[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] now, abc 7 news at noon, on your side. >> officials say they have identified 48 of the 49 people killed. let's get to scott mclean with the latest. scott: officials have now publicly identified 34 of the 49 victims in orlando. as for the injured, we know that six have been discharged from hospital. five

originally hospitalized are now in rave -- grave condition. people are wondering how the worst mass shooting in u.s. history could happen year -- here. >> our focus is to get the truth to you as quickly as we can. scott: officials are working to piece together the timeline from yesterday's deadly terror attack at the pulse nightclub in orlando. the now dead gunman omar mateen opened fire sunday morning, 49ling 49 people -- killing people and injuring another 53. now is the time to grieve for the family members who have haver lost a loved one or someone still in the hospital. new details revealed the tense moments before the swat team broke in and shot mateen. >> we believed further loss of life was imminent. i

the rescue operation. scott: mateen's motivation for carrying out this horrific attack. his father said that he did not see this coming. >> what he did was completely act of terrorist. i wish i didn't know that what he was doing. if i did catch him, i would have arrested him myself. scott: 48 of the 49 victims have been identified as authorities continue to try to reach relatives. each painful minute feels like eternity. >> my son has not been heard from. i don't know if he was in the club, if he got shot. scott present: obama -- president obama spoke out, continuing to make the case for stronger background check requirements when it comes to high-powered rifles. in orlando, scott mclean. afternoons

trickle out as well as stories of survival. this 25-year-old was one of the 50 killed during the massacre. her brother share this snapchat video. it appears to show the beginning of the shooting spree. the ages of the victims range from 20 to 50. one survivor talked about her thoughts during the tragedy. >> the first thing i did was, i saw his wound. i took off my shirt and tied it around his leg to stop the bleeding. jummy: many of the wounded went into surgery yesterday. others are scheduled for operations throughout the day today. across the country, people are lining up to donate blood to help the survivors. orlando's one blood donation center said so many people wanted to donate the website crashed. we have post links to local -- posted links to local donation sites on wjla.com.

gunman from his own family. authorities say omar mateen pledged allegiance to isis moments for the shooting rampage -- moments before the shooting rampage. details are emerging about the suspect's behavior inside that nightclub and about his past. police were in communication with him and they describe his mannerisms inside the club and during the shooting as "cool and calm." there was a brief mention of isis. late this morning, we learned the shooter tried to buy military-grade body armor, which likely would have allowed him to survive a prolonged fight with police during this attack. we are learning more about his personal life. he is a divorced father. his ex-wife says he was abusive and expressed hate for gays. the 29-year-old is the son of afgh

his father has expressed support for the taliban in online videos. his dad has said this incident had nothing to do with religion. >> i don't approve of what he did. what he did was completely active terrorist. i love him so much. dearly. i condemn what he did. i wish he did know that what he was doing -- if i did catch him, i would have arrested him myself. sam: president obama, from the white house, said there is no clear evidence this gunman was part of a larger plot. it's likely he was self radicalized online. jummy: around the world this noon, the are being held to honor the victims, including right here in our area. suzanne kennedy is in dupont circle, where a memorial is growing. e: there has been an outpouring of emotion since the shooting early sunday morning in orlando. take

dupont circle. a makeshift memorial has been assembled. people put out flags and deeds dnd candles -- beads and candles. this one says #loveislove and #dc4orlando. people are stopping here, taking pictures, spending a moment thinking about those who lost their lives. here is what a few of them had to say to us this morning. >> i don't know if i have words for the families that lost someone. i mean, it could have been me. it could have been my wife. it's very surreal. it is surreal to see it here. then again, it isn't. i feel like these conflicts are erupting more and more in local spaces. it's hard to digest. suzanne: this sign says "

"d.c. loves you, orlando." another vigil is scheduled in baltimore and one in virginia beach. another tomorrow in richmond, va. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: tonight, we are taking a closer look at the shooting in orlando during a special town hall. we'll be looking at what we know so far and how we can move forward as a country. join us at 7:00 on news channel 8. it will stream live on our website, wjla.com. we will have a live report from orlando in less than 10 minutes. stay with us as we follow every development on air and online. today begins the second week of your commute under satrap. -- under the single tracks. the work to replace tracks continues

with instead -- roadways instead. a huge mess in montgomery county. a water main break opened up on boston avenue near the intersection of east west. john: it has been a challenge getting the children and their parents across the street where this water main broke early this morning. take a look. this was quite a challenge. you see all of the equipment here. this is what crews were using to try to locate the valve. it took them some time to actually find that and shut off the water. now they are jack hammering, starting to fill up the avenue, which has already buckled in many sections. this is the corner of piney branch road and philadelphia avenue. crews

water main breaks in june. this is a big one. a lot of residence are either without water or very low water pressure. >> i had the helicopter -- heard the helicopter, it seemed like, going for all night. i was a bit surprised to see the water problem. john: it appears old infrastructure could be to blame here today in takoma park, which is a lot of that -- which is the case a lot of time with water main breaks. this is a very busy area. these crossing guards will be back out here, helping parents and children get through this muddy mess. back to you. jummy: coming up on abc 7 news at noon, we continue to follow the latest on the tragedy in orlando. the update expected from the fbi in just moments. >>

down and the humidity has been dropping. we are at 72 right now. some gusty winds. temperatures will be warming up into the lower 80's this afternoon with clear skies. we do have some changes as we head toward the end of the week. showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast.

announcer: you are watching abc news news at noon -- abc 7 at noon, on your side. jummy: time to get a check of our forecast. it was so hot this weekend. we are a little cooler today. >>

weekend, our first 90-degree days. we beat a record at dulles on saturday, 95. today is feeling very refreshing in comparison. a live look from st. mary's elementary school in annapolis. skies are beautifully blue. you can see a couple of high, thin cirrus clouds. napkins.o your it's going to be a little on the breezy side. the wind is coming in from the west-northwest. we have a few gusts up t20. skies are clear. take a look at the mid-atlantic. all across the eastern seaboard, skies are nice and clear. up towards new york city and even boston. way in the midwest, wet weather. nothing coming down the pike in the next couple of days. the nets are taking on the cubbies -- the

on the cubbies tonight, 7:05. should be very comfortable. temperatures will fall into the lower 70's by the last innings. you will have a good chance of seeing the international space station flying overhead at 9:49 tonight. it will be visible for three minutes. you will see it appear in the northwestern sky and disappear in the southeast. it looks kind of like a shooting star. you can't miss it. maybe keep the kids up. tomorrow, our temperatures a little bit warmer, a little cloud cover. emitted he picks up just a little bit -- humidity picks up just a little bit. 85 in leesburg. 84 degrees is our average high for this time of year. high pressure is settling in across the ohio valley. that's going to control us over the next couple of days. the can -- the cold

dropped through yesterday -- it was blazing hot. but that front will state to the -- stay stalled southeast and eventually come back at us. we will see an increase of humidity and a return to showers and thunderstorms. it's been eight days since we had measurable rain at reagan national. we have a deficit for the month of june by just over 1". , aurecast, hour-by-hour couple of thousand of start moving in later tonight. we will wake up to partly cloudy skies tomorrow morning -- couple best ins moving into my later tonight. we will wake up to partly cloudy skies -- couple of clouds moving in later tonight. we will wake up to partly cloudy skies tomorrow morning. here is a look of your seven-day forecast. mobley

sunny skies. temperatures in the upper 70's, lower 80's. tomorrow, partly sunny skies, high around 84. wednesday, 30% chance of hit or miss showers and thunderstorms. 85 degrees. thursday and friday are the days you are most likely to get wet. .e dry out father's day weekend is coming. it looks beautiful. sunshine and 80 degrees. stands with orlando. kidd o'shea is live in dupont circle with how you can show your support for the victims of the tragedy. kidd: we have placed a banner here in dupont circle that says "washington, d.c., is on your partsand our thoughts -- prayerss, thoughts, and are with you, orlando." you can see the outpouring of pp

comments. a lot of messages of "love will win" and "loveloveloveyouorlando." what was the message that you wrote? >> we will always remember you and pray for you. >> love will always be there. love is all you ever need. >> all lives matter. kidd: what do you think has been going on? you know something said happened? >> yeah. it is quite scary. in case it happens to us and our families. what's your message to people watching right now? >> everyone try to keep safe. always

loved. kidd: thank you for signing our banner today. this will be up in dupont circle throughout the day. if you are here on your lunch break and you have time to come by. we will send this banner to orlando. a little support for the families down there to see that this is a nation and world that is coming together in this time. reporting live, kidd o'shea, abc 7 news. jummy: kids sometimes say is the best. new details emerging about exactly what happened, as investigators continue to hunt for answers. elizabeth hur is live in orlando with the very latest. jummy, good afternoon. we will begin with an update on the victims. 49 victims killed in this shooting. all of their bodies have now been removed from the scene. as for thos

the hospital, five of them remain in grave condition. as far as what's happening right now, i can tell you all morning long, and investigators say this will be happening throughout the day, they are still processing the crime scene, taking pictures, collecting evidence wherever they can inside the nightclub. outside, atf agents have been here all morning long. at some point, they find -- formed a long straight across the street. they have been walking up and down the street, carefully inspecting every inch, looking for every -- any evidence. this is on top of the search that was conducted overnight. fbiorities confirming that investigators were in southern florida, where the suspect apartment -- suspect's apartment was searched. what, if anything, they

officials have not yet told us. they say their work here is far from over. jummy: what are the latest details on the shooter's alleged link to isis? beth: all of that remains under investigation. theyding to investigators, believe and they have so far told us that, during this rampage, he did make a 911 call where he pledged his allegiance to isis. whether he was directed or inspired, we do not know. president obama did speak on this earlier. he did not believe that this man directly,ed by isis but perhaps this was a man who might have been inspired by isis. jummy: elizabeth hur, live in orlando. in orlando quickly became the topic of th

trail. both sides disagreeing on what or even who to blame. donald trump quickly pointing up the gunman in the attack is muslim and kept pushing for a ban on muslims entering the u.s. hillary clinton focused on the weapon used during the attack, calling for a ban on assault rifles. clinton: we need to get these weapons of war off of the street. pres. obama: we need to decide if that's the kind of country we want to be. to actively do nothing is a decision as well. jummy: trump said on twitter, obama and hillary clinton won't say radical islam, they should resign and she should drop out of the race." the tonys honor the victims in orlando. plus, the latest on a man found with

jummy: the orlando massacre led to a bittersweet night at the tony awards. hamilton picked up 11 awards, just one shy of the record won 2001. "producers" in a possible tragedy avoided. police are trying to figure out an armed manwhy from indiana was heading to the pride parade in l.a. he had assault rifles in the passenger seat and materials used to make explosives.

they are all supporting the ongoing investigation. our agents and investigators have been on the ground since the beginning and have been working around the clock since yesterday, and they will continue to do so in the days ahead. i want to thank our law enforcement colleagues in florida for their tireless and extraordinary work so far and their dedication to the ongoing investigation. i also want to be -- i've also been in contact with the attorney general, who is on her way back from china, and continues to monitor developments in the case. words cannot express the depth of our sorrow or the measure of our brief for the losses that have been suffered by -- of our grief for the losses that have been suffered and the lives changed forever. what happened in orlando was a horrifying act of evil and terror. for the lgbt community, pulse was more than just a place to go an

inclusion and freedom, to be themselves, the same promise that our country holds for everyone. this was an attack on that promise. it was an attack on our values as a country and our national community. it was an attack on who we are as a nation and as a people. and our country as a whole stands united in response to and despicable act. with this, i will turn things over to director comey, who will provide some additional details on where we are in the investigation now. dir. comey: our hearts are broken and ache for the people who were lost in orlando, those wounded, and their families. we are so sorry for your loss and your suffering. i also want to say a word of thanks and express admiration for the work of local law enforcement in orlando.

extraordinary bravery that saved lives. soare such good people -- lucky for such good people who choose lives of service in law enforcement. also, i want to say thanks to those who rendered care at the scene, doctors, nurses, ordinary citizens. you showed us the best part of humanity in the midst of terrible loss. as you know, this is a federal terrorism investigation led by the fbi, with the assistance, as we always do, of our state, local, and federal partners. there are strong indications of radicalization by this killer and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. we are spending a tremendous amount of time trying to understand every moment of this killer's path to that terrible night in orlando, to understand his motives and to understand the details of his life.

using the killer's name, and i will try not to do that. part of what motivates sick people to do this kind of thing is some twisted notion of fame or glory, and i don't want to be part of that for the sake of the victims or their families and so that other twisted minds don't think that this is a path to fame and recognition. what i want to do is give you a sense of what we know so far and then tell you as much i can -- as i can about our past contact with the killer. we heart going through the killer -- we are going through especiallys life, electronics, that you understand his past and determine whether anyone else is involved in directing or assisting him. so far, we see no indication that he was part of any kind of network. it is also not entirely clear at this point just what terrorist group he aspired to support,

affinity at the time of the and generallyil leading up to the attack for radical list islamic groups -- radical islamist groups. he made two calls on sunday morning -- three calls. he called and he hung up. he called again and spoke briefly with the dispatcher and then he hung up. and then the dispatcher called him back again and they spoke briefly. there were three total calls. during the calls, he said he was doing this for the leader of isil, who he named and pledged loyalty to. he also claimed solidarity with the perpetrators of the boston marathon bombing and solidarity with a florida man who died as a suicide bomber in syria for al nusra front, a room in conflict with the so-called islamic state -- a group in conflict with the so-called islamic state. the

boston and a florida man were not involved with islamic state. we are also trying to understand the role that anti-gay bigotry played in the attack, during the month in which we celebrate our lgbt brothers and sisters. we're working hard to understand the killer, his motives, and his sources of inspiration. but we are highly confident that and,killer was radicalized at least in some part, through the internet. that's what we have been doing. now let me tell you what i can about the fbi's. prior contact with the killer we contact fbi's prior with the killer. we first became aware of him in may, 2013. he made some statements that were inflammatory and contradictory that concern his coworkers about terrorism. first, he claimed family connections to al qaeda.