good morning, america. breaking new details on that las vegas massacre. what we're now learning about those 4 1/2 minutes of terror. >> i don't know where to go. oh, my god. >> and the incredible acts of heroism, the nurse giving up his life to save his wife. and new images emerging of the victims, the special education teacher, military veteran and so many more taken too soon, plus, the concertgoers and officers who ran into the line of fire to save lives. plus, the incredible survival story of twin sisters and the search for a motive. the mystery around the gunman of the police raid his home. the astonishing

inside. new details about his life in las vegas and the questions now surround his longtime girlfriend. ♪ well i won't back down >> and celebrating an american original. rock legend tom petty passing away overnight just days after his final concert. this morning, tributes pouring in from around the world. ♪ won't back down and we do say good morning, america. as you can imagine a lot to get to on this tuesday morning. here is a live look at las vegas. still so many questions about how and why that tragic shooting happened. >> what a staggering death toll, 59, at least 59 killed. more than 520 injured. the victims were just there to enjoy the concert sunday night. now the entire city and country reeling. look at the cover of

vegas newspaper. unimaginable. so, so true. >> people are paying their respects honoring the lives of those lost and take a look at the las vegas strip. usually so bright, but last night turned off all the lights and it went dark. >> "world news tonight" anchor david muir is leading us off this morning. he's there in las vegas. good morning, david. >> reporter: robin, good morning. it's almost impossible to wrap your head around that number you just mentioned, 59 people were killed in this attack. there are headlines of patients at hospitals throughout las vegas and this morning, we know more about the discovery made on the 32nd floor of the mandalay in the hotel room of stephen paddock. we know 23 firearms were pulled from that room. another 19 firearms at his home. the total, 42 weapons. investigators this morning trying to answer that question, why? [ gunfire ] overnight new details

four minutes of terror >> that's just a firecracker. >> reporter: 10:08, a hail of gunfire hailed on concertgoers. coming from the 32nd floor of the mandalay hotel. >> we have an active shooter inside the fairgrounds. >> reporter: concertgoers telling us they sought shelter anywhere they could to escape the gunfire. >> we're in this ice cream -- >> reporter: there were pauses in the gunfire when people would make a run for it and another round would begin. >> that was probably the most terrifying part was honestly thinking that it was over and you think, okay, we're okay to stand up and then it was quiet, what felt like for awhile and crouch up and go low and it would just start all over again. >> reporter: 11:20 sunday night outside room 135 s.w.a.t. teams closing in on the shooter identified as 64-year-old stephen paddock. hotel fire alarms going off from the intense

away his location. authorities say he checked into the hotel last thursday. >> everyone in the hallway needs to move back. all units move back. >> breach, breach, breach. >> reporter: the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. in his hotel suite, 23 firearms, police say he acted alone. the 527 wounded carried out by wheelbarrow, pickup truck, even barricades turned into stretchers. 59 others killed in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. in the aftermath an open field now crime scene strewn with debris. reports that cell phones left behind rang for hours as loved ones desperately tried to reach their relatives. and among those who lost their lives, 29-year-old sonny melton, a registered nurse from tennessee, who died while shielding his wife heather, a surgeon, with his own body. 35-year-old mother of three hannah ahlers seen here before the concert began. >> it's okay to mourn those you love.

vegas police officer charleston hartfield, off duty at the time, military veteran and father killed while helping others to safety of the his family and friends holding a vigil to honor his bravery. >> we've all had tough day, hard days but we have to get through it and keep moving forward. >> reporter: amid such tragedy come the stories of heroism, jonathan david smith credited with saving more than 20 lives when he broke down a security gate and formed a human chain to lead others to safety off the field. >> i ran back towards the shooting and there was one lady that was on the ground. i basically helped her up and just told her just to run. i basically just told her we got to go. she didn't want to move. at that point, more shots rang out. i proceeded to go with the two gentlemen carrying the lady. look for

>> reporter: jonathan said there was an off-duty officer who helped him taking the shirt off his back and using it as a tourniquet. he said the bullet is still lodgeed in his neck. doctors did not want to take it out fearful they would do more damage. there is a trauma surgeon in las vegas who said overnight that he treated so many people he didn't know their names. he didn't know who they were. they were just bringing bodies in and said one thing was uniform about them all of he said this wasn't some ordinary street weapon, the kind of ammunition used did maximum damage inside all of these people who were rushed into ers throughout las vegas. >> david, we'll talk more about that and get back to you in a moment. >> we are learning new details about the gunman but his motive remains a mystery. no message, no warning signs surfaced and his neighbors surprised. his brother shocked and our chief investigative correspondent brian ross here with what we now and don't know. >> authorities say they very much need to talk with the longtime girlfriend of the shooter hoping she will answer some key questions about what stephen paddock was up to in the

this massive arsenal and abc news learned has sent huge amounts of money to someone overseas. when police raided his home in a retirement community in mesquite, nevada, they found even more evidence of his secret attack plans. >> in excess of 18 additional firearms, some explosives and several thousand rounds of ammo along with some electronic devices that we're valuating at this point. >> reporter: but they did not find girlfriend marilou danley, a one-time casino hostess for high rollers who later in the day was located in asia. the sheriff says his officers continue to investigate what about anything she knew about her boyfriend's plans. >> we are continuing the investigation into that female, there are several questions that need to be answered. >> reporter: authorities say they want to know what she knows about tens of thousands of dollars paddock has been sending to someone in the philippines. >> she is currently out of the country. we are making

contact her upon her return. >> reporter: so far the motive behind the man who became the face of evil remains a mystery. his brother describes him as a divorced multimillionaire with no children whose only passion was gambling. a regular at vegas casinos. >> he was a wealthy guy and he liked to play video poker. he played multihundred dollar a hand video poker. >> reporter: his family remembers him as a man who grew up without conviction. >> steve had nothing to do with any political organization, religious organization, no white supremacist, nothing. >> reporter: his only encounter with the courts came six years ago as seen in this video after he slipped on the floor of a las vegas casino and sued for damages. despite paddock's efforts to claim painful injuries an arbitrator ruled in favor of the casino. >> our descriptions of him were that he was slough lenly which he appeared to be on the video initially.

paper bag. what we saw from the tape was a man who was probably drunk. >> reporter: the only known connection to crime was paddock's late father, a violent bank robber who spent seven years in the 1960s on the fbi's most wanted list described as psychopathic, suicidal, armed and dangerous. as for that girlfriend, authorities tell abc news she's expected back in the country sometime this week. as the number and the seriousness of the questions for her continues to grow. >> well, one of them being neighbors had seen them together just two weeks ago. >> that's right. we believe she left out of the country about one week ago for reasons we don't know. >> we also know she had a social media account but so far no social media for paddock? >> nothing we can find of paddock at all. >> thanks very much. >> george, it is becoming clear the shooter was stockpiling weapons, firearound, ammunition, even explosives and pierre thomas is in washington with new details on what investigators have discovered. good morning,

the evidence is mounting and is truly chilling. the suspect had amassed an extraordinary arsenal of lethal weapons. sources tell abc news the suspect was ready to go to war armed with 23 handguns and rifles, one of them an assault rifle modified to fire like a machine gun. unlike any weapon used in recent mass casualty shootings. >> we have multiple arm i can't remembers up here. >> reporter: take a look at videos like in that show how it can be modified to fire much more quickly. before. after. abc news has learned some of the rifles were high powered. >> go, go, go. >> reporter: capable of slicing through police body armor. >> this is classic wmd. this is a weapon in a man of mass destruction. >> reporter: we examined the first 90 seconds of the massacre. hearing nearly 200 rounds fired.

following minutes. the killer firing from more than 300 feet above, floor 32 with the crowd more than 1,000 feet away, apparently not a lot of skill required. police and the fbi this morning trying to trace the guns, going to every store in the region. the gun store in mesquite, nevada, confirming paddock purchased guns here. the store saying he passed all necessary background checks, it's unknown if these were the guns used in the rampage. and something else disturbing, according to a law enforcement source a camera was found in the hotel room perhaps to record the shooter. and they also discovered materials used to make explosives in his car and his house, robin. >> so very dark. despite all these weapons there's no indication that investigators have been able to unveil that he was a -- how do you say expert marksman. >> correct. our experts are telling us there are so many people that were packed together in that crowd that the killing was so, so

michael. >> thank you, robin. we have more now on the race to save those hurt in the las vegas attack. nevada has just one level one trauma center and that facility and the other hospitals trying to help hundreds of victims. linsey davis is at the university medical center with more. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: and good morning, michael. just to give you perspective on what the hospitals here have been dealing with, at umc which is a hospital right behind me just for an example, prior last night the total number of patients they'd ever received all at once was 17. last night they admitted a total of 104. this morning, a look inside the race to treat the injured. las vegas area hospitals working around the clock to help the hundreds of wounded. >> desert springs has no available beds right now. >> reporter: medical personnel saying it's like nothing they've ever seen before. >> we've actually had a number of mass casualty incidents come through this trauma center but

nothing of this magnitude. >> reporter: at sunrise medical center they admitted 180 patients. >> it was nonstop. it was an oppressive evening. >> reporter: some like 18-year-old addison short awaiting surgery. her lower leg fractured, a bullet still inside. >> i tried to get up and my foot literally just felt like it was disconnected like i just couldn't run. >> reporter: the college freshman says she's grateful for the stranger who helped pull her to safety. >> i really wish i knew who he was so i could thank him. >> reporter: hospitals including the ones here in las vegas regularly trained for mass casualty events. but does this compare with any kind of training? >> you know, our latest training ironically was with an er physician who was on duty in orlando the night of the pulse nightclub attack here just a couple of months ago. >> reporter: right, and that was so crucial because that physician that was on duty in orlando the night of the pulse nightclub attack was able to share with them what worked and what

effectively, michael. >> linsey, we understand there's been an incredible outpouring of support, as well. >> reporter: yes, just for one example, the sheriff yesterday morning announced that there was going to be a go fund me page created for the victims. in seven hours they raised a million dollars, michael. >> wow. that's great. all right, linsey davis, thank you so much. this tragedy has struck close to home for everyone here at disney, abc, our disney ceo bob iger telling us this morning of the loss of carrie barnette, who was on the culinary team at disneyland and had just celebrated ten years working here. he called her death a senseless horrific act and a terrible loss for so many. our prayers go out to her friends and family and say they're proud she worked at disney. we were proud to have her as a member of our team and also learning of another disneyland employee, jessica milam was also seriously injured in vegas ho

recovery for her and, of course, for all others who were hurt in this incident? we have to wrap our airports around all the victims and their families. president trump led a moment of silence at the white house yesterday and ordered federal buildings to fly flags at half-staff. he heads to vegas tomorrow after a visit to puerto rico today and jon karl is in san juan and, jon, the president did lead that moment of silence, called for unity yesterday but his teams will tried to stop any debate about gun control before it even begins. >> reporter: absolutely, george. this is a president that got elected by talking about his commitment to the second amendment, by talking about how good a friend he was of the nra so there have been calls from democrats, some very prominent calls from democrats to look at gun control again including hillary clinton coming out with a tweet saying, our grief is not enough. we must stand up to the nra. that is not a message that is being received well at the white house, not at all. >> the president goes to puerto rico today, las vegas

>> reporter: he does. he's going to be several hours on the ground in puerto rico getting a firsthand look at the damage here. the white house said he is willing to meet with the mayor of san juan who he's feuded with so publicly. unclear if that will happen. as for the trip to las vegas, he's going to be meeting with first responders, with law enforcement, with the families of the victims, they say he has said he will be there perhaps more than a day. he may actually be over there longer. that las vegas, of course, is a city that the president has ties to. he has properties there. he has spent a fair amount of time in las vegas. >> and, jon, so many in the white house seem shaken by this yesterday. >> reporter: they really did. if you looked, george, rather emotional moment during the white house briefing at the very beginning from sarah huckabee sanders talking about the bloodshed, talking about the victims, reading a bible verse and choking up with tears. clearly shaken by

this can't help but shake you. i remember the reaction of barack obama and the white house staff with the newtown tragedy. it looked something similar to what we saw at the white house yesterday. >> of course, it does immediately raise the questions what do we do about it? jon karl, thanks very much. >> that is the question. and that's something jimmy kimmel brought up last night. he is a las vegas native and he made an emotional plea in the wake of that deadly shooting. here's a look. >> here we are again in the aftermath of another terrible, inexplicable, shocking and painful tragedy. this time in las vegas which happens to be my hometown. of course, we pray for the victims and for their families and friends and we wonder why even though there's probably no way to ever know why a human being would do something like this to other human beings who were at a concert having fun and listening to music. >> echoing the

control calling out lawmakers who every time this happens and people say, well, it's not the right time to talk about it, don't make it political and saying, gosh, i mean after newtown, after orlando, after what happened in las vegas, when is the right time to discuss it? he brought that up. >> when you see the arsenal he had, the kind of weapons, how they were used, tuzze just unbelievable. >> amassing that kind of arsenal. all right. now to ginger. >> just west of denver, people were stuck on i-70 for hours because they had to shut down, heavy wet snow taking down power lines and trees in parts of colorado and there's more to come in montana. that's it for now but a check of your local weather.

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>> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. a nation in mourning after 59 people killed in the las vegas shooting massacre. among the victims, denise from partons burg, west virginia. she and her husband tony were in las vegas, enjoying the concert. gun fire erepresented. she died in his arms. they were married 32 years, have 2 children. and more time to our area after the shooting, anne arundel high school student in a coma. she host her right eye due to her injuries. frost graduated in 2008, was a member of the

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the death toll in las vegas is at 59 and more than 520 injured. authorities are still searching for a motive this morning. those numbers could have been so much higher but we've seen the stories of selfless people who risked their lives to save those around him. not just people they knew but also complete strangers. our chief national correspondent tom llamas sat down with one, a bartender who did everything she could to help. >> reporter: good morning. that bartender describes a war zone. she says hundreds of people tried to take shelter underneath her bar. she helped those and she also helped some people escape through a back fence. but her most honorable act may be what she did with someone she couldn't save. as country superstar jason aldean played on stage, bartender heather gooze was serving up cold beer in a fan vip section when suddenly gunfire. then chaos. >> you

shouting shooter, shooter. >> reporter: hundreds ran towards her bar seeking shelter from the incoming fire. >> this was legitimate terror. >> reporter: she sees the wounded being taken out on makeshift gurneys so helps carry a man out on this maintenance ladder shot in the stomach. >> the fingers kind of squeezed then just stopped. like you don't have to be a doctor to know. >> reporter: that man was 23-year-old jordan mcildoon, at the concert with his girlfriend. she somehow escaped and had no idea what happened to her boyfriend until she gets in touch with heather who had jordan's iphone. she said is he hurt. i said yes and she said, be honest with me like tell me is he okay and i said no, i said he's passed away. he's dead. >> reporter: over the next several hours heather a complete stranger would be in communication with

grandparents. >> i kept thinking about if this was me, would people stay with me? would they make sure that i was okay? you know, that they tried to contact my family and i just -- i couldn't go. >> reporter: now, heather says there were hundreds of people just like her trying to rescue the wounded or praying over those who had just died right next to them. heather says the bravest people she saw, groups of men running back into the venue to rescue the wounded not knowing if the shooter was going to open fire again, george. >> heard that story after story after story. >> the worst can bring out the best in people. >> absolutely. >> we'll hear from two victims of the shooting who are doing much better right now, twin sisters natalia and jenna hit by the gunfire. natalia joins us by facetime from the hospital. i see that wave, how are you feeling? >> i feel

in a lot of pain still but i can do it. >> you can do it. i can see that smile as well and, johnna, thank goodness you're home. tell us what the scene was like. >> when it all went down like we were all having a good time and we heard some like fireworks or something so we looked up and we didn't see any fireworks and then when jason aldean kept singing, we heard it again. he ran offstage and everyone hit the floor. someone behind me said it wasn't a gunfire so we all stood up and then it happened again and people just fell on top of each other. people were screaming there's blood everywhere and that's when i felt like a pain in my hip and it felt like a boulder hit my hip and then that's when my boyfriend told me to get up and we needed to go and i needed to fight for my life and, yeah, and everyone was just running and screaming. all u

everyone was trying to help each other all at once. >> thank goodness for that and, natalia, you were hit hard as well. how did you make it out? >> so it all happened and we were just like holding our heads just like praying and holding hands and then i got hit and to recognize riley took off his shirt and starting applying pressure and his girlfriend just kept talking to me as i was still in shock and we were running, running and he was like, move, people, move. this lady has been shot and riley has been -- he -- he is in my heart and like he's an awesome dude and him and his girlfriend like just changed the way i look at life and 'cause they are like amazing people and they helped me and they got me

amazing. >> well, natalia, you're in his heart as well. we have a message to you from dean mccauley. >> i'm very proud of you and your strength and your ability to stay calm. you are a very bright moment for me last night. i hope someday we can reconnect and i can give you a big hug and that dog i was showing you pictures of, there she is, she is right there. she says hello to you as well. >> natalia looking forward to that hug? >> yes, dean was an amazing guy. he stuck with me through the whole night and i just give him full props for actually saving my life and, you know, he could have like not acknowledged me in that tent. he was just a volunteer that was taking his time out of that night and saving people's lives and he didn't have to, but he is a very strong man and his family should be very proud of what

>> while we have you, natalia, do you have anything to say to your sister. >> i just want to -- i don't know, we're very strong twins and i feel like everybody should just be impacted on this and just to be -- just to be thankful that we have lives and just keep believing and you never know when it's going to happen to you so just keep thanking everything about life and i hope -- i just love you so much. thank you for this process and it could have been worse. >> i love you too. >> and it's homecoming week at your high school. have you heard from your classmates? do you have a message. >> yes, they've been all just like really with us and the whole school has given us this opportunity, well, not this opportunity but have been blessing us with everything they can. they've been reaching

they have been wanting to see us and just seeing how we're doing and they're ready for us to come back really strong and for this homecoming week we're going to try our best to go and even though we're hurt we're going to still stay strong through it all. >> you are strong girls. thank you for joining us this morning. thanks for sharing your story. >> thank you so much. >> of course, they're still teenagers. i was told natalia got upset they had to cut her outfit off. >> i love how she gave him props. >> we're happy they're both going to be okay. strong twin sisters. >> you know about twins. >> i do. >> yeah. the major safety concerns about concerts after that deadly shooting. what police are now doing to protect what are considered soft targets. come on back. turns out things aren't always what you think they are. take guinea pigs. they're not pigs at all, nor are they from guinea. or take this haircut. i may look all business, but look out... .

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back now with a closer look at how police are trying to protect so-called soft targets after that deadly shooting in las vegas at the concert. our senior national correspondent matt gutman is there in las vegas with us and has more on that side of the story. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, robin. officials have known that there are ways to have protected that crowd. they could have put snipers up on the rooftops, metal detectors in the hotel there. helicopters and drones in the sky but that would have made it feel more like an airport than a country music festival.

route 91 harvest billed as a three-day feel good country music festival but on the last night instead of the twang of music the staccato of gunfire. >> i felt very secure in the festival for two full days. >> reporter: eyewitnesses telling us it had bag check, metal detector wands and five-foot fence. it seems it was well protected. you can see the fencing around the entire perimeter of that field. but what nobody could have expected is that the shooter would have been perched 32 stories up blasting through that window right there and firing down on that field. after an isis sympathizer drove a truck no a mass of people in nice, france, new york police began protecting large gatherings with a barricade of garbage trucks filled with sand. two other attacks on concerts in the last two years on the eagles of death metal in paris and ariana grande's performance in manchester,

rethinking security. sunday's massacre could be what experts call a threshold event with authorities now having to police the sky, as well. expect to see more helicopters and drones. >> they will probably start putting people up on the roofs to see if anything suspicious is going on. >> reporter: now, robin, i want you to see the vegas strip. it has six of the top biggest hotels in the world and officials have long been concerned america's playground may also have been one of its softest targets. >> there always was great concern especially with the casinos, all right, matt, thanks very much. coming up, everybody, celebrating a rock legend. how tom petty changed rock music and the tributes now pouring in from some of music's biggest stars. ♪ free fallin' and i'm free fallin' ♪ ♪

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momma ♪ >> reporter: in a career that spanned 50 years, tom petty combined brilliant songwriting with a commitment to his audience and to the integrity of his music. ♪ she was an american girl >> reporter: petty's electric guitar and band the heartbreakers powers him on such songs as "american girl" in 1976 and hit single "refugee." ♪ you don't have to live like a refugee ♪ ♪ you don't have to live like a refugee ♪ ♪ oh >> reporter: he could serve up defiance without apology. ♪ stand my ground ♪ and i won't back down >> reporter: and he could stand his ground while collaborating with the best of rock's ultra elite in the late '80s with the traveling willburies. ♪ i'm happy to be here ♪ at the end of the line ♪ it don't matter if you're by my side

♪ i'm satisfied >> reporter: in 2002 inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame. >> it took over at an early age and consumed me. >> reporter: a son of gainesville, again, and captured the spirit of his adoptive home california. ♪ into the great white open ♪ under the skies of blue >> reporter: tom petty died last night at the age of 66. ♪ great white open >> reporter: he passed away surrounded by family and friends after suffering cardiac arrest earlier in the day. at his induction into the rock & roll hall of fame he said i thank this rock 'n' roll for the freedom it's given me and the fans for such a wonderful life and i thank god for all of it. michael. >> all right, thank you, chris. what a legacy. >> yeah. >> what a legacy.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the breaking new details on the massacre in las vegas. incredible acts of survival and heroism. stranger tend to the wounded right next to them. so many lives saved by friends and family right there. and an emotional tribute to las vegas this morning. the famous city's performers heartbroken. so sleep dion, jennifer lopez, vegas native jimmy kimmel breaking down overnight. >> this morning we have children without parents and fathers without sons, mothers without daughters. >> his fiery and passionate plea for gun control. also this morning, "gma" goes pink kicking off breast cancer awaress

the most important treatments and the simple ways you can reduce your risk. ♪ she was an american girl >> celebrating tom petty. the rock legend passing away overnight just days after his final concert. this morning, the very special tribute that had all his fans singing along as we say good morning, america. ♪ it was a great big world angie singing is long. >> loving all those songs. we are learning so much more about the victims and heroes that have shooting in las vegas. >> there's some really incredible stories emerging from performers and fans huddling together for safety to the amazing off-duty police officers and concertgoers jumping in to save people's lives. really great stories coming up. >> back now to "world news tonight" anchor david muir on the scene there in las vegas for us. good morning again, david. >> reporter: good morning again

this is a fast-moving investigation. they were searching that hotel room at mandalay right here behind me. they discovered 23 firearms, another 19 at his home here in nevada. that brings the total to 42. they've confiscated a computer as well convinced he was acting alone but overnight here a vigil, the las vegas mayor saying here this city has a broken heart. this morning, stories of heroism and survival amid the chaos and terror of thousands of fans fleeing the bullets raining down upon them from the 32nd floor of the mandalay hotel. >> we ran out toward our car and there were people hiding underneath my car for cover. >> reporter: strangers tending to the wounded. >> a mass shooting. >> relax, relax. >> reporter: like promoter casey thompson who said he broke into a police car to get supplies. >> we popped the trunk of the cop cars and were taking the

medical kits out and dumping them out on the trunks. >> reporter: others giving shelter inside their car. >> turn around. >> can we get in? >> yeah, get in. >> reporter: a mother of two from texas desperate scrambling to safety under the stage where moments earlier country star jason aldean was performing. ♪ [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the automatic gunfire began to mix with the sound of music as people ran for their lives front man brian hopkins and fans huddling for safety inside this freezer. >> we open it up and i just start lifting people and tossing people into the -- helping them into this trailer. >> turned around. looked at bryan. he grabs both of our hands and he just said run. >> reporter: for others fleeing the massacre gates turning into barricades and shields while waughs providing a glimpse of escape or a moment of refuge. you know, the mayor as i ment n mentioned said the city has a broken heart but went on to say it will not be tarnished by a sick, horrib h

robin, i have to tell you that we were seeing images over the last 24 hours of just the sheer number of people who were getting in line, there were giant crowds, they all wanted to donate blood and they are really a community coming together after such a horror that played out here. >> waiting for hours and hours and hours to donate and do whatever they can. thank you, david, so much. >> we are learning new details about the gunman and his past. chief investigative correspondent brian ross here with that. >> well, good morning, george. with the motive of the shooter still very much a mystery authorities say they hope to get answers when they talk with stephen paddock's longtime girlfriend, marilou danley, a former casino hostess for high rollers. she left the country about a week ago for the philippines but has told investigators now she'll return to the u.s. sometime later this week. authorities want to know if she was aware that her boyfriend was assembling his arsenal of high powered weapons and ammo and whether she saw something that drove him to his acts. they have questions about

his transfer of tens of thousands of dollars over the last few weeks to someone in the philippines. >> yesterday the authorities were so quick to say she had nothing to do with it. are they still that sure. >> not so sure anymore. they say she's still part of the investigation. >> we were wondering about that yesterday because it was so quick that they came to that assessment. >> absolutely. and out of the tragedy, though, there are some powerful moments coming in the wake of the shooting, this 5-year-old little boy, aidan, was separated from his family when it started but a complete stranger spotted him, took him to a safe location and people began posting aidan photos on social media asking who knew his mother's location and to call. hundreds have shared the retweets later and able to reunite the family and we spoke with aidan's mom doris who said she never held her son so tight as that moment when they saw each other again. another great story coming out. >> terrifying for that little boy. >> 5 years old. >> for the mom too not knowing where he was. hey, jimmy kimmel's passionate

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overnight a fiery and passionate plea for gun control from jimmy kimmel. linzie janis here with that. we have been seeing a whole new side of jimmy this year in first jimmy kimmel getting choked up about his newborn son's heart surgery taking on republicans over health care and now an emotional plea for the victims of the las vegas massacre. kimmel calling out politicians, the nra and complacent citizens saying something can and must be done to stop these mass shootings. >> i'm sorry for getting emotional. i'm not great with this kind of thing but i just think it's important. >> reporter: las vegas native jimmy kimmel breaking down monday night. >> this morning we have children without parents and fathers without sons, mothers without daughters. >> reporter: speaking out on gun control loopholes and the victims of the tragedy. >> all these devastated families who now have to live with this pain forever because

his head managed to stockpile a connection -- collection of hawaii powered rifles and use them to shoot people. right now there are loopholes in the law that let people avoid background checks if they buy a gun privately from another party, if they buy a gun online or at an auction. these are the face of the senators who voted against a bill that would have closed those loopholes. these are the 56 senators who didn't want to do anything about it. >> reporter: overnight a huge outpouring of support from some of the city's biggest stars. i love las vegas, feeling so broken this morning wrote jennifer lopez. >> we are not going to allow this tragedy to stop any of us from entertaining audiences in that great city. >> reporter: superstar donny osmond says the shows must go on but will they? ♪ the queen of las vegas herself, celine dion who tweeted

their families. as of now still scheduled to perform her long-running show tonight at caesar's. >> i think the question is how much is this going to hurt the overall live music appeal of las vegas. >> las vegas is my home. best people in the world live here, work here and visit here. >> reporter: penn jillette of the famed duo penn and teller who have been on a las vegas stage for 21 years and counting sending out a message of love and perhaps one of the most well known performers, fondly known as mr. las vegas sending a heartfelt thank you to the heroes. >> las vegas will not be defined by that incident. >> reporter: the famed las vegas strip was eerily quiet last night. many performances canceled. caesars entertainment and mgm canceling them out of respect. >> jimmy was talking about

we know that rifle, he had these things that turned it into an automatic weapon. you buy them together. it's illegal. you buy the bump bolt in one store and the gun in another, that's legal. >> it makes no sense at all. we go now to the concertgoers who turned into heroes in a matter of seconds jumping in to save their family, friends and strangers and dr. jennifer ashton is in las vegas with their stories and what they did right. good morning, dr. ashton. >> good morning, michael. and, you know, yesterday's mass shooting was another example of how quick action at the scene helped to reduce fatalities with a combination of instinct and smart medical moves. even before the official first responders, emts, police, firefighterses arrived on the scene in las vegas, the lives of many caught in the shooting were potentially saved by the first

family immediately near them. >> i need to help you. i said okay and he dropped the tailgate on some random truck and threw me in there and i was bleeding all over that and took my bell and tied off my leg and kept me from bleeding out. i would have died. >> reporter: abc's matt gutman spoke with mike cronk. >> what happened to your shirt? >> used to compress my buddy's chest. >> there's blood all over you. >> there was a lot of wounded people. >> reporter: some jumped in and helped complete strangers. >> saw a girl with a wound to the cheek about the size of a quarter and applied pressure and gave her some gauze to put on there. >> you saw so many people grab each other and go. >> reporter: others came to the rescue before the damage was done. >> i jumped on my friend, he got hit in the back but i put my arm over

>> reporter: in the midst of tragedy many selfless life-saving acts? >> just normal citizens communicating and working together. it was completely horrible but it was absolutely amazing to see all the people come together. >> and to be clear, michael, these things that were done yesterday at the scene, they can be taught, they can be learned and they can be practiced. very important. >> something i think that's important for all of us to know. how were ordinary citizens able to save people's lives? >> well, ironically they did the right medical things instinctively but it actually there's history to it. it comes out of 2013, something called the hartford consensus, an initiative brought forth by the american college of surgeons and the first responders to educate people with little or no medical training about what they can do at the scene before the first responders get there and it's called stop the bleed. and

is using your hands to compress bleeding, using dressings and if those two fail, using a tourniquet so let me show you what i mean by that. i'll demonstrate on my producer, robert. let's say he has an arm wound down here, first thing you do to stop leading is put both hands firmly on the wound apply constant direct pressure and do not take your hands off to look because it will still be bleeding. if that doesn't work or if it's coming out at a high rate, use a shirt. you saw a lot of men walking around without shirts on, they applied their shirt, put their hands over it, same thing. firm direct pressure until you can get medical attention. in life-threatening hemorrhage you take off a belt, a shoelace, anything that can work. you put it about two to three inches between the wound and the torso, make it real tight and keep it there until you can get to a hospital.

>> we did see how it did save lives. what about first responders, their training and guiding principles. >> so, again, this has been rehearsed on a local level, on a federal level, on a county level. it's an initiative called threat. it's an acronym that stands for assess the threat and suppress the threat so in an active shooter situation that's what you see, h for hemorrhage control, rapid extraction to safety and then assessment by medical staff and then finally transport and treatment. that can occur on the scene and then it occurs at the hospital or level one trauma center but people do that instinctively but make no mistake the first responders, they have drilled this. they have practiced this and these disaster drills go on in local communities all the time when hospitals put out a need for volunteers, please answer it because if 50 people show up they'll be practicing

if 500 people show up it's a better preparation for a disaster drill like this. >> if we knew that trauma center only had 17 people on average, the most they had and in this case over 100. how do they peep for this kind of mass event? >> well, you guys, i just spoke to one of the seaborn trauma surgeons at umc. he said they were ready and waiting at the door actually for more patients than received. so the way they do it is to get an accreditation as a level one trauma center. the joint commission that oversees all hospitals in this country requires two drys a year minimum, one has to be an internal hospital drill and one has to be what they call an external mass casualty event, a plane crash, a sporting event, a school fire, a mass shooting like this and when they practice those drills, they do it for real and this is why they were able to act so quickly and save so many lives. >> all right, jen, thank you

information. >> you have so much dedication. i read the story of one nurse there finished a 12-hour shift, drove back to work 110 miles an hour to do another 12 hours. >> another act of heroism, george. now to ginger. >> we'll change it up a little bit because everybody, right, on the east coast, kind of waiting for fall. well, it's not going to feel like it but this is the picture you want to see west of the rockies or in the rockies like utah you're seeing beautiful autumn pictures. the numbers, up to 15 and some places even 20 degrees above normal headed this way as we end the week and start the weekend. >> beautiful. >> thank you so much.- remainin rain chances return next week today: mostly sunny. cool start; mild afternoon. highs: 72-77 winds: se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear. patchy fog.

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>> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings. here is a check of your top stories. a father and son from mongomery county are save after they were caught in the las vegas shooting the man and his son went to the route 91 festival, were amongst the thousands of people trapped on the festival grounds. right before the concert, though , the two decided to up grade to the vip section. that simple move may have saved their lives. they were able to get to safety much quicker. a big question mark for the washington nationals as they head for the playoffs this friday. ace pitcher, max scherzer, his status unclear after he

saturday. we're not sure where he will land in the rotation as the nats take on the cubs here at home on friday. this would be a good day for baseball. here is the forecast. >> reporter: temperatures warming quickly today but first things first, out the door it is cool in the 50s. we'll get to 60s by around 9:00, 10:00. then 71 lunchtime, 75 for a high. almost a carbon copy of yesterday. after today it's low to mid 80s. we have dry weather for the remainder of the work week. perfect for playing ball, playouts for nationals, best chance of rain monday, columbus day. >> reporter: our traffic watch tracking 2 new beltway collision s this, time in silver spring once again on the inner loop approaching new hampshire avenue. traveling through alexandria, we have a crash as you travel on the beltway inner loop after 95, left lane blocked with this one so be prepared for delays there.

on 66, with that crash on the off ramp, 234 south. that's the latest on traffic watch, back in 30 minutes with another upd

♪ [ applause ] welcome back to "gma." great to have all of you with us here on this tuesday morning and great to have you with us in the studio, as well. [ applause ] and, lara, you're about to bright everybody our day with some "pop news." >> i am. i'm going to pay tribute, of course, to the one, the only tom pitts. we are celebrating the life of that great musician, the singer suffering a cardiac arrest passing away monday night at the age of 66 years young. cannot believe it. this morning the tributes are overwhelming including this one from the band coldplay. they took a moment at their show last night in portland, oregon, to honor the influence of petty by

fallin'." joining them peter buck from the band rem. ♪ i'm a bad boy ♪ and i'm free i'm free fallin' ♪ >> i could listen to that. i know you could too, michael. >> i love tom petty. >> just the songs, thinking about all the songs that tom petty and the heartbreakers have done, the band last night, though, began the show with a moment of silence for the victims in las vegas, sharing this photo from that moment and writing, quote, when words fail, sometimes quiet is the most eloquent. which we thought was pretty eloquent as well. and then another tribute, this one from maren morris releasing a song she's calling deer hate featuring vince gill and announced the release saying hate is everywhere and i'm sick of not doing enough about it. morris and gill actually wrote

say they never knew there would be a, quote, right time to put it out. that is until now. all proceeds will be donated to the music city cares fund to help the families of victims in las vegas. >> they could use it right now. >> you're right. go away. >> bye-bye. >> not wanted here. >> finally nashville isn't forgetting those affected by the recent hurricanes either. country music's biggest acts will gather for the country rising concert to raise money for the people in texas, florida and puerto rico. >> look at the lineup. >> affected, yes, exactly. by the hurricanes. we're talking reba, garth, carrie underwood, little big town and jason aldean. just to name a few and, you know what, if jason comes after going through what he just did in las vegas, how terrific and that is a show you don't want to miss and for such a good cause and i do have one other one. do we have time, control room, for a little happy?

need a little happy, right? happy, happy. [ applause ] so here you go. let's get back to the happy "pop." an image or actually i'd like you to imagine, first imagine, imagine hearing a strange rustling outside your door. so you look out your window and there's this. an entire family of lynx which look little and cute and grow to be about the same size of a bobcat. just little babies. tim newton of anchorage, alaska couldn't believe when he saw the momma and seven kittens using his deck as a playground. racing around, chasing each other. you know these are a threatened species found in the tundra and forest land and tim's deck. and i just -- they're cute. they're happy. want to thank everybody giving back and remembering the victims of the hurricane and las vegas and thank you, tim, for sharing those pictures. >> wow. >> thank you so mu

lara, thank you. everybody, coming up a big night in the ballroom. the pajama dance that earned -- the pajama dance, i do it every night. earned the season's highest scores and wait till you hear about guilty pleasures. >> i bet you do.

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we're back with all the action in the ballroom. it was called guilty pleasures night on "dancing with the stars." and there were some pretty entertaining revelations. first though the night started with an important and emotional moment. the night began with the lights in the usually high energy ballroom dimmed to pay tribute to the tragic events in las vegas. >> there's an old saying that the show must go on and it will, please know that we are doing tonight's show with you foremost in our minds and hearts. >> reporter: and high emotion pouring out from the dancers. >> just know we're here, our prayers are here for you guys. >> just how thankful we are to be here. to have a chance to dance today when others don't have that chance. >> reporter: but then back to business as the dance floor exploded with a standing ovation for mark and lindsay with their pajama routine. >> without a doubt the best pajama jive i've ever seen. >> that so far the dance of the season.

>> of the season! >> tonight that's going to go down as one of my favorite numbers of all time. >> reporter: getting the highest scores this season as seen so far. >> 9. >> reporter: and a ballroom surprise as tom announced maks out for personal reasons, alan filling in as vanessa danced for her guilty pleasure, a girls' night out. ♪ just want to have fun. >> reporter: and her husband nick having fun revealing his guilty pleasure, romantic comedies. >> kind of human nature to picture you and your girl, you know, in these roles. >> reporter: delighting the crowd with their high energy jazzercise. >> is that a unitard. >> it's a unitard. >> it wouldn't be a night without len giving the final dance, superhero charleston a villainous review. >> it's a charleston and there was virtually no charleston. >> reporter: giving their superhero showstopper a shocking 7 although it was a crowd and other judge favorite. >> one of len's

pleasures, being booed. >> some says it best. can you see a new episode of "dancing" monday night:00,:00 on abc. ginger, i know you're with someone who knows a little about "dancing with the stars." >> yeah, just a little bit, lara. i am with zendaya, a dancing star herself now helping some stars in the classroom. she is here to spread the word about the new documentary "without a net," the digital divide in america. the film was produced by our sponsor verizon about students across the country who don't have access to the technology that they need. zendaya, i know this is something that hits so close to home with both of your parents as teachers. >> yeah, no, both of my parents are educators and grew up in a classroom understanding the value of technology. my mom actually worked in an under privileged community and my dad worked in a private school which was less than a mile away from each other and the disparity in what they had is crazy. you know what i mean. less than a mile away and you think about the opportunities that one school gets that

and it was something i've always grown up being aware of so when this came across i was like i need to be a part of this. i need to be a part of this action and making sure people know about it because it's so important. i think every young person should have access to the same amount of i think opportunities and futures and i think you would think that's how it should be. >> right, that it shoulden that easy. it's not just where you grew up but so many other places. folks behind us from patrick henry middle school, some good smiles have been benefiting. >> they're so adorable and like thanks for being here, you guys. >> they've been benefiting from the tablets too so getting that type of technology in the schools is crucial. >> extremely crucial and, you know what i really love about what the documentary covers, it covers not just giving an ipad is great but there's so much more that comes with it and the teachers have to know how to implement it into their rr

connection. you can't just have a tablet, no wi-fi, nothing to connect it too. so much more than just the technology. so much more than that and i think that this really elaborates on that and makes it clear for people to understand that digital divide we'retalking about. >> if people want to see "the digital divide," i know verizon has been working on it. how. >> nat geoand everything online i post about it a lot. the best way is always social media to get the word out. that's the best way to do things now so, yeah, just check on social media and see what you can do to help. >> and go see it. we need to get this right and get more tablets. they're great, right? >> yes. >> so helpful.- remaining very rain chances return next week today: mostly sunny. cool start; mild afternoon. highs: 72-77 winds: se 5 mph tonight: mainly clear. patchy fog.

>> robin, they have the tablets and now a hug from zendaya. a good day, everybody. let's head up to you. >> it is a great day. the students are up here and down there and they're like, why is zendaya outside? maybe she'll come up and say hello, okay. i saw you looking. yes. we'll turn to a growing trend, changing so many people's experiences at amusement parks. some now feature autism-friendly spaces and embracing families who often feel left out and my good friend deb roberts is here with more. >> great news. something good to talk about today. welcome progress and a game changer for parents of children who have autism or anybody who has some kind of a difference. going out to dinner, movies, amusement park, that can all be difficult for so many and off-limits until now. amusement parks can be part of thrills and fun. unless you're a family with a child who has auti

overwhelming. there's so many different sounds and smells and then there's a lot of people and sometimes for them it's just too much. >> reporter: jerryanne and christian's 7-year-old son desmond struggles with crowds and has little patience. though older brother christian loves thrill rides, desmond's frequent tantrums makes that kind of outing difficult. >> usually we end up having to split up. >> we just leave. we want to be able to do normal everyday things that people do with their kids, with both kid, not just with one. >> reporter: now they can thanks to more inclusive parks like he'd daville in massachusetts. >> do you want to have a break? >> a break. >> reporter: if the family needs a break from the stimulation there is a quiet room, a cool darkened refuge to decompress. there are also puzzles, books and weighted blankets to help calm a stressed child. for desmond even the velvet covered wal a

no small detail is overlooked. to help pass the time waiting in line, small toys can do the trick. and a popular attraction, a 1940s era train which includes a quiet car for the 20-minute ride. and bathrooms are quieter too with manual toilets and paper towel dispensers instead of the noisy automatic ones. autism friendly spaces are a growing trend. with one in 68 kids on the autism spectrum, thousands of businesses across the country are now embracing families who often feel unwelcome. restaurants, movie theaters, even broadway. shows including "aladdin" and "the lion king" produced by our parent company disney parter in the with the theater development fund to offer special performances for families of kids with autism. what kinds of things do they have to be sensitive to that makes it work for those children? >> for some it may mean that the lights maybe aren't turned down all the way, the

little bit lower. there may not be any flashing lights and there may be a space that if it does become overwhelming for a child, they'll have a safe space where they can go and calm down. >> reporter: a sensitive touch allowing families like the ariagas to feel whole and those children to be feel accepted by society. >> it's fun to do something like this because we all get to do it. >> today was a good day in yeah, it was a good day. [ applause ] >> i love that. >> life changing. so many of these families say life is no longer as isolating as it once was and that's huge for them, but also for the rest of us because, get this, experts project that in the next ten years half a million kids with autism are going to become adults. and, robin, that means they have so much to offer to their communities and world if we'll just embrace them. >> and have a better understanding of them, as well. but just to see how he was saying just want to have fun. be like everybody else.

embrace people with disorders, say their companies are brighter, happier places and people are more empathetic and changes the dynamic for the good. >> having that under standing, deb, thank you very much for bringing that. we needed that today. you heard about hear come the judge. well, hear come the mayor. the new abc sitcom "the mayor" actor brandon micheal hall is here live. so come on back. [ applause ] here we go. "gma's" tech tools improving schools is brought to you by verizon. preparing students for a digital world.

brandon micheal hall stars in a new abc sitcom "the mayor" playing an entertainer out to get free publicity by running for office with no political experience and amazingly enough he wins. let's bring him out. [ applause ]

>> what's up, man. good to see you, mr. mayor. >> my pleasure. >> how you doing. >> i can't complain. i'm here. >> before we talk i'll take a look at some of your work, man. >> oh, all right. >> valentina, my tenth grade lab partner, now my political adversary. >> what's the messaging tonight of the my name is courtney and i'm here to say. >> that's not bad. >> don't worry. you have nothing to lose except your street cred, your dignity and self-respect. good luck. >> how you doing, man? >> i'm good. it feels good to be back in my second home. it feels nice to be back home. >> waiting to see this show. it looks so good. looks so funny and you say your character is just like you. >> yes. >> how so? >> how so. when i was 14 i was with a rap group called the yard boys and dropped our first mix tape back in south carolina and we did it in promotion just to put ourselves out there to find a way to have o

back in the south so i relate to courtney on that note and also his passion that he has. he has a lot of passion and forward thinking and some very, very in tune with him on that level as well. >> this role was made for you. >> yeah. when jeremy bronson wrote it, yes, this is mine. >> you know, this show tackled some real-life issues. >> yes, sir. >> not all fun and games. >> it's a very, very fun show and something that's very excites and but we are tackling a lot of social issues and talking about a lot of things that needs to be talked about right now this time and age, so, yeah. >> we saw lea michele from "glee," campaign manager and david spade. how is it working with them. >> it feels amazing like it feels really good because i'm learning a lot on set. this is my first time moving a show and so to have that backing behind me feels really, really good and comforting. >> you have the backing of tony winner from "hamilton" fame --

>> also can i quickly say, y'all ladies looking gorgeous today. you too. >> i'm trying my best. >> thank you for having me. it's an honor to be sitting right in front of you, man. >> i'm saying with the mayor. what are you talking about? you're the mayor. >> absolute honor. [ applause ] >> but i want to get davide from "hamilton." you guys write the raps together. >> yeah. >> he writes the rap but he also is giving you pointers on rapping so what does he tell you? maybe i want to start a career. >> we can drop a mix tape. >> i'm down. >> i've seen some videos. you got some bars though. >> no, i dent have bars. >> some bars, though. you got some bars. >> i really don't. what kind of advice did he give you. >> what he's been able to do is every time we go in the studio we work on saturdays or sunday, like a good getaway to get away from set which is nice. but i'm in the booth and he's very meticulous about certain things like hit those hard rs on the v

the ends of the line and speed up in this level because this is the way that the bass sounds different than the way the south sounds so about getting that tune so when people hear it and from the bay area they're like, yep, i relate to that. >> authentic. you were raised by a single mother and sister. >> she's right over there. >> hey, momma. when you guys -- soy you were there with your mom and sister and i'm happy you brought your mom in so she could enjoy your success. >> the mayor right here, everybody. it premieres, "the mayor" premieres at 9:30, 8:30 central right here on abc. we'll be right back. in a noisy world ... northern virginia's own novec is listening to its cust who want reliable, affordable electricity, renewable energy options, and ways to save energy and money. novec delivers the most reliable power in the region. and customers are paying less for electricity

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husband joe. they just got married. back from a fabulous honeymoon. great to have her back. >> wonderful to have them. [ applause ] >> anchor: good morning, washington! i'm melanie hastings

here is a check of your top stories. we're learning more about one of the injured heat wave shooting victims tied to our area. arundel high school posted on facebook about tina frost saying she's in a coma. school said she lost her right eye due to her injuries. she graduated in 2008 and a member -- was a member of the soccer team there. we'll let you know as we find out more about her condition. president trump is set to visit puerto rico today as it highs in devastation from hurricane maria the president has faced criticism for the response and will address the people directly it's estimated that only 5% of the island has electricity, and schools may not reopen for weeks clear skies as the president takes off from washington. here is veronica johnson >> reporter: temperatures warming quickly today but first things first, out the door it is cool in the 50s.

then 71 lunchtime, 75 for a high. almost a carbon copy of yesterday. after today it's low to mid 80s. we have dry weather for the remainder of the work week. perfect for playing ball, playouts for nationals, best chance of rain monday, columbus day. . with the serb, plenty of cia -- meanty of delays. gridlock on the inner loop and outer loop through mongomery county. be be alert for drive times on the interstates, 395 especially trying to get to the 14th street bridge, costing almost 50 minutes from the capital beltway , and a live look on the traffic land cameras as we head into silver spring, delays passing new hampshire avenue. melanie. >> anchor: thank you. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8.

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