some as fireworks but then the awful reality set in. people dropped to the ground or found something to hide under or behind and when the gunfire stopped, that's when people say they started to run. >> hundreds of our fellow citizens are now mourning the sudden loss of a loved one. a parent, a child, a brother or a sister. >> president donald trump spoke out today condemning the shooting calling it an act of pure evil. he was then joined by the first lady and the vice president for a moment of silence outside the white house and the president said he will be in las vegas on wednesday. it is monday afternoon, i'm brian taff. >> and i'm sharrie williams. the big story on "action news" is the deadly barrage of gunfire in las vegas. police in nevada say they've never had any contact with the shooter before now. >> and a motive for this shooting remains far from clear right now. abc's lana zak is in las vegas with more from the witnesses and the investigation into the

shooter. [gunfire] >> reporter: the gunfire came too quickly to count. bullets tearing into a crowd of 22,000 people who were out to just enjoy a night of music on the vegas strip. >> ♪ >> reporter: country music star jason aldean in the middle of a set when the hail of bullets rained down. >> like some were falling, screaming yelling. >> people started dropping around us. >> a lot of dead bodies. a lot of people were just piling on top of whoever even if they were bleeding or not. >> we ran and we ran and i wasn't even sure sure -- our friend was like the guy next to us got shot. >> reporter: police officers jumping into action. >> halfway up i see the shots coming from mandalay bay. >> reporter: closing in on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel where authorities say the gunman, 64-year-old stephen paddock was hold up. police say he died of a self

inflicted gunshot wound. >> the number of people that have died associated with this event has increased. right now we're using the number of 58. >> reporter: more than 500 injured. president trump among those reacting to the tragedy. >> we are joined together today in sadness, shock and grief. >> this is a crazed lunatic full of hate. >> reporter: last says paddock seemed to be a lone wolf. he was not known to law enforcement and his motive at this moment still remains a incomprehensible mystery. >> we keep learning about people from our area who were right there in las vegas as this terror was unfolding and they are sharing their stories of survival and of grief. we have team coverage. we'll hear from walter perez live at philadelphia international airport in a moment. first though to new jersey correspondent nora muchanic and nora, you spoke to people who were in that crowd last

night. >> reporter: brian, a number of people from the atlantic city area connected to the casino industry are in vegas right now for a big convention. others were there to enjoy this country music festival that concert last night turned to a nightmare for one area couple. >> i mean, we still just look at each other and start crying. >> reporter: bob and katie fuhrmeister of hoist were in the crowd when the gunfire erupted. >> it was mass chaos. everybody had no idea was going on, where everything was coming from. there was noplace that we were able to hide or, you know, get down, and even people that got down were getting shot and trampled on. >> slipping, falling, just everybody was, you know, fighting to get out the same entranceway. >> reporter: katie injured her ankle in the run to get away from the gunfire. >> people out there who lost their lives or are hurt, you

know, there's -- i'm just thankful that, you know, we're alive and we get to go home and see our kids. >> there were injured people all over the place. people covered with blood and who obviously had wounds and being load need ambulances. >> reporter: have have a mcdowell is a philadelphia native the sights chair of global gaming women a nonprofit. she returned to the tropicana near the concert site to find the lobby in chaos and approached a dazed woman covered in blood. >> she looked at me and goes it's not my blood, it's my husband's. she said he was shot standing right next to me. i said where is he. she said they put him in an ambulance and took him somewhere. >> reporter: a public executive from linwood who worked in vegas for seven years is among the thousands in town for a global gaming conference. >> we all know people we were concerned about that might have been there in my case luckily none of my loved ones were but it's heartbreaking and it's terrifying. >> reporter: the head of new jersey's largest police union was staying at the mandalay

bay in a room just across from the shooter. we'll hear from him coming up at 6 o'clock tonight. live in our new jersey news room, i'm nora muchanic channel6 "action news." >> yeah, nora, the stories just heartbreaking and there are more stories of people who survived the shooting. shelley mallory described the horrifying scene and what happened abs the shots rang out. >> we got up and ran. we went down the bleachers the only way that we could have exited would have been towards mandalay bay. i could tell the shots were coming from that direction and so we had to cross the field where the people were getting shot. every time we heard shots, we would hit the ground and just stay there until the -- they would stop for about 30, 45 seconds and then we would run as fast as we could and we just thought we were going to die. >> reporter: our coverage continues with "action news" reporter walter perez live now at the philadelphia international airport where

people flying here from las vegas have been sharing their experience about this tragedy. walter. >> reporter: that's right, sharrie, we just spoke with two people who were at the concert in las vegas when the gunman opened fire. he didn't even have time to edit anything. it doesn't matter because their stories are so compelling. here is part of our interview with a man named steve gold from wilmington who was quite literally in the thick of it. >> seemed like the shooter was aiming towards the front stage area. i didn't know what to think. i didn't really run but i could see people running, you know, bleeding and some people just had blood everywhere. i don't think -- it was even time to pick people up and they would get bloody from that. i jumped inside of a taco stand. it was just a tent so i knew -- we don't know if the shooter was on the roof, inside the ground, so we didn't know what to do. so, i got this lady's hand and

we just ran, jumped the fence and got to the casino and they locked us in there for four hours. they brought us water and stuff. it was a long night. >> reporter: my goodness. we'll hear more from steve and a young lady named megan o'donnell who was also there coming up in my next report at 6 o'clock. reporting live from the airport, walter perez channel6 "action news." alicia. >> walter thank you. of course they were all just there to see a show, jason aldean was headlining the final night of the three day route 91 harvest festival there in las vegas when it became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. the country music star was on stage performing to that sold out crowd the very moment those shots rang out. [gunfire] >> ♪ [gunfire] aldean took to instagram to describe the moment. he said tonight has been beyond horrific. my thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved.

it hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone that was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. his wife brittany who is pregnant with their first child was also there. she writes on instagram our angels were definitely watching over us tonight. country music stars chris young and jake owen were also at that festival last night and they talked about what it was like taking cover. young says he was on the floor of a trailer behind the stage listening to the gunfire. he writes, i'm lucky to be alive as are many others and so many people are gone. this is heartbreaking. jake owen as well taking to twitter saying the gunshots were ringing off the stage, they were ringing off the rigging and the road cages. he says you witnessed the most unimaginable event. we are okay, others aren't. please pray. so much coming in from social media. we'll introduce you to some of the heroes in the crowd coming up in the next half hour, brian. >> unimaginable is exactly the right word. alicia thank you. jim gardner is on his way to las vegas right now to bring you live coverage of the

ongoing investigation before his live reports beginning tonight on "action news" at 11:00. and be sure to watch a special edition of world news tonight with david muir. he'll be live in las vegas with the very latest, that's at 6:30 tonight right after "action news" at 6:00 keep an eye on 6abc.com for continuing coverage of this shooting. there you can find video and photos from the scene as well as read more on the suspect and hear more from the witnesses there. >> all right, time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> meteorologist adam joseph standing by outside on what has been a lovely day. >> we started a little bit on the chilly side especially in those northwestern suburbs but really than that sunshine warming us back up. here are the lows from this morning. 30's in the poconos, near freezing early today, allentown 39 degrees, 41 in mount holly, millville 42, in philadelphia 51. two days now in a row where our morning lows started in the 30's, 40's to around 50 degrees. but what a recovery with all that sunshine this afternoon. 74 in allentown right now, as

well as philadelphia, trenton and reading. 76 in millville. and even in the poconos where again they began just buzz above the freezing point warm at 70. as we look to the west you can see warmth really building, almost summer-like levels here chicago saint louis omaha all in the 80's. 91 in dallas and near 80 degrees in cincinnati so another fall beauty on tap here for tomorrow, much like today. but it will be turning much warmer later on this week. 80's will be back for several days and if you are looking for any soaking of a rainstorm or any kind of significant rainfall, there's really even a minimal chance of any light showers over the next seven days. we'll talk about all those temperatures coming up in that full accuweather forecast in just a bit. >> adam thank you. still ahead, we continue our coverage of the mass shooting in las vegas including more stories of survival. >> and the crisis in the caribbean continues. the effort in our area to help the victims of the hurricane in puerto rico is ongoing

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>> our coverage continues as police are looking to confirm the gunman acted alone. he has been identified as 64-year-old stephen paddock. family members say they can't believe that he would do something like this. in the meantime las vegas police warn that identifying bodies of the victims will be a long and extensive process. well, as so many survivors of the shooting have said, they feel lucky to be alive. people in the concert crowd initially thought it was fireworks going off but they quickly realized it was something much more serious. >> one witness taylor bengie talked about how he heard bullets firing for about 10 seconds straight just over and over again.

then he said the lights were turned on and that's when he saw people lying everywhere with gunshot wounds. >> each time that happened we would -- everyone in the crowd including myself would duck down and my sister kept throwing herself on top of me. i feel very blessed that i was able to get out unscathed. and -- and as well as my sister. i wish i could say the same for the families and people that i saw last night. >> again, at this hour police say 58 people were killed there in las vegas. more than 515 remain wounded and we have yet to learn what the motive was for this shooting. >> ♪ >> we have some breaking news we're following here at 4 o'clock and it's word just in that rock legend tom petty has been taken off of life support that from tmz this afternoon. according that site the iconic musician writer and producer suffered full cardiac arrest overnight. at some point today tmz says

the determination was made to take petty off of life support after brain scans revealed no activity. petty's music has spanned generation business hit after hit from freefalling to american girl. again, breaking word this afternoon that the 66-year-old tom petty has suffered cardiac arrest and has been removed from life support. of course we will keep you posted as we learn more details. >> turning now to the ongoing crisis in the caribbean where hurricane maria victims are still in dire need of basic supplies. today some extra help is on the way from delaware. volunteers spent the morning in newark loading up cases upon cases of bottled water on to a flatbed truck. the u.s. territory is getting relief from south jersey. members of the camden fire department are holding a boot drive to raise money for victims of that storm. the donations for puerto rico are being collected today at the firehouse at north 27th

and federal. >> time now for the "action news" traffic report. >> matt pelman standing by in the "action news" traffic center with the first check on this monday afternoon. >> little tough to focus on the things going on around here today with all the horrible news in the world brian and sharrie but for just a moment let's check the roads. here on the schuylkill expressway in university city it's turning out to be a busy afternoon as is so often the case. westbound come the headlights towards the schuylkill on the vine street expressway. it will close overnight for overnight construction. that's going to happen most of the nights this week and the vine street expressway is also closing tonight at 11 o'clock. we think it's just a one night special this week closing tonight only at 11:00. right now the vine is very busy in both directions but at this point it's just normal afternoon volume. but getting word of big problems coming out of the lehigh valley on the southbound side of 476. that's the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike. all lanes blocked a couple miles south of the lehigh valley interchange because of a crash that just happened about 10 minutes ago. so, bottom line is if you're

coming down from allentown or bethlehem you want to get on 309 through center valley. do not get on the southbound side of 476, the northeast extension. now just off the northeast extension in towamencin township crash along sumneytown pike at the lansdale interchange. it's all jammed up there at the interchange. in cherry hill downed wires this afternoon kresson road blocked near evesham road. you can use evesham to get around it. odessa delaware a trailer crash blocking the southbound side of 13. highway one the way to get around that mess. let's grab the ipad do the commuter report and check your ways home with the waze app out and about in bethlehem, 78 westbound getting reports of a crash and we told you about the blockage of the northeast extension in that area as well. we'll check that again, brian and sharrie, in the next half hour. >> all right, matt, thank you, sir. >> let's turn our attention once again to the accuweather forecast. meteorologist adam joseph here and just a sun soaked day today. >> yeah, unbelievable to start this week. it was a little chilly this morning but really pleasant here this afternoon, more on the way as we go to the

weather center and we take look at sky6 live over penn's landing right now. again a wall of blue upstairs and very little in the way of wind out there, so a great way to start the work week and if you like these kind of temperatures, we'll have them for a couple of days and then we're really go together warm it back up towards the end of the week. right now 74 in philadelphia as well as allentown, 74 also in trenton. a bit cooler beach haven 68 degrees. 72 in dover and lancaster as wie as well as wilmington 74 degrees. as we go through the evening you can see lots of stars right there from 7 o'clock through 11 o'clock, very comfy. light wind overnight. 68 degrees at 7 o'clock. 63 by 9 o'clock and we call another 3 degrees between that 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock hour, temperatures falling into the 40's by tomorrow morning in those northwestern suburbs. so, we welcome you to the month of october. october 1st, that was just a day or so ago, yesterday in that fact. the average high temperature 72 degrees, sun setting at

6:43, you're noticing that earlier and earlier sunset but by the time october 31st hits we lose that average high by 10 degrees and the sun will set before 6 o'clock as we round out the month of october. but still that is a few weeks away. as we take a look at satellite and radar, as you can see high pressure in control and that high pressure is is a dynamo and barely going to move here over the next couple of days. wait means, comfy afternoons and coolish nights. this is seasonable for this time of year under that clear sky. 43 allentown, 54 philadelphia, 49 in millville, 50's for dover and cape may so again it's mainly those northwestern suburbs in the 40's, while the rest of us settle in the lower 50's. october 3rd, tuesday, again a carbon copy of today. all that sunshine from morning into the afternoon, temperatures going quickly from the 50's to the 60's between 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock and then into the lower 70's in the afternoon. so, good news on the home front here weather-wise and great news as we take a look

at the tropical satellite across the caribbean, the atlantic and the gulf of mexico. yes, there are some thunderstorms around but no named storms and it is very quiet after a very active pattern. as we look at the four day at 4:00 forecast, 75 degrees for tomorrow, gorgeous again, low humidity wednesday a few high clouds, 78 and it turns exceptionally warm for this time of year thursday, 84 degrees, a little higher humidity and a little more cloud cover and pretty much the same on friday, partly sunny and very warm, 82 degrees. and sharrie, we have even more 80's to talk about in that seven-day forecast in the next half hour. >> all right, adam thank you. a reminder "action news" is all about interacting with you. follow us on social media for the latest headlines, accuweather and breaking news. you can also use it to communicate with us on facebook, we're 6abc "action news" and on twitter and instagram we're at 6abc.

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>> it is a big day in philadelphia tomorrow. it's the pennsylvania conference for women comes to town. former first lady michelle obama and prolfic producer shonda rhimes will be headlining a keynote luncheon tomorrow afternoon. demand for tickets is overwhelming. they are sold out so we'll be streaming the event on 6abc.com and the pennsylvania conference for women, that's pa conference for women.org, it's scheduled to begin right around 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. the city of philadelphia says it's opened for business and ready for new companies to move in. that was the message from mayor jim kenney. his arts were part of the 33'd annual minority enterprise development week. it's designed to attract new business to philadelphia and help the growth of minority owned companies. one day after a win over the chargers eagle malcolm jenkins was tackling financial literacy today. the safety made an appearance at william bodine high school in northern liberties for an event dubbed financial

football. in coordination with visa the nfl and the pennsylvania department of education it features interactive fast paved games designed to teach students money management. jenkins impressed on the students the need to save money and budget. >> a long time building in philadelphia is getting a major makeover. the bourse building on south fifth street in olde city is being revived and given new purpose. several of the new tenants were announced today. 250,000 square feet will be dedicated to office space while 30,000 will be for retail. it's all set to open in the summer of 2018. the class of 1942 was back together again today. the central high grads gathered for their 75th reunion. the remaining members of the original class took a walk down memory lane at the school in logan.

class representative milt deans organized today's reunion. after graduating from central, the now 93-year-old went on to penn state and then became an air force photographer. >> a lot of lives well lived in room. >> absolutely. >> much more ahead including new details on the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. what we're learning now about some of the 58 victims. >> plus,. >> i'm nydia han. a crowdfunding campaign like this one to help the victims in las vegas have already been set up. but before you give to any crowdfunding campaign there are some things to consider. what you need to know coming up in what's the deal. >> ♪ hey, my window is closing. yeah that's okay. alright miles. i love you. (phone hangs up) ♪ ♪ yeah i love you too. ♪ ♪

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>> it's 4:30 and "action news" continues with the latest on the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. >> last night a 64-year-old man perched on the 32nd floor of a laughing hotel and unleashed at least four minutes of terror on an outdoor music festival under way. police say stephen paddock used a must be a number of powerful rifles to take out at least 58 people and injure more than 500 others. paddock later died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. >> we stepped over the bodies. we saw the people. we saw the heart wrenching sadness from relatives grabbing hold of their loved ones. >> there was a -- a gentleman that was shot and he said can you help me and so i put him in my car and i had like six

people in my car, people without shoes running just to get away. >> among those killed was sonny milton. his wife says the 29-year-old nurse died shielding her from the barrage of bullets. >> though we may never know paddock's motive we are learning a bit more about the gunman from those who knew him. >> ab stephanie ramos live in washington, d.c. with more on the nevada man's background and new details about some of his victims, stephanie. >> reporter: brian and sharrie, the suspected gunman stephen paddock committed the deadliest mass shooting in the united states as you both mentioned and authorities are still trying to figure out what his motive was. today police raided his home looking for any evidence that can bring them answers. this is the man police say opened fire on more than 20,000 people at a country music concert on the las vegas strip. >> shots fired from mandalay bay. >> reporter: around 10:08 local time last night police say 64-year-old stephen

paddock used a tool to break holes in the windows of his hotel room on the 32nd floor. from there police say paddock then sprayed his targets with bullets, people frantically running, trying to take cover. >> going to get trampled if we don't go. >> reporter: police say they found an arsenal in paddock's room a combination of about 20 rifles and handguns locked and loaded. >> this is a individual that was described as a lone wolf. i don't know how it could have been prevented. >> no connection with an international terrorist group. >> reporter: eric paddock says his brother showed no signs of distress or mental illness and had no religious or political affiliation. >> he would have killed my kids. i couldn't be more dumb founded. >> reporter: paddock described as an avid gambler into had a girlfriend, 62-year-old marilou danley. authorities say she is not considered an accomplice. authorities say paddock killed himself in the hotel room. among those killed was an off

duty police officer at the concert. today people waiting for hours to donate blood to help the hundreds of victims who are now fighting for their lives. here in washington president trump offered somber words of unity. quoting bible scriptures, just 48 hours after what many felt were some of the most divisive days of his entire presidency. his staff says he does plan to visit las vegas this wednesday after a stop in puerto rico. reporting lively from and washington, stephanie ramos channel6 "action news." brian. >> stephanie, thank you. one of the very many questions being asked today and one that continues to come up is about the weapons paddock used mainly how was a retired accountant able to kill so many in such a short time. and were his guns legal. "action news" reporter john rawlins talked to some experts about that very topic today. he joins us live in philadelphia's spring garden section with more on what you've learned on this, john. >> reporter: hi, brian.

certainly investigators know the kinds of weapons that were used whether they were semi automatic weapons or as some have speculated possibly a machine gun. they should know at this point whether or not those weapons were legally obtained but they have not made that public so that really leaves the rest of us all in a sense of where we have to make some guesses hopefully some educated guesses. [gunfire] embedded in the background soundtrack of many of the attack videos the relentless and at times rapid gunfire leading to speculation by some that some of the weapons used a automatic machine gun. >> it sounded to me as though it was a sustained rhythmic fire which would mean possibly -- i mean, we're speculating here that there could have been a fully automatic gun but the problem with that is, is that the guns

fired at a very slow rate. >> reporter: more likely he speculates not a fully automatic machine gun but a semi automatic possibly an ar-15 style weapon enhanced to fire at a faster rate. these internet videos from several firms feature add on trigger assemblies and stock that use the gun's recoil to legally increase the rate of fire of a semi automatic weapon. >> it could increase the rate of fire from what is normal with, you know, a fast finger to maybe something that's a little bit faster than that. but the full auto fire is a lot faster, i mean, we're talking 800 shots per minute. >> reporter: whatever weapons were used, the results devastating. >> it's beyond me how a person who walks amongst others can do this. >> reporter: but someone did. a 64-year-old retired

accountant who according to his family enjoyed high stakes gambling and country music concerts. live in spring garden, john rawlins channel6 "action news." sharrie. >> all right, john, thank you. our coverage of the mass shooting in las vegas continues on "action news" coming up at 5:00 anchor rick williams live in the news room with the details we can expect then. hi rick. >> hi, sharrie. the tragedy in las vegas difficult for adults to watch but it can be especially traumatic for young children. coming up at five health reporter and registered nurse ali gorman will hear from experts on ways to help your children cope with the violence and the images that they are seeing. also coming up tonight at 5:00 what about the so-called soft targets, the victims of this tragedy were gathered for an outdoor concert. what can be done to protect further areas that aren't considered to be a high target area for an attack. we'll hear from philadelphia police commissioner richard ross about that coming up tonight on "action news" at 5:00. just some of the stories we're following for you when we see you in just a little bit. until then back to the studio.

brian we'll see you again. >> rick thank you. we'll follow the latest development in las vegas on air and online. 6abc.com is providing continuing coverage of this tragedy. there you'll find video and photos from the scene. hear the desperate accounts from eyewitnesses and read more about the suspected gunman. >> the philadelphia police special victims unit is trying to determine what caused the death of a newborn baby. authorities were called to the 7800 block of somerdale avenue in rhawnhurst yesterday afternoon when medics arrived they found the bad -- baby in a trash bag in the kitchen. police officers were told by the parents that the baby was born wednesday of last week. no charges have been filed at this point. man convicted in a cold case murder will spend between 13 and a half and 27 years behind bars. george shaw learned his sentence today for the 1984 killing of 14-year-old barbara rowan in bensalem. back in july, a judge found shaw guilty of drugging and

suffocating the teenager. prosecutors say a friend helped him dump the body. well, that man, 53-year-old robert sanders pleaded guilty and testified against shaw. >> septa police are investigating an accident involving a pedestrian and a bus in center city. officials say a route 27 bus hit a person near broad and vine just before 9:30 this morning. that pedestrian was rushed to the hospital. we're still waiting for information on the victim's condition and any details on just how this accident happened. a guilty plea from a once hopeful democratic politician is casting a shadow of the man he sought to unseat. powerful pennsylvania congressman bob brady. jimmy moore pled guilty today to concealing a $90,000 payment given to him by brady's campaign to drop out of the race back in 2012. now, charging documents allege that congressman brady knew about the payment and that it would be disguised. the congressman denies that he knew that or did anything illegal and he has not been

charged with any crime. >> turning back to our forecast on a very fall-like monday. >> yeah, and i think we're in for a really good stretch of sunny weather. meteorologist adam joseph about to join us here in the "action news" weather center with a first look. adam. >> yeah, sunny dry weather and exceptionally warm here by the end of the week, that summer feeling will be making a comeback but today we started off on the chilly side early this morning. this afternoon temperatures pretty close to normal, maybe a degree or two above here and there. allentown 74 degrees, right now 74 philadelphia, 74 as well in trenton and then atlantic city airport 71 degrees. but that dewpoint is really low. this is why it feels so nice out there and why you really don't even see a cloud in the sky, also the humidity is so bone dry. 42 is your dewpoint right now in philadelphia, 43 philadelphia, 43 in trenton and a little bit higher but not bad in the atlantic city airport, 53 degrees those dewpoints will, though, rebound back to near 60 at the end of the week. as we look at sky6 live over temple university, there you

can see that wall of blue upstairs, that sunshine going to work. it was chilly this morning but again, warm this afternoon and speaking of warmth, yes, 80's are building again from omaha to chicago. we'll talk about a string of 80's here in that seven-day forecast with that summer feel returning in just a little bit. sharrie. >> adam see you in a bit. thanks. still to come on "action news" at 4:00 if you are looking for ways to help those wounded or grieving the loss of loved ones in las vegas stay with us. we're helping you navigate crowdfunding campaigns. >> and from their desperate attempts to find cover to risking their lives to save others those who escaped the concert massacre are telling their stories of heroism and survival through social media when "action news" comes right back. >> ♪

>> now to the latest on the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. >> country singer jason aldean was on stage at a las vegas music festival last night when the first shots rang out. people began running for safety as 64-year-old mesquite

nevada resident stephen paddock continued shooting killing at least 58 people. more than 500 others were wounded by gunfire or hurt as they tried to escape. police determined the gunman was firing from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel which is located across the street from the festival. they barged into paddock's room but found that he had already killed himself. authorities say he had no ties to international terror but they are still not sure what motivated his rampage or how he obtained the 19 guns found near his body. now, amid the ongoing investigation, president trump held a moment of silence today at the white house. he is planning to visit las vegas on wednesday. >> with more than 20,000 people in attendance when the gunshots rang out much of that tragedy was captured on phones or even streamed live. alicia vitarelli has been monitoring that all day long. she joins us at the "action news" big board with more on how this unfolded on social

media, alicia. >> you guys we get a chance to witness this realtime with the people who were there. let's start with the absolutely terrifying moments of what it felt like to be inside the crowd. a woman named crystal captured and shared that horror from the ground level. [gunfire] and this firsthand account also shared on instagram shows us how things changed in a split second. from the moment those automatic shots were fired, the panic then sued as some run for their lives, others fall to the ground unsure of where to go, how to hide and how to escape. >> we need your truck. we just need to get people over to the hospital, okay. >> okay. go ahead. put them all in the back. >> reporter: now to the heroes in the crowd and there were many. lindsey lee documents their experience on instagram as law enforcement asks to use their truck to transport victims to the hospital. ambulances were having a tough time getting in so officials were asking people who had parked at the venue to serve

as emergency transportation vehicles. the moments were harrowing as she explains how some of the people they loaded into their trucks wouldn't make it. >> we got to go back to get more people. that guy just died in the back of my truck. >> we just thought we were going to die so i called my mom to be honest with you. i was just calling my mom to tell her i love her and goodbye. >> reporter: langsdon is a taxi driver in las vegas. she was waiting in the line by the mandalay bay when she too became a vehicle transporting people to safe ground. >> oh, god, there is an active shooter. are you kidding me. thousands of people dead, just go. >> okay, i'm going, i'm going. >> come on. >> and finally holly wilson lesley from pennsylvania was checking into the mandalay bay when the search for the gunman ensued. and holly takes us realtime through her evacuation from the hotel to safety, her story of survival as she calls herself one of the many mandalay bay refugees, the lucky ones who lived to tell. hard to watch but people were

rolling as they were living. >> yeah, extraordinary and harrowing moments, alicia thank you. we continue to follow this tragedy in las vegas right throughout the evening here. that includes ongoing coverage with "action news" anchor jim gardner live in nevada. look for his reports beginning tonight right here on "action news." >> those who are facing a cancer diagnosis now have a new place to go for comfort in the heart of philadelphia. the sydney kimmel cancer center opened its new welcome center. it's at ninth and chestnut at jefferson university. the center will offer support to newly diagnosed patients and for anyone who simply wants to walk in and learn more about cancer screenings and cancer prevention. >> it is that time once again for a check on the evening commute. >> all right, let's check in with matt pelman with the update for us this monday. hi, matt. >> our worst traffic situation this evening brian and sharrie is on the northeast extension of the pennsylvania turnpike. it's a crash in the southbound lanes about 4 miles south of the lehigh valley interchange. that's blocking both lanes.

so, no traffic's getting through heading down toward quakertown. you're looking at a backlog as you come away from 78 and 22 and try and get on the southbound side of 476, so you don't want to. if you're coming south of allentown or bethlehem stay on 309 through center valley. that's going to be the better bet. 476 southbound not where you want to be this afternoon. but just off of 476, the northeast extension at the lansdale interchange, our crash along sumneytown pike has cleared. so, everything is reopened there. don't need to worry about that one anymore. on the big picture for the most part this afternoon it's just normal afternoon volume delays. let's check this one right here. 10 miles per hour along 95. this is the scene in the work zone by girard avenue and at this point it's just a lot of volume traveling in each direction by girard avenue. we had construction earlier on the northbound side of 95 in bucks county but that's cleared out. and just some southbound slowing developing coming out of mercer county across the scudder falls bridge. that, too, afternoon volume in conjunction with sun glare. and in cherry hill still have

those downed wires blocking kresson road. you can use evesham road. they sort of make a triangle there. that will get you around those downed wires. we'll check it again, brian and sharrie, coming up in the 5 o'clock hour. >> all right matt thank you. >> meteorologist adam joseph standing by with that exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast. a return of some summer-like warmth coming up next.

>> just weather-wise a beautiful afternoon under way and meteorologist adam joseph says a lot more of that to come. >> this is exactly what i like, yeah, 12 months out of the year. >> yeah. >> is that too much to ask. >> yeah. but not this week. >> not this week. this week we're going to stretch it out. in fact we're going to warm it way back above normal by the end of the week. as we take a look at the action cam in valley forge national historical park there and you're starting to see a little tint of color there on some of the trees, also the deep blue sky above and old glory there just barely moving under a very gentle wind late this afternoon. as we look at sky6 live in the

weather center right now going to duplicate that. not much in the way of ripples on the water as well and this is about as perfect as it gets for the beginning of october and another fall beauty on tap here for tomorrow, even going into the day on wednesday. protest -- pretty similar and then the 80's returning and a little uptick in humidity as well and really a minimal chance of any rain over the next seven days. but right now we are settling in the low and some mid 70's for philadelphia, trenton, allentown, 69 a little cooler cape may, the same thing for long beach island at 68 degrees and 73 for both lancaster and were -- wilmington. high pressure bringing sinking air suppressing the air. it's a bone dry humidity not much in the way of moisture in the atmosphere to develop

those clouds so we'll kind of see this type of picture again over the next 48 hours. so, it is clear overnight tonight and a fairly calm wind. very light winds, seasonably cool, not as chilly as the last couple of mornings. we're going to bring it up about five trees or so. 43 in the suburbs, 54 degrees for center city which is very average for this time of year. high pressure goes just to the east a little bit on tuesday but this high is so large it basically is going to take over eastern canada, new england, the midatlantic, parts of the ohio valley and into the deep south wedging that sunshine down. so wall to wall sun and another winner with temperatures about a degree higher and then this high splits basically and moves to the south and west and it means more sunshine holding this front to the north and west and really ripping apart much of the rain along this front as it tries to move in late week, 78 degrees, those warmer southwesterly winds. the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast, 75 for tomorrow, 78 on wednesday, warm with a little more clouds

and the front gets a little closer on thursday. we'll move those temperatures up to 84 degrees. staying in the 80's on friday, partly sunny and staying very mild, another day of 80 degrees on saturday and, oh, yeah, we'll do it again sunday, 84 degrees which is roughly 15 degrees above normal and maybe a few showers possible a week from now with temperatures still above normal of 79 degrees. and with all of this heat and really dry weather, it is putting a lot of stress on the trees. you may have noticed they're basically the leaves are just dying and falling off and the ground is very dusty so it may not be the brightest of falls because of this weather. that's the only downfall. >> okay. >> all right, adam thank you. >> yeah. >> if you would like to help those impacted by the tragedy in las vegas stay with us. we'll talk about it in what's the deal. >> ♪ paulsboro's a very proud community.

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>> the question many people are asking today is how can i help the victims of the mass shooting in las vegas and one answer is you can donate money. here's our nydia han with more on how to help. >> any time disaster or tragedy strikes many people turn to crowdfunding to raise money. this morning the chairman of the clark county commission in las vegas tweeted that he set up this goepp fund me page to raise funds for the victims of the mass shooting and in just the five hours it raised nearly $800,000. now, this is a legitimate campaign and we encourage you to donate but before you open your wallet for another crowdfunding campaign, consumer reports has a few things you should consider. over the years ann as seen a number of fundraising campaigns come across her facebook feed and many times she's been happy to help. >> i've seen some people in need of medical expenses and then of course if something tragic happens to a family and their children need to be taken care of. >> she's not alone. according to a 2015 survey

roughly one in five americans has donated to an on line crowdfunding campaign where donating feels more personal. >> i feel like i've become a part of a family of -- of support for this person. >> but a warning. consumer reports says it can be hard to tell if a campaign is legitimate. in fact, there have been documented cases of fraud. >> generally the best thing to do is to give only to people that you know, rather than complete strangers. >> if you don't know the recipient personally don't be the first one to pitch in and read comments from other donors before giving. >> see what they have to say about this campaign and make sure that it's legitimate. >> also, avoid overfunding. if a campaign has met its goal. >> that's kind of the limit and assume that they've gotten what they need and don't give anything more than that. >> keep in mind the recipient won't see every dollar you give. these sites often charge the campaign a fee to cover things like payment processing. so, if you know the people in need, consider giving them the money directly and cutting out

the middleman. i'm nydia han, channel6 "action news." >> and we could use some good news on day like this. here it is by the way of a update there. las vegas victim fund that nydia mentioned had raised $770 when she filed that report. that that figure stands at $1.9 million and they increased the goal from 1 million to 2 million. >> for brian taff, alicia vitarelli and adam joseph, i'm sharrie williams. join me along with brian, adam and ducis rodgers tonight and every night for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> we'll see you tonight. "action news" at 5:00 is next. >> ♪

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kim guadagno isn't >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with jaime apody, meteorologist cecily tynan, rick williams and monica malpass. >> ♪ >> ♪ [gunfire] >> everywhere they looked there was panic and in the midst of the bright lights of las vegas and concert music, rapid gunfire. no one knew where it was coming from. but it was coming fast and people were dying. >> those who could ran for

their lives, those who could not protected one another. [gunfire] >> when it all finally stopped, 58 people were dead, more than 400 -- 500, rather, were injured. president trump summed it up this way. >> it was an act of pure evil. >> this man, stephen paddock was identified by police as the man behind the terror. now the deadliest attack in u.s. history. >> monday night, i'm monica malpass along with rick williams and of course the big story ton "action news" is the very latest in the las vegas mass shooting. the fbi says the shooter stephen paddock has no connection to an international terrorist group and that he acted alone when he opened fire on that massive crowd of concertgoers last night. >> right now investigators are combing through paddock's home personal accounts e-mails anything to give them a clue as to what drove him to carry out this