The gunman at the Washington Navy yard. Tonight investigators studying these words. They were etched on a gun used by aaron alexis. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has the first take on what these riddles could mean. Reporter this is a remington 870 pump Action Shotgun like the one used in the Washington Navy yard massacre. A devastating close range weapon that sources tell us that left an horrific scene of carnage in its wake. Abcs has learned that aaron alexis carved the words better off this way and my elf weapon on the stock of the shotgun. Investigators are examining the meaning of the phrases including whether better off this way meant alexis knew he would die in his murderous rampage. As for elf, authorities are not sure what it means though some investigators wonder if it refers to the tech phrase extremely low frequency. Part of the curiosity about that phrase stems from the fact that alexis was a computer technician and was recently ranting to police about hea
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Im t. J. Holmes. Its a sign of mourning in indiana, the home state of murdered hostage peter kassig. A vigil was held to remember the 26yearold former army ranger. His heartbroken parents have issued a statement and are expected to speak with reporters later today. The latest now from abcs gloria riviera. Reporter the latest american victim is peter kassig, a 26yearold aide worker from indiana. A former army ranger lived in the middle east where he founded a medical Aid Organization serving victims of syrias civil war. In the hospital, i was able to share a little bit of hope and comfort with some people. Reporter sentence his capture a year ago, he converted to islam and changed his name to abdul raman. Isis had shown their captive in a previous video threatening to kill him in retaliation for u. S. Military action in iraq and syria. Kassigs parents publicly pleaded with his captives to spare their son. We implore those who are holding you to show mercy and use their power to let you
Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a monday night. And we begin with the breaking news. New revelations about that white house intruder. Youll remember those stunning images, a man sprinting across the white house lawn, carrying a knife. Officials saying at the time the intruder got through the front door and not much farther. But tonight, a different portrait now emerging of that day. We know he made it much further into the white house, just minutes after the president and the first family had left. This evening, the breaking news raising troubling new questions about security at the white house. And why the secret service didnt reveal this from the very start. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas leading us off. Reporter the suspect seen in this video running toward the white house got much deeper inside than the secret Service First disclosed. Sources tell abc news, when Omar Gonzalez burst through that unlocked front door of the white house, he overp
Why this building was included. It is all happening now. But we begin our second hour with the republican race for the white house. The show down for the empire state eight days away. I am jon scott. I am heather in for jenna lee. Eight days and counting. Democrats and republicans as well. And donald trump is back on the trail and campaigning in rochester, he told supporter ares that the primary process is rigged. He and john kasich campaigning in upstate new york today. He has more support than kasich and cruz combined. We have edhenry and we start with the republican race and john roberts in albany new york. Reporter a lot of complaints with the delegation. The Republican Committee said it is the rules that are the rules. The Trump Campaign insisting where people freely vote he wins and the places where the party votes he loses. That is not true. Cruz has lost some. But in colorado cruz came away with all of the delegates in the state conventions and causing donald trump to tweet tha