Against Domestic Violence, a Nonprofit Network of Domestic Violence founded in 1990. Our third witness, mr. Michael ronnebeck, he was shot down by an undocumented immigrant. U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released grants alleged murderer who was awaiting deportation. Grant was born in iowa but resided in arizona and had two brothers and a sister. Our fourth witness, the reverend gabriel salguero. Reverend salguero and his wife are the lead copastors of the lamb church of the nazarene, new york, and also founder of the National Latino evangelical could hings. And mr. Jim steinle of pleasanton, california, the father of kate steinle, who was gunned down 20 days ago while walking on a pier in San Francisco alongside this father. Her alleged killer had seven prior felony convictions and had been deported five times. Sanchez was shielded by San Franciscos sanctuary policy which allowed for his release in march despite an i. C. E. Detainer placed on him. Six person chief j. Thomas
Varney company is about to begin. Look closely, please on the lower left of your screen you can see the flag atop the u. S. Capitol lowered to half staff in honor of the four marines and sailor killed last week in chattanooga. Speaker speaker Speaker Boehner making that order however at the white house the flag is not at half staff. Lawmakers want to know why. Listen to this. The flag goes to half mast for all other types of incidents around the country. Five servicemen have lost their lives. I cant imagine. When asked about the white house secretary josh earnest said today. Youll have the president discuss this more at his conference at the vfw. Stuart half staff at the capitol and full staff at the white house. More on this with an army combat veteran. Happening today, john kasich, the governor of ohio is announcing that he is running for the presidency. That will happen around 11 30 eastern woo well take you there live. Much more throughout the program. The focus on wall street big
Terrifying encounter with a great white on live tv. You see the splash. Oh wow. Holy [ bleep ]. Now back on the board for the First Time Since that attack his reaction today, saturday july 25th 2015. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im carson daly alongside Sheinelle Jones and cindy abrams filling in for dylan. Would you get back after surviving the great white . He is greater than i am. What a guy. Im looking forward to talking about that. Our top story is the investigation into the deadly shooting rampage inside a Movie Theater in louisiana. We are learning more about the gunman. Nbcs Kerry Sanders in lafayette this morning. Reporter erica, it remains a mystery. A 59yearold drifter buys a ticket and under the cover of darkness, he pulls a pistol and starts firing. He shoots 13 times. Among the questions that people are asking did anybody know the gunman who was capable of such horror. At
Came and said, john the mailman, he watched out for all of us. And they gave up so much, didnt take i wish theyd have spent more on themselves, but just no matter what you told them, they werent going to do it. Because it was all about the next generation. And theyre the ones that have inspired me, and all of you that are here today, youre the same way, arent you . You got those people who did so much for you, who are your heroes. They dont have to be famous. Theyre just people you love and that you admire. That American Dream is pivotal for the future of our country. But i have to tell you, there are a lot of people in America Today who are not sure that that American Dream is possible, that that American Dream is alive. And i can understand their concerns. You know, when i was a kid, you went out and you got a job and you worked at that job your entire lifetime. You got your health care, you got your retirement and everything was good. Today, you could be a 51yearold man and one day
But i do not encourage us to force states and localities to pursue a one size fits all policy. As we continue to mourn and pray for these families, lets Work Together to find Real Solutions that promotes peace and security, not fear and not collective punishment. I pray for an end to senseless acts of violence. I pray for every policy maker here and beyond to make rational and deliberate decisions. I pray for reform that promotes thoughtful Community Safety policies immigration integration and common sense comprehensive Immigration Reform. I pray for the comfort of each of the families speaking here today and those who are not here. And i thank you again for inviting me here today. Reverend salgaro. Now mr. Steinle. First of all on behalf of my family, i would like to thank the members of this committee for the honor to speak to you about our daughter kate. All children are special in their own way and kate was special in the way she connected with people. We called it the kate effect.