border tonight in ciudad juarez with the latest update on the eight children who survived. reporter: the first victims of the ambush to be laid to rest were carried in coffins handmade by relatives, tailored to the small bodies of those who are gone. two-year-old rogan, 11-year-old trevor, and their mother dawna langford were buried. the six others will be laid to rest in their hometown. this should not have happened to three women and the children. reporter: a small army of heavily armed mexican security forces provided protection for the grieving family. the horror of monday s massacre is palpable. in voice messages family member kendra lee miller sent to others first obtained by cnn. dear god, pray. dawna s suburban was blown up by the hill. everyone, please pray. dear god, pray for us all. reporter: robert lebaron traveled here for the funeral. my personal belief is if we can t protect our women and our children, you re no longer a country. reporter: while mexican off
will be among the mourners on sunday for those who died in the navy yard shooting rampage. this morning we re learning more. kachb travers has more. reporter: the pentagon acknowledged there were red flags about aaron alexis. why they didn t get picked up. reporter: abc news has learned that alexis learned better off this way and my elf weapon on the stock of the shotgun he used in monday s massacre. authorities are trying to determine what those phrases could mean including whether if better off this way meant alexis knew he would not survive his rampage. investigators are also piecing together clues about alexis mental state. one recent incident stands out. on august 7th at 6:00 a.m. alexis called the newport, rhode island, police. he claimed after an incident at an airport it sent three people to follow him and keep him awake by talking to him and sending vibrations through his body through a microwave machine.
scratching their heads over a very strange discovery. a message scrawled into the shotgun the killer used in monday s massacre. also, an amazing well rescue. after a woman went down this hole. the efforts to pull her out alive lasted not hours, not days, weeks. that s coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour, and the top of the news. um. where s mrs. davis? she took an early spring break thanks to her double miles from the capital one venture card. now what was mrs. davis teaching? spelling. that s not a subject, right? i mean, spell check. that s a program. algebra. okay. persons a and b are flying to the bahamas. how fast will they get there? don t you need distance, rate and. no, all it takes is double miles. [ all ] whoa. yeah. [ male announcer ] get away fast with unlimited double miles from the capital one venture card. you re the world s best teacher. this is so unexpected. what s in your wallet?
allowed to pick their kids names. there are some unusual ones out there that nobody wants out there, but do you want the legal system to decide which names are okay and which aren t? and when it comes to the religious overtones in this case, consider this, the most popular name on planet earth is mohammed. anderson starts now. erin, thanks. good evening, an exclusive look at the historic flooding that s devastated so many homes and lives in colorado. the water that swallowed roads, bridges and houses, the rebuilding will take years. also ahead tonight, a 24-year-old man bruised and bleeding tries to get help after his car crashes in the middle of the night. instead of help, he s shot dead by a police officer. did race play a role? we begin, though, with breaking news. chilling new details about the gun the navy yard shooter used in monday s massacre. the killer apparently etched or carved two phrases into the shotgun. one saying, quote, my elf weapon. the other saying, quote, bett
be in maryland touring the headquarters of gun manufacturers baretta, which sits 25 miles south of the washington navy yard, the site of monday s massacre. perry is on a poaching mission, trying to lure gun makers away from states that are putting in place stronger gun safety laws like maryland. the governor also visited connecticut gun maker six months after the newtown massacre and has launched efforts in california, illinois, missouri, and new york. perry s trip to baretta was announced before the d.c. shooting, but he s made no changes in his schedule in the wake of massacre. on the other end of the response is starbucks. in a message last night, howard schultz, the ceo of the coffee giant, announced starbucks appreciation days, an initiative where gun owners bring their weapons to local starbucks in an effort to tweak the progressively minded company. starbucks has always respected local open carry laws, and while schultz didn t reverse the policy on the coffee house