Clear why that Decision Wasnt Made To Press charges further and the police chief addressed that as well. In may of 13, we did have a situation where online threatening comments were made. We had a detective assigned to investigate it. The detective spoke with Legal Counsel for the Capital Gazette. Several members of the Capital Gazette staff. It was discussed that the Capital Gazette did not wish to pursue criminal charges. There was near doing so would exacerbate an already flammable situation. Reporter craig, so a lot of questions about what could have been done differently then. Although its likely it would have just ban Restraining Order situation. We dont know whether that would have changed events here but thats part of the conversation going on here. Interesting to hear the police chief talk how this guy is still not cooperating and also they used facial Recognition Software to help identify him. What more do we know about that . Reporter we know the suspect wasnt speaking to police, or cooperating, wasnt particularly interested in being helpfuled. There was misinformation last night whether or not his fingerprints could be read. Police confirmed they used facial Recognition Software allowing them to take a picture of the suspect while in their custody with the picture taken after he pled guilty to this Misdemeanor Harassment Charge that started this odyssey with the paper back in 2011. Garrett haake on the ground for us, thanks as also, sir. I always talked to gazette columnist terry smith about the paper, about the people who work at this community paper. This is part of that conversation. Terry, i know youve been in
a High School Football game and you depend on that paper. More importantly, birth and death announcements, this is the record we go to. One of the oldest newspapers in the country. And it is the oldest State Capital in the country. So the history here is deep. And when you drive down annapolis streets there is a mailbox and then a separate box for the capital because everybody gets the evening capital. It was called. Now the Capital Gazette. If youre not connected to one of these victims directly, youre connected to what they wrote. You read their work every day, and so it is sort of unfathomable for a town this size. We dont see this type of thing here very often. And more than 300 years old, the paper. Older than the country itself. In fact, there was a report earlier today that the day after the Declaration Of Independence was written, it was actually on page 2, because local news was on page 1 here even back then. I know you were in court this morning. The suspect appeared via
videoconference. We have not seen that video. What more can you tell us about his demeanor . What more can you tell us about anything he said . Were deliberately not using his name here, by the way. He sat there stoic, looking at the camera with a stone face, sat there in a green jump suit given by the prison system. Talked how he barricaded the back door of the building. A lot of questions yesterday what security was like yesterday when this all happened. According to wes adams, the states attorney, he barricaded the back door, went through the front door. Shot out the front door and went and began executing, his words, the members of that staff. Anthony messenger, an Intern Working here and recalled terrifying harrowing moments that transpired here yesterday. Here he is on the today show this morning. Take a listen. I quickly recognized, well, this is a malicious situation. Heres here to do harm to us and we immediately ran and got under one of the desks in the far back corner of the office and just huddled as close as we could to one another and tried to stay out of sight of whoever it was doing this at that time. And tweets from during the actual shooting. Nothing more terrifying than hearing multiple people get shot while youre under your desk, and then hear the gunman reload. From phil davis. This from Reporter Chase Cook. This ones gotten a lot of attention. Heres chases tweet. Reporting with the paper, i can tell you this were putting out a damn paper tomorrow. And they sure did. The cover, of course, of the capital. A good chance youve seen it by now. Heres the cover of that newspaper. Catie beck what does it say about the people that work at this newspaper . What does it say about other
small town local newspaper reporters across this country . I think every reporter knows the story how they start out. Start in a small place, not paid a lot. Asked to do more with less, work long hours, and these people did this job because they loved it. There was no big payday. There were no 40hour work weeks here. People committed to this community and that is evident by this paper they miraculously somehow were able to put out today. If people question the loyalty of journalists, here is a perfect example of people that are so loyal to their profession and their craft that even when their colleagues are killed, they get up and cover it nap is not something emotionally i think most people will ever have to encounter and these people did it today successfully and with grace and honor to the purpose they have here. Good to hear a couple of hours ago the Associated Press has decided to lend a hand, if you will, to the newspaper as
they continue to recover. Theyve decided to devote resources to help the capital. One of the things thats also struck me, phil. The speed with which Law Enforcement was able to respond. I asked the police chief about that a short time ago. Heres what he told me. There have been reports that your officers were able to get inside in under two minutes. 90 seconds. Is that true . How were you able to do that . Its true. So 60 seconds between the 911 call and the officers pulling on to the lot, and within a twominute timefrak, somewhere 90 seconds to two minutes we were moving inside to deal with the suspect and Nuell Tralize the threat. What officers descended on him inside the building . Did he say anything . He hasnt said much the whole time. Fortunately for everybody involved, he decided that surrendering to the officers was the correct frame of reference for him, the correct action for
him, but when i tell thaw we have a lot more Unanswered Questions than answered questions, thats kind of what im talking about. We havent gotten much. Phil, what are some of the, the biggest, outstanding questions now for you . I think one of the things we would like to know. Know more about the beef, why it took so long for someone to figure out what was going on here. One of the other things mentioned, too. The speed with they got here. Just had a drill here six or seven days ago. The mayor told me this morning. This stuff was fresh in their heads from Law Enforcement and one of the reasons they were able to react quickly. Were close to the navy academy, the state capitol. First responders are well have their act together when it comes to things like this and responding quickly. That is a News Conference a short time ago. The same police chief. The chief talked about the evidence found as well as the weapon. Heres what he said about that. We did find evidence at the residence. I cant go into a whole bunch of details about it but i will tell you that its evidence showing the origination of planning. Things like that, in his apartment. Weve confirmed, i think, already that it was a shotgun used in the incident. I would confirm it was a pump Action Shotgun. It was legally purchased a year or so ago. I mean, the reality is, the loss of life, five people, tragic. Had it not been for the speed with which Law Enforcement responded and had he been using a semiautomatic weapon, we would be talking about a significantly larger number of people who are dead. Yes. Thats what authorities said. They said this guy came here to kill as many people as possible. Evidence by the fact he blocked the back door. This was somebody that was probably not going to stop until he had accomplished his mission, according to police. So, yes. This was an incredibly Quick Response and i think, as you mentioned, the training played a role in that. One of the things, too, mentioned at the court hearing, he had no prior anything. No prior history of Mental Health, substance abuse. Lived in an apartment alone what about the 100 tweets threatening the newspaper . That a horse other story. When it came to that, talking about that in court, they talked about that. One thing thats a red flag and going back to police saying the last time there was a credible threat they knew are, 2013, thats, what, five years ago. Interesting to find out what happened between then and now. Phil, thank you. Catie beck, thank you. Our thoughts and prayers, of course, with your hometown near annapolis. In less than a month former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manaforts first trial will get started. Today a judge laying the ground rules for what evidence cannish used in that case. An update from court, also talk about the pressure House Republicans are trying to put on robert mueller. Also, the return of President Obama. The new message that he is sharing with democrats about winning the midterm elections. Sign to quit cable, then heres some signs. It came from the toaster. Now you can quit cable. Switch to directv and now get a 100 reward card. More for your quitting cable thing. Thats our thing. Call 1 800 directv. Wearing powerful sunscreen . Yes neutrogena® ultra sheer. Unbeatable protection helps prevent early skin aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. The best for your skin. Ultra sheer®. Neutrogena®. You shouldnt be rushed into booking a hotel. With expedias addon advantage, booking a Flight Unlocks discounts on select hotels
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bit. Its called motions add limine. As far as what evidence can come in to the trial, what things the jurors can be asked about on their questionnaires, the details how this trial will proceed and where its going to go, and sometimes those are pretty strong lines that both sides, the prosecution and the defense, will draw in the sand and really try to make sure that they can intlud clude our exclue things they think are important to their case. These tend to go on for a little bit of time. I dont see how a judge in virginia can overrule a judge in d. C. And somehow decide that manafort gets out of jail ahead of this trial. So at this point, i dont anticipate for there to be a ruling on that today, but, you know, ive covered enough courtis cases to know anything can happen and bubble up. One revelation we did get from wire reports, an fbi agent
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a local newspaper, five people were killed. Two other people are recovering from their injuries. They are expected to survive, by the way, we should note. I talked to the mayor of annapolis a short time ago about the major of this city and the relationship that the people have with its home town paper, the gazette. How is your city doing today . I think theyre hurting. You know . No one expected this to happen in our city, and we we are still trying to process it. Did you know any of the victims . Yes. So we its a small town. Everybody knows one another. These journalists cover our c