon on a daily basis. >> reporter: 150 investigators are trying to recover exactly what happened and if there were any warning signs. mark potter, nbc news, fort hood, texas. >>> this is stephanie gosk in begin nia, puerto rico, a small quiet town on the south coast where ivan lopez grew up. to

russell westbrook, reservations for four. take another look. we have replay.e throws tied the game at 85-85. we go to overtime. kevin durant not pictured, 0 for 8 from three. mike conley got a sportsmanship award. he had 20 points. the griz win by three. game four, saturday. they are up 2-1, in the series. >> we knew the west would be good. but the eastern conference playoffs are throwing surprises at us. >> don't even get us started about hockey. >> okay. >> we won't. >>> up next in "the pulse," a guy with a unique place in the animal kingdom. it's called a zonkey. >>> and the latest youtube trend. see how talented animators are giving the cast of "frozen" a new tune to dance to. . ♪ this is thriller thriller night ♪ >>> time to check, "the pulse," stories you'll be talking about today, starting with the characters of "frozen" showing how well they can strut their stuff. ♪ >> that's anna, elsa and the gang performing a fully choreographed mashup of michael jackson's "thriller." amazing how they can travel through time and generations just like that. if you li

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. >>> by 4, westbrook and fouled. it counts and he'll go to the line. >> oh, deja vu. >> oklahoma nails another four point play against memphis. it forces overtime and in the end, memphis's shooting was the difference. they win 98-95. they have gone up 2-1. >> michael phelps got work to do here. loche beat phelps. he bested the most decorated olympian in the world. >> i'm really excited about how things went and i do know what i need to do if i want to continue. >> new york yankee pitcher suspended for ten games for getting caught red handed or necked for using pine tar and also it's coming down hard on the charlotte bobcat fined $20,000 for the foul on lebron james the other night. two guys get busted there. grayson collins graces time magazine's cover. he calls the cover a cool honor. beyonce, robert redford and mary bara also making cover issues. others serena williams, richard herman, lydia coe and cristiano ronaldo. >>> hockey players don't always have to be the tough guys. that was a really nice move there. >> i

that is what we see in russell westbrook. fantastic layer. .e looks great in photo shoots he has charisma. he can talk to people and he seemed interesting and fun. to me that is how you build a friend. >> in the world is sneaker heads, you are the messiah. did you ever think this would become a subculture? >> no. i never really thought that way. i was just trying to do a good job for michael. it has happened organically. we have certainly helped it along. i am still kind of puzzled. i am puzzled by how big it is. he is still puzzled by how big it is. kevin durant, kobe bryant, still james, air jordan outsells them combined. when you look at your hatfield and you say is this little guy with the hat has game? i do not know if he has game on the court. he has shrewd game as a shoe designer. jordan'sthese air trade for over $1000 a pop. they are massive. they are not to -- afraid to pay off. >> what is it for a guy like kobe when he also talked about the issues, what is it about me that i cannot outsell? jordan has not played bal

kevin durant scores 28 points and russell westbrook finishes with 27.es with san antonio with a 106-94 victory. >>> and the final four teams remaining in the ncaa tournament are all in dallas ahead of this weekend's national semifinal games. one of those games is a rematch. back on december 2nd, connecticut beat florida, 65-64. that was the last time the top ranked gators lost a game. uconn coach kevin ollie says as far as he's concerned, that's ancient history. >> for us now it hasn't did anything, you know. you know, coming out with a victory, that's four months ago. they're a different team. we're a different team. they have some players that was hurt at the time. >> florida tries to avenge that loss to uconn in the first of two national semifinal games and it's followed by kentucky versus wisconsin. coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern this saturday, and the winners will meet monday night at 9:00 eastern in the national championship game. that's right here on cbs. >>> st. louis cardinals' first baseman matt adams has an unpleasant encounter with a c

westbrook to durant. for the alley oop. there you have it. it makes it a one-point game. then der needed last second magic to get the w. >> drives quickly. score! >> here we go. durant and monroe and jennings and he fires the three and it's -- >> good stuff. kevin durant with the game winner. he finishes with 42 points. the thunder lead detroit 112-111 and grab the number 2 seed in the west. it's not funny stuff, folks. i don't know why i'm laughing. i do know why. i'll share it with you soon. to the ice and the opening night of the stanley cup playoffs. >> the dallas end with 9:00 gone by and 11:00 to go. they score! it's 4-o ducks. >> roaring right back. down to sutter. scores! >> behind the net. it's -- they score! it's fired home by dale weise in and out of the net. the canadiens win it in the first overtime at 18:08. >> canadiens, penguins and ducks all victorious in game one. >> hockey playoffs are good. >> do you say canadians orca canadiens? ? >> i don't know. >> canadians? >> montreal canadiens. >> it's all about inflexions. >> real madrid barcelona fighting for

look at russell westbrook. local boy goes up and brings it down. it, 107-101. >> who needs enemies when you have co-anchors? >> i just get a little powder. he goes full, hard-core. >> same deal here, right? you go hard-core. >> you do the powder. very good. >>> the atlanta braves say they are taking steps to never let this happen again. >> that's right. take a look at this. that's the american flag on fire, amid a fireworks presentation for the braves' home opener on tuesday. oddly, a team's spokeswoman said that flag did not catch fire. fireworks will never be set off from the top of the scoreboard again. >> have to rewrite the national anthem. the bombs bursting in air. the flag was still there. not that flag. >> not that flag. >>> up next in "the pulse," oprah graces the cover of her magazine like you have never seen before. >>> and amazing news for "simpsons" fans. where every, single episode will soon air in an epic marathon. [ male announcer ] there's a simpler way to fluffier eggs. i can't believe it's not butter! the simpler way to deliciou

russell westbrook, no. serge ibaka, yes. gregg popovich, no.gie jackson to kevin durant, you know what i sometimes -- >> no. kevin. >> durant had 12 points in the third. in the first half -- the former -- save our sonics! that was jerry hanley-esque right there. thunder win, 106-94. >>> how about some baseball? yankees and the astros. astros going for a sweep. top of five, runner at second. two outs, derek jeter, uh-huh. jeter's pretty good for a guy his age, he's quitting too. uh-oh. you know what, i thought he learned -- he just -- time-out. yankees take a 3-1 lead. jeter, though, a lot of fans, what a good guy, and he's trying to get the ball to a little child. he made -- he has to make the move to get it to her. who does she think she is taking that ball away from an adult male? yankees in the same situation, david robertson was doing it. jonathan villar hits the soft grounder, robinson throws to first ends the game. why am i shouting? i thought there was more tape. that's why. woke you up. >> getaway day for me. >> wine-out, california. >>

sergeant jonathan westbrook was shot twice in the arm and twice in the chest.e's finally reunited with his family this weekend. but private second class deon josephs is still fighting for his life. he actually knew lopez. >> he was friends with him. the shooter was from his same unit. >> reporter: josephs, now in critical condition with a bullet lodged in the back of his neck. his family by his bedside. >> that's all i hope for, that he's able to walk again and he can stay in the army, because that's his dream, is to be in the army and to move up in rank. >> reporter: and tonight, six shooting victims remain in the hospital. as thousands now prepare for that memorial here later this week. david? >> alex perez tonight, alex, thank you. >>> and to the weather this evening, and the violent storms battering the southeast this sunday. the radar late today showing the system on the move. you see it right there, bringing with it drenching rains and fierce winds that could kick up tornadoes overnight and right into tomorrow. so we want to bring in meteorologist jeff sm

westbrook to durant. thunder within three. under 20 seconds to play. okc down one.t, jamming again. thunder up one. durant, 42 points, 21 in the fourth. thunder clinch the two seed in the west. come back to win. >> nba regular season ends. >>> nhl's second season begins. columbus at pittsburgh in pittsburgh. on the ropes. 3-1, after derek mackenzie goes top shelf on marc-andre fleury. but the penguins have the championship pedigree. and then come back, down 3-2. power play. matt niskanen beats sergei bobrovsky, who was not the big bobrovsky on this night. tied at 3-3. and untying it, brandon sutter. tony can breathe a sigh of relief. the penguins win 4-3, and take the series lead 1-0. >>> good morning, america. we already said that. but it's fun to say. >> we're going to clean up. you all just go do what you're doing. >> guys, thank you. >>> an adorable discussion caught on camera between a father and his son. there's a dad outside taking care of some laundry. >> the 14-month-old is inside, but wants to be outside. that's not going to happen. so, they discuss. >> no

god gave him a second chance. >> sergeant westbrook's family also called for the military to addresshe institutional problem of helping mentally ill sold jers >>> afghanistan is calling its presidential election a triumph over the taliban. despite of threats of violence millions of afghans turned out to vote this weekend. there was one roadside bombing of a truck carrying ballot boxes. >>> some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. detroit, gm recall repairs start monday. >>> the washington post says jeb bush will decide by the end of this year whether he'll run for president. the former florida governor he'll based the decision if he can run with a hopeful optimistic message. >>> the wall street journal said that hillary clinton issic mag it difficult for other potential democratic candidates to raise money and start their companies. the former secretary of state has not said whether she'll run. >>> president obama plans to sign two new executive actions tomorrow, both aimed at promoting equal pay for women according to politicoo. >>> chuck hagel will make an unpreceden

jonathan westbrook was a soldier man in the office. his father says what he was called the deaths come back later. the look has snapped coming back opening fire shooting at westbrook 454 * pre deterrent and a gun towards jonathan and fired. glenn >> : and both president and first lady will attend a memorial there are this coming wednesday. >> : coming up a 545 winners and losers of the country music awards. at size backup when you tell children go play outside. local stock are passed a milestone today. have a long as losing streak in two months. and extended off sell-off as it began by lubbers. with really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? yup. all five of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. low dues& great terms& let's close. our best ever value plans for business just got even better. now with free broadband for

among the 16 wounded, sergeant johnathan westbrook a former bank teller and dedicated father of 3 fromississippi who joined the around me 3 years ago. west barack worked in the office where the shooting began. he was hit by 3 bullets in his chest, in one of his arms. in new york state native major patrick miller is in stable condition after 2 surgeries. two time combat veteran has masters degrees in business and -- friends call him the glue that keeps them together. >> obviously this is a wound on his belt but he will -- he will move on. reporter: move on but never forget. john per man cnn new york. >>> the family of the shooter ivan lopez released a statement following the shooting, this situation is very painful. i see prayers for all the families affected fore more -- my son must not have been in his right mind. >>> here in san francisco took 200 guns off the street, during a gun buy back program. attendees were able to drop off the guns and assault rifles with no questions scd. help reduce the risk of accidental shootings. >> really what we are looking at is the handguns, we are tr

information about lopez coming from the father of another of his victims that was sergeant jonathan westbrook of mississippi. his father saying that lopez, according to his son who he spoke with on the phone, that lopez came in asking for leave papers. minding november was when lopez tried to have a longer leave to attend his mother's funeral, and he was frustrated that he was only given two days. according to the father of this injured soldier that lopez was told that he would not get those leave papers, that he would have to return. at that point is when he came back with guns fully loaded and charged at the soldiers. the investigators are looking at that along with all other evidence at this very moment. >> we did hear them talk about that altercation yesterday. the gunman's family spoke out for the first time as well. lopez's father struggle to go comprehend how his son could have open fired on fellow soldiers. he also called for prayers for those killed and counseled in the attack. we're starting to learn more about the three people killed in wednesday's shooting. daniel ferguson's fianc