Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Were learning new details this morning about the gunman who killed three people at a pensacola, florida, naval base on friday. Officials say 21yearold Saudi Air Force officer Mohammed Saeed alshamrani used a handgun that was bought legally in florida. He was shot and killed by a sheriffs deputy. The Associated Press is reporting that he had apparently gone on twitter shortly before the shooting and poste messages that criticized american support of israel and accused the u. S. Of being antimuslim. Theres no official word on a motive for the shooting. The three american sailors killed have been identified as 23yearold joshua kaleb watson, 19yearold airman Muhammad Salman hytham, and airman apprentice Cameron Scott walters. A motorcade took their bodies from the naval base yesterday. People lined the streets of pensacola Holding American flag. Thfallen were transported to Dover Air Force base in delaware. David begnaud has more now from the fbi in
Why transport owner was within legal rules and took appropriate pro cautions. Votes dont believe that man who spell the van targeted the dogs but he took advantage of the opportunity. Police are still checking to make sure that all the dogs are accounted for and the transport owner has all the required documents. In the meantime, all the dogs have been taken to the oakland Animal Shelter where they are being taken care of. Maureen naylor, thank you. Investigators say that an officer mistook a mans umbrella for a rifle. Our Crime Reporter henry lee is at the police didnt with an update on this investigation. Henry . Well, alex and heather, police say this man was not armed with a gun but acted as though he was, brain dish requesting bran dishing shooting noises. It happened on saturday afternoon, in wet weather. Many sid citizens called police, saying that a man was pointing a gun. We received seven calls for service. People were concerned about his behavior of how he was bran dishing a
Victims were identified with the navy reports without the reactions of those fallen men, the situation could have been far worst. Well have the latest from florida. Our sundays spotlight. Battle of Major Streaming Services to win over your kids. Inside the doors of netflix to see how that company is arming itself with animators to attract the powerful young audience. And a sitdown with hollywoods brightest rising star, emmy winning actor writer and producer, lena waithe. I look forward to reading your paper every week because you write the way you see. As a fifth grader, i didnt understand what it meant but i knew it was a compliment. I felt that was my super power. A sitdown with lena waithe and harry smith with our sundays closer on the meaning through the years of that big beautiful Christmas Tree outside our windows here. All that and another life well lived later in the show. Lets begin on what we have learned of the three victims. Morgan radford is here with more on the lives the
Shooting. The chilling images from inside a hotel room and the tip that may have stopped a tragedy. Powerful storms, parts of the west coast swamped by torrential rain. Strong winds downing trees. Were tracking the wild weather now heading east and the temperature roller coaster. And oh tannenbomb. The official state fir lighting up a fiery debate. The scale thats goings on in the statehouse is absurd. Is it a thing of beauty or a Christmas Tree catastrophe . Hey, good morning, everybody. Lets get straight to our top story, the latest on the investigation into whether that attack at the Naval Air Base in pensacola, florida, was an act of terror. Overnight a scene weve watched play out in so Many American communities. A vigil for the victims of yet another mass shooting. And we are learning new information as we come on the air this morning. Investigators looking into whether the gunman, a member of the saudi air force, was acting alone. They also say he made a visit to new york city in
Pensacola. All eyes on washington as democrats ramp up impeachment push with another hearing, on top of that, the other big question happening today, what would the ig report and potential fisa abuse reveal about the origins of the russia witch hunt. The nativity scene turning into political commentary, Fox Friends First start right now. Heather good morning to you, you are watching Fox Friends First on monday morning, im heather childers, thanks for starting your day or ending with us, we do begin with the fox news alert, terrorism suspected as motives as the pensacola quay naval base prepares to reopen today, fbi now working to determine if the shooter was part of a larger network, jonathan joins us now in pensacola, florida, as you report reveals the suspect had, quote, deepseated hatred for the u. S. Good morning. Yeah, they are looking at social media postings of this suspect and also this morning the New York Times reporting that the shooter filed a formal complaint against one o