the 30 year-old driver also had major head injuries and was taken to stanford university hospital. his condition is not known. investigators say the white pickup may have had mechanical problems. the drivers in at least three other vehicles did not have time to react before hitting the pick up. you can see how this dark car slammed into the rear end of this band.

as for david mercer her is in howard university hospital in intensive care. i'm shomari stone, news4. >>> a family argument turned deadly in charles county. a 33-year-old say she proctor shot his mother and stepfather before turning the gun on himself. proctor died on the scene at 5:00 this morning. his mother and stepfather were both seriously injured. >>> harris teeter is offering a $50,000 reward for tracking down two masked men behind a robbery. police want to know if it is connected to ten similar holdups in north carolina. the robbers took cash from customers and employees at gunpoint. a worker describes the scene. >> i see he has a mask on. and he just has gun pointed to me and is like get down on the floor. >> reporter: anybody who might have information should contact the loudoun county crime stoppers. >>> faa officials are combing for clues after a plane crash last night. the plane went down moments after takeoff. the 79-year-old flight instructor frank schmidt was killed in the crash. another man was critically injured. his name has not been releas

that 3-month-old baby at university hospital is fine. swedish hospital, they have had three admissions. two are in surgery. another admission expected any moment here right now. two of those people at swedish people in critical condition. at children's hospital, there are six patients aged 6 to 31. and i'm telling you, a small child being carried out, not moving, in the arms of a police officer. several witnesses reported seeing that coming out of theater number 9. just heartbreaking. we don't know what happened to that little child who came out lifeless, basically, in a police officer's arms. but we are following that very closely. >> so there are many things obviously that we are getting from law enforcement today. we have seen the live pictures as they try to get access in some way into that apartment. whether it's to feel their way in as tom was mentioning, that maybe it's a way to insert cameras and try to see what exactly is inside the suspect's apartment building. also trying to update accurately the number of those who are dead a

five victims going to denver hospital, 14 to university hospital, three to the hospital in south denver, also two to the hospital in parker and two to swedish medical center and four transported to children's hospital. as you heard in the listing of those hospitals, many in the denver area, or in denver itself. so, that location, aurora, colorado, some 330,000 people. not large, not small, necessarily, but would it have the capacity, as they deal with this tragedy in that town? so, 330,000 people, about 20 miles east of denver. and that showing, that midnight showing, as you just had a discussion with a reporter on the ground, that was the first of some 20 showings they were going to have today. and we all remember those midnight showings. it's hard to believe that this situation tran spired, this tragedy, at the century 16 theater there in aurora. >> richard, you listen to our reporter from kusa, jace larson, paint a picture, and we all see it. people dress up for first night of this highly anticipated movie, "the dark knight rises." they wear costumes, they just do. so i guess it does

. >> reporter: at university hospital, dr. camilla samson and her team were expected a handful of victims. >> the first one was coming out of a police car and that's when it triggered this was going to be something different. >> reporter: they pulled the first victim from the car. >> all of the sudden, we looked up and then tlfgs another car, and then another police car and then another police car. and within about 15-20 minutes, we had about 9 critical pashlts on our doorstep. >> reporter: across town, dr. gilbert paneda faced a similar scene. >> the first was a man with torn cat around his leg. >> a lot of them actually had internal bleeding. those are really scary for us. that's what sets our gunshot victims apart from everyone we see. >> victims were talking one minute, unresponsive the next. >> there was shotgun blast wounds. injuries from the high caliber, obviously a powerful, high-velocity weapon. >> reporter: at six area hospitals, teams of e.r. professionals kept nearly all of the shooting victims alive. >> everyone

he's at the university of colorado hospital. he met with the president this afternoon, and he and other patients had a chance to listen to the president. he said he was honored to meet him. patrick o'farrill, a young man who's quite extraordinary. he says he has forgiveness in his heart. he said he was very honored the president came here. he said the president told him the entire nation is behind the wounded people here. you can definitely get a sense this community appreciates it. what we're seeing at this memorial is people continuing to lay flowers at this statue. it's really quite extraordinary. people of all ages continuing to lay flowers. you feel the force, not just of what the president did today, but of this entire community trying to come together and reminds all the victims that they're not alone in this, don. >> and as we heard earlier, if you'll stay with me, we'll continue to talk here. again, this is about really the 12 victims. we didn't have the full names when the mayor read them off, but it's jessica ghawi. h

from the university of colorado hospital. the president reading a bible verse from revelations starting off and talking about the heros in all of this. the president, as well, saying he did not want to talk about the suspect in all of this and told the families, comforted them by saying over time that his name will fade away. the mentioning of his name will fade away, especially when the full force of the law comes down on him, and he will be, tomorrow, in court. we'll bring that to you tomorrow. right now, we want to focus on the survivors here and focus on that memorial service. before we go back to the memorial service that just wrapped up, i want to show you what's happening here at the theater. there's a makeshift memorial just over my shoulder, which is just across the street from the theater. people are leaving the big memorial service and coming here. we have seen members of motorcycle groups that have surrounded this particular memorial service here. let's just pan over. you can see just across the street there they

. >> reporter: at university hospital, 22 of 23 patients made it. and that, says sassin, is what turned the aurora massacre into the aurora miracle. >> i got very emotional when i saw my patients, and some of these patients, they are so resilient, they so strong. and i think i just needed to see them walking and talking, because the last picture i have in my head is them on a stretcher, critically injuried and getting rolled up to an operating room. >> reporter: the shooting was over. the injuries under control. and the suspect in custody. and, yet, the terror was far from over. >> make no mistake, okay? this is apartment was designed to kill whoever entered it. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? we

. >> at university hospital, the doctor and her team were expecting a handful of victims. >> the first person was coming out of the back of the police car. something kind of triggered this is going to be different. >> they pulled the first victim from the car and then -- >> we looked up and there was another car and another police car and another police car. within about 15 or 20 minutes, we had nine critical patients who were on our doorstep. >> there was a patient in this room right here. >> across town at aurora medical center, this doctor faced a similar scene. >> the first casualty i saw was a man with a large injury to his leg. he had a tournequet. i walked to the rest of the department and noticed multiple other patients. >> the injuries were diverse and severe. >> a lot of them had internal bleeding. those are the ones that are scary for us and what sets the gunshot victims apart from anything else we see. >> vehicles were talking one minute and unresponsive the next. >> there was shotgun blast wounds and other injuries from the high caliber and high velocity weapon. >> at six

. >> at university hospital, 22 of 23 patients made it. and that is what turned the aurora massacre into the aurora miracle. >> i got very emotional when i saw my patients, and some of these patients, they're so resilient, they're so strong. i think i just needed to see them walking and talking because the last picture i have in my head is them on a stretcher, critically injured, getting rolled up to an operating room. >> the shooting was over, the injuries under control, and the suspect in custody. and yet, the terror was far from over. >> make no mistake, okay, this apartment was designed to kill whoever entered it. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer

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inside howard university hospital 29-year-old michael hall, junior, operated on today. they say he has a broken jaw and a fractured cheek bone. mike and gail hall are from colonial beach, virginia, very proud of their son mike, junior, an accomplished yoga instructor. when he moved to washington nine years ago, they worried for his safety. >> every morning get up and turn channel 4 news on see if he was alive or not, who got killed, stabbed. >> you wore worried about him? >> my god, yes. >> my biggest nightmare is the fact that this would happen eventually. >> reporter: sunday morning the halls got that phone call that they always feared. it happened in the ek inning ton section of northeast washington. mike hall and his boyfriend had been to a restaurant. they were on their way home. they had just gotten out of one of those town cars, they were walking down the sidewalk when they were ambushed, ambushed by about five teenagers. >> four or five kids just came out of nowhere without any warning. we didn't think it was a robbery because they didn't immediately ask for any

at university hospital across town, she got him on the phone. what was it like to hear your buddy's voice this morning? >> it was great. i get choked up thinking about it now. he is a great friend of ours. to ask him to marry my wife and i. thinking that hours to think that you might have possibly left him there and to the point, hearing his voice. >> reporter: we sent our camera across town, and there he was. remembering his best friend who tried to get him off that floor. >> i was just praying. my face was flat down on the ground. he said "get up, pierce! get up, we gotta go!" he thought that i had died. >> reporter: that phone call from hospital to hospital, he will never forget. >> it was great to hear his voice. we were both like -- wish you were here. >> reporter: the story of two friends who prayed together on that floor -- and survived. >> and we'll be recovering together, that's for sure. >> reporter: pierce marrying carey and his wife just three weeks ago. that is all for "world news." i will be reporting for "good morning america" mor

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another couple got them to safety and to howard university hospital where hall under went surgery today for fractures in his face. >> the kids came out of nowhere without any warning. we didn't think it was a robbery. because they didn't immediately ask for anything. they just came out swing and hitting. >> police say they yelled out homophobic slurs. >>> there is mixed reaction to crippling sanctions against penn state university from the ncaa. they will have to pay $60 million for covering up the sexual abuse of children by jerry sandusky. the football team will be banned from post-season play for the next four years. and the team will be stripped of 112 wins coached by the late joe paterno going back to 1998. current players will be given the option of transferring and playing at other schools. critics say the wrong people are bearing the brunt of what happened at penn state. >> i was really surprised and almost angry at how harsh the punishment was. it punishes the wrong people. >> they took stereomuch out on the players and the plates who are going to the school. >> in addition, th

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we are waiting for president obama to speak at the university of colorado hospital. the president has been meeting with the families of the victims of friday morning's mass shooting at the local movie theater. 12 people were killed. 58 were wounded. here now is the president of the united states. we are still waiting for the president. let me bring in miguel almagear. we are learning people are still in the icu. >> we have been hearing stories of all of the victims that lost their lives. the youngest just 6 years old and the oldest, 51. they all had different stories. they were at the theater friday morning when the gunshots rang out. it has been a tough day for the community and victims of the families. the president has been hearing their concerns and now this community gathers about 5,000 people have come to the memorial to share their grief together with the large memorial. >> this is a prayer vigil. it looks like 5,000 people. even more with an overflow crowd. >> it certainly is a huge audience out here. it will be a very moving tribute. >> in the background as

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the 30 year-old driver also had major head injuries and was taken to stanford university hospital. his condition is not known. investigators say the white pickup may have had mechanical problems. the drivers in at least three other vehicles did not have time to react before hitting the pick up. you can see how this dark car slammed into the rear end of this band. some of the occupants are standing near their damaged cars. with chp is still searching for the driver of the pickup. investigators still did not know of drugs or alcohol played a role. >>vicki: authorities are asking for help in identifying a man who fell from an overpass. he fell off of interstate 280. he has no identification and remains unconscious. hospital officials say he is a hispanic man in his late 20s. 5 ft. 4 in., 120 lbs.. anyone who recognizes the man is being asked to call san francisco general. more than one dozen people and several coffee shop employees were forced out of homes and businesses after fire ripped through a oakland building. an employee at the commonwealth cafe discovered the fire. it was burn

triage victims, aurora south, university hospital, dennis, denver general. i'm saying approximately 50, but we can't get a firm count right now and there may be some double counts, a victim was taken to one hospital and then transported to another. the suspect, who is in custody, made statements about possible explosives in possession at his residence. at this time, there is a residence in north aurora, an apartment building that we have evacuated and we are dealing with a chance that there are explosives inside there. we are also concerned about explosives in the parking lot, as the parking lot is completely sealed off. we have all the area bomb squads. we have had wonderful support from our law enforcement friends and just as a precaution are checking all the cars in the parking lot for explosives. that will go on for some time. the theater is secured. i imagine the forensic work and the handling of the deceased inside the theater will continue for some time. on behalf of all of aurora, this is a horrific event. our hearts go out to the families. we have m

we look at george washington university, children's hospital boston, kaiser permanente l.a., mass harvard in boston, case western university, and another. we found in these hospitals -- four of these benchmarks work -- chairperson mar: please continue with your main point, but then we will have to move on. >> in these hospitals, we found that from 371 to 1052 beds were on a minimum of 10 acres to a the average was 641 beds on 53 acres. this is what it takes to have an urban hospital. are we done? chairperson mar: yes, thank you. i was mistaken. there is a soft velvet goes off with 30 seconds to go. -- bell that goes off with 30 seconds to go. the louder one means your time is up. >> good afternoon. my name is paul wermer. i have some papers that have been submitted previously to various people, but i would like to submit them again. i am talking specifically to the issues of traffic. i live near the pacific side, and have observed the traffic the traffic in parts for many years. i started negotiating on behalf of local members to address traffic and traffic-related issues. issues like/oxh

also went over to university hospital and met with some of the families of some of those folks who are -- were so badly injured. and tried to do what little that i could do on behalf of the city know that we care, that we will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to try to help them. there will be more activities. obviously i'm not the only one involved here. as i mentioned we've got a lot of other elected officials. everyone has come together as a team to try and do what needs to be done in this community to address this issue. we'll continue but i know you all need to hear a great deal more from the chief. and it's hot in the sun. so what i'd like to do for a moment though is again introduce the governor of the state of colorado, john hickenlooper. >> before i do say anything, i want to recognize the fact mayor hogan has been a rock through this entire thing. he has been a help coordinating this entire process to make sure that people know that this is isolated, that this is one event that has no relevance to what people should expect today or tomorrow or the next day. i thin

he has been meeting at the university of colorado memorial hospital. we are hearing from people who were at that meeting that the president offered words of comfort, also hearing that the president promised one of the young men whose sister died, hey, he would not mention the name of the shooter. he said the white house press secretary said that as well. it's a very moving seen that you can see there and hundreds of people have gathered at this memorial site. as many have been gathering at smaller memorials that have been happening throughout the area, a makeshift memorial right across the street from the theater. you're not going to miss any of it because we are all collectively want to support the people here in aurora, colorado. we will bring you that service live here on cnn. you mentioned earlier that we wanted to focus on the survivors, focus on the area, focus on the residents, the people of aurora. but the sad fact is, is that we have to talk about the investigation here because it is part of the story and we want to talk about -- figure out wh

hospital. and this happened 21 minutes after the theater started. it was packed to see the midnight screening. other theaters for also packed. people were going to watch the show. some of them thought that it was part of the special effects. they did not know that it was happening. >> this highly anticipated premier. descriptions from the witness word there was some type of smoke and then there was gunfire. and people running to the exits'. there was a lot of chaos more details on that, coming up. , we're following the latest developments of aurora, colorado. all 14 people were killed 10 of them inside of the theater and four later died at all hospital. 15 people have been injured in this shooting. a gunman opened fire, the midnight screening of latest president barack obama speaks out. more from him throughout this morning. this pond was found outside of live theater near a car. no evidence of any additional shares. the custody was taken into police patrol. they have searched his car for possi

we have 20 patients treated at university of colorado hospital. they are there now, minor to critical condition. the extent of their injuries we don't know. that was jackie montgomery, the spokesperson there who shared that information with us. swedish medical center there were three injuries that arrived there. two of them are in the o.r. now. one of them was treated and released. all young people by the way at that hospital. >> it would be for a showing of "the dark knight rises." all young people on twitter. in this twitter world we are getting firsthand accounts of people who say they were in that theater. this one from caitlin, you can see it there, shots fired in the theater. really chilling to see those words. the presence to write that. you can see her say oh, god, i don't know what to do. everybody please pray for my friend alex. our heart goes out to caitlin. this must have been a horrific thing to be through. later on she gives us details. she says they're putting us on a bus and taking to us a nearby high school now. these are accounts

he is at the university of colorado hospital. shortly he'll be making his way to wherever he'll be remarks at the bottom of the hour, sometime around then. there is a much bigger memorial service that's happening a little later on this evening. the colorado governor john hickenlooper, i had said george earlier, pardon me. some of the victims will be there as well. >>> first another story making news today. the statue of legendary head coach joe paterno removed from campus. a big announcement tomorrow could impact the school for years to come. t trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination... and businesses lead the world. the new new york works for business. find out how it can work for yours at thenewny.com. the wife. hey, babe. got the jetta. i wiped the floor with the guy! not really. i would've been fine with 0% for 36 months, but i demanded 60. n

in this university hospital and others in the area, doeses are still struggling to recover or just survive. and they are the lucky ones. because as we know for sure, 12 lives were lost in a night that should have never happened. last night at a local high school, emotionings ran high for family and friends still waiting and wondering. but for others, news of the worst has already come. jessica ghawi was a 24-year-old aspiring sports caster. she sent a last tweet before the show started. movie starts in 20 minutes. we spoke to her brother, jordan. she was tweeting and online and active up until the final moments. how was she living right up until the end? >> she was happy. excited about the movie. >> reporter: last night, jordan would write his own tweet. let us remember the names of the victims and not coward who committed this act. victims like mikayla. we saw her sister mourning. matt mcquin, seen here in his high school yearbook was confirmed dead. we're learning about some of the youngest victims. this their told a local fox affiliate that his 6-year-old daughter has died and his ex-wi

at university hospital across town. we sent our camera. there he was remembering the best friend that tried to get him off the floor. >> i was just praying. my face was flat on the ground. my buddy started shaking me. pierce, come on, man, get up. we have got to go. he thought i died. >> reporter: the phone call from hospital to hospital, he will never forget. >> the was grat to hear his voice. kind of wish you were here. >> reporter: the story of two friends who prayed together and survived. >> we'll be recovering together that's for sure. david muir, abc news, aurora, colorado. >> the friend that married his other friend, said he was standing directly underneath the shooter could feel the boot against his head. laid there as still as he could. as he was firing off rounds. >> the president said something friday that resonates. he said our time here is limited it is precious. what matters at the end of the day not the small things not the trivial things which so often consume us in our daily lives. ultimately it is how we choose to treat o