ww" fu— it"ui‘ii taken to hospital after that mass shooting at an outdoor concert, by gunman named as 64—year—old local resident stephen paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel towards the festival where people were gathered. he was found dead after officers stormed the room we re dead after officers stormed the room were a number of guns were found, ten rifles, and suggestions he killed himself. president all, as we did his warmest condolence and sympathies to the families and is cold the shooting terrible. above all latest as it comes. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm. the deadliest mass shooting in recent us history — at least 50 people are dead and more than 400 wounded in las vegas. shooting into the crowd at a music festival — the 64—year—old suspect opened fire

from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel before being shot dead by police. all of a sudden we heard pop pop p0p pop pop - countless times — and we all thought it was firecrackers, and it kept on going, then he fired for a bit and fired another 15—20 rounds, and that's when we realised it was a fully automatic — sounded like a high powered rifle. police have named the gunman as 64—year—old stephen paddock, a local resident not thought to have any connections with militant groups. as far as his history and background, we haven't completed that part of the investigation yet, but we located numerous firearms in the room that he occupied. also in the next hour: the uk's fifth biggest airline has collapsed, leaving more than 100,000 customers abroad — and all future bookings cancelled. the chancellor says there needs to be unity and focus on brexit so that the uk can secure a deal that will be good for jobs and prosperity.

violence at the ballot box in spain — the european commission says catalonia's independence referendum was not legal and calls on both sides to talk. can not alone and welcome to bbc news. at least 50 people died and more than 400 wounded after gunmen opened fire at a country meeting festival in las vegas. it's the deadliest gun attack in recent us history. the suspect — named by police as 64 year stephen paddock — repeatedly fired into the crowd from the 32nd floor of a nearby hotel. police later shot him dead.

video footage shows people attending the festival crouching down or dashing for cover as bursts of gunfire are heard. people were forced to shelter in hotels, restaurants and at las vegas airport which was closed to flights. james cook is in las vegas. this is a city in shock, and the city that has been paralysed by this, the deadliest attack in modern us history, the deadliest attack of this kind, more than 50 dead, more than 200 injured, and a terrible feeling that the number of dead may yet rise. hospitals and last vegas have been overwhelmed. an appeal has gone out for people to donate light. the city itself is an eerie sight. it is in lockdown, it has been shut down. the famous gambling strip has been sealed off entirely, and police blue lights all over the city as the investigation continues. 0urfirst

report is from richard galpin, and i warn you , report is from richard galpin, and i warn you, you might find some of the scenes in it disturbing. the music had onlyjust got underway. after a few seconds, no one reacts to the burst of automatic gunfire. but then the band and thousands of fa ns but then the band and thousands of fans try to take cover has more high velocity bullets slammed into the air. but there is no safety in this large open area. the only option is to run, as the bullets keep slamming in. as people tried to escape, the gunmen opened fire again. he seems to have a large supply of ammunition. this couple had been right next to the stage. we just hit the ground and laid

there and hang onto each other. it was quiet for a bit and then fired another 30 rounds and then quiet. what we were doing was every time he had stopped and reloaded, we got up and started to make our way towards the fence. then he would shoot again and we would hit the ground. i must have heard him do that at least 15 times. this is a real situation. people staying in nearby hotels were told to take shelter. this group had been at a party, having to hide in the basement gym. the attack took place just after ten o'clock last night. it was right in the heart of las vegas, in the famous strip of hotels, casinos and concert venues. the gunmen was in the mandalay bay hotel on the 32nd floor, firing down onto the music festival across the road below. hundreds of ambulances and police vehicles soon swamped the area.

before they arrived, local people, including hotel workers, had been helping the injured. my co—workers started to see lots of people who were shot in the chest, arms. some were shot in the thighs. a lot of people were shot coming onto our property. people were hysterical. specialist firearm officers moved in once they knew where the gunman was firing from. the man, who lived in nevada, and has been named as 64—year—old stephen paddock, was killed. we are comfortable that the primary aggressor in this event has expired, or passed away, and is no longer a threat. there have been multiple phone calls and accusations, or conjecture, coming through social media that there are multiple shooters at other resorts. that has proven to be false.

additionally, there have been accusations or believes there are explosives going off. that is also false. the police have also located this woman, 62—year—old marilyn stanley, who has been described as the companion of the gunman. —— marilou danley. with at least 50 people known to have been killed and 200 injured, this has been the deadliest mass shooting in us history. just to recap, the deadliest mass shooting in us history as we heard from richard. more than 50 people dead, more than 200 people injured, and we have heard how some of those wounded people were taken to hospital. hospitals were said to be flooded with the injured in the

immediate aftermath of this attack, being brought in by ambulances which we re being brought in by ambulances which were choking the approaches to the hospital, and not just were choking the approaches to the hospital, and notjust by ambulances but by private cars as well as people desperately tried to get their friends the medical attention that they needed. this has been an incident, in mass shooting, which has shocked las vegas. it has stunned the city, and it is still very early in the morning here, but it is clear that it will stun the united states of america, even the united states of america, even the united states of america, even the united states of america, a country sadly, to which mass shootings on a smaller scale are not uncommon. monique and paul dumas were at the concert, at the front of the crowd, when the gunman started firing. they told our colleague at cbs news, john blackstone, what they saw and heard. we were centre stage, right at the front, dancing and having a good time. jason was playing.

all of a sudden we heard pop, pop, pop, countless times. we thought it was firecrackers. it kept on going and then he fired another 15, 20 rounds and that is when we realised it was a fully automatic. sounded like a high—powered rifle. we hit the ground and laid there, hanging onto each other. it was quiet for a bit and then fired another 30 rounds. and then quiet and then every time he stopped, he was reloading, we got up and started making our way towards the fence and he started shooting again and we hit the ground. i must have heard him do it at least 15 times. monique, what were you thinking when you're lying there and all of these shots again and again? you're thinking it's not really happening. we are thinking this is not happening to us but at the same time, i need to run for my life but i need to hold onto my husband and my sister and brother—in—law. we need to stay together. we don't need to panic. we need to get away from this. you were all there, lying down. did you see anybody get hit?

we didn't see anybody get hit but on the right—hand side of the stage there were people calling for a medic and somebody had been hit on the right side of the stage. then as we were leaving through the parking lot, we could see people laying on the ground in a foetal position with people over them, so we knew there were a few, half a dozen we could see. you got out of the concert venue and they directed you into the mandalay bay hotel. fences were being kicked down because we were trapped so people were kicking down fences, we made it into the back and were directed into the mandalay bay and as we were coming through we didn't know it but apparently he was upstairs shooting into the rooms, so we made it out of the mandalay bay and over to mcdonald's. then we walked away here. you came a long way down the strip here. oh, yeah.

and you say it seemed like as many as 15 times he reloaded. easily, with at least 30 rounds he was firing from each magazine. it was four or five minutes of gunshots. my sister had video so it was four or five minutes of us hiding behind cars and trying to get as far away as we could. when the shooting stopped, you would run and then when you heard bullets you hit the dirt. we weren't running, people were nice and calm, a few people were trying to run but we stopped them because it went down into a gooseneck and started bottling up, so everybody calmly kept going and we made it out, and then we ran, and once we made it to the streets we started to run. you say as people were exiting with all these bullets, people were calm. it was remarkable. everybody is trying to get out as fast as they can

but it is still like, don't push, don't trample, it was surreal to see everyone looking out for everyone and trying to escape. many more people could have been hurtjust getting out of there. absolutely. what sort of relief was it when you got out, you are out here and well away? i don't know if it's hit me yet. it was still nervous coming all the way from here because we don't know if they have got him orfound him so it was nerve—racking making our way here. do you think it was just one shooter, given that there was reloading? you could hear the constant pop pop pop, it wasn't like two gun shooting, then quiet for 15 seconds, then pop pop pop, again. world leaders and politicians have

been responding. us president donald trump offered his warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the shooting. foreign secretary boris johnson said he was horrified by the awful and indiscriminate attack and said he was looking into whether any british citizens were involved. pope francis sent a telegram assuring victims and families of his prayers and commending the efforts of police and commending the efforts of police and emergency services. in the last few minutes barack 0bama has also talked about another senseless tragedy. 0ur correspondent barbara plett usher is in washington. the concern must be with 406 in hospital casualty number will rise considerably. yes, that was quite an increase in the numbers from one press briefing to the next, the sheriff just press briefing to the next, the sheriffjust a press briefing to the next, the sheriff just a few press briefing to the next, the sheriffjust a few hours ago had said it was 200 plus, now we're hearing it as 400 plus. as well as

the shooting which took place in an open—air venues of people could not dive for cover behind anything, you also had the stampede, people running to get away. it's possible that some of the injuries related to that. but they did was indicated pretty strongly by the sheriff when he mentioned the death toll of 50 of the expected it would probably rise, and given the number of people in hospital, that is probably going to be the case. we have a name, and identity of the gunmen, but the one question everyone will want an a nswer to question everyone will want an answer to some stages of life. yes, that's always the question when something like this happens. and especially with attacker, there is no hint of why he would have acted the way he did, at least nothing obvious orfar the way he did, at least nothing obvious or far that we have heard. he was acting on his own, the police believe, he was an elderly gentleman, 64 years old, who lived in retirement community about an hour away from las vegas. please

don't know of any connection he might have had to any militant group, they don't know anything about some sort of political belief 01’ about some sort of political belief or value systems that might have motivated him. i expect we'll get those sorts of answers in the next hours and days. but there are a lot of questions about what exactly was behind this attack. there was initially a search for what police described as one of his companions. they have now said they have contacted her, she is edgily outside the country, so she is for the moment no longer someone the country, so she is for the moment no longer someone of suspicion. it seems that when stephen paddock checked into the hotel, which it the 20th of september, he used to some of our idea the time, so this arduous president —— they thought she was president, but it seems she was not. and yet he was able to get into that room with at least 12 rifles were told and enough ammunition to injure 400 people. he would have had a lot

of luggage. but no questions. because all that is legal in las vegas. it is very lax gun control laws. that is not the case in other states, it varies from state to states, it varies from state to state in america, but las vegas they seem state in america, but las vegas they seem to be particularly lax. you no limit on the amount of size of magazine that you're carrying, for example, you're allowed to openly carry weapons, you are allowed to have automatic weapons. you don't even have to register them as far as i'm aware. all of that combined means that was able to have quite a lot of firepower in the room which he then turned on the people at the concert below. and how many times have you and i talked about a mass shooting in the year to states and asked the question, what will it do about gun laws, what issues would raise, will it change minds?” about gun laws, what issues would raise, will it change minds? i think in certain places at the grassroots level it has. you've seen action taken at the state level. certain

state governments, like new york for example, has been quite proactive and taking steps. 0ther example, has been quite proactive and taking steps. other states have not. i think we can be fairly certain that there won't be a change at capitol hill nationally, that was the case even when president 0bama was in office, and he tried to use these senseless tragedies to push for tighter gun control restrictions. but he was not able to get that through the republican—dominated congress, there was no appetite for it. currently of course president trump is a strong gun rights advocate, he does not push for changes to restrictions on gun control. and as you know the republican congress has not even been able to pass policies that are supposed to be key to its platform, like issues of health control, health coverage and so on, so i find it difficult to believe that it might be able to come together on something this controversial and divisive. barbara, thank you. sheriffjoe lombardo

of the las vegas police department gave this update about the shooting. currently the clark county fire department is estimating the injuries to be well over 400. and the deaths associated with the event to be over 50. i can't give you exact number yet cos we're still investigating some of the areas involved in the event where the concert was taking place and we are still exciting individuals that where hidden. it'sjust a matter of a process. it will take quite a while for us to completely get through the evacuation phase, and eventually we will have an assessment on the injuries associated. 0ur suspect was identified as stephen paddock, 64 yea rs identified as stephen paddock, 64 years old, white male from nevada. we have no investigative information

or background associated with this individual that is the rocketry. the only thing we can tell is that he received a citation several years ago and that citation was handled as ago and that citation was handled as a matter of normal practice in the court system. so important thing that i need to get out. the family reunification is still taking place here at the las vegas metropolitan police headquarters. any individuals looking for answers on family members orfriends, looking for answers on family members or friends, they're welcome to come and we will give that information as we have it. in 1991 were 30 people were shot in texas by unemployed man, george ha na jang texas by unemployed man, george ha najang in texas by unemployed man, george ha na jang in 2007 32 people were killed before the shooter killed himself at virginia tech university. and today we now know that at least

50 people have been killed in las vegas. but speak to doctor alan lipman, clinical psychologist and director of the study for violence in washington, dc. all we have at the moment is in name and an age. 64. what are the first question you wa nt to 64. what are the first question you want to know by tim? first of all, all our hearts go out to what is as you say the worst shooting of so many that i have seen over the last 30 years of american history. what is unusual about this shooting is that the fact is that typically for all the mass shootings we have seen since the 90s when this horrific phenomenon began, typically the

shooters tend to be young males in their 20s. to have someone who is 64 yea rs old their 20s. to have someone who is 64 years old as is the case with stephen paddock a somewhat unusual although we have seen it before. it's likely that one of three scenarios, or more than one, they not mutually exclusive, is at work here. first, a grievance killing. someone who was enraged. there was a triggering event. someone who already was predisposed to weapons, this is someone who had many weapons on him, and as a result of this triggering event decided to take himself out eventually, knowing that he would be taken out come as well as the people take out against him. as we have seen in shootings in the past such as at columbine. the second is a kind of anti—social pattern where the person is a kind of violent element against society,

whether that is terrorist or non—terrorist. and it is notable that at least as yet, and these things have a way of playing out, we have no evidence of any kind of history of extreme violence or terrorist activity with this individual. there is often much talk in the immediate wake of the shootings of multiple shooters, of various kinds of rumours. right now there is no evidence of such activity. and the third is of some kind of serious mental illness, whether that is a kind of psychosis like we saw in the case of the shooting of representative gabriel different or any virginia tech shooting, or another serious disorder like severe narcissism. again, we don't have evidence that this is the case, but enormous to be one of the shootings that plays a role. but unimportant element here

is the continuing availability of automatic weapons with high—volume rounds in the united states. this is what we shall in the gabrielle gifford shooting. and been that kind of high—capacity weapon we would not have had the type of horrific tragedy that we have seen. and we see this again and again and again. this is something that in the united states we must stop, because when we combine this with the kind of rage that often occurs right before these events, the easy availability of such a lethal weapon is a tragic combination that is the cause of these events. but hindsight in these events is a wonderful thing. if this particular government was not on any radar, whether a psychologist‘s waiter or police radar, what can you do? it's a very good question. one

of the things we find out, as was seen of the things we find out, as was seenin of the things we find out, as was seen ina of the things we find out, as was seen in a united states secret service study that was done of many mass shootings over 20 years, but we see is that there usually are signs, and the appear in the aftermath of the shootings. almost always the shooter has told someone that they are angry, that they are intending to engage in some kind of explosive event. there is usually some kind of rage or triggering event. and here, i will want to underscore for your listeners that at this point it is rumour, and we always, especially now, need to divide between rumour in fact, there have been some state m e nts in fact, there have been some statements that about 45 minutes prior to this event the companion of this individual, the female companion, apparently, according to this rumour, got into a conflict at the concert venue and was quoted as

saying by this individual that, "we're going to kill everyone here." it may be that when you have an individual who has already stockpiled these lethal automatic weapons, who then has a triggering event of rage, that combination male someone event of rage, that combination male someone to do what paddy did, to seek out vengeance, which is often the critical psychological element that unifies these crimes, with an underlying psychological vulnerability, and the horrific automatic weapons to be able to immediately acted out at the peak of their rage. this is what we need to work on. and if we can make these lethal automatic weapons not so easily available, those individuals who reached that kind of rage will not be able to act out in the peak of that anger. and i suspect, based

on what i have seen over the last 30 yea rs, on what i have seen over the last 30 years, there is a high probability that those variables will cleverly important role here. of course will bea important role here. of course will be a lot that will be learned in the days to come and we will continue to look at it closely. we appreciate yourtime, look at it closely. we appreciate your time, doctor alan lipman. president trump is expected to speak in las vegas in the next few hours, we will bring you that as it happens. the chancellor philip hammond has struck a cautious note about brexit, saying withdrawal would not be easy. vissing more questions about how cabinet, theresa may's team are still hoping to shift the focus from politics to policy. the chancellor

used his speech to defend the conservatives' role in government and outline plans for the future, including investment in infrastructure. today i am announcing a further £300 million to future proof the railway network in the north, ensuring hsz infrastructure can link up with future northern powerhouse and midland rail projects, while keeping up midland rail projects, while keeping up all options for services through manchester piccadilly. and, however the challenge of labour, the chancellor defended the tories‘ approach to the economy and offered his thoughts on brexit. if we get this right, britain will have a bright future beyond brexit. but to get to it, we must be clear eyed about the challenges and away and we must not downplay the difficulties nor underestimate the complexity. this will be one of the most challenging tasks ever undertaken by a peacetime government in this country. but was focus and determination and unity, we will

succeed. but business groups, despite the chancellor's efforts to reassure, are concerned about division and disorganisation in government. i think this is about competence and coherence of the heart of government. businesses around the country are telling us they need to see that, because there confidence, their willingness to invest, depend upon a coherent programme. this conference is a chance for the conservatives to set up chance for the conservatives to set up their vision for the country. brexit is inevitably a big part of that, and because the party does not a lwa ys that, and because the party does not always agree on the best approach to leaving the european union, that prompts questions about unity at the top levels, and therefore, leadership. borisjohnson top levels, and therefore, leadership. boris johnson is top levels, and therefore, leadership. borisjohnson is taking much of the blame for provoking chat about the prime minister's authority. the chancellor today was asked about his colleague's future in the cabinet. we also have the primers to's discretion, it is up to her to decide who she wants to have

in hercabinet and her to decide who she wants to have in her cabinet and indeed what rules people in the cabinet play. but he is sakho? —— he is able to be sacked? i'll would operate on the principle that everyone can be sacked. they are presenting a united front. his cabinet squabble and? behind the scenes, there are challenges. 0ur chief political correspondent, vicki young is at the conservative party conference in manchester. what was interesting about this speech is that phillip hammond dedicate a lot to attacking jeremy corbyn and labour's approach to the economy. the reaction from the business committee so far has been pretty lu kewa rm. business committee so far has been pretty lukewarm. best discuss this further. i'm joined by edwin morgan of the institute of directors. what did you make of the speech? ayew disappointed? businesses will be

pleased the chancellor made robust of the market based economic system. but there is great little red meat and therefore businesses. he talked about how we get over uncertainty of brexit, but no detail. the key thing for us is that we represent around 30,000 businesses, and there are telling us and surveys that their confidence is way down in the beginning of the year, they are delaying investment plans, there certainly feeling unsure about investing large words of money on research and machinery. and in order to encourage businesses, the chancellor needs to give them something of the budget. it is to raise the threshold of the annual investment allowance, and make it easier for people to invest in small and growing companies. there are lots of things that there could be made easier to use, and that's what it wanted to hear any to from him with the budget. more money for infrastructure, northern powerhouse, surely that is

welcome news? our members in strong regions in the midlands and north are keen to get that. that takes time to deliver and the benefits become every few years. we need more action now and that means the autumn budget, the key policies to bring things forward. the uncertainty about brexit is now. businesses are optimistic about getting through it, go with the punches, but they need help with government that we did not see today. is there evidence that investment is being hampered by concerns over brexit? depending on which minister, some say there is no impact at the moment and some upsides. export for example has seen a boost, not all bad news? it is not all doom and gloom. the economy has performed better, employment is performing well. businesses of all sizes... some of them say things are

going very well, loads of orders. positive and upbeat people which will take any opportunities they can. but the general picture is u nfortu nately can. but the general picture is unfortunately that investment plans are being put on hold because they do not know. it is very hard to make two or three or five your pants if you do not know the situation. the little things government can do —— five year plans. that is the reaction from the business committee here. know. —— here..j§now_and;nojoubtihat uncertainty ie here..j§now_and;nojoubtihat uncertainty i gig a i perez“;wagerieieégigfgééiefg —— ——— .. ~ the several american networks are identifying this picture as the gunman in the las vegas shooting, stephen paddock, 64 years old. no

motive is yet understood what has become the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. police gained access to the room he was using in the hotel and found him dead, the leading to have killed himself. stephen paddock, an undated image of the man believed to be behind the attack. plenty more about las vegas. but now, a weather update. a windy start but they are easing down. a cluster of showers year. gales confining themselves to the northern isles and outbreaks of showery rain down to the south brushing the southern fringes to the air they have of the evening and then easing away. lighter winds, clear skies, temperatures falling

away. a chilly start to tuesday but away. a chilly start to tuesday but a quiet one. decent spells of sunshine for many. lighter winds and a scattering of showers to the north—west, a better day for most of us. north—west, a better day for most of us. top temperatures 12—16 as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, keeping the dry and settled theme across england and wales. graduates living south, france moving in from the north west,. windy weather returning, some rain around wednesday but perhaps the heaviest through the night wednesday into the early hours of thursday morning. first signs of it by the middle of the afternoon. the latest headlines. a mass shooting at a las vegas concert leaves more than 50 people dead and 400 injured. the attackerfired leaves more than 50 people dead and 400 injured. the attacker fired from his room on the hotel overlooking

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