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Hopefully that means they will all survive, all of the wounded? there were 16 that were wounded. >> according to our trauma -- lead trauma surgeon at this point, everybody is making recoveries as expected. were not totally out of the woods until we declare the seriously wounded in a higher or better condition but everything is pointing in the positive direction. >> i know you treated some of those who were wounded in the ft. hood massacre by major nidal hasan back in 2009. can you compare the in...

Getting no response after those hours dragged on. i imagine you began to believe that he was definitely one who was hurt anyway. >> well, it was hard. i mean, we were -- at that point, they were finally putting out -- every person we called, every number we called, we got another number. then we started calling the hospitals. and, you know, you kind of -- i think back now, every answer you have, im sorry, we dont have his name. im sorry, he hasnt been brought to the hospital, you know, the hinds...

Form contact the ft. hood pao thats on the facebook page and they can point you in the right direction. but a variety of organizations from the uso, the red cross, and a wide variety of other organizations are providing assistance right now and we deeply appreciate their support as well. with that ill take questions after i turn this over to senator cornyn, but again i ask that you keep the fallen and the families of the fallen along with the wounded and the families of the wounded in your thoug...

Another number. then we started calling the hospitals. and, you know, you kind of -- i think back now, every answer you have, im sorry, we dont have his name. im sorry, he hasnt been brought to the hospital, you know, the hindsight tells you, gosh, wow, i should have just realized. but you dont want to believe anything like that at that moment. you want to have that hope. you know, we just were hoping that, you know, hes busy, you know? that he wasnt killed. that he was helping the wounded. we k...

>> was he on medication? >> he was on medication, correct. >> [ inaudible ]. >> yes. he was. he was not a wounded warrior. he was not wounded in action to our records. no purple heart, not wounded in action in that regard. >> you said he came another installation in february. can you tell us which one that is? >> at this time i prefer not. i mean, ive got folks calling that installation, talking to their chain of command in order to determine all the background information of the soldier. >> whi...

And colonel chris garver, our public affairs officer will put that out. i just ask for your thoughts and prayers for the fallen and for the wounded in this particular case. thank you very much. >> that was ft. hood commanding general lieutenant general mark millie. he increased the death toll in that report. there are now four dead, according to his report. three victims killed by the shooter and then the shooter himself who the general said had no known motive for this shooting but he did have ...

Angry. john? >> i did note that chinas envoy to malaysia blamed western media for fabricating stories and stirring up trouble which is pretty much an old standby, i guess. pauline, thank you. pauline chiou live for us there in beijing. before we go, one last look at our top story, the fatal shooting at the fort hood texas military base. a gunman there killed three people and wounded 16 others. authorities say he then killed himself. hes been identified as 34-year-old army specialist ivan lopez. ...

Injury? >> there are reports he self reported a traumatic brain injury. he was on medication. he was not a wounded warrior, not wounded in action to our records. no purple heart in that regard. >> sir you said he came from another installation? >> at this time were, i got folks calling that installation and talking to that chain of command to determine the background information of the soldier. sorry? what state? >> its here in texas. okay. a couple more questions. yes, maam? all of the wounded ...

Conference daily until we get all of the information out into the public that we have thats appropriate. i dont have a time for that, but the first one obviously will be tomorrow. and colonel chris garver, our public affairs officer will put that out. i just ask for all your thoughts and prayers for the fallen and the wounded in this particular case. thank you very much. >> thats lieutenant general mark a. milley giving the press conference with the most definitive information weve gotten tonigh...

Traumatic brain injury previously come back from the iraq tour. >> was he on medication? >> he was on medication, correct. >> [ inaudible ]. >> yes. he was. he was not a wounded warrior. he was not wounded in action to our records. no purple heart, not wounded in action in that regard. >> you said he came another installation in february. can you tell us which one that is? >> at this time i prefer not. i mean, ive got folks calling that installation, talking to their chain of command in order to...