shortly before the attack, he left behind a post on what appears to be his facebook page, saying attacks on muslims around the world led to a boiling point, and he referenced slain cleric al walky. the campus on lock-down for 90 minutes, and an officer was on the scene within a minute and killed the assailant. that officer has been identified and he joined the university of police force in january of 2015. officials cautioned they have not determined a motive for the ambush although terrorism has not been ruled out. willie, it s probably a good guess that maybe that s not the first thing they would like to line off with a crayon. yeah, ignore his facebook
get their son back. appreciate it, chris. over to you, michaela, look at the headlines, other news. here they are. major announcement from the white house aimed at easing student debt. president obama expected to sign at any of repayment programs at 10% of a boar rowers s discretionary income. the changes would allow an additional 5 million people to qualify for the program which wouldn t take in effect until december 2015. officials are advising residents to evacuate as a massive wildfire threatens 250 homes outside of bend, oregon. the two bowls fires started saturday, a wind-driven fire that spread quickly into a six-mile inferno that scorched 6100 acres. the evacuations are not mandatory. we re told no structures have been lost. so far, no word on what caused that blaze. they are expected winds to pick up again today and that could be a real issue for firefighters.
earlier this year the military made an historic change declaring it would end a 20-year prohibition of women in combat positions. the door was opened to 237,000 combat roles that were once unavailable to women simply because of their againer. but most units have still remained a boy s club, including the most elite divisions like the army rangers and navy s.e.a.l.s with the logistics to how to integrate them still being determined. military is now considering clearing the path to special forces positions and we ll discuss it today in an afternoon briefing at the pentagon. defense sources tell nbc news that no final decisions have been made, but a schedule has been mapped out that would allow women to start training for special forces as early as 2015. officials stress that the rigorous physical training for those positions would not be scaled back. as policies have evolved to give
he is basically staging a political stunt and also point to the fact that this bridge won t be shovel-ready until 2015. officials say that s beside the point. we have thousands of these. that s why the jobs bill should be passed. ohio is a battle ground state at the center of the map. this is the second time that president obama has been here since announcing his jobs plan two weeks ago. there is a lot of emphasis on this state. this is very, very personal. the president s he said part of the reason i came here because baper and mcconnell are the two most powerful republicans in government. they can kill this jobs bill or help pass it. he is accusing them if he