fbi headquarters in philadelphia tonight. dave, today s heist wasn t her first try. reporter: no, it wasn t, iain. in fact, this is her fifth try her fifth try and attempted bank robbery according to the fb i.es tell us tonight they believe she could be casing other banks in the area to commit even more robberies. it scares me. it really scares me. reporter: phyllis cohen came to the citizens bank at the shop rite in northeast philadelphia thursday afternoon to cash a check. that s when she found out the woman bank robber known as the burka bandit had just struck here moments earlier. she s been doing it all over the neighbor. it is scary, you know what i mean? you re going out to food shop and who knows if you ll wind up dead. reporter: police and fbi say the suspect claims she had a bomb. she was dressed in burka just as she was in four other recent robberies. police say she pulled off the latest rob bro just 90 minutes after she tried to rob this first trust ba
four marines killed the shooter also dead tonight. the attack sent shock waves through the entire country today. good evening, i m iain page. i m lucy noland. tonight we re learning more about the shooter and marines he killed but the big question remains why? fox s john roberts breaks down the investigation. it is a heartbreaking circumstance for these individuals who served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion. reporter: president obama speaking shortly after being briefed by fbi director james combing after a day of bled shed in chatanooga. a full investigation is underway after a gunman opened fire at two military sites including recruiting center killing four marine reservists and injuring several others. the suspect is also dead. we are conducting this as an act of domestic terrorism. reporter: fbi identifying the gunman as 24-year-old muhammed mew seven abdullah seize police are searching his home in hixon. law enforcement not saying mu
killed in this fashion. reporter: president obama speaking shortly after being briefed by fbi director james combing after a day of bled shed in chatanooga. a full investigation is underway after a gunman opened fire at two military sites including recruiting center killing four marine reservists and injuring several others. the suspect is also dead. we are conducting this as an act of domestic terrorism. reporter: fbi identifying the gunman as 24-year-old muhammed mew seven abdullah seize police are searching his home in hixon. law enforcement not saying much about him but we do know he was born in kuwait. according to his online resume he graduated from the university of tennessee at chatanooga with electrical engineering degree in 2012. we re also learning more about the victims. fox news confirming all were in the marine reserves are a tiller unit part of the third ba i don t believe tan 14th regimen. residents are being american flags and flowers to make shift me
brush with death. dash cam video captures the harrowing moment a speeding car slams into a disabled vehicle on the side of the highway narrowly missing a state trooper and two others. and black friday a dud? despite brisk sales, the shopping holiday didn t live up to the hype this year. what change and why you may find the best sales in your pajamas at home, today, november 28. this is today, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m erica hill. glad to have you with us, i m craig melvin with sheinelle jones and dylan dwyer. a standoff at the planned parenthood went on four hours and nbc s miguel almaguer is live in colorado springs as they try to pinpoint a motive. good morning. reporter: good morning. with the suspect identified as robert lewis dear in custody, officials are trying to learn about the motive. the 57-year-old appears mentally unable. he killed three before surrendering. attention all units. active
announcer: from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on this saturday morning. i m erica hill. i m craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. we want to get to the top story. accused gunman in custody after the shootout at the planned parenthood that left three people dead. the standoff went on for hours. we have nbc s national correspondent miguel almaguer with the story as investigators try to pinpoint a motive. reporter: erica, police have garrett swasey in custody. an official tells nbc news the 57-year-old is mentally unstable and killed three before surrendering. attention all units. working active shooter. reporter: when police arrived at planned parenthood in colorado springs, they were met by a hail of gunfire. we re pinned down. active gunfire. reporter: the shooter, who law enforcement say says armed with an ak-47 style rifle entered round after round on black friday in a shopping ma