and we're learning more about the 49 lives tragically lost that night. their grieving families and friends are coming together to support each other as the country and the world shows its support. >> and new this half hour, looking for clues inside the killer's home. >> a tfr crew has been granted access inside a seemingly normal condo, hoping to find a reason why this man would cause such senseless violence. >> and emotional moments on the court, on the stage, and in the audience. the silent but powerful tributes to the victims of

shooting. bringing strangers together in a singular moment of sheer grief and an outpouring of love and support. it's tuesday, june 14th. >>. >> good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we'll get started with some of the powerful images streaming in overnight from orlando, a community coming together following the attack at the pulse nightclub. >> thousands of people gathered outside downtown orlando's main concert venue where a make shift memorial continues to grow. a massive crowd paid tribute to the 49 victims killed in that nightclub attack. a nearby church bell tolled 49 times in their honor. >> new details about those 49 victims. they have now been identified. president obama plans to go to orlando on thursday, to pay his respects to the victims' families. we now know the shooter may have

orlando. gio benitez has more. >> reporter: chilling new details about the deadly rampage and the three-hour stand-off between police and a determined terrorist. late-night, couples dancing at the popular club pulse and omar mateen a arrived heavily armed, near an entrance, he starts to fire, an off-duty police officer responds and mateen moves deeper into the club. this man still has the club's bracelet on his wrist. he scrambled off the back patio, escaping. >> the gun shots were constant, just, bap bap bap bap. >> reporter: police officers rushing into the club, exchanging gunfire with the

bathrooms. mateen enters, taking four to five hostages. at 2:30 a.m., the gunman calls 911, hanging up twice before a dispatchers calls him back, and there on the phone, mateen pledges allegiance to isis. and he was telling them, stop bombing isis. for hours, police negotiating with the killer. at 5:00 a.m., the s.w.a.t. team leader threatens to strap explosive vefts on his hostages. >> he did talk about putting vests on some of the hostages. >> reporter: it's a turning point. s.w.a.t. teams move in, using heavy explosives to break holes in the walls of the club. >> the suspect came out of that hole himself, armed with a handgun and a long gun, engaged in a gun battle with officers. >> this video, capturing the barrage of bullets on the night. the killer, dead. an

riddled with bullet holes. >> in addition to the 49 people killed, more than 50 other were also injured in that attack. 29 of them are receiving treatment right here at the orlando regional medical center. we do expect to hear from two of those patients and several surgeons later this morning. a handful of patients are being treated at another hospital. all of them listed in fair condition. >> let's get more details from the scene. marci gonzalez joins us live. marci, what's the latest on the investigation so far? >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. investigators are still going through mateen's phone, his computer, his social media accounts, trying to figure out how he was radicalized, whether anyone maybe helped him plan this attack, or at least if anyone knew that he was planning this. we also got our first look inside of his home. we want to show you that video now. his home is about two hours from here. it's seemingly normal. you see family photos, his

toys. there are signs of how thoroughly the fbi went through it, though, during that raid when they collected evidence. and all of that evidence as well as interviews with survivors and people who knew him, all a part of the ongoing investigation. kendis and diane? >> marci, roughly about a hundred miles from that scene where you are in orlando, there was quite a vigil last night, quite a scene in downtown. what was it like there? >> reporter: oh, so incredibly moving. and it's because the scene here is still blocked off for the investigation. so they held that vigil about a mile and a half from here. the estimates are there are about 7,500 people who came out for that. show you the video, the images are what's so moving. when you see how large these crowds were, all of these people coming together, holding hands. at one point they called for a group hug. you hear the singing there. they read each of the names of the 49 people who were killed in the attack.

hearing was that love trumps hate. and even the owners of pulse nightclub were there, vowing to re-open. they said they're not only going to come back, they're going to come back bigger and better than anyone could ever imagine. kendis and diane? >> that's abc's marci gonzalez for us in orlando. marci, thank you. sometimes in these moments you see the worst of humanity and then in the aftermath of it all, you see the best of humanity come out in response. >> absolutely. so many scenes all around the world. we've seen so many images. even pittsburgh held a vigil last night as well. powerful message, unifying in love and not hate. >> it's a difficult time for so many and we'll have more coverage a little later in this half hour and throughout the morning on both the investigation and these responses that we're seeing throughout the world. we have other news to get to, including a developing story out of los angeles. one person has died in a very fast-moving fire. it broke out in what

supposed to be a vacant two-story building, but fire crews found a victim inside. investigators were questioning a person of interest in connection with that fire. and thousands lost power in the dallas area after a storm moved through yesterday afternoon, flooding rains made travel very difficult. all southbound lanes of interstate 45 were closed as crews pulled stranded vehicles to safety. now to tense moments in a baltimore courtroom as a fellow officer takes the stand against another officer, charged in the death of freddie gray. officer caesar goodson drove the police van in which gray suffered a fatal spinal injury. william porter testified that she saw no signs thatray needed immediate medical attention, but he did acknowledge that gray wanted to go to the hospital and should have been taken there. porter's first trial has ended in a hung jury. he's awaiting a new one. donald trump is clashing with the media again, this time revoking credentials of "the washington post," calling the

he cited a headline of him linking president obama to the orlando nightclub shooting. the editor of "the post" said they're proud of their coverage and will keep at it. trump has already revoked credentials for "the daily beast" and politico. and a blockbuster of a deal, a digital one. microsoft is buying linkedin. the price tag, $26 billion, making it microsoft's largest ever acquisition. good news for linkedin shareholders who earned more than con $ $61 a share. what we're learning now about the 49 lives taken far too soon. their names and faces and their incredible spirits. >> and the tributes that are playing out in orlando, new york, and well beyond borders. how people around the world are showing solidary

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the victims and abc's stephanie ramos has more on their stories. on their stories. >> reporter: communities across the country continue to mourn the young people shot at orlando's pulse nightclub. 25-year-old amanda alvear was daumting a night out with friends early sunday morning. in this snap chat video chaired by her brother brian, you can see she stops at the sound of gun shots. it's the last time she's seen alive. but a friend of hers who managed to escape says he spoke to her on the phone as she was hiding from the gunman in the bathroom with her best friend. then the call drops. >> that's the hardest part. i don't know if high sister suffered. i don't know if it was quick. i mean, i know she was scared and she wasn't alone. her best friend was with her. >> reporter: the dwunman also killing juan guerrero and his boyfriend. we heard from his mother as she held on to hope that her son would survive,

he died in the massacre. >> it's terrible, he's my only child. >> alvear's brother said his sister would want to spread a message of unity, not hate. we shouldn't be unifying in hate. we should be unifying in love for the victims, the survivors, the community. >> reporter: stephanie ramos, abc news, los angeles. >> security is being stepped up at upcoming gay pride events across the country. officials in san francisco are already meeting with police ahead of one of the world's largest and oldest gay pride vest vals. gay club owners in colorado are also planning to hire off-duty police officers, but organizers say the festivals will go on. >> los angeles held its parade this past weekend with police on high alert. clubs and other venues are being extra vigilant in the meantime to protect the public. yet authorities admit there are limits to what they can do. >> there is a price for freedom. and absolute freedom, it makes it very difficult for us

create strong security. >> security experts note there are certain steps every individual should take in a confined setting. you should always be aware of the exits, what's the quickest way in and the quickest way out. >> and a lot of events, as we mentioned, are stepping up security. in denver, the pride organizers took it upon themselves to hire off-duty police officers for extra security for that event. chicago stepping up security in boys town, in the gay neighborhood there, and in other popular parts of the city as well. >> the next few weeks are critical. you have pride cell braebratice. san francisco, new york is having its event in a couple of weeks. security will be stepped up all around the country as a result. >> but everyone is planning to go to the festivals. >> in their fiercest ut fit. >> it's happening. >> i think the outfits will be a lot more fierce. absolutely. when we come back, the

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so it was a another day of large-scale tributes at sporting events and entertainment venues for

of the orlando massacre. >> game five of the nba finals started out last night like this. the american flag, unfurled on the court and former nba star grant hill, who spent most of his career in orlando, called for a moment of silence before the playing of the national anthem. >> on behalf of the entire nba family, we send our thoughts and prayers to the families impacted by the horrific tragedy in orlando yesterday. so please observe a moment of silence for those who have lost their lives. >> and as you can hear, the entire oracle arena went completely silent for those moments. >> it's amazing how powerful that alone can be. >> just that sound. >> to have an arena that large be completely silent. >> 30,000 people in grief there. i gotta give it to lebron

because before his press conference he mentioned he wanted to offer his prayers and condolences to the victims in orlando. he said it definitely puts things in perspective on basketball for himself and then offers prayers to the loved ones. didn't hear anything from steph curry, but his wife didn't mention as well, offering her prayers. >> and you're going to see this as we continue throughout the week, but you mention the basketball game. they did go on to play. and maybe that gave them some inspiration. >> maybe it worked. >> because lebron, he kept hope alive for game six in a very tight game. the cavaliers toppled the golden state warriors, 112-97. sending the best of seven series back to cleveland on thursday. the warriors lead the series 3-2. >> there was also a lot of smack talking beforehand. >> but as we mentioned, the tribute to the victims ahead of the games and the world of wrestling actually also paid tribute to orlando as well. >> they did. and it happened at the top of the

episode of raw. the tribute was quiet, and classy. the major players stood quiet under a giant screen, reading "we stand with orlando" as the crowd respectfully stood silent. the wwe has particularly close ties to orlando. ever since it opened the wwe performance center in the city nearly three years ago. then there was this moment, which was really touching as well. adele opened up about her emotional ties to the gay community. >> and a ten-time grammy award winner, literally herself was overcome by emotion, as he dedicated her concert sunday night to the victims in orlando. and keep in mind, this was just hours after the attack. >> and i would like to start tonight by dedicating this entire show to everybody in orlando at pulse nightclub. [ applause ] the lgbt community, they're like myou

very young. and then she cheered people up a little bit, by saying, let's go into "rolling in the deep." adele joked, saying, i don't know why i'm crying already, because most of tonight is pretty miserable, because my songs are blanking miserable. she's like, this is the early part of the show where we can dance, "rolling in the deep." >> everything else is all emotion. but what great songs they are. i'm sure her fans appreciated all of it. k. roling is mourning one of the victims. we're talking about luis veell ma. she tweeted out a photo of him, saying, i can't stop crying. and another one saying, he just

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n on you... forever. let's be clear. clearasil works fast. flags from coast to coast have been lowered to half-staff. many of them, including the rainbow flag, flying proudly underneath old glory. >> and across america and around the world, mourners have been paying their respects to the victims, of course, of that massacre, in every color of the rainbow. ♪ ♪ >> thousands of central floridians have been gathering at vigils across orlando. and last night, a mega vigil, to remember and to rally support at orlando's lake yola bancho. ♪ >> in baton rouge, louisiana -- ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: politics slammed to a halt, giving way to prayer.

unity, because it servings as a reminder that today and every day, there's far more than unites us than divides us. >> in greenwich village, at the stonewall inn, the cite of the modern day gay movement, flowers, flags, and these words "stop the hate." >> mourners from around the world showed solidarity with the u.s. in russia from homosexuality has been all about criminalized, a make shift memorial outside the u.s. embassy in moscow. >> and this in berlin, as thousands placed flowers. city hall lit up in the american, israeli, and gay pride flags. >> soccer fans took time to remember as the eiffel tower lit up in paris. in madrid, candles on a giant

>> in australia, a crowd gathered as the council house building in perth was bathed in rainbow colors. >> in britain, bagpipes played in scotland. as thousands crammed the streets of soho, the gay center of london, breaking out to sometimon & garfunkel that has become the clarion call of a new generation. ♪ like a bridge over troubled water ♪ >> so many touching tributes all around the world. >> and some of them from kind of unexpected places. b we saw the memorial in russia. the prime minister of pakistan and russia, two areas where gay sex is illegal, yet pakistan calling it a gruesome act of terror. india condolences. >> qen

on this tuesday, june 14th making news in america, we remember the victims in the orlando nightclub massacre and an emotional gathering in orlando and other vigils around the world as more stories of heroism emerge. new details about the shooter, a look inside his apartment after it was raided by the fbi and a witness saying the shooter was seen many times before mingling at that same gay nightclub. >> he would try to meet people and try to bump up against people. >> plus, the gun shop owner who sold the shooter his weapon speaking out for the first time. a protest on capitol hill. some lawmakers walk out during a moment of silence demanding action on guns in america we're live in washington with the late. the kevlar