jacket and tie. he was always telling us corny jokes. he could barely hear. mel wax. cecil and david rosenthal, two brothers in their 50s, lived together near the synagogue. they ha they had developmental disabilities, were inseparable and loved going to the tree of life, o according to friends. cecil s obituary described him as the honorary mayor of squirrel hill. a college student who met him through a buddies program said cecil loved people. he was a gregarious individual. he loved being social. he loved to laugh. he just liked being in a community. i think that s why he was such a strong practitioner of his faith. he loved being jewish, because of that sense of community.
melissa: david is live with the latest. melissa, they are saying they are treating the attack of the synagogue is a hate crime. the victims were all targeted sibley because of their religion. they were jewish. the alleged shooter, 46 year old robert bowers, entered the tree of life synagogue on saturday morning armed with three handguns as well as an ar-15 style semiautomatic rifle. during the rampage, authorities say he fired all four weapons. the death toll, as you mentioned, stands at 11. some people were able to escape unnoticed by the gunmen. barry warburg lived, but his friend, melvin, did not. there was a pause in the shooting. mel wax pushed the door open. i tried to stop him. he pushed the door open. i heard some shots. he falls back into the room. dozens turned out last night for an interfaith vigil here in pittsburgh. among the speakers, the tree of