what else are you finding out about jacob roberts? you know, everybody is questioning what was the motive here? >> good morning. investigators have not found anything in terms of a violent history or criminal past, but if you look at his facebook page, you will see a slogan that said "follow your dreams" with the word canceled stamped over it. then the reports that he was telling friends that he inherited a bunch of money and was planning to move to hawaii, nothing of which is grounded in truth. still everyone seems so genuinely shocked that the kid they remember as a popular student in high school could be capable of committing such an atrocity. here's what his ex-girlfriend told abc. >> this is the last thing i would have ever expected. especially from him. he was just too sweet. never mean to anybody. >> reporter: we are getting a better sense of the two people he killed. 45-year-old steven forsythe, father of two, a respected executive, and 42-year-old cindy yule. >> cindy was an amazing hospice nurse. she helped others transition

witnesses with say 22-year-old jacob roberts was wearing a hockey mask and yelled "i am the shooter" before he ran down a back hall and turned his gun on himself. roberts has no police record, but his mother had seen his life going wrong for years. on her my space web page, he complained of his drug use and refusal to talk to her. in 2008, she wrote, i really thought he was growing up to be a man, and i'm afraid my son will end up in jail before he gets a clue. >> investigators say the rifle roberts used was stolen that day from someone he knew. >>> well, they devoted their lives to their faith. but a group of east bay nuns are also devoted crime fighters, turns out, and the fbi is taking notice. the fremont-based sisters of the holy family have been working for years to stop human trafficking. they support a number of local agencies that reach out to exploited women and children. they also partner with the fbi to find help and resources for those victims. >> i need the fbi, because of the work that i'm doing. the fbi needs us because we're that link to the community. >> today the fb

the police are now telling us us gunman was jacob roberts, 22 years old. 2e killed two shoppers, total strangers and then killed himself. what we don't know is why. whhn blackstone is in clackamas ounty, oregon. oregporter: 10,000 people were when tmall when the shooting began, the rush of christmas s opping became a rush to survive. bob schwab was walking nearby. what did you hear? >> i heard bang, bang, bang, bang. >> reporter: stephen forsythe iled in the food court. shopper cindy yuille was there, e o. a 15-year-old was seriously wounded. the gunman knew none of his victims. >> i think we all need to be very thankful that this incident wasn't much worse. >> reporter: the gunman was armed with an ar-15 semiautomatic rifle and carry the several magazines of ammunition. >> it appeared the suspect's rifle did jam while he was attacking individuals in the arin court. uchreporter: the mall had incitly run a drill preparing shojust such an incident. stores gathered shoppers and incked their doors. allice arrived at the mall within two minutes of the first 911 call and brought thousands ou

some of the people who knew mall shooter jacob tyler roberts best are now speaking out. we'll get to all of that in a moment. the chilling part is there seemed to be no signal at all. >> out of character. >> really out of character. he just snapped and that's what led to the tragedy. unbelievable. >>> also this half hour of the show, justin bieber, the target of a possible murder. police uncover what they say was a plot literally to kill the superstar. >> kill but also torture. leading up. it's a very disturbing plot. >>> also ahead, bringing babies into a labor battle. the union workers using the sound of wailing babies as a weapon. >> i can't imagine anything more effective than the sound of a screaming child. ooh. >> you'll be much more apathetic when you have your own. >> perhaps. perhaps. in the meantime. >>> who is the most fascinating person of 2012? barbara walters shares her pick. it was unveiled last night during her special. interesting choice. you can see this person made a lot of big headlines this year. we're not going to reveal who it is, but interesting c

they say jacob roberts apparently had no specific attack when he began tuesday afternoon. >> reporter: 10,000 people were in the mall when the shooting began. the rush of christmas shopping became a rush to survive. bob schwab was walking nearby. >> reporter: what did you hear? >> i heard bang, bang, bang, bang. >> reporter: steven for sight who ran a business died at the food court. 15-year-old christina was seriously wounded. >> what she had to do to get out of the situation, it's clear to me she's a very brave young woman. >> reporter: the gunman knew none of his victims. >> i think we all need to be very thankful that this incident wasn't much worse. >> reporter: clackamas county sheriff craig roberts said the gunman was armed with an ar-15 semi-automatic rifle like this and carried several magazines of ammunition. >> based on the evidence we obtained it appeared that the suspect's rifle did jam while he was attacking individuals in the food court. >> reporter: the mall had just run through a drill preparing for just such an incident. stored gathered shoppers and locked their door

jacob roberts. 22 years old. one of his friends told us today that roberts was always so happy, so friendly. according to the sheriff he had no known criminal history until yesterday afternoon. when witnesses say the guy walked in the clackamas town center mall in su push of portland, oregon, carrying a stolen semi-automatic rifle, magazine after magazine full of ammo, wearing a hockey mask. like jason, the killer from friday the 13th horror movie they said. >> as he drawn the hallway it got real quiet. just because i was in shock. everything that but going on. i hear "i am the shooter." after that, i heard five or six shots. but then i ran out and i started telling people it's time to go. >> witnesses say dozens of shots followed. the shooter chose his targets at random, say police. in the middle of a mall packed with up to 10,000 employees an shoppers. a lot of them ran. others say they hid in backroom of stores. sheriff department reports itsed within one minute. radio traffic shows the chaos. >> active shoote

authorities say 22-year-old jacob roberts has no criminal history but stole the rifle he used in the attack from someone he knew. >> i was helping a customer and then during the sale, there were five to seven gunshots, machine gunshot right outside my store. >> reporter: authorities released new details about the gunman. >> name jacob tyler roberts, born march 16, 1990. >> reporter: witnesses say he calmly announced, i am the shooter, before opening fire. >> there is no apparent relationship between the suspect and the victims. >> reporter: fright ebbed shoppers quickly -- frightened shoppers quickly started heading for the exits. >> i bumped into several people. >> reporter: authorities say the shooter was firing near the food court until his rifle jammed. that's when he ran into this macy's. getting everyone out was a tough job. even the mall santa had to duck. >> it was a semi-automatic and i hit the floor. >> reporter: when it was all over, two people were killed. one young woman was wounded and the gunman took his own life. >> it's difficult to see how anything good can come out

this is a man who unleashed the carnage, 22-year-old jacob roberts. shocked friends say he was kind and he was upbeat and studying to become a firefighter. kyung lah went to the home where he spent his final hours. >> reporter: anybo >> anybody standing behind it they'll have problems. >> reporter: housemates of jacob tyler not willing to talk about what might have led roberts to open fire on holiday shoppers. >> i've seen him there. >> reporter: neighbors say the 22-year-old moved in six months ago renting the basement of this portland house. >> just came out and he didn't wave or anything, you know, just got out and came out and wiput e guitar case in the car. >> reporter: two hours later the 911 calls were coming n roberts wearing a hockey mask and firing a stolen ar-15 semiautomatic rifle was making his way through the mall. >> all i heard was "i am the shooter" and shots rang out, five, six shots and i ran out and started telling anyone and everyone i saw there is a shooting going on. >> reporter: police say the only reason he didn't kill more pe

friends say 22-year-old jacob roberts was friendly but lived a tough life. roberts killed two people, injured another, during a shooting spree at a mall up in portland on tuesday. he then turned the gun on himself. his mother expressed shock and grief through a friend. >> she is very sad, wants everyone to know that she's so sorry what jake did and that it is so out of his character. >> we are also learning more about the victims 45-year-old steven forsyth ran a business at the mall, 54-year-old cindy yuille was a nurse, a hospice nurse, and 15-year-old kristina shevchenko is said to be recovering well now in a portland hospital. the shooter didn't know his victims. >>> a top russian official says it looks like syria's president is on the way out. the deputy foreign minister said today that syrian president bashar assad is facing a likely defeat. he is calling for a compromise as rebels trying to oust assad are getting closer to the capital in damascus. >>> suicide is confirmed in the death of a nurse who fell for a break involve every involving the duchess

friends say 22-year-old jacob roberts was friendly but lived a tough life. roberts killed two people and injured another during a shooting spree at the mall on tuesday. he ended up turning the gun on himself. roberts' mother expressed shock and grief through a friend. >>> she's very sad, wants everyone to know she has so sorry what jake did and it is so out of his character. >> we are learning more about the victims. 45-year-old steven forsyth ran a business at the mall. 54-year-old cindy yuille was a nurse and 15-year-old kristina shevchenko is said to be recovering. the shooter did not know any of the victims. >>> some more deadly violence today in syria. 16 people were killed in a car bomb blast near damascus. this comes as more international figures are talking about an end to president assad's government in syria. russian deputy foreign minister minister said today it appears assad's days are numbered in that country. >>> the question now, where is john mcafee? he has been back in the united states but still no sign of the software tycoon. he was last s

>> investigators say the gun and was 22 year-old jacob roberts. wearing a hockey mask shooting an ar-15 semiautomatic rifle they say he had stolen tuesday from someone he knew. they don't know yet how many rounds he fired. the bullets killed two people a 54 year-old cindy yoli and 45 girls stephen foreside a father to the coast use boards. a third victim christinas and then go is still in hospital. the county sheriff calls it a heartbreaking tragedy at ads >> we need to all be very people that this incident was not worse. >> one reason he says law enforcers were on the scene with one minute after the first 911 calls. >> there's one person say man with a rifle and the food court and he shooting people. >> and other reason is there says robert reich will jam when he fired in the food court. though he later fixed it, people had more time to escape. officials say an early investigation shows roberts had no significant criminal in history. they say roberts shot himself in a mall removing the chance for him and asked how he could do this. most people kn

his name is jacob tyler roberts. he's born march 16th, 1990. based on all the evidence that we've gathered so far it appears he did die of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. we're also prepared to release additional information about the suspect. during this attack he was armed with an ar-15, semiautomatictic rifle. the rifle was stolen yesterday from a person known to the suspect. at the time of the attack he was wearing a load-bearing vest, not a bulletproof vest as was earlier reported by some outlets. he was also wearing a hockey-style face mask and we've not yet been able to establish how many shots were fired during the attack although we believe he was carrying several fully loaded magazines. at this time we do not understand the motive of this attack except to say that there's no apparent relationship between the suspect and his victims. after we identified the suspect we executed a search warrant at his home which is located at 7324 southeast 84th avenue in portland. we also conducted a search warrant of his vehicle which was a 1996 volks

. >> investigators say the gunman was 22-year-old jacob roberts. they say he had stolen the gun tuesday from someone he knew. they don't know how many rounds he fired. the bullets killed two people 54-year-old cindy yule and steven forsyth. a third victim, christina is still in the hospital. the county sheriff call it is a heart breaking tragedy yet adds,. >> we need to be thankful that this incident wasn't much worse. >> reporter: one reason he says law enforcing were on the scene one minute after the first call. >> there's one person say there was there's a man when the rifle near the food court. >> reporter: another reason the sheriff says the rifle jammed while here fired. though he later fixed it people had more time to escape. officials say an early investigation shows roberts will no significant criminal history. they say roberts shot himself in the mall, removing the chance for them to ask him how he could do in. >>> pope benedict posted his first tweet today. his much anticipated first tweet, dear friends aim pleased to get in touch you th

of friends of 22-year-old jacob roberts say he was outgoing and energetic but lived a tough life. roberts murdered two strangers and critically wounded the third yesterday before turning the gun on himself. there were about 10,000 people inside the shopping center at the time. but the sheriff there says there's a reason more people were not killed. >> based on the evidence, it appeared to the suspect's rifle did jam while he was attacking individuals in the food court. we all need to be thankful that this incident wasn't much worse. >> roberts had no criminal record. investigators say he stole the rifle he used from someone he knew. so far there is no apparent motive for the attack. >>> new details tonight on what happened before the discovery of two people found bound and gagged in the middle of a san francisco street. joe vasquez on how the brutal crime went down, and the cryptic aliases the suspects went by. >> reporter: according to court document, the two male sense, one carrying a gun, went inside this home at 3733 san bruno avenue, assaulted the male victim, steven reed, th

. >> reporter: authorities identified the gunman as 22- year-old jacob roberts. they say he stoll the rifle he used in the attack from someone he knew. >> he acted solely on his own in carrying out this heinous, horrible, tragic crime. >> reporter: the shooter killed two people and wounded a teenager before taking his own life. >> there's one person that's saying that there's a male and the other is still shooting people. >> reporter: cell phone video shows frightened shoppers as they tried to get out. >> people started saying, go inside, go inside, he is coming, he's coming. we started running. >> reporter: about 10,000 shoppers and workers were inside at the time make the evacuation process difficult. there are still a lot of cars here even though the mall remains closed. many who ran away left their vehicles behind. shoppers also left personal items inside the stores like purses and strollers. outside the mall, well-wishers left flowers for the victims. 54-year-old cindy yuille and 45- year-old steven forsyth who owned a store in the mall. >> i have lived and

on his facebook page, jacob roberts appears smiling and happy. but roberts had recently quit his job, sold his belongings and told friends he was moving to hawaii. one of the former coworkers says he and roberts used to go target shooting together. >> i could not believe, my heart sank and i'm getting a little choked up looking for some comfort in whatever the truth might be. >> roberts killed two people and injured one before turning the gun on himself. a 15-year-old girl is in serious condition but is expected to survive. >>> mobile5 is live at a program to keep you safe this holiday season. >> plus, you give and they don't receive. the gift card glitch at one major retailer that's leaving hundreds empty-handed. >> it's rarely seen in the u.s. but now hundreds are lining up in the bay area to get their hands on an $85 six-pack. why the monks who make the beer are shipping it here. ,,,,,, holidays safer for travelerd shoppers. ken bastida is live with mobile five at we oakland station. >>> bart police want to make the holidays safer for traveler

two people were killed when 22-year-old jacob roberts opened fire in the food court of the clackamas town center on tuesday. a 15-year-old girl was also seriously wounded. roberts, then, of course, took his own life. a candlelight vigil for the victims is set for tonight. >>> and people across san diego woke up to an unusual deluge. several inches of rain making a real mess out of the morning commute. >> the downpours flooded businesses, as well as major intersections, leaving drivers stranded in the road. some people even had to be rescued from those floodwaters. >>> and just north of san diego, all that rain loosened a giant boulder. look at that thing. it tumbled down a hillside and punched a gaping hole through someone's garage. the huge rock crushed everything from christmas ornaments to tools. the homeowner was shaken up but thankful she wasn't in the garage when that boulder hit. >> they have falling rock insurance. >>> time, now, for the weather from across the nation. showers from san diego up to seattle. heavy rain in las vegas, phoenix and albuquerque. more than a foot of

detectives say 22-year-old jacob roberts wore a hockey mask during the rampage. the suspected shooter's family expressed shock and grief through a friend on wednesday. >> she is very sad, wants everyone to know that she's so sorry what jake did and that it's so out of his character. >> reporter: deputies say the 22-year-old stole the semi- automatic rifle he used from someone he knew, a rifle they say jammed at one point. adding the tragedy could have been much worse. in a tisch la lance reporting. >>> pop star justin bieber was reportedly the target of a murder plot. investigators say a convicted serial killer is behind bars commissioned two men to kill the teen. the felon wanted four people including bieber and his bodyguard kills. the proposed hit men were arrested. >>> the favorite iphone app that's better than ever. >> sick of fees when you fly? the industry could change with new prices. ♪ [ music ] >> and from sorrow to strength, the stars turning out in a big way for sandy relief in new york city. it's all coming your way. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, square garde ♪

police say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts armed himself with semiautomatictic rifle and had several fully loaded magazines of the three people he shot only one survived, a 15-year-old girl. one of victims, cindy ann yule, described as everybody's friend and steven forsyth a father of two. his death leaves neighbors stunned. >> he was a great neighbor and always saying hi to the kids. alisyn: everyone says he was a very involved father who coached youth football and adored his children. fox's dan springer is live in happy valley, oregon. dan tell us what you learned overnight about this shooter and the victims. >> reporter: well, just a horrible shooting obviously and something that, as you learn more about these victims becomes so much more tragic. let's talk about the good news first. that is 15-year-old christina is going to survive doctors say. they held a news conference at the hospital. she is still listed in serious condition but she is expected to make a full recovery. a bullet went through her back and bruised her lung but apparently did not hit vital organs. she had surgery

this morning, as detectives continue to dig into his background, friends of accused shooter jacob roberts paint a portrait of a 22-year-old happy-go-lucky guy, who suddenly turned dark. >> i think something in his mind clicked. and it messed with his thinking. and he just wasn't himself anymore. >> reporter: his friend says something seemed to have happened over the last few weeks. but no one knew what the problem was. and his ex-girlfriend, hannah sansburn tells abc news, he quit his job and sold all of his belongings, saying he was leaving portland this weekend and moving to hawaii. >> this is the last thing i expected. especially from him. he was just too sweet. never mean to anybody. ever. everybody loved him. >> reporter: police have no motive, but they also have no doubt. they say roberts carried out his shooting spree alone, with a stolen assault rifle. among the dead, 54-year-old hospice nurse, cindy ann yuille, who was christmas shopping. this woman a complete stranger, stayed with her and performed cpr. >> she died with dignity. and she did not die alone. >> reporter: 45-year-ol

. >> police say the man behind the mask 22-year-old jacob roberts. he use add semiautomatic weapon to kill a nurse and father of 5. kris another seriously wounded. >> all of us have to recognize this was a heartbreaking tragedy by any standard. many people were effected by this act of violence every day for the rest of their lives. we should keep them in our thoughts and prayers. >> police understand his motive. unlike other rap pages he didn't left any signals his life had gone off course. his ex-girlfriend said he recently quit his job sold all of hiss and planned to move to hawaii. according to detectives he left his car in the parking lot walked right into the macy's store carrying that rifle. he stole it from someone he knew and a long time family friend read a statement on behalf of robert's mother. >> tammy wishes to express her shock and grief in the event at the counstown center on tuesday. she has no understanding or explanation for her son's behavior. >> police are continuing to chase leads as they try to find out what the explanation was

as a 22 year-old jacob roberts. he appeared to act alone if there's been no motive identified. grant lodes? >> pam, most people are stunned that he did this. even his ex-girlfriend said a person that was very loved, popular, outgoing, 22 years old and was planning to move to hawaii he says that i might be a young but i've had one crazy life so far. >> before yesterday, the only thing remotely violent was that his facebook page revealed that he liked shooting he posted this on firing a gun. he recently sold this assault rifle from an acquaintance. we may never know what prompted him to use that on it this is a deadly day yesterday at this public shopping mall near portland, oregon. they say that he had so much to do before ye he was trying to distance himself from portland. they raided his home where he lived just a few miles from the town center. he was evicted from a different residence sometime this summer. colleagues say that it was a local sandwich shop before quitting. is facebook shop saying that he attended clackamas committee college. shawn graffiti that followed your d

police of not said what may have led the gunman jacob roberts to open fire. >> the late senator daniel into oute is being remembered for his bravery -- daniel inouye. he was the second longest serving senator in u.s. history and was a world war ii hero. he died last monday of respiratory complications. he was 88. british prosecutors will decide whether to pursue charges against two australian deejays responsible for a hoax phone call. >> the two called the london hospital treating parents escaped. they posed as queen elizabeth and prince charles and obtained private details about its fatkate's medical treatment. the radio station canceled their show. >> amazon wants you to trust online reviews. linda bell is at bloomberg headquarters to explain this and more. good morning. >> hello. amazon reviews may be getting a little bit more reliable after several arreststories of advertisers writing their own reviews. amazon says thousands of reviews have been deleted in the last months. it has not still offered any public explanation. looks like food companies are targeting kids on mobile device

roberts in oregon. they went in with rivals and had the weapon not jams in the mall yesterday, we could have been looking at a death toll higher than what happened in a roar ra. why do people need to have the ability to have the ar 15? >> people go into shopping malls and movie theaters using these magazines which carry up to 100 rounds a minute. he shot 17 people james holmes shot 17 people. >> let me give you some facts. >> let me give you some facts. >> let me give you a fact. wait a minute, sir. you want to talk facts. >> if you want to -- >> if you want to get a good solution -- >> can you stop talking? >> you have to look at both sides. >> let me speak, my show. >> here is a fact for you flt james holmes in aurora killed 12. this debate is not about the right to defend yourself in a home. it is why america continues to allow deranged young people to buy these weapons? i don't understand it. >> i don't think piers. i don't think deranged people should be able to have a gun. but your position is nob

his name is jacob tyler roberts. friends say he was usually upbeat, sweet even. suddenly quit his job last week. his ex-girlfriend said he announced he was going to move to hawaii. he never followed through on that. instead police say he put a hockey mask on and headed toward the clackamas town center mall on tuesday afternoon. ended up killing a dedicated hospice nurse and respected former radio executive. critically wounded a 15-year-old girl before he finally committed suicide. it all brings us right to dan simon. he's live from suburban portland this morning. what else do we know about jacob roberts? >> reporter: well, good morning, soledad. his name surfaced less than 24 hours ago so it's still a bit early in the investigation. but the things that you would typically look at, his family life, you know, where he works, his relationships, haven't seen really any obvious signs. investigators say they haven't found a criminal history, no violent past. so at this point things don't really add up. people have been trying to look at his facebook page, esee if there

tammy roberts raised jacob after his mother died of cancer when he was just two years old. she says she has no explanation for what he did. >> never could i imagine him being a part of something like this. every day his whole life i was proud of him. i'm just not proud of him right now. >> robert's also says she wants the victim's families to know she is sorry for what happened. >>> john mcafee now in miami said he faked a heart attack while in guatemala to avoid being sent back to belize. >> of course it was a ruse. there was a three hour time limit before the judge ruled against us and he could file an appeal. if nothing happened i would have been returned to belize at that moment. unfortunately i guess the pressure gave me a heart attack so i had one. >> in miami now he is something of a tourist attraction. constantly followed by reporters. macafee says so far u.s. authorities have not made any efforts to question him after he spent weeks evading police in belize. >>> 4:54 is the time. let's check in with sal. hopefully no problems on this early friday morning. >> not re

his name is jacob tyler roberts born march 16, 1990. based on all the evidence that we've fwaergathered so far, it appears he did die of a self-inflikself-i self-inflicted gunshot wound. we're prepared to release additional information about the suspect. during this attack he was armed with an ar-15 semi-automatic rifle. the rifle was stolen yesterday from a person known to the suspect. at the time of the attack, he was wearing a load-bearing vest, not a bulletproof vest, that was earlier reported by some outlets. he was also wearing a hockey-style face mask, and we've not yet been able to establish how many shots were fired during the attack, although we believe he was carrying several fully loaded magazines. at this time we do not understand the motive of this attack except to say there's no apparent relationship he between the suspect and his victims. after we identified the suspect, we executed a search warrant at his home locate at 7324 southeast 84th avenue in portland. we also conducted a search warrant of his vehicle, which was

. >> detectives have now revealed the man behind the mask is a 22-year-old jacob tileler roberts. yesterday, detectives say he ran into a mall, apparently intent on murdering as many people as he could. detectives say the food court inside of the mall was littered with shell casings from an assault rifle. >> i heard i am the shooter then shots rang out. >> and we realized oh, my gosh that is a gun. >> investigators say the 22-year-old jacob tileler roberts did not know his victims entered wearing a hockey style face mass skpk a shooting vest with ammunition carrying an assault rifle he stole from someone he knew. he shot and killed a 54-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man. a 15-year-old was shot in the chest remaining in serious condition. doctors say she's stable. >> people were fall together ground and crying. >> he looked like he was on a mission. >> as bad as this was, the sheriff told reporters today koit have been so much worse if the gun had not jammed. whit did, the gunman ran down stairs and killed himself. >> 10,000 people in the mall at one time, kept a level head. the

the shooting left three people dead including the gunman, identified as jacob tyler roberts. the sheriff says that roberts appeared to have acted alone. no motive has been identified. people who know jacob say they're stunned he did this. he is described by them as a person who was very loved, popular and outgoing. he recently stole an ar-15 assault rifle from an acquaintance used in this incident. his former girlfriend told abc he recently sold all of his belongings and was planning to move to hawaii. but he missed his flight last weekend because he got drunk. today a friend of the suspect's family gave a portland television station a hand-written note that says in part "she is very sad and wants everyone to know that she is so sorry that jake did this. it is so out of his character." >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was back in court today. torres once again entered no formal plea to charms that he murdered the -- charges that he murdered the teenager in march. he has been held without bail since may. he faces new charges in connection with the att

the sheriff identified the shooter at jacob tyler roberts. his ex-girlfriend tells abc news he was never the violent type but something changed about him in recent weeks, all of a sudden he seemed numb. dan springer is live at the mall. what more do we know about the victim? >> reporter: well, gretchen, heartbreaking stories but let's talk about the good news, that is that the one surviving victim is doing a lot better, she's very lucky to to be alive basedn where the bullet hit her. kristina shevchenko is in serious condition but expected to make a full recovery. the bullet went through her back, came out her chest and bruised her lung. we're learning more about the two killed. 45-year-old steven forsyth married with two kids, he owned a kiosk in the mall, a side job that was supposed to last through the holidays. and 54-year-old cindy ann yuille was a hospice nurse christmas shopping for her stepson. >> cindy was an amazing hospice nurse, she spent her life helping others transition to the end of life and her family never got to say good-by

and jacob roberts yelling i am the shooter and now 27 are dead including 20 children. if roads were collapsing all over the nation killing people we will do what we could do. if there was a plague ripping through communities, we would try to stop it. but discussing preventing tragedies is not acceptable. it's not too soon, it's much too late ezra writes. ezra, there were echoing comments from michael bloomberg, he has always been out spoken on this and never more than today. he heard that it was too soon to talk about gun laws, we heard it after virginia tech and oak creek, and we are hearing it's again. today many of the people murdered were five-year-olds. president obama rightly sent his heartfelt sympathies to the families in newtown, but the country needs him to send a bill to congress. calling for meaningful action is not enough, we have not seen leadership, that must end today, it's a national tragedy and it demands a national response. my deepest sympathies are with the families of all those effected and my determination to stop this madness is stronger than ev

jacob roberts roommate says he had a weird look on his face when he left the house. roberts apparently wanted to join the marines. a foot injury kept him from doing that. he shot and killed two people inside of a mall on thursday before he turned the gun on himself. a 15-year-old victim still remains in the hospital in serious condition. the mall is set to reopen later today. >>> this is a troubling story med af will honor recipient brutally attacked in an event over the weekend. police arrested and charged an 18-year-old. meyer is recovering after the attack. he was awarded the military's highest honor by president obama last year. he is credited of saving the lives of 13 americans and 23 afghan soldiers during a firefight in 2009. he was the first living marine to receive the award in nearly three decades. >> leon pineda has agreed to send 2 patriot missiles 400 troops to the country in order to beef up the country's defenses in the syrian attacks. th germany will send two muscles each. all 6 patriot missiles will be under nato control and should be operational by

we get our first look at the gunman, 22-year-old jacob roberts. he stormed through a mall outside portland, picking the victims at random. he had camouflage clothing with a mask on and armed with a semi-automatic rifle like this. he had a vest loaded with ammunition. he was out to kill "as many people as possible." sometime during the spree the gun jammed and in the chaos all played out on police scanners. >> we have an active shooter. >> man has a rifle and is shooting people. >> there are people bailing out like crazy. >>shepard: the cell phone video shows shoppers making their way to safety, hands in the air passing officers with guns drawn. the police say there were up to 10,000 people scrambling for safety even the mall santa ran for cover. many barricaded themselves in back rooms and stores. i jumped on the background and crawling to the door and heard a guy yell "get on the ground." i got up. i started running. >> were was tripping over each other. i bumped into several people. everyone was running. >>shepard: cops say he killed two and ser

roberts was heading in her direction and as bullets with hissed past her she hid -- whizzed past her she hid behind a pillar by her best friend and when she looked down, she realized she'd been shot in the chest. >> i did feel a lot of pressure and pain, but you can't describe it. >> reporter: christina was rushed to the hospital where doctors removed bullet fragments from her collapsed lung and bruised liver. her father says it's nothing short of a miracle that she's even here. >> biggest present for us for crist ma, she is alive -- christmas, she is alive. otherwise i'm not sure what is going to be. >> reporter: the courageous teen who has endured so much struggles with many questions about that day including why two other innocent people died. >> it is hard to think that why should they have to be the ones that weren't able to run away? they were just passing by like regular all other people. it shouldn't be that they have to be the ones that didn't get away. >> reporter: but when asked about the man who shot her, she harbors no hate. instead hoping to remind others just how preci

police say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts was the masked gunman, a young man with no history of serious trouble, who allegedly stole an assault rifle from an acquaintance and set off alone on a deadly rampage. >> we do not understand the motive of this attack, except to say that there's no apparent relationship between the suspect and his victims. >> reporter: hannah sansburn doesn't understand either. >> this is the last thing i would have ever expected. especially from him. he was just too sweet. >> reporter: in an interview with abc news, the shooter's ex-girlfriend told us she has no idea what triggered the sudden and brutal attack. >> that's what is so mind boggling, because it is -- that was not the person i knew. and the person i knew would never, ever have done anything like this. >> reporter: but there was something strange in recent weeks. he says he seemed numb when she saw him last week, but she didn't think much of it. and she says he suddenly quit his job at a greek deli and sold all of his belongings, telling her he was leaving portland and moving to hawaii this past week

and he had protective gear on him, which is also what happened with jacob roberts in oregon. they planned this meticulously. and they went in with these rifles. and had the weapon not jammed in the mall yesterday, we could be looking at a death toll higher than what happened in aurora. i say to you, why do people in america, outside of the military and the police, need to have the ability to have an ar-15? i don't understand. >> well, i just gave you one example in the l.a. riots. >> you're saying, if there's a riot -- a riot 20 years ago. you're talking about a riot 20 years ago, as being the only reason -- the only reason why -- >> hurricane andrew -- >> unstable young people in america are able to walk in and buy ar-15 semiautomatic rifles and go into shopping malls and to movie theaters and blow away as many americans as they can, with these magazines that can carry up to 100 rounds a minute in the case of james holmes. we don't know yet about oregon. >> they don't do 100 rounds a minute. >> well, james holmes shot 70 people. james holmes shot 70 people. >> to be factual

no, it wasn't legal as far as jacob tyler roberts was concerned, we don't know the origin where it was stolen at this point. we are still learning information as it becomes available here. the victims were totally random, he did not know the two people who were killed and the one who was injured. also we're learning he did not have on a bullet-proof vest or body armor like some of the witnesses suggested. he was wearing a hockey mask, we know that for certain. we also know that police believe their quick response helped to contain this and stop it from becoming much worse. they actually did not wait for s.w.a.t. teams when they arrived at the mall. they went into the mall two by two, something they actually practiced at this mall earlier this year. they are saying that practice really helped to contain roberts, make sure he could not get out and do more harm and more damage. they also did confirm that he turned the gun on himself to end this shooting spree. andrea? >> jay gray, another example of gun violence and terror at the mall in the holiday shopping season. great response from th

roberts was headed in her direction. as bullets whizzed past her, she hid behind a pillar and h her best friend. she looked down and realized she had been shot. >> i felt a huge amount of pressure and pain and you can't describe what it feels like. >> christina was rushed to the hospital where doctors removed bullet fragments from her collapsed lung and bruised liver. her father says it's nothing short of a miracle that she's even here. >> and her presence for us for christmas, she is alive. otherwise, i'm not sure what it's going to be. >> the courageous teen who's endured so much struggles with many questions about that day, including why two other innocent people died. >> it is hard to think that why should they have to be the ones that weren't able to-- they were just passing by, like regular, all other people. it shouldn't be that they have to be the ones that didn't get away. >> reporter: but when asked about the man who shot her, she harbors no hate. instead, hoping to remind others, just how precious life is. >>

and he had protective gear on him, which is also what happened with jacob roberts in oregon. they planned this meticulously. and they went in with these rif rifles. and had the weapon not jammed in the mall yesterday, we could be looking at a death toll higher than what happened in aurora. i say to you, why do people in america, outside of the military and the police, need to have the ability to have an ar-15? i don't understand. >> well, i just gave you one example in the l.a. riots. >> you're saying, if there's a riot -- a riot 20 years ago. you're talking about a riot 20 years ago, as being the only reason -- the only reason why -- >> hurricane andrew -- >> unstable young people in america are able to walk in and buy ar-15 semiautomatic rifles and go into shopping malls and to movie theaters and blow away as many americans as they can, with these magazines that can carry up to 100 rounds a minute in the case of james holmes. we don't know yet about oregon. >> they don't do 100 rounds a minute. >> well, james holmes shot 70 people. james holmes shot 70 people. >> to be fact

the sherr sreufs the shooter is 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts they say he used a stolen rifle from someone he knew. he was trying to kill as many random people as possible before his gun jammed. the clackamas town center was crowded with shoppers yesterday when again fire erupted. >> telling me the suspect was here i've got multiple shell casings. >> he looked like he was on a mission. >> so far police don't have a motive. in a surreal moment the mall's santa could be seen running for his life with hundreds of other scared shoppers. >>> condemnation continues to pour in after north korea launched a rocket. the united states and european allies urged security council to pass a solution condemning the launch as a ea violation of international agreements. even china and russia called it regretable. north reko says the rocket is on a peaceful commission carrying a weather missile into orbit. >>> a san jose family may have nightmares for weeks. a truck crashed into their apartment the impact isn't their 2-year-old daughter flying. terry mcsweeney is at scene. >> reporter: happy ending,

police say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts made a bee line from his car through macy's wearing a mask, a bough lis assistings -- a ballistics vest and carrying a semiautomatic rifle. by the time he got to the food court he was already firing. he killed 54-year-old cindy anne yule and 45-year-old steven forsyth. high then shot into the lower level courtyard wounding a 15-year-old girl. >> we do not understand the motive of the attack. except to say there is no apparent relationship between the suspect and his victims. >> police say the only reason there was not more victims the gun jammed. at that point he ran down the flight of stairs and got his rifle working and then killed himself. the mall remains closed as the authority investigates the scene. nightline looks into the background of the portland gunman after this newscast at 11:35. stay tuned for that. >>> a new warning about home deliveries. there is a package thief targeting fremont. a surveillance camera caught him in the act. the driver of the white car walks to the front door of the home and he grabs the package off the doors

the sherr sreufs the shooter is 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts they say he used a stolen rifle from someone he knew. he was trying to kill as many random people as possible before his gun jammed. the clackamas town center was crowded with shoppers yesterday when again fire erupted. >> telling me the suspect was here i've got multiple shell casings. >> he looked like he was on a mission. >> so far police don't have a motive. in a surreal moment the mall's santa could be seen running for his life with hundreds of other scared shoppers. >>> condemnation continues to pour in after north korea launched a rocket. the united states and european allies urged security council to pass a resolution condemning the launch as a clear violation of international agreements. even china and russia called it regretable. north korea says the rocket is on a peaceful commission carrying a weather missile into orbit. >>> a san jose family may have nightmares for weeks. a truck crashed into their apartment the isn't their 2-year-old daughter flying. terry mcsweeney is at scene. >> reporter: happy ending, b

. >>> we are learning more about the man behind the portland mall shooting. 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts used a stolen rifle in tuesday's attack. 15-year-old girl was seriously wounded and is in the hospital. roberts' ex-girlfriend told abc news he was typically happy but changed in the week before the shooting, quit his job, sold all his belongings and said he was moving to hawaii. she has no idea what set him off. police continue to try to find a motive. >>> bank robber got away with a lot of cash. two photos released, this shows a man dressed in black robbing the chase branch in greenbrae wednesday 5:30 p.m.. the robber placed a bag on the counter handed the teller a note whatting money. anyone with information is urged to call twin cities pd. >>> berkeley high teacher scheduled to be arraigned next weeks for lsd possession and drunk driving. police stopped 50 1-year-old on -- the 51-year-old for running a red late. he had just left a restaurant. police say he showed signs of intoxication. when he was booked he was carrying a both of breath mint that tested positive for lsd. he was hi

the clackamas sheriff identified this man jacob tyler roberts as the gunman. he fired as many as 60 shots before he killed himself. a 40-year-old won and 54-year-old man were killed. a young girl is in critical condition. this is in the midst of chaos. >> 10,000 people in the mall at one time kept a level head. they got themselves out of the mall. they helped others get out. >> the sheriff said there is no apparent relationship between the gunman and the people he shot. they have not yet determine add motive. he said it as heart-breaking tragedy that would have been much worse had the gunman's rifle not jammed. >>> torres, man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. we are joined outside the courthouse and this is his first public appearance. right. janine. >> reporter: we have not seen him in court since the spring. i almost didn't recognize him. he was arraigned on three new charge that is he attempted to kidnap women back in 2009. garcia-torres stayed in court and was officially notified that the new kidnapping charges. he looked vastly differ

meantime the woman who raised gunman jacob roberts says she is deft v devastated and has no idea why it happened. >> never could i imagine him being a part of something like this. >> let me go to a wvit with breaking news about that school shoot issing. let's listen in. >> respond in an emergent fashion. >> can you give us an idea of what you're calling a platoon of troopers, and it's a fairly substantial department there in newtown, are we talking about dozens of police officers on scene at this point. >> you're talking about many troopers and officers on that team right now and i would suspect that the minute we can from that scene, we'll give you a confirmation and update as quickly as we possibly can from that scene. we will hold a press conference from that location. >> thank you for the latest information, this is obviously a situation that is changing by the moment. here is what we know right now. the breaking news is out of newtown, the entire public school district is in lockdown at this hour. because of a police investigation and emergency response both state and local poli

he's 22-year-old jacob tileler roberts. investigators say he stole an ar 15 semi automatic rifle tuesday from someone he knew. this is what though say happened. he went through macy's to this food court area this, is where he did most of the shooting. his gun jammed he ran to a stairwell apparently working to unjam the gun. he ran. >> the gun is jammed. he says this is the last place he saw them go. he fired out here, then, the gun jammed. >> that was the call dispatchers heard. they rushed 100 officers and deputies to the mall. the shooter was wearing a white hockey style face mass skpk a vest. >> they came down the stairs to lower level. back in this corner. it's where he shot him. >> inside of the mall, 10,000 shoppers told to raise hands and head for the exits or stay locked down inside of the stores. deputies and employees had rehearsed this procedure just this past summer. >> in a situation like this, it's either you know, stay right where you're at, lock down. or get to the nearest exit and out of the building. >> th

. >> jacob roberts killed two people and badly wounded one other before taking his own life at a mall outside portland. >>> british police say the apparent suicide of the nurse who transferred a prank call to the ward treating catherine, dutchess of cambridge, is not suspicious. a co-worker found her hanging in the hospital's living quarters. she left three suicide notes but police are not revealing their contents. >>> software pioneer john mcafee is back in the u.s. after he says he was deported from guatemala. mcafee entered the country after police in belize wanted to question him in his neighbor's murder. >>> fiscal cliff fears being felt on wall street. the dow dropping 74 points despite the release of upbeat economic data. >>> and fists fly in ukraine's parliament. the fight broke out as new lawmakers were being sworn in. believe it or not, ukrainian law prevents police from intervening. >>> the fiscal cliff poses real dangers for of course the economy but just talking about it also proved dangerous for one economist on tv. the ridiculist is next. [ bells dinging ] ♪ hark how

police say 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts made a bee line from his car through macy's wearing a mask, a bough lis assistings -- a ballistics vest and carrying a semiautomatic rifle. by the time he got to the food court he was already firing. he killed 54-year-old cindy anne yule and 45-year-old steven forsyth. high then shot into the lower level courtyard wounding a 15-year-old girl. >> we do not understand the motive of the attack. except to say there is no apparent relationship between the suspect and his victims. >> police say the only reason there was not more victims the gun jammed. at that point he ran down the flight of stairs and got his rifle working and then killed himself. the mall remains closed as the authority investigates the scene. nightline looks into the background of the portland gunman after this newscast at 11:35. stay tuned for that. >>> a new warning about home deliveries. there is a package thief targeting fremont. a surveillance camera caught him in the act. the driver of the white car walks to the front door of the home and he grabs the package off the doors

detectives say 22 year old jacob roberts wore a hockey mask during the rampage. the suspected shooter's family expressed shock and grief through a friend on wednesday. >> she's very sad and wants everybody to know that she's so sorry what jake did and that its so out of his character." >>catherine: deputies say the 22 year old stole the semi-automatic rifle he used from someone he knew.a rifle they say jammed at one point. adding the tragedy could have been much worse. news.anti-virus software founder john mcafee is admitting that the heart problems he apparently suffered in guatemala were faked. it was part of his effort to avoid being sent back to belize, where he's wanted for questioning in the killing of a neighbor. he hasn't been charged with any crime, and it's not clear yet whether u-s authorities want to question him. mcafee talked to reporters after arriving in miami yesterday. >> "i want to make this clear. that was on may the 4th, mthis was on the 30th of april, and when they shot my dog and the head and stormed my property. and handcuffs my hand behin