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Todays special meeting with the mayor and city council. william? >> reporter: well, jenna the meeting all allowing people to vent in a constructive way. police will tell you anaheim isnt the same city as it was a few years ago. they have a gang problem. violent crime is way up. homicides double. when police responded shootings sparked protest and ignited a broader atmosphere with resentment over race, class and wealth. anaheim, california, home of disneyland, the angels and ducks. but lately -- ...

Said what do i do? i just saw the police murder a man. i said calm down, explain. >> shepard: now, -- >> bill: now the fbi obviously going come in. is that good enough? is that going to quiet things down? >> here is the issue. we are very grateful that he would call on independent investigation and the folks feel that the residents feel that it needs transparency and since we have had about 6 to 8 also police officers shootings since the beginning of the year without any kind of remedy or any re...

Said what do i do? i just saw the police murder a man. i said calm down, explain. >> shepard: now, -- >> bill: now the fbi obviously going come in. is that good enough? is that going to quiet things down? >> here is the issue. we are very grateful that he would call on independent investigation and the folks feel that the residents feel that it needs transparency and since we have had about 6 to 8 also police officers shootings since the beginning of the year without any kind of remedy or any re...

Said what do i do? i just saw the police murder a man. i said calm down, explain. >> shepard: now, -- >> bill: now the fbi obviously going come in. is that good enough? is that going to quiet things down? >> here is the issue. we are very grateful that he would call on independent investigation and the folks feel that the residents feel that it needs transparency and since we have had about 6 to 8 also police officers shootings since the beginning of the year without any kind of remedy or any re...

Horrible things there. >> we hear no connection to terrorism. could there be ties to gangs? we heard a gang unit was on scene. we have to wrap things up. but is there a gang problem. >> there is gangs in aurora. we havent heard anything on that. but i am sure they are investigating that. >> steve: it is just like a lot of towns in the country. aurora, colorado, it is hard to believe what happened kelly burke, thank you for joining us live and painting a picture of where the massacre happened las...

I have seen aurora grow to a small suburb of denver to second largest city in colorado. it is booming and like any other city has its share of crimes, but nothing like >> steve: kelly, we were told that the gang squad was there. they may have been en route because of the gigantic crowd that showed up for the midnight showing is there a gang problem in aurora? >> yes, there are like in any major city. there are shootings occasionally . it is not like the town is overrun with gangings. for the mos...

Been called out. is there a gang problem in aurora? is there belief that this is gang related? it is due to a gang problem? >> i cant speculate on that. is there a gang problem in aurora? that depends who you ask. there are gangs here. the gang unit is on the scene. that is fairly inbound to have that happen this early. so they must have some indication this may be gang-related activity. >> you mentioned in addition to the explosions of the tear gas in the theater that this might have been some ...

And you dont want to gather as a group. he set the bomb off because he wanted people to head to the door because it made it easier for him to take out his target. when there is a shooting, scatter and when you get to a safe location call to check in. >> rob, thank you. aurora, right outside of denver, 325,000 people living in that area we are told. also reports coming in that a gang unit came on the scene and canines and fbi, police from every possible area coming in to help. is there a gang pro...

Like any city that size they have gangs here. some people say there is a gang problem. that depends on who you ask. whether that is part of this, it is it to early to tell. steve stove sure, justin joseph has been doing a great job reporting out in denver. we thank you for the live report. >> gretchen: folks if you are just waking up witit us. terrible news to let you know about in aurora, colorado. the chief of police telling us that 10 people were kim would on the site of the movie theater in ...

another 8 inches of rain today. tropical storm debby is forcing more evacuations, rescues and road closures. just last hour, officials in pasco county, florida, ordered the evacuation of 2,000 homes because of a fast rising river. 38 people were rescued from their homes overnight. >> i was kind of panicking because the water came up over the wall where i live. if youre looking to sell your home, you may get a little more for it than just a few months ago. home prices, they have now r...