another strange twist in the story pointed out by the new york times. the same company that did aaron alex alexis s background check he worked for also performed background checks on edward snowden. let s get to the pope now. pope francis continues to break away from predecessors and in a big way. blunt comments by the pontiff signaling what could be a new era for the catholic church. pope francis says the church has become obsessed with preaching about gays, abortion and contraception. ann thompson has the story. reporter: in his short pap si, he s preached loudest with gestures drawing tens of thousands to his weekly appearance in the vatican. and millions in rio, his first overseas trip. he spells out his vision of the catholic. in a frank interview published in america requests. we cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contra
the tires on someone s car. alex alexis family claims he suffered from ptsd. and still he kept his security clearance. the political correctness. reporter: some lawmakers argue the government has watered down the security clearance screening process for all members of the military. want to be politically correct, we don t want to sti a stigmatize anybody. reporter: advocates lobbied for an exception. suicide rates were spiking and more troops an vets were seeking mental health care. in 2008, the government said if you sought mental health counseling related to having been in military combat, do you not have to disclose that. alexis was never in combat. but veterans expect his actions to ignite some criticism over the questionnaire. i think well be called on to defend the question and the change made in 2008. reporter: iraq and afghanistan veterans say tighter
we ask the public to look at photos of alex alexis and contact the fbi with any and all information. the photos are available on f fbi.gov and all reported to 1-800-call-fbi this investigation is still very active. and we and we will continue to work with our partners to track done every bit of information that we learn. assistance of the public is vital. and investigations of this type. as the we try to piece together the recent movements and contacts of the subject. no piece of information is too small. call to report any and all information to 1-800-call-fbi thank you. i want to add one thing. for all of our local folks that follow, are following the news coverage here. there is misinformation getting out through a variety of different sources. i will say, through our to our friends in the media if you have sources inside law
0 that s almost as bad as what happened at fort hood. just a tragic turn of affairs. another dozen people injured who were shot, they re okay, most of them in various stages of their condition, but it s a serious situation. sad story. have a good show. thanks very much. happening now, we re following the breaking news. this is the situation room special report, mass shooting at the washington navy yard which is right behind me. chaos and carnage in the nation s capital. 13 people are confirmed dead this hour, one of them a shooter who sprayed gunfire inside a u.s. navy facility. police have now identified the gunman. but they say they don t have a motive, at least not yet, and there is still an urgent hunt under way for another possible, possible suspect. you ll hear this hour incredible stories from survivors as they tell of the horror they faced during the bloody rampage this morning. i m wolf blitzer here in washington. you re in the situation room. shock, fear and grief t
i don t know about you. might be an over statement, but it was freezing when it was in the 50s. so folks getting off to an early start this morning, tom. need to cover up a little bit. it s about 40 to 45 degrees colder than it was friday. that is amazing. just to put it in perspective. yeah. that kind of a drop, it does feel cold even though it s certainly not cold. i was running into the building. thank goodness that we ve got this high sun this time of year because we ll be rapidly warming up. there s the clear sky over the region now. that s the view from space. temperatures all around the region are down into the 50s. much of the area. except right near the tidal potomac and near the bay near the 60s. reagan national is now at 63. by 9:00 with the bright sun we ll be in the upper 60 was a light breeze. then by noontime, we out to be well into the 70s with winds out of the northwest gusting to 15 to 25. then lots of sun through the afternoon, peaking in the lo