casinos 16 times in the past few months. officials say federal investigators are examining his finances. >> this was a single guy blo gambled many more hours than anyone you know gambles. >> on september 28th paddock checked into the mapd lay bay hotel carrying 16 suitcases. he also purchased two gun stocks that allow a semiautomatic rifle to fire like an automatic weapon. a gun store owner remembers dock as a repeat customer. >> he was talking how he was new to the area. kind of visiting all the firearm stores in the area. found something on our shelf that he really liked. >> reporter: paddock transferred $100,000 to an account in the philippines. a country his girlfriend has ties to. he did that in the week before the shooting. investigators want to question her.

she's expected to return to the u.s. tomorrow. a source close to the family tells nbc news that the money paddock wired to the philippines is part of a long-term plan to help his girlfriend and her family build a house. tonight i spoke with a country musician who is in the front row of the festival when the shots started to go off. brian hopkins told me he pulled people backstage and put them in a walk in freezer to protect them. >> there were so many people push iing on the fence and pushg weight wise, had he looked at all the guys and said push. and they pushed the fence over and they spilled out. so much weight.

that fence was put up as a barrier to keep harm away. no one imagining that that harm would come from 32 stories up in the mandalay bay. two football fields away from the field. and when i spoke to brian hawkins, he's performing in a concert this thursday called vegas strong. we have seen that hash tag so much on social media as there's such a huge social media presence after something like this. we have seen paris strong, london strong and now vegas strong. as we all are, he's hoping one day a day will come we won't have to hear that phrase ever again. let's continue our coverage back in philadelphia. a memorial is getting ready to start in center city for those lives lost. aaron is there with more.

>> we are outside the municipal services building. it's a who's who of folks out here. the governor showed up. i'm told both of those men will lead this vigil. you can see over here if we can take a look. you can see who i'm talking about. also some city council members. the president is over there talking with the governor. you can see some of the folks just start ing ing to gather ou here. we're hearing all sorts of egs estimates from a couple hundred people to a thousand people. i have seen folks already out here holding the american flag. everybody out here still in disbelief about what happened in las vegas yesterday. they still can't believe so many people were shot. so many people were killed and injured. i had the chance to talk to the executive director a little while ago. she talked about the toll this tragedy takes on everybody. >> it's not just the 59. it's their families, first

responders, this is something that the problem ripples out. this is the work i chose to do. i want to do something to solve it. >> reporter: this was scheduled to kick off at 6:00. i'm sure it will start in the next 10 or 15 minutes people are just starting to gather. you can see the american flag being held by a lot of folks. folks want to we'll be standing by to give you a full update on the news. we're live in center city, nbc 10 news. that love is present everywhere all over the country. even those not directly affected here in las vegas. thank you for that. more and more people who were in vegas at the time of the shooting are now starting to return home. about a half hour ago, we met dorothy czar, heading into the

mgm for a show when she heard that gunfire. >> it was just total chaos. >> she's dplad to be back home in philadelphia now. the deadly shooting here in las vegas has democratic lawmakers in washington making a renewed push for stricter gun laws. pennsylvania senator bob casey was among the group of senators who spoke out today. >> they are asking congress to take immediate action and expand the background system. tonight we spoke to gun experts about what the shooter may have

done in las vegas to allow him to fire so many bullets so incredibly fast. what the soundç of those gunsh proves about the weapons that is coming up in about ten minutes. and right after this newscast, stay tuned for "nbc nightly news." that's starting at 6:30. for now, let's send it back to the studios in philadelphia for some of the other stories making headlines tonight. >> we'll see you again in a few minutes. in the meantime, we have breaking news in south philadelphia to tell you about. a chemical leak inside a plant here has prompted authorities to shut down parts of columbus boulevard and oregon avenue. hazmat crews are on the scene right now. this is at the ashland chemical plant. no one has been hurt, but people in homes and businesses near columbus and oregon are being told to stay inside with the doors closed and the air-conditioning off. the tank that's leaking has a

device on it that will contain the spill. >> in buck. s county, a 2-year-old boy is dead after he was thrown from a suspect's jeep. the thief crashed that vehicle trying to get away after staeling from a store. that suspect then ran from the crash leaving the boy to die on the road. cydney long is joining us live from that crash scene tonight. what are you learning? >> you can still see the marks out here on bristol pike in the roadway. i want e show you police say it was stolen audio equipment from this walmart store where we're standing that caused the little boy his life. they have the audacity to take off running after the boy was thrown from the vehicle. sky force 10 captured this video of the emergency response. police say the suspect was not being chased after that left, but he blew a red light and struck other two suvs. the toddler boy was thrown from the suv and witnesses say he was

lying in the roadway. police aren't saying if the child was the suspect's own son or if he was buckled into his car seat. they have cost a child his life. it's a tough day for first responders as well. >> officers apprehended him a short distance from the crash. they brought him back and they began life saving measures on the child. >> it's very sad. >> i hope you get what you deserve. >> we can tell you that police just opened up this intersection. this stretch of bristol pike a few minutes ago. we are expected to learn the suspect's name within the hour. he was taken to the hospital to tend to his injuries. we're told he will been right from the hospital to be

arraigned in district court. we're live, cydney long is, nbc 10 news. new video shows president trump tossing paper towels to hurricane vick tims in puerto rico. he stopped at a church and passed out food before e blow throeing out the rolls one by one. president trump has just left puerto rico. his visit there meant to assure people he's committed to helping them recover from the hurricane maria. the president met with the mayor of san juan. he has accused him of not caring enough about puerto rico. the president praised the federal government's response to the storm. >> i hate to tell you, puerto rico, but you're throwing our budget a little out of whack because we spent a lot of money on puerto rico. that's fine. e we saved a lot of lives. >> the president also said that first responders in puerto rico should feel proud that they have kept the death toll from rising. he compared the 16 deaths on

island from this hurricane to the thousands who died because of hurricane katrina. the president's comments comparing the two catastrophes angered a council is woman. >> very frustrated. very angry. his lack of empathy to what is going on in the ground in puerto rico. this was a press conference to make himself feel good. >> the councilwoman said she's continuing local efforts to get supplies to puerto rico, but says it's a difficult and slow process. >> this evening the largest fentanyl bust. 300,000 doses of the deadly drug off the streets.ç a mother lost her son to opioid abuse. there's much more to be done. especially when it comes to treatment programs. >> you need a minimum of 90 days to change a habit. and this 21-day nonsense is like a drop in the bucket.

>> federal drug agents say fighting the epidemic needs to happen on all levels including treatment and education. up next at 6:00, our coverage of the las vegas massacre continues. how our experts think this case shows the technology has gotten ahead of the the law. warm up on the way. it's not going to last. come back for the full forecast. i'll tell you when you need to pull the jackets back out.

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♪ ♪ i'm jacqueline london live in las vegas. we are hearing more and more stories from survivors of sunday night's shooting. we spoke to a man who is just a few hotel rooms away from that gunman. ben sweeney was on a business strip here in las vegas and checked into a room on the 30th floor of mandalay bay. he was trying to sleep when he heard gunshots. e he says the shooter was two floors above him. he described the loud sound of the gunshots and all the chaos just outside his window. >> i was probably 30 feet away

from this guy killing all these people. all the shots i heard, one in every three probably ended someone's life. i have words to describe it. it's disheartening. >> he shared this picture with us. this is what the concert venue looked like the morkç after th shooting. tonight investigators say they are processing the guns used in the massacre to try to figure out how the shooter may have modified the weapons to make them automatic. that would have allowed him to fire so many bullets so fast. they are saying 600 rounds a minute. nbc 10's george spencer found experts who say our gun laws have not kept up with changing gun technology. >> hundred dollar the crime scene, we're getting our first look inside the the shooter's hotel room. experts say it is the agonizing rattle of sound outside. the sound of rapid gunfire which tells us most about the weapon

stephen paddock used 3. >> listening to the sound of gunfire i was no doubt that was automatic gunfire. >> he retired on saturday. this special agent in charge of philadelphia's atf. his conclusion is notable because automatic firearms are mostly illegal, except for registered collectors. and instead he thinks new technology like accessories and conversion kits transformed paddock's legal guns into rapid fire weapons. >> i believe that the original weapons that were obtained by the shooter were legal semiautomatic rifles and they were converted into fully auto by some fashion. >> andy raymond in maryland says that add on or conversion process is relatively simple. owners end up with a gun that functions almost like an automatic weapon.

bl what it does is replicating you pulling a trigger very fast. >> reporter: both components of such customized weapons, the original semiand the add of-on or conversion kit are easy to find and purchase. both of their pieces on their own are legal. >> yes. >> they become illegal when combined. >> they are legal to. purchase. legal to possess. >> he see it is as a gap between our legal prohibitions on au automatic weapons and the realities of modern technology. george spencer, nbc 10 news. >> our coverage of the las vegas massacre continues around the clock always on the nbc 10 app. you can find new stories of survivors and of heroes who saved lives. i'll be back at 11:00. for now, back to the nbc 10 studios with jim rosenfield. >> we'll see you again tonight

at 11:00. right now, we are turning to your first alert weather. we're in the middle of a fall warm-up. sunny and 70s in center is city as we look live at broad street. let's bring in chief meteorologist tammie souza. it will get even warmer tomorrow. >> even warmer tomorrow and on thursday. let's take a look outside. 66 degrees and winds out of the east. coming off the ocean keeping everybody just a little cooler. 69 in wilmington. 71 in philadelphia with southeast winds to 10. our high officially hit 75 in philadelphia. it doesn't feel fall like. we're looking at the warm up

with unseasonal 70s and 80s. we should be at 71 this time of year. we'll be way above that at least for the next seven days. and the best chance of rain is going to come in on sunday. next week looks like it will be cooler and wetter by the time we get to the the middle part of next week. perhaps on friday and certainly none of this winter snow. we have beautiful high pressure and that dome of air keeping us nice and dry. we are going to get some patchy fog. takes us down to no visibility. even philadelphia by 7:00 tomorrow morning.ç east winds keeping it cooler.

along the jersey shore today. we get warmer into the the 80s. friday the models want to bring in the spot of rain north and west of the city. not sure that it's going to. happen at all. tonight we're looking at 54 in philadelphia. 50 clouds. we're going to be looking at 80 in philadelphia. 80 in south jersey. the jersey shore at 74. here's your 10 day on 10. it's pretty spectacular for fall. 82 on thursday. 79 on friday. isolated showers north of the city. 80 on saturday. a chance of a shower sunday after the eagles game. chance of rain on the holiday. no cooldown until the end of next week. coming up, will the phillies spend big money this off season. will em paid play in the season

opener. and brian dawkins talks to the sixers. you'll hear that next.

i'm john clark from nbc sports philadelphia. your first place eagles are 3-1. the offense is top five in the nfling the birds. now the defense has some injuries including their highest paid player fletcher cox. since he got hurt, the birds have given up 48 points. the defensive coordinator had a funny response today when he was asked about will they miss flech. >> i'm glad it didn't.

ha buzz he probably would have asked for more. a very frivolous way of saying we miss him and we need to do a better job of playing as a unit when guys like that are not in there. >> phillies fans don't expect the team to go out this off season and bring in any major free agents. they are still rebuilding with younger players and probably going to wait until after next season for big signage. sounds like ownership wanted to spend more cash right now. >> they did not react extraordinarily well in the beginning. ultimately, they are okay with us. with one that if an opportunity presents itself, we do not exclude it. >> fliers open their season tomorrow night in san jose. good news. practicing today. he says he's good to go. let's take a look at him. he's going to play tonight.

they sent matt reid to the phantoms. sixers still has not fully practiced yet. he's not going to play in the sixers preseason opener tomorrow night. he's putting in extra work running through the streets of philly. a lyft driver spotted him last night. he shouted, trust the process to joel. he raised his arms. kind of like rocky running through the city. here he is speaking to the sixers today. >> that is passion and emotion with the sixers today. each saying i got you. i'm john clark. we're right back after this.

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80s saturday before it all starts to unwind. >> it really will feel like fall. that's our news at the 6:00. i'm jim rosenfield. "nbc nightly news" is next. tonight, a deepening mystery after the massacre here in las vegas. why did he do it? as we see inside the killer's hotel room, chilling new details on his arsenal, the device used to modify the guns, hidden cameras he set up and big money he sent overseashortly before committing mass murder. tonight police say the girlfriend is a person of interest. what did she know? also the heros in the crowd. >> she was crying and just keep talking to her so we knew she was conscious. i'll never forget her face, ever. >> emotional stories emerge. plus president trump in puerto rico after a public war of