0 washington. i m brooke baldwin standing alongside jake tapper. at this hour here in the nation s capital, flags are at half staff and a new wreath stands at the navy memorial today. those are just some of the signs of a capital in mourning after the massacre at the washington navy yard. the fbi is about to hold a news conference. in the meantime, police have released the names of all 12 people who were killed yesterday. the mother of one victim, 59-year-old michael arnold, spoke to reporters. it s just not possible. it s not possible that they shot him. just for no reason. he loved his country. he loved the navy. he loved flying. he was just a happy person. heartbreaking. we re learning more about the eight who were hurt but survived. investigators have yet to really learn why this military contractor, this veteran by the name of aaron alexis, walked into building ining 197 on the with his shotgun and just kept pulling the trigger. sources say alexis may have picked up two mo
0 pattern of misconduct. we re told he also had an explosive temper. he certainly did and had at least two run-ins with police for violence. yet he managed to land a job as a contractor with the experts, that s what the company is called, gaining clearance to several government sites. he made his way to building 197 and opened fire. those who knew aaron alexis often say he was a contradiction, sweet and smiling most of the time but also prone to angry outbursts. he was often friendly but even friends say he could be overly aggressive, especially when dealing with female diners where he moonlighted for tips. digging into his background, she has information on possible psychological issues. he approached several va hospitals? that s what we re learning from law enforcement officials, carol and john. he visited and made contact with two veterans affairs hospitals recently. investigators are still looking at the circumstances surrounding this. we re learning he has had several run-ins
0 shooting a gun through the roof in his apartment as someone was aggravating him. steve: the neighbor lady. shot the tires out of a honda accord sitting in a driveway next to his house because he felt like these two construction workers were disrespecting it. what does he do? he pumped lead into their tires. brian: mayor rudy giuliani not only trying to keep the city secure for years, he also has his own security company. he weighed in last night. the idea that he had a security clearance, fine. but that doesn t allow him to bring a gun in. security clearance means he has access to information. if he s carrying something in, it should be searched. brian: no one cleared him to have guns. i travel to washington. i go to the house. i go to the senate. i used to go to the white house. not anymore. awhile back. i go with police officers and security people. they have to check their weapons. they all get checked out. first of all, we have too many people with security clearances. at
0 that moment. rick warren and his wife kay are emotional, extraordinary and inspiring interview is tomorrow night. that s all for us tonight. stay with cnn on the washington navy yard shootings. i m at southeast washington down the street from the navy yard where a gunman we are learning more about the shooter, airplane alexis, who he was and how he committed this massacre. we understand this latest information and we will bring that news conference to you when it happens. we are waiting for those who are going to speak. we are do have new information. we are learning from an fbi source that alexis bought the ar-15 assault rifle he used at a store in northern virginia. we have pictures of him from the texas thai restaurant where he worked. where he was working apparently without pay and learning to speak the thai language. as we look at these snapshots, more is being learned about why he did what he did. as we await the press conference, john king joins me now. what are the new deta
0 it s your worst nightmare and i ll never forget, i ll never forget the agony of that moment. rick warren and his wife kay, quite emotional and extraordinary interview is tomorrow night. that is all for us tonight. i heard three shots. pow, pow, pow. 30 seconds later, i heard four more shots. everybody going down the stairs and people were pushing and shoving and people were falling down. came outside. people were climbing the wall trying to get out over the wall to get out of the spaces. it was just crazy. 1 people dead after a mass shooting at the washington navy yard. we are breaking down exactly what happened, who the gunman was, and new information this morning about the victims. good morning. welcome to the special edition of seller start. i m zoraida sambolin in new york. and i m john berman live at the washington navy yard. it is tuesday, september 17th. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. this morning, here the streets behind me are empty but you can say they are absol