689 the first few seconds, many people thought the shots were fireworks. part of the show. but then chaos ensued. people ducked, scrambled, trying to figure out where the bullets were coming from. nowhere to hide. in seconds, bodies litter the ground. >> we have multiple casualties. multiple casualties. >> less than a minute after the shooting start, police move in. >> upstairs at mandalay bay. upstairs at mandalay bay. halfway up. i have seen the shots coming from mandalay bay. >> but still, no one knows where inside the mandalay bay the shooter is. the 64-year-old gunman reloads and keeps firing. >> people just started dropping around us. a lot of dead bodies. a lot of people were piling on top of whoever. even as they are pleading or not. >> the shooting lasts more than ten minutes. more than 500 people are down. >> i'm running out of blankets. >> nine minutes after the shots rang out,

command from police. >> we can't worry about victims. we need to stop the shooter. >> police pin down the shoot irlocation on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. s.w.a.t. teams move in with explosives. two hours after the gunman opened fire, police announced he is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the big question right now what was the gunman's motive? that question is unclear. his brother says there were no warning signs. he had no political affiliations and didn't suffer from any apparent mental illness. he enjoyed gambling. was a millionaire and lived in a 55-plus retirement community. a lot of questions for federal and local investigators as they try to figure all of this out tonight. i'm sam sweeney, abc7 news. alison: wow! thank you. not long ago president trump led a moment of silence at the white house and he told reporters beforehand this has been a difficult day. when he addressed the nation

words about what happened. >> he brutally murdered more than 50 people. wounded hundreds more. it was an act of pure evil. it was our love that defines us today. and always will. larry: it was complete chaos for several minutes at bullets rain down on the concert field. one city that americans and all over the world seek out to have fun. but anything but that overnight. our sister station is there and nathan, describe the scene and what it's like there now. nathan: well, we are at the metro headquarters right now which is not near the strip. this is where we are waiting to hear from the sheriff to give an update on the investigation and the death toll that will happen in the next hour. we are expecting that to happen. as for the scene on the strip, there are still big sections of the s

bay that have been cordoned off and blocked off. it's an active investigation. police are in there to do what they have to do, documenting evidence, gathering it. even the concert venue we understand is going to be painstakingly very difficult task for investigators as they go there. trying to get the evidence. but also they are going to remove bodies from the scenes as well. a hard and a difficult reality for las vegas. this is nothing like we have seen before. ever want to see before. this is the self-proclaimed entertainment capital of the world. we were out there last night and there were people there all over. there were locals and out of state, out of country. this was an international incident. that is why we made international headlines. on top of the fact that this is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern history for the united states. we can tell you as far as las vegas, we are

no one has gone to sleep or has recovered from what has happened overnight. they are still trying to process it. a lot of people still asking why? larry: we will leave it there. thank you for that. reporting live for the sister station in las vegas. thank you for that. as the police search for a motive, they will look for clues to make this unique. one of them is gunman's age. nearly twice the age of the gunman in the nation's other deadliest shooting. in the three worst attacks before today the shooters were all in their 20's. jonathan elias in the abc7 satellite center with what we are learning about stephen paddock. jonathan: as the days go on we will learn more. what we know now is stephen paddock according to police had no international terror connections. his brother is speaking out about his brother. today stephen paddock's brother eric telling reporters he has no idea what it happened. >> he has no affiliation with anything as far as we know. >> stephen paddock was 64 ye

he had hunting and a fishing license that listed the home state as texas. he is reported to have grown up in sun valley, california. at this point he seems to have no connection with any terrorist groups or organizations. >> where did he get the machine guns? jonathan: paddock lived in mesquite, las vegas, 80 miles northeast of las vegas. more weapons and ammunition found inside the home by investigators. the f.a.a. said paddock had a pilot's license and is reported to have owned two airplanes. he had no apparent criminal record and his brother who helped him move in the house two years ago from melbourne, florida, says he had just a few guns. >> he might have had one long gun but he had them in a safe. he had no machine guns. jonathan: another brother bruce lives in california and says he hasn't talked to steveen in ten years and called him a laid back, never in a hurry guy. paddock's girlfriend marilou danley is in the pill feens and is not -- philippines and

paddock had been at the mandalay bay hotel since past thursday. he was found dead when the s.w.a.t. team entered the 32nd floor room where he opened fire. we are also hearing tonight that the shooter's brother described him as a multimillionaire real estate investor. as the day goes on we will learn more and perhaps a motive. in is satellite center, jonathan elias, abc7 news. alison: thank you. back to the victims. we are learning one of the victims at the massacre of the concert is from martinsburg area. having gone to the festival the past three years. tom roussey is there. tom, i know the community there is in shock tonight. tom: they are. they can't believe it because the concert was so far away, more than 2,000 miles. martinsburg is a small town. a lot of folks have connections to a lot of other families. this news is hitting the town throughout the day. victim comes from a family that is pretty well known

around here. >> anytime we lose someone like that, it's a sad time. tom: folks in martinsburg were stunned to learn one of their own died in the las vegas tragedy. >> to hear it was somebody close to her touches home. like you don't have to worry about other countries hurting us. we are you are theing ourselves. tom: throughout the day people learned through social media and local news about the death of denise who we are told grew up here and moved away with her military husband tony and moved back. the social media shows she was excited to be at the country concert. the twitter picture was posted a half hour before the shooting began. family gathered in the small town didn't want to say anything publicly other than to ask for prayers. they need to rally together for the family. >> we have a local family that lost someone near and dear to them and near and dear to our hearts to reach out to them in the days coming. tom: denise's husband survived

arms. >> you hear about it on the news and everything. but you don't think it could be somebody that they knew from the hometown. tom: travis bishop you heard from in story put his flag at half staff. according to the facebook page from denice she was born in hedgesville but lives currently in martinsburg. her family is well known around here. live in martinsburg, i'm tom roussey. alison: so sad. thank you. there has been an outpouring of support online. first daughter ivanka trump turning to twitter to say she found out about the shooting as she was waking opiating our collective hearts are breaking for the victims and their families. larry: former presidential candidate hillary clinton expressing the grief for the victims and making a call for stricter gun control laws. saying grief isn't enough. while calling out the n.r.a. alison: shared online today

selflessness. wait is as long as five hours to donate blood. people who couldn't wait that long were there to bring food and water for those who were able to get through. larry: one of the questions. how do you protect large crowds like this? abc7 chief political correspondent scott thuman on the hill. when you see a large crowd and how this happened, this has to be a worst case scenario that is impossible to plan for. scott: that is the difficulty. what we are talking about here is the difference between what is considered a hard target. something heavily protected that involves a lot of screening. something like inauguration or super bowl. versus something that is almost impossible to defend. under attack and nowhere to go. open air venues like the las vegas concert meant no warning and few options once it

marathon bombing. or the orlando nightclub attack. one thing in common, they are all considered soft targets. colin clark with the rand corporation has been studying the ultimate security challenges. >> i'm still amazed we haven't had more soft target attacks on shopping malls in this country. >> the number of the soft targets is countless versus the number of the hard targets, isn't it? >> it would be literally impossible to harden every soft target from terrorist attacks. >> clark says when the hard targets like the white house behind me continue to get more secure then soft targets become attractive options for attackers. >> the hard targets are so difficult to attack people may make calculation i'm never going to be able to do anything or i'll be stopped so let me target a shopping mall. >> we pray for the day when evil is vanished and the innocent are sa

scott: clouds of concern will hang over everything from major marches on the mall and they are wandering what can be done -- wonder what can be done to deter attacks. the task falls on everyone. >> i'm dubious of 331 million people thinking it's uncle sam's job to protect them. it's local law enforcement and state law enforcement. scott: scott says homeland security rate risk for events that are political and religious in nature and protect them accordingly. something like last night's event in las vegas is too numerous for the same treatment. live on capitol hill, scott thuman, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. stay with abc7 for the updates throughout the hour. we will have the response from key political players in the area. alison: as well as a look at the climate we live in today. pulse of the nation.

in the community are reaching out to help in las vegas. larry: if you have to step away from the tv get up j it das on the got -- updates on the go at wjla.com. alison: coming up next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- local headlines of the day including the first full term for the supreme court in the trump presidency. it's back at full strength. the cases to watch up next. larry: it could be a political potential life-changing donation. the gates family unbelievable gesture to help d.c. public schools and charter schools still ahead. >> tickets are still on sale for a music festival right here in the d.m.v. fallfest on saturday. i'm q mccray. i will tell you all about the security measures in place to keep people safe coming up. josh: after a perfect fall day we'll do it tomorrow. temperatures start to warm up. we have mid-80's in the forecast. i'll time it out and we look at the weekend coming up. alison: abc7 will have

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alison: new reports say rock 'n' roll hall of famer tom petty is on life support. early reports he died but now he is still in the hospital. he is not expected to live through the day. he was rushed to the hospital sunday night in cardiac arrest. he was the lead singer of the heartbreakers and his career spanned decades. he was in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 2002. larry: opening statement for the accused mastermind of the attack in benghazi, libya. it killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. this comes three years after they captured ahmed abu khattala. the trump administration vowed the future combatants will be dried in military court. alison: -- tried in military court. alison: supreme court is back in session. full bench of justices. among the cases heard this term are challenges related to the travel ban. immigration laws.

phone privacy. state tuned as we bring you continuing coverage of all the cases. we are now days away from one of the biggest country festivals in our area. wmzq fall-fest. message to fans your safety is their top priority. q mccray is at jiffy lube live with the festival prep there. q? q: in five days this area where i'm standing will be packed full of the country music fans. pick up the tickets here at will call and make their way to jiffy lube live. they are expecting 20,000 plus fans. the big question right now is safety. >> it could have been me. q: the tragedy in las vegas hits close to home at 98.7 f.m. as the d.m.v.'s country music station listeners felt comfortable calling?

day today. we are talking today. q: midday host was eager to work. the death toll continues to mount in las vegas. harvest festival is a hot ticket every year. as is the fall-fest at jiffy lube live. now not fans think twice about showing up this saturday. >> people relate to the artists. they feel like family. it's scary. debbie won tickets to the concert but she has a different take. >> i'm not going to let it stop me from living and enjoying the good things about life. >> concert organizers hope ticket holders follow her lead. >> the community is strong and we are a passionate people. this will make us stronger. we have to come together. q: the pa

says we require search of all patrons. i just got that confirmed by the police department. they will be in charge of safety here and they tell me they will be doing everything possible to make sure that every single one of the 25,000 plus fans will be here on saturday on safe and sound. that is the latest live. i'm q mccray, abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. crisis in the caribbean now. the situation continues in puerto rico. happening tomorrow president trump is said to visit the island which is destated by hurricane maria. he has faced criticism for the response. people there are in desperate need. 5% of the island has electricity. schools may not reopen for weeks. not getting better anytime soon. terrible situation. it is. alison: meanwhile, we want to hear a brighter note. our weather here is feeling like fall. but it's funny how much it warms up in the afternoon from the

josh: some saw the 30's this morning. it's not around d.c. but as you get farther west chilly temperatures. tomorrow morning is a bit more mild. then we continue with the same trend as we work throughout the week. the temperatures go up for us. friday the morning low close to 60 degrees. from the 30's to the 60's. a big change. we have blue skies out there. wall-to-wall across the area. reagan national hitting 73 degrees. dew point what we used to measure how muggy the air is, starting to creep up. slowly. that is still low. that is dry air. one of the things we can do with the number is figure out how chilly it might get throughout overnight hours. the fact that the number is higher is a good sign temperatures won't be as cold as we work our way throughout the night. you want a jacket for later as you walk the dog. we are in the mid-50's but the temperatures will fall more slowly. it's not sunset.

it will happen more gradually. overnight lows in the 40's for some of it. we are hanging closer to 55 degrees in the d.c. area. a little more mild from last night and the same story. we carry on as we work through the week. tomorrow morning starting off again. 40s and 50's. by lunchtime 71 at 12:00 noon. 74 at 2:00. getting warmer. it will feel nicely for lunch. tomorrow is another day where the wind is not bad at all. feeling nice for you. as we get to the high tomorrow. 76 degrees. close to what is normal for this time of year. just a couple of degrees above. hanging on to the sunny skies. let's talk about the end of the week when the temperatures will continue to go up. look at the everything numbers. with the game at 7:30 for the nats, 77 at the first pitch. even on the way home it's 70 degrees. so partly cloudy, comfortable. nice weather as we head to the weekend. a few extra clouds for the weekend with the highs around

almost ten degrees above what is normal for this time of year. 76 on tuesday. 79 on wednesday. mid-80's thursday and friday. early next week the temperatures come back down and working our way closer to normal. larry: coming up, they were at the concert and got out before the shooting but their friends didn't. >> people thought it was fireworks. they were fleeing, running. larry: arriving back in d.c. hours after the massacre. still ahead. >> the bill and melinda gates donation made a massive donation to the program helping dpcs and the d.c. charter students. i'm mike carter-conneen in southeast washington. coming up, how the multimillion donation is changing lives. alison: a programming innocent for you tonight. abc7 -- a programming note for you tonight. abc7 hosting the gloria

redskins-chiefs game. we have a post game show and then news at 11:00. you can d.v.r. or watch "dancing with the stars" at 1:05. "the good doctor" airs at ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for education.

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larry: a d.c. program celebrating a multimillion dollar granted from the bill and the melinda gates foundation. alison: mike carter-conneen reports that it helps students in ward seven and eight gain access to college. >> academics is the key. it's the future. >> 17-year-old larry jones is one of 30 students at thurgood marshall academy in southeast washington receiving tutoring, s.a.t. prep and support services from the d.c. college access program. it targets ward seven and eight where half of children live in poverty. >> it's no difference across washington, d.c. but they need chances. the programs allow them to have a chance to be successful to reach the full potential. >> thanks to a $10 million grant in the bill and the melinda gates foundation and a $1 million gift from the monumental sports owner, 600 lock-income and underserved students will benefit. partnering with the college success foundation the program in six d.c. public and charter high schools will

>> the idea is to create a seamless pipeline from seventh grade to six years of college. >> jones says he is finishing the application to moorehouse where he hopes to double major in business management and african-american study. >> the dream job is open up the non-profit organization. i want to help people and see them succeed as me. >> to reach the post secondary goals they offer the program participants college scholarship with each eligible up to $25,000. >> you kend up wherever you want to be. >> next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the latest from las vegas. update as more than 500 people recover in hospital tonight. >> the pulse, the mood of the nation after yet another tragedy. larry:

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people are dead and 550 people were rushed to the hospital. the gunman took his own life in the mandalay bay hotel before the police barged in. in an outpouring of support lines to donate blood in las vegas stretched around for blocks with the wait time topping at five hours. the president and the first lady will visit the city on wednesday. we will have more as news breaks. back to you. larry: thank you. it's another mass shooting in the nation. alison: across the country fear that nothing can be done to stop a massacre like this. our team coverage continues tonight with richard reeve. the hope is that some of the anxieties can be turned into actions. richard: that is the hope but this is a difficult time. we have had the horrific events back-to-back. devastation of the hurricane. now the carnage in las vegas. it's affecting people

everyone in stressed out workaholic washington -- >> it's unnerving that this continues to happen. we can't seem to do anything about it. richard: the carnage in las vegas is hitting people hard. >> me and my wife woke up to the devastating news this morning and it was a blow. our heart goes out to the families. >> it's no secret the capital is a terrorist target. reality we all live with. >> these abouts are so common place -- acts are becoming so commonplace which is a tragedy. >> psychologist that counseled people after 9/11, and hurricane katrina she sees the fallout and anxiety. >> everyone becomes a suspect, perpetrator. >> what makes this so difficult is the nonstop nature of the horrific events. >> this is very sad. say it o

every time it happens it's very sad. >> brian says his faith sustains him. >> it lets us reflect on how lucky we are to have another day. there is a lot of people out there. some friends that aren't so lucky. >> it's very important to take time out to step back, to think about events. time is a great healer. >> in the national mall, abc7 news, richard reeve. alison: thank you. situated across the street from the shooting, mccarran international airport. it grounded flights for a short time this morning. passengers at dulles, some attended the festival over the weekend were shocked to learn what happened. >> they made everybody get off the plane. we noticed the flights also in the terminal. they were getting off the plane. something very wrong. alison: of course because of the proximity to the crime scene heli

take off from the west side of the airport have been impacted by police activity as well. larry: following the shooting in las vegas, the democratic candidate for governor in virginia canceling a series of events on gun violence featuring arizona songman gabrielle giffords -- congressman gabrielle giffords. jeff goldberg was with both candidates for governor as they reacted to the tragedy in las vegas. >> lieutenant governor says the democratic governor in virginia began a speech to the multicultural chamber alliance in vienna with somber words about the las vegas shooting. >> another horrific tragedy. >> but they turned up the intensity when talking about the need to stop mass shootings. he favors gun control measures like universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons. >> we as a society need to stand up and say that it is time to take action. it's time to stop talking. take ac

candidate for governor in virginia ed gillespie after ralph northam. >> for the remarks i would like to take a moment of silence. >> expressing sympathy for the victims. >> it's horrific act of violence. >> gillespie endorsed by the n.r.a. saying today was not the time to discuss the policies or the politics of guns. >> the appropriate response is take a moment and pray. that is what i am doing. >> while gillespie is supported by the n.r.a. northam is backed by an organization funded by former new york city mayor blakeal bloomberg called every town for gun safety. both groups plan to have a lot of advertising and outreach in the closing weepings of the campaign -- closing weeks of the cap pain. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: stay with us for coverage of the massacre on air and online. we

"abc7 news at 6:00" and then "world news tonight" with david muir. david will be live from las vegas. meanwhile a grim anniversary in the area. the first of the d.c. sniper killings. at the time, nobody knew that three weeks of terror were beginning. a shooting right through the window of a store and then a person shot through the window in wheaton. they were caught only half ten people were dead. three others were hurt. muhammad was executed and malvo will spend the rest of his life behind bars. larry: outburst from a man accused of planning pipe bomb and pressure cooker bombs in and around the city last year. opening statement resumed after rahimi apologies and is upset he ca

alison: breaking news for equifax security breach. they increased the number of the people impacted and said sensitive information from more than 145 million americans may have been compromised. that is 2.5 million more than the credit report agencies first reported. richard smith the company former c.e.o. says he will apologize in a hearing on capitol hill tomorrow. smith by the way resigned last week. well, 60 years after martin luther king wrote the essay "nonviolence and racial justice" wilious leader -- religious leaders gathered at the site dedicated to the activist. the message today just ahead. q: police need your help to find this man here. he is a barefoot bandit. "7 on your side" wall of justice next. larry: stay with abc7 for continuing coverage of the las vegas massacre. updates here and online through "abc7 news at 6:00" and "world news tonight" with mauer live from las vegas.

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josh: good evening on monday. i'm meteorologist josh knight. a nice everything setting up. skies stay clear and it will cool quickly. most of it will be in the 60's but then the 50's. we will warm up more throughout the week. looking forward to the weekend in vienna. we have oktoberfest going on. temperatures top out around 80. we stay dry and it looks nice for the fall wine festival in mount vernon. temperatures in the everything will be hanging in the 70's. we will get a look at the rest of ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too.

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q: welcome to "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. i'm q mccray. we have a special alert today from the metropolitan police department. they say this guy here is a barefoot bandit. he doesn't carry a weapon. he carries his shoes. he stands out right when he walks in. his backpack to the front and his shoes in his hand. he is the only person in the sprint store in the 1200 block of 18th street southwest because it's 4:30 in the morning monday september 12. he checks out the merchandise and walks out the way he walked in. barefooted. he is wanted for burglary. call the d.c. police

information about the shoeless thief. now take a look at the wall of justice. we have three new fugitives. anne arundel county detectives say gayle corner lied to police. she is facing obstructing and hindering charges. they also want melissa and kyle hair for stealing a car. prince william county, he is in trouble with a relationship with 14-year-old girl and wanted for sexual assault. miguel is accused of beating and trying to force a woman in the bedroom before she escapes. u.s. marshals are looking for williams for a number of outstanding warrants. facing assault with a dangerous weapon and burglary charges. if you recognize the fugitives here, call palestinians. last week we profiled carlos montoya. he was arrested. see you next week for another edition of the "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. larry: next at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the school in mexico city at one time the focal point of

earthquake loses the license to operate. you won't believe what some say happened there moments before the quake hit last month. sam: in the wake of the las vegas incident ministers stood here at the lar -- martin luther king memorial to ta

alison: this is voters being pulled from polling station amid chaos and clashes from police in spain's catalonia region, which includes barcelona. the country will not recognize the overwhelming vote to separate the region as an independent state. close to a thousand people were injured in the violent confrontations. they are urging a peaceful end to the division. larry: school permits revoked after the massive earthquake that killed hundreds of people. one collapsed killing 26 people last month and they are investigating the owners of the school as complaints have been filed against if government officials who

accused of ignoring construction at the site. alison: a plea to continue nonviolent form of protest. larry: today the religious leaders gathered at the martin luther king memorial as part of the anniversary for nonviolence and racial justice. sam ford is there with the message. sam: in a previously planned event they came together at the martin luther king memorial. black and white, catholic and evangelical to follow model of martin luther king who 60 years ago wrote the essay on non-violence and national justice. even as they also looked at the horrible situation in las vegas on which they offered prayers and questions of why people do such things. >> i really do believe that one of the barriers is we don't know each other well enough. >> we have to get to know each other. we will solve the problems. >> one

senseless tragedy of dr. king's day when they preached hope. >> when they murdered the girl in the birmingham church in 1963, king was able to speak to inexpressible grief an mourning and horror. sam: the ministers say they don't know what the las vegas shooter's motives are but it has to boil down to hate. that is what dr. martin luther king stood against. >> we reached a point in our society where people feel the only way to resolve problems is to resort to violence. >> the same spirit is the one that plays out in inner cities daily when young people kill each other on the street. they quoted dr. king's essay that hate cannot drive out hate only love with do that. in southwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: o.j. simpson walked out of jail a free man this week

approved by the parole and the probation officers. he will stay in the las vegas area where, of course, that kidnapping and armed robbery happened a decade ago. little information though about what o.j. will actually do is being shared now. google is ending a decade old policy that allows free access to pay walled articles. many oppose the first click free policy saying that it hurt them financially. publishers will be allowed to decide how many if any free articles they want to offer readers before charging a fee. larry: one of the u.k. largest airlines suddenly stopped operating. the airlines canceling the flights and the sudden decision stranding more than 100,000 travelers. britain transport minister says the agency is working to help the cust mores to book flights to return to the u.k. that is the priority. wow! imagine that. alison: a lot. larry: sorry. good luck getting home. alison: yeah.

beautiful fall-like weather we have. larry: this is fantastic. you were saying cool in the morning. but it looks good to start warming up. josh: morning temperatures are on the way up and so are the afternoon temperatures as well. bluff skies across the area. start with the shot from frederick across the mountain. this is an area where the temperatures cool quickly once the sun sets at 6:49 now. temperatures across the rest of the area right now hanging around 73 degrees in d.c. 73 is a popular number on the board. 71 in annapolis. annapolis and woodbridge at 73. going throughout the overnight hours especially around downtown, it doesn't get too chilly. we are down to 55 degrees. thanks to the clear skies. 55 for d.c. fairfax around 50. 45 in manassas. you get farther outside of the metro the temperatures are in the lower 40 it.

friday and saturday temperatures are back in the 60's to start off with 80's from the daytime high. tomorrow is around 76 degrees. another very nice fall day. send it over to erin in kansas city for a look at requested mont night -- look at "monday night football." how is it going? >> it sounds nice in d.c. in k.c. it's windy. many would argue that thompson is the m.v.p. for the redskins this season. he is open and candid and genuine on thursday. in years past i had a confidence issue. if you look at the numbers through the first three games you would never know that he was dealing with something like that. listen to this. through the first three games he has four touchdowns while no teammate has more than one. he leads the team in rushing yards despite

carries. he has twice as many receiving yards as any other player on the team. >> i knew what i could do. i doubted myself. i don't worry about injuries. i'm way more confident than i have been. that helped me play better. erin: meanwhile, another weapon emerged for the skins is josh doctson. he had been held catchless through the first ten quarters of the season. last week against the raiders he hauled in a 52-yard pass in the first nfl up thedown. cornerback josh norman was excited we finally got to see what doctson can do in a game. >> to see him capture that moment. coming in like that, i know those are big sigh of relief for him. weight off his shoulders. now he can see that come to fruition. everybody was r

play like that for a team. erin: stay with us all night. first the pre-game show "countdown to kickoff" at 8:00. then watch redskins-chiefs at abc7 followed by the news and the post-game special. now back to doctson, tonight will be a good test to see if he can build off that catch that we saw last week. tonight is the first step in that direction. back to you. larry: they have not won back-to-back primetime games since like december 2012. alison: goodness. exciting. larry: make it happen. alison: looking forward to it. still to come here on abc7 -- >> the bishop of the arlington diocese tries to control parishioners following another mass shooting. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, what he says we all can do so evil doesn't win. larry: first a look at what we have coming up tomorrow on "good morning washington." >> thanks,

tomorrow on "good morning washington," stay with us for new information on the las vegas concert massacre. we have details on the shooter and the victims on the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes on "good

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alison: it's rare to see a bishop preside over daily mass. but the leader of the diocese of arlington told worshipers they can do something following shootings in las vegas. cheryl conner has more from the noontime service. cheryl: church bells bring a soothing sound for parishioners who spent the morning hearing gunshots from las vegas on the news. >> evil never has the final word. >> the catholic diocese of arlington said the mass shooting should not paralyze the country. >> we can pray for those brothers and sisters who have been so deeply impte

>> it's not typical for a bishop to preside over a daily mass. but this day is different. bishop called the staff this morning and said he had to be here. >> the only way evil wins is people of faith and good will stand up. >> they celebrated at the cathedral in arlington. >> this morning you feel help less. >> take the lives of innocent people. >> the bishop said it's not a day for politics. a time of mourning. he urged people to bring light in dark day. >> did you pray for the shooter? >> i did. i asked god to have mercy on him.

conner, abc7 news. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. fully automatic fire from elevated position. take cover. >> we need to stop the shooter before he hits more victims. >> get down. get down. >> my brother did this. it makes no sense. it was an act of pure evil. jonathan: there is anger, heartbreak and devastation after what is called a deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. all of us waking up to the news that gunfire had pierced the night in las vegas. michelle: that gunfire o'interrupted from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. raining down on a concert below. 58 people are confirmed dead. more than

police say the gunman killed himself as they forced the way to the hotel room. sam sweeney is tracking this developing story. >> 10:07 p.m. in las vegas. 22,000 concert goers cheer on the headliner jason aldean at a country music festival. a minute later chaos ensued. 10:08 bullets rain down on the crowd. at first many thought it was fire works. >> we ran. we ran. i wasn't sure if it was bullet s until when we paused the friend was like, the guy next to us got shot. >> in a minute the vegas police moved in. no one had any idea where the bullets were coming from. >> casualties. multiple casualties. >> the crowds had nowhere to take cover. bodies piled up. meanwhile, the 64-year-old gunman continues to fire in the open concert venue. police say he had 17