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Im Sheinelle Jones alongside lester holt, in for savannah and hoda this morning. It was a busy weekend. We want to get to the breaking news overnight. A mass shooting at a popular festival in california. It happened in gilroy, south of san jose. This video so shows the terrifying moments as gunfire erupted and terrified people, running for their lives. In a moment, well talk with two women caught in the chaos. First, nbcs Miguel Almaguer joins us with the very latest. Reporter good morning. As gunfire broke out, there was chaos and confusion. En witnesses told police they feared there was a second gunman. After Police Killed the first gunman, they immediately launched a massive search for an accomplice but no arrests have been made. Oh, theyre shooting. Reporter justice gilroys garlic festival was coming to a close as gunfire began. A volley of shots, more than 40, say witnesses, ripping across a crowd full of families. Are we going to be able to drive out of here . Lets go lets get out of here. Active shooter at the garlic festival. Start that way. Reporter Police Arrived in less than a minute, engaging and killing the suspected gunman, who has not been identified, but not before three people were killed and another 15 wounded. I saw him Walking Around and walking towards us. I grabbed all the kids and ran. You have two more wounded near booth three. Reporter with victims trampled in the race to escape, emergency teams rushed the wounded to local hospitals. Among the dead, 6yearold steven romero. His mother and grandmother also shot but they survived. His devastated father rushing to the hospital. My son had his whole life to live. He was only 6. Reporter witnesses say the gunman was wearing camouflage type gear, armed with an assault e rifle. Police say he bypassed metal detecters and security checkpoints. He may have been working with an accomplice. The indications initially given to me is that they used some sort of a tool to cut through a perimeter fence to gain access. Reporter as night fell, a massive search was launched for a second possible gunman. Police worried he may have slipped away or blended into the crowd. We believe, based on witness statements, that there was a second individual involved in some way. We just dont know in what way. Reporter with no motive for the mass shooting, some victims remain in Critical Condition. Those who survived could not escape the tragedy of what they witnessed. It was horrible. It was, you know you always hear this kind of stuff on the news. You never know that it can happen to you. Reporter this morning, little is known about the suspect. He has been identified but not publicly named by police. As for the victims, we hope to learn more about them later on today. Police plan to hold a press conference in a few hours where we hope to learn the latest and newest information. Back to you. Miguel, thank you. Were joined by sheryl lowe and candice marquez. They were working at the festival and witnessed the shooting. Good morning to you both and thank you for being with us. Good morning. Good morning. Sheryl, if i can begin with you, i understand you had left your booths and were in the restroom area, came out, and you saw the shooter. N you tell us how close you were and what you witnessed . We were about i want to say about 10 to 15 feet away from him when we noticed him. It was like i dont know how to explain it. There was a pop, and all of a sudden, we just both turned and saw him standing there. He was reloading his gun. He had it towards the ground. He was putting another magazine into it. All of a sudden, he just opened fire and walked toward our booth. Me and my sister ran the opposite direction of where he was coming from, where he was standing. It was i dont know how else to explain it. It was so fast that it happened. I dont i dont know it was just we ran, and we were hiding underneath you know, behind the sheryl, i understand your boss and her husband were shot and taken to the hospital. Have you heard any updates on how theyre doing . Her husband is in Critical Condition right now. He is in Critical Condition. Shes stable right now he got shot three times. She got shot once. Her son was her son and my granddaughter were also in the tent when it happened. My granddaughter pulled her son underneath the table she saw the shooter, and she pulled them underneath the table and hid underneath the table. It looks like from the images that we have seen there was panic people no understanding what was happening. Can you describe what the scene was like as people ran for safety, and had you seen anyone who had been hit actually, yeah. It was pretty empty in that spot at first when we started running. People were kind of didnt know where to go i seen the little boy when they brought him over, the one who passed away, the 6yearold, and im really sorry for his family. I seen them trying to work on him. I just waited until the police told us to go a different direction. Sheryl, i understand you had great concern for your granddaughter who was in a tent, and you were trying to find her during this. Can you tell us where she was during all this . She was in the tent she was actually in the tent with my boss 3yearold son. She was the hero. She grabbed him and saved his life and held him under there until everything cleared so they could get out. Until the neighbors took them behind a freezer he kept him there. Shes doing okay now. Youve both been through a lot of emotional trauma. We appreciate you spending time with us. Sheryl and candice, thank you. Thank you youre welcome. Thank you meantime, another major story were following this morning, President Trumps latest attacks his target, the city of baltimore and its congressman. In a flurry of tweets that are prompting a lot of blowback this morning. Nbcs White House CorrespondentHallie Jackson has the latest. Hallie, good morning. Reporter lester, good morning to you this is the latest instance of the president going after an africanamerican lawmaker. This time, elijah cummings, targeted in at least 17 tweets from President Trump, including a new one this morning, again blasting baltimore, which is part of cummings district in the face of new criticism the president is unapologetic. President trump this morning escalating an explosive attack on the city of baltimore and the congressman whose district includes part of the majority africanamerican city. Elijah cummings, chair of the oversight committee. After the president described cummings district as a disgusting rat and rodentinfested city now, cummings blast week blasted the security head in a hearing, something that apparently caught the president s attention. What does that mean what does that mean when a child is sitting in their own feces . Cant take a shower. Come on, man reporter cummings tweeting, it is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the executive branch, but it is my moral duty to fight for my constituents. The president here has some beefs with congressman cummings i understand that. I dont think thats the way to fix them. He engages in whats known as racial priming basically, using this language and taking actions to try to get people to move into their camps by racial and ethnic identity. L newspaper in a scathing editorial blasting the president , writing, quote, better to have some vermin living in your neighborhood than to be one. President trump is digging in, tweeting, theres nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know. Elijah cummings has done a terrible job for the people of his district adding, dems always play the race card when they are unable to win with facts. Shame. The president s defenders insist his attacks are not motivated by race infested. It sounds like vermin. It sounds subhuman. I think youre reading between the lines. Im not reading between the lines. Im reading the lines. Hallie, the president is also going after longtime civil rights advocate al sharpton this morning. Do we know why sharpton is set to speak to members of the media in baltimore, along with former republican nationa Committee Chair michael seal that seems to irritate the president , who says sharpton is showing up to complain and accusing him of hating white people and Police Officers sharpton pointed out in 2006, the president said he respected sharptons work. Much more to come on this story, lester. Hallie, thank you another headline out of the white house, the president s top intelligence official set to leave his post in the coming weeks. Andrea mitchell joins us with more on that good morning. Good morning, sheinelle another shakeup and another cabinet vacancy on the National Security team, with the president announcing the director of national intelligence, leading all 17 intelligence agencies, is out. Reporter president Trumps National intelligence director, dan coats, is out. The president announcing coats departure on twitter saying hell nominate texas republican congressman joh ratcliffe replace him. Thanking him for his service to the country. Theyve been at odds for a year, after mr. Trump told the world he believed Vladimir Putins denial of election interference over his own intelligence officials. Dan coats came to me and some others and they said they think its russia. I have president putin, he just said its not russia i will say this, i dont see any reason why it would be reporter three days later, coats was caught off guard when we said trump had invited putin to a white house summit on twitter. Say that again . [ laughter ] Vladimir Putin did i hear you yeah, yeah. Okay. Thats going to be special reporter coats also broke with the president on north korea, telling congress kim jongun was unlikely to give up his nuclear weapons, and that iran was abiding by the nuclear deal i disagree with certain things they said i think im right, but time will prove that time will prove me right probably reporter at a confirmation hearing, ratcliffe, one of the most conservative house republicans, could expect questions about whether hes politicized the 17 intelligence agencies after his aggressive questioning of former special Counsel Robert Mueller last week. Can you give me an example other than donald trump where the Justice Department determined that an investigated person was not exonerated because their innocence was not conclusively determined . I cannot, but this is a unique situation. Okay. Well reporter in his resignation letter, coats wrote about his pride and what the Intelligence Community did to protect threats against the u. S. Elections. In nominating ratcliffe, President Trump signalled he is bypassing the deputy intelligence official, sue gordon, to be acting head of the Intelligence Agency pending what could be a lengthy confirmation process. Sheinelle and lester andrea, thank you. Lets turn to the latest on the arrest of two american teenagers in connection to the murder of a Police Officer in italy. The case making headlines around the world. Sarah harmon is in rome for us. Sarah, good morning. Reporter good morning. The more we learn about this case, the more disturbing it becomes. Behind me you can see the jail where the two americans are held italys judicial system works differently from the u. S there is no bail that means these suspects are unlikely to be released any time soon this morning in italy, applause and grief for murdered Police OfficerMario Cerciello rega his funeral being held at the church where the newlywed was married one month ago. Two americans, 18yearold Gabriel Hjorth and finnegan elder, both from california, were arrested friday in connection to the fatal stabbing police say rega confronted the two americans over a stolen bag allegedly being held ransom by the teens after a drug deal gone wrong. Police say rega was stabbed 11 times n. A 911 call a witness claimed the suspects fled the scene. How did th escap motor bike on foot . On foot, on foot, saying the caller a Surveillance Video not verified by nbc news appears to show two people running from the scene. Elder and hjorth were arrested nearby at their fourstar hotel. Inside the room, police say they found a large knife hidden in a ceiling panel. A detention order identifies elder as the main suspect. During police immigration, interrogation, police say the teens blamed each other. Elders family has not yet seen their son. Blindfolding suspects is illegal and some italian media compared it to the treatment of detainees at guantanamo bay. Police reassigned an officer involved elders family havent yet seen their son. In a statement they said what we know so far is that finn has been appointed an italian public defender to handle his case. A woman living next to them in california has known elder his whole life. Finns not that kind of kid i know things happen and people have tempers, but ive never seen it. Reporter guys, this case is already drawing comparisons to another famous one amanda knox who spent four years in an italian jail for killing her roommate before she was ultimately acquitted these suspects are accused of murder and attempted exhortation, but theyve not been charged the lawyers say it could take weeks or months. Sheinelle, lester . Sarah harmon, thank you time for a check of the weather. Good morning to you, al roker. Good morning, guys. Thank you for getting your First National weather from us yesterday, a series of tornadoes, upwards of seven, striking through the upper midwest. This is just outside of st. Paul, causing extensive damage luckily, no injuries or deaths as the system pushes to the south, it is bringing strong storms from chicago all the way to central missouri. Itll be part of this front thats pushing to the east as it does, itll be sparking strong storms, heavy downpours, isolated flooding. Into tomorrow, more showers and thunderstorms pushing here into the northeast and new england with strong winds, damaging hail were looking anywhere from 3 to 4 inches of rain in some sections localized flash flooding because the ground is already saturated. And the heat is back were talking about 8 million folks at risk in new england and into coastal new england heat indexes, anywhere from 95 to 100 degrees air temperatures, upper 80s to low to mid 90s air temperature in boston, 95 today. By the time we get int midweek and latter part of the week, temperatures cool into the mid 80s. Well get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. 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