from the scene of las vegas, and we hear from local residents there in the line of fire, next. ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ ♪ >> you have seen the images and heard the sounds of panic, then perseverance among concert goers. a lone gunman opened fire from a

hotel room 32 floors up, armed like nothing we have seen in history tonight it seems just as mysterious to answer the question everyone wants to know, why? monday night, jim is live in las vegas. i'm rick williams. 59 people are confirmed killed, and a staggers 527 were injured. hundreds of rounds of ammunition were fired. those not struck were likely run over in the stampede to escape. country singer jason aldean was headlining the country musikfesc

festival. stephen paddock is 67 years old, never had a problem with the law and has no known criminal organizations connections. his brother said paddock was a multimillionaire from gambling and real estate. inside his home investigators found an arsenal of 19 guns, am know and welcome trong devices d ammunition. >> the distance, 1100 feet, three football fields away. authorities say paddock busted

out the windows so he could fire into the crowd. once swat teams broke into the room, they found pa paddock deaf gunshot wounds. jim, good evening. >> good evening, rick. i came here to find sin city transformed to somber city. what else would it be half a block from where we are now. we are across las vegas boulevard from the mandalay bay. perhaps you can see the flashing rights from the police cars. they have shut down the street and the concert venue where a gunman killed 59 people and wounded 527 more.

the las vegas strip is still the strip. when gamblers are inside the casino, the outside world tends to disappear. for the people that live here and work here, it's a very different story. >> the ark angel c cathedral was packed as another american city tries to come to grips with the unspeakable violence the fabric of this american age. >> 22,000 concert goers became sitting ducks for a madman who had 16 weapons inside his room at the mandalay bay. two of them are from portia. katy expwrirred her foot trying to avoid the eastham speed trying to get away from it all.

>> when you realized this was gunfire, what went through your mind? >> it was coming from every angle. all you think about is where i'm going get hit. you are ducking, trying to go behind buildings, whatever you can do to not get stuck in the crossfire. pure, utter, frightening, possible death. everything goes through your mind, you know? where is it coming from? am i going to see all of theaters people in front of me get shot and drop? it's fight or flight. you really can't describe it in words because it's just every emotion that you have at the same time. katy from hor sham. we have learned there were 23

weapons inside the room in the mandalay bay, not 16 as reported before. the update came late tonight. i heard someone say something to put this into perspective for me. if you live here, you probably know someone who was at the concert or who was wounded or who was killed. if you don't, it's likely that you know someone who knows someone. in this town, in this case, two degrees of separation is 360-degrees of agony. that's the story from las vegas tonight, rick. >> all right, jim. thank you for that report from las vegas. back here reporting on the deadliest shooting in america is only getting started tonight. we have team coverage from annie mccormick and chris christie.

>> rick, many people we spoke with were visibly shaken by what had happened. the white house hailed one philadelphia man's actions as heroic for what he did to protect those around him. >> i dove on top of 14 people, pulled a chair over them or table, said i'm a lot older than you guys. >> mike mcgary sacrificed himself by shielding his wife and those nearby. >> i'm 53. they were 20. i wanted them to live longer than me. >> i think everyone would have done the same thing. >> you start crying. why did this happen? >> steve gold relived how he

narrowly escaped the largest mass shooting in history. >> we had to climb and jump down. it was a nine or ten foot fence. so many people that weren't athletic couldn't get over it. >> it was da da da da da pretty much nonstop. he heard what sounded like gunshots per second. >> i thought any one tap could be a bullet that kills me. it was terrifying. >> i went back up to my room. i could see the advantage point where the people were getting shot at. it was horrible. >> 24 hours of horror. families reunite at philadelphia international airport with tales of survival. >> the amount of emotion i'm going through, i never thought was possible. it's unreal. >> you have no idea. i can't wait to come home see my

parents. i'm grateful we are home and safe. i'm truly, truly, truly grateful. >> you can really hear in their voices how relieved they are to be back home and safe. mcgary says his wife is the real hero. apparently she's a register nurse giving aid to those who were wounded. >> president trump spoke to the nation today. his term somber yet resilient. >> it was an act of pure evil. our unity can't be shattered by evil. our bonds can't be broken by violence. though we feel such great anger at the murder of our fellow citizen, it's our love that defines us today and always will. >> the president and first lady held a moment of silence outside

of the white house for the victims. mr. trump says he will visit first responders wednesday to offer support. >> untold numbers lining up for hours to donate blood. there is an urgent need with so many patients and the selflessness is being hailed as one of the shining lights in darkness. the tragedy in las vegas is underscoring the importance of preparation for emergency centers at home. "action news" reporteer annie mccormick with that part of the story. >> they have drills throughout the year and coordinate with hospitals hoping something like what happened in las vegas

doesn't happen here, but they are prepared if it does. >> until our hospital beds are full, we continue to accept more patients. >> dr. jeremy cannon a trauma patient is talking about the hospital's response to a mass casualty like las vegas. >> we bring in as many trauma surgeons as we need to manage the critically injured patients. t put everyone to the test. medical personnel in las vegas are seeing a specific type of injury because of the high

velocity weapons used by the shooter. >> unfortunately, the wounds evolve over time. the initial degree of destruction that you might see first operation will not be the final amount of destruction or final degree of destruction. you have to come back in 24 to 48 hours to reassess the wound. >> he carries a tourniquet with him at all times something civilians can too. god forbid you are in a situation like this, could save lives. annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." back to you. >> flags are half mass across the country at the president's directive to honor the victims and paris which has seen its carnage over several years is mourning the victims with this

tribute tonight as the eiffel tower went dark. >> tomorrow philadelphia will hold a vigil at 6:00 outside the municipal services building across from city hall. more reporting after "nightline" and "jimmy kimmel live" at 12:35 tonight. the "action news" team will start at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >> president trump will travel to puerto rico tomorrow to get a first hand look at the devastation caused by hurricane maria. it's been two weeks since the storm and 50% of people have water. the governor hopes to have electricity end of the month though it could be march before power is restored to everyone. residents of pennsauken are

rallying around the folks of puerto rico. the school put out calls and e-mails and the response was overwhelming. 44 dogs were air lifted off the island and made the trip to westchester. the dogs already spayed and neutered will be here this week. >> they have been through a lot and we want to give them a quiet space to give them confidence and go on with life. >> another way to help is through a monetary donation. >> on the weather front, another

clear and cool day. cecily tynan has another check. >> we warmed up nicely today. saturday's high 66. the front moving through, yesterday 69. today, 75-degrees. that's three degrees above normal. there's much warmer air to the west. if you look at highs across the nation, we were in the 70s. chicago in the 60s. that air mass is moving our way. i have a taste of summer moving in. it could stick around for a while. we have details on that in the seven-day forecast. rick? >> cecily, we have more later. still to come, rock hall of famer tom petty clings to life. equifax adds more to its data

breech. cecily is back with the full forecast from accuweather when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪

>> delaware authorities say someone tried to kill a family of seven setting their house on fire as they slept at 4:00 a.m. the family escaped their home near north broad. a teddy bear remains on the scorched porch. authorities are asking for tips to catch the arsonist. >> police in bucks county say a septa bus charger is charged with sexually molesting two passengers outside the home of one of the victims in warrington

township. >> a man convicted in the bensalem murder in 1984 was sentenced. another man robert sanders pled guilty to dumping rowan's body. 2.5 million more americans than thought may have been affected by the equifax breech. the likely number is $145 million. equifax former ceo will testify in front of congress tomorrow and plans to apologize. >> rocker tom petty is in a los angeles hospital tonight despite a flock of reports of his death

that led to condolences. the los angeles sheriff's department responded to his home last night. he was rush today ucla medical center. we don't know his condition at this hour. last month petty wrapped up his 40th anniversary tour with the heartbreakers. meteorologist cecily tynan is back with a look at the forecast. chilly in the morning? >> chilly in the morning but mid 70s by the afternoon. live on sky 6 looking at the ben franklin bridge under clear skies, beautiful and did you see the sun set? bruce posted this on my facebook page from beach haven. it's glorious. sun setting at 6:42. we warmed town the mid 70s, and we should stay dry for the next several days.

if your car looks anything like mine, it needs a wash. most of the week dry with clear conditions during the day. we have a lot of radiational cooling. nright now 59 in philadelphia, allentown and reading 53. cape may 58. trenton 55 and 40s in the poconos. satellite and radar showing high pressure keeping us clear and in place for several days. tomorrow morning, sunny but cool light jackets in the morning, tieing them around their waist in the afternoon. temperatures back to where they

were today, slightly above normal, philadelphia 75. allentown, 74. tape may 70 and wilmington 74. wednesday, high pressure expands ahead of a cold front, winds out of the southwest, warming up to 78 and thursday, mid 80s. accuweather forecast, 75 tuesday, 78 wednesday, thursday, clouds mixing in more humid, 84. the weekend staying mild saturday with a high of 80. could have morning showers. monday, 15 above normal for the eagles game with a high of 84 and monday, the possibility of showers and a high of 79. the normal high 72. rest of the week temperatures well above normal. >> did you get your 10,000 steps in today?

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special guests today. 75 men and women battling breast cancer spent an hour doing exercise. the american cancer society suspects many women will be diagnosed this year. "jimmy kimmel live" is next followed by "nightline." anthony anderson, rodiguez and music by cone. now for cecily tynan, ducis rogers, jim gardner and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams. have a nice evening. see you tomorrow. goodnight. ♪ ♪

there are people in the world who are so sick or so angry that they sometimes hurt other people. and they're usually the ones who usually end up in the news. when i was a boy and i heard something scary, someone getting badly hurt or something like ta, i'd ask my parents or my grandparents about it. and they would usually tell me how they felt about it. in fact, my mother would try to find out who was helping the person who got hurt. always look for to help. so even today when i read the newspaper and see the news on television, i look for the people who are trying to help. >> jimmy: well,