. >> reporter: this is zina haughton in a television interview about two years ago. yesterday she was the target of her husband's rage. >> kept talking to him, keeping the icon tact, diverting all the attention to her. i think a lot of people would get down on the ground because of her bravery. >> reporter: zina haughton's daughter from another relationship was working at the spa when radcliffe haughton came. >> reporter: she survived but her mother did no haughton killed two others and injured four more. >> he really looked like he saw a deer in the headlights. >> reporter: but haughton raced back inside, started a fire and shot himself dead. he was so determined to harm his wife. two weeks ago he slashed the tires on her car at the spa which led to a four-year restraining order and was ordered to give up his guns to authorities. still, it didn't matter. >> they went into that building and removed injured people in a timely manner, which i think may have -- >> reporter: zina haughton said radcliffe accused her of cheating on her and threatened to burn her and her fa

. >> at that point, zina jumped, walked right in front of the reception area and took on a leadership role. >> reporter: witness betty bruner, one of zina's customers, told wtmj in a phone interview that zina fearlessly intervened when radcliffe entered and pulled out a gun. >> and just kept trying to talk him through it. trying to prevent him from going after other people. >> reporter: she said howton dragged zina to a nearby hallway and started shooting, killing her and two others, wounding four others before turning the gun on himself. >> it could take days, weeks, to figure this all out. >> reporter: but already police know that zina had been granted a restraining order just last week after her husband was arrested for slashing her tires. in getting it, she told the court, his threats terrorize my every waking moment. chris clackum, nbc news. >>> the latest polls show the presidential race could not be any closer. it all could come down to tonight. president obama and mitt romney will face off in their third and final debate. both candidates will be trying to break the tie. the de

the audio comes from an october hearing as zina haughton sought a restraining order. she said her husband pulled a gun on her. days later a long time customer of zina's was sitting in a chair when she pleaded with him to spare others. >> i think she wanted to protect all of us. >> a new gun purchased two days after the order was issued. >>> a babe bib is missing and a grand mother is found dead. investigators are not saying how the girl was killed or if there were suspects. police did issue an am about alert a are trying to reunite her with her parents. >>> stock prices are falling for monster energy deaths. there are reports of five deaths. one of them is a maryland teenager, anais fournier. they said she died after consuming two 24-ounce cans in a 24-hour period. >>> more people may be finding out they were exposed to potentially contaminated medicine. the fda posted a list of clinics that purchased steroids from the new england compounding center. it's connected to 23 deaths across the country including one in maryland. >>> deer danger. >> you see the remains of th

speaking to cbs news from florida haughton's father said that his son's wife zina worked at the spa and the couple was having problems. he confirmed court records showing haughton's wife took out a restraining order against her husband just two weeks ago. a coworker said zina worked at the spa as a hair stylist as evening approached police were still searching the 9,000 square foot spa building where they ultimately found haughton's body. >> we are not, i repeat r not seeking any additional suspects. our community can feel safe. >> reporter: four victims were treated for gunshot wounds at the same milwaukee hospital as victims from the august shooting at a sikh temple in another milwaukee suburb. haughton's father asked for people to pray for those who had been hurt and for his son. redemption is what we need, he said. and the definite sill at work here. anna werner, cbs news, new york. >> jeff: on the eve of the third and final presidential debate, the latest national polls show the race for the white house is neck and neck. and along with the battle for votes is the unrelenting drive

exactly what happened to zina haughton.lex perez, abc new, brookfield, wisconsin. >> so the question i've got to ask you, are restraining orders effective at all? >> they can be, but you're assuming the person is going to follow the rules, that the person you have the restraining order against will listen to the court mandate. oftentimes they don't have enough teeth because what's the remedy? you may get arrested. you may get a warning. you may get put in jail. i think what happened here and does happen in other jurisdictions, rob, sort of a disconnect between the enforcement arm and the judicial arm. and then the police never. >> the system is broken. >>> both candidates are off to the battleground state today. after last night's debate. >> how did it go last night and who won, "nightline" anchor terry moran posed those questions last night. >> i am joined by martha raddatz who moderated excellently the vice-presidential debate. and matt dowd, a key strategist for george w. bush. let's get right to it. let's grade them on

it was just -- it never stopped. >> reporter: zina's long-time customer, betty bruner, was sitting in her chair, as zina pleaded with her husband to plead others. >> i think he wanted to protect all of us. >> reporter: haughton wasn't swayed. this morning, bruner says, there's only one reason she's still alive. >> because of her, that's why i'm sitting here. i think that's why there's a lot of people that got out of there alive. >> reporter: and she says she thinks the reality of all this has just not hit her yet. on a positive note, one of the four victims who survived the shooting has been released from the hospital. amy and george? >> alex perez, thanks so much. >> very tough story. >>> we're going to switch gears now. another week, another big announcement from apple, expected to unveil the newest ipad, a mini version today. >> reporter: there hasn't been this kind of frenzy for the little version of a big hit since dr. evil made his tiny clone in "austin powers." >> i shall call him mini-me. >> reporter: while mini-me was described as an exact copy but one-eighth the size, the ex

. >> reporter: a milwaukee judge granted zinas's request for a restraining order against her husband thursday. in a handwritten plea, she wrote that he vowed to burn her with glass and kill her if she went to the police. she wrote his threats terrorize my every waking moment. on the day he was granted that order, in a separate case, a florida man shot his estranged girlfriend at this orlando area hair salon. this attack came just before he was to appear before a judge, considering her request for protection. he shot four women before killing himself. >> the restraining order is a piece of paper. it is not a body of armor. >> reporter: elaine runs a shelter for women in new jersey, called shelter our sisters. >> you can have law enforcement on your side. you have a piece of paper on your side. the bottom line is -- >> there are some people that can't be stopped. but we wouldn't want that to stop women from finding safety. >> reporter: more than 1.2 million women are granted protection orders every year. 1,800 were murdered by current or former partners in 2010. >> leaving is the most

. >> reporter: a milwaukee judge granted zina haughton's request for a restraining order against hersband on thursday. in a hand-written plea she wrote radcliffe haughton threatened to burn her with gas and kill her h she called police. she wrote "his threats terrorize my every waking moment." on the day haughton was granted that order, in a separate case a florida man shot his estranged girlfriend at this orlando area hair salon. the attack came just before he was to appear before a judge considering her request for protection. he shot four women before killing himself. >> the restraining order is a piece of paper. it is not a body of armor. >> reporter: elaine meyerson runs a shelter for abused women in new jersey. it's called "shelter our sisters." you could have law enforcement on your side. you could have a piece of paper on your side. the bottom line is -- >> there are some people that can't be stopped, but we wouldn't want that to stop women from finding safety. >> reporter: more than 1.2 million women are granted protection orders every year. 1,800 were murdered by current or

police say radcliff haughton shot seven women, including three of them whom he killed, including zina. he then shot and killed himself. >>> we have some liftoff. just minutes ago a soyuz rocket launched from kazakhston sending three new crew members into ash bit. they're en route to the international space station at this very moment. it includes two cosmonauts and nasa flight engineer kevin ford. they're scheduled to arrive at the space station on thursday. >>> okay the giants win the pennant. the giants win the pennant. no, it is not 1951. it's 2012. the giants ruthed the cardinals 9-0 to win the alcs in seven games. san francisco is 6-0 in games where they face elimination this postseason. the giants will have home field advantage in the world series against the detroit tigers. game one is tomorrow night in san francisco. are you ready? soledad? >> yeah, it's good to see even when you're not necessarily rooting for the team, my yankees, kind of, whatever. but it's always fun to watch when they're celebrating. all right, john, thank you. still ahead this morning on "starting point,"

zina halton was harried to the suspected shooter, and police say he killed three women and wounded fourght, but they found smoke, and suspect he committed suicide. he has a history of domestic violence. a judge told the wisconsin man he could not go near his wife for the next four years. joining me now with more on this is jane velez-mitchell. this is a classic example of why domestic violence is everybody's business. >> absolutely, and tonight on my show at 7:00 p.m. eastern, we're going to gather a team of experts to dive into the question can restrainer orders be a trigger in inciting an incident for violence. it just just a few days away when the the restaining order came down, and he was ordered to hand in all of his guns. this was obviously a mass shooting, he did not hand in all of his guns. so we will ask tonight, when the restraining orders come down saying hand in your firearms, what do authorities do? do they go to the person's house and say give me your guns. or do they allow the person to say okay, i'll go hand in my guns. that's a very important question. we're uncovering

one witness says zina haughton tried to calm things down when radcliffe haughton showed up with a gunher is shocked. >> as a father, as a christian, i can only apologize to all the ones that were hurt. i love my son. i do not approve of what he did. >> haughton was found dead after the shooting. just last week his wife took out a restraining order against him. >>> happy tuesday! good morning to you. i'm natasha curry in for robin meade. >>> in the 1980s or now, they asked for their foreign policy back because the cold war has been over for 20 years. >> i can give you going after osama bin laden and stopping al qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >> we have analysis and the key moments you have got to see. also -- >>> find out what my darkest secret was. and i was like, i'm never telling. >> a north carolina man claims his church imprisoned him for months because he's gay. >>> plus, 450 troops from alabama finally come home from afghanistan. it's been a really long year for them, too. >>> last night the candidates went after your votes with the election just two weeks aw