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Transcripts For KGO Good Morning America 20171115

Hawaii to california. Police warning he has a classic serial killer profile. The race to find him right now. And abc news exclusive. Me, too. Actor terry crews now telling his story saying he was harassed by a highpowered hollywood executive at a party with his wife right there. The fears he had about coming forward, now speaking out for the first time on television, here live on gma. Good morning, america. Thats right. Terry crews is here and michael, he has a story to tell. He really does. I think a lot of people were surprised when he joined the me too movement. Its a very important story and im looking forward to talking to him in a little while. Not easy to come forward but its the right thing to do and as you said very important. Well get to that later, but first well begin with breaking new details about the victims and gunman in a deadly shooting spree in california. A shooter going on the rampage killing at least four people opening fire at seven different locations, including an elementary school. Where police are praising the quickthinking staff there for preventing a tragedy there. Our Senior National correspondent matt gutman is in red bluff, california, with the latest. Good morning, matt. Reporter hey, good morning, robin. That quickthinking principal knew what they were hearing in the distance was not firecrackers but gunfire and immediately put that school on lockdown. Even before getting notice from Law Enforcement and this morning, the sheriff is learning more about that suspect and the 14 people he shot. Authorities believe kevin neal is the man responsible for terrorizing a Northern California community in a shooting rampage that lasted 45 minutes. The killing spree began at 7 52 a. M. When the 911 call came in that a person was down at a local home. Police say neal drove shooting as he went to the Tehama Elementary School where he fired at least 30 rounds. The gunman arrived here literally driving his truck into that school. And thats when he tried to take aim at the students inside. This man was dropping his daughter off at kindergarten. My 5yearold was so shook up that she heard the words shooter on campus and run to the classroom. She didnt know where to go. She was just frozen in time. Reporter moments later the gunman opened fire. You were standing by the door as the bullets were coming in the windows . Thats correct. When i turned my back, our window was being blasted through. Reporter one 5yearold was shot right in front of him, but is expected to be okay. The School Principal is being hailed as a hero this morning. Authorities believe neal tried to kill as many students as possible in that tiny school, but was thwarted when the school immediately wept on lockdown. According to authorities the frustrated gunman got back into his truck shooting at bystanders on the treat and into residents homes even at other motorists. He encountered other people on the road and took that citizens vehicle and went back on his rampage. Reporter that citizen was a mother driving her son to school. The boy is expected to be okay. But his mother is in critical condition. This man passed the shooter in his vehicle. He drove into a ditch and i didnt know it was the shooter at first. I asked if he was okay and he said, yeah, im okay. How about you . And then he pulled out his gun, and i started running. Reporter the entire community was on lockdown for fearly 45 minutes when officers finally caught up to him. The Police Officer rammed the vehicle, forced it off the road and it resulted in the shooters death. Reporter fbi forensic teams on multiple scenes picking through the evidence including dozens of bullet casings. Neals mother telling the Associated Press her son called her a few days before the killing and said, its all over now. Im on a cliff, and theres nowhere to go. Now his mother paints a portrait of a psychologically disturbed man who she says was reaching out for help. We know that neal had been feuding with his neighbors actually stabbing one of them back in january. He was charged with assault with a Deadly Weapon for that, facing prosecution. Now, the Sheriffs Office this morning is trying to determine whether or not the guns he had were legal. And if not, how he got hold of them. Robin . So many questions, matt. Thank you. Thank you, robin. Also this morning President Trump is back in washington after his 13day trip overseas now gearing up for a battle on tax reform. Senate republicans revealed a new plan overnight that takes on obamacare, calling for a repeal of the individual mandate. That would reduce the deficit but cause 13 million americans to lose their coverage and Senate Republicans facing a growing crisis over roy moore who was defiant about not dropping out of the race despite allegations of Sexual Misconduct with teenage girls. And tom llamas in birmingham, alabama, with the latest. Good morning, tom. Reporter george, good morning to you. Roy moore spoke overnight and did not sound like someone who is even considering dropping out of this race. Hes now describing this as a spiritual battle to his supporters, saying he wants to bring the truth about god to the u. S. Capitol. Roy moore may be a pariah to some on capitol hill, but overnight at this alabama church, a standing ovation. Obviously ive made a few people mad. Im the only one that can unite democrats and republicans. Because i seem to be opposed by both. Reporter moore the Republican Senate candidate from alabama. This is not just a battle for democrats and republicans and how they vote on issues, this is a spiritual battle. Reporter at war with many in his own party who are calling on him to drop out after allegations surfaced he sexually assaulted two teenage girls while he was a local prosecutor in the late 70s. I tried fighting him off while yelling at him to stop. Reporter moore has denied all accusations of Sexual Misconduct. But Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell is still planning to take him down. Even suggesting a writein campaign for embattled attorney general Jeff Sessions. The alabamian who would fit that standard would be the attorney general who is totally wellknown and extremely popular in alabama. Reporter mcconnell vowing if moore does win the newly elected alabama senator will face an immediate ethics investigation. Muddying the waters even more in alabama, a bogus robocall. At least one voter telling abc news they received this suspicious message pretending to be from the Washington Post which broke the story about moores accusers. Hi, this is bernie bernstein. Im a reporter for the Washington Post calling to find out if anyone at this address is a female between the ages of 54 to 57 years old, willing to make damaging remarks about candidate roy moore for a reward of between 5,000 and 7,000. Reporter the post saying the call is fake and is appalled that anyone would stoop to this level. One of moores biggest and wellknown supporters issuing an ultimatum. For me the judge has 24 hours. Reporter fox news sean hannity under pressure after companies pulled their ads from his show over what seemed to be his support for moore now demanding the candidate prove his innocence. You must remove any doubt. If you cant do this, then judge moore needs to get out of this race. Reporter you heard sean hannity there. Roy moores support may be crumbling outside of his state, but here in the state, there are still several elected officials still backing him. Yesterday on capitol hill i tried talking to republican alabama rep accident active mo brooks and had to chase him down five flights of stairs to ask him if he believed the women or roy moore. He says that he believes electing a democrat would actually be more dangerous than electing moore in the wake of what he calls contested sexual allegations. George . That is a congressman. The senior republican senator Richard Shelby saying he thinks the state party should drop him. Mean time, the the next big shoe to drop could be President Trump. Hes now back in the United States expected to weigh in on roy moore at some point. Reporter thats right, george. Hes back from asia but the story in front of him is all about alabama. Our reporting is that Jeff Sessions has no interest in being the writein candidate, but that may be the republicans best option since moore doesnt want to step aside. The campaign has told me that even a call from President Trump would not compel moore to drop out of this race. Although from what the president said he might not be too unhappy if Jeff Sessions is no longer attorney general. Tom llamas, thank you very much. Republican senators now united against roy moore as they push hard for their tax bill. Our correspondent mary bruce tracking it. Another shot at repealing the key part of obamacare in this tax bill. Reporter george, this is a risky move. As part of their tax bill, Senate Republicans are now aiming to repeal the Obamacare Mandate that all americans have insurance or pay a fine. Now, republicans weve seen them try this before. And fail. But the president wants to give this another go. Repealing the mandate could help them save more than 300 billion but it could leave 13 million more americans uninsured over the next decade. Were already seeing some republicans raise concerns about what this could mean especially for your premiums. But, george, the big question is their desire to pass tax reform will that outweigh these concerns . Another big change that could complicate that. Theyre making the middle class tax cuts temporary, b. But this looks like this me too movement may be about to hit home. That hearing yesterday where a member of congress, a female member said at least two of her colleagues have been investigated for Sexual Harassment. Yeah, george, female members of congress led by Jackie Speier shining a spot light on Sexual Harassment here on the hill. Saying this is a very big problem. Yesterday congresswoman speier accused two of her fellow colleagues of misconduct and Sexual Harassment. Now they want to overhaul the process to report and file complaints about this kind of behavior. And we did see, yesterday, george, the speaker of the house says he wants to move to mandatory antiharassment training. Have to believe well hear more from capitol hill. Mary bruce, thanks very much. Robin. Also on capitol hill, attorney general Jeff Sessions in the hot seat grilled over what he knew about the Trump Campaigns russia contacts and whether he told the truth in previous testimony. Our senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has more from washington. Good morning, pierre. Reporter robin, good morning. It was a contentious hearing with democrats on the attack and sessions pushing back hard. I had a meeting with the russian ambassador, yes. Thats exactly the opposite answer you gave under oath to the u. S. Senate. So, again, either youre lying to the u. S. Senate or youre lying to the house of representatives. Well reporter attorney general Jeff Sessions defiant, at times indignant, at the suggestion that he lied to congress. I will not accept and reject accusations that i have ever lied. That is a lie. Reporter just last month, sessions testified that he never knew of any communications between russian operatives and the Trump Campaign. Im not aware of those activities. And i wasnt. And am not. And i dont believe they occurred. Reporter but those activities discussed in that march 2016 meeting with sessions thencandidate donald trump, and former trump Foreign Policy adviser George Papadopoulos who said he had connections who could arrange talks between trump and vladimir putin. Papadopoulos has since pled guilty to lying to the fbi. Sessions said he had forgotten about that meeting only recalling amid press reports. There are reports you shut george down, unquote, when he proposed that meeting with putin. Is this correct, yes or no . Yes. I pushed back. Reporter his answer to how he could forget a meeting like that it was a Brilliant Campaign i think in many ways, but it was a form of chaos every day from day one. Reporter sessions said although his answers have changed one fact remains true. He was only trying to convey he was never part of and never knew of any attempts by the Trump Campaign to collude with the russians to impact the elections. Guys. Okay, but many others will be weighing in with Robert Mueller and what they said to the attorney general, as well. They will. We move overseas to a crisis in africa. Staff in zimbabwe have been advised to shelter in place because of a military coup. Soldiers seized control of state tv today. Theyre patrolling the streets amid explosions of gunfire and this comes after the party of the 93yearold president , robert mugabe, was accused of treason. Army officials insist the president is safe and deny a coup is underway and are only targeting men around the president who they think are criminals. And george, back here at home, as they hunt for that serial killer in tampa, another part of the u. S. Is on edge. Authorities are warning this killer has escaped a Psychiatric Hospital in hawaii and flown to california. Adrienne bankert has the latest. This is a really disturbing story, michael, for many reasons. One is that the hospital says that he is now in Northern California escaping from hawaii as you mentioned. Hes dangerous and should not be approached. They describe him as sadistic and that most chilling is that he has all the characteristics of a classic serial killer. Now, we do know that saito left the Psychiatric Hospital emptyhanded and hailing a cab that took him to the airport. And he chartered a plane, able to get from that plane to the Honolulu Airport and travel to Northern California specifically san jose. We know that he now has a backpack. He has cash. He has a cell phone and a phone charger. And, again, authorities saying that what is possibly most disturbing is that there was no report that saito was even missing for about ten hours. An hour and a half after he landed in san jose. And we still dont know. The Health Department still hasnt told us how he was able to get out. Seemed like such an easy escape. How was he able to charter a plane . Either somebody is helping him. We dont know all the details. Either somebody is helping him or he was able to get from one plane to the next. Again hes in california at this point. Strange and scary story. Now to a crackdown on College Fraternity life after another death of a student college. Texas State University suspended all frat and sorority activities. After the death of a young man who attended a party. Gio benitez here with the details. Gio, this just keeps happening. Reporter oh, yeah, george. Good morning. This is a brandnew case. But its an issue that we keep hearing about. A pledge potentially a victim of hazing. This morning the university is taking no chances. This morning officials are investigating the death of a texas State University student saying alcohol may have played a role. Some initial interviews of the persons on scene indicated that they had been drinking that evening, the evening prior. Reporter 20yearold matthew ellis, a Phi Kappa Psi pledge, was found dead monday morning at an offcampus apartment after attending a fraternity event. Officials say if he was hazed arrests could be made. Charges could range from furnishing alcohol to a minor on the high end of possibly manslaughter. Reporter the university shutting down all greek life at the school. The texas state president releasing a statement saying, it is imperative that our entire University Community develop a culture that places the highest priority on the safety of its students, faculty, and after the. This is the latest in a string of recent incidents at fraternities around the country. Just last month ten current and former Louisiana State students were arrested after a freshman pledge died in an alleged hazing ritual. The fraternitys local chapter shut down. Last week, pi kappa phi suspending its Florida State branch after a pledge was found dead after a night of partying. And this week 12 more former Fraternity Brothers were charged in the alleged hazing death of penn state freshman tim piazza. And those 12 students will face a judge in about two weeks but in all of these cases the students who have already entered pleas, theyre maintaining their innocence and saying theyre not guilty of this. Well see. All right, gio, thank you. Overnight those three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting in china, they arrived back home on u. S. Soil landing in los angeles where you can see they were met by a crowd of reporters. The players were released after the white house said

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