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And as gunfire was still ringing out, the sheriff's sergeant ron helus and another highway patrol officer ran toward certain danger. sergeant helus radioed to dispatch that he was entering the bar. >> multiple people down, we need an ambulance. >> reporter: soon after, his radio goes silent. >> he epitomized what a cop does. when he heard the gunfire, he ran in. he ran in and no doubt saved others from being victimized. >> reporter: officials say after the officers engaged the shooter, the gunfire stopped. ron helus was badly hurt. >> upon going through the front door, the sergeant was struck ...

Beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of which helps you do more than your customers thought possible. comcast business. beyond fast. tonight, we pay tribute to a hero, sergeant ron helus, a husband, father, a cop's cop who went into the bar and grill as everyone else, all of those young people were running for their lives away from a hail of gunfire. he's now among the 12 killed inside that bar. later, hundreds of people lined the streets today to honor him in a procession. jason carroll is outfront. >> subject is in front sh...

>> reporter: he was take on the a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in the early morning hours. today, he's being hailed a hero. >> tonight, as i told his wife, he died a hero, because he went -- he went in to save lives, to save other people. >> reporter: he was a 29-year veteran of the ventura county sheriff's office, a firearms instructor for recruits at the sheriff's basic academy, and taught gun safety to civilians. he had hoped to retire in the next year or so. he was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing. he leaves behind a wife and a son. he was speaking with his wife whe...

Broken community came together to say thank you and goodbye, as his body traveled down the streets he once patrolled. >> i owe that man my life. i was terror feed. for somebody that wasn't stuck in the situation, to come and risk his life, and end up dying for me, you know, i'm truly blessed. >> jason carroll joining me now. jason, thousand oaks, that's your hometown. you know firsthand how safe this community is. >> reporter: i do. i mean, i grew up not far from where i'm standing. when i think of thousand oaks, you think of it as a big suburb, but also a small town. so soon after this happen...

And trump just responded and will speak to the attorneys on the ground and just moments. plus, bernie sanders saying that andrew gillum and stacey abrams struggled to win both because white voters were scared of the them. horace cooper is here a little bit later on to respond. and why does president trump's acting attorney general matt whitaker bother so many of the resistance folks? we are going to examine it. we will also speak to a good friend, a hero, sergeant ron helus, one of the 12 senselessly killed in the thousand oaks shooting last night in california, this morning, but first, refusi...