And on this friday morning, we do begin with the latest on what appears to be an act of homegrown terror, the deadly attack on American Service members in chattanooga, tennessee. Four marines killed and three people wounded when a gunman opened fire at two military centers and the suspect is also dead. Prayer vigils held across the area last night. Strangers coming together in this thing. Security being stepped up across the country at military recruiting sites like this one in manhattan. We are covering all angles for you this morning. Our bazi kanani with the warning from the pentagon. But we want to start with abcs Stephanie Ramos who has the latest from chattanooga. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, t. J. A deadly rampage here in chattanooga, tennessee, the targets, a Naval Reserve center and this armed forces recruiting center. The suspected gunman shot dead. Authorities, though, still trying to figure out if that suspect had any ties to isis or any other terror groups.
This popular priest. Thats absolutely right. People in this neighborhood could not believe that father john so loved in this Community Something like this could happen to him, which is why when he needed help, people came running. Oh, yeah, scared silly. I think this is it. I thought he was going to kick me in the head or something. It was just before 10 00 at night when 89yearold father john coleman we believe the to lock his parrish. Out of nowhere, he was attacked by a mabn allegedly high on meth. One of father johns parishioners happened to be driving by and saw the attack. He jumped out of his car and in front of the attacker and was hit by the cane before tackling the assailant. The attacker has been identified as 42yearold juan perez who, on wednesday pleaded not guilty to the attack. To which he replied, i may be chunky, but in that moment, i was strong. It was that quick strength that saved father john from any serious injuries. I cant thank him enough, you know. Now, there we
Reporter a Southern California woman with stage iv cancer who claims vincent gamble duped her into spending 2,000 on bogus treatments including mixing of a concoction at his office that included a baggy of dirt. I stupidly mixed it up and put it in my mouth and then i said its burning a little bit. He said that means its working. Reporter he is out on bail charged with practicing medicine and furnishing drugs without a license. He had a large stash of prescription drugs at his home and in an office some of it powerful like morphine much of it out of date. We located well over 25,000 doses of prescription medication. Reporter he appears on this website for his Natural Oncology Institute where he claims to treat Cancer Patients with a wide variety of affordable options. The patients must have somewhere to go where they can get straight unbiassed answers without someone sizing them up for money. He is expected back in court in Ventura County next month. In Berkeley Laura anthony abc 7 new