was willing to buck his own party and including the research base. i didn t agree with him when did he it, but he had the courage do that. i do not see that on the other side of the aisle. i don t see it on our side of the aisle. a degr i agree i m hopeful. don t underestimate the amount of courage it took to do what he did. i don t see that in american politics today. rick santorum, ambassador volker, thank you. still to come, the search for a motive. two people are dead, nine others injured after a person opens fire at a video game competition in jacksonville. we are live with the latest. lawmakers warning president jump against firing his attorney general jeff sessions. one republican senator saying this would be the first domino to fall. we will discuss. who would have thought,
the suspected gunman has been identified as a man from maryland. the jacksonville sheriff s office has declined to discuss a motive but said he was in jacksonville for the video game competition. one of the victims killed was identified as 22-year-old elijah clane from california. a happy smile and compassion invoked a similar attitude in others. still ahead, bidding farewell to one of broadway s best funny man. a look back at the life of neil simon and his decades-long career. plus, the latest on the life threatening conditions in hawaii. hawaii oh!
we just heard gunshots. the first time we thought it was a balloon popping and then we heard multiple pop, pop, pops and we realized it was gunshots and took off running. authorities identified the suspected gunman as 24-year-old david cass of baltimore, maryland. federal agents have been searching his home in that state. the jacksonville sheriff s office declined to discuss a possible motive, but said that he was in jacksonville for the video game competition. one of the two victims has been identified as 22-year-old elijah clane of california. a statement was putting out saying his happy smile and compassion invoked a similar attitude in others. switching gears as the country and the world continues to pay tribute to senator john mccain following his death after a battle with brain cancer, as plans to honor his life and legacy take shape. arizona s governor announced mccain will lie in state at the
draw a gun. so you get a lot of descriptions and you have to follow up. that doesn t mean there s not a second shooter. so that s the way the on-scene commanders have to deal with it. if there is a report of something like that or they re not sure, they have to secure all those immediate venues to make sure there s no active killing going on. just going to reiterate what we know of what happened here in jacksonville, florida. at this point, reports of a shooting in jacksonville, florida. at jacksonville landing, this place on the st. john s river. there are reports it had to do with a video game competition, one that was reportedly broadcast on twitch. want to bring in my colleague, myra rodriguez. get us up to speed on what you know. i m laying out in broad strokes the information we have here in new york. what are you hearing about what s happened? well, we do know it s an unfolding situation at this point, david. we know the jacksonville sheriffs office they re at the scene.
federal law enforcement agencies for their help in coordinating an investigation into what happened at that facility in jacksonville, florida. it seems tied to a madden video game competition that was taking place at the jacksonville landing. we ve also heard from the governor of florida today, from governor rick scott, who says he has been in touch with local law enforcement with the sheriff s office in jacksonville. he s been in touch with state law enforcement, as well. something we ll continue to monitor here on msnbc. i want to turn back to the other news, referring the life and legacy of senator john mccain. funeral arrangements under way for the arizona senator. last night his body arrived at a fuel r funeral home in phoenix. a successor for his seat will not be named until after the burial. that is according to the governor of the state. i want to turn now to ambassador michael mcfaul, u.s. ambassador to russia when president obama was in office. cory shockey, as well, advise