Pennsylvania. And you just have to wonder when will this all stop. Hello, everyone, im eric shawn. This is a new hour of americas news headquarters. Arthel im arthel neville, thank you for joining us, a very busy day. Investigators are identifying the suspect behind the shooting as Robert Bowers. President trump as we said, hes closely monitoring the situation. Heres what the president said just moments ago. The work of the First Responders is probably prevented it from becoming a much more tragedy than what it is. The scene is very bad inside. There are multiple fatalities. Theres at least six injuries to include four Police Officers. The Police Officers injuries at this time are nonlife threatening. The other individuals are critical, and serious in nature. Arthel Jackie Heinrich is following the details from our new york city newsroom. Whats the latest . Reporter we are waiting on new information on the status of those victims, just how many people died of their injuries but we are learning more information about the alleged shooter, Robert Bowers, a 48yearold white male who Police Believe acted alone. It happened in the tree of life synagogue, which is pittsburghs Squirrel Hill neighborhood, one of the areas largest jewish communities. Robert bowers allegedly stormed the synagogue, shouting, quote, all jews must die and began shooting. The victims were found in the basement and in the atrium. Responding officers engaged in three shootouts with the suspects. In one of the instances they were forced to use their vehicle as a shield. At one point the shooter fired his weapon from either outside or pointed his weapon outside the building. The gunman reportedly surrendered to officers inside the building and the area was released from lockdown. There are multiple casualties, six people confirmed to be injured, four of them as you mentioned were Police Officers. Several victims were taken to area hospitals that were also placed on lockdown. We know the alleged gunman was active on social media. Robberhe posted several antisec statements and conspiracy theories online. One of his social media accounts has been taken down. Today President Trump told report its something has to be done about the hate and israels Prime Minister also spoke. What happened today is a horrible, horrible thing. Were learning a lot about it. It looks definitely like its an antisemetic crime and that is something you wouldnt believe could still be going on. It would seem to be an antisemetic crime. I was heartbroken and appalled by the her drus attacka pittsburgh synagogue today. The entire people of israel grieve with the families of the dead. We stand together with the Jewish Community of pittsburgh. We stand together with the American People in the face of this horrendous antisemetic brutality and we all pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded. Reporter we are waiting on the number of confirmed dead. Were also waiting on the status of the victim who or the suspect, rather, who was also reportedly taken to an area hospital. Police in major cities, new york and los angeles, are deploying additional officers to houses of worship to secure those facilities in the wake of whats happened in pittsburgh. Arthel . Arthel jackieing you tha, tu very much. Eric were waiting for the president to speak in indianapolis, indiana. Well continue. As jackie just mentioned, the suspect in this shooting identified as Robert Bowers. Investigators combing through this background including all his social media activity which is extensive. We are joined by a forker former special agent at the a. T. F. So bernard, going in, bowers apparently tweeted that hes going to do just that. He said screw the optics going in, just before the shooting. Hes got full line in the social media, full of antisemetic rantings. What is the line, where is the line from this type of expressions to criminality to this horrific mass killing . This is historic hate in the United States. Its historic state from the 18th century forward and it goes on. Its very reminiscent of activities that have happened in the last five years in the United States. These type of shooters, particularly the antisemetic often telegraph their punches with their rhetoric. Say preinternet it was postings or tennets at these meetings. We have to Pay Attention to these crimes . Eric he said theres no make America Great as long as theres seemingly neonazi White Nationalist language. Law enforcement cant do this. This is a societyal expectation of all of us when we Pay Attention to these things. Of course, theres so much of this out there. Theres so much hate and noise. There are times when we feel that things elevate. Its not necessarily preventative but we have to take with the expectation that somebody could actualize this in terms of their weapons, they obtain them, their interest, some of the other things they post, having contact with them sometimes is helpful. Not always. Because some of the shooters have been contacted previously before an act by Law Enforcement. Eric how do we as a society, how do our political leaders tone down the rhetoric that we heard that could be clarion calls to an unstable mind, whether talking about the type of language that is used, the tone that is used, the tenor andvillandvilifing groups of pet the policies but vilifying groups of people, could that have set barriers off and how do we tamp this down after what weve seen in the past week . Government will never be able to do this. Legislation will never be able to do this. Us as neighbors, friends and coworkers, thats where it starts. Thats where its going to end. Thats the only solution in time. Eric in terms of antisemitism weve seen a rise recently. Do you know why . Do you have reasons for this . What is your thought in terms of what has sadly become a rise in antisemitism. We have seen what happened in france, jews have been driven out basically from that country, many, and now here. Its a significant level of hate thats been in this country for quite some time. This particular movement in various forms, the neonazis, the nationalists, the skinheads are muscle for this type of activity traditionally. It exists in the sublayers of society and its been here for some time. Its very dangerous. People attribute all of their ills, all of their own problems, their financial problems, their career problems, to a specific group and once they have that level of hate, they feel justified. Eric we dont know much about bowers at the moment but we know suspect was living in his van. He had a rifle scope over Hillary Clintons face. As a Law Enforcement person, you say Law Enforcement cant stop it, what can we as citizens do . How can we tamp this down because it will tragically happen again and again. I go back to the reference of a sermon that said after god made the angels and the beasts, he took soil and made man kind and gave us choice. There is no bottom to human evil. There is no ceiling to human goodness, as demonstrated by the officers who sack fide sacrifics themselves today. We have to take responsibility as neighbors, as citizens to stop all this. Eric this is what was written on october 9th. Theres a different type of flood the world needs. The inhabitants of the plan must flood it with goodness and kindness. Wouldnt it be wonderful if the lead story on the evening news would have been about something positive. This is from rabbi Jeffrey Meyer from the tree of life. We can only hope and pray for the best for the families of those who have fallen victim today. Thanks so much. Arthel a service was taking place at the synagogue when the gunmagunman entered and opened. Squirrel hill is considered the head of bit pittsburghs Jewish Community. We are joined by mr. Rubin. I may have to interrupt you as were waiting remarks from the president. Meanwhile, let me begin with you by asking you first, did you have any relative or Close Friends at the service this morning . Thank you, arthel. Thanks for covering this. My parents were there last night at friday nights service. The synagogue itself is three individual synagogues, actually, that share that space. So our familys a member of one of those and fortunately my family is okay. But we dont know the names of those who were affected today. Arthel of course, i understand that. Im glad to hear that your family is doing fine under the circumstances. They werent hurt but im sure theyre not doing fine. No, theyre not. Arthel have you spoken to any one who was at the service this morning . I havent spoken to individuals at the service but my parents have a Strong Network in pittsburgh. Its a tightknit community. Squirrel hill is at the center of pittsburgh, a vibrant Jewish Community, a vibrant community overall. Im a fourth generation pittsburgher. My family came to the United States more than 100 years ago. My 96yearold grandmother still lives i in pittsburgh. Were a unified city. Today, everybody in pittsburgh is crying, its a tragedy for the city, for the Jewish Community as well. Thank god for local Law Enforcement, for their bravery and coming in, protecting people who were celebrating a young childs baby naming. My three daughters were all named baby names in that same synagogue and its just unspeakable horror to imagine that someone would come in and shoot babies at prayer. Arthel any service is a special service but of course today was extra special, considering that very sacred process was taking place there and as i told you, mr. Rubin, that we are monitoring President Trump there in indianapolis. Hes taking the po yum. Podium. If you could wait for mee other side of the president s remarks and lets listen well, actually hes enjoying the applause there that hes being received, that hes receiving there at this facility where it seems that a very vigorous invite there to the president , welcoming him with him with ths applause, before he gets there to take the podium. We expect the president when he takes the podium to give remarks regarding this horrible, horrific crime and killings that have taken place there at the tree of life synagogue in Squirrel Hill, pennsylvania. Outside of pittsburgh. And let us listen in now to President Trump. God bless the usa. Wow. [ cheering and applause ] wow. Well, i want to thank you. When i hear the word future farmer, thats a very, very important term. Youre very smart doing that, future farmer. I hear some people want to go into a business or an industry. I say i wouldnt want to do that but i would like to be a future farmer. That i can tell you. [ cheering and applause ] but as you know, earlier today there was a horrific shooting targeting and killing Jewish Americans at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. The shooter is in custody and federal authorities have been dispatched to support state and local police and conduct a full and thorough federal investigation. This wicked act of mass murder is pure evil, hard to believe, and, frankly, something that is unimaginable. Our nation and the world are shocked and stunned by the grief. This was an antisemetic act. You wouldnt think this would be possible in this day and age. But we just dont seem to learn from the past. Our minds cannot comprehend the cruel hate and the twisted malice that could cause a person to unleash such terrible violence during a baby naming ceremony. This was a baby naming ceremony at a sacred house of worship on the holy day of shaba. Antisemitism and the widespread persecution of jews represents one of the ugliest and darkest features of human history. The vial hatefilled poison of antisemitism must be consistent dealecondemnedand confronted and everywhere it appears. There must be no tolerance for antic tiantisemitism or for af religious or racial hatred or prejudice. You know that. You know that very well. [ cheering and applause ] you know that very well. Youre outstanding people. You were brought up incredibly by outstanding parents in most cases and i just want to thank you for your understanding because today with one unified voice, we condemn the historic evil of antisemitism and every other form of evil and unfortunately evil comes in many forms and we come together as one American People. I have just spoken proofs. [ cheering and applause ] go ahead. We should. [ cheering and applause ] i have just spoken with the mayor of pittsburgh, bill pidudo, terrific guy, and with the governor of pennsylvania who ive been dealing with quite a bit lately on the hurricane and other things, tom wolfe, two terrific people, to assure the full and complete resources of my administration in the investigation of this attack. We are praying for the families of the victims and our hearts go out to the wounded Law Enforcement officers in pittsburgh, very bad wounde badd and very brave. The results and the facts will be put out very shortly but these were very brave officers. These are incredible people of Law Enforcement and Law Enforcement does so much for us, so much for us. [ cheering and applause ] they really do. They do so much for us and they really are unsung heroes. They dont get the credit they desearch ive always given them the credit. These run credible patriots, incredible people. We mourn for the unthinkable loss of life that took place today and we pledge in their name to fight for a future of justice, safety, tolerance, morality, dignity and love. We must all rise above the hate, move past our divisions and embrace our common destiny as americans. And it doesnt mean that we cant fight hard and be strong and say whats on our mind. But we have to always remember those elements. We have to remember the elements of love and dignity and respect and so many others. As we hold pennsylvania and the great people of pennsylvania close in our hearts and prayers, i am glad to be here today in the wonderful state of indiana. We love indiana. [ cheering and applause ] and to address some people that are going to be so successful, the future farmers of america. [ cheering and applause ] especially after i open up all those countries to you with our great trade deals because you had the worst trade deals. You had the most onesided, uneven, unfair trade deals and theyre falling one by one. You know that. We just signed mexico and canada. [ cheering and applause ] and south korea. [ cheering and applause ] arthel as we have been listening to the president there, saying no room for antisemitism in america, we are getting a picture of the suspected shooter in todays horrific crime. This is the picture of 46yearold Robert Bowers in Police Custody at the moment. Were going to talk more later in this newscast about what questions authorities have already asked bowers and what they plan to ask him, what lies ahead for his future as he is related in this horrible crime happening ott the tree of life synagogue this morning during a service. And joining me is mr. Joel rubin. Mr. Rubin, thank you fo staying with me. This has been determined as a hate crime by authorities. Did you believe what you were hearing when you first heard about the shootings . Well, arthel, i have a group text of High School Buddies of mine. We are continually engaged and the shock came through, started getting calls. This is pittsburgh. Its a calm, enjoyable, warm, downhome city. Its a city of tight ties between families and community members. Its a city where people feel free to walk around late at night and its a beautiful town. And Squirrel Hill is a jewel of a neighborhood in pittsburgh. And its just shocking. The rhetoric right now, the hate speech, the attacks, the bomb threats we saw from the other day, things are out of hand. Things are out of hand. And pittsburgh as a city is a mirror of reflection of america and if it can happen in pittsburgh, i hate to say it can happen anywhere. This is a manmade crisis and man and women, we all can fix it and we all must. To have a synagogue be a target like this, it really everybody i know in pittsburgh and the expittsburgh community that lives outside the city, which is tightly knit, people are in absolute dismay and shock. Arthel finally, how did this day, this incident change your life . Well, i have three daughters. I belong to a synagogue. I live in maryland where we had antisemetic fliers spread around my town as well. Im a town councilman in chevy chase, maryland and we had those. Its real. We are strong. We are not going to cower to this kind of hate, this kind of intimidation. This is not america. This is not th way were going o live. We need to have people stand up. Everybody individual will have to stand up and speak out against hate and identify solutions for how to fix this. For me, it means im going to hug my daughters more, means im going to talk to them about this and educate them about what is happening right now and do so lovingly. It also means that publicly we are all going to have to take a stand because we cannot tolerate this any longer. Arthel very good message to end on. Joel rubin, tree of life hometown member of that synagogue there. Thank you very much. Im very sorry for your loss in um hometown, your Community Many and our prayers for sure are with you all. Thank you for joining me. Eric absolutely with all the people of Squirrel Hill and that city. How can we finally put a sto