'There Was a Face-off'

" This just in Fox News radio confirm his Fort Hood shooting suspect army major Nadal has on his awake. And speaking with a medical staff at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. We are also learning he is in critical but stable condition. One hour from now we expect to get more details from the army on the investigation into the -- shooting. Here's what else we know so far the feds are checking -- a mosque in Northern Virginia that -- and I attended in 2001. The mosques spiritual leader at the time is now in Yemen. Where apparently he released a statement praising her son's actions calling him a man of conscience. There's also word that the same imam crossed paths with two of the 9/11 hijackers. Rick Leventhal is live in Fort Hood with an update --"

" Well John as you imagine -- sign is up he's talk when medical staff it's not clear whether he's -- answering investigators questions. But we do know that investigators are looking very closely at possible ties to al-Qaeda we are told by by numerous reports that there were. Signs months ago that he was reaching out to try and make contact -- Qaeda we know that investigators have seized -- computers. And are researching his computer records very closely. Because of apparent visits to the radical Islamist web site as you mentioned -- also word that. A son attended a mosque in Falls Church his mother's funeral was held at that mosque where. Two -- the 9/11 hijackers also attended that funeral back in May of 2001. And from that must now in Yemen posting on the web on his web page today that aside as a hero he did the right thing. Not. Not willing to take action against his own people we're hearing some incredible stories here on the post today John as well including from. Army specialist. Who was in the processing area have been in the building next door heard the -- was one of the people tending to the wounds of the victims when he looked out the window. And saw the shooter with his own -- here's -- he told me this morning."

" I looked out the window and -- that's how much -- the the -- come out of the one of the buildings what was he doing. He was waving the -- around and firing and the at the crowd that was running from the building shooting of people running away yes. If you see the other officers arrive -- and -- him. Yes sir I did I did see the initial. One officer. Arrive at the scene I can see it I was looking out the window I concede her approaching. Where he was sacked and and then they they they did she turn the corner and basically it was there was a face off. And you witnessed -- yes sir I didn't -- of they were both probably about twenty feet away from each other they were shooting. Just. People shooting each other. I didn't know who was hit at the time. The officer retrieved back behind a building and he followed her I think she retrieved two to get a better shot at him. She retrieved back heat. He followed her. And at that point he he shot her again."

" 01 other note John I did speak with a very high ranking former member of the military about these alleged. Post things. -- assign it and the fact that intelligence agencies may have been monitoring that and this person suggested to me that perhaps investigators were waiting. To catch a bigger fish were watching him but never dreamed that he would. Take a gun and do what he did on the base here last week --"

" Rick Leventhal live from Fort Hood. We're and we're learning more about the thirteen people killed at Fort Hood take a look Michael Kay hill 62 years old a physician's assistant who had just returned to work at the base after having a heart attack. Just two weeks ago his daughter says he was just getting back on track captain John Gaffney was a psychiatric nurse he just arrived at Fort Hood that date before the shooting. He was preparing to deploy to Iraq 56 years old Sargent -- crew were also just arrived on base there her mom says. As she joined the army after the 9/11 terror attacks she's 29 years old she said she vowed to take on Osama bin Laden her mom told said I told -- she couldn't do it by herself. And she said watch me. Specialist Jason -- was 22 he went into the military after graduating from high school served in Iraq just got married two months ago. -- Francesca Velez was pregnant 21 years old planning a lifelong career in the army had just got back from Iraq last week. Private air in the -- was the youngest -- nineteen years old. His uncle says Aaron was proud to serve his country any -- other relatives -- served with distinction. Including his grandfather who had received a purple hearts in the Korean war."