they are now being identified as amanda and jared miller. there was discussion that they had been linked to cliven bundy but he told our dan simon, quote, he doesn't remember the millers, doesn't remember them being at his ranch and doesn't know anything about them being kicked off the ranch. it's unclear whether this was simply linking themselveses to him, what they were espousing. two officers killed assassinated by point-blank range. you can see some of the sher roughs there are coming out for this press conference. i want to turn to lou and talk about these groups that could potentially be a part of it. how do we identify whether they are part of something larger or simply operating independently. >> a larger group will be through an investigation. the thing i will tell you is that our fbi consistently monitors the activity of all of these groups and has a pattern of infiltrating them. the question is were these individuals loan w s lone wolve acting out part of an agenda? >> it's interesting. we're going to pause for a moment. when you

they've been identified as jared and amanda miller. investigators uncovering a social media footprohibit of antigovernment rants, among them a chilling warning that a sacrifice was about to be made. let's get the latest this morning from cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: we're learning disturbing details about the crime as well as the people behind it. police identified the shooters as a married couple, jared and amanda miller. jared miller on social media expressed a number of antigovernment leanings, and he expressed that to many of his neighbors, one of whom says she saw them just hours before the shootings began. >> i got five deaths on my shoulders. i should have called the cops. it was yesterday morning, 5:45 in the morning, and he said that the revolution begun. he says i've got to do what i've got to do. they had, i mean, a cart just full of ammunition, ammunition, guns, everything. >> reporter: were they carrying them? can you describe what they were doing? >> they were carrying them because they said they were going under ground.

. >> as soon as he began to confront jerad miller with his firearm, amanda miller removed her fireman and shot him one time in the ribs area where he immediately collapsed. >> reporter: the couple barricaded themselves in the back of the wal-mart and had a gun fight with swat teams. it ended when amanda miller shot her husband and then herself. >> there is no doubt that the suspects have some apparent ideology that is along the lines of militia and white supremacists. they believe that law enforcement is the oppressor, and they're associated with the nazi movement. >> reporter: jerad miller had served time for drugs and theft. he regularly posted his support for extremist groups on facebook and this protest of government drones on youtube. >> i mean, they're already wiretapping your phones. you know, watching your facebook and everything. >> reporter: the millers had been living with kelley fielder after being evicted from their apartment. >> if i would have known what was going on and i knew what their planning was, i wouldn't have five-- five people that are on my shoulders right no

you tube video showed the shooter a married cupper amanda miller and 31-year-oldjared miller. police describe them as white supremesist. they walked up to two officers and shot them. a bystander carrying a concealed weapon tried to confront jared miller not knowing that amanda miller was armed. >> amanda miller removed her firearm and shot him one time in the ribs area and where he immediately collapsed. >> reporter: that man also died after exchanging fire with police inside the wal-mart. witnesses say the couple spoke to each other and then amanda miller shot her husband in the chest before shooting herself in the head. >>> police radios that don't work when officers need them the most. >> there's multiple officers trying to communicate, dispatch trying to communicate. there's a lot of, i didn't hear you, what did you say. >> and tonight the possible source of the problem. >> behind me is interstate 80. and right below it a major homeless encampment. how one city's homeless prom became anothers. >>> and a reminder, you can get ktvu news to go. download the ktvu app, click th

amanda miller shot her husband, then herself. >> the suspects have an apparent ideology that's along the lines of militia and white supremacist. they believe law enforcement is the oppressor and they are associated with the nazi movement. gerad posted on facebook and about government drones on youtube. >> they are wiretapping your phones, watching your facebook and everything. >> they lived with kelly fielder after being evicted. i'm scott daniels in las vegas. >>> the widening crisis involving health care. a broader picture of the scheduling issues and cover up at v.a. medical facilities. tens of thousands were forced to wait months before getting an appointment and some never did. criminal charges are possible. craig boswell reports. >> reporter: the house committee grilled v.a. officials over the health care scandal that keeps gets worse. the hearing was held the day the v.a. released an audit of hospitals and clinics. 57,000 veterans waited three months for their first medical appointment. 63,000 requested an appointment, but never got one. >> i don't think this is the end of it.

jared miller and amanda miller. there they are. more on this as it becomes available. >>> new details now on the u.s. marine being held in that mexican jail. the veterans of foreign wars, vfw, now asking president obama to personally pressure mexico's government to release marine sergeant am drew tahmooressi, in custody since march 31st when he claimed he accidentally crossed the boarder with three legally registered guns. mexican government is defending their treatment of him, saying "from the moment of his arrest his fundamental rights have been respected including his rights to due process and personal integrity, as well as his right to counselor notification and access given that he is a foreign citizen. joining me, public affairs director for the vfw. great to see you, joe. >> great to be here, gretchen. i just wish the sergeant could be here to say the same. >> i know that you believe that. so many other americans and viewers watching right now agree with you on that. your organization went to the trouble of reaching out to t

on sunday, suspected shooters jared and amanda miller entered a see see's pizza outside downtown las vegas. the couple allegedly shot and killed las vegas police officers allen beck igor soldo and they said this is a revolution and we're freedom fighters. the clarke county sheriff's office released details on the shooting. >> they walked past our officers who were eating lunch in one of the booths and immediately upon passing them, jared miller pulled a handgun out and shot officer saldo one time in the back of his head. officer saldo immediately succumbed to his injuries and at the time, officer beck immediately began to react. when he was confronted with lethal gunfire from jared, miller and he was shot once in the throat area. what happened after that, very quickly, was that amanda miller then removes a handgun from her purse and both jared and amanda miller fire multiple shots into officer beck. >> suspect jared miller covered officer beck's body with a revolutionary war era flag which read -- don't tread on me. he put swa swats city can on hi body and it read -- the revolution h

he confronted jerad miller. >> he did not realize that amanda miller was with jerad miller and passed her directly. as soon as he began to confront jerad miller with his firearm, amanda miller shot him one time in the ribs area where he immediately collapsed. >> reporter: the rampage came to an end when amanda miller shot her husband and then herself. >> i just want you to know that i love you so much and i hope you'll come visit me in jail. >> reporter: jerad speaks to his wife apparently days before going to jail. his criminal record includes strangulation and criminal recklessness for pointing a firearm. that record got him kicked off cliven bundy's ranch during a standoff with the government. >> we believe they equate government with fascism and those who support it with nazis. >> reporter: we went to the apartment complex where jerad miller lived with his wife. very few of them had not heard him spout his views. a neighbor yesterday saw them departing early in the morning carrying two duffle bags. wolf, she did not call the police. >> what a heartbreaking story that is. kyung lah

amanda miller killed herself. now, the couple killed two police officers and a person who confronted them. las vegas police say they had talked to the millers three times earlier this year when jared miller made threats after losing his driver's license. >>> oregon police identified the gunman who killed the fellow student tuesday. that don't have a motive and there's no apparent link between the shooter and his victim, but police say he was heavily armed. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: police say 15-year-old jared michael paget rode the bus to school carrying a guitar and a duffel bag. a few friends say it was unusual. >> a few asked him what was in the bags. he said a stand for his uniform and in the duffel bag, he said he had sports gear. >> reporter: when he arrived on campus, police say he entered the locker room and shot and killed the freshman, 14-year-old emilio hoffman. investigators say paget also had a knife and gun. >> he had nine magazines capable of holding several hundred rounds. >> repor

. >> as soon as he confronted him, amanda miller removed her firearm and shot him one time in the ribs area where he immediately collapsed. >> she came up from behind him and shot him at close range. it angers me so much to imagine it. >> reporter: the couple barricaded themselves in the back of walmart and had a gunfight with s.w.a.t. teams. amanda miller shot her husband, then herself. >> there is no doubt the suspects have some apparent ideology that's along the lines of militia and white supremacist. they believe law enforcement is the oppressor and they are associated with the nazi movement. jerad miller served time for drugs and theft. he posted support for extremist groups on facebook and this protest about government drones on youtube. >> they are wiretapping your phones, watching your facebook and everything. >> they lived with kelly fielder after being evicted from their apartment. i'm scott daniels in las vegas. >>> the widening crisis involving health care. a just released report offers a broader picture of the scheduling issues and cover up at v.a. medical facilities. tens

but before police can get to them, amanda miller shoots jerad and then herself. police found multiple roupds of ammunition. they believe they were planning on having a massive shootout with police but because of some quick action, police were able to encounter them by going into the front of the al mart and coming from the back. they encountered them and had nowhere to go and that's why they took their own life. >> police are looking into the visit at the cliven ranch. what are you finding out about that? >> reporter: police are looking into this. what is interesting is that dan simon reached out to cliven bundy and he says, there are a lot of people that came to the ranch. he can't say for sure that they were actually there. but while that conflict was going on, it was kind of a magnet that attracted people who had issues with government and law enforcement and that's what we're hearing about this couple, jake. >> stephanie elam, thank you so much. >>> more than 57,000 veterans have been waiting for 90 days or longer to get medical appointments at v.a. hospitals

jared and amanda miller. he was 31. she just 22. police today saying they were heavily arm and bent on murdering police. >> we believe that they equate government and law enforcement with far shichl. >> reporter: at 11:22 sunday morning, the young couple entered this pizza restaurant and ambushed two police officers as they ate lunch. they killed both men, draping their bodies with a "don't tread on me" flag, pinning a swastika on them and a note that read, "the revolution has begun." they took the officers guns and ran to this wal-mart. five minutes later at 11:27, an armed civilian confronted them amanda miller shot and killed him. then as police moved in, the couple carried out a suicide pact. some of the couple's friends say they talked about killing cops all the time. but no one bothered to call police. in april the millers joined the standoff at the cattle ranch. here's jared talking to nbc affiliate. >> i feel sorry for any federal agents that want to come in here and try to push us around. >> reporter: tonight his son says j

on sunday jared and amanda miller killed two police officers and a civilian and were surrounded in a wal-mart. amanda miller is seen raising her gun to warn her husband but the police say she did not shoot him as was previously thought. she took her own life, turns out jared miller was killed by an officer's bullet. >> we have something remarkable tonight. this is going to be your first look at a television interview with pope francis. popes don't do interviews but the unpredictable francis sat down with israeli journalist enrique zimmerman who helped arrange sunday's prayer meeting between the israeli and palestinian presidents. >> francis is the most accessible pope in modern times, shunning the closed popemobile which was rolled out after the attempted assassination of john paul ii. francis speaking in his native spanish said, i am not going to greet the people and tell them that i love them from inside a sardine can even if it's made of glass. it's a wall, he said, and i can't live that way. besides that, the pope said, at my age, he's 77, i don't have much to lose. francis said

jerad and amanda miller. he was 31. she just 22. police said they were heavily armed and hell-bent on murdering police. >> we believe that they equate government and law enforcement fascism. >> reporter: at 11:22 sunday morning, the young couple entered this pizza restaurant and ambushed two police officers as they ate lunch. they killed both men, draping their bodies with a "don't tread on me" flag, pinning a swastika on them and a note that read, "the revolution has begun." they took the officers' guns and ran to this walmart. five minutes later at 11:27, an armed civilian confronted them amanda miller shot and killed him. then as police moved in, the couple carried out a suicide pact. some of the couple's closest friends here in las vegas say they actually talked about killing cops all the time. but no one bothered to call police. >> i got five deaths on my shoulders. i should have called the cops. >> reporter: in april, the millers joined the standoff at the cliven bundy cattle ranch. here's jerad talking to nbc affiliate krnv.

amanda miller then embraced the neighbor and said i'm so sorry. less than six hours later, the couple stormed into a feet sa place where two police officers were having lunch. today, the las vegas sheriff's department described in grisly detail what then happened. jared miller shot one of the officers in the back of the head. the other tried to react but was shot in the threat. then they fired multiple shots into his chest. here's what happened next. >> when the shooting finished, the suspect pulled the officers out of the booth and on to the ground, where they placed a gadsdon flag on officer beck and a swastika on to have of his body. then they pinned a note to officer saldo that basically stated that this is the beginning of the re lugs. >> well, the couple fled to a nearby walmart. there they killed a civilian who tried to confront them. then amanda miller shot her husband before turning her gun on herself. according to the las vegas sun, jared and amanda miller had a reputation for spouting racist anti-government views, bragging about their g

. >> reporter: we now know that jared and amanda miller were ticking time bombs. their hatred for government was there for the world to see. >> you have to go down to that big stone structure monument and submit. sounds like nazi germany. >> reporter: they even told neighbors they were planning for war with police. >> i should have called the cops. because there are two cops who got families that are dead. >> reporter: now there's regret. >> i am so, so, so sorry. >> if it doesn't look right, notify the police. >> reporter: we're learning more about the citizen who tried to stop jared miller at the local walmart after the couple had murdered two police officers. >> our victim mr. joseph wilcox was carrying a concealed weapon and he immediately and he immediately moved towards the position of jared miller. >> reporter: mr. wilcox walked right past amanda miller not knowing she was a threat. >> she apparently came up from behind and shot from close range. it angers me so much. >> reporter: tonight police are emphasizing if you see something, say something. lives are

amanda and jared miller are. however, conservatives rushed to make totalitarian comparisons but run from responsibility when blood hits the ground. let's look back at the two suspects, amanda and jared miller. the married couple allegedly shot officers allen beck and igor salado at a piz aparlor before fleeing to a walmart. the suspects died on the scene, leaving behind the trail to a so-called revolution. >> immediately upon the shooting finishing, the suspects pulled the officers out of the booth and on to the ground where they placed a gazden flag on the body of officer beck. they also threw a swastika on top of his body. at that point, mr. jared miller then pinned a note to officer saldo that basically stated this is the beginning of the revolution. >> the political markers surrounding the violence are identifiable and traceable. most noticeably, the don't tread on me flag is the hallmark of a tea party rally. these physical and verbal relics from the crime scene are the precipice of a social media trail, det

abc's ryan owens has the latest. >> faces of hate, jerad and amanda miller. he was 31 and she just 22. police say they were heavily armed and hell bent on murdering police. >> we believe they equate government and law enforcement fascism. >> at 11:22 sunday morning, the young couple entered this pizza restaurant and ambushed two police officers as they ate lunch. they killed both men, draping their bodies with a don't tread on me flag, pinning a swastika on them and a note that read the revolution has begun. they took the officers' guns and ran to this walmart. five minutes later at 11:27, an armed civilian confronted them. amanda miller shot and killed him. then as police moved in, the couple carried out a suicide pact. some of the couple's closest friends here in las vegas say they actually talked about killing cops all the time but no one bothered to call police. >> reporter: in april, the millers joined the standoff against federal agents at cliven bundy's cattle ranch. here's jerad talking to an abc affiliate. >> i felt sorry for federal agents that want

. >> those were two of the names of jared and amanda miller, the couple suspected of carrying out the las vegas shooting free spree on sunday. they took the life of three people, including two police officers in an apparent murder/suicide. today we're getting a clearer portrait of the vegas suspect. two people who apparently hated the government so much they made comments to family, neighbors and on social media about the need to violently overthrow the government. today the "l.a. times" quotes amanda miller's father on the topic of his son-in-law jared, who has a rap sheet dating back to the early 2000s. he said "he was into all this patriot nation and conspiracy theory stuff. and the next thing i know, her phone was getting shut off and she was getting isolated from us." one of bundy's sons has said the couple was booted for being too radical. before that an nbc affiliate spoke with jared miller during the standoff. >> i feel sorry for federal agents that want o come in here and push us around or anything like that. i really don't want violence to come to them but if they want to co

that by stander apparently did not realize amanda also had a weapon. >> he -- >> amanda miller shot him one time in the ribs area where he immediately collapsed. at. >> that man also died before the couple killed themselves. the couple had recently been kicked off the ranch by anti- protester collide bundy. >>> and he is oh -- clyde bundy. >>> he is officially saying no deal. the $2 billion sale was officially negotiated by his wife after racist remarks were made to his girlfriend. he decided against it after learning the nba will not revoke his lifetime ban and fine. >>> an incredible story about a little boy who is a tremendous achiever. at a time when most 10-year- olds are leaving 4th grade behind one 10-year-old is saying goodbye to high school with a 4.0 average. in fact he is already taking college courses. he had a very special ceremony and if you think he is at his peak, think again. >> my ultimate goal is scientist but i also want to be president too. >> i want to be him when i grow up. >> speaking of being mr. president. president barack obama sent him a congrats torii -- con

amanda miller killing her husband before shooting herself. >> they were going to kill as many officers they can, and going to do away with themselves. and that they, they didn't believe in the government, feds or cops. they wanted to get rid of as many as they can >> both of the officers are husbands and fathers one has three children, the other leaving behind a newborn baby. >> investigators say the big rig driver that killed a man and injured a comedian tracy morgan had not slept for 24 hours. police say he slammed into a limo bus saturday. morgan is in critical condition with several broken bones. his long time friend james mcnair was killed and three others, injured they were returning to new york from a show in delaware. >> world cup begins on thursday in brazil. unrest plaguing that country is showing no signs of dieing striking workers spilled into the streets after police fired tear gas into the crowd. authorities there are concerned about the strikes's impact on getting fans to the opening match. coming up we'll have a look at preparations for world cup going on here in the ba

now amanda miller took her own life while her husband jered was shot and killed by police. >> the cause and manner of death ruled by the coroner is homicide as a result of police gunfire. thatthat is a dramatic difference from what we discussed in our previous press upon reference. and it helps with anti-present cyst views. >>> the long crash left tracy morgan critically injured. he had not slept and commuted from his home in georgia to his job in delaware. he has pled not guilty after maims mix fair, this is what comedians have done and is being expanded they have 90% and are expands and he planted to go hiking alone. his amongings are still -- belongings are still in the cabin and has not used his cell phone since friday. >>> the health records of nearly 34,000 patients was stolen and not used and they are receiving x-ray service is from and they have hired private detecttive to repair electrical wiring. they teamed up to hire three bandits and caught them in just one week. other nuts and produce have also been taken. >> the metal theft is just crazy right now. copper wiring, brass va

. >> neighbors say jared and amanda miller moveed from indiana into this las vegas couple and saw them leave early sunday morning. >> he said he had to do what he had to do. >> they said they were carrying at least five weapons, something they have done before. >> they said they used it to for protection. they are going to the underground. >> the weapons were used in a killing spree. las vegas police officers were ambushed and shot at point blank range, killed while having lunch. >> we placed a flag, a don't tread on me yellow flag on the body of the officer and terrence miller had a note to the officer that basically stated that this is the beginning of the revolution. >> he was skreemting about a revolution as he walked into the wal-mart where he was confronted by 31-year-old joseph wilcox carrying a registered concealed weapon. >> amanda miller shot him one time in the ribs area where he immediately collapsed. >> police response teams moved in and there was a brief gun battle before amanda shot her husband several times and turned the weapon on herself. early in the investigation, t

husband and wife, jerad miller and amanda miller walked into cici's pizza and shot and killed the officers and dropped a don't tread on me flag. the couple had a history of anti-government beliefs. >> the systems have some ideology that is along the lines of militia and white supremest. >> reporter: police are investigating a post on jerad miller's facebook page that said he was at the cliven bundy's nevada ranch earlier this year. in january they moved to las vegas from a small town in indiana. they talked about murdering police officers and obsessed with over throwing the government. 5 minutes after killing the officers they walked into walmart. >> the guy was saying the cops are coming. get out. get out. he went into the store and shot in the air. and then everybody started running and that is when i left. >> the third victim was a man carrying a concealed weapon. he walked by amanda miller she shot and killed him. police barricaded them in the store. she shot and killed jerad miller before killing herself. they believe it was a isolated act but they were prepared for a lengthy gun batt

gerald miller and his wife amanda entered cici's pizza. authorities say they shot and killed two police officers who were having lunch. those officers were identified as alyn beck and igor solido. this issin confirmed what happened next: "the shooters then stripped the officers of their weapons and ammunition and badges, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge. they went to walmart and got into a shoot-out with police and it ended in a murder-suicide. a neighbor tells nbc that gerald miller told her, quote, we got to do what we got to do and said she heard the couple espouse anti- governme anti-government views. erica, i feel like every time one of these shootings happen, the details are outrageous, it's over the top, it's alarming and then people get over it really quickly. what is going to be the threshold for people to stop reporting on this day after day after day and actually get serious about doing something about the huge proliferation of guns in the hands of people who may or may not be stable? >> we were horrified t

it's amanda and jared miller. they say they're responsible and that the couple wanted to start a bloody revolution here. neighbors say jared and amanda miller moved from indiana into this las vegas apartment complex in february. kelly lives next door to the couple and saw them leave early sunday morning. >> she hugged me. he hugged me and he said that he had to do what he had to do and the revolution has just begun. >> fielder said they were carrying at least five weapons. something they have done before. >> they said they used it for protection. because they were going into the underground. >> but on sunday, police say the weapons were used in a killing spree. las vegas police officer alyn beck and igor soldo were ambushed, killed while they were having lunch. >> they placed a flag, a don't tread on me flag on the body of officer beck. they pinned a note to officer soldo that basically stated that this is the beginning of the revolution. >> investigators say jared was screaming about a revolution as he walked ins

amanda miller shooting her husband before killing herself. and they were known as militant white supremacists and bragged about the plan to kill police. >> they were going to kill as many as they could and then do away with themselves. and they believe the government, the feds are the problem and want to get rid of as many as they can. >> now the two officers who were killed were both husbands and fathers. one had three children, the other leaves behind a newborn baby. live in los angeles, channel 6 "action news." >> so sad, thank you for that. >>> a lack of sleep may have played a role in the accident starred involving comedian tracy morgan. a court document says that the wal-mart driver, keven roper, hadn't slept for more than 24 hours. he failed to slow for traffic smashed into the limo bus. and they released 911 calls from passing motorists. >> there is a terrible accident. the car flipped, on its side. >> were you involved or calling it in? >> no, i am just calling it in. >> the vehicle is turned whoever? do you know if anybody is injure

meanwhile yesterday las vegas an armed couple reported to be amanda and jerad miller screaming about revolution fresh from the bundy ranch opened fire and killed two us vegas policeman inside a local police joint pizza joint after shooting and killing officer allen back in officer igor soldo both parents the couple took their weapons and covered their bodies with the gadsden flag the yellow banner which contains the coiled snake around the words don't tread on me the flag is named for christopher gadsden the revolutionary war general who designed it it's also a very popular symbol with the tea party. after killing the police officers the couple then fled to a local wal-mart where they killed an innocent bystander and for all them only taking their own lives in an apparent murder suicide according to las vegas review journal neighbors said the couple often spoke about mistrust for and killing of police officers and then going underground till the time was right abrams also told the review journal of the husband claimed he had been kicked off the bundy ranch during the protests there l

amanda miller appears to have shot herself to death. >> game four of the nba finals the spurs are up 2-1 against the heat. coverage begins at 6:30. watch it on tv by downloading the watch abc app. >>> the rangers topped the l.a. kings 2-1 at madison square garden last night. the rangers were being outshot 15-1 in the third period. they avoid a stanley cup final sweep which hasn't happened since the red wings swept the capitals 16 years ago. the phillies beat the padres last night. the phillies have won consecutive games, i guess we're not going to see that. won consecutive games for the first time since a month ago. the last game of their series with san diego is this afternoon. home run! >> it's 5:16. coming up one of the biggest international events is about to get underway and it may have an affect on your money. >> indulging in certain foods may cut your risk of stroke. >> reporter: it's foggy out there this morning, but we're not expecting any big time rain later on. if you're dressing the kids we'll go for the shorts and tees. if they are staying late in frozen arnold palmer. i

then during the shoot-out with police amanda miller shot and killed her husband before shooting herself. she died at the hospital, police believe the couple acted alone. daniel not happening for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> audit released find long wait times around the country for patients seeking first appointments at veterans affairs hospitals whether for a specially or primary care physician. a correspondencing to the audit 57,000 veterans have been waiting up to three months. average wait time at philadelphia's va hospital for those seeking treatment for post traumatic stress disorder is 26.5 days. department of veterans affairs announced it is canceling performance bonuses for all senior managerment in 204 as part of the response to that review. >>> pakistani taliban is threatening more attacks after claiming responsibility for an assault at the airport that kill at least 28 people. gunman tribe as police guard stormed the airport setting off explosions there taliban says airport assault was revenge attack for u.s. drone strike last year that killed one of its leaders. the group i

jerad miller died of a gunshot wound to his chest. the death of amanda being ruled a suicide. more on this couple and what drove them to their deadly rampage. >> i know what it feels like you and me versus the world. >> reporter: them versus the world that was jerad miller's emotional video message to his wife amanda just before he went to jail in lafayette, indiana, for a felony. >> i'm so glad you're not like that, baby. i'm so glad that i found you. >> reporter: they left indiana earlier this year, documenting their cross-country move to las vegas. >> we're on our way to vegas, baby. >> reporter: at their las vegas apartment complex, they dove into life here. neighbors say they dressed up as characters to work on the strip. their favorites, the characters from batman, like the joker. this disturbing video posted in 2012 appears to be miller dressed as the joker. >> i want to make everybody cement, to one world governance. >> reporter: jerad miller who on social media had been posting anti-government rants joined protesters at drive van bundy's ranch. the nevada rancher was

jared and amanda miller. he was 31. she just 22. tonight police say they were heavily armed and hell bent on murdering police. >> we belief they equate government and law enforcement facism. >>reporter: 11:22 sunday morning they entered the pizza restaurant and ambush 2 police officers as they ate lunch. they killed both men. draping their body with a don't tread on me flag about pinning swastika and refuse logs has begun note. they took their gun and ran to the wal-mart. 5 minutes later at 11:27 armed civilian confronted them. amanda miller shot and killed them. then as police moved in the couple carried out a suicide pack. some of the couple closest friends here in las vegas say they actually talked about killing cops all the time. but no one bothered to call police. in april the miller john walker lindh the standoff against federal agents at bundy cattle ranch. here's jared talking to nbc fill why the krnv. >> i feel sorry for any federal agent that want to come in here and try to push us around. >>reporter: the son says the coup

amanda miller then shot her husband before shooting herself. jared miller was convicted of stealing cars. the millers were involved in the standoff between federal agents and a nevada rancher earlier this year. this is video of jared miller in april at cliven bundys ranch. bundys son says the millers were asked to leave their protest because their views were too extreme. on www.nbcbayarea.com you can read more about the victims' lives and see more on the investigation. that's www.nbcbayarea.com. >>> new at 11:00 it's a scam that cost a walnut creek business owner $2,000 and if you are not careful you could be next. the scammer took advantage of triple digit temperatures by threatening a power shut down. cheryl hurd is live in walnut creek. in that state of panic, people make bad decisions. >> reporter: walnut creek police say that someone is out there posing as pg&e workers over the phone. and because it was so hot here yesterday the owner of the let us restaurant fell for it. the man on the other end of the 1-800 number sounded official and wh

police say jar rad and amanda miller may have been white supremacists. police released their pictures a couple of hours ago. police say both were in their 20s and new to the area. according to investigators, two police officers were having lunch at a pizza buffet yesterday when the millers shot and killed them at point blank range. >> suspects pulled the officers out of the booth and on to the ground where they placed a flag don't tread and me yellow flag on the body of officer beck. they also through a swastika on top of his body. >> police say the suspects then went to nearby wal*mart where they killed a third person before having a shootout with police. >>> the guy was saying the cops are coming, the cops are coming, everyone get out, get out, get out, and he went into the store, and shot in the air. and then everybody started ru running. >> they were yelling this is the revolution or the revolution has gun, stuff like that. >>> police say amanda miller shot and killed her husband before taking her own life. neighbors described the millers as militant

husband and wife, jerad miller and amanda miller walked into a pizza restaurant and pulled out guns shooting the officers in a booth eating lunch. alyn beck and soldo died at the scenes. and the millers were on a mission to kill police. >> they pulled the officers out of the booth on to the ground and they placed a flag, which is a don't dread on me yellow flag on the body of officer beck and also threw a swastika on his body. >> and then they ran to a wal-mart and they shot and kills a customer, joseph joseph wilco confronted them. and mrs. miller killed her husband and threaten committed suicide. and more on this deadly ambush in las vegas and a look he at the suspects following "action news at 6:00." >>> and the two men going tore trenton mayor in a run-off election. they vow to restore dignity after mack was removed on federal corruption charges. and nora muchanic live outside of trenton city hall with a preview. hi, nora. >> hi there, rick. there's a lot on the line with this election. not just for this city, but for these two candidates as well. a match-up between one man who has been

according to police, jerad and amanda miller shot the lease officers at point blank range, then took their weapons and ammunition and cover the bodies with a flag reading "don't tread on me." the flag dates back to the revolutionary war, but more recently has been associated with the american tea party movement and patriot groups. the millers also reportedly pinned a note on one of the officer's body saying "this is the beginning of the revolution." the couple fled to a walmart where they killed a third person. after a shootout with police, amanda miller reportedly shot dead her husband and then turned the gun on herself. kevin mcmahill is assistant sheriff in clark county, las vegas. >> trying to make a determination what it is that could have been the motive, what was the motivation behind their targeting police officers and walking in with no warning and executing our officers. i can tell you that there is no doubt the suspects have some apparent ideology that is along the lines of militia and white supremacist. >> on june 7, one day before the shooting, jerad miller wrote on face

the part of the video that she played, you actually see amanda miller raise her hand, her gun. it appears she's shooting her husband. she does not fire a shot. he had already been fatally shot by the police. he was still alive in the clip that they played for us. and then she turns the gun and you don't see it on video, but she ends up shooting herself. police say they wanted to release it. what you're looking at now, it's quite disturbing. again, she does not fire the shot. the video made its to blake before she shoots herself. what police want to clarify is that the gunman was killed by police and that the female gunman, amanda miller, ended up shooting herself. we learned other details in this news conference, which was quite wide ranging. the police say that there were three weapons used by the suspects, two handguns. they appeared to be not registered. the atf trying to track down exactly their whereabouts. they were purchased, it appears, in indiana. as far as any prior contact that these suspects had with police, the most alarming one was in february 2014 when count are

both jerad and amanda miller fire multiple shots in to officer beck. this entire incident at the cici's is captured on video tape. we are conducting forensic review on the video. immediately upon the shooting finishing the suspects pulled the officers out of the booth and on to the ground where they placed a gadsden flag, the don't tread on me yellow flag on the body of officer beck and put a swastika on his body. mr. miller pinned a note to officer soldo that basically stated this is the beginning of the revolution. they made the same types of comments inside of the restaurant where numerous patrons heard the commentary and walked out of the restaurant, gathered their backpacks and proceeded in a southbound direction. they crossed nellis boulevard over to the wal-mart and entered in to the front door the of the wal-mart store. immediately upon entering the store he walked into the front doors and fired off one round and told the people to get out and that this is a revolution and that the police were on the way. >> this was not a revolution, but the p

five minutes later at 11:27, an armed civilian confronted them amanda miller shot and killed him. then as police moved in, the couple carried out a suicide pact. some of the couple's friends say they actually talked about killing cops all the time. but no one bothered to call police. >> i should have called the cops. >> reporter: in april, the mirls joined the standoff at the cliven bundy cattle ranch. here's jerad talking to nbc affiliate. >> i feel sorry for any federal agents that want to come in here and try to push us around. >> reporter: his son says jared miller was very radical. his final facebook post -- the dawn of a new day, may all our coming sacrifices be worth it. the real sacrifice, three innocent people murdered. joseph wilcox and police officers alan beck and igor saldo. both husbands and fathers. ryan owens, abc news, las vegas. >>> all right, an internal va report shows the scope of the scandal plaguing the department, more than 57,000 new veterans have been waiting 90 days or more for the first medical points. 13% of scheduled they were told to fix records to s

according to her facebook page, amanda miller was from lafayette, indiana, and attended jefferson high school and listed her job as head of the needlework department at hobby lobby. >> harry reid lamented the tragedy in his own state. >> all the details aren't available. but there's no question that these two are murdered in cold blood. we, in congress, have a duty to put in place legislation that helps prevent these deranged, these weird, these evil people, who carry out such savidge acts of violence. >> but on the airwaves today, conspiracy theorist, alex jones of whom jared miller was allegedly a fan of, alex jones said even more anti-government paranoia. >> we are in the middle of a globalist revolution against this country right now. and my gut tells me that the cold-blooded degenerate evil killing of two police officers and a citizen in las vegas, yesterday, is absolutely staged, ladies and gentlemen. >> joining me now the host of msnbc's the reed report, joy reed. this keeps getting stranger and more distressing by the hour. two pieces. one seems to be the epidemic of mass viole

the couple engaged gunfire with police, then amanda miller shot and killed her husband and then turned the gun on herself. >>> well, a wild police chase captured on tape, check this out, a california man, who climbed onto rooftops, with a rifle, is waking up in jail this morning. forty-one year old nolan perez finally surrendered to police after swat team fired tear gas into the north hollywood home he was barricaded in. now, police say the incident began when they tried to arrest him on out standing want for making criminal threats. >>> 5:21, and firefighters in florida's ever guides keeping their eyes on brush fire, that has burn nearly 20,000 acres. fire officials say, saw grass burns quickly and are let that blaze run its course. the problem is the smoke really. it is blanketing miami, daisy, cooper city, almost everywhere people live. poor visibility forced road closures, and people with respiratory issues are being told to stay indoors. >>> that's awful. >> such huge area, too. >> oh, yes. right now 5:22, the world cup is just two days away. and the us soccer team has arrived in