three officers were shot by robert bowers. he made state m e nts were shot by robert bowers. he made statements regarding genocide and his desire to killjewish people. after a stand—off with police, he surrendered and remains in federal custody. her complaint charges him with 29 federal crimes. there are 11 cou nts with 29 federal crimes. there are 11 counts of murder. there are 11 cou nts counts of murder. there are 11 counts of murder. there are 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder. each of these are punishable by death. race officers put their own lives in danger. three of these men were shot by bowers. he will appear in front of a magistrate judge on monday at 1:30pm. the investigation is under way and work will continue. we will spare no effort or resellers in ensuring the defendant is held fully accountable for as unspeakable and hateful cranes. we would ask the public and media to have patience with others as we conduct this investigation and understand there are things we cannot share. we'll be happy to take questions. now you will hear from special agent r

the suspect is in custody. 46-year-old roberts bowers. the pittsburgh safety director says the scene is very bad inside. moments ago, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed the mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue there in pittsburgh. cnn international correspondent oren liebermann is live for us in jerusalem. tell us more about his thoughts. >> reporter: it was already a difficult weekend here in israel and across the country, and that was because of a sharp escalation, we saw, between israel and gaza over the weekend, and specifically over the sabbath. that was already on the minds of israeli leaders. just as the sabbath was ending, news of the shooting came to israel. so it was coming out of a day of rest. coming out of what already a tense weekend. that israeli leaders suddenly had this to deal with, this horrific synagogue shooting. and that just moments after word of the shooting and the news of what had happened, came to israel, and came to the prime minister's office, here in jerusalem, we got this statement, f

authorities say the man is 46-year-old robert bowers. that he opened fire at the tree of life synagogue, killing multiple people and wounding six others, including four police officers.

robert bowers, judge reed's 29 charges against robert bowers. no cameras in the courtroom so i'm bringing you the transcript now. the judge as have you received a copy of the complaint? bowers says he has. asked for a federal public defender will be appointed. detention hearing has been waived. in the next time that we will see him for court appearance schedule now is 10:00 a.m. eastern on thursday. the hearing is over with that. let me tell you what's about to come next. let me get a shot of the lectern here. the u.s. attorney for the western district of pennsylvania and the u.s. magistrate brian mitchell are expected to step up and talk about this case. a lot of questions to ask about the evidence that they have against robert bowers is a suspect. they've got to piece together the scene. 11 people dead. those 29 charges having to do with death and injuries have that synagogue in pittsburgh. and now we'll wait this news conference with these two leaders, the u.s. attorney for the western district of pennsylvania to come up and make statements a

. >> authorities say the suspect, robert bowers, entered the synagogue and opened fire. he now faces multiple federal charges and is expected in court later today. nbc's david gura is live in pittsburgh. david, what are some of the charges against bowers? >> yeah, 11 charges of murder in that federal criminal complaint along with 11 charges of trying to obstruct celebration of religious beliefs, that is on which the federal government is pursuing the hate crimes charge that you mentioned just a moment ago. in addition to the federal complaint, there is a state complaint as well, 30 charges there. all of this a culmination of the work that law enforcement has done so far, the investigations that have taken place so far. there have been searches of the suspect's house, of his vehicle. yesterday, at a news conference, the u.s. attorney for the western district of pennsylvania highlighted the work that law enforcement had done since saturday. >> i want to commend the courageous police officers and s.w.a.t. teams who responded to the scene. they are truly heroes, who without

rob bowers, robert bowers. actor's name is robert bowers. 46 years old. '72. given us the date of birth. heavy jacket. already communicated. the glock at this time. it matches the magazines. working the problem. talking to him. continue. 7-1. suspect is talking about all these jews need to die. we're still communicating with him. be advised. red shirt this time. we don't know if he changed clothes. >> the suspect keeps telling about killing jews. doesn't want us any of them to live. >> i relayed that on the other side. copy that. >> all these jews need to die. those were the words of robert bowers as he gunned down members of the tree of life synagogue in swirl hill, pittsburgh. we know the fbi is leading the investigation. they are treating this and investigating this as a hate crime. we also know that the suspect was wounded after he was shot by police. the authorities have not said whether or not he is saying anything to them yet. the shooter rob bowers appearing to have been acting on long held deep seated anti-cemesemitic feelings, prejudice he wrote abou

>>ti autho say the suspect, robert bowers, entered the synagogue and opened hefire. ow faces multiple feral charges. nbc's dan scheneman has more. ♪ >> reporter: pittsburgh is grieving. >> i turn my eyehe to heavens. will my help come? my help comes from god, maker of heav a earth. ♪ >> reporter: pittsburgh is determined. >> this bigotry will not us.feat love will conquer all. >> reporter: pittsburgh's faith leaders join city leaders to remember the lives lost in what may be the deadliest attack on the american jewish community. >> we're a resilient people. we will work together as one. we will defeat hate with love. we will be a city of compassion, welcoming to all people not matter w your religion or where your family came from on this earth or yourtatus. >> reporter: it was during a saturday morning worship service when police say robert bowers, armed with four guns, methodically shotbe victi re police fired on him as he left the building. 11 people ages 54 to 97 killed. six others, including four law enforcement officers, injured. according to court documents

, robert bowers from the time he was a very small child, who said that mr. bowers paid him a visit last year to catch up and they got to chatting and he said that he was working for a local trucking company and that he was making pretty good money, but the man told the "pittsburgh post-gazette" that he found it a little off-putting that robert bowers seemed to prefer to be alone by himself all the time. so that's going to be something that they dig into it here over the next few days and weeks, is exactly who this man was, david. >> ron, very quickly here, help me with the geography. i'm in squirrel hill, the neighborhood where this took place. how far afield are you from where i am? >> reporter: not exactly how far we are from squirrel hill. we're in the baldwin borough neighborhoods, south and southwest of downtown pittsburgh. it's probably 15, 20 minutes up to your location there. so this would have been a drive. and that's going to be another question is, how long had he been prlanning to attack this particular synagogue. i don't know the layout of where

as you say, robert bowers will appear before a magistrate judge hereme. all of this was outlined in a very wrenching press conference yesterday. we heard from the u.s. attorney who outlined his case. let's listen to what he said about the role of law enforcement in the aftermath of this. >> i want to commend the courageous police officers and s.w.a.t. teams who responded to the scene. they are truly heroes, who without hesitation, without concern for their own safety, ran toward gunfire to protect innocent victims. by confronting and neutralizing bowers, they prevented additional loss of life. >> reporter: and frances and marlie, in the synagogue behind me, it's described as a lengthy crime scene, law enforcement officials saying their work will continue for the better part of a week as they try to piece together what happened here on saturday morning. >> david, the community there is obviously devastated. what are you hearing? >> reporter: yeah, they have come together in the aftermath of this devastation, is the right word. there have been vigils on sat

robert bowers' social media posts were full of anti—semitic rants, and just hours before the shootings he had been critical of a jewish refugee organisation. "i can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered", he wrote. "screw the optics, i'm going in." this area of pittsburgh is one of the most close—knitjewish communities in america. one of those places which speaks of the immigrant story. one of those places, according to rabbi chuck diamond, that's long felt vulnerable. i used to be the rabbi there. one of my biggest fears was always, in the back of my head, something like this happening. so, there's a lot of hate, and when you mix hate with guns, it's not a good result. with congressional elections looming, donald trump has been switching awkwardly from campaign mode to condemnation. political rallies, the forum for his remarks. this evil, anti—semitic attack is an assault on all of us. it's an assault on humanity. mass shootings have become a permanent feature of life here. this weekend, it's pittsburgh's that's in mourning. sometime soon, it will be another american commun

he's now in custody and has been named as robert bowers, who's 46. our correspondent dan johnson has more. 10am in a quiet pittsburgh suburb. heavily armed police surrounded a synagogue that was attacked just after saturday morning services began. people living nearby were warned to stay indoors until the suspect could be tracked down. you could hear the shots when we were standing in our living room and we could just hear, like, just rapid—fire. it's scary. i cried. and i'm still... i heard about it and i thought, wow, i thought about the people who i knew would be there. i know people that attend that synagogue. and it's terrible. we are all shocked by it and we are numb at the thought that this could happen. it's a very sad day. four police officers were shot as he was confronted and arrested. it's taken the emergency services some time to confirm that 11 members of the congregation were killed and two injured. it's a very horrific crime scene. it's one of the worst i've seen, and i've been on some plane crashes. it's very bad. this was quickly

he is robert bowers. and 12 people were shot, six injured including four police officers, at least eight are dead as a result of that shooting. president trump expected to speak later this hour in indianapolis. we'll take it live. i want to start with pete williams. get us up to speed here. we heard from local law enforcement a few moments ago. >> and it happened about 10:30 this morning according to witnesses and law enforcement people when robert bowers carrying at least two firearm, we believe a handgun and semi automatic rifle, an ar-15 type rifle entered the synagogue and began opening fire. at some point he came back out, there was a confrontation with police, gunfire was exchanged. he came back out a second time and was arrested. he is now in the hospital with what one gunshot wound. according to a witness, there was some concern that he may have 4re6left behind explosive devices, but the police say that there weren't any. in terms of who robert bowers is, born in 1972, 46 years old, from the pitts

later in the evening, robert bowers was indicted with 29 separate charges laid against him. many accusing him of murder motivated by religious hatred. announcer: donald] trump. donald trump was out campaigning in illinois, announcing his intention to travel to pittsburgh in the coming days. he's also ordered flags to be flown at half—mast on the white house and other federal buildings for the next four days. this evil, anti—semitic attack is an assault on all of us. it's an assault on humanity. later, the names of those who died will be released and the fbi are expected to answer questions about how someone with such a flagrantly anti—semitic online presence wasn't picked up. the authorities here sayjustice will be swift and severe, but for the jewish community of squirrel hill, it's going to take a long, long time to come to terms with how someone could commit such a hate—filled crime. gary 0'donoghue, bbc news, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. in the last hour, officials have been given more details about the incident. the president of thejewish federation of greater pitt

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the suspect, 46-year-old robert bowers is under guard in a hospital, recovering after surgery. investigators have finish said their search of his car and continuing to search for any surveillance that could help investigators piece together the moments leading up to the attack. the city and nation are rallying around this heartbroken community with a unified message that hate will not win. >> we know that we as a society are better than this. we know that hatred will never win out. those that try to divide us because of the way we pray or where our families are from around the world will lose. in pittsburgh, we are pragmatic. find solutions to problems. we will not try to rationalize irrational behavior. we will not try to figure out ways in order to lessen the degree of crimes such as this. we will work to eradicate it. we will work to eradicate it from our city, from our nation, and our world. hatred will not have a place anywhere. >> cnn has reporters on the scene to bring us the very latest. sarah sidener is where another vigil will be taking place. there was one last night

the suspect robert bowers targeted jews in his posts. what is gab? it bills itself as the free speech social network. the site's claim is users can post almost anything. even racist without sanctioned. it puts zero restrictions on content. people banned from twitter for hate speech sometimes end up on gab. gab has been smeared by the mainstream media. for defending free expression and individual liberty for all people. it says the site will be inaccessible for a period after its host kicked them off. twitter has come under criticism for its response to hate speech two weeks before he sent bombs to offices, cesar sayoc threatened a political analyst on twitter. twitter said the threat did not qualify for the rules against use of behavior. when sayoc was arrested, twitter apologized saying it should have taken different action. cnn asked for a comment and they said they do not have a comment on law enforcement investigations. it's a real discussion about whether social media is telly the oxygen for the -- is actually the oxygen for the worst instincts

that's how you defeat hate. >> the suspect, robert bowers, faces multiple federal charges. nbc's miguel almaguer is in pittsburgh with more. >> reporter: good morning. investigators say the horrific crime scene behind me could take them more than a week to process. 11 people were gunned down in a matter of minutes. they were here celebrating life when they lost their own. riddled with gunfire, pittsburgh's tree of life synagogue is home to heartbreak and carnage, believed to be the deadliest attack on jews in u.s. history. >> we are pinned down by gunfire. >> reporter: the first shots rang out around 9:45 saturday morning. police say robert bowers used three handguns, like the ones he posted about on social media, and an ar-15 like this one. avi soriano was inside, too shaken to speak on camera. >> as i come into the chapel when services are going on, that's when i turn and i see the gentleman laying down, facedown on the floor, blood was coming out of his head. and i still hear pow pow pow pow pow pow. >> investigators say bowers gunned down his victims in three rooms, met

if convicted, the alleged killer, robert bowers, face the death penalty. tributes have been paid to the owner of leicester city, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, after it was confirmed he was killed in a helicopter crash at the football ground on saturday. four other people were also killed when the aircraft crashed in a car park shortly after taking off. now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

the suspect identified as 46-year-old robert bowers has been charged with 29 federal counts. he has no previous criminal history. >> it's being called one of the deadliest attacks on the jewish community in the u.s. maggie ruehle takes us through the terror as it unfolded inburg. >> reporter: many law enforcement officials are calling this the worst crime scene they have ever seen. now the community is left grappling with the hate-filled violence that happened here. this tight knit community coming together saturday evening holding a vigil to remember the lives lost when a gunman opened fire at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. >> the only shots we hear are the shots coming out towards the officers. >> reporter: police responding to reports of gunfire. the fbi ana tf arriving on the scene, as well. >> multiple agencies responded to this incident this morning. and without their courage, this tragedy would have been far worse. >> reporter: the suspect 46-year-old robert bowers used at least one assault rifle and-three handguns on him. >> the suspect's full motive is unk

law enforcement officials say they did not know anything about robert bowers before today. he was not on the law enforcement radar, he was not known to the local police or the federal authorities before today. they do say they believe he acted alone, and they say when he entered the synagogue this morning at about 10:00, he was carrying four weapons a semiautomatic ar-15 assault rifle. they don't know which weapons he used in the shooting, he walked into the synagogue, opened fire, and then as the first responders were arriving, he came out, that was his first exchange of gunfire with police. then he went back inside the synagogue to hide from them. they pursued him, there was more gunfire with the police. he was wounded in the outside or inside, and finally, surrendered and he was taken to the hospital. he is in -- said to be in fair condition with multiple gunshot wounds, and whether he's talking to authorities now or not, we don't know. in addition to what happened in pittsburgh, as a matter strictly of precaution, police departments nationwide have on their own -- not b

the suspect has been identified as 46-year-old robert bowers. he was not known to law enforcement officials before the shooting. he is in federal custody and will appear before a judge on monday. authorities say bowers has multiple firearm and hunting licenses to his name and used a. officials gave an update about 30 minutes ago. >> during the course of his deadly assault on the people of the synagogue, bowers made statements regarding genocide and his desire to kill jewish people. after a stand off with police, bowers eventually rendrenl -- surrendered and remains in police custody. >> they searched his home and will serve his car today and are combing through social media and will likely take all week to process the scene at and around the synagogue. this attack is being called one of the deadliest on the jewish community in u.s. history. >>> immediately after the shooting in pittsburgh, the new york city police department dispatched officers to jewish centers and houses of worship. officers from the critical response command and counterterror

robert bowers, 46-year-old. he's from pennsylvania. we are also going to potentially get more information from the briefing on him, and here's what we know in terms of timing, of what happened just about six hours ago. 10:30 a.m. eastern time, morning, the suspect enters the tree of life synagogue, sources telling nbc news that bowers brought with him an ar-15 style rifle. he began shooting. he also brought several handguns along with that rifle. authorities categorize this mass shooting as a hate crime. the fbi at this hour leading the investigation on the ground of the crime scene. this as potentially there are those who are dead still at the synagogue as they try to put together the story. now, for a sense of the area and what it is like, this quiet neighborhood normally, here's what some of the residents told one of our affiliates. >> unfortunately there's nothing much i can do right now. i feel horrible for all those people inside. >> they heard the shots and they all, her mom and dad, her friend's mom and dad and son, they just a

his name is robert bowers and lives near pittsburgh. that suspect is now in custody and in hospital as well. here's what we know on timing. at 10:30 a.m. eastern time, the suspect entered the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. sources tell nbc news bowers had an ar-15-style rifle. he also brought several handguns in addition to that rifle. authorities categorize this mass shooting as a hate crime. the fbi leads this investigation. some of the synagogue's neighborhood gave us a sense of what this neighborhood is like. >> unfortunately, there's nothing much i can do right now. i feel horrible for all those people inside. >> they heard the shots, and they all -- her mom and dad, her friend's mom and dad and son, they just all ran downstairs, i guess, and barricaded themselves in the basement. >> the president commented on this very massacre before boarding air force one earlier today. >> it's a terrible, terrible thing what's going on with hate in our country, frankly, and all over the world, and something has to be done. something has

if convicted, the alleged killer, robert bowers, faces the death penalty. now on bbc news, dateline london.

police identified him as 46-year-old robert bowers. he was apprehended, alive, wounded, shot multiple times, it is believed by the officers who took him down. according to a cnn affiliate sighting, a police criminal complaint, bowers told a s.w.a.t. team officer he wanted all jews to die and he claimed that jews were committing genocide to his people. he also believed to have posted numerous anti-semitic and anti-immigrant slurs online. >> he's now charged with 29 criminal counts including hate crime charges. authorities say the suspect was not known previously to law enforcement. >> that's right. and they believe he acted alone in this. jessica dean is in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, with the very latest on the investigation for you. >> reporter: the investigation continues here in pittsburgh on saturday night the department of justice announced it had filed 29 criminal charges against the alleged gunman in this case, robert bowers. this as their investigators continue to pour over every detail of his life. they're looking at his home, h

police say robert bowers had no record and was not on their radar. but we discovered he did leave behind a trail of anger and of hate. pierre thomas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, as the fbi and police race to dissect the life of robert bowers, a chilling portrait emerging. the introduction to his social media page signaling the hate to come -- "jews are the children of satan." just before the assault, bowers posted this. "i can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. screw your optics. i'm going in." bowers wrote these posts on the fringe social media site gab, which has become popular among white supremacists who believe mainstream sites like facebook and twitter censor their radical views. on gab, which has nearly 500,000 users, bowers reposted vile comments like this. "it's the filthy, evil jews bringing the filthy, evil muslims into the country." about president trump, he wrote, "trump is a globalist, not a nationalist. there is no make america great again as long as there is a blank infestation." bowers using a racial slur for jewish. ton

if convicted, the alleged killer, robert bowers, faces the death penalty. now on bbc news, stephen sackur speaks to labour mp david lammy on hardtalk.

he is 4 -- he is 46-year-old robert bowers. a man who reportedly made anti-semitic comments on line but was not known to police. he was injured in the shootings and is in custody and expected to survive. the president did go on with a planned political rally earlier this evening in illinois. here is some of what he said. president trump: before going any further i want to address the horrible shooting that took place earlier today. the hearts of americans are filled with grief following the monstrous killing of parishioners at the tree of life synagogue. the suspect is in custody. the federal authorities are on the scene and leading an aggressive federal investigation. state and local law enforcement has been incredible. this evil anti-semitic attack is own assault on all of us. it's an assault on humanity. it will require all of us working together to extract the hateful poison of anti-accept jf anti-semitism from our world. the scourge of anti-semitism cannot be ignored, cannot be tool rated, and we can -- cannot be tolerated

the suspect, robert bowers, was arrested after being wounded in a shootout with police. he is now facing 11 counts of murder. >> during the course of the us though she assault, bowers made statements about his desire to kill jewish people. >> reporter: the mayor of pittsburgh called saturday the darkest days -- day in the city's history. >> the approach that we need to be looking out is how we take the guns, which is the common denominator of every mass shooting in america, out of the hands of those that are looking to express hatred through murder. >> reporter: and the victims were remembered before the steelers browns game on sunday. >> sources tell us the gunman walked into the synagogue yelling choose must die. all over the country, police are picking up security at local synagogues. back to you. >> we do know that four police officers were hurt, do we know what their condition is? >> reporter: we have just learned that a police officer was released from the hospital yesterday, one is expected to be released today, two are still hospitalized and one is in critical co

investigators identify the suspect as 46-year-old robert bowers, and they believe he acted alone. >> theho is being investigated as a hate crime. abc new reporter stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: a horrifying scene in pittsburgh after a deadly mass shooting at this synagogue. >> it's a very horrific crime scene. it's one of the worst that i've seen. >> reporter: police called to the tree life synagogue after reports of gunshots inside. the fbi, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms also responding. >> members of the tree of life synagogue conducting a peaceful service in the place of worship were brutally murdered by a gunman targeting them simply because of their faith. >> reporter: after the shooting the suspect, 46-year-old robert bowers, allegedly hid in an office belonging to rabbi emhe shall tus alvin birkin. the rabbi was not gue in shock. >> it's an amazing neighborhood. it's hard to believe it's a city neighborhood. >> reporter: the shooter eventually apprehended and taken to the hospital, leaving a community devastated by the loss of life. >> this should

robert bowers would koh facould death penalty. the victims range in age from 54 to 97 and we're hearing from some of the people who were inside the tree of life synagogue when the shooting began saturday. hilary lane is at the temple. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. investigators here is a the synagogue as a crime scene could take about a week to process. in the meantime we're learning some of the victims were at a bris, that's a ceremony to welcome a baby boy into the world. 20 minutes into that ceremony, a gunman opened fire. >> he didn't see us, thank god. >> reporter: barry werber was in a dark room with fellow worshippers hiding in the synagogue. during a pause in the shooting, 88-year-old mel wax was shot and killed. police say wax was one of 11 people killed by robert bowers. federal prosecutors are seeking approval to pursue the death penalty. >> during the course of a deadly assault on the people of synagogue, bowers made statements regarding genocide and his desire to kill jewish people. >> reporter:

he has been named by us media as robert bowers. the gunman surrendered to police after a tense stand—off. two other people are in hospital in a critical condition. the governor of pennsylvania, tom wolf, made this statement about today's attack. i can't express the sadness that all pencil brain in this field for what happened today. i am going to give my condolences first of all to the vic is of this tragedy, their families and their friends, and vic is of this tragedy, their families and theirfriends, and it is community. the shooting is being investigated by the eye as a hate crime. my heart breaks for the members of the jewish crime. my heart breaks for the members of thejewish community. today, all pennsylvania mourns with you. anti—semitism has absolutely no place in our commonwealth. any attack on one community of faith in pennsylvania is an attack against every community of faith in pennsylvania. i want the jewish community across the commonwealth and across the country to know that we stand in support of you as we toget

around a quarter to ten here yesterday morning, the suspect robert bowers, came here at the religious service i was the buck to start. we understand from police that he shot and killed people from all three different congregations while he was inside the building. he was in there for about 20 minutes or so, he took with him, fourfirearms, three powerful handguns and an aar 15 automatic rifle. any use to them all. he used every single one of his weapons while he was in there and eventually when he was trying to exit the building, the police arrived and there was a gunfight and he went back inside. we also learn from the police that while he was shooting in there, he was shouting anti—semitic slogans, he was talking about genocide and to those are things we understand he also repeated while in custody, and the hospital, while the medics are trying to patch them up from the gunshot wounds he had received from police officers. so there's a lot more details coming out but we're getting now, which is a thing that puts a tragic, and even more tragic, horrible human dimension to the whole t

law enforcement officials say they did not nope anything about robert bowers before today. he was not on the law enforcement radar. he was not known to the local police or the federal authorities before today. they do say they believe he acted alone and they say when he entered the snaug this morning at about 10:00, he was carrying four weapons. a semi-automatic, assault style rifle, ar-15 style rife and at least they say at least three handguns. they don't know the which weapons he used in the shooting but they say he walked into the synagogue, opened fire and then as the first responders were arriving, he came out. that was his first exchange of gunfire with police. then he went back inside the synagogue to hide from them. he had pursued him. there was more gunfire with the police. he was wounded either in the outside or the inside and finally, surrendered and he was taken to the hospital. he is said to be in fair condition with multiple gunshot wounds and whether he's talking to to authorities now or not, we don't know. in addition to what happened in pittsburgh, as a ma

police say robert bowers was yelling anti-semantic slurs as he was shooting at

the gunman ... 46 year old robert bowers .... faces more than 2 dozen federal charges and possibly the death penalty. sot - bottom line it's hatred during both prayer services .... sot - our hearts are with them and our hearts console their loved onesthese folks say now is the time for everyone to stand together against hate.sot - when someone does something like this for no good reason, we have to counter that with love for no good reason. and eventually it'll have a ripple effect.standup each of these prayer services in the city had a guard for extra security ... police are also patroling the area to ensure everyone's safety.reporting live in san francisco ... alecia reid ... kron 4 news. are re-examining their security measures following the tragedy in pittsburgh. in santa rosa...the shomrei torah synagogue has increased their security. rabbi stephanie kramer says over the years...security has always been a high priority. they have panic buttons...camer as..and armed security guards. they even conduct active shooter drills.

robert bowers faces 29 charges, including 11 counts of using a firearm to commit murder and two hate crimes. saturday's shooting has been described as the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. as vigils are held around the country and tributes for the victims pour in, many in the gay community are remembering dr. jerry rabinowitz, a beloved dr. in pittsburgh who treated gay men with aids at the height of the epidemic in the 1980's and 1990's. we'll have more on the shooting in pittsburgh. we will be speaking with hias later in the broadcacast. as more details s emerge followg the arrest of cesar sayoc, t the 56-year-old man accused of sending mail bombs to prominent democrats and cnn, another suspicious package addressed to cnn headquarters in atlanta -- in atlanta, georgia,, was intercepted by authohorities on monday. so far, 15 p packages have been found. none of them expxploded. a senior law enfororcement officialal told nbc sayoc had a list of over 100 people he hoped to target. in turkey, the saudi public prosecutor investigating journalist jamal khashoggi's murder at t

what we're learning is robert bowers was a truck driver. not sure whether he was a long distance driver or short haul driver, but residents said he kept pretty odd hours. his apartment was right back here, number 11. we spoke with the neighbor who said he was friendly enough but did not speak to the neighbors around here. here's what she said based on her proximity to robert bowers' apartment. >> very upsetting knowing that someone had that much hate was on the other side of my wall with all those rifles and assault were on the other side of my wall. very unsettling to think you know your neighbor and how friendly they can be but not really at all. >> reporter: last night, alex, the scene was much different. police swarmed the building. some residents were being suggested to leave. they wanted to sweep the building to make sure it had not been compromised which is sad. they cleared the apartment sometime late last night. we're unsure what they took if anything from mr. bowers unit. we've been told that the democrats said his understanding i

police say robert bowers was yelling anti-semantic slurs as he was shooting at worshipers at the tree of life synagogue. the hospital president says the first three people who actually treated him for his wounds just happened to be jewish. the first funeral services for the 11 people killed are set for tomorrow, the same day that president trump and the first lady are also scheduled to visit pittsburgh. >> federal prosecutors say they seek to -- intend to seek the death penalty against powers. he was charged with hate crimes along with homicide. >> this was not just an attack on the jewish faith, this was an attack on all people of faith. >> reporter: a brief first court appearance for robert bowers, the 46-year-old accepting a public defender, as federal prosecutors planned to seek the death penalty in the case. >> our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims' families and with the community. rest assured, we have a team of prosecutors, working hard to ensure that justice is done. >> at least 11 people killed saturday when bowers was said to have opened fire at the tree o

caravan as an invasion, echoing language used by robert bowers who attacked the synagogue in pittsburgh, killing 11 jewish worshipers. on monday, white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders was asked if troops of the border would adhere to posse comitatus, meaning armed forces can not be used in a domestic police role. and if trump would suspend suspend d habeas corpus, or the right of arrested individuals to appear before a judge. >> those are options on the table? intom not going to gett specific policies we are consididering. there are a number of actions we are looking at taking. amy: this comes as human rights groups are raising concerns over health conditions among the migrants and their conditions. this is oaxaca's human rights ombudsman arturo peimbert. >> many have a fever. they are havingg acute bronchihs and rereiratory prproblems. we estimate there are more or less 2000 children who are traveling with this caravan.. some 500 are very, very young. it is not only thehe problem wih

authorities say the man is 46-year-old robert bowers. that he opened fire at the tree of life synagogue, killing multiple people and wounding six others, including four police officers. bowers now in police custody. he has been apparently wounded after he took cover and barricaded himself inside the synagogue after opening fire, allegedly. he's in a local hospital. garrett tenney is live on the scene with the latest. >> reporter: i can tell you, fbi and local police are searching several locations now that robert bowers is associated with including an apartment where they believe he may have lived nearby in baldwin, 10 or 15 minutes from here, the synagogue. the bomb squad is there on-scene, going through that location first to make sure there are no types of explosives before more further investigation of those premises can be done. we can also report, they are digging into his social media activity, his background. we can say one account that had his same name, we don't know if it belonged to him but one account with his name has been

. >> reporter: it happened at the tree of life synagogue where police s 46-year-ol robert bowers began his rampage. >> firing out of the front of the building with an automatic weapon. >> reporter: the call came in at 9:55 a.m. after exchanging gunfire with police, the suspect was forced back inside where he had just opened fire. armed with an assault rifle and guree ha, the community ndered to shelter place. >> do not come outom of youre right now. it isot safe. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. swarming the building where members hada just gred for a saturday service. 11 killed, six others injured including four officer during the agcarne. >> we have a suspect negotiated a surrender. >> reporter: bower surrendered making antisem mitic statements >> the oldest victim was he95. >> told me they heard gunshots and smelled gun powder. >> reporter: he posted just before the shooting, screw your optics. i'm going in. >> the members of the tree of life synagogue were brutally murdered by a gunman targeting them simply o because their faith. >> reporter: investigators are now sifting through his life pie

on saturday, a 46-year-old white man named robert bowers allegedly stormed the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh's squirrel hill neighborhood, yelling "all jews must die" as he openened fire on worshipers preparing for shabbat services. swat officers arrived on the scene of carnage 20 minutes after the rampage began and detained bowers after a shootout. bowers had an ar-15 semiautomatic assault rifle and at least three handguns at the time of his arrest. the 11 victims ranged from 54 to 97 years in age. six others were injured, including four policemen. on sunday, some 2500 people gathered for memorial services to pay their respects and call for healing. this is pittsburgh mayor bill pedutoto. >> i think the approach that we need to be looking at is how we take the guns, which is the common denominator of every mass shooting in america, out of the hands of those that are looking to express hatred through murder. amy: just before the shooting rampage, the gunman robert bowers, wrote on a far-right social media site -- "hias likes to bring invaders in that kill our people. i can't si

suspect robert bowers in a wheelchair, he was woulded in that firefight.