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dangerous multi-state manhunt unfolding at this hour, searching for a military trained former l.a.p.d. officer suspected of murdering three people so far and shooting several others. police say christopher dorner implicated himself with a chilling 14-page manifesto in which he warned of more carnage to come and police are warning their potential targets and confirmed that some of the officers involved in the manhunt opened fire in two separate incidents thinking that the suspect was approaching them in his truck and turned out that two civilians were injured in the first incident. it's unclear what happened in the second incident and none of those people appear connected to the suspect in any way. we suspect to learn more on this when the los angeles police chief takes the podium and there the press conference is getting ready and that will happen at any minute and we'll bring it to you. in the meantime, we have fox news coverage and trace gallagher is in our news room. and adam housley is in riverside, california with the latest on the manhunt. and i know it's changing by the minute
dorner. he of course is the 33-year-old former lapd officer who is alleged to have killed three people so far, including the daughter of a retired los angeles police department captain, and also killing a current lapd officer. dorner remains on the run tonight. he's considered armed and dangerous. courtly is a author of "s.e.a.l. survival guide, navy s.e.a.l. secrets to surviving any disaster." glad to have you back. last night we were talking, there was a belief that dorner was up in the resort area of big bear where his pickup truck had been found burning. they thought the fbi might be able to close in on him and find him. now they're saying the trail went cold. how far could he have gotten? >> this guy's 275 pounds, i used to train up there, it's extremely rugged, it's snowing. not very far on foot. this guy is either bunkered in in one of the homes up there or he's nowhere near that area, in my opinion. >> that's my question, do you think that it was a ruse, that he may not even be there? >> i personally do. there's no reason why he had gone through all this planning for this and then
-old christopher dorner the ex-lapd officer they say is now hunting his former colleagues. >> the streets will be full of patrol cars. of>> reporter: the heaviest search is taking place in big bear, california. dorner's burned-out truck was found there thursday afternoon and a door-to-door search is under way. >> we'll head back down closer to where we live and keep my family safe. >> reporter: dorner posted a manifesto on his facebook page where he vowed to get revenge for being fired in 2009. >> he is armed and dangerous. >> reporter: outside lapd headquarters, officers are taking the unusual step of patrolling their own headquarters in case dorner attacks. >> he knows what he's doing. we trained him. he was also in the military. >> reporter: police say dorner began his rampage on sunday killing monica quan and her fiance. her father, former lapd captain randy quan, represented dorner at disciplinary hearings. dorner threatened quan in his facebook manifesto saying, "i never had the opportunity to have a family of my own. i'm terminating yours." pol
. the lapd is calling this the largest manhunt they've launched in their history and believe that dorner is armed with multiple weapons root now including assault rifles and making things more complicated he's leaving little clues in multiple locations across the state, that are sort of tripping them up to some extent. from san diego where he allegedly tried to steal a boat and to the mountains around big bear, where the locals have been barricading their doors. that picture right there is the aerial shot of what was his car. it's torched, it's a truck. it was found on a quiet forest road in the big bear, california area, but perhaps, really, at this point the most worry some of all is his threat of quote, warfare against lapd officers in or out of uniform. because that could put just about anybody in harm's way in this story. william la jeunesse is on it for us, he's live at the lapd headquarters in los angeles. william, are they getting any closer to this guy? >> no, martha and as the storm is now hitting in big bear and the snow continues to fall up there, every hour that goes by, the
to christopher jordandorener, a former lapd officer wanted in connection to the double murder of a couple in irvine. over the weekend that couple was shot and killed in their car. the woman killed was the daughter of a former police officer who represent dorner at a hearing where he alternately lost his badge. these police officers and their families are now under police protection. we have a picture of if dorne. authorities said that he wrote a multi page manifesto in which he threatened to kill law enforcement officials and implicated himself in the irvine murders. >> police are blocking off intersections and they stated that they do not think he is in the area but the search is still on for him. >> we have breaking news from the east bay. three people have been shot in an overnight home invasion robbery. kron 4 urs will tran joins us live from vallejo with more. >> the adult male came downstairs after he heard a commotion and they stated that he was shot in the face. there were two female family members who were also shot. all three of them are currently in the hospital would not life-
warfare to those in l.a.p.d. uniform. those are his words. he said he will use military and police training to go after the enemies. including a former college friend. fox's jonathan hunt spoke to sara. listen. >> i'm befuddled, absolutely befuddled. no one expects to come to work and have an e-mail from a reporter from "the los angeles times" telling me that i'm mentioned in a manifesto and that someone who i consider a friend has gone on a killing spree or allegedly gone on a killing spree. yeah i was absolutely befuddled and shocked. rick: l.a. police chief charlie beck dismisses the letter as self-serving and ramblings on the internet. >> another major story we're following. tens of millions of americans bracing for what could be a record-breaking blizzard. forecasters are warning up to three feet of snow could fall on parts of the northeast, shutting down roads, rates and of course airports. some 2600 flights have already been canceled. and that will cause problems at airports across the country. this is not just an east coast problem. as the snow begins to fall folks are rais
and the fired lapd officer vowed he would target other cops and their families in a long online manifesto. burned out truck spotted in an area around the big bear lake ski resort. he, though, remains at large. casey wian following developments live in hollywood station, california. good morning, casey. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. as you can imagine, law enforcement officials on high alert throughout southern california this morning. they are trying to protect potential targets of this suspected killer, christopher dorner, while at the same time trying to find him. a possible break in the hunt for christopher dorner as investigators find his truck burning near big bear lake, california. officers fan out and go door to door. >> we will look for him until we determine is he no longer in the big bear valley. >> reporter: he has threatened to hurt officers and their families in retribution for being fired in 2008. he said i never had an opportunity to have a family of my own. i'm terminating yours. in a parcel to anderson cooper, he had a dvd and a post it that said i never lied. dorne
homicide. his a former lapd officer. they say christopher dorner is likely armed and dangerous. he is suspected of fatally shooting the daughter of retired lapd officer randy to quan and her fiancee. police say dornre implicated himself in the murder in a long, rambling, often angry 20 page manifesto. he was accused in 2008 making false statements against another officer. he also denied the charge but was ultimately fired from the department. >> that police helicopter is scanning the ground below in the search and finding the former lapd officer now wanted in the double murder. we will take a break at 4:53 . a we are back. 4:55 is the time. the 7 day forecast shows a chance of rain today to our north what it is head our way. that activity should last into tomorrow. we will dry out in time for the weekend with nice weather continuing into next week. >> a famous friend is digging deep to help expand the site where the movie field of dreams was filmed. actor matthew perry has become an investor in the company that purchased the site in iowa. it is leaving the movie side a long, will
of the armed forces. it is extremely worrisome. >> investigators say that he is seeking revenge on the lapd. his motive spelled out in a manifesto posted online. "i will utilize every bit of training and survival training i have been given. you have misjudged a sleeping giant." 150 miles to the south in san diego county, deputies spent the night searching for row home after a hoaxer reported he was there. there were people inside, and he was not one of them. if people living in a los angeles suburb are on edge. he attended the christian elementary school. in his manifesto, kibbe road of racism here experienced while there. the school is closed today. >> you've got to be worried about your kids and everything. you never know what can happen with a person. >> ski areas are open but the public schools are closed while the manhunt continues in that area. we will continue to follow this story on air and online. wjla.com for the latest. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the secret service is investigating a cyber attacks targeting the bush family including george h. w. bush and george w.
, bernie. >>> now, to the new details in the frantic manhunt for the former lapd officer on the rampage for police officers and their families. the suspect's vehicle was recovered. but there's no sign of him. authorities say christopher dorner is on the loose, highly-trained and extremely dangerous. abc's david wright is in big bear, california, with the very latest. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. as you can see, we are a climate away from sunny southern california. and these weather conditions haven't exactly helped the search effort. still, about 100 police officers have been out all night long, going door-to-door here. but so far, the search has gone cold. this morning, the manhunt has moved to this mountain. armed officers swarming a popular ski resort, after christopher dorner's truck was found here wedneay. a smoldering wreck. but no body inside. authorities say they found tracks leading away from the car. but no suspect. they have searched through the night. more than 400 homes, one-by-one. >> they have aerial searches, ground searches, and door-to-door sear
and asymmetrical warfare to those in lapd uniform." the l.a. police chief described the suspect on thursday. >> of course he knows what he is doing. we trained him read it he was also a member of the armed forces. it is extremely worrisome and scary, especially to the police officers involved. >> christopher dorner was fired from the lapd in 2008 for making false statements after he complained that his training officer had kicked a mentally 0 suspect in the course of an arrest. testimony by the suspect's father supported dorner's claim. over the weekend, dorner allegedly shot dead monica quan, a basketball coach and daughter of the former police captain who represented him during his disciplinary action, as well as her fiancee, a university safety officer. he is also accused of shooting several police officers, one of them fatally. christopher dorner's manifesto accuses the department of racism, corruption, and other abuses. it explicitly calls for tighter gun control with dorner saying his spree would not have been possible with a "well regulated assault weapons ban." police pursuing dorne
of a sense of honor. investigators believe behind the smile is a burning hatred for the lapd which he called corrupt and racist. his battle began with 2006 shortly after he became a cop, when he says that he witnessed a female officer using excessive force. for years he appealed the decisions. sources say that he recently snapped after exhausting all avenues to get his good name back. >> you're always on duty when you're a cop. >> reporter: she's dorner's former girlfriend. >> it's scary situation. i have the phone on 911 when i open the door to my apartment. who's next? you don't know. i don't see a peaceful resolve or ending in the situation because he committed so many heinous acts at this point. >> reporter: dorner said that he's going to use every bit of his training to kill police, he said that he's prepared to die and george, my sources say, believe him. >> reporter: brad garrett joins us now from washington. we learned so much. we know that the car is in the ravine, some tracks there. but this is like finding a needle in a haystack at this point. >> it is, george. hopefully, they hav