and i want the families and first responders to know that we stand with you, we stand by you, and we re praying for you. jon: and president obama speaking out shortly after learning of the shootings, offering condolences to a community still healing from the pass kerr in 2009. massacre in 2009. of wendell goler has that, he s live at the north lawn. reporter: jon, as you say, the president offered words of consolation, and he instructed attorney general eric holder to put the full resources of the department of justice at the disposal of officials at fort hood. holder says the fbi will be working closely with local authorities and the department of defense, and he promised the full federal investigation in addition to the local one. the president conducted a conference call with senior national security and military advisers after the shooting. he was aboard air force one returning from chicago last night. folks he talked to included defense secretary haugh l, the chairman of the joi