>> you are watching france 24. this is our continuing coverage of the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. police say the suspect has been killed. they believe that he was acting alone. we will talk more about this now crowder.bring in what more can you tell us? this is the deadliest

mass shooting in modern u.s. history. that is how bad this is in las vegas. we just got an update from the share of a las vegas giving the latest on the death toll. in las vegasf giving the latest on the death toll. .t is at least 50 dead at least 200 wounded. the suspect identified as a 64-year-old man, stephen paddock . he was killed on the seventh floor of the mandalay hotel and casino. venue.looks this music of the country music venue. automatic gunfire aimed from the hotel at as many concertgoers as possible. investigation is still ongoing because there is still one person of interest, according to the police. this person has been found. her name is mohamed merah,

lou danely,- mari suspected of being the companion of this shooter in las vegas. two cars have been found. those are details when you come shooting.ith the there have been many in modern history. this is the deadliest of them all. this aed, we got news of few hours ago and yet, there is still no reaction from the white house. yes, no reaction frfrom the white house. is from local officials. the governor of nevada put out a message on twitter. thisis has been confirmemed in e last 20 minutes that this is the most deadly mass shooting in

u.s. history. that i is something lawmakers wl have to react to. that is something the u.s. president has to react to. he's expected to travel to puerto rico on tuesday. this has undoubtedly become his priorityty number one. when we talk abobout lawmakers reacting to this, this is something we discuss after every mass shooting. shouldn't there be a discussssion about gun laws in the united states after something like this? this was one single person using quite a few weapons according to sheriff.a this was automatic gunfire. how is he able to get those weapons. how was he able to get access to them in the first place? rarely a question that gets asked, and never gets to be answered in the u.s. congress. the answer is usually this is not the time to talk about it. those who to mourn

are dead. of course that's not entirely incorrect. this is such a shocking high death toll. that is something people have to get their minds around. maybe there will be an ensuing discussion about gun laws. if the past is any kind of got his, that will take a while and pushback. be a lot of >> you look at any mass shooting in the states, whether it is orlando at the pulse nightclub and sandy hook where all of those children were killed -- i was going to say, could this be a tipping point, but i'm almost afraid to ask the question? asking thet's worth question. the consensus, having covered so in thess shootings united states, when there is a mess shooting in elementary school when so many young children were killed -- that was sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut -- and when

there is an attempt on behalf of of the white house, the presidency of barack obama to change gun laws, and they all of them, all of them fail in the u.s. senate, it's difficult to see anything change after a shooting like this one. at this point, with 50 dead, that's an awesome death toll. it's one person higher than the orlando nightclub shooting with 49 dead and very little changed after that. there's another question that will be asked. was this a case of domestic or international terrorism. to the point, according sheriff, this was a lone wolf attack, meaning one single person. no ties to international terrorism. but of course there will be a discussion in the night of this was terrorism in the first race. of course, this is a man who clearly tried to terrorism -- try t to terrorize his many peoe

as possible. in that sense this was absolutely terrorism. and of course remind people of the awawful fact of the matter. this is the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. heard a few minutes ago the name of the shooter, stephen paddock. i would getting any reports in the states about who this man was? just his s name. therere were law-enforcement sources who were able to hand that name out to u.s. media minutes before it was announced ofofficially by ththe sheheriffe in las vegas. he's a 60 ferryry old -- 64-year-old white male. that is all that is known. no significant run-ins with law enforcement. he lived in a retirement community. we know that there was a companion, this lady called mamarilou danley. police were searching for her,

have found her according to this latest update. that will give them and us eventually, plenty more information as to what the whate might have been and this man was up to. she probably knows. the chances are she was found alive -- into custody this is actually relatively rare in a mass shooting in the united states, that there was someone may be involved in the planning, we do not know at this point, but someone who can give law enforcement significant information as to what the motive might have in and why someone would go on a deadly keeling spree lot -- killing spree like this one. will let you we get back to it. philip talking about what is now in deadliest mass shooting the united states. 50 people killed, at least 50, another 200 hertz. that death toll could unfortunately rise.

here, to discuss it, louis bernard. could anything have stopped this man? what is not being done in the united states right now is done control. as philip just said, any time there is a mass shooting, in a school, in a mall, in a concert place, there is always the same debate that fizzles out after a i see no way for this congress right now to have a different point of view a stricter gun laws. can anything be done beforehand? imagine what goes through the mind of the kind of people who commit those acts for terrorism.

sometimes they will stop there is thecause prospect of killing people different, but more often than not, it is very hard. >> what about these so-called soft targets? this was an open-air concert venue, thousands of people. we see pictures, they are running away in terror. thousands of people inin an open space. nothing protected them from above. the shooter was on the 22nd or 23rd floor. yes, absolutely. the security checks in concert halls, concert places, in stadiums and all of that could

hardly be what it is now in malls, all over the u.s., but you can always find the vantage point stash here from the hotel -- check into this hotel one or two days in advance, bring your guns, and have a vantage point. , theyt is a closed area will try to get things inside to commit the acts. what happened in manchester, for example, that was a closed area. close enough to the crowd and committed this atrocious terrorist attack months ago. control and make things 100% secure in all places. france a couple days ago is a good example of that. two girls stabbed in a french translation. the attacker was soon stopped.

but they could not prevent the act. they prevented it to go further. >> indeed. louis bernard, thank you for coming in to us. theoke to the spokesman for university medical center in las vegas. here is what she had to say about the more than now to hundred victims being treated there. onwe are very concentrated making sure they are medically cleared and medically ok and making sure their health care concerns are met. that is our biggest priority, to make sure they are getting the care they desperately need tonight. >> you are set up in las vegas. have you seen anything on this scale before? danita: no, the latest mass casualty incident was a woman who drove onto the las vegas strip. we had patients that were

received into the traumas are. this is, of course, las vegas. we are home to 2 million visitors. you know what they say. what comes to las vegas stays in las vegas. what comes to las vegas often stays in the trauma center. >> indeed, we are talking about thousands at that concert. i'm sure there are many more who will be coming into your center as the night goes on. what kind of psychological aid is there on hand to help people who were there tonight? >> we have a four-patient experienced team with the families. any time we receive patients,s, obviously, we received the 4tient, but then we get 2, 3, more people, their families, their friends who need care. we are here, even if it is just a blanket or water or a

comforting ear. we have teams ready to take care medically, but also to take care of our families and friends who are waiting in worrying and wondering how their loved ones are doing. is danita cohen, speaking to me earlier today. we are hearing the donald trump has been briefed on this horrific tragedy in las vegas. he is due to issue a statement shortly. meanwhile in france, 2 female cousins were stabbed to death in the southern city of marseille sunday. my guest louis bernard was speaking about that. there was a press conference and among the details, this man had been stopped by french police several times over the past 10 years, including a few days ago. jonathan walsh told us more. jonathan: more information about

the man who stabbed to death two women in marseille. we know the islamic state group claimed or sponsored bill the prosecutor explained he was arrested the day before the attack took place. apparently he was caught stealing from a shop. the police decided to release him very quickly. it seems he was never convicted before for anything. so they decided they could let him go. tunisianrrying a passport. he was apparently born in 1987 in tunisia. we have to be very careful with this information. again, he was released and that is where he went, to marseille. btw in he killed were cousins, both 20 years old, and of course, right now -- the two

women he killed were cousins, but 20 years old, and of course, right now the investigation is starting. we do not know what the man was part of a larger group, if he was in contact with people from the islamic state group. there's a lot more we need to know on this story in the investigation, again, is just starting. s justt is france 24' watch. the european union has weighed in on the independence referendum in catalonia, joining in sayingh government it was illegal. catalonia's saying that it won the right to independence and sunday's vote. regional authorities say less than half of registered voters turned out, but those that did, among them, 90% voted for catalonia to split off from spain. here's more from the region president speaking last night. one the right to be

listened to, to be respected. today, millions mobilized, facing all kinds of difficulties and threats. you have said loud and clear you have a message for the world. we have the right to decide our future. >> there has not been a referendum on independence in catalonia. today, all of us in spain have seen our rule of law kept its strength and validity, that it confronts those who try to break it, but it acts with all of the disposal, and its no matter what kind of provocation, that it does so efficiently and calmly. the spanish prime minister there. rajoy speaking our correspondent joins us live. chris, lots of mixed emotions in catalonia yesterday. lots of uncertainty today about what happens next.

that is why what happened , this man being greeted as a hero. here, his government is obviously portraying a 90% as a convincing victory, and in terms of the crowds here at least, no doubt as to who are the heroes and you are the villains, as they cheered those officials on the ground, with a spanish police helicopter overhead. they were roundly booed. this is because of what the spanish authorities did in the run-up to this referendum and specifically how they behave during that band poll -- banned yesterday, dragging people out of polling stations very aggressively. there are varying degrees of opinion in catalonia and barcelona towards independence

in general, and particularly, toward the current cattle and -- -- today, the spanish police are the villains. the level of violence they exercise has shocked a lot of people. >> indeed, in those images were truly shocking, images seen around the world. the european commission weighed in, going on the side of mariano rajoy and the spanish government, saying this referendum is illegal. has there been reaction on the street to that? that is something you heard from the yes camp throughout the referendum, that europeans want to be respected. different fromng the european union. the europeans always perhaps a little bit wary about backing

the partition of current member states. remember, there are several eu pretty powerful. in terms of the general reaction , there are various quarters from europe in particular. the concern is the run-up to this referendum and it played out on the streets. barcelona and madrid, if you want to put it that simply -- the two sides, barcelona and madrid, if you want to put that simply, they camped on different sides. perhaps there is some kind of copper mines that will be reached. right now that will be very difficult to achieve. injuries like we saw yesterday are only likely to harden people's opinions. you for that, chris.

we are hearing that the catalan leader is calling for international mediation in the crisis with madrid. that was christopher moore. now, the trial of abdelkader merah begins today in paris. he is the brother of mohamed went on a nine-day shooting spree in france in 2012. he went to gun down three soldiers, a teacher, and three children at a jewish school before being shot by police. faces the trialal. we have this on the killings. reporterer: the killings by mohamed merah marked a new form of terror attacks carried out by an isolated individual. judges want to establish the exact role his older brother, abdelkader merah, played. he is accused of knowingly upping to facilitate preparation for the attacks. we'll was on the jewish school in toulouse.

a scooterode provided by abdelkader merah. intnterview in an with french television -- their brother, in an interview with french television, has spoken out against them. in 2003. authorities i told them the day there is an attack, you will not need to go far. it will be one of my brothers. the father of three of those killed remains devastated. >> i have always seen them as a waste of nature that should rot in a prison cell. nothing will bring my son and grandchildren back, so i do not care if he is found guilty or not. reporter: mohamed merah was

finally killed in a police raid on his apartment in toulouse after a 33-hour police each. to bellings are likely seen as the beginning of a wave of terror attacks in france. >> you are watching france 24. just to bring you up-to-date on a developing story out of las vegas, what has turned into the in u.s.t mass shooting history -- at least two people pronounced dead from that shooting in las vegas last night. the shootingred in spree at an outdoor country music concert. the suspect, 64-year-old stephen paddock. police were also looking for his accomplice, a woman. apparently been tracked down as well. donald trump, the u.s. president, has reacted, tweeting, my warmest condolences and simply's to the las vegas

shooting victims and their families. business news has been reeling in reaction to another big story, how the markets have been reacting to the referendum. rightht. markets in positive territory. however in spain, spanish stocks sliding down 1.5 percent. green on the other main indices in europe. on the data front, the eurozone .as stable the manufacturing sector expanded at the fastest pace in three months in september. the index was up at 54.3 from 52 in august. catalonia is spain's most prosperous region. it has 16% of the spanish population, yet accounts for 19%

of gross to mastic product in spain. were also talking about 1.1 trillion euros. a lot of money or. catalonia also creates more jobs. -- a lot of money here. the gdp per capita figure is higher than ththe rest of the country, coming in at 28,000 euros. >> if the region is a job creator with that lower unemployment, what sectors are we talking about? >> there is a range of sectors. they have the second highest rate of foreign investment after madrid. catalonia exports a lot. , exportedade in spain overseas. 35% sold to the rest of spain. question is what happens if

catalonia stands on its own two feet? will it trade with spain like it does today? to the european union? in specific sectors, we have one of the biggest retail brands in europe basing catalonia. agribusiness, also manufacturing. catalonia is the second-largest auto manufacturing hub in spain. spain is the second-largest auto manufacturing country in europe. do big auto manufacturers are present in the country and also there is tourism. >> how important is tourism, actually? >> very important. reaper millioned visitors last your, the second highest number after madrid. 18 million people visited mostonia, making it the

visited region in spain. that has been on the rise for many years. but it's not all good news for catalonia. if the region becomes independent, we have the .uestion about debt the local debt is at 35 point 2%. madrid could argue an independent catalonia take the 19% of its debt. basically, that is the same as the gdp of catalonia, 100%. the region would essentially be bankrupt. >> we will take a quick break and be back in a few minutes of thate live coverage mass shooting out of las vegas today. stay tuned. ♪

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