Freedom. Before boarding two flights to reach california. How did a man labeled a violent psychopath pullescape. All that plus are you donald trumpters . The basketball players arrested in china overnight. Ge bird slams into a passenger jet. And its blake. The country superstar named alive. What . How his reaction is melting even more hearts today, today, wednesday 15th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller aza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. Matts ont this morning. We have craig in. Theres a lot of folks out west that are surmising had that school not been on lockdown that would be a shooting far worst. Thats our top story. The investigation into another mass shooting. In Northern California. A gunman killing at least four people injuring ten others before he was killed by police. One of the shooters multiple targets was an Elementary School. Steve patterson has the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, craig, salve that. Officials recovered a semiautomatic rifle and two handguns all in an incident theyre calling a bizarre and murderous rampage. Early tuesday morning, a gunman opened fire in several different locations throughout the rancho tahema reserve. The gunman was identified as kevin neal to kcra. This man was on a killing rampage. He was driving up and down the street shooting at passersbies and residences. Reporter Authorities Say an earlier dispute between the suspect and a neighbor turned deadly. In january of this year he was arrested and charged with an assault with a deadly that person. That is a deceased victim. Reporter it appears that neal shot a second person at that location before going on what is described as a random killing spree. A mother and her kids were in this truck on their way to school when he fired shots, hitting the woman and one of her children. He went to the Elementary School going through the locked gate before firing dozens of shots into classrooms from outside the building. 6yearold Alejandro Hernandez was shot in the foot and chest. Hes tiny. Hes in first grade. Why would somebody go for the kids . Why would somebody go to the school and do that . What kind of person does that . You know . Reporter police say a quick decision to put the school on lockdown likely saved many lives. Neal returned to the road crashing into cars randomly shooting at people and eventually stealing a vehicle. When he was chasing the car and shooting the Driver Police rammed the vehicle. 45 minutes after it started, the gunman was dead shot in a standoff with police. Investigators now working to build a better profneal all in an attempt to find some semblance of a motive here. They believe most of the targets including that school were chosen at random. Steve patterson, starting us off. Thank you. Theres a lot to get to this morning, including embattled u. S. Senate candidate roy moore. He kochbltcontinues to dig in his heels. The republican talked about the scandal at a latenight event. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has more on that. Good morning. Reporter craig, good morning. The Republican National committee is cutting off the Moore Campaign. No more Field Operations and more importantly, no more money. In a bizarre twist, Jeff Sessions name is coming up as a replacement. But the Moore Campaign is not backing down. Overnight, roy moore taking center stage in a packed church in jackson, alabama, as defiant as ever. Why do you think im being harassed by media and by people pushing for allegations in the last 28 days of this election. Reporter this morning the Senate Candidate is facing a new deadline deadline from fox news host, shawn honean hannity, who now has questions. For me the judge has 24 hours. You Must Immediately and fully come up with a satisfactory explanation for your inconsistencies. You must remove any doubt. If you cant do this judge moore needs to get out of this race. Reporter moore flatly denies allegations of inappropriate sexual advances with teena girls his 30s. Obviously, ive made a few people mad. Im the only that can unite democrats and republicans. Because i seem to be opposed by both. Reporter now, the senates Top Republican is publicly floating the idea of attorney general Jeff Sessions as a writein alternative to moore. Hes totally well known and extremely popular in alabama. Reporter sessions says he believes moores accusers. I have no reason to doubt these young women. Reporter the rnc pulling its resources from alabama. If he cares about the values and the people he claims to care about, he should step aside. A lifelong republican. But i cant do it. I cant vote for roy moore. Reporter his opponent is running this ad hoping to capitalize. We said all along that roy moore was not fit to be a United States senator. Reporter he often hung around this local mall. Greg used to work there in the early 80s. It was his understanding that moore had been banned from the mall. And he remember speaking about it with a local Police Officer about it. He said if you see him, let me know. I asked my manager and he said he had been bothering the girls in the mall. Reporter Mitch Mcconnell says the gop plans to discuss its options further now that the president s over. But moore insists he is not dropping out of this race and he threatens to sue Media Organization for what he calls political attacks. Another story breaking overnight. An apparent coup in zimbabwe may have ended the r of its controversial president. Lucy khavanov has that for us. Good morning. Reporter a bloodless correction is how they labeled this takeover. After a brutal rule that has lasted over a century, mugabe is under arrest. Military police and a tank. Reporter on the streets of zimbabwe a bloodless end to an error. Armored vehicles rolling towards the capital. The military announcing what amounts to a coup in all by name as Robert Mugabe is president no longer. Their security is guaranteed. Reporter at 93 years old, mugabe has been in power nearly four decades, ruling with an iron fist since securing independence in 1980. Counting on loyal support from the military until now. We knew a day like this one was on its way. It was only a matter of time. Reporter during his regime mugabe plundered the resources. The economy in shambles. The people growing tired of a brutal regime running out of cash and food. But the controversial leader planned to run in next years elections, recently firing his righthand man, the inclunefluential Vice President , nicknamed the crocodile. That move making for his spending to step in. And an American Woman now trapped in the african nation. 25yearold martha o donovan, accused of plotting to overthrow the government. Her trial postponed today. Her fate now tied to a nation in chaos. Her alleged crime, calling mugabe a sick man. The new jersey native arrested earlier on charges of subversion. Her passport confiscated, facing up to 20 years behind bars. From are unconfirmed media reports this morning suggesting that grace mugabe may have fled the country for namibia. His house is under guard now. The American Embassy urging all s. I. D. S. Citizens to shelter in place, as that crisis continues to unfold. Lucy khavanov thank you. The hotbutton issue of Sexual Harassment was under the microscope at a hearing on capitol hill tuesday. And it led to bombshell accusations of two sitting members of congress. Kasie hunt has more on that. Kasie, good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. Sexual assault allegations have rocked the media, statehouses across the country, hollywood. But on capitol hill, its still largely been kept quiet because women have been afraid to come forward and tell their stories. That might be starting to change. This morning, a reckening on capitol hill. The present system may have been okay in the dark ages. It is not appropriate for the 21st century. Reporter a congressional hearing is focused on how Sexual Harassment is investigated. Crossing party lines and reaching the highest levels. In fact there are two members of Congress Republican and democrat right now, who serve, who have been subject to review or not have been subject to review but have engaged in Sexual Harassment. Reporter barbara comestock, talking about a current member of Congress Left unnamed. This member asked a staffer to bring materials the over to their residence. And the young staffer, it was a young woman, went there and was greeted by a member in a towel. It was a male who invited her in. At that point, he decided to expose himself. Reporter missouri senator Claire Mccaskill sharing her own experience as a congressional intern in the 70s. Back when i was an intern i had to worry more about how i was being surperceived in terms of my future career. And i was afraid. Reporter stafferer ers found that 10 had a structure of reporting allegations. But 40 said Sexual Harassment was a problem. And one in six said they personally experienced harassment or assault. Theres hundreds of them that come up every season. And theres no protections if theyre harassed. Theyre probably the most vulnerable population. Reporter Kristen Nicholson started circulating a letter demanding more training. We circulated this for four days and we got 1,600 staff to sign. Reporter an open secret among women on the hill for decades, now on the spotlight, for the country and their male colleagues to see. Naive. But its been startling to me theres that many pigs out there. I dont know how else to put it. Reporter after yesterdays hearing, House Speaker paul ryan says he will mandate Sexual Harassment training for all members and staff. Critics say thats a good start but doesnt go far enough. Today an capitol hill two women lawmakers will introduce a bill that is aimed to make dramatic changes to an outdated system. Kasie hunt on capitol hill for us. Thank you. Now, to the three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting in china. They arrived back in los angeles overnight. Now, what punishment will they face here at home . Miguel almaguer has the latest. Reporter good morning. All three players are expected to read statements about tt a press conference later today. It appears hay they wont be takeingeing questions from the many. But this morning, many are demanding answers. Arriving in los angeles, but not answering any questions at l. A. X. Liangelo ball cody riley and jalen hill are expected back at ucla today, after accusations of shoplifting Louis Vuitton sunglasses in china. The freshmen could have faced up to ten years in prison where shdered culturally dishonorable. Aboard air force one, the president confirming he personally spoke to chinas president about the matter while in asia. What they did was unfortunate. You know youre talking about very long prison sentences. They do not play games. Reporter the brother of Los Angeles Lakers lonzo ball liangelo is thed of a family comprised of basketball stars. Reporter with their ken weather, lavar. The balls are used to the spotlight. But this embarrassing incident is making waves overseas and here at home. Who was in china, is a former ucla bruin. I am sad, disappointed and embarrassed. This is a very big deal. The noble purpose here as been stained. I think a lot of the athletes here are catered to. So, it gives them a sense of entitlement. Reporter this morning, the student athletes will be back on campus learning a lesson overseas as they face a crush of cameras and tough questions here at home. It remains unclear what disciplinary action the freshmen will face. And while there may be no legal ramifications stateside the players could be sanctioned by the ncaa by the Coaching Staff or by ucla. Savannah . Well be watching today. Miguel thank you. Lets get a check of the weather. Mr. Roker has made his way to stop number two on his lend a hand today tour. Hes in puerto rico. Good to see you, al. Hi, al. Good to see you guys. Were on this island of 3 Million People that are struggling. Two months ago, Hurricane Maria devastated this island. Were here to lend a hand and a very Disturbing School thats the center point of this community. Lets show you whats happening stateside, as far as our weather is concerned. 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