groups on family. a potential disaster averted because of the work of this security guard, videotaped by abc washington affiliate wjla as he was being transported from the site after being shot. the security officer here is a hero. as far as i m concerned. reporter: at 10:45 the suspect walked into the lobby of family research council and was confronted by a security guard as the suspect yelled something suggesting he did not agree with the council s policies. sources tell abc news the man pulled out a 9 millimeter handgun, firing a shot and wounding the guard before he was wrestled to the ground. sources identified the suspect as floyd corkins of herndon, virginia, so far his motives are unclear. we don t know enough yet about him or his circumstances to be able to determine his connection to this group. reporter: police have not ruled out the possibility the incident was politically motivated given the suspect s alleged rant and the prominence of the family research counsel,
the frc s policies. authorities tell us the man shot the security guard in the arm before being wrestled to the ground. the fbi is involved, but says at this point, they can t speak to motive. we don t know enough yet about him or his circumstances to be able to determine his connection to this group or to the business or to, what he s you know mentally what he is doing or thinking. reporter: authorities are still investigating the possibility of a political motive given the family research council s strong stand against abortion and gay rights. the frc s president put out a statement saying, quote, our first concern is with our colleague who was shot today. our concern is for him and his family. in response to the shooting, president obama and mitt romney both said there is no place for violence in our society. paula and john. all right, thank you. that guard, leo johnson, a true hero. he is in stable condition, charges are expected to be filed in the u.s. attorney s office
graceland on the eve of elvis death. fans had lined up outside the gates early in the day to make sure they got a spot inside. elvis impersonators on hand. to do some entertaining. the king died 35 years ago today. he is buried in the mansion in memphis. the city hosts a week-long celebration every year to pay tribute to the one and to the only elvis presley. apparently the first time that priscilla and lisa marie had appeared together at this annual gathering. the event started kind of officially in 1980. 75,000 people expected? graceland, you ever been. they re all shook up. have you ever been to graceland? no, i never have. not me either. got to put that on the list. throw that out there. bucket list. along with michigan. you need to go to michigan. why don t you invite me to the far iis family trip on the lake. take the family. i should do that. big time, which will never happen, i will buy a house and
and then breaking news. after last night s huge powerball jackpot. $337 million and we in fact found out where the lucky ticket was sold. somewhere near the faris family up there in flint, michigan. mm-hmm. the second good thing that happened to flint. we had the boxer that won the gold medal in the olympics. and now this. good things happening to flint. good to see. later, jimmy kimmel planning a trip down the aisle, his bride-to-be is a big part of the show. we will have that coming up in the skinny. he liked it and put a ring on it. that was a song, right? i think i heard it once or twice. uh-huh, yep. first investigators are looking for clues after that shooting in a busy washington neighborhood. they admit it could have been a whole lot worse. pierre thomas reports on a security guard and his quick actions. reporter: this is the man police suspect was about to begin a shooting spree at the headquarters of one of the nation s best-known conservative
birthdate? hit the web. there are over 5 million websites offering to cook up that karmic combination. always the zoo. kid consulting a gorilla. a columbus zoo gorilla correctly pick last year s ncaa final four including the winner connecticut. do not play quick picks. reporter: and lustig would know. he s hit the jackpot seven times. and says never let the machine pick the number. so, okay. he inspired me. my strategy not so precise. i m trying the picking numbers from store shelves approach. what that gave me when i paid my $2, 10, 11, 20, 33, 49, and 8. versus the winning numbers. oh, well, might need to go to m.i.t., because i m not going to the gorilla. i m john donvan in washington. quick geography lesson. lapeer near flint. i think i will call my family, faris family. if the faris family won.@ñ?x?