State plaza in northern new jersey, just before closing time. Just moments ago, police found the body of the suspected shooter. Abcs matt kozar has been on the scene. Matt, whats the very latest . Reporter good morning, diana and john. Were learning more about the shooter. His name is Richard Shoop. Police found a suicide note. And they found his body in a back room here at the mall. It likely took them a long time to find him because this mall is so big. Its still unclear why he did what he did. A sole gunman unleashes terror inside new jerseys Garden State Plaza mall monday night. It was no individual that was struck by anything, other than mr. Shoop taking his own life, with the weapon that he used to do the firing inside the mall. Reporter Police Believe the gunman, dressed in black, may have also been wearing a motorcycle helmet, as he fired several shots near the in order stomach department store. Investigators say they found a shell casing from an assault rifle. We ran in for ou
Their powerful and moving story today, wednesday, november 6th, 2013. And good morning, welcome to today on wednesday morning. Im mattlauer. Im Savannah Guthrie. We have breaking news out of china. One of the most sophisticated bomb ago tacks there in years. Seven simultaneous explosions. We begin on this wednesday morning with the top story. That is those Election Results across the country. The take away for both parties. Chuck todd is nbcs political director and our white house correspondent. Good morning to you. Good morning, matt. The first test of the Political Climate is decidedly mixed this morning in this day after with the dust settled. Republicans are crowing about the big Chris Christie landslide in new jersey as he becomes the frontrunner for the 2016 president ial race. The tea party is feeling no less embolden. Today, finger pointing. Tea Party Activists what might have been in virginia and democrats in a panic about how health care almost cost them that race. The big wi
Reporter from black cats to broken mirrors, horse shoes to rabbits feet, we are all susceptible to superstition. I think only 40 of americans believe in evolution. Reporter what percent of americans believe in superstitions . Over half of americans have some kind of superstition that they believe in. Reporter so when was the last time you knocked on wood . Later on sunday morning. Osgood knocking on wood is a strategy the white house contenders might want to consider in these waning days of a very close campaign. Though hes not on the ballot, former president bill clinton is very much in the spotlight this fall in all sorts of ways. He talks about it this morning with rit a braver. President bill clinton. Reporter he may be the most active former president in history. Thank you. Reporter but he worries about what will happen when his wife steps down as secretary of state. You havent seen that much of each other because youre traveling and shes traveling. Its one of my great fears. Im a
Warhead atop one of the mys sills it has that can hit any capital in the region or any city, and i just watched a video clip the iranianen put out what they would do if they were threatened by israel and other countries, and they show iranian missiles striking not just israel, but American Allies throughout the region. Theyre very unequivocal about this. Thats, in many ways, the laos of threats. The bigger threats come in the form of providing nuclear um real las to terrorist organizations that could either attack israel or other promesh countries in the proamerican countries in the region with relative impunity. Theyre then going to have of think of themself, well, if we strike back at hezbollah, for example, will that precipitate an iranian breakout . Becomes a big part of their calculus and an immense break on latitude. But beyond that, terrorists could get access to Nuclear Capabilities, and you dont have to worry about rockets, you have to worry about nuclear odder unanimous being
The governor. Woods has been a professor of Church History and doctrine at Brigham Young University Since 1998. He specializes in latterday saint immigration studies. And is the editor of saints by the sea saints by the sea website which documents lds maritime immigration in america in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Hes editor and compiler of the mormon immigration index which was released in 2000 in his widely used by researchers. Woods has authored and coauthored more than a dozen books and scores of articles on lds history and as collaborated collaborated on several documentary films. The most recent being the saints of tonga a century of island faith, which is a companion work to his 2019 book. He is what lectured extensively at conferences universities churches and libraries and we are thrilled to have him back at here in kansas city at the central library. Please join me in welcoming dr. Fred woods well, good afternoon. And thank you jeremy for your kind introduction. I also