entered the break room, just stood in the doorway and just opened fire to anyone in the room. he looked at me, shot near my head. it was inches way, i m not going to lie. people were dropping to the floor, screaming gasping, yeah, he just walked away after that. reporter: wednesday the police chief provided a timeline. our 911 dispatch center received the first call at, the first officers received within two minutes, entered store two minutes later at 10:16. the scene was declared safe by 11:20 p.m. reporter: it s said he s a 31 manager on the overnight shift. he was armed with a handgun and multiple magazines. we don t know at this time. there s no clear motive at this time. i am new, but i had heard
if you look back historically, even in iran-contra, in that affair, there was a criminal proceeding that arose off it, the prosecution of a defendant and former president ronald reagan did testify in court for that. caitlyn, i want you to stay with us, as we bring in paul cal lan and shan wu. it is sounding like the former vice president is considering complying, but his former boss has fought to stop testimony from his inner circle. how do you think this will unfold? legally at the end of the day i. implication as kaitlan was alluding to, there s precedent about this, and a criminal investigation would trump the executive privilege. the problem is how long will all of that take? it s quite obvious that trumply try to delay it through the court, and pence in that clip is signaling that he thinking
but we are talking around close to 49 million people over the roads, slightly up from last year, slightly down, but bottom line, people will be hitting the roads. it s not just congestion, but congestion in traffic lanes, depending on when you re going, of course. aaa estimates air travel will be up 8%, but one of the travelers we talked to was caught in the dynamic. i m so glad we god here early, because it s more crowded than they expected. we gave ourselves two hours. i hope that s enough. reporter: i m also a two hours person. that gives you enough time what you need to, but aaa is estimating this would be the third busiest thanksgiving
coming just days after the mass shooting in a colorado nig nightclub. thanksgiving travel is ramping up, despite soaring inflation, airfare, gas prices and hotel rates all hitting near-record highs. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, obwolf blitzer is of tonight. i m alex marquardt, and you re in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story. the department of justice pursuing testimony from former vice president mike pence in its criminal probe of january 6th. cnn s senior crime and justice reporter kaitlan has been working her sources. what is the likelihood of pence agreeing to this request? this is at the very least a starting point, and for the justice department, a lot would have to happen before they could get him to come in to testify.
across ukraine. and apparently deliberate attempt to make people here suffer. and another obstacle, the ukrainian leadership is vowing to overcome. the task has been set. we will restore all of this, and we will get through all of this because we are an unbreakable people. reporter: but, with power outages nationwide, these are fragile times. shops operating by flashlight, public transport at a virtual standstill. and even hospitals far away from the war zone on emergency supplies. russia s barrage may not have broken ukrainians, but it is making them suffer.