Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 11/06/09
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Tonight we have the latest developments on the attack at Fort Hood, Texas. Plus, Anderson's one-on-one interview with Oprah Winfrey on her book club selection and more.
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Even if there were warning signs to Maj. Hasans mental state, there was no reason the army should have acted. He had physically done nothing wrong until his rampage.
My hearts go out to all victims my have friends in fort hood and i could never imagin what they are going through right now. I'll keep everyone in fort hood and their familys in my heart thoughts
Perhaps this was an act that was meant to make Americans tired of the whole "war" and give up.
AndC
Thanks for your great coverage and your balance, you are reporting what you see/hear we need the truth...rock on dude..
Mike
I hope our government learns a lesson about this senseless act of violence. What is wrong with this country when an American Soldier kills his own??? This never should have happend!!! God Bless everyone that was affected by yesterday's tradgedy and God Bless our troops!!!
AC it sounds like you really have this guy pegged
@Tatiana Chin, i am also a child of the military and base was often "Home". I still can't imagine how families are coping with the violence at Fort Hood, or any other base.
@ edgardo as far as the weapons being on post.there's a post policy that states you're not allowed to bring a fire arm on post eventhough its registered.even if you stay on post and u have a firearm it has to be locked in your unit's arm room.
Hasan sounds like someone who was acting suicidal!
giving away all his belongs, and visiting with those that he would see, (that guy at the convince store, and in the religious dress)....
I am Canadian and a long-time admirer of the United States and its steadfast support of freedom. My heart goes out to the families of the deceased.
Thank God for those police officers – I hope that the suspect survives – he needs to face the full justice of the American Court system.
i believe that no one will ever know what Maj. Hasan's motive was. My heart goes out to the families and friends and anyone who was affected by this tragic/ un-human action. God Bless America.
-Ricardo
i haven't heard any mention of the other "gunmen" that were mentioned to be 'cornered', when the news was first reported. were those reports incorrect?
Hi everyone.
I wonder why on a military base, it took 2 off base police officers to take down the suspected shooter? Is nobody allowed to carry weapons at the base?
This event will build discrimination against Muslims that will become acceptable unless their US community steps up to help fight terrorism quickly.
This was incompetence from the armed forces that caused the deaths of these soldiers since when is it the civilian polices job to defened a military base where were the MP's where were the SP's why isnt the company comander siting on court martial charges for incompetence to protect his people .
I symphasizes with the families of the victims. There is a need to strenghten security in military facilities. Enemies can be everywhere
What is the condition of the shooter? As long as he is medicated i don't think they can interrogate him.
@Gady,
really? Anderson was on Oprah? I wish I had known!
He could pen another book, if he wanted too....should be interesting.
Is the commander in chief, President Obama going to visit his soldiers and families? This is such a blow to the military. They need his clear support, not just flags at half staff.
i live at a military base. yesterday they made reference to how easy it was to get on base there. the base that i live at is not what i'd say easy to get on. we must have id and our window sticker to even get on base.
why was it so easy for people to get on post at ft. hood?
I can not believe this has happened.I'm a US soldier here on Ft Hood and this has been a day for eveyone here.My heart and prayers goes out to those we have lost due to this tragedy including their families.
I don't understand how only one shooter could have done this. If you do the math 100 rounds shot by one man in a matter of 3 minutes breaks it down to him reloading 1 pistol every thirty seconds. And if both hands had a pistol how did he reload. It just does not make any sense at all. Hopefully we get to the bottom of this. God bless all those affected.
Being an army spouse, I am so upset that this guy didn't want to go to Afganastain. He wasn't even going to be on the front lines. He wouldn't of seen any action. Had never been deployed before. Had no wife, children... how could he be so stressed about his orders?
Good evening to all.... my thoughts go out to those in Fort Hood who have lost loved ones in such a senseless tragedy.
Col. Rossi estimates over 100 rounds were fired by the suspected shooter.
The FN-7 holds 21 rounds of the tiny 223 caliber rounds and he also had a 6 shot revolver.
Updates to 38 wounded plus 13 dead, with multiple gunshot wounds in some of the wounded and dead.
The shooter would have had to had at least 5 fully loaded clips for the FN-7, exchanging clips less than 50 seconds for the full time.
Initial reports estimate roughly 3 minutes of firing, that leaves less than 2 seconds per shot average for over 100 shots
It doesn't add up Anderson, but given the tiny caliber on the FN-7, any qualified medical staff could readily id bullet wounds from this pistol vs from someone else's gun/pistol.
In my opinion the shooters immediate commanding officer was fully aware of the perceived hazing, harassment and threats. The Base Command in my opinion is partially culpable in this tragic crime.
A. Smith
Oregon
Will there be an investigation as to how this man was able to bring two guns into secured post? – can any member of the military bring any weapons into the post? – something is not right
Next thing could be a bomb that could kill a lot more ....
Good evening Anderson, Erica, Isabel, everyone. Thank God Sgt Munley stopped Major Hasan in his tracks. Where would he have been headed without her and Sgt Mark Todd doing that? I am very sorry to hear about her wounds.
I'm having a hard time hearing Sgt Todd. Sorry. Not quite getting who was where when.
I'm concerned about the 100 rounds fired....could some of our soldiers been shot by "friendly fire" as well......how sad...I don't think it was possible for him to reload that fast..especially with a revolver.
ANDERSON..you and OPRAH...was really funny.
Glorifying hate on the streets of New York. Sad and Scary.
can they not be arrested for "promoting terrorism" or does free speech over ride that? that people that we just saw out on the street.
I'm very interested to hear about any updates on the Fort Hood story. Also, any word about what happened in Orlando? Its been a very disturbing 2 days.
good evening Anderson!
can't wait to see the Oprah interview. she seems to have pretty good taste in literature – i loved Night by Elie Wiesel.
also, really looking forward to hearing more news about the Fort Hood attack – scary stuff. found out today that a woman in my town has a son that was a responder to the shootings... it's terrible knowing things like this can happen here at home.
People who are depressed and unbalanced, to the point of shooting at others it is a case of public health as well, a health system so deficit.
Hello, ALL,
Wow two day's of nightmares.
god bless the families and the fallen.
As a daughter of a Navy veteran, the story about Fort Hood truly scares me. I thought we were safe here in America; I used to live on a military base. Bases are the some of the safest places for people to live in and around, and I feel like some serious boundaries were crossed when this man decided to take the lives of 13 people and hurt even more. This is especially disturbing because this man's job was to give support to the men and women who needed help in their stressful positions. I pray for the families affected, and these people are forever in my heart.
@ Gady,
they were so young and full of promise!
It was great to see their faces however....they all looked so proud in their uniforms!
@Gady Mayen Hamilton, CA
Well said!
Good evening, Anderson and 360 staff! Like everyone else, I'm looking forward to get more information and to understand what happened at Ft. Hood. It's truly disturbing.
Congrads to Sgt. K. Munley! 🙂 (&Sgt. Mark Todd) 🙂
I hope that she is okay after her surgeries!
Glad that Sgt Mark Todd was on AC360 tonight!
Why is there so much hatred in this world?
Could soldiers be safer on post?
I am a 100% PTSD Disabled Veteran from Iraq and was stationed and deployed with 101st Airborne Division. I have had the opportunity as a Federal Contractor to be on numerous military bases or posts: Are they keeping soldiers safe? NO! Only MPs and the Government paid security officers have weapons at the gates. If you ...are a soldier on post, and you possess of firearm, you cannot even keep it in your home, you have to turn it in to your unit arms room under lock and key. I humbly believe that the Army should re-look at who carries firearms on post. Maybe First Sergeants, Platoon Sergeants, or Squad leaders who have demonstrated responsibility should carry the military issue 9mm sidearm. This would give more protection than just picking up the phone and calling 911, these soldiers are trained from very beginning in Basic Training on how to use, and understand the responsibility of carrying a firearm. God Bless the U.S.A. My full heart goes out to the families and victims of the soldiers who died serving their country on their own soil!
Anderson please find a way to honor the Ft Hood heroes
during this year's Heroes program.
Hello Everyone!
Good evening Anderson, Erica & entire Team 360.
Good evening fellow bloggers.
I have not seen any news today, so am anxious to catch up.
Good evening Anderson, Erica, 360Team, Megan, Martina, and Bloggers!
Hope that you all had a great Friday! 😛
The story about Hasan is really disturbing....
Looks like a great night of news!
Good evening, Anderson!!
Hello David (Indiana), friends and bloggers!
Again sad news!
What is happening in people's minds? What violence is this?
Good evening Anderson and all bloggers. Just such a tragedy. And so many wounded. I hope we find out that they are improving and will be okay. I really hope this isn't going to turn into a planned terrorist thing where he was influenced by others to plan this. And either way, how did the warning signs get missed?