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flight, an air canada flight, arrived in that very terminal on a flight from alaska earlier today, that he waited for his luggage along with the other passengers on that flight, that he retrieved his bags where he had checked firearms. these are firearms that you can legally check with the airline. and he legally was able to do that. he went to a bathroom, retrieved the firearm and came back out and started shooting. according to the initial investigations, it doesn t appear that he was targeting anyone in particular. he appeared to be shooting ram donnelly. there was no rym or reason to the shooting. but it appears that a lot of the people who he would have shot and some of the people that were killed might have been some of the passengers that were on this flight. again, he came on a flight, an air canada flight we re told, that came from alaska and landed earlier at ft. lauderdale international airport. again, this is a twist on something we ve never seen before. again, we ve s ....
reporter: no other gun man is found. at this point it looked like he acted alone. reporter: officials won t say if the suspect was targeting someone on an arriving flight or if he s cooperating. randi kaye, cnn, new york. let s get much more on this. i want to bring in jeffrey thomas, an aviation perspective, joining us from skype. great to have you on the program. we want to talk about airport security to start off with. should we be alarmed that this individual was able to check in a firearm when he d already flagged himself up to authorities? absolutely. it is a troubling background to this gentleman from what has been reported to us. the fact that he had some problems apparently, allegedly, and then indeed checked this firearm with his checked baggage which of course is allowed in certain states of the united states. and that was nothing illegal this doing that. however of course what transpired of course was a terrible tragedy. but the problem we ve got here is ....
committed to replacing obamacare the same day it is repealed? cnn newsroom starts now. hello again. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. we have distressing new video from inside that ft. lauderdale airport. showing when the gunman opens fire in the baggage area. this video is difficult to watch. it is crucial in understanding the context of this shooting. this is a freeze frame, now, of what appears to be security camera footage, obtained by tmz. the man in the blue shirt is believed to be accused gunman, esteban santiago. we will play the video one time throughout this hour. it is silent. and it is security footage. and it is disturbing. pay attention to the left side of your screen, where the man in the blue shirt enters the frame. he is due in court. he is facing serious charges. all of them eligible for the death penalty, fred. boris sanchez. at ft. lauderdale airport. i want to bring in matthew haras and paul shmek. good to see you. your reaction to the ....
29 holes and guys resume at 9:00 a.m. this morning. like i said, busy day for tiger. be out there all day and hopefully the back holds up. thank you, andy. okay. this is new day weekend. with victor blackwell and christi paul. so glad to have you here. breaking news overnight. a regional airline employee steals an empty plane and takes off and starts doing these aerial maneuvers. this happened just after 8:00 seattle time. within minutes military jets were right behind him. he flew the plane for an hour and then crash under ed into a area 40 miles from the airport. this is not terrorism. this is not a terroristic incident. we re learning more about the man, though, who apparently stole that plane. the pierce county sheriff s A morning newscast featuring breaking news and weather reports. familiar with that and may even be a pilot himself. we ll find that out later. he clearly wasn t of right mind and his flying and where he was going, but he did have command ....
To its lowest rate in nearly two years. we also learned wages cooled in the second quarter and consumer sentiment climbed to a near two-year high showing easing inflation concerns. the question is will the fed raise rates again in september to finish the job on inflation. meantime stock investors have had quite the run, the dow notching its longest winning streak since 1987 thanks to strong company earnings. victor, amara? this is like giving me ptsd. unexpected item in the baggage area or please place the item in the bag. ring a bell, everyone? the self-checkout machine at the grocery store? i need a helper. i need a helper all the time. maybe it s just me. now according to an affiliate, a ....