wade michael page appeared, took out a nine millimeter pistol and opened fire. this is a facebook picture of him. yes, that is a swastika of him. tonight the latest on efforts to pin down any and all hate group connections he may have had. earlier today, president obama reacted to that possibility. i think the american people immediately recoil against those kinds of attitudes. and i think it will be very important for us to reaffirm once again that in this country regardless of what we look like, where we come from, who we worship, we are all one people. and we look after one another, and we respect one another. mitt romney called the shooting a tragedy that should never befall any house of worship. nationwide, there s been increased security at many sikh semples. we ll talk to local leaders that are worried that this may happen across the nation. as always, focus as much as we can on who the victims were. what their lives were like. who the heroes are. who risked everyt
the united states and probably in other countries is confuse celebrity with political leadership. when you become famous and celebrate it for something, in politics, it s confused with leadership. we re out of time. maria, i want to thank you. thank you, soledad. thank you. nice to see you. let us know what you think at ac360.com. coming up, another kritdic of president obama s speech, this time this guy says he s a socialist. we ll check the facts for you. behind to do the same. e for every warrior who charges into the fight. is another who fights to keep moving forward until their return. military lives are different. at usaa we ve been there. we understand. that s why our commitment to serve military, veterans and their families is without equal. usaa. for insurance, banking, investments, retirement and advice. we know what it means to serve. let us serve you.
in 1961, i think, the soviet union sent up the first man in space. that was actually considered more sensational than sputnik, which ed reminded me before the broadcast weighed 20 pounds and was the size of a volleyball. but when they sent a human being, this very brave soviet astronaut, and he remains a hero in russia today, that really brought it home that they put a man in space. there s one other thing i would say, what television has done in the united states and probably in other countries is confuse celebrity with political leadership. when you become famous and celebrate it for something, in politics, it s confused with leadership. we re out of time. maria, i want to thank you. thank you, soledad. thank you. nice to see you. let us know what you think at ac360.com.
ill will towards the wonderful muslim people that had no part of 9/11, but i am just saying why at ground zero? we have mosques all over new york, and i m so proud of them. rosaleen, we have to take a quick break. bruce, i want you to be able to respond to that and then we ll take a quick break. what we have is there is a community down there that he has and they re trying to find a location. i do not believe and have never believed this is a real estate issue. i believe there is going to be a compromise going to come out of this. god willing. but all of us who care about what these people died for can stand up and say that what america is about is finding a way for people to co-exist. that is the message we have to deliver. we ll take a quick break and continue with our guests again. we ll be discussing this for the whole hour. it s an important conversation. we ll show you more of what imam rauf has said. for better or worse, this is a national conversation. live chat is up
they ve prepositioned utility crews as far away as michigan and ohio just to be on the ready. what are they expecting? how big an impact on the businesses is expected? reporter: you know, just like in the carolinas, tourism is a big mainstay here. in fact, the chamber of commerce tells us they re going to take a monstrous hit. some of the hotels are only operating at 40% capacity because so many tourists have left. emergency planners are saying good thing, we don t want people to take chances. a lot of residents here are staying put. we ll continue to track earl throughout the hour and the night. you can talk about it with other viewers at 360 online. the live chat is up and running at ac360.com. coming up, another well goes up in flames in the gulf of mexico. have you seen the pictures of this so far? we ll tell you about safety problems, the company that runs it, what this is doing to people down in the gulf with the bp disaster playing out. we also learn some new information