Harrowing moment the speeding car slams into a vehicle on the side of the highway narrowly missing a connecticut state trooper and two others. And black friday a dud . Despite brisk sales, analysts saying the shopping holiday did not live up to the hype. What changed and why you may find the best deals in your pajamas at home, today, saturday, november 28th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im craig melvin alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer. We want to get to the top story. Accused gunman in custody after the shootout at the planned parenthood that left three people dead. The standoff went on for hours. We have nbcs National CorrespondentMiguel Almaguer with the story as investigators try to pinpoint a motive. Reporter erica, police have Garrett Swasey in custody. An official tells nbc news the 57yearold is mentally unstable and killed three before surrendering. Attention all units. Working active shooter. Reporter when Police Arrived at planned parenthood in Colorado Springs, they were met by a hail of gunfire. Were pinned down. Active gunfire. Reporter the shooter, who Law Enforcement say says armed with an ak47 style rifle entered round after round on black friday in a Shopping Mall wounding nine and killing three. Ive been shot. Reporter police took the brunt of the gunfire. Five officers hospitalized. 44yearold Garrett Swasey. All i can say is my hearts broken. This is a tough situation for a lot of people in the community and community at large. Reporter the standoff lasted five hours. Hundreds surrounding businesses ordered to take cover. Police evacuating the masses between the gunfire. This man was caught in the crossfire in his car. I could see him turn and move. It was horrible. I saw myself in the mirror. I thought he was aiming for my head. Reporter with the perimeter set up, s. W. A. T. Teams moved in. The gunman hunkered down if planned parenthood with an unknown number of people in the building. One patient took cover with others in a back room. You could hear the gunshots going off at planned parenthood. You could hear them breaking down the door. Reporter with the sun setting, the gunman surrendered and the building swept for explosives. The siege finally over, but not before three lose their lives in a violent and terrifying standoff. Planned parenthood says because of previous threats, the facility has a safety room with bulletproof vests inside. That room may have saved several lives as people were huddled in the room for five hours. The facility has a closed Circuit Television which police used to pinpoint the suspect with those nine injured said to be in good condition. We hope to learn more about the motive of the suspect who has a criminal history. Erica. Miguel almaguer, thank you. A number of people in the clinic as shots rang ougt and the hour that followed. We have one witness who managed to barricade herself in the ultrasound room as the shooting started. She is joining from us Colorado Springs. How are you this morning . Im hanging in there, erica, thank you for asking. It was a long night for you, probably without a lot of sleep. Take us back. You started to hear shots rush out and you found a room to barricade yourself. Yeah. So when i was not in the lobby, but the room before the lobby. I noticed people in the front were going down and they were saying everyone get down. I heard gunshots. I saw the gunman and from there, i had run down the hall of the planned parenthood in the back of the building. I tried to open different room doors. Some of them were locked. I was able to get inside one room where there were two other patients. I was able to alert that there was a gunman. They were unaware of a gunman onsite. From there, we grabbed the table and placed it against the door. We sat there frantic for up to five hours. You are in there for up to five hours. Were you aware during that time of the Police Presence in the building . Could you hear anything when you were behind that door . Yeah. When it first happened, i saw the man walking outside shooting the gunshots. At one point when the armorred truck came, i dont know if it was before they had actually jammed into the building or afterwards, but you could literally hear gunshots and them trying to find the gunman. There were a few bullets that entered in the room. You could see the gun powder from the actual gun. What is going through your mind and what are the conversations are you having with the two people in the room during the five hours, kentanya . I think we were trying to keep each other calm during the situation. At one point, we are plotting on what we would do if he entered in the room. As i had mentioned, all we had was a table in front of the door. There were no locks on my door. With the three of us, if he comes, lets tackle him or do something. Just to be able to get out of the situation alive. You mentioned you saw the gunman and heard activity. Did you hear the gunman say anything . As far as i could tell, erica, i was behind the actual, you know, not the lobby, but the part after the lobby. What i could tell, he was on the planned parenthood premises. What it looked like was he was shooting in front of the doors. Not directly aiming inside yet. There was maybe someone outside that he was attempting to get. Im not necessarily sure. I watched him shoot at least two to three times before actually reacted and i tried to shelter myself. Quite a story. We appreciate you joining us sharing your story. We are thankful you are okay. Thank you. Planned parenthood has faced whithering criticism in congress and on the campaign trail because it provides abortions and because of some controversial uncover videos. So are those the reasons that this particular clinic ended up in the cross hairs . Nbcs Kristen Welker has that story. Reporter craig, good morning. It is not clear the gunman was specifically targeting planned parenthood, his actions come as the Health Care Provider is at the center of the fierce fire storm in recent months as you point out and Violent Attacks over the years. The deadly shooting at the Colorado Springs planned parenthood comes against the back drop of the heated political battle still brewing. This summer, an activist Group Released videos that seemed planned parenthood was selling fetal tissue for profit. The organizations president said the tapes were heavily edited. The outrageous accusations levelled against planned parenthood based on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. Reporter the controversy fuels the republicans to defund the organization saying which Providers Services and Health Screenings and cancer screenings. It has republicans lashing out. I dare Hillary Clinton or president obama to watch these tapes. These are horrifying. Reporter and democrats speaking out. Hillary clinton tweeting out today and every day we stand with planned parenthood. And investigators are still trying to determine the motive of the colorado shooting, planned parenthood and other abortion providing facilities have been the site of Violent Attacks. In 2010, a washington, d. C. Decline he can set on fire. In 2013, a man broke in and used an axe to damage the facility. And a doctor who performs late term abortions in 2009 was shot to death in his church. A chilling history as investigators try to unravel the latest tragedy. No reaction yet from the president ial candidates. Planned parenthood advertises itself to be the largest provider of Reproductive Health services in the united states. At one point, it provided services to 1. 7 million patients in 2013. Craig. Kristen, thank you. Dawn is the executive president of planned parenthood. First of all, your staff and patients inside the clinic at the time, are they all safe and accounted for . According to the reports i have today, yes. They are all safe and accounted for. I wanted to say our hearts go out to those who were lost in the tragedy and also our thanks to the brave officers and our well trained staff who managed this crisis. Had there been to your knowledge any specific threats made to the clinic . We are not aware of any threats. Had it been the site of regular protests . They do have some regular protests there. They are always well managed and the health and safety of our patients are top priority. The motive is unclear as we have been reporting. Why do you believe that he targeted planned parenthood . I really cant speculate about this, but one of the things we do know is that he did rhetoric that we see out there can contribute to a culture of people targeting and acting up in terms of this. We really dont know in this circumstance. Of course, it seems to me that one of the things we should be talking about rather than should we Fortify Health centers is why are people Walking Around our communities and threatening our schools and theaters and Health Centers is ak47s. In light of what is happening, are you ramping up security . As you can see, with the staff and how they managed this and no staff or patients were harmed in the attack, we were very confident that our security procedures were instituting and working well. We always take security very, very seriously at planned parenthood. Were open today. Dawn, thank you. Thank you. Turning now to the nasty weather across much of the country today. The times could not be worse. One of the busiest travel weekends of the year. The roads are not just dangerous, but deadly. The weather channels mike seidel joins us from Oklahoma City. Mike, good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. More freezing rain continues to coat the trees, the cars and power lines. Over 23,000 customers in central oklahoma are without electricity on this cold morning. With ice storm warnings continues until noon. Treacherous roads lie ahead for many drivers getting behind the wheel on the busy travel weekend. Especially in the middle of the country. Four People Killed driving along roads in kansas. Icy conditions were to blame for wrecks along oklahomas highway friday. In dallas, downpours. 2015 is the wettest year on record with over 57 inches and counting. Friday alone, they picked up 3. 5 inches of rain. The Rushing Water swallowing up cars and killing at least three and stranding the sheriffs deputy who firefighters had to rescue. Friday was a day of records for other parts in the country. It dropped to 22 below zero in wyoming. Lander, wyoming picked up 10 inches of snow and 2 inches of rain fell in missouri. After the most hospitalable day of the year, the most dangerous day of the year with weather is unwelcome. 3 Million People are trying to get this thick ice off the windshield. A scraper will not work. Turn on the defrost and find the ice pick. In the warm air in dallas, more rain today. We have 30 million americans under some type of flood alert. In dallas yesterday, the wettest day, the wettest november on record. Almost 10 inches of rain. Erica, flash flood watches continue until sunday. Folks in dallas cannot catch a break. Mike, thank you. Dylan dreyer is here. How long will this last . The freezing rain has been sticking around for the last two days. In amarillo, texas,. 50 of ice coating the trees and power lines making the roads dangerous. Here is the 32 degree line. The cold air surging from the north. The freezing rain has been falling across northern texas and central oklahoma for the last couple days. We have ice storm warnings in effect until noon. Then the freezing rain itself will sort of fade away as temperatures begin to warm up. Rain becomes the biggest issue, across eastern texas and arkansas. Again, dallas not only had the wettest november on record, but wettest year on record ever. We are looking at more rain to fall. We could end up seeing another several inches of rain. That could lead to flash flooding. As we go into sunday, the whole system shifts to the east. Watch what happens on sunday. We will see more ice and snow develop. How much more rain will we see . Parts of Central Arkansas could end up with additional several inches of rain. It is the icing concern through northeastern texas into central oklahoma where we could end up with. 25 to. 50 of ice. Power outages could be an issue and the roads dangerous. Even the sidewalks. You walk outside the door, watch out for slipping. Good reminder. Dylan, thank you. Time for a look at the top stories we are following on the busy saturday. Sheinelle. Two peace keepers were attacked and killed in mali. Rockets landed inside the base. 20 people wounded. French troops are struggling to stabilize mali where the Radisson Hotel was attacked last friday. Pope francis celebrating mass in uganda. As many as 2 Million People were expected to attend the mass at the holy shrine. And hundreds of protesters blocked the entrances of stores on the magnificent mile in chicago. A black teenager was shot 16 times by a Chicago Police officer last year. Video of the deadly shooting was released this week triggering a firestorm of controversy. Newly released Court Documents say the man who jumped the white house fence left behind a suicide note. The breach prompted a threehour lockdown and a second layer of spikes was added to the fence. The suspect is due back in federal court on monday. And a connecticut state trooper is lucky to be alive while responding to an accident on friday. His dash cam caught a speeding car narrowly missing him and two others. The car was estimated at 85 miles an hour. The 21yearold driver escaped with minor injuries. And finally, holiday decorating in full swing at the white house. On friday, the Christmas Tree was delivered, look at this, via horsedrawn carriage. The frazier fir stands more than 18 feet tall. The tree displayed in the blue room will honor the military. Thats what we need. Our tree delivered in a horsedrawn carriage. We have it right out the window. The elves come in and set it up. We have dylan dreyer with the latest on the weather. And craig, i almost got a thank you . I should not give you grief when the weather is bad. The temperatures remain above average and showers move in. The focus is on the ice in the good saturday morning, mild day, temperatures in the 6 o 0s, and tracking clouds and sun, tracking chance of scattered shower bs dont be surprised by that. Winds 510 miles per hour. Nice night, temperatures in the upper 40s. Tomorrow, 52, traging the chance of showers south. Lots of sun on monday, chilly, 49, 56 tuesday with returning rain, wednesday, chance of showers, 55. 50 thursday, 5 friday. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Up next, catching you up on the week in news. Donald trump mired in controversy again. A major fumble for the nfl and concussion protocol. And the personal encounter with dozens of hungry sharks. It is all in the download. But first this is today on nbc. Back now with the download. Our look at the weeks biggest stories. We spent a lot of time preparing for the thanksgiving holidays and here are some of the stories you may have missed. A new cold war. Russian leader Vladimir Putin furious after the turkish jet shot down the war plane near the turkish syrian border. Russia blamed ground fire on the mission in syria. Turkey said two of its u. S. Made f16s like these shot down a jet after it illegally entered air space in turkey. Two shootings in the spotlight. One in new orleans. 21yearold eric cane, the cold blooded gunman who fired at tulane medical student peter gold, was taken into custody. And the other in chicago where a video of a 2014 Police Shooting was released. Officer Jason Van Dyke and partner approach him with weapons drawn. Within seconds, van dyke starts shooting. Mcdonald stumbles. 16 rounds were fired. It is graphic. It is violent. It is chilling. Van dyke was charged with firstdegree murder. And donald trump mired in controversy once again. This time accused of mocking a newspaper reporter disability. I dont know what i said. I dont remember. The New York Times outraged trump would ridicule the physical disability of a reporter. He should stop using it as a disability to grandstand. A brutal injury for the rams quarterback brings concussion debate in play. The league is investigating why Team Trainers and independent injury spotters called a. T. C. S allowed case keenum to continue playing after this brutal hit. And some related news from frank gifford. He died of Natural Causes in august, also suffered from cte. Also associated with concussions. With the Holiday Season upon us, travel alerts were issued due to the increased terror threats. A bulletin encouraging Law Enforcement to stay vigilant. The concern at home is the copycats. This week, hundreds of assigned officers to the Critical Response command prepared for nightmare scenarios. But the macys thanksgiving day parade went off without a hitch. Giant balloons, floats and performances. Adele had a busy week promoting her new album here on today. You know you ask yourself why might she sell 3 million albums in one week. This is why. Right here. And then on the tonight show. And the close call for some vacationing children in florida. A familys day in florida on vacation turned deadly when dozens of sharks whipped up in a feeding frenzy. Tara says sharks were whipping toward them. They got to the shore