An ar15 semiautomatic rifle. America with more gun stores than Grocery Stores. Tonight, eyewitnesses tell me what they saw when they started. I talk a gun advocate who says there should have been more guns in that mall. And the mother of the aurora, colorado, victims, who thinks the opposite. And talks about guns, north Koreas Nuclear threat. And the man at both sides of the gun debate, mark kelly. President obama hasnt really addressed the gun issue at all. This is piers morgan tonight. Good evening. Our big story tonight, america armed. A day after another gun outrage, a young 22yearold shoots up a mall of christmas shoppers in oregon. Heres the statistics. Theres more than 129,000 federally licensed firearms dealers in this country. Thats according to the bureau of alcohol and tobacco. Theres 16,000 Grocery Stores and 14,000 mcdonalds restaurants. Far more places to buy guns in america than groceries or burgers. 47,856 people murdered by firearms between 2006 and 2010. Two more murd
And how scud missiles have been fired. The United States government says it shows just how desperate assads regime is now getting. And also, our first look at the shooter who Police Believe is responsible for last nights deadly rampage in a portlandarea mall. Police have identified him as well as the two people that he killed. Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone. Im Ashleigh Banfield in for erin burnett tonight who is on assignment in afghanistan. Weve got breaking news right off the top. Cnn just learning that the United States does not believe that north korea is in full control of that satellite that it sent into space with the longrange rocket launch. This is according to a u. S. Official to our Barbara Starr at the pentagon. Up until now, by most accounts, this launch has been seen as a success, or certainly it raised the bar on how we view their capabilities. Erin burnett spoke with defense secretary leon panetta, exclusively in kabul about this very issue. Take a look. Mr.
Astronomers. Did you feel that . It happened. I hear thats super dangerous. Good morning and welcome to early start. As 5 00 a. M. In the east. Up first, it was an afternoon of horror for Holiday Shoppers in suburban portland. Police say 10,000 people were inside the Clackamas Town Center when a gunman opened fire. Mass chaos followed. Three were dead, including the gunman, and a young woman left critically wounded. The mall is supposed to be a place that we can all take our families, feel comfortable that this is a great place, especially the hole diday seaso like this. These things arent supposed to happen. Lets get right to the scene. Dan, what can you tell us . Reporter well, the main question this morning, and its really the question anytime you have one of these shootings, is who was the shooter, what was the motive, and were any of the victims targeted or was it simply random. At this point we dont know any of that. When we do know is it started about 3 30 in the afternoon, the
Once again, the wind light in the vicinity of that fire. I will be back with a look at the forecast, which includes the possibility of frost. I will show you the frost advisory, how cold tonight and unsettled weather in the accuweather sevenday forecast. How many days of rain, coming up. Thanks. See you shortly. Debbie tweeted photoings to us. We spoke to debbie. She works across the street from the fire. She told us she heard the roof collapse and then saw the debris falling. Take a look at this video. This was sent to you report it. Thats the thick, black smoke we have been talking about. But its an important complex in the foreground. And the smoke pouring from the building, behind t. No injuries arented at the scene reported at the scene. No ones gone to the hospital with respiratory problems. We have posted videos and photos on our web site. Ominous looking at the sky. Now at 4 00, a surprise in washington. U. N. Ambationz dorsusan rice has taken herself out of the running for the
Things pick up past university into emeryville and bay bridge toll andman maci should say. Live look at bay bridge toll, no and macarthur maze i should say many minor delay for cash paying folks, san mateo bridge good brake lights westbound, moisture, possible rain shower blowing through the san mateo bridge not bad towards foster city and some of your drive times we are continuing to follow breaking news you first saw here on abc7 news 4 30 this morning. 2yearold girl in the hospital after a truck crashed into an apartment overnight. Terry mcsweeney joins us live. Reporter we two a chance to talk to a very shaken father you can understand why when you consider a truck pickup truck comes plowing through, you can see where i knocked didnt the fence, you can see the cardboard over the window that it went through. When it went through that window it went into the crib of 2yearold nahla robbins. This happened 3 30 this morning. Pickup truck coming along, doesnt show a lot of signs of break