>> did he spray that woman? >> that's what happens when you scare people. >> total real fear in that man. >> you're already jumping. you will get sprayed. or slapped. >> is it a setup? >> he was genuinely jumpy to me. >> we're in agreement we say it's real. >> pay close attention to the reactions. this slow mo reaction here 100% legit. i think this one is real. i'm with the whole panel here so we're going real on this clip. >> here we are with video number two. >> i feel really sexy, and i think -- >> that was just fake watching. that's a high heel roll, isn't it? >> looks real. >> me, too. you can see she caught in the very last second she knew she was going down. >> maybe because she is so sexy

she fell for herself. >> we're unanimous. >> it could be fake for people's ten-second attention span but i'm with the panel i'll go real with you guys. >> video number three. >> back story on this clip is, the person who posted this, the grandmother was on a cruise filming out the window when they saw this. >> what? what was this? >> she's shooting vertically probably out the window or even a portal window on the cabin of a cruise ship. probably the tv's on behind her and reflecting. >> they're claiming the base of a baby goat out on the water there. >> fake. >> that was kind of weird but i'm going to go with fake ghost, real tv. >> our ghost expert. >> i'm definitely going fake. >> i'll go with christian. we're unanimous here fake.

>> strike one up for unity. >> thanks for watching. we'll see you next time.

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that's a scene from downtown las vegas where the city hall there is illuminated in the american flag, reflecting what many buildings across the world looked like overnight. and we're getting new details about the firepower that the killer stocked ahead of the ms. care. >> police say he had more than 40 weapons, armed with 23 guns just inside his hotel room with the rest found at his home. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: investigators focusing on the killer's arsenal. shooting from the 32nd roof with at least one rifle. functioning like an automatic

machine gun. listen. [ gunfire ] the unmistakable sound different from anything we've heard from all other mass shootings, none of them involving fully automatic guns. >> we are still going through the search warrant actively at this time. but it's in excess of ten rifles. >> reporter: sources telling abc news paddock had at least 16 rifles and handguns, one of them an assault rifle, modified to fire like a machine gun. sources say some of the rifles were high-powered, capable of piercing through police body armor. >> this is a class ic wmwm weapons of a man of mass destruction. >> reporter: hearing nearly 200 rounds fired. hundreds more within the coming minutes. with pauses. the killer perched more than 300 feet above. the crowd over 1,100 fight away. >> 22,000 people were gathered inside barricades. and this may really made the

effect of shooting fish in a barrel. >> reporter: disturbingly, a law enforcement source tells abc news, a camera was discovered in the room, suggesting the gunman may have recorded himself. this gun store confirming paddock purchased guns here, he passed all necessary background checks. it's unknown if these were the guns used in the rampage. authorities found an additional 18 weapons and tannerite found at the suspect's home. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> pierre, thank you. and the massive arsenal is fuelling calls for gun control. particularly those focusing on how much worse this could have been. >> former congresswoman gabby giffords call on former colleagues on capitol hill to find the courage to address gun violence. she was wounded six years ago. >> her husband says prayers aren't enough. action and leadership are

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ta taking a live look at the vegas strip there. and with so much of the nation stunned over what happened, jimmy kimmel took a break from making jokes last night to make an emotional appeal after that shooting in his hometown. >> kimmel showed the faces of senators who voted against the bill that would have closed loop holes in background checks after the country's last mass shooting. >> i want this to be a comedy show. i hate talking about stuff like this. i just want to, you know, laugh about things every night. but that, it seems to be coming increasingly difficult lately. it feels like someone has opened a window into hell, and what i'm talking about tonight isn't about gun control. it's about common sense. common sense says no good will ever come from allowing a person

to have weapons that can take down 527 americans at a concert. >> so, the nra did not respond to kimmel's comments and has not issued any statements about the las vegas shooting but he actually teared up. you see it coming from his eyes because it is personal for him coming from vegas. turning to the crisis in puerto rico. more federal help is streaming into the island. >> along with the troops and civilians handing out water and food and water, a number of puerto rico native sons and daughters. >> ricky martin helped unload supplies from a plane. gloria estefan toured the area. >> the recovery is just beginning. get this, still, 5% of puerto ricans have power. and less than 40% of cell phone service has restored to the island. and we have breaking news

from the music world this morning. rock 'n roll hall-of-famer tom petty has died. the cause of death is said to be cardiac arrest. the florida native singing hits like "refugee" and "american girl", and solo work like "free falling" and "i won't back down." >> now, petty was inducted into the hall of fame in 2002. his death came hours after it was incorrectly reported, based on details from the lapped. now, tom petty was only 66 years old. and in sports, a wild end to the "monday night football" game. >> some late trickery could not detail the nfl's only undefeated team. this is the final play between the chiefs and the redskins. the redskins needed a miracle and it was not happening. after several laterals, the chiefs recovered the ball. and just for good measure, they took it in for a touchdown. the chiefs won, 29-20. >> the chiefs were already going to win that game at that point. >> i love lateral play, though.

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many families, friends and all of us who call las vegas home are forever different. >> father, right now, our hearts are broken. our hearts are devastated. for the 58 lives that were taken, lord, our lives, our hearts are devastated for the 550 plus that are in hospital beds. we cry out that you'll be there for them. there's no words to say except to cry out to god. >> i want to say first and foremost, our prayers go out to family and friends of those who lost their lives last night in las vegas. >> we're here to wrap our arms around las vegas and all those who have suffered from this horrific and heartless attack. >> we have god's favor in this town. we have god's favor in this town. that's why the hearts have been drawn out like they have been today.

>> lord, at a time like this, at a time of such tragedy, that you will help every one of us to look deep within and to no longer make it about us. but to make it about you and about one another. >> the last thing i said to her was "have a good weekend". and she said "you too, sweetie." >> evil showed its face last night. but love is showing its face this morning. >> love showing its face indeed as people come together to figure out how to move forward and how to put the pieces and move on from this. >> and people make fun of las vegas as being a soulless city. that's just there for visitors and there are no apartments oar homes at all. but you saw what a community it is, people who are feeling this, when you had that five-hour line for people donating blood.

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good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> i'm kendis gibson. we're covering the very latest in the las vegas mass shooting. the mind of a mass murderer. the man behind the worst shooting the country has ever seen is being described as a wealthy gambler. investigators are looking into the las vegas massacre, and they say they have no knowledge of this shooter. we're slowly learning more about those who we lost in that massacre. country music fans who came from all across the nation. we have some details about some of those victims straight ahead. president trump visits puerto rico today to survey the devastation from hurricane maria. then he goes to las vegas tomorrow to meet with first responders and families of the victims of the shooting. and buildings and monuments around the world showed their solidarity for the victims of

the las vegas massacre. you can see the empire state building dark except for a golden halo. t the eiffel tower also went dark. it's all going on around the world on this tuesday, october 3rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." and a good morning to you all. unfortunately, we're starting with more questions than answers in the aftermath of that shooting rampage in las vegas. >> investigators are trying to figure out what could have prompted the killer to fire into a crowd of 22,000 country music fans. the bullets raining down from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel and casino. killing 59 people and injuring more than 500. >> and those who were lost last night were remembered with candlelight vigil. >> and police do say that the killer was perched in a hotel room filled with nearly two dozen guns including at least

one fully automatic machine gun. and 19 more weapons were found in his home. >> and the shooter was said to be a wealthy high roller who frequented the casinos, but relatives insist there were no red flags. abc's brian ross has more. >> reporter: as investigators search for clues at his home in a retirement community in mesquite, nevada, the moat of stephen paddock remains a mystery. >> we've checked all the local, federal and state databases and we had no knowledge of him. >> reporter: his family remembers paddock as a man who grew up without conviction. >> steve had nothing to do with any political organization, religious organization, no white supremacists, nothing. >> reporter: the fbi says, no connection either to any overseas terror group, despite a claim by isis. >> we have determined to this point, no connection with an international terrorist group. >> reporter: yet, for some reason, this otherwise

unremarkable man checked into his 32nd floor las vegas hotel room last thursday, on a well-planned mission to kill, assembling a remarkable arsenal. authorities hope his girlfriend, marilou danley who once worked for hotel as a hostess for high-end players. can provide some insight. she is of filipino descent. he sent tens of thousands of dollars to someone in the philippines in the last few weeks. his only real passion appeared to be gambling. he was a multi-millionaire. >> he was a wealthy guy and liked to play video poker. he played multi-hundred dollar hand video poker. >> reporter: six years ago, paddock sued a las vegas casino when he slipped and fell on a casino floor. video shows him rubbing his

thigh in pain. his father was a violent bank robber who spent several years in the 1960s as a fbi fugitive, described as psychopathic, suicidal, armed and dangerous. brian ross, abc news, news. and the gunman's neighbors were also stunned to find out about the news. >> most of them didn't personally now the shooter but say there was nothing about him out of the ordinary. >> whenever he would leave or come home, he had to drive by our house, because that's the only way out. and then to know that, what he planned, and then was able to accomplish last night is very surreal, hard to get our arms wrapped around it and to understand, and i'm sure we probably will never understand why the person that seemed so normal would do what he did. >> another neighbor, who lived right next door to the shooter described him as a professional gambler. she said that he kept a safe the size of a refrigerator in his

garage. >> and the las vegas shooting put a spotlight on how difficult it could be to secure a large gathering. >> 20,000 people in the streets when it started. abc news contributor ray kelly explains how cities can protect themselves. >> i think we'll see more anti-sniper capacity put in place. you have to be a fairly good size police department to do that because most don't have the resources to do it. new york city police department's been doing it for years when you have major, major gatherings. but, again, we're blessed with the numbers to do it. there's no easy way from the ground of getting someone who is shooting from 32 stories up. >> now, kelly says the main question right now is why did it happen. he said he's sure there's behavior in the shooter's past where he exhibited somewhere along the line that would have provided an early warning.

in the meantime, the names of those killed in the massacre slowly becoming known. we now know 16. >> lisa romero, a high school secretary from new mexico and susan smith was an elementary school office manager from southern california. >> also from southern california, sandy casey, she was a special ed teacher. among the 527 injured is michael garcia in critical condition. >> i see him walking around the station, he's a great guy. always friendly, outgoing, thinking about him and his family and all the other people involved. >> garcia has been a police officer for four years. he's recovering this morning from surgery at a vegas hospital. >>fiancee was also injured. her wounds were not life threatening and a gofundme page has been set up.

>> and so many people turned out to donate blood that officials say that they can't take any more. >> from fans of the show to those treating the victims. there were lots of people who acted bravely. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: the race to treat the injured. >> shots fired from mandalay bay. there's many people down. >> reporter: concertgoers became first responders, pushing the wounded, any way they could to get them help. so many rushed to area hospitals. >> it was nonstop surgery after surgery to about 4:00. >> reporter: hospitals and doctors overwhelmed with hundreds of patients. >> we brought in extra folks to make sure we were keeping the trauma center clean. >> reporter: nevada's governor made an urgent plea. >> we need blood. if anybody could contribute blood. >> reporter: and now so many are responding to his call. >> i heard this happened. the least i can do is give my blood. i'm o negative.

my blood is actually a universal giver. >> reporter: some reportedly waiting up to five hours to donate. i don't know if you can see how far this line goes. it is incredible. what likely helped is some of the doctors here had recently undergone training with an emergency physician on call in orlando the night of the pulse nightclub shooting. he was able to share with the medical staff here what work and what they could have done better. linsey davis, abc news, las vegas. >> we just got yet another name of one of the victims who died in the massacre. heather alvaro, 32 years old, a mother of three who lives in colorado. we also heard from the united blood services who say they have reached their capacity for the blood in the area. they donated more than 200 different pints, i suppose of blood to the hospitals. and while they're in awe of everybody stepping up, they do point out that it's the blood already on the shelves that

saves lives in a tragedy like this. they are asking people to go out, make an appointment to donate blood. it does have a limited shelf life. anything you give now can help in a situation down the road. president trump will spend wednesday in las vegas. >> he'll meet with first responders and families of the victims. and yesterday he led a moment of silence at the white house with hundreds of members of the white house staff in attendance. he called the massacre an act of pure evil and said it was a sad moment for everyone. >> and the house of representatives was one of many organizations taking part in a moment of silence to remember the vegas victims. but massachusetts democrat, seth moten was not among them. >> he said it would be a moment of inaction and challenged the republican leaders to allow a house debate on gun control. coming up, we'll take a closer look at how actor shooter situations are becoming the new norm. through the grief and tear, the outpouring of love from coast-to-coast.

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the city hall there in tel the city hall there in tel aviv, israel, lit up in the american and israeli flags, showing unity with this country, the israeli government tweeted that it stands in sole dafidarid the american people and the las vegas shooting victims. >> we're it taking a live look at the vegas strip. you can see the mandalay bay on the right-hand side. and at first, many thought they were hearing fireworks. but then they realized it was gun fire when it went on and on and on. >> yeah. people who were there say it seemed as if they would never end. [ gunfire ] >> jason aldean stop singing. it was a gap and it was very surreal. i heard it, boom, boom, boom, even after we lost it, it just kept going and going and going.

[ gunfire ] >> it literally felt like it just continued for 20 minutes straight. and every time there was a break, we ran. and we ran. >> all the walls in this thing were 10 to 15 feet high. and you couldn't climb them. everyone was getting bottlenecked. we were pinned in. it was a kill box. >> i just knew that the bullets were flying everywhere. if we got up, we could die. i saw people shot right in front of me. it was the scariest scene i've seen in my life. >> something we've heard all it too frequently. mass shootings are becoming more common in the u.s. >> of the ten worst incidents in the nation's history, six have taken place in the past decade. sunday's massacre has raised concerns. the new and tragic record set in las vegas may not last very long. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: in las vegas, a grisly new record.

>> we are currently standing at 527 for individuals injured and individualed that have died or passes away, 59. >> reporter: this is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern history, a record las vegas may not hold on to for very long. active shooter incidents are becoming more frequent and more deadly. they were relatively rare when two columbine classmates kill d and a teacher. in 1999. 230 incidents. more than 730 dead. people have access to guns, and right now in this world, there are a lot of mental health problems that people have, and this is this solution in their mind. >> reporter: in fact, the four deadliest active shooter incidents all took place in the last ten years, including virginia tech, 32 people killed.

sandy hook elementary, 20 first graders killed, plus six adults. and the pulse nightclub in orlando. 49 people killed. that was the previous record. orlando held that grim record for just over a year until las vegas. david wright, abc news, new york. >> but it's beyond just a record. we have to realize that there are many, many mass shootings that took place on a daily basis. including one on the same day in which five people were shot. the church shooting the previous week in tennessee. it is definitely the sad norm in this country. only some get the headlines. >> they don't all get this much attention. but it is unfortunate it is happening so frequently. that's why you're seeing more call for action from congress. >> yes, absolutely. so, the home of the country music hall of fame hosted a vigil for the incident. >> vince gill, amy grant and keith urban were among those who sang last night urban said the

victims were like family. >> and there was a prayer vigil in dallas. for victims of the massacre as well. leaders from a variety of faiths led the event in thanksgiving square. they called on attendees to value peace over violence. the group expressed hope that they would not have to hold any more vigils. coming up, remembering a rock 'n roll pioneer. >> tom petty has died. and hear what inspired his music. you're watching "world news now." ♪ no, i won't back down no, i woipts back down ♪ there's airborne plus beta-immune booster™. the only one made with vitamins and minerals, plus an ingredient proven to boost your natural defenses. airborne. my shoulders carry some i deserve others i don't but in the end only one name really matters because shoulders were made for greatness, not dandruff

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here's abc's maggie rulli with more. ♪ i stand my ground >> reporter: for more than 40 years, he topped the charts, hit after hit. nearly a dozen making top four. selling over 80 million albums during his lifetime. the rock super star entertaining until the end. only recently wrapping up a 50-day tour with his band the heartbreakers. born in 1950 in gainesville, florida, he says his father was verbally and physically abusive. music became his refuge. by the age of 17, music was petty's life. dropping out of school, he played in a band. in '74, he moved to los angeles and formed a new band that put his name on marquees across the country. tom petty and the heartbreakers. by '76, they released their first album, a mix of hard-edged rock 'n' roll and pop. kicking off a decades-long run at the top of the charts. soon, he began collaborating with other top artists,

eventually creating the rock super group the traveling wilburries. their album in '8820 triple platinum winning an emmy for best performers. the fame and success began to take a toll and petty developed a heroin addiction. but the rock icon continued to make music. both solo and with the heartbreakers. he recovered from his addiction, and along with the rest of the heartbreakers was inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. known for his laid-back style and iconic drawl, but not afraid to fight record companies to keep record prices low, with petty himself saying -- ♪ i won't back down jts jts.

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people trying to do anything they can to help out. you see there the long lines to donate blood, in some cases lasting as long as five hours. people outpouring there. and we've heard incredible stories of heroism following the mass shooting in vegas. >> now, we're hearing about some of the unsung heroes, people driving from all over the country to donate blood. some driving from all over the country to drop off water. take a look at some of these random acts of kindness. >> blood donors have been incredible. we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of visitors and residents that have come an outpouring that wanted to give blood. >> a 1970s station wagon packed

with food, water, chips, anything to help the first responders still out here, of course, guarding these intersections, swell as any of the people inside. a lot of these people were on vacation, may not have food or money to go to restaurants. vehicle after vehicle, coming by with people wanting to drop off anything they can that they think is possibly going to help people. so, i can tell you that that spirit of wanting to help your neighbor is certainly alive. >> reporter: look at the amazing crowd we have here and the cars, plenty of them, too. >> you folks are waiting, right? and you don't mind waiting from what i can tell. and once again, we appreciate you, too. and so does all of the community. that line goes around the street. impressive to see. and at one point, a worker told me there were 2,000 people waiting here, waiting to get in and give blood. that's how the community comes together. and they come together from out of state, not just locals.

the gentleman i met earlier from utah. we met from riverside, california, you were inspired to come out here. >> yes, i was, sitting in my living room watching this, so i decided i needed to do something, i come here to donate. >> reporter: you're walking by taking care of some garbage. thank you very much. okay? >> as i spent hours this morning at the blood bank on charleston and rainbow, i became inspired. i saw, that this our city of lights in this hour of darkness, still shines. >> and there were so many vigils overnight as will. the city really is coming together. >> also lots of people coming out to give donations. we have a few people dropping off donations at the police center there. dropping off pizza, water, snacks. there's someone documenting it. you don't have to go to vegas to donate blood. you can do that in your state as well. >> that's the news for this half hour.

this morning on world news now. the search for answers after the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. a target, a crowd of 22,000 at an outdoor concert. this half hour, we have new details about the shooter, his past and the arsenal of weapons. also what investigators are doing right now to find a motive. our expert is standing by live. plus, we're learning new stories of those who went out for a night of fun and never returned home. a navy veteran, a nurse. that teacher among the dozens killed. communities across the country saying they lost neighbors in the las vegas shooting. and from across the country and the world. prayers from las vegas and landmarks going dark or lit up with the american flag overnight. complete coverage starts right now. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning, everybody, on this tuesday.

we're going to start with the tragedy in las vegas. here's the very latest. >> the killer was perched on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel and unleashed a rapid fire barrage of bullets into that massive crowd of country music concert goers. country music star jason aldean was closing out a three-day festival when the gunfire set off instant panic in that open field, sending people ducking for cover, jumping over fences and trying to run for their lives. >> here's what we're learning right now, at least 59 people were killed. 527 others injured. a total of 42 guns were found in the shooter's hotel room and home. president trump plans to visit the city this week. abc's lana zak has the latest. from las vegas for us. lana, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see behind me, the las vegas strip is fully illuminated. but so many of the iconic shows went dark. as all across the city people instead held candles and remembered the victims.

♪ you are worthy of all praise >> reporter: las vegas and the nation in mourning, following this scene. a barrage of gunfire on the las vegas strip, as a lone gunman fired down on a crowd of 22,000 unsuspecting country music fans. police say 64-year-old stephen paddock hammered through the window of his hotel room of the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay resort, raised one rifle that functioned like an automatic machine gun and fired mercilessly. people sheltering behind anything they could. >> we ran and we ran, and i wasn't sure if it was actually bullets when at times we paused and our friend was like, the guy next to us got shot. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams jumping into action. i'm at the suspect's door.

i need everybody in the hallway to be aware of it and get back. we need to pop this and see if we get any type of response from this guy. see if he's in here or moved on somewhere else. breach, breach, breach. >> reporter: entering the room, discovering paddock's body and his arsenal. at least 23 firearms recovered from the scene. >> we are currently standing at 527 for individuals injured. and individuals that have died or passed away, 59. >> reporter: las vegas now with the heartbreaking record for the deadliest mass shooting in american history. and, in addition, law enforcement officials said that in that shooter's hotel room they found thousands of rounds of ammunition. many already preloaded into magazines that were high-capacity. demonstrated that he had the ability and the interest to inflict as much carnage as possible. law enforcement officials say that it was truly a miracle that they got to him when they did. otherwise, that death count and

the number of injured could be so much higher. kendis, diane. >> hard to believe how bad it was. but any update on how the community is responding to this? the one bright spot is everyone is trying to help. the line for blood donations at one point down the street. >> reporter: that's right, a five-hour wait at one point for people to donate blood. everybody wanting to do whatever they could to try and help the victims here. in fact, the, they are now saying that people, they've reached capacity in terms of the blood donations. that people who are scheduled to come tomorrow should not come because they simply cannot take any more blood. but they are hoping for more later in the week, potentially, if the need increases. also a gofundme page has already raised $2.8 million. so many people in the community, just in addition to the candlelight vigils, they want to do something more.

kendis, diane? >> lana zak there, thank you, in las vegas. and the big mystery now is why? what was the motive behind the rampage? investigators are digging into the shooter's past to try to find out. >> we do know that he lived in a retirement community in mesquite, nevada, about 90 minutes away from las vegas. and was not on the radar of law enforcement. he was described as a multimillionaire. and made his millions from gambling, real estate and the stock market. >> he owned two planes, and his brother says there were no clues that he was capable of committing such a horrific act. >> steve had nothing to do with any political organization, religious organization. no white supremacists, nothing. >> the fbi also says that while isis claimed the shooter as one of their soldiers, he actually had no connections to overseas terror groups. >> investigators hope to get more from his girlfriend, a former casino hostess who is now

right now overseas. so, with no obvious red flags, the shooter's background is a mystery. so what are our investigators working on right now. >> joining us now, an abc news contributor, steve gomez. it seems this massacre was planned in advance. he checked in last thursday. so what can you tell us, based on what you know so far? >> well, as you said, he checked in last thursday. he had to have known this was a three-day country music festival. and that gives you some sense of how he was planning for this attack. because he had the first two days to watch, observe, to look from his perch, so to speak, in his room, to see where the crowds were. how the security was set up. so he was able to prepare for the third day, which is when he committed the attack, 24 hours ago, practically. and he was ready. he had all the weaponry. he had about 23 guns there in his room. tons of ammunition. he was ready to kill as many

people as possible. >> and, steve, you mentioned the weapons right there. i want to circle in on that there. some 41 guns overall, 23 in the hotel room as you mentioned. what do we know of those weapons? >> it looks like a majority of those weapons are long guns, rifles, high-powered rifles that have the ability to have the magazines extended to up to 30 rounds in each magazine. that's not necessarily legal, and if he's proficient with weapons, he would be able to make that modification to get them to 30 rounds which makes it even worse. he's also, if he's proficient, he's able to convert these rifles from semi-automatic to automatic. that makes these killing machines, so, he could conceivably have had up to 23 killing machines in his room, loaded to where he could just grab one, fire off 30 rounds, grab another and continue going. that's why you hear all those shots ringing in the sounds of the video.

>> they did find a modified bump stop rifle which would imply it's capable at least of automatic gunfire which is certainly what it sounds like. steve, they also found a camera mounted in one of the rooms where this guy was discovered videoing himself. what kind of information can they glean from that? >> that might be something to the effect of a suicide note or just something that he's leaving behind. we still don't know exactly what was going on in his mind, why is he doing this. so that could be a good indicator to the investigators as to what he thought of himself. what he thought he was going to do and almost leaving behind a message to everybody as to why he was doing this. clearly he was prepared to die at the very end, which is what ended up happening. >> and that really is the key question. why did he do this? what are the leads that we're finding out now that law enforcement is pursuing? >> well, they're looking into all of the evidence that they gathered. apparently there was a computer that was seized from his house. so, they're going to have to

look and see whether he was going on the internet. whether he had an e-mail account. and what that tells us. it doesn't appear he had much of a social media profile, which is a bit challenging. but given that he's an older gentleman. that might be the case. his girlfriend had a social media account. so they're going to look into that. they're also going to look into the fact that he was a gambler. did he have significant gambling debts. there was a lawsuit that he filed against one of the casinos. was that an impetus. to get him to commit this violent act in las vegas on the strip? so, those are the different types of nuggets that the v investigators are pulling up to feig out if that was part of his mind-set. >> steve, thank you so much. we're slowly learning more about those killed at the concert as well. >> we only know some of their names right now. abc's david muir tells us about them. >> we are learning the names of those who lost their lives.

dana gardner, former high school cheerleader amy gomez. 28-year-old afghanistan navy vet chris voubble. a 35-year-old mother of three from california. jordan mcadoo from canada, he would have turned 24 this week. sonny melton, a tennessee husband and nurse on the right. he died while protecting his wife heather as bullets rained down on him. i felt him get shot in the back, she told reporters. among the victim, teachers, lisa romero. educational professionals. susan smith, an office manager in simi valley, california. manhattan beach special education teacher, sandy casey. her students in mourning. >> it was painful. there's a lot of pain on the campus. it's a very difficult day in our district. >> reporter: rachel parker, a manhattan beach police records technician lost her life here. two las vegas metropolitan police officers were also hit. the sheriff emotional. >> one was critical. but he's stable.

one of my officers was off duty, attending the concert and lost his life. >> reporter: and amidst the horror, tonight, we're also learning of astonishing acts of heroic bravery, huddling together. carrying the injured through the chaos to safety, using their own bodies as protection. >> there were men going over wives or girlfriends to block them. >> reporter: michelle schmid, packing her car with strangers. >> i called my husband and told him i love him and my little girl in case i didn't make it. >> reporter: brian claypool trapped in the pool with others near the stage. >> police officers screamed, go, go. and i rallied everybody out of that room. i was determined. i said to myself. these girls aren't going to die. i'm not going to die. i'm going to get home to see my daughter. this is not happening, not happening. >> our thanks to david muir there. >> we since found out some other victims' names. we're learning about carrie barnett, a member of the

culinary team at disney's california adventure as well as denise burditus. who was there from tennessee with her husband. >> and 20-year-old bailey schweitzer from bakersfield, california. dorine anderson from alaska. >> neysa tonks. jennifer parks, a kindergarten teacher from california. of course we're going to sadly continue to find out more and more names of people affected by this tragedy and we're going to try to focus in on them as well. coming up -- we've got the first look inside the attack by police and first responders. >> intense commands made over the radio and what they found inside the hotel room. more from vegas, next. the hotel room. more from vegas, next. icans have digestive issues. i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. but many probiotics don't survive your stomach's harsh environment. digestive advantage is different. it's natural protein shell is tougher than your stomach's harsh environment, so it survives a hundred times better than the leading

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new york's empire state building going dark in memory of the las vegas victims. the skyscraper is one of many i connick buildings, around the world, to pay tribute to the victims in las vegas. in the meantime, we're getting a glimpse of the police response to the mass shooting. >> we're hearing more as police closed in on the killer. and abc's tom llamas has more on how that played out. >> shots fired from mandalay bay. there's many people down. >> reporter: as bullets rained

down on concertgoers like hellfire, las vegas s.w.a.t. teams jumped into action to take down the shooter. >> i'm going to form a strike team, mandalay bay and the boulevard. i need five officers on me. >> reporter: heavily armed officers moving up the massive glass tower. >> control zebra 20. at the end of the hall. >> reporter: careful of friendly fire. s.w.a.t. members advance. >> i have the hallway of the suspect's room on the 32nd floor. >> reporter: and right before they stormed paddock's room, this warning, just in case they're walking into an ambush. >> i'm at the suspect's door. i need everybody in the hallway to be aware of it and get back. we need to pop this and see if we get any response from this guy. to see if he's in here or if he's actually moved on somewhere else. >> breach, breach, breach. >> reporter: after that explosion, officers move in. >> we have one suspect down.

>> is that room 135? >> that's affirmative. one suspect down in 135. >> reporter: and as he discover paddock's body, they also find his arsenal. >> we've got the east room secure. we've got one suspect down. multiple firearms. >> reporter: the mandalay bay hotel, such a massive resort, more than 3300 rooms. so how were police able to zero in on the 32nd floor? a retired las vegas police lieutenant says police sources are telling him with all of that gunfire, it created a lot of smoke that set off a smoke alarm and that helped police zero in on the room of the killer. tom llamas, las vegas. president trump is calling the massacre an act of quote, pure evil. >> he as well as the vice president and their wives called for a moment of silence. ous the white house. the president talked about searching for some kind of meaning. and he admitted the answer don't

come easy. he has a message as well for the victims. >> we are praying for you. and we are for you. and we ask god to help see you through this very dark period. it is our love that defines us today and always will forever. >> president trump has ordered that the white house flag and other flags at public buildings be flown at half-staff through friday. president trump will go to las vegas on wednesday. but first, the president heads to puerto rico later today. >> so, what kind of reaction will he get, especially after he slammed the mayor of the largest city on the island san juan. and we're following the day's other headlines on "world news now." and we're following the day's other headlines on "world news now." because the things you love can stink.

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that's when everyone really started screaming, because they realized what was going on. it was a constant, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: not the sound nor the images. >> i started seeing people from the right-hand side screaming and running and then everybody started running and the shots were louder and louder. and then the woman that was not too far from me to my right got shot in the chest. >> reporter: people in the crowd were screaming for everyone to get down as shots rained from the 32nd floor at mandalay bay. >> everyone was helping each other and laying on one another. and the cops were grabbing us. and one guy got me, and he was like, it's okay, run as far as you can. i could only think of my son anthony. and the fact that i'm like i'm not dying here today. i'm not leaving him. i have so much to do with my son still. so i took off the other way. but i feel extremely guilty,

because, you know, there, it happened so fast. i wish i could have done more to save those people's lives. you know what i mean, what was happening around me. >> reporter: and with that, chelsea battles with how to start recovering. >> i feel so blessed to be alive. and i just feel so bad for the rest of the people who didn't make it out. i think that's definitely something that i have to figure out how to overcome. >> that's our darcy spears of our vegas station reporting. >> that's what everyone's trying to do now is figure out how to overcome. the clark county commissioner just set up a gofundme page for the victims. at last check, they raised almost $3 million. we've seen kid rock make a donation, mike tyson, florida georgia line, and the raiders. the oakland raiders used to be the las vegas raiders also. hotels are offering free room service. help with the families trying to

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this morning on "world news now" -- as one survivor put it, it was literally running for your life. new details now emerging from the mass shooting in las vegas, from those who ran from the terror, to the s.w.a.t. teams who ran towards the danger, and new details about the shooter, his arsenal of weapons as police investigate his past for a possible motive. plus, we'll look at how the world is reacting to this tragedy on this tuesday, october 3rd. from abc news, this is "world news now." we do say good morning on this tuesday. we're going to get right to it. in las vegas, the entire country, and the world for that matter, mourning the worst mass shooting in modern american history. >> so here's what it looks like right now on the vegas strip. this is, of course, more than 24 hours after that deadly rampage

at a country music concert. several candlelight vigils were held across the city last night for the 59 killed and more than 500 injured. >> so, the mayor of las vegas said the city has a broken heart but will not be tarnished by one horrible human being. you see everyone there coming together. abc's matt gutman has more on the massacre. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the chaos unfolding in the heart of the las vegas strip. 10:08 p.m., 22,000 gathered for the concert. high above them in the glittering mandalay bay resort 64-year-old stephen paddock was watching. he hammered throughout windows and started firing on the crowd below. country star jason aldean was on stage with automatic gunfire quickly drowning out his voice. ♪ [ gunfire ]

music stops. and he runs off stage. the audience huddling on the ground. the mandalay looming over them, for so many, confusion, was this part of the show. >> that's just a firecracker. >> reporter: seconds later, the rapid-fire shooting starts again. terrified people pile on top of each other, sheltering behind anything they could. but they were in an open field, easy targets for the gunman in the tower. >> i don't now where to go, oh, my god! >> reporter: thousands looking for safety anywhere, even a stranger's car. >> get in! >> relax, relax! >> my husband and i ran out

toward our car. and there were people hiding underneath my car for cover. >> reporter: we found mike cronk, head and hands still stained with his friend's blood. >> got hit three times. >> reporter: mike had used his shirt to keep his friend from bleeding out. you guys were trying to do triage while the shooting was still going on. >> yeah, everybody was jumping over the fences and there was no way i was leaving my buddy. we had to keep compression on the thing. we weren't sure the shooting was stopped. but we got him over the fence and under the stage. at least we knew where the stage was. >> reporter: as an army of police descended high above the panicked crowds, s.w.a.t. teams are closing in on the shooter. approach his hotel door armed with an explosive. >> all units, move back. >> breach, breach, breach. >> reporter: police say they found paddock dead inside. he had killed himself. >> right now we need your truck. we just need to get people to the hospital, okay? >> okay.

>> reporter: down on the ground, the sidewalk a triage center. the wounded carried on barricades turned into stretchers. even in wheelbarrows. >> we just saw a bunch of people that needed help. we just started piling them in my truck. >> reporter: the entire vegas strip frozen, total lockdown. the american playground now a killing field. >> we're getting new details now about the lethal arsenal amassed by the killer. >> yes, so wrap your head around this for a moment here. police say the shooter had 42 guns all together. some of them believed to be fully automatic. 23 of those guns with right there at the mandalay bay inside of his hotel room. another 19 firearms were found in his home. >> investigators are searching his homes in nevada, hoping to find any motive. ken moten has more. >> reporter: s.w.a.t. teams and police descended on the small town of mesquite, nevada. the home of stephen paddock, his

neighbors just in disbelief. >> just in shock and shaking. i can't believe someone in here would do that. i just can't believe it. >> reporter: police raided paddock's homes in reno and mesquite, where they used a robot to take out the garage. investigators found 18 weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition in the home he shared with his girlfriend marilou danley. >> did they get into an argument? that would cause him just to think about that. >> reporter: 2300 miles away in florida, stephen paddock's family is also struggling to understand how he could commit such carnage. >> there's absolutely no way i can even conceive that my brother would shoot a bunch of people. >> reporter: his brother says there was no mental illness and no warning. >> he doesn't even have parking tickets. he has no criminal record. he has no record of any

affiliations. he has nothing. >> reporter: the last time they spoke, just weeks ago right after hurricane irma hit florida. >> the last time i communicated with brother, he texted me and said "how's mom." i texted him back. >> reporter: paddock says he moved his brother from florida to this quiet retirement community nearly two years ago. and stephen was a wealthy gambler who owned a couple of guns but not an arsenal. >> he didn't hunt. i mean, he barely shot his guns, ever. he had a couple of handguns that he kept in a safe. >> reporter: not far from paddock's mesquite home, the owner of this gunshot confirming he sold firearms to him but that all procedures were followed. that nearby gun store that paddock bought weapons in the past, the general manager said he never gave an indication he was unstable or unfit. paddock's girlfriend is believed to be overseas but expected back soon to answer important questions. when she returns, this is what she'll see. the boarded up garage.

this is what's left of the garage door. even though the fbi has left the scene, police here in mesquite are keeping close watch over paddock's home since it could contain more eevidence. diane, kendis. >> all right. our kenneth moton there in mesquite. let's talk about the gunman with our former fbi and contributor. to abc news, steve gomez joining us from l.a. steve, the headline, 41 guns. perfectly, as far as you know, perfectly legal to buy all of those guns, and nothing in his background would have prevented him from buying those, correct? >> that's correct. and here's the thing. this is the problem with the gun laws. yes, if you don't have a conviction, criminal case that would prevent you from purchasing a gun, you could then purchase it. but the problem that we're seeing is that, just because you don't have a criminal conviction doesn't necessarily mean you are able to handle having a gun and not go out and kill people the way this guy did. that is one of the issues.

the mental health issue that people are having that goes under the radar, his brother, his brother makes it seem like he had no problems. well, clearly, he had a problem. his brother just didn't know paddock. so, that's the issue. it's not just about the criminal conviction, it's about the mental health issue, and that's something that we have to look at going forward. >> in terms of the investigation now, i know it's early, but usually even by now we start hearing things like this person had extremist views or they were on some sort of no-fly list. at one point or another authorities were tracking them and then maybe stopped. it sounds like in this case, there's nothing so far. >> nothing so far. no social media footprint from what we can tell. they did gather at least a computer. they collected that as evidence. we've got to see what the computer says, but we have to look at what we do know. we do know he filed a lawsuit against one of the casinos several years ago. we do know that he's a gambler, we do know that he's a supposed millionaire. did he have financial difficulties?

that's something that has to be examined in the investigation. those things would easily cause someone to go over the edge, why is it if you're having these kind of problems you're going to out and create such carnage the way he did. >> i'm curious about one thing. we've talked many times, sadly, in these situations. we've talked after the attacks in paris, we've talked after san bernardino. is there something legal about things this particular act that makes it not considered an act of terror? >> the big difference, this is the key for any kind of terrorism. international terrorism, domestic terrorism. was the violent act done to influence a political agenda? right now, we have no information that indicates that he was trying to influence any kind of political agenda. we'll have to see if the investigation develops something like that, whether he's leaning towards an anarchist view or

anti-government or whatever it is. but so far, we don't have anything like that. at this point, it's a very brutal, violent act, not any kind of terrorism from what we can see. >> a counter terrorism official, and abc news contributor, steve, thank you so much. and slowly, we're learning the names of those who lost their lives at the concert, including denise burden indict tuesday w 32 years. a member of their family called them high school sweethearts. they leave behind two children and their fifth grandchild is on the way. >> sonny melton of tennessee passed away while protecting his wife heather. sonny was a registered nurse. one friend calls him a sweet, kind spirit. >> rachel parker was one of two employees of a police department shot there. she passed away at a vegas hospital. friends call her enthusiasm for life infectious. >> sandy casey was a special education teacher also in manhattan beach, california. she's remembered for her sense of humor and her devotion to her students.

>> so many of them being remembered as they should. well, coming up, the chilling look inside the shooter's arsenal. discovery inside the hotel room and what we're learning about the heavy artillery he used to end the lives of those 59 people. and see how jimmy kimmel weighed in last night on america's gun culture and who he says is really running america. who he says is really running america. ialmost everything. you know, ke 1 i n 10 houses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. but for only $7 a month,

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that's that's a scene from downtown las vegas where the city hall there is illuminated in the american flag, reflecting what many buildings across the world looked like overnight. and we're getting new details about the firepower that the killer stocked ahead of the massacre. >> police say he had more than 40 weapons, armed with 23 guns just inside his hotel room with the rest found at his home. abc's pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: investigators focusing on the killer's arsenal. shooting from the 32nd floor coming from at least one rifle. functioning like an automatic machine gun. listen. [ gunfire ]

the unmistakable sound different from anything we've heard from all other mass shootings, none of them involving fully automatic guns. >> we are still going through the search warrant actively at this time. but it's in excess of ten rifles. >> reporter: sources telling abc news paddock had at least 16 rifles and handguns, one of them an assault rifle, modified to fire like a machine gun. sources say some of the rifles were high-powered, capable of slicing through police body armor. >> this is a classic wmd, this is a weapon and a man of mass destruction. >> reporter: hearing nearly 200 rounds fired. hundreds more within the coming minutes. with pauses. the killer perched more than 300 feet above. the packed crowd 1,100 feet away. >> 22,000 people were gathered inside barricades. and this may really made the effect of shooting fish in a barrel.

>> reporter: disturbingly, a law enforcement source tells abc news, a camera was discovered in the room, suggesting the gunman may have recorded himself. this gun store in mesquite, nevada, confirming that paddock purchased guns here. the star saying he passed all necessary background checks. it's unknown if these were the guns used in the rampage. authorities found an additional 18 weapons and an explosive called tannerite found in the suspect's home. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> pierre, thank you. and the massive arsenal is fuelling calls for gun control. particularly those focusing on how much worse this could have been. >> former congresswoman gabby giffords called on former colleagues on capitol hill to find the courage to address gun violence. she was wounded six years ago. >> her husband says prayers aren't enough. action and leadership are needed. when we come back, remembering a rock 'n roll legend.

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taking a live look at the vegas strip there. and with so much of the nation stunned over what happened, jimmy kimmel took a break from making jokes last night to make an emotional appeal after that shooting in his hometown. >> kimmel showed the faces of senators who voted against the bill that would have closed loop holes in background checks after the country's last mass shooting. accused members of congress by allowing the gun lobby to run america. >> i want this to be a comedy show. i hate talking about stuff like this. i just want to, you know, laugh about things every night. but that, it seems to be coming increasingly difficult lately. it feels like someone has opened a window into hell, and what i'm talking about tonight isn't

about gun control. it's about common sense. common sense says no good will ever come from allowing a person to have weapons that can take down 527 americans at a concert. >> so, the nra did not respond to kimmel's comments and has not issued any statements about the las vegas shooting but he actually teared up. you see it coming from his eyes because it is personal for him coming from vegas. turning to the crisis in puerto rico. more federal help is streaming into the island. >> alongside the 13,000 troops and simplians handing out food and water. a number of puerto rico's knife tiff sons and daughters. >> ricky martin helped unload supplies from a plane. gloria estefan toured the area. delighting cancer patients with a few moments of much needed levity. >> the recovery is just beginning. get this, still, 5% of puerto ricans have power. and less than 40% of cell phone service has restored to the island. and we have breaking news

from the music world this morning. rock 'n roll hall-of-famer tom petty has died. the cause of death is said to be cardiac arrest. the florida native singing hits like "refugee" and "american girl", and solo work like "free falling" and "i won't back down." >> now, petty was inducted into the hall of fame in 2002. his death came hours after it was incorrectly reported, based on details from the lapd. now, tom petty was only 66 years old. and in sports, a wild end to the "monday night football" game. >> some late trickery could not detail the nfl's only undefeated team. this is the final play between the chiefs and the redskins. the redskins needed a miracle and it was not happening. after several laterals, the chiefs recovered the ball. and just for good measure, they took it in for a touchdown. the chiefs won, 29-20. >> the chiefs were already going to win that game at that point. >> i love lateral play, though. i get sad when they don't work. because i want them to work.

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tide pods plus downy. super concentrated to clean and condition. it's got to be tide. ladies and gentlemen, the nation experienced a horrific tragedy when a shooting in las vegas resulted in the deaths of innocent people. at this time, please stand and join us in a moment of silent reflection for the victims, their families and loved ones. and also for the heroic efforts of our first responders. >> that was the scene as the nfl held a moment of silence last night in kansas city. and we saw moving scenes like that all across the country. >> some vigils were planned. some were groups of people coming together spontaneously. coming together on the streets of las vegas. all of them moving signs of strength and resolve. >> the chair asks that the house observe a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the attack in las vegas. >> our city has a broken heart.

and we know that the lives of so many families, friends and all of us who call las vegas home are forever different. >> father, right now, our hearts are broken. our hearts are devastated. for the 58 lives that were taken, lord, our lives, our hearts are devastated for the 550 plus that are in hospital beds. we cry out that you'll be there for them. there's no words to say except to cry out to god. >> i want to say first and foremost, our prayers go out to family and friends of those who lost their lives last night in las vegas. >> we're here to wrap our arms around las vegas and all those who have suffered from this horrific and heartless attack. >> we have god's favor in this town. we have god's favor in this town. that's why the hearts have been drawn out like they have been today.

>> lord, at a time like this, at a time of such tragedy, that you will help every one of us to look deep within and to no longer make it about us. but to make it about you and about one another. >> the last thing i said to her was "have a good weekend". and she said "you too, sweetie." >> evil showed its face last night. but love is showing its face this morning. >> love showing its face indeed as people come together to figure out how to move forward and how to put the pieces and move on from this. >> and people make fun of las vegas as being a soulless city. that's just there for visitors and there are no apartments or homes at all. but you saw what a community it is, people who are feeling this, when you had that

making news in america this morning, the massacre in las vegas. new details about the massive arsenal in the shooter's hotel room and home. the questions for investigators this morning, why did he recently send thousands of dollars overseas. and overnight vigils remembering the lives lost. 59 chimes for the victims as their stories begin to emerge. >> she was bubbly. she was enthusiastic. she was giving. >> we're learning more victims' names including a man who took a bullet to save his wife. and puerto rico prepares for president trump's visit today after the mayor of san juan and the president publicly criticized each other. will they come face-to-face? and word of tom petty's death overnight. hear the music legend in