Small texas town. Good evening. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. People in the bay area and around the world are reacting to this latest act of violence. At least 26 people died when a man who used to serve in the air force dressed all in black, wearing tactical gear, walked into the church and opened fire. It happened in the town of Sutherland Springs just outside san antonio. The victims rage in age from 5 to 72 and include the pastors 14yearold daughter. The shooter is also dead. Happening now, people have gathered across the street for a large candle lit vigil. Abc News Reporter linda lopez has the latest. Be with us as we learn to deal with this in the days to come. Reporter families in tears waiting to see if their loved ones are safe. Praying for everyones safety. Emergency vehicles pouring into the town of Sutherland Springs just 35 miles southeast of san antonio. Helicopters air lifting the wounded to nearby hospitals. Anyone in that church that died, we know theyre in the pre
Leave. Everybodys in here trying to load their stuff up and in the middle of it they told us we were no longer allowed. They were condemning it. Epa test results came back late thursday night showing Dangerous Levels inside the park. We did red tag that Mobile Home Park. Right now the number one priority is their safety and health. We department want to f put them at any risk with the asbestos levels around there. The city of santa rosa along with fema and the epa held a meeting to talk with residents. Explain the situation and outline next steps. The mission is to get in there, get cleaned up and allow people to get back to the recovery process. For michelle it feels like another setback, yet another delay in trying to regain some normalcy. I just want to go home. My mom just wants to go home. Our animals just want to go home. Its definitely a difficult situation for everyone here. The epa says their top priority is to get residents access into the park. But they wont be able to come
Live, where you live. This is abc 7 news. To be with us here as we learn to deal with this in the days to come. 26 people dead. Why this church . Why people i grew up with . You cant explain it. Try to help as many people as i could. Tonight, we stand with a grieving small texas community. Lets not be people of anger. Lets not be people of fear. It is the worst mass shooting at a church in american history. Good evening, everybody. Here are the latest developments at this hour. 26 people were killed in the attack. About 20 others wounded. It happened at the First Baptist church in sutherland springs, texas. The gunman was found dead after leading bystanders on a short chase. Tonight, a local sheriff says, there was likely no way for parishioners to escape once the shooting began. We get the latest from courtney fisher, who is in suterlands springs, texas. Reporter investigators will work through the night at the First Baptist church. Residents here in this small texas dotown are coming
The troubled former congressman caught sexting a 15yearold girl. And Police Officers outside of los angeles are being hailed as heroes, this is why. They pulled a 66yearold man from his burning car after he lost control. Five of those officers suffered minor cuts and burns. Those are our top stories on this monday, november 6. From abc news, this is world news now. We begin this half hour with the overwhelming loss for the rural texas town of Sutherland Springs. 26 lives taken in an instant by a gunman who opened fire, not only inside but outside of a tiny church. The shooter was an air force veteran who received a bad conduct discharge. He took aim at families who had nowhere to run from the barrage of bullets. You see the reaction in that tiny town. Among the dead, a pregnant mother of three and the pastors teenage daughter. More now from Courtney Fisher of our houston station. Reporter a vigil overnight for the victims of the Deadliest Church mass shooting in modern u. S. History. T
Degrees. Take a look at your morning commute. How is it going, sue . One slight correction, reggie said it was november 5th. Today is november 6th, just fyi as we make our way to walnut creek past north main street and those taillights heading on 680. You have about an eightminute drive from concord towards the 24 interchange. To san rafael, beautiful here. Southbound 101 past north gate mall. Those taillights heading to san rafael and take a look if youre up and at them this early monday morning some of your drive times. Its nice to get out onned road its nice to get out onned road early. Guys . At the live desk im tracking developments after a deadly shooting there left 26 people dead, 20 more injured, and some of the victims inside that Sutherland Springs, texas, church do include children. This morning a texas sheriff says once the shooting started there was likely no way for congregants to escape. Authorities are investigating the motive of this man, 26yearold gunman devin kelley.