A story that sound like something out of a hollywood thriller that stars three very well american heroes. One is an air force airman, another an Army National guards man and a third is a pal from california they were traveling with on a train from anthony amsterdam to paris. Thats when the three americans jumped into action. Charlie dagata picks up the story. Reporter video that appears to be shot inside the train shows the suspect face down and tied up. You can see a rifle he was carrying and one of the american men who brought him down after seeing a french passenger first confront the gunman, 22yearold National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and his two friends moved in. I saw a guy entering the train with an a. K. And a handgun, and i just looked over at spencer and said, lets go, go. And he jumped up, and i followed behind him by about three seconds. Reporter u. S. Air force Airman First Class stone tackled the gunman, and skarlatos knocked him unconscious with the butt of his rifle. Fe
Take my word for it. There were cheers here. Actually a few tears. Some waited since 8 00 a. M. And see a few waiting for a panda cam to come back. Were excited when this happened at that moment of 5 34. Her water broke at 5 00 tonight but she was in labor early this morning and she was having contractions. Going back, you remember she was artificially inseminated back in weekspril twice and two ago her hormone levels began to rise and she was sleeping more, cradling objects, signs of pregnancy. On wednesday, the vets believed tohat they be a fetus during ultrasound so dedicated fans began heading to the zoo and for many, to watch was the birth experience of a lifetime. She just got up and bent over out. T popped like this big and its so cute. Very cute. Very exciting. Ive waited 44 years for this. Im very, very excited to be here. Thankful to be here. Thank you so much. She had been here since 8 00 morning, so she was indeed very excited. We expect to get an update from officials with
And he loved his job. Reporter camara died doing what he loved. He was supposed to finish work at the Federal Building around 4 00 p. M. But agreed to work an extra shift. About an hour later, police say 68yearold Kevin Downing shot and killed camara before killing himself. He was an incredibly hard worker, very dedicated to keeping the building safe. Reporter shortly after the shooting, police and federal agents descended on the shooters home in fort leerks new jersey, evacuating nearby homes, including alexander glickmans. That guy didnt have enough money to sustain himself, hes going to have enough money to booby trap or something . Reporter downing was about to lose his home to foreclosure. He advertised it on youtube. Downing also lost his fiance to cancer several years ago and lived alone. I never expected. He looked such a nice guy. Reporter a relative tells news 4 its possible downing went to the Federal Building because it housed a Labor Department office, the same agency that
Good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. We begin with that heroic moment on a high speed train, two american servicemen and their friend on vacation in france praised for stopping what could have been a mass killing. Tonight this video inside that train. Theres the attacker tied up. Those americans beating him with his own rifle. One of them seriously hurt in the takedown, and we are learning more about these heros, their quick decision to act. Today president obama calling each of them to thank them for their courage. Abcs Ron Claiborne leads us off. Reporter Spencer Stone waved as he left the French Hospital tonight where he had been treated for cuts to his neck and hand sustained in a furious struggle with the heavily armed suspect on that high speed train. This video showing the dramatic scene on the train. Stone, shirtless and bleeding, tending to another passenger. His attacker, the gunman, tied up a few feet away, not moving. On a nearby seat
Brookland ended after a more than 30hour standoff. Tonight were learning more about the 63yearold woman whose murder led to the barricade. News 4s derrick ward joins us live. Reporter it ended about ten minutes after 5 00. We saw emergency vehicles start to leave. Still a pris presence on this street and folks breathing a sigh of relief. Some saying, weve got our neighborhood back. By all accounts, the woman who was a beloved member of this community is gone. It appears to have ended peacefully after a nearly 30hour standoff. A suspect handcuffed is placed into an ambulance. It began violently. It started with a shooting, 63yearold Loretta Carswell is shot dead in the street, killed by a cousin. He calls her outside. She goes outside. He shoots her. The suspect then runs back up the block to the house, fires off a couple more shots and the standoff begins. Police intact cal gear set up around the house. The entire block, a large slab of this d. C. Neighborhood is cordoned off. Charmain