miriam carey may have been targeting a political figure police chased carey. an officer is out of the hospital this morning. carey had crashed her car into a white house gate. she was shot and killed. >>> we are also keeping our eyes on the meeting ahead to work on the government shutdown. discussing their strategy but now let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein and get an update on the forecast. >>> reports are coming in of denser fog that continues to form. near the blue ridge there the visibilities are down to near zero in l sosome locations. watch out for dooefrmt this is deer collision season. temperatures in the upper 50s. it's near 60 in montgomery county. much of fairfax county now in the upper 50s to near 60 and closer to washington, alex alexandria, arlington, falls church and the district are right into the low 60s. a little more humidity when you step out the door. temperatures by 8:00 should be near 70 and the fog should be gone by mid morning and by 10:00 the mid-70s ought to reach low 80s for your lunch hour. short sleeved wea

. >> amy and valerie carey don't know why their sister, miriam carey, drove her young daughter to washington, d.c. amp trip that ended with a wild chase from the white house to the capitol hill, and miriam carey shot dead by police. >> she did suffer from postpartum depression with psychosis. >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell wjz eyewitness news 90 months before miriam carey rammed her car into the white house barricade, she told connecticut police president barack obama had put her home under electronic civilians and that she was communicating with him. her sister, valerie disagreed. >> to my knowledge, she did not believe that the president or any government official was going to do her any harm. >> reporter: miriam carey was not armed when she led police on a high-speed chase. her 1-year-old daughter was in the backseat. police are saying that they opened fire on miriam carey because she was using her car as a weapon. valerie carey a former new york city police officer, questions washington, d.c. protocol. >> there was no need for a gun to be used when there was no gunfire coming

his father died from a brain tumor when carey was just about. he suffered bouts of depression and got kicked out of college twice before joining the marine corps reserves. >> great impression for you. it is my impression of a man in a hurry. >> he started doing stand-up in local comedy club have. >> you ever been to your high school reunion, if you haven't, don't go, you get the letter and you feel like you only have six months to make something of yourself. >> welcome drew carey. >> then one might in 1991, his life changed forever. >> cheese and bacon that is power food, i don't care what you say, power meal, that food marches right down your throat, follow me boys, we are going to the heart! >> carey killed it on the tonight show stage. >> get the hell out of my way! >> nothing had the importance of doing the tonight show. >> and then you get -- >> you are all over and then it is like hitting the lottery. >> you are as funny as hell. >> thanks i appreciate that. thank you. >> life after that was like the icing on the cake, yeah. >> and success

miriam carey, a 34-year-old single mom from connecticut, drove to washington yesterday and set off a security scare from one end of pennsylvania avenue to the other. but 24 hours later, we know a lot more about her. here's homeland security correspondent bob orr. >> reporter: 10 monthses before she was shot and killed by plig accomplice near the u.s. capitol, miriam carey told connecticut officers she was being electronically monitored by president obama. ( gunfire ) now investigators want ton if those delusions helped trigger thursday's police chase and shooting. overnight, investigators spent 12 hours searching carey's stamford, connecticut, apartment looking for clues. sources say in december, 2012, carey was taken for a mental health evaluation after complaining to police that she and her home were under surveillance by the white house. carey said she was a prophet, and warned that president obama planned to put the entire city of stamford under lockdown. but investigators say carey never made any direct threats against the president and was not known to the secret service until

now carey died as a result of her wounds. her daughter, the 1-year-old daughter in the car with her, was taken to an area hospital for observation. we are told her injuries are not serious, not life threatening. she is expected to be okay. police at this point pretty much wrapped up the collection of the physical evidence in this case. the road closures are pretty much over. just one to talk about, the 100 block of constitution avenue eastbound still closed. that's it at this point. lots of unanswered questions about the motives. reporting live from capitol hill, megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> 5:34 now. this morning we're learning more about miriam carey's state of mind. her mother said she suffered from postpartum depression. she says her daughter was not dangerous and she doesn't know why she was in d.c. we're also hearing from carey's former employer, dr. barry weiss. he says carey was his dental hygienist for about a year. he says carey was withdrawn and kept to herself. >> she is somebody that kind of came in, did the job an

her maim mirian carey. the 30-year-old mother from kwn kn tri -- connecticut tried to ram her car through a white house barrier with her 1-year-old daughter in the car. she was killed, her baby survived. the big question tonight is why? >> we have team coverage from the eyewitness accounts to the first calls for help and the officers who chased her down. we begin with wendy at the life desk with more on the suspect's emotional stumbles. >> to fight, we learned, the suspect may have been suffering from post partem depression. s carey had her 12-month-old daughter in the car with her during the chase. tonight in stamford, connecticut, carey's entire apartment building has been evacuated. police and the fbi agents are waiting for a search warrant so they can enter her apartment. but a bomb squad and a hazmat crew are both on the scene, and police have set up a decontamination area. we don't know why. within the past hour, we've also learned that carey was a dental hygienist who at one point worked if a connect

police opened fire on miriam carey, because she was user her car as a weapon, valerie carey questions washington, d.c. police protocol. >> there was no gunfire. >> reporter: they are seeking her niece. >> my niece has lost her mother, we want to know why. >> reporter: investigators want to know, too. danielle nottingham. >> now, police searched miriam carey's apartment for 12 hours first using a robot, and then they took several items as possible evidence. >>> a man in critical condition this morning after police are saying he lit himself on fire on the national mall in washington. it happened yesterday around 7th street. you can see what appears to be smoke there. a witness saw the unidentified man dump a red can of gas on his head and then lit a match and set himself on fire. officers and near by joggers helped to put out the flames after a medevac flew him to the hospital. >>> a major drug operation run out of the home of a daycare, police found guns and drugs inside of the howard county house. this morning the owner is facing serious charges. meghan mccorkell explains how the oper

carey's sister tod cnn -- carey suffered a momentary breakdown quirin medication and dtebi it appears carey also left an envelope addressed to her boyfriend -- but instead of a letter- inside -- there was a sugary substance -- which was removed by a hazm team and taken for testing. carey's ughter was unharmed durinthe shooting. he was plad rmt eng arrangements. deborah feyerick, cnn new york. -----end-----cnn.sc ript----- were undercover police officers among e biker that pulled a new york motorist out of his vehicle and beat him up? that's what internaaffairs is probing tonight after tires alngt least one undercover officer did nothing during the attack which later went viral onoutube. he reportedly turned in his badge yesterday, and was placed on restricted duty. one report claims that as many as five off-duty ficers were among th st" group. tonight, three bikers are in custody, a third is paralyzed.... so far, no charges have been filed against the driver. three brands of turkey hill ice cream which is sold here in ryland are beg recalled. at's because possie mel shgsa cins. the af

one of the major questions this morning, who was miriam carey? >> the f.b.i. searched her home in connecticut, as well as the home of her sister. it may be words from her mother that helps investigators the most. brianne carter is in the investigative center with more. >> police will try to answer those questions as they continue to investigate and look into the live of miriam carey. she dove that car from the white house to the capital. her mother says her daughter suffered from post partum depression after having her daughter and was reportedly hospitalized because of this as one point. but, she says she has no idea why her daughter was in d.c., adding she had no history of violence. police and firefighters thursday night swarmed the apartment reportedly belonging to carey. hazmat team resist -- teams were seen outside the complex. people who knew her say none of this made sense. >> she had a small child. >> very smart. >> she had her own place in connecticut. she had a wonderful life. it doesn't make any sense at all. >> she reportedly worked as dental hygi

>> what was miriam carey's motive here on capitol hill yesterday afternoon? that's what police are still trying to figure out this morning. we know with a toddler in the car with her she tried to reportedly ram a dar barricade at the white house with that black sports car and then a high-speed chase ensued. a secret service member and capitol officer were injured. she was killed trying to breech security at the capitol. >> the search of her stamford apartment is on going and investors continue to look into the life of 34-year-old miriam carey. carey was a mother and reportedly worked as a dental hygienist living there in stall ford connecticut. not clear -- stamford, could be con. not clear what the police are looking for or what they may have recovered from that apartment. carey's mother telling abc news he suffered from post partum depression and didn't have a history of violence. jacqui in. >> we have patchy fog in outlying areas, so be aware of that for the morning commute. 83 by the noon hour. 86 and partly cloudy skies for the high. another beautiful da

but investigators say carey never made any direct threats against the president and was not known to the secret service until she showed up yesterday in a black sports coupe and tried to ram a barricade at the white house. carey died a short time later after police chased her to the capitol, surrounded her car, and opened fire. her one-year-old daughter, who was in the car during the entire episode, was rescued unharmed. carey's longtime friend donald knowles saw her three days ago when she stopped to visit her mother in brooklyn. >> she had her child with her, and she was all smiles, like, she didn't have a care in the world. >> reporter: but there were problems. relatives have told investigators she suffered from post-partum depression, a short time ago, carey's sister amy, spoke to cnn. >> i just know that my sister did experience post-partum depression with psychosis, they labeled it, which came along with treatment of medication and counseling, which she did. and she had her challenges with that. >> reporter: and carey's former boss, dentist brian evans, fired her from her job a

carey was from stamford, connecticut... and her mom says she has no idea why her daughter was in d-c. her chase with police started at a barricade near the white house at about 2:20 yesterday afternoon. the black car is carey's nissan infiniti. you can see it stopped at the barricades near the white house. police thought they had her cornered... but she soon rams into one cruiser, then backs up and takes off down the street. the chase came to an end at constitution street and second avenue just outside the hart senate office building. police shot the woman as she was getting out of her car. so the question now is... why? (nats) law enforcement continue to try and piece together what sparked carey to take off on busy d-c streets. this video shows some of the chaos during the incident. officials haven't been able to answer many questions yet about the suspect or her motives. officers arrived at her relative's home in brooklyn, new york,trying to gather information. "it's out of the ordinary, so of course they're shocked. it's

who was miriam carey? we have the latests as investigators try to figure out what caused her to lead this chaotic chase. >> 4:35 now, and we're going to turn to the government shutdown. as we head into day four, president obama canceled his trip to asia. now the attention turns to the debt ceiling. main say the two issues are now linked. "the new york times" reports speaker john boehner reported he will not let the u.s. default on october 17. lawmakers say boehner promised to raise the debt ceiling, even if most of the votes come from democrats. >> and another effect from the shutdown, the september jobs report. officials say they're too short handed to get the information out. there is no word on when or if the report will be released. the last team it was delayed was in 1996, during the last shutdown. >> a check on this morning's business headlines. a data breech for millions of users of adobe programs and this involved stolen personal data of customers. >> let's get to bloomberg's linda bell with that a

overnight, investigators spent 12 hours searching carey's stamford, connecticut, apartment looking for clues. sources say in december, 2012, carey was taken for a mental health evaluation after complaining to police that she and her home were under surveillance by the white house. carey said she was a prophet, and warned that president obama planned to put the entire city of stamford under lockdown. but investigators say carey never made any direct threats against the president and was not known to the secret service until she showed up yesterday in a black sports coupe and tried to ram a barricade at the white house. carey died a short time later after police chased her to the capitol, surrounded her car, and opened fire. her one-year-old daughter, who was in the car during the entire episode, was rescued unharmed. carey's longtime friend donald knowles saw her three days ago when she stopped to visit her mother in brooklyn. >> she had her child with her, and she was all smiles, like, she didn't have a care in the world. >> reporter: but there were problems. relatives have told invest

carey's sister told cnn -- carey suffered a momentary breakdown requiring medication and counseling following her daughter's birth. it appears carey also left an envelope addressed to her boyfriend -- but instead of a letter- inside -- there was a sugary substance -- which was removed by a hazmat team and taken for testing. carey's daughter was unharmed during the shooting. she was placed in foster care pending permanent arrangements. deborah feyerick, cnn new york. >> marty: more highlights from the oakland athletics, last night. look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. top stories we are following on this sunday october 6th. the a's pull off an

the chase ended when carey ran a curb. it was after the pursuit that police discovered carey's daughter was in the car the entire time. >> the child is approximately a year old and in good condition. >> fbi agents showed up at carey's apartment complex after the shooting. family and friends telling police carey was a person unlikely to be involved in any kind of violence. they also didn't know why she would be in washington, d.c. 4 1/2 hours away from home. police did not find any weapons in carey's car. two police officers were taken to the hospital for injuries. carey's daughter is in protective custody tonight. and ken, those secret service agents who tracked carey down aren't getting paid. their checks are on hold. >> good thing they got her. thank you for that. the shooting at the capitol didn't help the already slumping stocks on wall street today. the stock market opened lower because of the shutdown, then slipped to their lowest levels in nearly a month. >>> in less than 140 characters, twitter told the world today

capitol police who are working without pay because of the government shutdown say carey used her car as a weapon. officers say they opened fire because they saw her as a threat. sources tell cbs news carey had fallen and hit her head last year and afterwards, her behavior changed. relatives and friends suggest she was battling depression. carey's 1-year-old daughter who was in the back seat during thursday's chase was unhurt and is now in protective custody. in washington, susan mcginnis, cbs 2 news. >> last year, miriam carey was sued by her condominium association for failing to pay fees. >>> also in washington, same old rhetoric but no movement on the government shutdown. four days in now, and friday paychecks are not going out. house speaker john boehner scolded the white house saying, quote, this isn't a damn game. republicans continue to demand the president negotiate the implementation of obamacare. >> all i'm asking for is let's sit down, like the american people would expect us, and talk to one another about getting the government open and dealing with the significant proble

miriam carey is her name. her boyfriend called police in december saying he was concerned for the safety of their child. carey's family came to d.c. they spoke briefly. news 4 is looking into communication problems between law enforcement agencies during the chase. pat collins starts the coverage now. he's on capitol hill. pat? >> reporter: jim, why did miriam carey do what she did? tonight we have clues to a possible motive. this, as her family comes to washington to get the autopsy result. relatives of miriam carey, at the medical examiner's office today to identify and claim her body. miriam carey, a 34-year-old dental hygienist from connecticut. shot and killed by police yesterday after a wild car chase from the white house to the u.s. capitol. she was unarmed. her 1-year-old daughter in the backseat of that car. so, why did miriam carey do what she did? sources tell nbc that miriam carey was suffering from post partum depression, believed the government had her under surveillance and thought president oba

carey's sister told cnn -- carey suffered a momentary breakdown requiring medication and counseling following her daughter's birth. it appears carey also left an envelope addressed to her boyfriend -- but instead of a letter- inside -- there was a sugary substance -- which was removed by a hazmat team and taken for testing. carey's daughter was unharmed during the shooting. she was placed in foster care pending permanent arrangements. deborah feyerick, cnn new york. questions still remain as to why carey rammed barricades and led police on that wild chase. yesterday.carey's family arrived at the medical examiners office in washington to confirm the identity of her body. they are denying claims that carey was obsessed with president obama. investigators say that the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation. >> we want to remind you. the raiders game will be right here on kron-4 at 8:30 tomorrow night. we'll have all the pre-game excitement, along with our kron 4 news starting at 8 p.m. immediately following the game, we'll have a newscast and post-game show with high

what was in the find of miriam carey? a pop up security barrier damaged during the high speed chase still in the up position this morning. the only physical sign of thursday's chaos. it was chaotic. a high speed chase from the white house to the u.s. capitol. behind the wheel of the black infiniti, 34-year-old miriam carey of connecticut. also in the car, carey's 1-year-old daughter. police say carey hit a security barrier at a check point and struck a service service officer and then took off. they captured police with guns drawn. they surrounded the car on the westside of the capitol, but carey hit the gas and escaped as police opened fire. around the block on maryland avenue, another round of gunfire. carey crash and later died. her daughter was not hurt. for people who work in the area, there mixed feelings about going to the office today. >> i do feel safe. i'm here for now. i feel safe. i walk these steps every day and i'm fine with it. >> people are not prepared and something like that happens, it could be a life.

but just who was miriam carey? what motivated her to lead police on this dramatic chase that ended in her death? we have this covered from every angle. we begin with deb "outfront." >> reporter: something was bothering miriam carey. something it appears having to do with president obama. the source says her boyfriend allegedly told police back in december that carey believed the president was using electronic surveillance to monitor her home and keep her city of stamford, connecticut, in lockdown. on thursday morning 34-year-old dental hygienist packed a bag of clothing, stramd her 13-month-old daughter into the black seat of their black infinity, and drove almost 300 miles to washington, d.c. according to toll records and cell towers. carey appeared eager to get to the white house. pulling up to a check point, and harsh words and clipping a security office we are her car as she peeled away. she had worked for dentist brian evans before being let go will. >> we hired her. we thought she was a great employee while s

he said carey was delusional, emotionally disturbed. the boyfriend claimed carey believed she was a prophet, whose home was under 24 hour surveillance by president obama and national tv networks. she was taken to the hospital at least two other times that month. a report by connecticut authorities describes her as on medication for unknown mental illness. with a family history of schizophrenia. she seemed to stabilize, but something went terribly wrong. and by yesterday, carey was battling police, who killed her firing more than a dozen shots. she was apparently unarmed. but police believed she was a threat. >> what were police thinking at that moment? >> they are thinking, she's about to use this car as a lethal weapon. and so that justifies deadly force to shoot at her. >> reporter: police are searchining through carey's computers looking for any clue to point toward motive. tonight law enforcement tells me they may never discover a sane answer as to why this happened. david. >> pierre tom this our washington bureau. pierre, thank you

the driver is 35-year-old miriam carey. she was shot and killed by police after living them on a high-speed chase. her one-year-old child was in the car the time but is ok. several streets around the capital remained closed right now. open before the commute. >> president obama has canceled district to asia because of the shutdown. attention has turned to the debt ceiling. both issues and are linked. they urged congress to pass a clean funding bill. >> put it on the floor and let every individual member of congress make up their own mind. >> the president's refusal to work in a bipartisan way has led us to the shutdown. new york times reports speaker john boehner told republican colleagues he will not let the u.s. default on october 17. he promised to raise the debt ceiling even if most of the votes come from democrats. another big story that we're following. hundreds of people are feared dead after a ship filled with african migrants sank off the coast of italy. 100 people are dead and another 200 are missing. as the boat

according to cbs news, carey fell down some stairs, hit her head and was never the same. nine months ago she did tell police she was a prophet and that president obama had her and her apartment placed under electronic surveillance. police did search that apartment and found several medications and according to cnn, investigators found drugs used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. carey's family said miriam did suffer from postpartum depression and psychosis. >>> perhaps the most disturbing thing about the capitol hill shooting incident may be that the whole thing went down with carey's little 1-year-old daughter in the back seat. who could forget the video of that officer carrying that baby to safety, a baby who had just seen her mama shot in the head and killed? you're probably thinking at least she wouldn't remember it, but child trauma specialist dr. abby washington says yes and no. >> she was strapped in the car seat when she heard gunfire and that was the last time she saw her mother. so in the future she's going to need to be strapped in her ca

carey was from stamford, connecticut... and her mom says she has no idea why her daughter was in d-c. her chase with police started at a barricade near the white house at about 2:20 yesterday afternoon. the black car is carey's nissan infiniti. you can see it stopped at the barricades near the white house. police thought they had her cornered... but she soon rams into one cruiser, then backs up and takes off down the street. the chase came to an end at constitution street and second avenue just outside the hart senate office building. police shot the woman as she was getting out of her car. officials have been able to answer few questions after a chaotic scene near the u.s. capitol yesterday. andrew spencer reports. (nats) this new video shows some of the chaos during the incident near the capitol...where a patrol car crashes into a barrier. officials haven't been able to answer many questions yet about the suspect, miriam carey, or her motives. officers arrived at her relative's home in brooklyn, new york, last night...try

carey to figure this out. we have learned that the capitol police officer who was hurt here today has been released from med star washington hospital center. >> that is good news. thank you. today's shooting comes two weeks after mentally disturbed man terrorized the navy yard with a shotgun killing people there. many people are asking what's next? we're joined live from capitol hill. you can certainly understand people's concerns. >> embroiled in all the latest headlines. what we have been through in the last three weeks is unprecedented. one incident after another, each more tragic than the last. it has seasoned hardened news junkies asking themselves what next? >> it's getting to some. some people maybe have a more positive attitude, a lot of humor going around, shut down jokes, things like that. it is real to other people, hitting them in the pocket book. people not getting paid, the stock market is taking a hit. yeah. it's not a good situation. >> we're two weeks out from the incident up the road at the n

the suspect is identified as miriam carey. a dental hygienist who lived in stamford, connecticut. >> a family member in brooklyn, new york, revealing carey suffered from postpartum depression so severe it required hospitalization. our coverage on the shooting begins on capitol hill with abc's jim avila. >> reporter: the unmistakable sound of gun fire as an unarmed woman, sources say had a history of mental illness and a toddler in her backseat eludes police. taking secret service and capitol hill officers on a wild mile and a half ride around d.c. monuments and up america's most important street, pennsylvania avenue. >> i heard gunshots. >> reporter: it started here at 2:12, the southeast corner of the white house compound. the black car rams in to barricades that do their job. eyewitnesses say uniformed secret service agents are watching it all. secret service begins the chase up pennsylvania avenue to the foot of capitol hill. by 2:30, she stopped at the botanical gardens. look again as she is surrounded by police, guns draw

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>> federal law enforcement sources tell cbs news that miriam carey had told connecticut police nine months ago that president obama had put her home -- shall i say put her home under electronic surveillance and that she was communicating with the president. she also said she was a prophet and she predicted that the president would put the city of stamford under lockdown. >> delusional statements that president obama was listening to her and communicating and so on. so they're going back over those reports to see if any of that can enlighten them. >> and sources also tell cbs news that carey fell and hit her head last year and afterwards her behavior changed. she was fired from her job and reeling activities and friends suggest the single mom was battling postpartum depression and psychosis. a search of the 34-year-old's home turned up medications for schizophrenia and depression. >> and investigators believe carey drove straight here from her home in stamford on thursday. why she made that four and a half hour trip with her daughter in the car we don't understand. >> there are also questio

sources also say carey may have thought president obama was stalking her. for more on what police found in her connecticut apartment today, we go to nbcs abbi. >> reporter: police just wrapped up their search in miriam's apartment. they did take out evidence, including a computer. they are hoping somewhere in all of that there are answers as to what led this connecticut mother to go on a dangerous rampage. authorities swarmed the apartment yesterday afternoon after the connecticut plates traced back to the address. the hazmat crews were here and bomb squad was here. the search spanning 16 hours. all residents had to be forced out. the street turning into a crime scene, a lockdown situation. the people who lived here were allowed back on scene this morning, back inside, including some of her neighbors who are in shock she could be capable of something like this. >> you don't believe that something this huge could be sleeping on the other side of a wall from me, you know? it's nuts. >> it's weird. she lived next to me. i have seen her a bunch of times. i didn

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breaking point. >> the family of miriam carey is in a state of disbelief. they knew she had mental issues. they say she was getting better and getting off of her meds. it was a violent, chaotic scene. at least 12 gunshots. now left behind is a damaged speedway, skidmarks. >> it is that. >> and questions about miriam carey. a young mother who led police on a high-speed chase with her one- year-old daughter in the car. experienced postpartum depression with psychosis. no historyhter had of violence and was depressed and hospitalized after she had her baby. i do not understand. it does not make any sense at all. then boyfriend told stamford connecticut police he was afraid for the baby safety. she believed president obama had put the city on shutdown and her home under 70 on. she was -- was under lockdown. >> she had a postpartum psychosis. >> a search of her apartment turned up medication to fight schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and antidepressants. >> everything was ok. there needs to be more services out there to help people so things like this don't hap

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we're told 34-year-old miriam carey had a history of mental health issues. we're also hearing from one of her former employers. news 4's molette green has more on that. >>> eun, happening today a deeper look inside the woman behind the capitol chase. reports say miriam carey suffered from postpartum depression after she had her baby daughter. that's the one thing investigators will look into among many others as they pinpoint exactly what set off this event that put the capitol on lockdown. the 34-year-old stamford, connecticut, mother was college educated with a degree. she worked as a former dental hygienist. >> nothing would have led us to think this would have happened. >> there are reports carey suffered head trauma after falling down some stairs. she began to suffer mental health issues after that. according to interviews with her family members. carey was eventually fired from her job in 2012. that is the latest from the live desk. the back to you. >> a report of gunfire on capitol hill. >> that is the alarm that rang out inside the u.s. capitol momen

these pictures were taken from the facebook page believed to be carey's. police shot and killed her outside the capitol yesterday afternoon but it started at the white house where she struck a barricade with her black infinity sedan. she then sped down pennsylvania avenue toward the capitol. that's where police officers thought they had her boxed in, but carey backed up and tried to speed off again. police opened fire, killing the woman. officers found a young girl inside the car. >> the child is approximately 1 years old and in good condition and in police custody. >> reporter: capitol hill hill police are still here collecting evidence. part of that is determining why police chose to use deadly force to stop the suspect. >> the united states secret service and capitol police officers acted heroically in trying to stop the suspect from entering the security perimeters at both locations. >> both the white house and the u.s. capitol were put on lockdown during the incident. capitol police on the plaza around the capitol said they were working without pay be

her name, miriam carey. she's a dental hygienist from stanford, connecticut. the motive is unknown, but evidence to suggest she may have suffered some sort of traumatic brain injury. according to cbs news, carey fell down some stairs, hit her head, and after that she was never the same. nine months ago she told police she was a prof profit and president obama had her house placed under surveillance. several medications and according to cnn, investigators found drugs used to treat bipolar disorder and depression. police are going moment by moment trying to figure out what went right and what went wrong. we get more on that from bruce leshan. >> former homeland security senior adviser, christopher henn, says the officers performed exceedingly well. carey did not have a gun, but he says she clearly was gunning at the officers with her vehicle. >> justifiable shooting. i hate to put it that way, but they had to protect themselves and others. >> brand-new amateur video shows a capitol police cruiser chasing miriam carey hit by the fast barricade moments after she p

but these exclusive photos shed a very different light on miriam carey. a delusional woman who reportedly believed president obama was stalking her. >> i was thinking wow. this is crazy. this is not her. this can't be her. >> angela attended dental hygienist school in new york with carey. she recalls her friended a a warm -- friend as a warm hearted the fun loving woman. here's carey delighted with the star. and here she is dressed up. >> level headed. smart. funny opinionated. motivated. >> carey grew up in brooklyn, new york. but later moved to stamford, connecticut. the turning point in her life came two years ago when she suffered a fall. her former employer dentist brian evans told us what happened. >> she had an accident. fell from had a head injury. she found out that she was pregnant during that time that she was hospitalized. >> carey seems delighted to be pregnant in this photo, but after she gave birth, things really changed. her mother was quoted as saying she had postpartum depression after having the baby. a few months later she got sick and

carey was a dental hygienist. one former employer tells nbc news, she was difficult to work with and stressed out about a pregnancy. steve handlesman has the details from washington. >> reporter: why the woman driving the black car got into a deadly confrontation with police is the big question. investigators, tonight, are at the stanford, connecticut, home of 34-year-old miriam carey. and telling lawmakers, she had a history of mental illness. she tried to crash her car into a gate at the white house. and then, raced off with the secret service in pursuit, heading towards the capitol. one police officer crashed into a barrier. he is in good condition. lawmakers racing through halls. tourists running for cover at the sound of gunfire. police had trapped carey's car at the capitol. but she resisted, evaded and sped away. and officers opened fire. carey would soon be shot dead. on the other side of capitol hill. >> boom, boom, boom, boom. >> it was a series of five or six. then, a pause and a few more. >> reporter:

so, who is miriam carey and why did she try to breech the barricade? kristin fisher has been following this angle and she joins us live with more. kristen, what have you learned? >> what many of us had already guessed, that miriam carey was dilutional. her exact condition is unknown. her family says she suffered from post pardem depression. its symptoms are similar to what you would see in somebody who suffers from skitsophrania. >> nine months before she led police through this chase, she allegedly made disturbing statements to police in stanford, connecticut. according to cbs news, carey told police that she was a profit and president obama put her and her apartment under electronic surveillance. a search turned up several medications, investigators found medications used to treat bipolar disorder and depression. back in december, carey's boyfriend told police he feared for the safety of their child. the same child that was pulled from the car right after her mother was shot and killed. but a family friend told cbs this morning that carey seemed fine

but here is what we do know about miriam carey. she is 34 years old. she's from stamford, connecticut. she's a dental resident

carey's sister told cnn carey suffered a momentary breakdown requiring medication and counseling following her daughter's birth. it appears carey also left an envelope addressed to her boyfriend, but instead of a letter inside, there was a sugary substance which was removed by a hazmat team and taken for testing. carey's daughter was unharmed during the shooting. she was placed in foster care pending permanent arrangements. deborah feyerick, cnn, new york. >> all right, our thanks to deborah, of course. >>> let me bring in now criminal defense attorney holly hughes, holly, it's very sad that this had to happen, obviously. it appears -- appears -- that she had some issues. u.s. capitol is the most secure places on earth, there was a lot of talk about carey used her car as a deadly weapon. what does that mean? >> well, basically if you take a moving vehicle and strike somebody with it, don, you can be charged with aggravated assault. you can be charged with felony murder because you committed an assault upon a person with that vehicle. so, basically what those police officers were saying wer

. >> miriam carey hit a barricade after 2:00 p.m. she sped off towards the capitol weaving in and out of traffic. police almost had her cornered but then she backed up into a car and sped away. that is when the shots rang out. because of the chase and shooting the entire capitol building was on lock down. tourists were told to go inside. the chase ended when miriam carey ran a curb. she was shot and died. it was after the pursuit police discovered her daughter was in the car the entire time. >> the wild is a year old and in good condition. >> fbi showed up at miriam carey's connecticut apartment after the shooting. family and friends telling police she was a person unlikely to be involved in violence and they didn't know why she would be in washington, d.c. 4-1/2 hours away from home. police did not find weapons in her car. miriam carey's daughter is in protective custody tonight and the correct service agents aren't getting paid -- secret service agents aren't getting paid, they are on hold because of the government shut down. >> th

family members say that miriam carey suffered from severe postpartum depression. in a few moments, we will hear more about the suspect and her family. >>> as the government shutdown enters the fourth day there may be some movement behind the scenes. republicans may be ready to offer a deal, which would include raising the debt ceiling, as well. >>> california joins the growing list of states allowing illegal immigrants driver's licenses. police backed the bill saying it ensures all drivers have been properly trained and tested. >>> and that big snowstorm moves across the rockies into the northern plains. there's plenty of snow on oregon's mt. hood, more than 17 inches to be exact. enough to have skiers and snow boarders dreaming of winter. those are the top stories on this friday, october 4th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >> happy friday, everybody. we made it. >> happy friday. we sure did. it was a quick week. i got to say. felt quick to me. it was a loor m >> yeah. >> i have to say, i hit a -- it's like,