the fbi says paul ciancia shot t.s.a. agent gerardo i. hernandez at the screening checkpoint. went up the elevator, came down and shot gerardo i. hernandez again. his widow spoke to reporters. >> he was a wonderful husband, father, brother, son and friend. he would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated, and we are all heartbroken and will miss him dearly. >> the federal criminal complaint says paul ciancia used a smith&wesson assault rifle and wounded two police officers and a civilion. the federal bureau of investigation says it will build a full profile of paul ciancia, and what brought him to this point. the 23-year-old was raised in this new jersey house and lived in los angeles 18 months. unanswered are questions about where he got the gun, why he targeted t.s.a. officers and whether he was mentally stable. >> there's a host of video we are going through, we are examining that. there's a tremendous amount of evidence we are kimming. >> if convicted -- we are going through. >> if convicted paul ciancia faces the death penalty. >> not everyone is on board with the i

in the meantime paul ciancia faces charges that could bring him the death penalty. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unresponsive and unable to talk according to the federal bureau of investigation. he was wounded in the face by police officers at the end of the gun battle inside lax terminal 3. a note inside paul ciancia bag gave insight into his frame of mind. >> he made a conscious decision to call multiple t.s.a. employees. he addressed them at one point in the letter and stated he want to "instill fear into their traitorous minds." >> the federal bureau of investigation says paul ciancia shot t.s.a. agent gerardo i. hernandez at the screening checkpoint. went up the elevator, came down and shot him again. his widow spoke to reporters. >> he was a wonderful husband, father, brother, son and friend. he would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated. we are all heartbroken and we'll miss him dearly. >> the federal criminal complaint says paul ciancia used a smith and wesson assault rifle, carried five high capacity magazines and wounded two others and killed paul ciancia. the feder

authorities sale us the elder paul ciancia remains here at home. no word yet on when or if he'll fly to los angeles to be closer to his son. mark phillips, cbs news, pens vm, newÑi jersey. >> axelrod: the federal health care web site is going offline this evening, this time on purpose. the government says healthcare.gov will be unavailable from approximately 9:00 p.m. tonight until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow while a tech team works to improve its application and enrollment functions. the pakistani government today accused the u.s. of sabotage, peace talks by killing pack taken taliban leader hakimullah mehsud inÑi a drone strike yesterday in a tribal area near the afghan border. elizabeth palmer joins us now from london. liz oone hand, the pack taken government exprex anger. on the other, people inside the government glad to see mehsud go. so which is it? >> reporter: well, it's a bit of both. pakistani government officials truly don't like the fact of drone strikes. they see it as an infringement of territorialñr sovereignty and the pakistani public ag

the gunman has been identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia. terminal 3 is closed. >> a new taliban leader has been named in pakistan. khan said takes over for hakimullah mehsud, who was killed friday in a u.s. drone strike. and president obama promises iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki's support in fighting al qaeda after meeting at the white house. >> i'm mark morgan, the nfl players' association is investigating whether hazing caused a mim adolphin's player to leave the team. >> al jazeera america conditions and we are back in 2.5 minutes. miami dolphins >>> the suspect behind the deadly shooting at lax - we are learning more about the man and his motives to open fire at the los angeles international airport. a new taliban chief named a day after a drone strike killed the former leader. >> a plea from edward snowden to the u.s. government - stop treating him like a traitor. >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera america. parts of los angeles international airport still closed 24 hours after a deading shooting. police are trying to figure out wh

officers say paul ciancia opened fire on a t.s.a. agent, walked away briefly and returned to shoot him again. the 23-year-old allegedly left a note clearly saying he was targetting security screeners. joining us live from lax is brian rooney. what else have we learnt today? >> well, we have learnt a few more details. there is surveillance video of the incident. they have not released it publicly. the public made a call for video made inside the terminal. paul ciancia faces charges, in the meantime, that could bring him the death penalty. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unable to talk, according to the federal bureau of investigation. he was wounded in the face by police officers at the end of a gun battle inside lax terminal 3. a note inside paul ciancia' bag gave insight into his frame of mind. >> he made a concess decision to kill multiple t.s.a. employees. he addressed them saying that he wanted to, "instill fear in their traitorous minds." >> paul ciancia went up the elevators, came down, shot gerardo i. hernandez again, killing h

. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unresponsive and unable to talk, according to the fbi. paul ciancia was wounded in the face by plifs at the end -- police officers at the end of friday's gun battle at lax terminal 3. a note inside paul ciancia's bag gave insight into his graham of mind. >> he made a decision to kill multiple tas employees. he addressed them at one point in the letter stating he wanted to "ipp still fear into their traitorous minds." >> the federal bureau of investigation says paul ciancia shot gerardo i. hernandez at the screening checkpoint, went up the elevator, came down and shot gerardo i. hernandez again, killing hip. his widow spoke to reporters. >> he was a wonderful husband, father, son and friend. he would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated. we are all heartbroken and will miss him dearly. >> the federal criminal complaints says paul ciancia used a smith and weeson assault rifle, carried five hay capacity magazines and wounded three police officers. >> the federal bureau of investigation will build a full profile of sooeps , and what

hernandez, he was 39 years old. >> paul ciancia's parents live in pennsville new jersey. on friday the police chief told reporters that paul ciancia's father received disturbing text messages. the message hinted that he was thinking about suicide. neighbours from the community expressed shock. >> it's tragic. you know, who would have thought anything like this would happen to a quiet neighbourhood, people that grow up, new people and the world - in a rural community such as pennsville, a quiet community - i mean, i know the family and his parents and father. i just - my heart goes out to them. >> i'm shocked that there's anyone outside here. i would never think of anyone around here doing anything like that. no, i'm completely shocked that you are here. we heard helicopters outside, and didn't know what was going on. >> the pennsville police department said officers had no past problems with paul ciancia. neighbours said he came from a good, nice family. >> the most wanted man in pakistan now dead. eyewitness reports are coming outs about the drone strike that reportedly

paul ciancia grew up in pensville, new jersey, classmates at his c.a.t. like high school say he was quiet and unremarkable. today ciancia's family issued a statement through their lawyer john jordan. >> we, like most americans, are shocked and numbed by the tragic events of last friday. we acknowledge the need to understand what happened and why it happened. >> reporter: alan cummings is the pensville police chief and a family friend. he said ciancia, a motorcycle mechanic, moved to los angeles a year and a half ago after his mother died. ciancia's family learned he was the alleged shooter from t.v. reports on friday. >> when i went over there later that afternoon with the f.b.i. he was -- the whole family was just a mess. i mean, it's unbelievable to them. to them he's a normal child and nothing's wrong with him and next thing you hear is this. can you imagine that happening to you? >> reporter: one of the t.s.a. officers who was shot, tony grigsby, talked to reporters this afternoon. >> i was injured helping an tet to a safe area. i turned around and th

and all of these things certainly seem to fit what paul ciancia is accused of. but isn't there a difference between someone having mental illness and using something as an excuse, you know, as opposed to someone who like goes to another country, is trained by terrorists overseas and then comes back into the united states to commit an act of terrorism? >> it's important to keep in mind fbi and law enforce him me

los angeles police were e enroue to his home before paul ciancia was enroute to the airport. john miller finds out how they he got the gun into the terminal. how did the health care web site duck security requirements? sharyl attkisson has the answer. an n.f.l. lineman quits over locker room harassment. mark strassmann tells us what it was all about. and elaine quijano on the forgotten p.o.w.s. they were captured and held in prison camps, so why did uncle sam turn his back? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

the family of paul ciancia say they are shocked by the tragic events last friday. they express their condolences to the tsa officer and others injured, but they will continue to support paul ciancia, who remains sedateed in the hospital. >>> now, an armed tsa presence is being called for by the transportation security screeners union. they say there should be a new class of officers that would carry weapons. they argue that armed officers in the screening area would help safeguard the tsa officers and the public. u.s. attorney general eric holder says he will look at ways to improve airport security. >> amid the investigation, there will be a review of security measures in place, not only at lax but a review of the security arrangement that is exist in other airports as well. >> if convicted of the shooting at lax, paul ciancia could face life in prison or the death penalty. >>> the f.a.a. has approved a change at the bay area's busiest airport. a new program at the san francisco international airport will allow the use of both runways during stormy weather, allowi

paul ciancia seen right here in his high school photo. a schoolmate now saying he was a loaner in class. and new information about the family man he's alleged to have targeted and killed. tsa agent gerardo hernandez. his heartbroken wife saying he was proud to work for the tsa. and in tribute tonight, lights in tsa blue as you approach l.a.x. airport. meanwhile, inside the term terminals, remnants of the chaos. the mountains of luggage left behind by passengers ordered to flee as the shots rang out. our coverage tonight begins with abc's david wright at l.a.x., where he's been since the start. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: moments before all this, paul ciancia arrived at l.a.x. like a passenger, dropped off by someone driving a black hyundai. the criminal complaint filed saturday in federal court describes a cold-blooded attack. it says video surveillance showed ciancia walking up to the tsa checkpoint in terminal three, pulling a smith and wesson assault rifle out of his bag and firing multiple shots at point blank range at a tsa officer.

the suspect is 23-year-old paul ciancia from penceville new jersey, he's i

as paul ciancia was already at l.a.x. alison. >> chris, how well-known is this family to law enforcement there in new jersey? >> reporter: well very known, but in a good way. the dad, paul ciancia is actually an associate member of a fraternal order of police. that's how he knew immediately when he saw this text message, get on the phone, call the local police right away. he owns a local body repair shop. look, this isn't the kind of neighborhood that breeds familiarity here. the homes are well apart. it's wooded. they're set well back from the street. so the neighbors aren't all that close. but the people who do know the dad say this was a good family. that the son went to a catholic school just over the bridge in delaware. people here, very, very shocked by hearing this name associated with this alleged crime, alison. >> chris lawrence, thank you. >> and our teams are reaching out to the sources to try to learn more about his motive possibly and these anti-government sentiments found on document it's. imagine, if you fl

at which point, paul called me and i'm talking about the father, paul ciancia, the father contacted me on the cell phone again and his comment to me is chief, is this what i'm seeing, my son, is the shooter at l.a.x.? my reply to him was i'm being told that, paul, but i haven't confirmed it, i'll check into it and let you know. he was very emotionally upset and then obviously, things started to roll along and the fbi came down to pennsville and we continued with the investigation there. >> obviously the investigation is ongoing. do you think -- i know you've heard of suicide by cop, where somebody does something hoping that the cops will kill him because he or she doesn't want -- wants to be dead but doesn't want to do it to him or herself. i know it's asking you to speculate. do you think that's possible here, if he was talking about harming himself, then goes and does this? >> that's possible. i mean, like you said, i'm speculating on that. that's not part of my investigation. it could be anything. we were all wondering back in my department, you know, what was the beef with the tsa

they don't know every step of paul ciancia's path through the terminal. a roommate dropped him off at the airport and he entered at about 9:20 in the morning, one of these entrances at terminal 3. according to pictures like this one or surveillance video, the gun was a .223 caliber assault rifle which he concealed in a bag. hernandez was standing there, and this is a prescreening area, and he shot him pointblank multiple times in the chest and then got on the escalator. >> the defendant is then alleged to have begun walking away from the wounded tsa officer going up an escalator, and then coming back down that escalator to return and shoot the wounded officer again. >> reporter: at the top of the escalators is a security check point and then he wounded two additional officers and one passenger. this is the other side of the security check point. from here the gunman made his way deep into terminal 3. cell phone video captured the chaos as he neared the passenger gates. >> people were running and getting knocked down. there was luggage everywhere, and mayh

as for the suspect.23-year- old paul ciancia. federal prosecutors have charged him with two felonies - murder of a federal officer and commission of violence in an international airport. if convicted. he could face life in prison or, possibly, the death penalty. live in the newsroom, mike pelton, kron 4 news. bart and its unions are getting closer to finalizing a new labor contract. the two largest unions voted to ratify the contract offer that ended the worker strike last month. the contract gives unions a 15 percent raise over four years.as well as improved safety enhancements like bullet-proof glass for station agent booths. bart management says the contract also lets them update technology without always needing union approval. here's reaction on the vote from both management and union officials. antonette bryant sot butted to grace crunican sot those technological updates will help bart implement everything from wireless handheld devices to the simple use of email istead of hand-written notes. going forward.the contract will

shooter. 23-year-old paul ciancia and the note he left behind. he made a derogatory reference to janet napolitano at the end of the note. it also says tsa treats americans as terrorists. meanwhile, l.a.x. will honor the tsa officer killed with blue lights near the airport's entrance. they will shine through sunday. his widow spoke out saying she was heart broken and devastated. terminal three is now reopen one day after the suspect allegedly opened fire killing hernandez and injuring several others. >>> a man infamous in the 1980s as the so-called subway vigilante was in police custody today. he sold marijuana to an under

police identified the gunman as 23-year-old paul ciancia of new jersey. they say he pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to shoot at the tsa screening station. he seemed to target employees of the transport security administration. >> he looked down, shooting multiple shots. 10-plus shots. >> police say airport officers followed paul ciancia to the end of the terminal where he was shot and seriously wounded. >> a man came in to terminal 3 of the airport. he pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal >> reporter: local authorities say it could have been much worse. >> there was additional rounds of this gunman - that he had. the fact that the officers were able to neutralise the threat as they did, there were more than 100 more rounds that could have killed everybody in the terminal today. >> the tsa officer, the first in the agency's short history to die in the line of duty was declared dead at the ronald reagan u.c.l.a. hospital. police scoured the airport for hours, to be certain there were no other dangers. al

what's still unclear, what drove 23-year-old paul ciancia to target tsa. the report for wjz from la with the latest. >> a spokesperson read a statement from the family of the los angeles international airport shooting suspect. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. >> officials say 23-year-old paul ciancia walked into terminal 3 of the airport on friday, pulling a suitcase with a backpack on top. there were holes in both pieces of luggage. he pulled the gun out and opened fire on tsa officer gerardo hernandez killing him. he also shot two other tsa employees and a passenger before airport police shot him four times. according to court documents ciancia left a letter saying he made the conscious decision to kill multiple tsa employees to instill fear. the letter also talked about how easy it is to get a gun into an airport. >> lax has opened but the attack is raising questions about security at america's third largest airport. >> like many passengers noah was stopp

police identified him as paul ciancia. overnight, we learned about a series of texts he sent to his family that concerned them so much, they contacted police. cnn's dan simon joins me from los angeles. dan, good morning. what's the latest on the bags left behind by those passengers who fled terminal 3? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, allison. first of all, you have a lot of luggage that was left behind. when the shooting happened, people just bolted for the exits and just dropped their bags and left their personal belongings, and as you can imagine, people are eager to retrieve their stuff. at one point, they were going to be allowed back into terminal 3 to retrieve their belongings, but that's been on hold. the fbi is still investigating this crime scene. it's a very large crime scene. and so, it is closed indefinitely. perhaps it will reopen later this afternoon, but we've not been told of the plans. >> you think about how all of this -- all played out yesterday, this gunman shooting up -- shooting up the terminal, basi

the fbi identified him as los angeles resident paul ciancia. police say ciancia was taken into custody after being shot multiple times in the chest. new images emerging of what appears to be the suspect handcuffed to a gurney. you can see that right here. tonight new images of the deadly l-a airport shooting suspect emerging. as we learn more about the victims he was targetting. and the t-s-a's next move to keep travellers safe. we now have more information on the alleged gunman who police say killed a tsa officer and shot 2 others friday at los angeles international airport. you can see a picture of him here. the fbi identified him as los angeles resident paul ciancia. police say ciancia was taken into custody after being shot multiple times in the chest. new images emerging of what appears to be the suspect handcuffed to a gurney. you can see that right here. now investigators have the difficult task of trying to piece together a motive behind the shooting at terminal 3. everyone on the floor. everyone on the floor now. the fbi investigation

he was identified as paul ciancia of new jersey. he pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and shot at the tsa screening station, seeming to target employees of the transportation administration. >> he's looking down, shooting multiple shots by the escalator - 10, plus shots shooting towards the escalator. >> airport officers followed paul ciancia to the end of the terminal, where he was shot and wounded. >> an individual came in to terminal three of the airport, pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and began to open fire in the terminal. >> local authorities say it could have been worse. >> there was additional rounds that this gunman had. the police officers were able to neutralise the threat as they did. there were more than 100 rounds that could have killed everybody in the terminal today. >> the tsa officer, the first to die in the line of duty was declared dead at ronald reagan u.c.l.a. hospital where several were taken. police scoured the area to be certain of no other dangers. 750 flights were affected, some never leaving lax,

los angeles police were enroute to his home before paul ciancia opened fire at the airport. ben tracy explains why they missed him. john miller found out how the gunman got the rifle into the terminal. how did the health care web site duck federal security requirements? sharyl attkisson found the answer. an n.f.l. lineman quits over alleged locker room harassment. mark strassmann tells us what it was all about. and elaine quijano on the forgotten p.o.w.s. they were captured and held in prison camps. so why did uncle sam turn his back? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. those who know paul ciancia are at a loss to explain friday's rampage at los angeles international airport and his apparent hatred for the t.s.a

paul ciancia is in critical condition. a woman who says she knows him well is filling in some of the blanks telling cnn what he might have been thinking and doing shortly before the incident. we have that exclusive angle to the story. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning, kate. this woman has a fascinating story to tell. it is amazing she is an ordinary woman that found herself in an extraordinary circumstance. she wants to remain anonymous. she doesn't want her life associated with paul ciancia. days before this rampage, this woman says ciancia was already plotting his crime. >> he asked whether he could have a ride to the zblarpt why did he need a ride? >> he was going back home, his dad was sick. he had family issues. >> did anyone see a ticket? >> he mentioned what day he had to leave. >> reporter: she says he rarely left his san fernando apartment, describing him as socially awkward and a heavy smoker f. day he put his alleged plan into action, she says, it took his roommate by surprise. >> that morning, he

they say he's paul anthony ciancia, age 23, originally from new jersey. they say he was carrying written material which they described as viciously critical of the government in general and tsa in particular. police in pensville, new jersey say he sent his younger brother a text message earlier today in which he said he was not going to be alive much longer. police say when the family notified them of them, they called authorities in los angeles who checked his apartment, but found he was not there. they say his roommates said they knew of nothing wrong. state and federal officials say airport police shot ciancia several times in the chest. they discovered he was carrying a shoulder bag containing this written material they describe as harshly anti-government with specific references to the tsa. both state and local officials have no record of trouble before from paul ciancia. all the shooting victims were tsa employees. investigators say he seemed to be singling them out and even asked some people he encountered in the airport if they worked for the tsa.

ciancia, his family expressed sorry for his actions. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. while we do not mean to minimize the grief and distress experienced by many other family, we hope that the public will understand that this is a very difficult time for our family too. >> reporter: and in light of the shooting, erin, a union that represents the tsa officers is now calling for another group of tsa officers who are armed and able to arrest travelers. they were saying that they would need extra training. but in light of all the kinds of people that these people encounter in their jobs that they need that extra security. erin? >> stephanie, thank you very much. and let us know what you think. should the tsa have more security, have the right to have guns? would that solve any of this. we are learning more about the alleged gunman, paul ciancia and why he may have been target being tsa officers specifically. according to the latest we have from the fbi, investigators found

paul ciancia says he account aed alone and was dropped off at the airport by a friend. he killed a tsa agent and wounded three others. more than 24 hours after the shooting the airport says operations are back to normal. alex stone has the story from los angeles. >> 23-year-old paul ciancia lies underguard and unrespondtive in a hospital bed leaving behind a bloody trail to speak for him. >> he made the decision to kill multiple tsa employees. >> he said i want to instill fear on your minds in a letter. >> he did do that. >> a criminal complaint filed in federal court details his shooting spree. it says he entered terminal three with a bag holding a smith and wesson semiautomatic handgun. the complaint said as he moved up the escalator he looked back at the wounded officer and returned to shoot the officer again and killing him. ciancia shot down at least two more agents before four police bullets put him on the ground. >> it will be the decision of the attorney general of the united states whether or not to seek the death penalty in this case. >> geraldo her nnandez wa

paul ciancia was dropped off at the airport by an up suspecting roommate. rain than catching a fly he was walked up to a t.s.a. counter and opened fire killing agent geraldo hernandez. people would knew him are surprised the suspect would do this. >> he was shy the he chest to himself. he was always walking around by himself. >> he was a nice guy. a bit introverted but nothing, really, i would ever expect him to do. authorities say ciancia said he acted alone. stay with abc7 news with "good morning america" bringing more information on the investigation at 7:00 right after the abc7 morning news. >> you can keep up with the new developments with abc7 news mobile app that can be downloaded for free at abc7news.com/app. >> jetblue says they believe they did the right thing after a passenger yelled threats on a flight from long beach to san francisco on saturday. the airline said it was faster to continue on to sfo with police detaining the passenger here. the passenger shared this cell phone of san francisco police boarding the plane and detabling the man. pat

investigators say this man, paul ciancia, accomplished two goals mentioned in a suicide note. >> the suicide note the that i read talks a lot about killing tsa agents. he said if i just kill one, my pigs is accomplished -- my mission is accomplished. >> he wanted to instill fear by showing how easy toss to get a gun inside an airport. he killed a tsa agent. he was shot four times by the airport police. ciancia now heavily sedated under the watched of an armed guard at a southern california hospital. >>> the white house is launching a new effort to repair the image of the affordable care act. this week president obama will visit volunteers in dallas who are trying to sign up people for the health insurance. the healthcare.gov website repeatedly crashed into the first month and was even down for repairs this weekend. republicans are increasing calls now to delay change or end the health care reform plan. >> they are trying to change a tire on a car going 75 miles per hour down the expressway. >> the white house says by the middle of the month it will release numbers showing how many pe

paul ciancia had five loaded magazines. a host of unspent omo. a enough to -- ammo. enough to kill everybody in the terminal. it ended here where police shot the gunman. >> we found a statement where he made a decision to kill multiple taat that time -- multiple tsa employees. >> the tsa is also asking how in this post 9/11 era did a gunman make it this close to a american airplane. >> we will look at what our policies are but it is done in cooperation with each airport and how we provide for the best possible security. >> reporter: because on this day at american's third busiest airport it failed to positive one man with a gun from doing this in los angeles. >>> shooting in san jose left one man dead and another under arrest. police received reports before 1:30 a.m. family drove the victim to the hospital where he died. the suspect and the victim knew each other. the violence marks san jose's 39 39th homicide of the year. >>> the family of a teen shot and killed by a deputy plans to file a lawsuit tomorrow. he was shot october a 22 while he walked near his home. the

. >> the defendant paul ciancia - we are looking into his background. i know you have a lot of questions on his background. we are still examining that. that is an extensive process, it will take time. we do know, based on the complaint, that he - and based on evidence we reviewed - that he targeted specifically tsa officers. his intent was clear in his note - we did recover a note at the crime scene. in that note he indicated his anger and his malice - i would say - towards the tsa officers. there is a video of the accident as stated in the complaint. that video shows the defendant's activities during the crime yesterday. >> brian rooney joins us live from lax. what else did we learn today? >> well, they are getting into this. one thing we don't know is exactly why he tarted tsa -- targeted tsa agents. we don't know that he had a bad experience or worked for the tsa. that is still somewhat of a mystery. someone who has not gotten as much mention is the man who was killed yesterday, the transportation security officer, gerardo i. hernandez, and his wife

ciancia on a gurney a short time after that, he was shot 4 times and was hospitalized with wounds, he was carrying a hand written letter saying he wanted to kill tsa agents. >>> a large memorial is there, he was the first to die in the line of duty, bigad shaban on what his family is saying. >> a spokesperson read a statement from the family of the shooting suspect. >> paul is our son and brother, we will continue to love him and care him and will support him during the difficult times ahead. >> officials say 23-year-old paul ciancia walked into terminal 3 of the airport on friday pulling a suitcase with backpacks on top, there were holes to hide the assault rifle inside, he pulled it out and on earned fire on gerrardo hernandez, killing him and also shot two other employees and a passenger before they shot him 4 times. according to police he left a letter saying he made a conscious decision to kill multiple employees in order to instill fir and the letter also talked about how easy it is to get a gun into an airport. lax has completely re-opened since the shooting but the attack is r

los angeles police were enroute to his home before paul ciancia opened fire at the airport. ben tracy explains why they missed him. john miller found out how the gunman got the rifle into the terminal. how did the health care web site duck federal security requirements? sharyl attkisson found the answer. an n.f.l. lineman quits over alleged locker room harassment. mark strassmann tells us what it was all about. and elaine quijano on the forgotten p.o.w.s. they were captured and held in prison camps. so why did uncle sam turn his back? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. those who know paul ciancia are at a loss to explain friday's rampage at los angeles international airport and his apparent hatred for the t.s.a. today his family apologized.

. >> murder charges have been filed against paul ciancia the man that opened fire inside of s angeles international airport. officals say the shooter was clearly inten intent on taking s rage on tsn agentses. >> the suspect paul ciancia is unresponsive and unable to talk according to the fbi. he was wounded in the face by police officers at the eastbound oeastbound -- end of friday's gn battle in lax's terminal three. a note inside of his bag gave insight to his frame of mind. he made a conscious decision to kill multiple tsa employees. he addressed them at one point in the letter and stated he wanted to "instill fear into their traitorous minds". he shot hernandez at the screening checkpoint and went up the elevateo are and came down and shot him again killing him. his widow spoke to reporters. >> he was a wonderful husband, father, brother, son and friend. he would have been 40 next week. i'm truly devastated. and we are all heart broken and we'll miss him dearly. the federal criminal complaint says ciancia used a smith and wesson assault rifle and carried five high capacity magazin

the alleged gunman 23-year-old paul ciancia is expected to die. >> that is according to a note police say he left behind. police say he shot his way past security. >> the lax terminal is closed now. this is a live picture. we have live team coverage for you tonight. abc7 news and in san jose. >> now, we're going to go to los angeles and have the latest from brandy hit this, started about 9:30 just been chaos all day long. >> the ripple affect has been enormous. thousands are affected by this. terminal three still should down. here is brandy hit reporting from los angeles. >> reporter: the gunman at los angeles international airport terminal three has been identified as paul ciancia. the suspect wielding what is being describeds as a long gun officials say three people were injured and confirmed there is only one shooter, now in custody. >> it was a loud bang. i mean, boom. it was loud. so we just ducked down next thing, nothing but girls around heechlt i stacked the luggage high. >> reporter: almost immediately, first responders set up triage locations and a man wearing a blue tsa uni

paul ciancia remains in critical condition tonight. he was shot in the head by l.a.x. police. >>> we also heard for the first time from the family of one of the victims. teri okita has the tsa agent's widow's reaction as well as new details on the investigation. >> reporter: the widow of the fallen officer spoke to the media saturday. >> gerardo would have been 40 next week. i am truly devastated and we are all heartbroken. >> reporter: the head of the tsa expressed his condolences on behalf of the agency. >> officers hernandez was the first tsa employee killed in the line of duty. >> on the floor, on the floor now! >> reporter: hernandez was killed in a shooting rampage at los angeles international airport friday morning. four other people were wounded. a wreath was delivered to l.a.x. saturday where there's a visible police presence in car, on foot and on bicycles. >> we saw a lot of policemen around so i'm feeling good. >> reporter: a blue tarp cordoned off the security checkpoint where authorities say 23-year-old paul ciancia opened fire. the fbi wrapped up its for

they believe paul ciancia acted alone, but can't say why he did it. >>> everyone on the floor. on the floor now. >> another look at that chilling exclusive cell phone video from tmz. seconds later as you can see, passengers poured out of the gate areas as police urged them to run outside. some of those passengers were injured trying to escape and get to safety. >> this was all happening at l.a.x., but there's a ripple effect across the world. flight delays and diversions from some of our local airports. we begin with impact at san jose. >> reporter: at least 27 flights between the bay area and l.a.x. have been cancelled. that number is expected to grow. >> i made a big circle. >> reporter: it's been a long day for a richmond resident. >> i started in oakland, was supposed to go to l.a.x., from l.a.x. to austin. ended up in ontario where they told us to get off the plane, go get our luggage, and recheck back in. so i'm back here. >> reporter: five hours of travel time only to end up back in the bay area. she's hoping to finally catch a flight to austin this evening. >> just tire

paul ciancia could have fired the rifle without even removing it from a bag in which it was carried. a high school teacher who was shot has been upgraded to good condition. some are asking whether tsa agents should be armed. security at the nation's airport will be reviewed. >> the responsibility for protecting airport security is not a tsa function, but it's something we need to examine given what happened in los angeles. >> the suspect paul ciancia was shot four times by police. he remains hospitalized this evening. >>> it's a small election but could have a big impact. voters of sunnyvale will head to the polls to decide on a gun control measure. >> reporter: they'll be watching the outcome for two reasons. first of all, several other cities throughout the nation are considering similar legislation. they want to see what voters do tomorrow. but also the nra is already threatening to sue if the measure happens. when 26 people died in newtown, connecticut, the mayor knew he had to try to do something to curve gun violence. >> innocent children go down. accidental killing goes down b

shooter paul ciancia. sources tell cnn ciancia had anti-government and anti-tsa notes on him at the time of the shooting. the fbi says three tsa officers were shot during the rampage. one of the officers was killed, and right now -- >> on the floor! on the floor! >> -- on the other side of the coast, hundreds of thousands of people showing that they are boston strong. fans are packing the parade route, celebrating the red sox win of the world championship title, and honoring the victims and survivors of the boston marathon bombing. we'll bring you all of the latest developments throughout the morning. and afternoon. >>> but first, major developments this week for the family of kendrick johnson. he's that georgia teen found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at his high school gym in valdosta. federal authorities are now investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. cnn's victor blackwell and his producer, devin sayers, have been on top of the story for more than six months now. here is the latest loo

police say that paul ciancia said he acted alone in that attack. he was dropped off at the airport by his roommate who said he had no idea what was about to unfold. a former roommate says the shooting was totally out of character. >> i didn't have any issues with him or anything. he was a really nice guy. a bit loner, introverted. but nothing that i would ever, ever expect him to do something like this. >> reporter: brian ludmer, the high school teacher who was wounded in the attack, is facing at least one more surgery and extended physical therapy. friends say he remains upbeat. ludmer was traveling to a friend's wedding when he was shot on friday. >>> another u.s. airport evacuated and shut down after an employee found a written bomb threat last night. no flights came in or out of birmingham, alabama, for more than two hours while they searched the terminal and tarmacs. normal operations resumed. >>> a group of sky divers is thanking their lucky stars after surviving a midair collision between the two small planes as the planes actually plunged t

this tmz video captures the panic after the suspect identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia approached the check point and pulled a semiautomatic rifle from the bag. he shot and killed one tsa agent and wounded three others. >> it was a loud bang. >> everyone panicked. everybody dropped to the ground. >> the shooter seemed to be aiming at tsa officers. he was wearing a blue uniform and helped from the scene holding up his bloody arm. this man barely escaped. >> he was carrying a rifle and he looked at me and said tsa with a question mark and i just shook my head and he kept going. >> reporter: passengers huddled for cover in bathrooms and others dashed for the exits. >> the kids, the seniors are like oh my goodness. i want to help them, but i want to cover myself. >> reporter: finally -- >> i caught up with him near the rear of the terminal and that is where an officer involved shooting occurred. >> reporter: the shooter went down wounded. his rifle fell where he did and not moment too soon. diswhrie were a hundred more -- >> there were a hundred more rounds that could have literally k

this tmz video captures the panic after the suspect identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia approached the check point and pulled a semiautomatic rifle from the bag. he shot and killed one tsa agent and wounded three others. >> it was a loud bang. >> everyone panicked. everybody dropped to the ground. >> the shooter seemed to be aiming at tsa officers. he was wearing a blue uniform and helped from the scene holding up his bloody arm. this man barely escaped. >> he was carrying a rifle and he looked at me and said tsa with a question mark and i just shook my head and he kept going. >> reporter: passengers huddled for cover in bathrooms and others dashed for the exits. >> the kids, the seniors are like oh my goodness. i want to help them, but i want to cover myself. >> reporter: finally -- >> i caught up with him near the rear of the terminal and that is where an officer involved shooting occurred. >> reporter: the shooter went down wounded. his rifle fell where he did and not a moment too soon. diswhrie were a hundred more -- >> there were a hundred more rounds that could have literally

and fought by the man seen here, 23-year-old paul ciancia. >> i saw the gun and i was terrified like everybody else was and on the ground. >> flooded out pile 3 and storming out of emergency exits onto the tarmac of the planes. >> there was a guy downstairs started shooting and one guy fell down and he was going up in the security check. >> active shooter all too common -- leaving security check points tossed and baroned. >> ciancia shot his way to terminal 3 ending of a shoot out near the food court. >> the officers did not hesitate. they went after this individual and they confronted the individual. >> take a closer look near the officer's feet, that's ciancia's weapon outside of the six busiest airports of the world. >> now, the shooting turned l.a.x. to a ground -- for several hours today, no flights could come in or get out, of course, impact felt across the world and here in the bay area nationwide of 46 flights were cancelled of 100 or so flights going from san francisco to l.a.x. every single day were cancelled and passengers scrambling for plan b. >> we are just going to dri

ciancia, his family expressed sorry for his actions. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. while we do not mean to minimize the grief and distress experienced by many other family, we hope that the public will understand that this is a very difficult time for our family too. >> reporter: and in light of the shooting, erin, a union that represents the tsa officers is now calling for another group of tsa officers who are armed and able to arrest travelers. they were saying that they would need extra training. but in light of all the kinds of people that these people encounter in their jobs that they need that extra security. erin? >> stephanie, thank you very much. and let us know what you think. should the tsa have more security, have the right to have guns? would that solve any of this. we are learning more about the alleged gunman, paul ciancia and why he may have been target being tsa officers specifically. according to the latest we have from the fbi, investigators found

ciancia of los angeles. federal agents questioned his parents in new jersey his father is a business owner. police say, there, rather, tell us the suspect sent his brother a text kath he may have been suicidal. ciancia was shot and wounded in terminal three. we begin with the developments in the abc7 newsroom. >> reporter: let's talk about the bag. inside investigators say they found a hand written note that said he wanted to kill tsa officers and pigs, referring to police. witnesses who saw him handle that rifle say it was obvious he was there to do a lot of damage. this video from tmz shows passengers running for safety the gunman began shooting inside lax. >> i'm looking at him, my wife. to tell they're okay. say three we're going run out of the door. i was waiting when he is pointing down. we're running. >> i look over by escalator. like 20 feet away. i see shell casings falling. i see shooting. >> reporter: the gunman moved to the screening station where passengers show ids. he had an ar 15, a high powe

the suspect, 23-year-old paul ciancia. the suspect had a note with an antitsa rant on it and his fear of a new world order. our affiliate got the exclusive video and they are reporting it appears to show the suspect handcuffed. cnn cannot confirm who it is. passengers are reclaiming bags abandoned in the panic. i want to get to l.a.x. with more information on the victim. >> reporter: well, don, we heard from the widow are the excruciating details of a man who by every measure was trying to live the american dream. he was talking about how he was from el salve dor and moved here at 15 years old. he went to high school here and married his high school sweetheart. they had two children. they married on valentine's day. they had two children and filled with pride at a job protecting america's airplanes. this is a lot for his wife to digest and the workers at l.a.x. to digest as well. if you go up to a tsa officer here in los angeles you will see on their badges is a black stripe. that is signifying one of their fallen officers

>> reporter: he is paul anthony ciancia. as carter said he's from new jersey but a lot doesn't emerge. what you don't see is the criminal record. you don't see other violent acts. what you don't see is references to him in the fbi files. yet what you do see today, according to investigators, is he walks into the terminal. he's got the gun in a garment bag. he takes the rifle out, he opens fire, shoots his way through the check point going down a side, coming around the back. he's focused on the tsa agents. inside the bag we are told investigators came up with notes saying that the tsa were facists and pigs, anti-american rantings, anti-tsa rantings and references to the new world order which is another growing conspiracy group that believes the world is going to be taken over by forces and black helicopters and so on. interestingly, scott, today he texted his parents from l.a. to new jersey and said he was going to kill himself today. they called the police. there was a response to his house. apparently they didn't make cont