this morning on "world news now," breaking new details in the las vegas shooting. we're seeing new video of the moment people ran for their lives, gunshots echoing across the strip. and news about the shooter. police say he may have had help and may have planned to escape. also brakieaking right now. three army green berets killed. and suspicions that al qaeda is behind the attack. and new storms closing in on the gulf coast. and later in the mix. talk about a big smile. see the story behind one epic photo bomb on

october5th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> a good thursday morning to you all. a big welcome to you, gio in for kendis. >> good to be here, thank you. slow clap, there you go. >> slow clap, and we do have a lot of news to get to. breaking new details on the las vegas shooting rampage. >> there's evidence that the shooter had planned to escape. they believe he may have had help at some point, and they're searching for possible accomplices. the number of injured has been updated to 489 and more than 300 have been discharged from the hospital. >> the killer's girlfriend says she had no idea he was planning this attack. but sources tell abc news they're not buying her story. the shooter had checked into other hotels and may have been looking to

festival a week earlier. >> we're getting new video of concert-goers pouring out of the venue and running for their lives. lana zak joins us with the latest details. >> reporter: the big headline coming out of las vegas right now is really that idea from investigators that he had in fact planned to escape after creating the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. this newly-released video shows the harrowing moments following the deadly las vegas shooting. victims being led into a vehicle before it speeds off to the hospital. the clock ticking away. the grim reality on display as we hear from the shooter's girlfriend. >> i am devastate the by the deaths and injuries that have occurred. >> reporter: these are the first public words of marilou danley read by her attorney. >> it never occurred to me whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone. >> reporter: she says when stephen paddock sent her to the philip

she worried he was breaking up with her. but in reality he had something truly evil planned. >> stephen paddock is a man who spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life, much of which will never be understood. >> reporter: authorities say he checked into multiple hotels with rooms overlooking the concert and they now believe that he planned to escape. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: meanwhile, the community, survivors and loved ones of the victims are all trying to heal. >> there is no ocean that can hold these tears. and there's no fix for my broken heart. >> reporter: as the president offered these words of comfort. >> we stand together to help you carry your pain. you're not alone. >> reporter: and for the first time, we are learning the identity of that hero security guard, the one who first encountered the shooter. his name jesus

and authorities say that even after he himself was shot, he continued to assist police until finally, they said he needed treatment for his wounds. gio, diane? >> just incredible. and do we know what the shooter was doing in the hours before the shooting? >> reporter: i have to tell you, part of what's so disturbing about it is it appeared it was any other day in las vegas. he spent eight hours at the mandalay bay hotel and ca see now, gambling. that was party of his regular routine here in vegas, and for him, he spent that time just doing what he had always done before doing something so horribly evil. >> unbelievable someone could just go about their day and pull off something like this. lana zak live in las vegas thank you. and the fbi is examining cameras and other items from his hotel room looking for fingerprints, any signs of an accomplice. >> we're going to turn to

gomez. what do you make of the new findings, that the shooter just visited other locations and that he may have had some help? >> well, visiting other locations fits with what appears to have happened with the mandalay bay, because the ogden location that he had visited was during the period when heis girlfriend had left. so if he wanted her away, this was within that team time frame and the potential that he was going to make that attack during that period of time and maybe something stopped him, whatever it was. security, it wasn't a big enough target. so that will definitely be looked at as to what may have stopped hem from committing the attack at that time and chose with the mandalay bay and the country music festival. >> the girlfriend was away. she says she had no idea this was being planned, that it was happening, and investigators don't buy her story, why not? >> first of all, she has an attorney with her. and the ve

went to great lengths to make her comfortable. she flew in last night. she then did the interview today. she had a good night's sleep. so they did everything thiey could to make her feel at home with some comfort, recognizing this is a stressful situation. there's a certain point during the interview if you aren't getting the kind of detail you would expect from someone living with the suspect, you start to wonder what is going on with the person you're interviewing, in this characteristic the girlfriend. is she minimizing? is she basically hiding certain details? is she trying to give you a general response but not the kind of details you need? that, i think, is what's causing apprehension on the part of investigators. >> we have 42 weapons. there are reports that he shot aviation fuel tanks. is there any indication that was on purpose? or what does that tell you? >> well, it sounds like the fuel tanks were in the line of sight from where he

position, looking towards the country music festival where the crowd was, and then also you have the tanks there. so they're definitely going to have to look at the forensics of the shots that were all fired. not only into the crowd but also with the fuel tanks to try to figure out, was there a pattern? did he start shooting at the fuel tanks and then went to the crowd? did i start with the crowd and then the fuel tanks? was it just random shots fired? this is something that they're going to look at during the investigation to try to figure out is that part of what he was trying to accomplish both killing the people and trying to blow up the fuel tanks. >> and steve, i want to ask you about the security guard. it sounds like this guy is a real hero. how critical do you think he was in bringing down the shooter? >> i think this is the best story of this whole tragic situation. is the fact that this individual, this security officer, jesus campos, you know, went on his own,

room and basically distracted the suspect from what he was doing, what his plan of attack was. and that probably from what we can tell, based on the timeline that's been described to us, that happened around 10:13 p.m. and at that point, there were only about another minute or two of shots fired and then that was it. and we don't know exactly when the suspect killed himself, but it does look like after the security officer came, then the shots pretty much ended. that might have saved many lives, hundreds if not more than that. >> he put his own life on the line to do it. all right, steve gomez, former fbi agent and our own correspondent here. thank you so much, steve. >> and we're also following braking news -- breaking news now. the deaths of three army green berets in niger. >> they were likely attacked by al qaeda operatives active in

two others were wounded but are in stable condition. there are about 400 military members helping african forces against extremist militants. and the state department is denying a report that secretary of state tillerson once called president trump a moron. he reportedly said that after a national security meeting in july and was on the verge of resigning. in a rare statement to reporters, tillerson said he never considered resigning and denied that vice president pence had to convince him to stay. he did not flatly deny calling him a moron, but his spokesperson says he never said that. a new storm is brewing and is on track to make landfall on sunday. it is set to pass over nicaragua and honduras, bringing flash floods and mudslides and expected to move into the gulf of mexico by friday.

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failing to vaccinate her son. >> i couldn't bring myself to do it. >> reporter: rebecca pleading her case before a judge saying she and her husband had agreed to space out and suspend their son's vaccines. >> we've always shared the same beliefs on vaccinations until recently. >> reporter: the judge saying that boy will be vaccinated while she is in jail. >> i'm going to stop you. because the truth matters. i understand you love your children. but what i don't think you understand is that your son has two parents and dad gets a say. >> reporter: both parents must agree to opt out. vaccines are safe, vaccines are effective, vaccines save lives. she's expected to be back in court next week. erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> thank you so much.

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news now." there's a message from mr. rogers often shared on social media following tragic events like this. it's been posted a lot this week. when you see scary things, look for helpers. >> and now we're hearing of more and more stories of helpers. brave men and women who jumped right into harm's way almost instinctively to save the lives of perfect strangers. >> reporter: the new stories now emerging of the quiet heroes who saved so many lives here. a firefighter was giving cpr to someone when he was shot in the arm. >> i kept doing chest compressions with one arm until i started to bleed a lot. >> reporter: natalie hit by a bullet and shrapnel, a cab drive taking her to the hospital and keeping pressure on her wounds. >> i don't know who he is. >> reporter:

hueser. when a stranger saw him standing alone she stood by his side. >> he was really brave. she posted this photo and his relatives saw it. he's been reunited with his mother. >> reporter: and we walked into that room at desert springs medical center here in las vegas where sheldon mack is recovering. he was at the concert for his 21st birthday. >> i just keep seeing it if n m mind still, it just haunts me. >> reporter: he told me about the man who he says saved his life. >> some hero come saved me. >> reporter: that hero holding his finger to the bullet wound and never leaving his side. the guy who was by your side, you haven't been able to find out where he is, who he is. >> yeah, i need to. i wouldn't be here at least. but yeah, i really appreciate all he's done for me.

good tradeoff. sheldon's parents telling us they want to meet that hero. >> he's an angel and we'd love to find that fellow. he was shot in the leg as well. >> reporter: it turns out, friends of the hero were watching the news, a paramedic from orange county, california was here in las vegas visiting. and today he paid another visit, walking into that room on crutches. jimmy revealing he knew sheldon was in trouble after be being shot in the arm and then the bullet piercing the abdomen as well, and he rode with him in a truck all the way to the er. sheldon's mom grateful. eric phrase jfrasier, he rushed victims to the er that night. the survivors' family and the heroes' family, all together after the

>> great pick tour to eture to with. 12 off duty firefighters were at the festival and two were shot, and two were shot giving cpr to other people. more people on a long list. >> amazing.

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this morning on "world news now." new details emerging in the aftermath of the las vegas massacre. authorities are now searching for possible accomplices. the killer may have tried to escape, this as his girlfriend is grilled by the fbi. our expert is standing by. president trump in las vegas. the first time he has had to visit the scene of a mass shooting, comforting survivors and praising the work of so many, including doctors and first responders. and new this half hour, a woman kicked off a southwest flight opens up to abc news about what she says really happened. what she told the flight staff about having dogs on board and why things got out of control. and in "the skinny," big news from bachelor land, a spinof