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People in the community look forward to and have cooking competitions and barbecue and live music. things of that nature. >> all right. on the scene. we have many others we have been talking with about this story. the latest again from this shooting that happened just around 6:00 p.m. there in california. one dead. 11 shot. and we are going to hear from the police in a news conference in matter of moments. stay with us. whos dog is this? its my special friend, antonio. his luxurious fur calms my...

Us. >> what about where you are as far as the police presence? can you tell what the presence is, is there a sense theres an active search for someone under way? >> its difficult for us to tell. were removed from the situation. were at the college which is a few blocks away from the festival. obviously police are over there. processing the scene. from my vantage point i cant ascertain what the presence is like. >> as far as the popularity of the festival. 100,000 people a family festival. can yo...

That has been going on for decades. it supports the local community and its called the gilroy garlic festival. [ gunshots ] >> shots ringing out there at this festival. people running for their lives. law enforcement are now telling cnn that they have recovered a firearm and rifle ammunition from the scene. this man was there. >> it sounded like automatic gunfire and it sounded like approximately 30 rounds. and then there was a point of silence and then there was another reload. it seemed like a...

Well jump in when that happens. you were talking about the benefit of the weapon being found. >> you would have a chain of custody at this stage. >> i want to express my extreme shock. and sadness for what happened today. this is an active investigation. i would ask for the thoughts and prayers of the community. as our gilroy police officers continue to investigate this tragic and senseless crime. also, our thoughts and prayers going out to the victim. and their families. we are again continuing...

Have to be a faye-based voter, have to care about some of the issue, but dont move those folks off to the margin and say we dont want them. ronald reagan, strong pro-life, george w. bush, strong pro-life and pro-marriage. they all won. it seems like when we back away some of the voters dont get interested. >> i think a lot of us are politically knowledgeable, and we get discouraged easily. lets face it, the rep party is a natural home for people of faith. as a christian first, i dont think chris...

Very tight nit community, each though thousands live there. >> its an amazingly tight nit community. the mayor from killeen indicated those communities are incredibly tight. they always have been. these are very rich connections that have been in place for years and years. tom indicated that ft. hood was formed in advance of deployment and preparation for world war ii, because the terrain is so similar to nor france. these connections have existed for such a long time. the community is almost in...

Around there must be having a hard time wrapping their heads around all of this. >> thats correct. and if you were in this neighborhood, you see people jogging, walking their dogs, mothers with their strollers. its a very tight nit community and quiet community is what we understand from neighbors. in fact, through the day, they have been walking around here just wondering what was going on. and very shocked about the fact that their neighbor has created all of this today. >> shepard: all right....