so the navy knew. >> well, somebody at the navy absolutely knew. the police thought it was so significant, because of the implications of having a navy contractor on the base, thinking that he was being followed, hearing voices, that they called up the navy station police officer, who said that he would look into the report, they actually faxed him or sent him the report, and that officer said he would check in to it, and see whether, in fact, he was a contractor, we spoke to -- we tried to reach both the navy, as well as the fbi, but neither of them commented on what, if anything, was ever done with this piece of information. erin? >> this is going to be one of the biggest questions out there. all right, deb feyerick with that breaking news tonight. i want to bring in tim clemente now former fbi counterterrorism expert. you just heard deb reporting that he heard these voices. that the police in rhode island felt that this was significant enough, given that this man was a navy contractor that they wanted to tell the navy base and they did tell the

the navy and u.s. military security responding inside the navy yard. in washington like in so many cities across the country, being the nation's capital, there is a response plan when a crisis emerges. everybody from metro police to federal and local law enforcement typically responds. there is very good coordination between the u.s. military here in washington essentially the military that lives and works here in the nation's capital and local law enforcement. they have the mechanisms to be in communication if the military needs help, they will instantly get it and i can only imagine, this is on a, alongside, one side is the potomac river. on the other side a very busy southwest downtown washington, d.c., so i it only imagine the metropolitan police in washington are probably controlling the security perimeter where the street is, keep traffic away, keep traffic moving so that emergency response vehicles can get through so that everything can be done that needs to be done. that's typically how it works around here, sadly, when these situations arise.

should the navy have been more aware of that? maybe the navy didn't know? >> well, evidently, from what we're hear, the navy still did not think that he was unfit for duty, and that's why he got an honorable discharge. it could be because he was not experiencing what we call a schizophrenia but more of this complex ptsd where you have this disassociation where you are in some ways separating yourself from reality, which might give us some indication as to what happened yesterday, though it's going to take many more days to figure out what his state of mind was. i'm hearing reports that he had reached out to the va, that perhaps he was hearing voices. he had some sleep issues. certainly there was some sort of paranoia. then we take a look at this criminal past, aggression, and of course the situation of rage which always rears its ugly head in these sorts of situations. so definitely some real mental health issues with this individu individual. >> dr. jeff gardere, thank you so much for joining us in the "newsroom" today. we appreciate it. >> still to come,

the navy yard. we want to caution everybody. this is a fast-moving story. we are trying to put together the pieces accurately. there is confirmation there has been one injury in this shooting so far. emergency personnel are on the scene. there is a shelter in place order that has been given for the navy personnel. the navy command center has about 3,000 people, command staff, field offices and numerous activities out of this facility as well. they say they buy and build equipment necessary for the navy. they are confirming at least one injury so far this morning in this shooting. bill: peter doocy at the scene. what heather reported is a man described as a male with a shotgun was inside the fourth floor building. which building we do not know. it's a sprawling complex and this is what the associated press is bringing us. the report of a shooter inside a military building at the washington navy yard. police responding to shots fired. a spokeswoman for the fbi says there is at least one victim. that w

the navy yard, less than two miles from the u.s. capitol building in central washington, d.c., how alexis managed to bring weapons on to a base where they are forbidden is not known. also tonight, what is not known, there is still an ongoing search for a man police want to talk to. he is described as a black man, said to be in his 40s, wearing a military style uniform. we do not know what connection, if any, he has. said one witness earlier today, he, meaning the gunman, did not say a word when he opened fire. back to washington, d.c. we go in a moment here for complete fox coverage with jennifer griffin. greta van susteren, mike emanuel, our full team is out tonight. we will get to all of them over the next 60 minutes. with me now mark fallon member of the naval criminal investigative service the ncis for 27 years. sir, good evening to you. >> good evening. >> how you know this naval yard, correct? >> i have been assigned there and spent a number of years there. >> it's been told to us throughout the day this is a place of intense

of the 12 victims of the navy yard shooting. the sounds of "taps" playing in their honor. [ playing "taps" ] authorities have identified seven of the 12 at this point. they are michael arnold, age 59. sylvia frasier, 53. kathy gaarde, 62. john roger johnson, 73. frank kohler, 50, kenneth bernard proctor, 46. and vishnu pandit, 61. pandit, apparently loved his irish setter. senator harry reid talked about the deadly shooting on the senate floor just minutes ago. take a listen. >> there are no words that can possibly ease the pain of the rampage and certainly the deaths involving a dozen human beings who were killed yesterday at the naval yard. i hope it's some small comfort that this city, this institution, the united states senate, and whole nation mourn alongside them. >> that was senate majority leader harry reid. again just a short time ago from the senate floor. a preplanned trip to jump start the gun control conversation on capitol hill now has yet another mass shooting to punctuate its push. gun control advocates from newt

the navy yard, but he has a navy connection. he was in the naval reserve, he was an electronics specialist. he worked in several places. he worked in ft. worth, texas. he's originally from new york. his parents still live there. as far as his criminal past, three years ago, he was arrested for firing a weapon that went into the apartment above him, didn't hurt anybody. the police questioned him. he said he was cleaning his gun but he was charged with that. and nine years ago when he was living in seattle, police charged him with shooting out the tires of a car that was driven by some workers who were parking near where he lived. he told them that the shooting was the result of what he called an anger-fueled blackout. and at the time, seattle police say they called his father, who was still living in new york, who said that his son had some anger management issues and that he's had them ever since he helped rescue people in new york city on 9/11. now, we know that he's had a history of treatment for psychiatric issues, and author

to the navy yard. it remains closed to everyone but essential personnel. the 34-year-old aaron alexis was a navy contractor. he had legitimate access to the base. law enforcement are telling the associated press that aaron alexis was suffering a host of serious mental issues including paranoia and a sleep disorder and he was hear voices. the veteran's administration was treating him since august. he had a criminal history after being arrested in 2010 for firing a gun through his apartment cerealing and arrested in 2004 for shooting out the tires of a car at the time he said high was in an anger-fueled black wrought and discharmed from the navy serve for misconduct. that was actually an honorable discharge. his friends are saying he was a buddhist. >> he was a good guy, what i know. when he was with me, nothing to show he would be aggressive or he would shoot someone. >> he was killed in a shootout with police. police were searching for possibly two other shooters but now they believe aaron alexis acted

. >> and the navy that's there is hr than kind of navy. it's not war fighter types for the most part. >> you know, what's fascinating, it's right in a really developing part of washington, d.c. right next to washington nationals park. there are single family homes, apartments going up. retail. it's a really lively part of the district of columbia now supposed to let's say 10 or 15 years ago when it wasn't. >> it's a great part of town. it feels safe all the time. so when i take my kids down there, on friday nights for concerts and that kind of thing, it's great. i've never been concerned with anything like this. >> matt, you're still in the ares. you could be called up. right now you're not on active duty. >> matt maasden, thanks for joining ugh. much more right after this. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin dedicated to your eyes, from bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye

from the navy yard. this said there's an active shooter. so, i proceeded to my car, trying to get myself to work. as i come around the corner, i see what looks like police boats circling in the anacostia river, and that's when i came on to new jersey street and m streets and that's where i snapped some of the photos that my colleague, tim hogan, posted of a man who was lying unattended at the corner of new jersey and "m." and again, like tim posted in the clarifying tweet, we don't know exactly what the injuries were. i couldn't tell you what the nature of the injuries were, but i snapped those photos. and in the midst of what was a lot of pandemonium, a lot of folks coming out of the metro who worked at the department of transportation, and that's when i saw a lot of the first responders barreling down m street. i saw the s.w.a.t. car and then i saw some police peel off, got out of their cars, begging folks to step away from the body and then started to put the caution tape up. and that's when two civil

the navy yard and how he got access to the navy yard. he had a shotgun with him at the very least. not a problem to bring a shotgun on to the navy base? >> well, he had a valid pass, according to law enforcement officials. they're not searching every single car, going through the trunk, going underneath the car. they're probably not looking inside each of the trucks. i imagine that they would be doing that periodically, spot-checking, but if they were to do that and shut down this naval base, they have 3,000 people that work here, that would be somewhat onerous to do that. if he had a valid pass they probably have allow him in. >> a source tells me the fbi has gone back ten years ago to a place alexis was working in new york city. why would they be doing that? certainly nobody there would be involved in something that happened today. >> the fbi is looking for motive right now. that's one of their primary priorities. they want to know everything about this man that they can find out. they will go back to grade school if they have to, talk

the navy police but the d.c. homicide branch will be heavily involved in that situation. i had a case on the naval base years ago involving naval officers and i took the lead on that case. it really just depends on the variables involved in this case. the navy police, they will be involved. c.i.d. unit, their criminal investigation division, they're housed out of that same area over there and so they will be involved. they may take the lead. i think all of that is going to be sorted out. it's going to come down to either the naval police or the d.c. police. i think the naval police will take the lead. jenna: we keep referring to it as a navy yard. what you're seeing is some of the helicopter footage from earlier today and some initial response. right now as we understand it, the scene is relatively quiet compared to what it was like only a few hours ago. this is the naval sea systems command headquarters. about 3,000 people both active duty military and civilians work in this area and we're just now getting some

on the shooting today at the washington navy yard. as i said, not that for a walk. a long walk, but a walk from the capitol. including the frustration we could hear from president obama after yet another mass shooting on his watch. this is "hardball," the place for politics. mom, dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. ♪ [ dad ] jan? >>> this morning president obama described the shooting at the navy yard as a cowardly act. here he is. >> we are confronting yet another mass shooting. this morning it happened on a military station in our nation's capital. it targeted our military and civilian personnel. these were men and women going to work doing their job protecting all of us. they're patriots. they know the violence of fighting abroad. but they met the violence they wouldn't have expected at home. as this investigation moves forward, we'll try to make sure whoever carried out this cowardly act is he

he loved the navy. he loved flying. he was just a happy person. >> heartbreaking. we're learning more about the eight who were hurt but survived. >> investigators have yet to really learn why this military contractor, this veteran by the name of aaron alexis, walked into building ining 197 on the with his shotgun and just kept pulling the trigger. sources say alexis may have picked up two more handguns from guards before he was ultimately shot and killed by security. but we can tell you today that alexis had a history with guns. you'll hear those details in just a moment. and he had a record. both civilian and military of behavior problems. problems that a source says stems from his time in new york on september 11th, 2001. we have learned also his family says it led to ptsd, a life wandering the country. california, texas, overseas, and ultimately to the violence at his latest job here at the navy yard. the source says recently ai l l began hearing voices and had sleeping problems. the source said he basically snapped.

only mission essential people at the navy yard tomorrow. the president spoke about this earlier, called the workers there selfless patriots. it is become -- just a horrible routine, tony. >> it is. >> thirteen dead including the shooter at the heart of washington today at a military installation of all places. >> amazing. amazing. mike, thank you. >>> as mike mentioned before, addressing the economy today, president obama spoke about today's shooting, calling the shooter, cowardly. >> we are confronting yet another mass shooting. and today it happened on a military installation in our nation's capitol. it's a shooting that targeted our military and civilian personnel, and these are men and women who were going to work, doing their job, protecting all of us. they are patriots, and they know the dangers of serving abroad, but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home. >> it was a fast-moving day for authorities, with a lot of conflicting information. jonathan betz is here with us now to walk us t

but while he's in the navy this guy has a bunch of problems and yet the navy allows him to essentially leave the service with his clearance intact. >> that's right. >> making him gold to these contractors who are scrambling to get workers. >> the administrative offenses he was guilty of in the navy, dereliction of duty, absent without leave, habitually late for work, don't rise to the level that would instantly call for a revocation of a security clearance. >> do you know if the navy had access to his criminal arrest behavior? >> those are the forensics that we're doing. that's what we're trying to take a look at is through those brushes with civilian law enforcement, if we missed anything. and so we're looking at that right now. >> so drew, he was checked out just this past year by this defense contractor. >> twice according to the defense contractor. which is really troubling. because they say that they actually hired a firm to do a security check on this suspect, and twice came back said he was cleared. in fact, in its last clearance which was just june of this year, they said that

up the chain at the navy. would you agree that's going to be the verdict here? >> i would agree. i'm sure they probably tried to do something, maybe there was documentation put down about the report from the police officers. but it could be that hasn't gone all the way up the chain there. it may be there's a dozen layers after the the base that have to approved the report that goes out. maybe there's medical personnel that come in once a week or something and have to review it because it deals with the medical, psychological aspect of a person that's working there. i don't know what the layers are. in a bureaucracy as big as dod you're going have a lot of players. those layers slow down the transfer of information. unfortunately in this case that information was slowed down to the point of causing a lot of lives. >> now i want to ask you about something joe johns was reporting on the alexis going into the navy yard with that bag and in that bag he had a disassembled shotgun. came out of the bathroom it was ass

misconduct problems that he had while he was in the navy, which the navy, you would think might know about. none of his known and documented mental health issues, none of his weapons charges, nothing. nothing happened. and now less than six weeks after newport, rhode island police called the navy to tell them they had a guy on their hands who thought he was being screamed at through the microwave, six weeks after utterly -- 12 people are dead and so is he. and now here is tonight's lead on "the washington post's" main story. the headline is, broad review of government security check system launched. revelations that aaron alexis was twice able to pass the government's security check system despite a history of arrests, mental illness and shooting incidents has now triggered a discussion into how background checks are conducted. the system already under scrutiny in the wake of nsa contractor edward snowden's leaks of classified information. remember, ed snowden was also a military contractor. there are 4.9 million people who hold security clearances in our country. that's according to

, the service to our navy. in service they were just as committed to as any of us in uniform. for that service, we honor them. for that service, we will never forget them. i salute these american heroes. >> good evening. last monday's horrific shootings at the navy yard were a tragedy for the nation, for the navy yard, but most importantly, for the loved ones of those lost and for those who suffered injuries. also, it was a tragedy here in the district of columbia. residents of our city lost friends, neighbors, mothers and fathers, colleagues and fellow church members. our brave first responders joined their federal counterpart s in doing their duty fearlessly and unselfishly. among those injured on monday was one of our metropolitan police officers, officer scott williams was one of the first to respond the he was shot in both legs. his bravery is symbolic of countless other personnel from ourÑi metropolitan police department, our fire and emergency medical services and our federal and local public safety age

the workers andn't navy yard -- workers in the navy yard panicked. you will hear from the eyewitnesses. coming up in our special report. how could this happen in a military facility. former homeland security secretary, michael chertoff and other experts as well. # . >> workers inside the washington navy yard, heard the sound of gunfire. then came the confusion, the race for cover. and we will hear more dramatic first person accounts. eyewitnesses are standing by. when our "special report" continues. what's your function? ♪ ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ trains! they haul everything, safely and on time. ♪ tracks! they connect the factories built along the lines. and that means jobs, lots of people, making lots and lots of things. let's get your business rolling now, everybody sing. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪ i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was

the navy yard. a friend says he had one dispute with the navy over a contracting job in japan late last year. >> he got back and he felt very slighted about his benefits at the time. financial issues, he wasn't getting paid on time, he wasn't getting paid what he was supposed to be getting paid. >> reporter: the ceo of the private contracting firm that alexis worked for says no one at any of his recent contracting jobs had any problems with him, or at least didn't report those problems if they had any. >> the pentagon is about to begin a worldwide investigation into this whole process. what are we learning on that front? >> reporter: we are learning from our barbara starr that from a senior pentagon official that defense secretary chuck hagel intends to order a full and comprehensive review of the physical security and the clearance process at all of the defense department installations worldwide. that announcement should be coming soon. >> i'll be speaking later here in "the situation room" with th

the navy yard. and at a hotel probably about a mile away in the southwest quadrant of washington is the hotel where investigators believe he spent the last few days apparently getting ready to start his job there at the navy yard as a subcontractor. now, we have pictures of fbi and other authorities taking away boxes of possible evidence. it's something that now they're going to try to piece through. one of the big, big questions right now is, what triggered this? we know that there are some previous incidents of violence in his past. he's had previous contact with the police. so now they have to try to figure out whether there's something recent that might have triggered this latest violent outburst. obviously the worst one he's ever been involved in. >> right. >> and that's part of the picture they're trying to put together today, ashleigh. >> evan perez, as you stay on that job, thank you for that, there's so much more to this picture as well we're trying to piece together. >> well, now he, now w

can the navy talk to the fbi. can the fbi talk to the marshal service when we're doing something like this. and you have to have those reserve forces on the ground. if this shooting of this police officer took place outside the building, that could suggest the shooter is on the run. so you have to have police officers, tactical teams, both to set up perimeters as well as to be able to deal with your shooter. notwithstanding to get the civilians and other employees out of that kill zone, which everybody is right now, until we find out differently. >> you know, clint, just watching the situation, you don't see -- you don't see folks running, you don't see a lot of movements to other parts of washington or other parts of the navy yard. just their actions, they haven't been able to confirm whether in this navy building whether they think the gunman is in there or not, but it seems as if they're pretty confident of it just from the way they're not moving. is that fair to say? >> well, you go with what you have or you g

entrance of the navy yard. so that's what we can tell you right now. a little bit of a buzz here, activity here. not sure exactly what that means but, again, we know that this is a very fluid situation with one shooter at least and the disposition of that shooter is not clear at this point. we're expected to hear from the d.c. police chief cathy lanier very soon. one of the officers just told us that she is going to be briefing soon. we've seen tactical vehicles moving around here, some officers with tactical gear on. our photo journalist mark saw him. this is now blocked by the fire truck but that's the direction that we saw this. i couldn't see it with my naked eye but mark saw it with his lens. helicopters are swarming autopsy over the place as well. six local schools as well as one administrative building is locked down. it's a fluid situation and that could be by the police chief has not come out and briefed yet. down here is where we saw the fbi mobile command center move down 11th street down towards thi

washington navy yard is the home of the sea systems command, the largest commands in the navy. some of the brass, the admirals, actually, live on this base so it is a very important base in the scheme of things. you sought military personnel armed moving around as well as local police searching if the gunman. last check we heard three people have been injured but they are trying to tally up the information and get that out. the numbers we have are from the navy release just put out. >> we have word that a "shelter in place" has been ordered for navy yard personnel and, also, we mentioned this only one person has been confirmed shot and that person's condition is not available right now. we are looking to get more information and other reports say that multiple injuries. >> back here, we have developing news, friend police are investigating a serious accident involving a taxicab in the north beach area before 11:00 on broadway street. the man was sheriffing a club with a group friends, the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition and the taxi that was involved and

been in the navy? would those be your areas of initial thought? >> yes, john. you don't eliminate any reason why he did this. it could be as much timpl as workplace violence. you know, when we talk about doing background investigations, they do it when they are employed. what we are not doing is a proactive supervision of our employees. just like the incident where the psychologist had problems and nobody reported it. these problems that were created didn't just come on overnight. he didn't have a nightmare, wake up and decide to do this. somebody working with him, one of his friends or some place knew something like this could happen. >> that's a good point. there was a et seseattle report that suggested there were anger issues. there was an incident report from a neighbor he had about shooting into the ceiling and complaining intimidating this woman about noise issues. do you glean anything from that? >> absolutely. that's why the bureau does five-year reinvestigations. our employees are very good th

to the navy yard? >> it's all those things, the navy yard flying into d.c. is part of the flight path into reagan. the idea of somebody armed with a significant weapon, the concern would be certainly the ability to shoot plains coming in. lets face it, the nation's capital, there has to be in excess of three dozen agencies there that all have significant police capabilities, s.w.a.t. teams. it is the nation's capital. what you're seeing is literally everybody going on high alert, although the incident is not occurring on the majority of their properties, they are going to effectively going to lock down, going to emergency coordination with each other. it's not surprising to see all of you recounted and all that we're seeing on the screens. >> commissioner, we're hearing word the atf was dispatching the same team that was used after boston marathon bombings to come down here and deal with the situation. was that surprising to you? >> not at all. keep in mind that's a navy facility, ncis, very popular tv

the navy, this specific installation also has the location for obvious reasons because it's the navy on the water, so it's on the river. so in instances somewhat shut off from the rest of the district because of the fact that it's water on one side and because it's a military installation, access is controlled. so you're zooming in there on the right-hand side where the washington navy yard complex is. yes, it would have civilian and military officials. now, we are told that among the shooting victims in the first building, where we think there could be well over a dozen shooting victims, that several of those they now believe are police officers. that the initial responders here, there was obviously a lot of gunfire exchanged between the shooter and the people who were responding. it's taking some time now to sort out the number of -- the number of victims and what their condition is. we've seen ambulances and helicopters taking people out of the facility here who have injuries, so it's going to be a while before we get the specific numbers on that. the point here, thomas, is that t

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house at the navy yard. close to the capital but not very far from the white house at all. the president briefed by some of his top homeland security aids to make sure he was on top of the situation. the white house saying the most important thing for them is to coordinate with local law enforcement officials here but also the federal. the fbi taking the lead in the investigation and the president obviously paid homage to these people who had lost their lives. take a listen. well, the president did have a -- and did say that thoughts and prayers here from the white house were going out to people there and later in the day the white house lowered the flag over the residence to half-staff. they also were planning to have a latin music festival but they cancelled that, obviously in honor of these victims because they didn't want to have any sort of a party or festival here tonight. harris? >> harris: we're taking a live look at one of the flags has been lowered to half half-staff. ed henry thank you very much.

people at the navy yard. we have to think about what's going on there and then come out into the rose garden maybe later this week or next week and talk about the economy. it's clear the president was trying to take a pivot. he also talked about syria. you know, you muddle your message, wolf. and i think the public was really focused on what was going on at the navy yard, and as a result, i think everything he wanted to say on the economy kind of gets lost, and he looks kind of discordant. >> we'll continue this conversation later in "the situation room." thanks very much. >>> here's more of what we're working on this hour here in the "newsroom." we have new details from the united nations report on the use of chemical weapons in syria, including the size, the shape, the direction of the weapons. the forensic evidence of the attack. that's coming up. also, much more on the washington navy yard shooting. a writer and a performer. ther, i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play abo

so there's the map that shows the navy yard. if we can put that on full screen it will be a little easier for all of us to see. it's across the river. the airport is on the other side of the river, not exactly opposite. but you have airplanes going up and down the river on final approach to washington national airport coming from both directions sometimes, depending on the weather. >> all right, thank you very much, pete williams reporting for us. let's go to nbc's clint vanzant, former fbi profiler. clint, if these initial reports are true, and again we're always with a note of caution when we have situations like this because it is chaotic, but it looks as though this shooting started at 8:20 and they may have taken the suspect into custody about an hour and ten minutes later of that was a monumental task they had if indeed he was in this building of 3,000 people. >> it was. the question is many times, chris, a shooter doesn't have an escape plan. he or she -- they're angry, perhaps it's violence in a workplace scenario where

ever been a part of the united states navy. president obama ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff until september 20th. more details are coming out about the alleged gunman aaron alexis. alexis was arrested twice for gun-related offenses and discharged from the navy in 2011. a friend in texas telling agatha lex citizen was cash-strapped, and once called in the middle of the night for money to fix a broken car. he was a sub contractor for hewlett-packard for a navy project which police believe is why he had access to the navy yard. >>> the rains finally stopped in colorado, allower rescue efforts to be resumed. 1800 people have been rescued in areas where roads have been washed away. some residents are now making their way back to their flood-damaged homes. >>> iin the philippines the police chief was taken hostage. he was kidnapped when he tried to negotiate with rebels from the mnlf. >> reunited with their loved ones after nine days of uncertainty. more than a hundred hostages have been rescued by the military. three sol

access to the navy yard. he utilized a valid pass accord together fbi to get on to the navy skbrard begin that shooting spree today. they -- also told us that they're lifting the shelter in place and in large part because of what we told you last hour is that they no longer believe anyone sells involved in this shooting. two other possible suspects named earlier, they were looking for them. they eliminated one of them. the second they're still trying to find and they now say they have exhausted resources and have determined in fact there was a sole shooter this morning and there is no longer any search ongoing for anyone else. we talked to the fbi about their investigation on scene. they tell us goitsing to take roughly 48 hours to finalize the processing of the crime scene. it took him a while to get going because they had to clear the building but they're there now and have a very long and tedious task ahead of them to document every inch inside of the building and determine what happened inside every step

. >> they loved the navy. they loved the fleet. the fleet that they helped build and sustain. >> once again, they have the ceremony under way. one week since the gunman open fired at the nation' navy yard e nation's capitol. we'll live in. >> the report that no service men were killed. just civilians and contractors. and that is flat wrong. these patriots designed and built our ships. they sustained and set the standards for our ships. they connected us to each other and to the fleet, and they protected and sustained our headquarters. these 12 members of our navy team, our navy family, they were killed in the line of duty. they died in service to our navy, in service just a that the committed to just as any of us in uniform. for that service we honor them. for that service we will never forget them. i salute these american heroes. >> i want to bring in my colleague who is joining us from washington, where she is just outside of the ceremony. if you will, jeanne, give us a preview of what we can expect throughout the hour. >> well,

right down the street from the washington navy yard. there is breaking news on a number of fronts tonight about how the killer armed himself and how he got a shotgun inside that facility. also word that the navy granted him a security clearance even though it knew about a gun-related arrest in his immediate past. and new details today about an encounter the gunman had with police as recently as last month where he claimed to be hearing voices. tonight a day and a half since that gunman drove into the navy yard, walked into building 197, pulled out a shotgun and shot a dozen people, those warning signs and others began coming into view. so we're going to of course be focusing heavily on the indications dating back nearly a decade where the shooter was slowly being overtaken by serious mental illness. we're also cover what's being done to address what now seems to be serious breaches in security. but tonight, as we do with many mass shootings, we want to look first on the lives that were lost. too often we think we focus on the spotlight

navy yard is the oldest shore installation of the u.s. navy. it was established in 1789 as a shipping yard. during the 1900s it was used to make weapons including a torpedo. >>> president obama offered his condolences to the families of those lost who lost their lives in today's rampage. he said the victims were working to protect all americans. >> they're patriots and they know the dangers of serving abroad. but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home. >> on hour facebook page. you can share your condolences to the shooting victims. just share our badge at ktvu channel 2 on facebook. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage at 10:30. sacrificing security to save money. the soon to be released audit suggesting that cost cutting at the nation led to security risks. and scare at the white house in the hours following today's shooting. what led to one man's arrest. >>> the two sides in the b.a.r.t. labor dispute are back at the bargaining table. we now have 24 days left before the 60 day cooli

at the navy yard. the horror unfolding this morning when aaron alexis a sub contractor entered the military installation and opened fire. we have just learned as we told you seven of the names of those who lost their lives. we don't know the other five because next of kin must be notified before we the media and you the public can know those who lost their lives so tragically today. chris lawrence has the latest on those fighting for their lives. what are the doctors saying about them tonight? >> they have good news. the police officers, the washington, d.c. police officer who was shot in the leg and had to have major complicated surgery on his legs he is out of surgery now. they will assess him in the morning to see if they were able to save the use of his legs. his name is scott williams. he has been on the force over 20 years and is a canine officer. he had a direct confrontation with the shooter. he had major damage to his legs, bone, blood vessel damage. there was a woman shot in the should whoeve

navy yard is the oldest shore installation of the u.s. navy. it was established in 1789 as a shipping yard. during the 1900s it was used to make weapons including a torpedo. >>> president obama offered his condolences to the families of those lost who lost their lives in today's rampage. he said the victims were working to protect all americans. >> they're patriots and they know the dangers of serving abroad. but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home. >> on hour facebook page. you can share your condolences to the shooting victims. just share our badge at ktvu channel 2 on facebook. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage at 10:30. sacrificing security to save money. the soon to be released audit suggesting that cost cutting at the nation led to security risks. and scare at the white house in the hours following today's shooting. what led to one man's arrest. >>> the two sides in the b.a.r.t. labor dispute are back at the bargaining table. we now have 24 days left before the 60 day cooli

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he evident left the navy. now we learned he he had a contract and was required to have security clearance. his boss said h he had clearance renewed in july. >> how does h he get security clearance with that type of background? >> it's not clear who did uh the clearance. it was like lie a contractor to. remember with snowden. we found out he got his security clearance from another contractor. it is really common, i think. the government now depends on contractors and there are so many people with access to computer systems. he was an information specialist. >> fox news alert. law enforcement with a live update on the mass shooting at the washington navy yard. let's listen. >> good evening, everybody. many of you have been with us now throughout the day. we will follow the same order of presentation that we did earlier. i will be followed by chief linnear who will be followed by our fbi, washington director. then chief chambers and congresswoman norton. we don't have a great deal of new information to present to

this is the united states navy. here the morning commute resumed just two days later. >> you're going back to get your car and you will be going back to work. is that the way it should be? >> i don't know. like i said, i feel safe. i know that they're doing their jobs and they kept us safe that day. i mean, i guess you can't predict who is out there or what they're going to do. >> the fear is gone for the employees here, but the sadness remains. >> there are no words for what took place on monday. >> now, although they to want get back to work, what some of them told me is they don't want to go back into building 197. that is too painful and there was a cafeteria where they saw the people that died. >> very difficult to go back after something like this. thank you so much. coming up, the russians are slamming the u.n. report on chemical weapons use in syria as biassed and incomplete. could that sink the deal to destroy the weapons and some reports say the navy yard killer spent hours playing violent video games but

say is confined to the navy yard. it says that there is no known threat to the capitol complex by way of positioning, the navy yard understand far from the building -- that iconic building you know as the u.s. capitol. they say that out of an abundance of caution, the united states capitol, police will continue to conduct enhanced security operations on the capitol complex as a proactive measure related to the navy yard incident and enhanced efforts maybe be consider and reserved on the capitol grounds, in other words, protecting the men and women in congress. this is a statement that we got in moments ago from the white house. as mike viqueira mentioned, they're watching the events taking place in southeast washington, d.c. very closely. this from the white house. the president has been briefed several times about the unfolding situation at the washington navy yard by an assistant to the president for homeland security. the president directed his team to stay in touch with our federal partners including the navy and

the navy yard. >> multiple shots fired. multiple people down. >>reporter: dc police said it was 8:20 am when the first call came in of multiple victims per there are of 5 story building and started shooting down from the walkway in a food court below. >> 5 people shot attempting to bring outside. >>reporter: navy yard was on lock down for more than 6 hour hours. survivors were told to hide in place. >> we put chairs and then tables up against the door. >> tonight the focus the tourns motive. fbi pleded for the public help with information about alexis. >> no piece of information is too smawchlt we are learning everything we can about his recent movement. contact and associates. >> military records show he was in the navy from may 2,000 7 to january 2011. he serve the at naval air station in ft. worth, s. he was apparently charged by police there with discharge ago gun in public. tonight alexis family was questioned by the fbi at their home in brooklyn as authorities try to determine what if made him commit a horrific crime.

2007. >> 2007 he joins the navy. in 2010, he has a run-in with the police again. his neighbor below him says he shot through the floor of their apartment. he says he was cleaning a gun. there was an accident. >> that is reported to police. then he is discharge theed from the navy, in late 2010 and out in 2011. in part, we are told, because of discipline issues, including potentially this gun issue. remember a gun incident in seattle in 2004. another one in fort worth in 2010. he is discharged. yet, he is somehow with these two gun incidents in his record allowed to get a job as a government director and allowed access to a sensitive military. some say he had grievances as a contractor, pay issues. >> that is rumored. to your other point the d.c. police, some people reported other people running away in odd directions. >> all day long there were reports of two other people. those have basically been. >> one has been officially ruled out. the fbi is saying they understand for sensitivity purposes. of course, you want t

but while he's in the navy this guy has a bunch of problems and yet the navy allows him to essentially leave the service with his clearance intact. >> that's right. >> making him gold to these contractors who are scrambling to get workers. >> the administrative offenses he was guilty of in the navy, dereliction of duty, absent without leave, habitually late for work, don't rise to the level that would instantly call for a revocation of a security clearance. >> do you know if the navy had access to his criminal arrest behavior? >> those are the forensics that we're doing. that's what we're trying to take a look at is through those brushes with civilian law enforcement, if we missed anything. and so we're looking at that right now. >> so drew, he was checked out just this past year by this defense contractor. >> twice according to the defense contractor. which is really troubling. because they say that they actually hired a firm to do a security check on this suspect, and twice came back said he was cleared. in fact, in its last clearance which was just june of this year, they said that