Rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this friday morning. It seems another week another tragic mass shooting this time in louisiana. Well is have more on this in a second. We are following another big story. The administrations high stakes Nuclear Agreement with iran. In studio exclusively secretary of state john kerry. He was in washington yesterday selling the deal. Hell sit down with matt in a few minutes. Back to louisiana. The gunman identified as a 58yearold white male with a criminal history. Witnesses say he stood up about 20 minutes into a showing of the movie trainwreck, pulled out a handgun and started firing. Two people were killeded. At least nine others wounded. Their ages from the late teens to 60s. Overnight the investigation had to be put on hold briefly. The bomb squad was called this in when an officer saw something suspicious inside the gunmans car. Well talk to the police and two people who were at the theater complex in a moment. Lets beg
Them were closed. Now every once in a while theyre letting cars through the area. What were seeing is this massive backup behind this as all of these lanes try to merge together on the northbound side. Thats right around the pa turnpike. We head over to our maps and i can show you exactly what to do if youre heading out in that area right now in mansfield township. If youre coming from new jersey, your best bet will be to take 295 to get by the scene and out in pennsylvania you can take route 1 and get on 195, then hop back onto the new jersey turnpike. You can see youll be stuck for quite some time. We have a backup all the way to willingboro. We know youll update us throughout the morning. More breaking news. Police have identified the gunman responsible for last nights deadly shooting at a lose louisiana Movie Theater. He had a plan to escape. Good morning. Im chris cato. That gunman killed two, wounded nine before killing himself. Authorities have identified the shooter at 59yearol
What have you learned about this guy . Reporter heres what we know. 59yearold john houser is a drifter from alabama. He didnt have much contact with his family. According to court documents, houser was so mentally ill and violent, his wife hid his guns years ago. His family even had him hospitalized against his will. Police raided housers motel room in lafayette today. Thats where he had been staying since earlier this month. Authorities say Surveillance Video shows houser walking into the theater to buy a ticket but he didnt display behavior that would sound an alarm. We know he had at least one additional magazine which he dropped in the lobby. He reinserted reloaded and returned back into the theater, at which point we think he fired one additional round and that was into himself. Reporter a total of 11 people were shot nine survived. Three are now in stable condition. One remains in intensive care. Two women were shot to death during the screening of train wreck. 21yearold mayci br
His past choices in crime, i hope its a Death Penalty case. Reporter james harris has been formally charged with murder, rape robbery and other crimes. He is right now talking to philadelphia homicide detectives but his arraignment has not yet been scheduled. Im jesse gary, nbc 10 news. To a developing story in north philadelphia. Thats where Police Say Two children were found alone in deplorable conditions. The discovery began when neighbors spotted a 2yearold child wandering around on north 16th street. The child had foot burns and was dehydrated. Authorities found an 11yearold inside the home which police say was a mess and not fit for children. Police are looking for the parents. Tonight both kids are in the care of the department of human services. We have new information tonight about the gunman in last nights deadly attack inside a louisiana Movie Theater. Police describe john houser as a drifter who may have suffered from depression and bipolar disorder. Investigators say he op
Im george spencer, nbc 10 news. Chilling new details in the murder of a recent drexel graduate. Investigators say Jasmine Wright was on the phone with her mother when she was attacked as she walked into her apartment last thursday. Her mom heard a struggle and then the phone went dead. Police say james harris raped and killed wright. Nbc 10s jesse gary is live at Philadelphia Police headquarters, where harris is being questioned by detectives right now. Jesse, you found out something in harris past that shocked even the police . Reporter thats right. He has a long criminal history stretching all the way back to the late 70s but in 1982 he went to court charged with murder. Ultimately he was convicted, found guilty of manslaughter for killing his father. Hes a monster, a career kral criminal. He has been locked up 31 times. Reporter police point to dna and fingerprint evidence as proof james harris snuffed out a young life earlier this month. Investigators say the excon was hired to tak