Trying to figure out what led a man to open fire on a security building in manhattan and killing a security daughter life. You can see the officers carrying bags and box evidence out of the home of Kevin Downing. Marcus solis is live where the now deceased man lived. Reporter he a grudge against the department of labor, the agency for which he worked. All is quiet here, but it was a different story overnight as motive. Reporter heavily armed esu officers swarmed the scene, but it was over as quickly as it began. 68yearold Kevin Downing slipped into the lobby camara. He then went towards the elevators and shot himself. The building was secure, and alone. Its called criminal probe, but terrorism. Federal agents then executed a search parent on his home. I just heard it and i came out. He was a former employee of the department of labor. Hes a former federal employee, at one point employed by the bureau of labor and statistics. Reporter he said he was fired in 1999 for being a whistle blo
Tonight. Good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. We begin with that heroic moment on a high speed train, two american servicemen and their friend on vacation in france praised for stopping what could have been a mass killing. Tonight this video inside that train. Theres the attacker tied up. Those americans beating him with his own rifle. One of them seriously hurt in the takedown, and we are learning more about these heros, their quick decision to act. Today president obama calling each of them to thank them for their courage. Abcs Ron Claiborne leads us off. Reporter Spencer Stone waved as he left the French Hospital tonight where he had been treated for cuts to his neck and hand sustained in a furious struggle with the heavily armed suspect on that high speed train. This video showing the dramatic scene on the train. Stone, shirtless and bleeding, tending to another passenger. His attacker, the gunman, tied up a few feet away, not moving. On a ne
The fearness pilots trying to understand the massive storm by gatt. Rg data from hurricane hurricane danny. And stop that ball, an unusual scene in ohio. Onlookers chasing a giant red ball rolling through the streets. What set it off . Today, saturday, august 22nd, 2015. From nbc news, this is today live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im Peter Alexander. Its the ball that has a lot of people talking today. Youre that guy chasing after it. Im wondering what you think youre going to do at that point. Its like seinfeld. And youre thinking where are the cameras . Its candid camera, what is going on. And theres your clue. Its made out of the same material that they use for rubber lycra. Our top story this morning is the americans who came to the rescue on a train bound for paris. Thart Authorities Say it could have been an unspeakable tragedy if these men hadnt stopped the gunman. Were learning more about how it all happened this morning, one
Why did Kevin Downing walk to the Lower Manhattan Federal Building yesterday and kill the Security Guard himself . The neighbors are baffled and say he was a kind man whose wife passed a away from Breast Cancer a few years ago. It is a shock. It is a shock. You never know who is your neighbor. According to new jersey congressman, downing was westing blower who was fire bid the department of labor the federal bring where where the shooting happened houses a Regional Office for the department of labor. He had taken up the machines cause told the Associated Press been given wrong deal to put it mildly there was no excuse for it. He had been treated badly. Him in the head before the senior guard even had the chance to reap for his gun. He was scheduled to leave work at 4 00 p. M. , but agreed to work late. He was kelled only a hour later. A good man. A very good man. This is one with of many who gathered that he victims home today. 53yearold was a married father of four who immigrated to t
Good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. We begin with that heroic moment on a high speed train, two american servicemen and their friend on vacation in france praised for stopping what could have been a mass killing. Tonight this video inside that train. Theres the attacker tied up. Those americans beating him with his own rifle. One of them seriously hurt in the takedown, and we are learning more about these heros, their quick decision to act. Today president obama calling each of them to thank them for their courage. Abcs Ron Claiborne leads us off. Reporter Spencer Stone waved as he left the French Hospital tonight where he had been treated for cuts to his neck and hand sustained in a furious struggle with the heavily armed suspect on that high speed train. This video showing the dramatic scene on the train. Stone, shirtless and bleeding, tending to another passenger. His attacker, the gunman, tied up a few feet away, not moving. On a nearby seat