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. >>> a gunman opens fire, killing a tsa agent and wounding three other people. at los angeles international airport. today we hear from a friend of the shooter. >>> at the moment that they're seeing this on the tv. their third roommate comes back. saying i just dropped off paul at l.a.x., he didn't with a to go alone. they just knew. i think you just dropped off paul to a shooting. >> police were just minutes from stopping the attack. and should tsa officers be armed? the shooting at l.a.x. has some pushing for tsa to be armed. >>> and edward snowden says british counterparts to the nsa are some of the worst offenders to government oversight. >>> welcome to "around the world." police came within minutes of stopping the alleged l.a.x. shooter from heading to the airport before friday's rampage. one. new details we're learning today. this is from an exclusive interview with a woman who knows the suspect and his three roommates. 23-year-old paul ciancia is charged with murdering a tsa officer. ciancia is in critical condition after being shot by police officers. the fbi says he set out to kill
an airport. >> now, this incident is raising questions about airport security. specifically whether tsa officers should be allowed to carry weapons. wjz is live, derek valcourt has more. derek. >> reporter: that is exactly the issue being raised in the wake of this terrible tragedy. should transportation security officers be armed. >> in the wake of friday's shooting rampage at l.a.x., federal authorities are promising a full review. >> the responsibility for protecting airport security is not a tsa function. but it's something that we need to look at given what happened at l.a.x. >> reporter: they're now calling for tsa agents to carry firearms on the job. >> we're not advocating at this time that all 45,000 officers be armed. we believe that creating a layer of security within tsa where there are law enforcement officers at tsa that are, would provide like a nationwide law enforcement force to back up our officers and secure those checkpoints is something that needs to be examined. >> reporter: global aviation security agent says arming tsa officers would be a mistake but he agrees an
away from preventing the shooting. should tsa officers now be armed? i will ask california senator dianne feinstein. >>> also, are the 2016 battle lines being drawn? chris christie may be heading for a big win that could boost his white house chances as an influential center. it falls on hillary clinton to launch her own run. >>> and four years after political opposition fueled his plans to try them in new york city, attorney general eric holder says they would be on death row right now. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now, we're learning much more about the bloody shooting rampage at los angeles airport that sent panicked passengers fleeing for their lives, left a tsa officer dead and three more victims wounded. now there's a brand new push by the union that represents tsa officers to give them law enforcement status, in other words, guns and arrest powers to protect themselves and the public. meantime, the suspect, who allegedly targeted the tsa, remains in critical condition. cnn's stephanie elam has been piecing together the details of what happened,
's busiest airport, opening fire, terrorizing travelers and shooting one tsa agent dead. what it means about the future of airport security in this country. it is all "happening now." jon: well, that there's a new push to hit the pause button on rollout of obamacare amid brand new troubles with the federal health care website. welcome to the monday edition of "happening now." i'm jon scott. >> hi, everybody, great to see you today. i'm jenna lee. anxiety is rising across the country as americans experience growing frustration with this dysfunctional website. now the outages are going to become a regular thing over the next few days. the obama administration announcing that the website will be down every day from 1:00 to five a.m. eastern time while it is being fixed. if you're out on the west coast, by 10 p.m. tonight you won't have access to the website for several hours. so no late night shopping for any of you on the west coast. senator kelly ayote is calling on president obama to order a timeout. the new new hampshire republican wants a bipartisan group to convene about the problems with
. they are the first-line line of defense against to these maniacs . i think it is ridiculous. --t: you mean tsa agency e tsa agents? caller: i'm not talking about 10 yards or 20 yards away. i'm talking about have somebody somewhere in the immediate facility with a weapon. airport was roaming the and nobody with a gun was anywhere to be found. as far as other procedures that could take place either from the airport loss -- airport's point of view or government's point of view, your thoughts on arming tsa agents, what are your thoughts on how to improve overall airport security? i guess you have to get them in the front door. this guy apparently walked in the front or with a weapon. if you go to a lot of places, schools or whatever, you walk through a metal to tactic. that is what we need, get them from the front as they come in the door. host: the orange county register has a graphic. with a man opened fire semi automatic weapon. this is the tsa screening area. he continued to shoot, according to a witness. tsa officer gerardo hernandez .as shot from the point where he enters into the point where he ge
. as you know, tragically left one tsa officer dead. this morning, we have brand new video that's been emerging from inside that terminal as the chaos unfolded. >> everyone on the floor! on the floor now! on the floor. >> you're looking at the scene just seconds after the 23-year-old accused gunman opened fire inside the airport. police saying the suspect shot the tsa agent at point blank range before turning the weapon on the crowd and allegedly returning to shoot the officer a second time to make sure he was skilled. investigators also say he had enough gunpower to turn the entire place into what they call a killing zone. quite a frightening scenario. welcome to america's news headquarters. >> more than 100 rounds. federal prosecutors have now charged paul ciancia with the murder of a federal officer. and she's also accused of injuring at least five other people in that incident. if convicted, he could get the death penalty. we're also hearing from the wife of the tsa agent killed in the shooting. the first to die in the line of duty. girarerardo hernandez would hav turned 40 years o
multiple tsa employees. >> reporter: he also shot two others, both who are recovering. the fourth victim, a passenger, was hit in the leg. moments before the attack the police say ciancia's friend dropped him off at the airport unaware of his plan. a criminal complaint filed saturday in federal court said that he had a duffle bag containing a smith and wesson assault rifle, and at least five magazine seen full of ammo as ws a letter addressed to the tsa directly. classmates were stunned at the news. >> he was always a shy guy. he kept to himself. he walked around by himself. he didn't talk to anybody at all. >> ciancia's former roommate paints a similar picture of the out of work auto mechanic who moved from new jersey. >> i didn't have any issues. he was a loaner, but i would never expect him to do something like this. >> reporter: the police chief in new jersey is speaking on behalf of the suspect's family. >> we don't know what happened in la. we don't know. they don't know either, and they want to turn the stones over to find out. this is very emotional for the whole family. >> repor
>>> terror in the terminal. tsa agents targeted at lax. >> new information on why the suspected gunman opened fire. >>> hi, i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking . >>> we're learning more information about the gunman accused of opening fire inside los angeles international airport. what's still unclear, what drove 23-year-old paul ciancia to target tsa. the report for wjz from la with the latest. >> a spokesperson read a statement from the family of the los angeles international airport shooting suspect. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. >> officials say 23-year-old paul ciancia walked into terminal 3 of the airport on friday, pulling a suitcase with a backpack on top. there were holes in both pieces of luggage. he pulled the gun out and opened fire on tsa officer gerardo hernandez killing him. he also shot two other tsa employees and a passenger before airport police shot him four times. according to court documents ciancia left a letter saying he mad
is going to islamabad. the trouble gunman accused of opening fire at lax and killing a tsa worker and they told him after they shot him he acted alone. and a traditional form of fighting hundreds of years old is in danger of getting knocked out by modern martial arts. good morning and welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie, more than four months after egypt military coup the trial of the first freely elected president is underway and p.m. was over thrown on july 3 and held in a secret location until today. no pictures showing morsi in court have come out. he arrived earlier at a police academy in cairo for the start of his trial. these are live pictures of protesters outside the court building. morsi is charged with insightment to commit murder. supporters say the trial is political and claim it's part of the military crack down on the muslim brotherhood. 14 more brotherhood leaders are also going on trial today. john kerry visited on sunday and urged the military government to work toward restoring democracy and egypt is planning to hold a national referendum on an amended
are learning more about the. los angeles international shooting. paul ciancia. he mentioned killing tsa agents and how easy it is to get a gun. a tsa officer was killed and four others were hurt in that rarampage. paul ciancia has been charged with murder and could face the death penalty. >> the leader of the m-23 rebels declared a ceasefire. as they retreat the troops are finding mass graves chess t cloe uganda border. the fighting is not yet over. >> this patch of bush next to a former m-23 rebel base looks like any other in eastern congo. something more sinister lies within. this seale sowed soldier leads n that was buried in a shallow grave. he died recently and the smell is unpleasant. hhe died with his arms tied behind his back and his legs tied. it looks like he was executed. are there were four more bodies visible in this hole. before heavy rain buried them in mud. there are many more in the surrounding bush. it looks like he was executed. nearby soldiers in villages say there were four more body visible in this hole before heavy rain buried them in mud. and they say there are many mor
. in it he expresses his desire to kill multiple tsa officers. he wrote getting a gun into the airport was seesy. sees -- easy. he opened fire on friday killing a tsa officer and wounding three our people. >> a panel of judges will begin hearing arguments in the bp oil case. last months they threw out a set esetelement. and the supreme court dismissed a appeal by oklahoma to revive a abortion law. it banned drug induced abortionings. the oklahoma court struck it done last year. they are asking the court to reissue a detailed version of their opinion. with the supreme court's dismissal the law researc remair turned. >> isome european union lawmakes say the laws are too soft. in denmark where the bags are taxed their use is down to four baggings pebag -- bags per persh year. they're to set targets for each country to reduce bag use. >> that is terrific. >> they end up in land fills and they don't breakdown and they end up in streams and water ways and estuaries. they kill off marine life. >> in new york city they wanted to put a surcharge, ten cents a bag. >> move forward on that. >> rec
coming after he was shot by officers. he killed a t.s.a. employee and injured three others. the 23-year-old is facing murder charges and the death penalty. he's in critical condition and under 24 hour armed surveillance. >> an alabama airport is being reopened after a bomb threat. officials at birmingham-shuttlesworth international airport say they found a note warning of a pom in the main terminal -- of a bomb in the main terminal and called the federal bureau of investigation. after a sweep the airport was cleared. it was up and running two hours later. a dozen flight were delayed or diverted. passengers were briefly evacuated during the shutdown. >> while colder air is coming out of canada, into the united states we have wet, warm weather coming up into texas from the south. we have a tropical storm. it is working up towards the western mainland of mexico to the south of the baha peninsula. it's getting weaker but bringing rain fall into texas. it's starting out as a wet day for the texas area. as we look at the storm, we do expect this to not bring the powerful wind, but rain is a c
the suspected gunman fired at the tsa officer at pointblank range friday, walked away, and then came back to shoot him again. tsa officer gerardo hernandez later died. the suspected shooter, paul ciancia, was shot several times by police. he is described as unresponsive in the hospital. >>> john kerry is in cairo today asking egyptians to work toward democrat tracey. the secretary of state is the highest level u.s. official to visit egypt since former president morsi was ousted in july. kerry said the u.s. did not suspend military aid to egypt as punishment and promises humanitarian aid will continue. >>> back in the u.s., a tropical storm has stormed off the southern tip of baja california. the national hurricane center says tropical storm sonia has maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour, and picking up speed, moving about thea 13 miles per hour. >>> coming up at 2:00 eastern time, the mayor of toronto has apologized for "mistakes," but says he isn't going anywhere. he made the statement on his weekly radio show just moments ago. toronto police reportedly had video of him smoking a
a friend dropped him at the airport, but he acted alone. paul ciancia killed a t.s.a. employee and four others. >> older americans are against proposals that would cut social security benefits. 60% of americans 50 and older do not want the government to change how it determines cost of living. 60% are against raising the elegibility age. and 60% say benefits should not be reduced for seniors with high n. >> what does a small california town have in common with villages in costa rica, japan, sardinia and greece? they are all blue zones, with the longest living people in the world. jennifer went to the only living blue zone in the states to find out. >> 60 miles east of los angeles you mind the see of lomalinsor. it's a university town, one of five places around the world where people live measurably longer, healthier lives. >> the day we met this man, he mowed his lawn and tended his garden. what is remarkable, four years ago he retired from a long, successful career as a heart surgeon. . >> as long as your hands are steady and eyes are good you could do it. i could do it now. >> we met
. the feds say the suspect, this guy, paul ciancia shot and killed a tsa officer at the security checkpoint there at terminal 3 at l.a.x. they say he then fired on -- fbi officials say that the suspect carried a handwritten note which state he wanted to kill tsa officers and instill fear in their, quote, traitorous minds. one law enforcement official tells the ap that he also wrote that he was a, quote, patriot who was upset with janet napolitano. charges could get him the death penalty. >>> we're now hearing from a pregnant army wife who cops say was video chatting with her husband when a man began stabbing and beating her in her home. this began last week in el paso. we now have a video of her in the hospital. her husband was serving in southeast asia at the time of that attack. police say he called 911 and he could hear his wife screaming the name of the system. investigators say that suspect is a 19-year-old soldier stationed in el paso at ft. poli bliss. reports indicate doctors were able to perform a c-section and deliver her baby. >> i think the recovery is going pretty well, we have
at lax on friday. one tsa agent dead, several others wounded including the gunman. investigators say the gunman, paul ciancia said he acted alone. the airport in los angeles, what else are we learning about this young suspects planned? reporter: bill, we learned he is pre-much acting alone. that is when he was arrested at terminal 3 behind me on friday. a disturbing plan that seemingly he only knew about because one of his remit stroked him to the airport to talk about a flight other than the suspects say he had one. they didn't know where he was going to anything at all. his roommate say h they had no idea he would get out of the car and opened fire with intent on killing as many tsa agents as possible. as you might imagine, bill, right now the investigation continues to try to find out if there are any answers as to why or what sets this man off for you to bill: what is his status now? there were gruesome photos floating around the internet. >> he is in critical condition. he is sedated because he is trying to recover from his injuries. he was shot several times, in the phase as we
. the function of tsa is to ensure that people can board planes safely, take flights safely, the responsibility for protecting airport security is not a tsa function, but something we need to examine given what happened in los angeles. >> would you say there is a sort of anger at the government that was behind this? >> that is one things we will have to determine as part of the investigation. we have to get a full picture of the custody of understand what his motive might have been. it certainly does not justify the killing of a brave tsa injured or others who were injured. no feelings of the government could possibly justify those kinds of actions. >> you are scheduled to go to trial interior weeks over the the merger of american airlines and usairways. how will you settle this and what are the expectations? >> this is a matter that we have touched upon with airlines we have sued, have expressed concerns about the potential reduction in competition that a merger would potentially impose. i'm not going into any detail of the discussions that we are engaging in, but i will say that they are ongo
-government reviews, federal reserve, sovereign citizen type stuff, referring to tsa saying if tsa is going to treat average americans like potential terrorists, it's a self-fill filling prophecy. what drove him to that, it's impossible at this point. secondly he's not talking. his medical condition is critical. he's wounded in the face and head. there's some question if this is brain injury that will complicate their ability to talk to him. >> pete williams, thank you for that update. >> you bet. >> a lot of travelers still reeling from that. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] at humana, understanding what makes you different is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to become your partner in health. humana. many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you
was specifically targeting tsa agents. the suspect now faces federal murder charges. and nbc's miguel almaguer is at l.a.x. with the latest. what's new today? >> reporter: alex, good afternoon. it's right here at terminal three where the suspect allegedly walked through those front doors. police say 23-year-old paul ciancia pulled out that rifle and targeted tsa agents. the first person he targeted was gerrardo hernandez. he was shot several times. when the suspect saw hernandez moving, the suspect walked back down the escalator, shot hernandez again, fatally wounding him. his wife spoke yesterday. here's what she had to say. >> we are all heartbroken and will miss him deerly. he was a joyful person, always smiling. he took pride in his duty for the american public and for president tsa mission. >> reporter: after hernandez was killed, the gunfire certainly was not -- the suspect went back up that escalator, shot two more tsa apgents who were both woundd and also shot a local high school teacher. those three men were wounded. the suspect then moved beyond security, about 100 yards into the ter
say suspected gunman paul ciancia shot tsa officer gerardo hernandez multiple times at pointblank range, went up an escalator and then returned to shoot hernandez again. earlier on cnn's "state of the union," michael mccaul described what police found as a suicide note and said mental illness was a chief reason behind the shooting. the 23-year-old ciancia is currently hospitalized in police custody. he's charged with two felonies including the murder of a federal officer. terminal three at l.a.x. is open today. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east for meeting with u.s. allies. one of kerry's key missions is to smooth relations with saudi arabia which is upset about u.s. policies in the region. kerry's first stop today was egypt where he told the foreign minister that u.s. ties go deeper than aid. it was kerry's first trip to the country since the u.s. suspended significant military aid to egypt over the bloody crackdown on the muslim brotherhood. those are your top stories. "reliable sources" is at the top of the hour but back to fareed zakaria and "gps." >>> fo
say he accomplished both of his goals, killing a tsa officer and showing how easy it is to get a gun into an airport. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ (dad) just feather it out. (son) ok. feather it out.ears. (dad) all right. that's ok. (dad) put it in cond, put it in second. (dad) slow it down. put the clutch in, break it, break it. (dad) st like i showed you. dad, you didn't show me, you showed him. dad, he's gonna wreck the car! (dad) he's not gonna wreck the car. (dad) no fighting in the road, please. (d) put your blinker on. (son) you didn't even give me a chance! (dad) ok. (mom vo) we
the rifle out of the suitcase. >> one tsa agent was killed, two others were wounded. officers shot ciancia four times. he is at a hospital under heavy sedation and armed guards are watching him around the clock. >>> things are getting back to normal at alabama's burmingham shuttle's airport. police found a note containing a bomb threat in the bathroom of the airport yesterday afternoon. 12 flights were either delayed or canceled. investigators gave the all clear a couple hours later. >>> you get two scary incidents. just two days apart and some people are asking how safe are we inside these terminals? the chairman of the house homeland security committee, congressman, mike mccall acknowledges the travelers are vulnerable, especially areas outside security check points. >> it is very difficult to stop these types of attacks. anybody can show up, as we saw in the navy yard, in this case, with the semi-automatic, and you know, it's like a shopping mall outside the parameter. it's like an open shopping mall. so, it's very difficult to protect. >> hillary clinton has not announced she can run
they took the files and he reresponded, they needed to run them by t.s.a. to make sure it was, quote, legitimate for her to have them. i'm sorry, legitimate for a reporter to have her own hand-written notes? what kind of country are we living in that busts into somebody's home at 4:30 in the orning to take her notes at rding whistleblowers homeland security? we're living in a scary time. but back to the article. quote, this guy basically came in here, took my unanimous sources and turned them over -- took my whistleblowers, turned them over to the agency they were blowing the whistle on, unquote, hudson said, and these guys still worked there, quoint. -- unquote. hudson said, none of the documents were classified, no laws were broken in obtaining them, she is talking about her or dane -- her obtaining them. she said the government papers in her possession were obtained through a freedom of information act request and assertion the coast guard confirmed. how did they confirm it? they handled the material over to the, quote, source agency, unquote, for review or as hudson put it, they
a tsa transportation authority employee and three people. that report from the associated press. also, the american bar association held it national security conference. part of that discussion was focused on organized crime and how billions of dollars have been made trafficking in marijuana. here is a look. >> the problem has been created that organized crime particularly and latin american entries have made billions of dollars trafficking marijuana and other contraband, drugs and other contraband materials. i do not know how successful we would be and i would agree about the success that might or might not happen from legalizing marijuana. the example i would use is when alcohol was illegal in the united states, you did not have luckless and no stretch involved in any great way. they did -- you did not have la nostra involved in any great way. prohibition, it creates the out the bone and lucky luciana and others hitting involved in the importation of illegal alcohol and the speakeasies and the network to consume it. it when prohibition is eliminated, too late to nostra.e la cosa the