At least 36 people are dead as the virus has spread to 40 states. Boston is declared a Public Health emergency. They have had ten times of all last years flu season. It has come back and rather fiercely. Boston will offer free vaccinations this weekend inspect. In some areas, some schools are temporarily closing. Experts warn that we havent reached the peak. Vice president bidens task nors aims at reducing gun violence, including the powerful nra, sources close to the talks say, expanding background checks for gun purchases. Yesterday the Vice President met with victims groups vowing that the administration is determined to take quote, immediate action. I want to make it clear that we are not going to get caught up in the notion, unless we can do everything were going to do nothing. Its critically important we act. South carolina congressman jeff duncan fired back at the white house yesterday releasing a statement, saying quote, the Founding Fathers never envisions executives orders be
springs is nbc s leanne gregg. reporter: it could take several days just to process the crime spree, they re trying to piece together what caused the gunman to open fire into that planned parenthood, he apparently had an ak-47 type weapon. before the standoff was over, three people were dead, nine were injured. here s what one of the survivors had to say. i noticed people until front were going down, and they were saying everyone get down, everyone get down and i heard gunshots, i saw the gunman, and we grabbed the table, we placed it against the door, we sat there for at least up the to fife hours. reporter: among the dead, 44-year-old police veteran garrett swayze, along with two civilians, earlier this morning, the bodies of the dead were removed from the crime scene.
planned parent hood area. the families of the victim also have a chance to mourn together at two vigils. this is not something new to them. in the last month, there was another public shooting. a man was killed in a police shoot-out. an investigation for thissens department could take several more days, it s a comp indicali crime scene, still looking for that motive. leann gregg for us live. s police continue to search for a motive in that with a documented heft of violence gernls planned parenthood and it s clinics as was mentioned. kristen welker joins us with more on this. reporter: richard, good morning to you. it s not leer the gunman was
a story that unfolded on friday in come whlorado when a shooter opened fire at a planned parent clinic in colorado strengths. an hours long standoff that left three people dead and nine inur judged. officers arrived at the clinic after gunshots were reported near the facility a little after 11:30 a.m. mountain time. police said the shots were fired by a single gunman armed with an ak-47-style weapon. they say the gunman shot at the police who responded to the scene from inside the building. police exchanged gunfire with the suspected shooter for several hours before they were able to make contact with him and he turned himself in just before 5:00 p.m. one university of colorado, colorado springs officer and two civilians were killed in the attack. five police officers and four civilians were injured and transferred to local hospitals. off certains were still securing the scene following the arrest, investigating several items allegedly brought by the gunman into the building
a 57-year-old man is in custody this morning following a shooting standoff at a women s health clinic in colorado springs, three people killed including a police officer, another 20 injured. all the details in just a minute. anger on the streets of chicago, as hundreds who are protesting a police shooting while shopping along the magnificent mile. two weeks after a terrorist attack in paris and one week after a gunman terrorized mali s capital city. and ted cruz taking a move to the top of the polls, all that and more is just ahead for you this morning. we re going to start first in colorado springs where the motive in the deadly shooting at a planned parenthood facility is still unclear. three people were killed in the armed siege leading to a five hour standoff with police. the suspected gunman was captured alive and questioned overnight. authorities have identified him as robert lewis deer of colorado. following the death of garrett swayze. this morning, a police pro