and people are bailing out like crazy from everywhere. bill: we ll get more of that throughout the morning here and really captures the moment and the emotions. so many shoppers confused. you can imagine what police are going through to keep everybody calm and get them out safely. the mall is closed as you can imagine. they are getting more evidence. we ll hear from the sheriff and his department next. martha: joining us is the undersheriff, matt ellington from the clack a mass sheriff s department. good to have you thanks for having me on this morning. talk about the investigation. we heard from eyewitnesses on the scene that he had a hockey mask on. that he carried a rifle. that he said, i am the shooter, before he started firing. what do we know today that we don t know last night? first of all i like to say our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of
unless congress extends it. how much do we see it could end up being twice as much. martha: you can t see congress going, oh, my gosh, 2017, time to bring back the $63, it s done, not going to happen? thinking around the holiday thinking but know that will not happen. martha: anyone can find an example where congress said, you know what, we shouldn t have this money anymore, please tweet me @marthamaccallum. remind me. that will be inspiring moment. matt, thank you. you re busy this time of year. everybody is doing everything they can to avoid changes at the beginning of the year. good to see you. thanks. bill: time is running out. 2 1/2 weeks, folks. back to the horror of the holiday. we ll talk to a person who was inside the clackamas town center mall when the killing started. my friend was already on the ground crawling towards the doors. i heard two more shots. i jump on the ground, crawling toward the doors. i heard this guy yell get on the ground, get on the
couple of hours, did say? yeah. approximately about 10:00 p.m. west coast time, i m sorry, 10:00 a.m. west coast time we anticipate having a press conference where we will release the names of the victims as well as the suspect. martha: all right. undersheriff matt ellington, our credit and thanks go to you for the work your folks did on the ground there and loss of those three lives including the shooter and we hope, all of us that the woman who is in serious condition at the hospital is able to recover well from all of this. thank you so much for being with us this morning and let you get back to your work. thank you. bill: at the top of the hour we ll talk to an eyewitness on the scene there. remarkable, the fact that the police trained at this mall for an incident just like this. all the communities across america, the areas where they train, hoping for what turned out to be a reality in portland, does not happen in their community 1.4
a white mask opened fire. there is no motive we know. this is place filled with christmas cheer is now a crime scene. goods morning. well come to the breaking news coverage on america s newsroom. i m bill hemmer. nice to see you, martha. terrible story. martha: terrible images. watching people walking out with hands over their heads. good morning, everybody, i m martha maccallum. here s the story. the shooter killed two people before killing himself. another victim we know this morning remains in critical condition. she is fighting for her life at this a witness saying quote, he had the look of death in his eye. bill: we re also hearing more about the terrifying moments inside the mall. people ducking for cover. hiding in store aisles and shielding their young children. my friend was already on the ground, you know, crawling toward the doors. i heard two more shots. i jump on the ground crawling toward the door. i heard this guy yell, get on the ground, get on the ground