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A shooter killing three wounding 16 others before killing himself. >> three of the wounded are in critical condition now. well take you live to scott and white hospital in temple, texas as soon as that news conference begins. of course this shooting at ft. hood is the second soldier on soldier incident at that military insulation inless than five years. >> in 2009 major hasan killed 13 wounded 32 others. earlier this morning i spoke to survivor of that. he said simply beefing up security is not ...

>> nine years in the putter reek to national guard, deployed twice overseas in 2007 to the sinai, and in 2011 in iraq. he was never involved in a firefight. he drove trucks during perhaps the safest time in iraq. >> theres been lat of talk about security procedures. at first glances, this doesnt sound like a security matter at all. this guy could legally be there. i guess you could put everybody through metal detectors. we could do that here. >> of course, the pentagon says they couldnt put ever...

Debate with you on carrying weapons on a military installation. say again. >> can you tell us about the gender of the killed and wounded, men or women? >> no, i dont have the specifics and id rather not go into that. the shooter was a male. and the officer that engaged the shooter was a female. but the other injured, no, i dont. say again. [ inaudible question ] >> probably about 15 minutes, 20 minutes. but we dont have an exact time line. >> general in light of the fact that this is a third inc...

>> can you tell us the gender of the wounded? >> no, i dont have the specifics and i would rather not go into that. the shooter was a male, and the officer that engaged the shooter was a female. but the other injured, no, i dont. [ inaudible ] >> probably about 15, 20 minutes. we dont have an exact timeline. [ inaudible ] >> let me go to someone else. >> can you talk a little bit about how these changes made to security procedures in the wake of the hasan shooting and your response to todays sho...

Carried out on the base. and im told the chairman of the joint chiefs said today there were specific procedures put in place after that attack that helped save lives yesterday. do you know specifically which ones? >> reporter: well, were still digging into that because a lot of the security procedures here -- were waiting for a news conference to get more word on exactly what they did. one thing we find interesting though today we do know according to reporting from our sources -- law enforcemen...

Were security procedures sufficient on the base. how does someone get in with an unregistered for the military weapon on base. were the procedures sufficient. and, of course, this persons mental health, what exactly was going on with him. that will be very much a focus. >> we know certain measures were taken back in 2009. lets talk about this shooter. was there any indication, barbara, that his war service is what caused this potential mental illness being reported? >> i think thats the question...

Their families and the ft. hood community who, yet again, are experiencing a terrible tragedy and much grief. thank you. >> weve got time for some questions. im going to give this mike over here, so please wait till you get the microphone before you ask your question. >> thank you, mr. secretary. i want to ask you a little bit more about ft. hood if i could. in 2010 secretary gates called for dozens of changes in defense policy to deal with the insider threat from the first attack. two weeks ago...

Especially since that incident in 2009 at ft. hood when major nadal hasan opened fire on soldiers, killing 13, wounding more than three dozen, the u.s. military has instituted very significant security procedures when these incidents happen. people do not get in or out. nobody goes through the gate without the correct paperwork, without the correct identification. people are told to shelter in place. there are substantial security forces on ft. hood. but i think one of the things that keeps ever...

Criminal investigation. extensive interviews have been conducted with people who know the pilots well. malaysia airlines also adds tight nd cockpit security on their planes. lets get to jim. what are some of those new measures? >> reporter: they ininvolve the cockpit and who is allowed inside the cockpit. they involve the security procedures that would be in place when a pilot has to take a bathroom break, other things like that. malaysia airlines isnt discussing them specifically, but there was...

Identification unit, security unit, said maybe this is a vulnerability, right, the flight crews. because he said the flight crews in general have not been considered a threat. but if indeed turns out to be that the flight crew was somehow responsible, the israelis are certainly concerned. ive talked to people on capitol hill members of the house intelligence committee are looking at measures the u.s. might take. so far the impression is the security we have in the u.s. post 9/11 is much better t...