We now know the names of all nine victims who lost their lives. I want to make sure you know them, too. Rebecca carnes, quinn cooper, lucas eibel, all three only 18 years old. Jason johnson, 34. We dont yet have pictures of trevn who was 20, Lawrence Levine who was 67 or sarena moore, 44. All of them were gunned down while they were in class. Survivors telling us they were asked to stand up and state their religion before the gunman opened fire. Tonight, the president ordering flacks at the white house to fly halfstaff in their honor. At a press conference, the president making it clear he will not stop fighting for gun reform. The main thing im going to do is im going to talk about this. On a regular basis. And i will politicize it because our inaction is a political decision that we are making. We are learning much more tonight about the shooter. We now know he had 13 guns, 6 recovered at the scene along with a massive amount of ammunition and five magazines. Kyung lah is outfront in
Five people remain hospitalized at this time. Were waiting for a update from the sheriff. Youre looking at live pictures ahead of that press conference in oregon. When that begins well bring it to you. I want to go to Ashley Banfield now. He she has more on the investigation and the people in this story. The nine people that went to school that day and every came home. It is a very difficult story for the very Small Community here to deal with. In fact, i dont think this will come as a surprise, but just about everyone in this community has a connection to the nine victims one of the most poignant moments is when the National Guard commissioned to blackhawk helicopters brought the bodies back from the medical examiner. They landed tenderly on the tarmac. I think my colleague may have put it best when he is said it looked like war just came to roseberg in more ways than one. They were offloaded from the blackhawk helicopters on to gurneys and brought to the waiting vehicles. From here i
Hes not going anywhere. This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We have some breaking news in our National Lead today. Columbia, South Carolina now ordering mandatory evacuations after a dam breach. Cnns bora sanchez joins me live from manning, South Carolina. Bor boris, tell us what you know. Reporter jake, were still working to learn more about that dam breach. What we know so far is mandatory evacuations in that area. Sean washington, a spokesperson for the city of columbia confirmed the breach within the past hour. To give you an idea theyre still working to figure out the severity of the situation. Its unclear exactly the extent of the damage. We can tell you that columbia is about 52 miles west of where we are now in manning, South Carolina. And you can see all around me the situation is already dire here. So if that dam breach has any effect on the situation here it could be catastrophic. This is highway 301. And it stretches all the way down to florida.
Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod, and this is a western edition of the broadcast. Well have the latest on the dangerous floods in texas and mexicos historic hurricane in a moment. But we begin tonight at Oklahoma State university, where today was homecoming day. There was, of course, a parade, but tradition gave way to tragedy when a speeding car slammed into the crowd. At least three are dead, dozens more injured, some critically, and a 25yearold named adacia chambers, a young woman who lives near the school in stillwater, oklahoma, has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Heres jericka duncan. Reporter the driver knocked over this unoccupied Police Motorcycle before barreling through a crowd. One witness says bodies flew 30 feet into the air. The annual homecoming parade attracts found of families and alumni. The parade ends just blocks away from the football stadium. Jeff hackston told us by phone he was in the crowd with his wife and two young children. I just saw peopl
State, Hillary Clinton, whose democratic primary is no longer just a coronation. According to the most recent nbc news wall street journal poll, clinton is three points ahead of sanders, among caucus goers. A lead well within the polls, 4. 7 margin of error. Its a dead heat, and both candidates are feeling the well, you know. Going allout in their Closing Arguments to iowans. Now, by this point, anyone closely watching the campaign has become accustomed to the message integral to the sanders campaign. He is the outsider who is going to upend the political establishment, whether they like it or not two democratic visions for regulating wall street. One says its okay to take millions for big banks and then tell them what to do. Will they like me . No. Will they begin to play by the rules . You Better Believe it. In Bernie Sanders world, its bernie versus them. And if he wins, he is, in fact, going to win, win, win. But you see, not everyone is buying it. The Washington Post Editorial Boa