mintz wrote high moved on anyway. with his back pressed against the wall he waited quiet lie outside the classroom. >> reporter: mint lz was shot in his leg, stomach, shoulder, and finger. as he laid on the ground in a fetal porkz the shooter tried to shoot his phone. mintz yelled, "it's my kid'sing about the, man." he pointed the gun right at my face and he retreated back into the class. mintz says he's still confused why he wasn't shot again. he described the unimaginable pain, "my legs felt like ice. when i moved pain shot through me like a bomb going off." as first responders arrived, mintz saw his friend, an e.m.t. mintz said that's when he knew we were going to be okay. mintz apologized to everyone hurt by the massacre. he thanked the first responders and medical teams. elaine, he said they were the real hero. they saved us. >> quijano: incredible courage he displayed there. sacramento police have released sketches of two suspects in the stabbing of spencer stone. stone was stabbed four times outside a bar and n

mintz says everyone got up and took off. i stopped and held the door open and waited for everyone to leave safely. he took direction for a counselor that kept screaming. someone needed to tell the people in the library and i told her i would do it. >> somebody is outside one of the doors shooting through the doors. >> mintz writes that he made his way back into the classroom area where he came face to face with the gunman. he leaned out an started shooting as i turned toward him. this is how he described the shooter. he was so nonchalant through it all like he was playing a video game and showed no emotion. mintz said the shots knocked me to the ground and felt like a truck hit me. he said he was shot again while on the ground and that the gunman said, that's what you get for calling the cops. mintz writes that he told the gunman he didn't call police and they were already on the way. he then yelled to the gunman, it is my kids birthday, man. mintz says the shooter pointed the gun right at my face and then retreated back int

nine people were injured, including mintz, who was shot five times. cnn's nick valencia joining me now with more on his story. >> chris mintz did what a lot of people wish they had the courage to do when faced with extraordinary circumstances. he put aside his own safety to ensure the safety of others. and now for the first time, we're hearing in his own words what happened that day of the shooting. >> dispatch as many ambulances as possible. we have upwards of 20 victims. >> chilling new details in the oregon community college massacre, from shooting survivor, chris mintz. the army veteran who's been called a hero for protecting others. >> exchanged shots with him. he's in the classroom. >> reporter: in a facebook posting, mintz recalled the day that he says started out as normal, but quickly descended into chaos. he writes, "there was a bunch of yellings with t in yelling" and there were gunshots going off that sounded like firecrackers. he said everyone got up and took off. "i held the door open and waited for everyone to leave safely." and he took

mintz braced her thochlt with gift a vet. >> he is out seven days a week a lot of times 12 hours a day directly helping veterans. >> weeks later when we asked to speak with her mintz said she has been ill for the past year and we never saw her. records the investigative unit obtained show both have a history of arrests >> everybody is a volunteer. >> we wanted to ask mintz about his claims and the work of gift a vet. after he and bob were picked up from their post in los gatos we followed them to this motel in downtown san jose. >> i want to ask you a few questions about gift a vet. some veterans came to us and said they were upset and felt like your organization isn't helping veterans. is there anything you can tell us about that? >> nope. >> for donors that's a red flag. >> fake veterans organization right side part of a much bigger problem according to evan star. the group tracks data on more than 2 million nonprofit organizations >> are there more organizations springing up to help veterans. >> it's a big trend and huge issue. begin the wars in afghanistan and iraq and a lot of dis

mintz has been called a hero by so many. he says the true heros are the first responders. >> nick, a lot of new details. some of them differ from what we heard. a few discrepancies between this account and accounts we have heard in the last ten days. chris mintz's aunt came out to speak publicly about what she had heard secondhand. she said her nephew had rushed toward the gunman and we believed up until this point that there was a physical confrontation between the gunman and chris mintz. it turns out according to his words, it transpired differently but we did learn that he was running across campus notifying of livus students. a lot of people think he saved lives >>> we are getting new information about a possible motive in the beating death of a teenager inside a church. 19-year-old lucas leonard was assaulted for hours by his parent and other members of the church. he expressed a desire to leave the church. that may have sparked the attack. the boy's parents and four others are charged in this case now. cnn national cor

nine people were injured, including mintz, who was shot five times. here's cnn's nick valencia joining me now for more details from mintz, who didn't necessarily want to do interviews, but did fashion a way to convey his message. >> social media, a lot of people use this forum to get social media out. he didn't want to be called a hero, he says that should be reserved for those first responders. and took to facebook to talk about how it started out as a normal day. he even thought about skipping class, and he was in class, joking with his teacher, when next door he heard that gunfire erupt. >> dispatch as many ambulances as possible. we have upwards of 20 victims. >> reporter: chilling new details in the oregon community college massacre, from shooting survivor, chris mintz, the army veteran who's been called a hero for protecting others. >> exchanged shots with him. he's in a classroom. >> reporter: in a facebook posting, mintz recalled the day he says started out as normal but quickly descended into chaos. he writes, there was a bunch of yelling and

mintz yelled, it's my kids birthday, man. he pointed the gun right on my face and retreated back into the class. as first responders arrived, mintz saw his friend, en emt. he says that's when we knew we were all going to be okay. mintz apologized in his post to anyone affected by the massacre and hurt by this statement. he also thinks the first responders, the medical team. he said they are the real heroes. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. >> a gofundme page has raised over $800,000 to help him pay his medical bills. >>> we are off to a cold start this morning, if you're getting up early, get out the jacket and heavier one. that light jacket is encoded within 30 frederick, 36 leesburg. mid-30s as you head toward martinsburg, winchester, front royal at the freezing mark at 32. dc doing okay, bombing at 41 degrees. today, only heading to the low to mid 50s. 50 degrees westminister, clouds similar to yesterday will be low in fat comes mostly cloudy and start to clear up a bit. areas east of 95 for potomac will see those nuisance

mintz says, the shots knocked me to the ground and felt like a truck hit me. he then said he was shot again while on the ground and the gunman said, that's what you get for calling the cops. mintz writes in the facebook post that he told the gunman that he didn't call police and they were already on the way. he then yelled to the gunman, "it's my kid's birthday, man." mintz says the shooter pointed the gun right at my face, and then retreated back intowell. >> a friend posted this video of mintz in the hospital he's since been released and has this lingering question -- i'm still confused at why he didn't shoot me again. >> nick valencia reporting. thank you, nick, for that. remarkable story. we'll take a quick break. back in a moment. iflike i love shrimp, come to red lobster's endless shrimp... ...for as much as you want, any way you want it... sweet, buttery, and creamy. like new pineapple habanero coconut shrimp bites... ...and teriyaki grilled shrimp. and yeah, it's endless, but it won't last forever. like limiting where you earn bonus cash back.hings. wh

mintz says everyone got up and took off. i stopped and held the door open and waited for everyone to leave safely, he writes. he then says he took direction from a counselor that kept screaming, someone needed to tell the people in the library and i told her i'd do it. >> somebody is outside one of the doors shooting through the doors. >> mintz writes he made his way back to the classroom area where he came face-to-face with the gunman. he leaned out and started shooting as i turned toward him, he recalled. this is how he described the shooter. he was so nonchalant through it all. mintz says the shots knocked me to the ground and felt like a truck hit me. he then says he was shot again while on the ground and that the gunman said, that's what you get for calling the cops. mintz writes in facebook post he told the gunman he didn't call police and they were already on the way. he then yelled to the gunman, it's my kid's birthday, man. mintz says the shooter pointed the gun right at my face and retreated back into the classroom

chris mintz, shot five times is describing his firsthand account of what happened. more on his face to face encounter with the gunman. >> dispatch as many ambulances as possible. we have at least 20 victims. >> reporter: chilling noor details, shooting survivor, chris mintz, the army veteran who is being called a hero for protecting others. he recalled the day he said started out as normal, but quickly descended into chaos. he writes -- mintz said everyone got up and took off. >> i stopped and held the door open and waited for everyone to leave safely. and then he said he took direction from counselor that kept screaming someone needed to tell the people in the library and i told her i would do it. he writes that he made his way back into the classroom area where he came face to face with the gunman. he leaned out and started to shoot. this is how he described the shooter -- mintz said the shots "knocked me to the ground." he was on the ground and the gunman said "that's what you get for calling the cops." he writes that he didn't tell the police. he said they were

travis dixon trained with mintz in the army. when he heard about his heroic acts on social media, he wasn't surprised. >> in the military you are always trained to you know like cover your buddy's back, and it's always like put in your head, are you more concerned about the other person than yourself and chris definitely proved that. >> reporter: since thursday over $730,000 in donations have come in from over 22,000 people on mintz's gofundme page. people all over the world are showing their support by posting comments like this. thank you for being brave and taking action to help the people around you. and yet, in another act of kindness, mintz encourages the supporters to give to the other victims of the shooting through their gofundme pages as well as a white house petition is now circulating asking the president to award the medal of freedom to chris mintz. >> i just want to wish all the other families a safe and speedy recovery and we see you again soon. >> reporter: mireya villareal, cbs news, roseburg, oregon. >> glor: t

. >> reporter: "happy birthday, tyrik," the last facebook post chris mintz made yesterday. hours later, the army veteran was shot seven times trying to save his college classmates from a madman on a shooting rampage. >> one female is shot at this time -- >> reporter: according to witnesses, mintz blocked his classroom door and told the gunman, "you aren't getting by me." >> tries to block the door to keep the gunman from coming in, gets shot three times. hits the floor. >> reporter: mintz's aunt and cousin in north carolina are in shock. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: he was shot several more times, breaking both of his legs. >> i was there when he rolled out of surgery. >> reporter: mintz's co-worker at the ymca is hardly surprised by his friend's courage. >> it was a tragic thing, but a peace came over me. i knew who we were talking about. i knew he would make it. he's stubborn, tough. >> reporter: mintz's family says he is out of surgery and recovering from gunshots to his hands, back, stomach, and legs, but he is smiling. a witness told abc news mintz had a chance to esc

. >> glor: we're going to on chris mintz, a survivor of the deadly shooting in oregon. nine people were killed. chris was shot seven times while confronting the gunman, here's mireya, villareal. >> from a hospital bed he posted a heartfelt message on "face the nation". >> i'm doing well and overwhelmed by the support i have gotten from everybody. >> reporter: witnesses say mintz selfilessly stood in the4y shooter's path to try and protect his classmates. travis dixon trained with mitses mits in the army when he heard about his heroic acts on social media he wasn't surprised. >> in the military are you always strained to you know like cover your buddy's back, and it's always like put in your head, are you more concerned about the other person than yourself and that. >> since thursday over 730,000 dollars in donations have come in from over 22,000 people on mintz's go does fundme page. people all over the world are showing their support by posting comments like this. thank you for being brave the people around you. >> and yet, in another act of kindness, mintz encourages

after two weeks mintz sent an e-mail declining to sit down and never sent documents. bob also declined to comment. >> it makes it difficult for actual veterans to get the help they need. >> after this story first aired, gift a vet stopped soliciting outside los gatos grocery stores and los gatos police department began investigating. in recent weeks viewers have contacted the investigative unit with updates when they spot a gift a vet setting up outside other south bay stores. clearly the bay area is now on notice. >>> when we come back, a moment of pride. recognition for a big story and a big change here in the bay area. a story and the ceremony moments away. >>> a chip from a series of nbc bay area investigations into sysco foods. we investigated and reuncovered the company's honk-standing practice of storing raw meat and other perishable foods inside unrefrigerated storm sheds. last month that investigation was honored, recognized by our peers with a national emmy award for investigative reporting. vicky nguyen accepted the award on behalf of our team. >> we want t

. >> chris mintz is an army veteran and he was shot seven times. and he did actually rush the shooter. so someone in this instance did actually act heroically. >> and that's verifies what i am saying. that's exactly what should be done. >> >> larry: that does not verify what you are saying. you are giving horrible advice. okay? people are still grieving over their loved ones and you are going to blame the victims for not fighting against a gun, and, yes, chris mintz was heroic but you don't advise to who are untrained to handle situations like that. it's too dangerous. even the police on the scene who were trained to do this ran the risk of being killed. those are the only people you advise to fight back. you know becoming the president means you are the commander in chief of the military. so your war philosophy would be, we don't need weapons or training. just attack. can't kill us all. this brain surgeon's brain chart, is that right didn't end here. he thinks arming kindergarten teachers isn't a bad idea. >> i would be much more comfortable if th

. >> still ahead here, a,,,,,,,,,, >>> we are going to close with an update on chris mintz, survivor of the deadly shooting in oregon. nine people were killed. chris was shot seven times while confronting the gunman. >> reporter: from a hospital bed in roseberg, oregon, chris mintz posted a heartfelt message on facebook. >> i am doing well and overwhelmed by the support i have gotten. >> reporter: mintz selflessly stood in the shooter's pass to try to protect classmates. travis dixon trained with mintz in the army when he heard of his heroic acts on social media he wasn't surprised. >> in the military we are trained to cover your buddy's back. in your head you are more concerned about the other person than yourself. i guess chris proved that. >> reporter: since thursday, $730,000 in donations have come in from over 222,000 people on mintz's fund me page. people are showing support by posting comments like this. thank you for being brave and taking action to help the people around you. yet in another act of kindness, he encourages supporters to give to the other victims of the shootin

that hero, chris mintz, friends and family starting a gofundme page 12 hours ago. it has raised about a half million dollars since this morning. sade? >> thanks. >>> new trouble for a catholic priest in our area after cops say he pointed a gun at an 8- year-old boy in the church. even more shocking is why he allegedly did it. >>> use seen people tossed cigarettes before but what happened when this man did it has new york cops searching for him. >>> live outside, mom this is hugely important. is there anywhere in your house i can get a good signal? anyway, you were saying. it's a tragic love story. i love tragedy. what is that noise? what? i'm on set. what movie? i'm shooting a movie about laundry. leave slow internet behind. a movie about laundry? yeah the 100% fiber optics network gives you the fastest wi-fi available when you need it the most. >>> a most disturbing story tonight. a catholic priest charged with pointing a rifle at a young boy in his church indicating he would shoot him. people saw this happen but the archdiocese says it wasn't told about it for ne

. >> reporter: these days, chris mintz is a father and a student. when he heard those shots fired, his military training kicked in. today, he's recovering from seven gunshot wounds. witnesses say he charged straight at the shooter shouting at classmates to run. >> he ran to the library and hit all the alarms. he actually ran back towards the building where the shooting was. >> reporter: that's where family in mintz blocked the doorway to a classroom. >> he said, it's my son's birthday today. got shot two more times. >> reporter: mintz didn't want to die on his son's birthday and shockingly he survived. nearby, cassandra welding witnessed a class mate get shot twice. welding told robin roberts, she thought it was the last time she'd ever hear her mom's voice. >> i was trying to calm her down and in the meantime saying, make sure you're locked, barricade. >> reporter: welding says her classmates were simply too scared to move. this morning, she is grateful to be alive. tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> thank you so much. one of the three heros from sacram

from your community, however, we want to move forward. >> reporter: that includes getting updates on mintz as he is treated for multiple gunshot wounds. students on campus call him a hero. >> for someone to put himself out there to prevent other people from getting killed, knowing he full -- fully well that he was going to get hurt himself, we're so blessed and proud of him. >> reporter: and she and others wait for mintz injuries to heal, they know they have their own emotional pain to deal with, but say the ordeal they have been through won't define them as a community. >>> protecting privacy data. straight ahead, the european ruling that could change the way u.s. tech companies do business. >>> and the reality of fantasy sports leagues, a new scandal hah new questions over that multi-billion dollars industry. >>> new controversy today for the daily fantasy sports industry. an employees for one of the biggest sited has admitted to winning $350,000 on a rival website. that has caused some to accuse that employees of a form of insider trading. >> reporter: an employee for draft kings has ad

chris, which he really is a hero with him being a vet. >> chris mintz? >> yes, with him being a vet, he went over and charged at the gunman and was able to at least distract him for awhile, probably saved dozens of lives with the time it took. >> probably saved dozens of lives. chris mintz's name is one we're seeing all over social media about his acts of heroism, people wishing him a speedy recovery. republican state senator joins me now, roseburg is your district. >> yes. >> your immediate reaction when you heard this happened? >> total shock. things like this don't happen in rural communities like ours, but the first thing i want to say is that the first responders and the police, everybody did an outstanding job on responding to this incident, it could have been a lot worse. >> when you look at the front page of the register-guard, i'll show you again, headline of campus horror, splashed over the oregonian as well. this is what people are waking up to, and we're coming up to the 24 hour mark when the shooting started. as you pointed out for first res

that hero, chris mintz, friends and family starting a gofundme page 12 hours ago. it has raised about a half million dollars since this morning. sade? >> thanks. >>> new trouble for a catholic priest in our area after cops say he pointed a gun at an 8- year-old boy in the church. even more shocking is why he allegedly did it. >>> use seen people tossed cigarettes before but what happened when this man did it has new york cops searching for [excited yelling] ah, yes! you can't stop it! aww...your mom liked my post. you're friends with my mother? whoa. another episode? definitely. we all use it differently. so why should we get it all the same way? call time warner cable to get the internet speed you need. are you guys texting each other? whether it's 3 megs or 300 megs, yeah. for the right price. from $14.99 everyday low price internet, to 300 meg ultra-fast internet, we have you covered. even with wifi at home and on the go. plans start at $14.99 per month. call 1-855-want twc to switch today. >>> a most disturbing story tonight. a catholic priest charged with poin

a white house circulating asking the president to award the medal of freedom to chris mintz. >> i want to wish the other families a safe, speedy recovery. i will be talking to you soon. >>> that's the "cbs overnight for some of you the news continues. for others, check back a little later for the morning news and cbs this morning. york city. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> welcome to the overnight news, everyone. there has been so much talk about the driverless car in recent years. as bill whitaker found out for "60 minutes," they have come a long way. >> what do you have to do to make the car take over? >> i just pull this lever. and now system is active. >> reporter: computer scientist runs autonomous research for mercedes-benz. he punched in a route and took us for a 20 mile drive in the s-500, the company's most advanced self-driving prototype. >> this is like no hands. no feet, car is in charge. >> the car is in charge. >> right from the start the car astonished us. as we approached our first intersection it slowed down and steered itself into the left turn lan

for army veteran chris mintz shot seven times while trying to save others. and where local businesses, some staff were kids from the college -- share a common message. at the java run, customers have been paying it forward all day. a coffee for the next in line. nothing big, but oh, so significant. >> we've all been through a lot and it is a good time to pay it forward. >> something as simple as a cup of coffee might just make a difference. >> yes, definitely. coffee and a smile, definitely making their day better. >> reporter: simple things, small personal gestures, signs this small town has pulled together to begin the healing. kevin tibbles. nbc news, roseburg, oregon. >>> one note this afternoon, heard by telephone from the girlfriend of chris mintz for the support chris has been given, she added his actions were not to be heroic but to be human she wanted me to know we need to acknowledge all those that lost their lives in this tragedy. lester holt from roseburg, oregon, from all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. mathai. ===jess

chris mintz was shot seven times. jake tapper has the story of this u.s. army veteran who is being called a hero. >> reporter: happy birthday tyrik, the last facebook post 30-year-old chris mintz made yesterday. hours later, he was shot seven times trying to save his college classmates from a madman on a shooting rampage. >> we have one female shot at this time. >> reporter: mintz blocked his classroom door and told the gunman, you aren't getting by me. >> he tries to block the door to keep the gunman from coming in, gets shot three times, hits the floor. >> reporter: mintz's aunt and cousin say they are in shock. >> it's unbelievable. >> reporter: mintz was shot several more times, breaking both of his legs. >> i was there when he rolled out of surgery. >> reporter: his co-worker at the ymca is hardly surprised by his friend's courage. >> it was a tragic thing but a peace came over me and i knew he was going to make it. he's stubborn and tough. >> reporter: today, mintz's family says that he's out of surgery and recovering from the gunshots to his hands,

chris mintz was shot several times as he tried to stop that shooter. tonight, his family is sharing his story one they are thankful he lived to tell. here is elizabeth noreika continuing our coverage . >> reporter: this person is being considered a hero. this man said he tried to keep the shooter from entering that classroom in the process chris mintz was shot several times and now his familiar low in north carolina is speaking with his heroism. close to 3,000 miles away from the latest school shooting that left nine people dead in oregon there is a family wondering how this could put someone they love in the hospital . >>> crying and shock you hear about this and you watch tv and see this but when it happened to this family you are on the floor floor. it's just unbelievable . >> reporter: chris mintz played high school football in north carolina, number 71 making a play during this highlight real from more than a decade ago ago. parents said he played a hero role . >>> gets shot three times, hits the floor, looks up at the gun gunman and said it's my

a gofundme page for chris mintz is breaking records. in a matter of hours, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been raised for this hometown hero. he'll have a long road to recovery, but he will survive. i'm mary saladna, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: we're now hearing from a family that truly understands the horror of the oregon shootings. their child, killed in the sandy hook elementary school shooting three years ago. michele gay moved her family from newtown, connecticut, to sudbury following the massacre. her seven-year-old daughter josephine was fatally shot on that december day at sandy hook. michele says the focus needs to be on the families of the oregon victims. >> those very early days for us were about grieving, putting your feet on the ground. very basic things that everybody takes for granted as a part of normal everyday life. those things are now an enormous challenge for those families because they're broken. antoinette: michele launched a national organization called safe and sound promoting school safety. frank: a

i'm doing well. >> a friend posted this video of mintz in the hospital. he has since been released and has this lingering question. "i'm so con fupzed as to why he didn't shoot me again." nick emmons, today in new england. >> such is a brave young man. mintz says one of the bullets missed his hearby an inch. >> california police finding new clues in a rekrejt attack on an american hero. investigators releasing the sketches of the two men who allegedly stabbed airman spencer stone outside a bar last week. police are offering rewards suspects. stone was released from the hospital last week. he is credited for helping to stop a terrorist attack on a train in france. back in august. >> hundreds gathering in missouri to remember two fallen firefighters who died in the line of duty. a memorial service was held in downtown kansas city on saturday. these two men died monday after an apartment building collapsed around them. this happened minutes after the firefighters rescued two people from inside. some boston firefighters attended the memorial honoring their fa

mintz trying to stop the gunman from killing others. jean casarez is "outfront" with chris' story. >> reporter: when a gunman opened fire at umpqua community college early thursday morning, it was a scene of terror and chaos. >> someone is shooting through the doors. >> reporter: 30-year-old chris mintz tried to save lives. >> he tries to block the door to keep the gunman from coming in, gets shot three times, hits the floor. >> reporter: even after being wounded and facing the killer, his family says chris was thinking of his 6-year-old son. >> looks up at the gunman and says, it's my son's birthday today. >> reporter: but that didn't stop the gunman from shooting chris in his back, his stomach, his arms and his legs, according to miss family, chris was shot a total of seven times while trying to defend his fellow classmates. long before heroic actions at college, mintz was a star at his local high school in north carolina, number 71, defensive tackle. after graduation, joining the united states army from 2004 to 2007, achieving the ra

mintz says his recovery is going well. he offers a heart-felt thank you to the first responders as well as the doctors and nurses, saying they are the real heroes. what an incredible story. >>> right now police asking for help in finding two suspects in the stabbing of u.s. military veteran spencer stone. now, one of the heroes -- take a very close look at this video. one of the heroes who helped take down the gunman is that train attack in europe. he is the hero that in fact stopped a gunman from boarding that train and massacring several. plus el chapo reportedly hurt after the fugitive drug lord has a close call with a mexican marine. plus hear from the man who was attacked by an alligator and lived to tell the tale. >> i saw the teeth coming down on my arm. right after that i heard the snap. you can hear the jaws. and i knew something was gone. at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like playing the boss equals the boss wins. wow! when you're not confident your company's data is secure, the p

obama to award mintz the medal of freedom. chris martinez, cbs news, roseburg, oregon. >> following the deadly shooting in oregon, colleges in philadelphia are warning students to be extra cautious. the fbi and atf sent out a warning yesterday after a threat was posted on social media. the threat does not mention a specific school but does include a specific time. >>> the man suspected in a high profile vallejo objection due in court today for an arraignment, matthew moeller of south tahoe facing kidnapping charges. he's accused of breaking into a couple's home in march, restraining the man and abducting the woman who turned up safe two days later in southern california. at one point, police thought the whole thing was a poke. >>> a benicia teen charge of killing family members is expected to be in court, 16- year-old nolan buchanan is accused of killing his father, his father's beyonci and eight in half-year-old brother. police believe he shot them at their cabin in the sierra foothills last month before burning the cabin dow

mintz says the shots knocked me to the ground. he says he was shot again while on the ground and the gunman said that's what you get for calling the cops. mintz writes that he told the gunman that they didn't call police and they were already on the way. he then yelled to the gunman, it's my kid's birthday, man. mintz says the shooter pointed the gun right at my face and then retreated back into the classroom. >> hello, everyone. doing well -- >> reporter: a friend posted this video in the hospital. he's since been released and has this lingering question. i'm still confused at why he didn't shoot me again. he said he decided to make that post on facebook because he didn't want to to any on camera interviews. he said this is not about publicity on to apologize if it gave anyone any painful memories. he's lucky to be alive. >> nick valencia, thank you so much. >>> new this morning- -- >> oh, my god. oh, [ bleep ]. >> can you imagine being there? flash flood rescue, dramatic video here out of bakersfield, california. a woman narrowl

gets shot two more times. >> reporter: both of mintz's legs were broken during the shooting. >> he's going to have to learn to walk again, but he walked away with his life. >> reporter: in a conversation with abc news from the hospital, >> and amy, a gofundme campaign was set up for chris hours ago? >> it's incredible, it has already raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. one of the most successful campaigns in that site's history. the number continues to grow rapidly by the minute, speaking to all the support for this hometown hero. >>> and to the other breaking news, the weather. hurricane joaquin, and the search under way for a missing ship. and a storm system locked over much of the east coast. 14 inches of rain in some places, 15 million from florida and abc's rob marciano is in virginia beach tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the east coast, saturated. it is unbelievable out here right now. winds churning up white caps on the jersey shore. in virginia beach, it will be another round of coastal flooding. with 50 million in the path. states of emergency from new jersey to the caro

. >> reporter: tonight, 30-year-old chris mintz, recovering from seven gunshot wounds, recognized as a hero. >> he was telling people to run. grabbing people, telling them you just have to go. >> reporter: the classmates describe ing how he ran into danger. >> he actually ran back towards the building where the shooting was. and he ran back into the building and i don't know what happened to him. >> reporter: this image capturing him as he arrived at the local hospital. >> tries to block the door to keep the gunman from coming in. gets shot three times, hits the floor. looks up at the gunman and says it's my son's birthday today. gets shot two more times. >> reporter: both of mintz's legs were broken during the shooting. >> he's going to have to learn to walk again, but he walked away with his life. >> reporter: in a conversation with abc news from the hospital, he said i just hope everyone else is okay. >> and amy, a gofundme campaign was set up for chris hours ago? >> it's incredible, it has already raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. one of the most successful campaigns in th

that's all you can hope. >> i know you wanted to focus your reporting on chris mintz. what did you find out about him that makes him stand out, that makes you categorize him as a hero? >> what i found out is he's a guy -- he served in the army. he was deployed to combat. he came back. he had just started school. he's studying to become a fitness instructor. he has a 6-year-old son, who actually just turned 6 that day and got up in the morning and on facebook he posted, you know, happy birthday, terik, that's his son. he went to school and then the gun fire started. and some people who say he charged right at the gunman. other people say he was trying to bar the door. but he remained there in the face of gun fire and he was shot multiple times. after he was shot, he kept saying it's my son's birthday. >> the irony of him surviving serious combat deployment only to come to a small town in oregon and be shot seven times. >> i talked to his cousin, he said well, nobody was surprised that chris ran right into the gun fire. the only thing he was surprised is of -- as you jus

in just the past 13 hours, people have donated $493,000 to chris mintz's gofundme page. we are constantly posting updates on the tragedy on twitter, facebook, and our ktvu fox 2 news mobile app. >>> to the south bay, new troubles at the santa clara county jail. today, two more deputies were arrested and booked. this time not for murder, but misconduct. debora villalon is live. >> reporter: two correctional deputies today booked into the same jail that they have worked at for more than ten years. the charges not related to inmates. but integrity. >> announcing today, the arrest of two directional deputies. >> reporter: it has become a familiar refrain. and santa clara county once again is snapping mug shots of its own officers. >> this is actually unrelated to our recent murder that we had within the jails. these investigations were months in advance prior to that tragic incident. >> reporter: last month's incident brought the sheriff to tears as she announced more charges in the death of a mentally ill inmate. three guards accused of beating him are now out of bail. >> h

obama toward mintz the medal of freedom. chris martinez, cbs news, roseburg, oregon. >> the shooter gave the student a flash drive, officials have not said what is on that drive. >>> students are returning to school in tuolumne for the first time since a shooting plot was foiled there. four students from somerville high school were arrested over the weekend. sheriff's investigators say they had a list of students and staff to shoot. the four have contest and an assembly will be held with the student body to talk about what happened. >>> 6:03 your time, san francisco's 30th annual fleet week definitely today, the biggest attraction in the sky, the blue angels, the navy flight demonstration squadron, they arrived in oakland yesterday. >> they take it to another level and fly an extremely close formation in a very dramatic way. so, it takes a lot of practicing those specific skills to make it look as good as they do and make it as precise as they're able to do it. them up before yesterday's arrival in oakland the blue angels de

. >> reporter: in a conversation mintz said i just hope everyone else its okay. i just worried about everyone else. those caring for him at the scene heard him worried about some one in particular, sharon, studying to be a nurse was right there. >> chris was screaming it's my son's birthday. it's my son's birthday. come on. come on. then you hear rapid fire again. he shot chris. >> reporter: the shooter, chris harper mercer, a student at the college his life the focus of a massive investigation. before he was an alleged mass murderer, a failed soldier, lasting a month in basic training in 2008 according to the military. discharged for failing to meet the minimum standards. today, the atf finding mercer carried six guns on to the campus and owned seven more. a flak jacket and extra ammunition also found at the scene. >> the whole idea with the body armor is two things. one it goes along with the whole war mentality. me against them. and it also does give them a certain level of protection with the presumption they're probably going to get in a shootout with police

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