♪ good morning. terror in orlando. new video emerges taken outside the pus nightclub during the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. at least 50 people murdered. 53 others wounded by a 23-year-old gunman before he was killed by police. this morning, a chilling profile emerging from his ex-wife. >> he would get mad outside of nowhere. >> do you believe -- >> yeah, i hope so, because what my son did this, it is a horrible thing. >> it

shattered and an entire country in mourning today, monday, june 13th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news this is a special edition of "today," terror in orlando. with matt lauer live from orlando and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a. good morning. a very somber monday morning. i'm matt lauer here in orlando. savannah, as you can see, is back in studio 1a. we're awaiting a news conference from city and law enforcement officials here in orlando. we'll bring you that live when it begins. savannah, the scene behind me, the pulse nightclub, just a cub hundred yards down the street on the right. that is where the worst mass shooting took place on the very early morning hours on sunday morning. >> and it must be a community that is just in

shock, matt. it's almost too much to bear. 50 people killed. 53 injured. it breaks your heart. >> you almost want to take that number and leave it up on the screen for the entire show of 50. it really lets you understand the magnitude of this. the death toll stands at 50. another 53 people wounded when that gunman opened fire pulse. it's a very popular gay nightclub here in orlando. again, the shooting is the dead leafiest in history. earlier overnight, officials started searching the home of mateen. isis is calling mateen one of its soldiers here in this country. as we reported mateen pledged his allegiance in a 911 call. president obama called this an act of terror

hate. and the president called for tighter gun laws and mourners gathered all across the country to honor the shooting victims. in new york city, people left candles and flowers in front of the stonewall nightclub. lester, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt, the situation there was chaotic, as it was desperate. think about it, police responding, wanting to neutralize the shooter before anyone else was killed. you had people coming out injured. the ems was overwhelmed. and people trying to account for missing friends and loved ones. >> reporter: with dozens of the dead still unidentified this morning families are desperate for any word about their loved ones. now, the world is asking why 21-year-old omar mateen opened fire. late sunday the gunman's

mentally abusive. >> he was mentally ill. that's the only explanation i can give. and he was obvious disturbed. >> reporter: it all started at 2:00 sunday morning when police said mateen approached pulse. armed with a handgun and ar-15 like this bun. some patrons hid in bathrooms others ran escaping through a back patio. bomb squads and s.w.a.t. teams arrived within the hour. >> he just kept on shooting. >> reporter: those who couldn't escape were trapped held hostage. one mother, nina justice received text messages from her son eddie. >> i got a text, he said call the police. i called the dispatcher and reported that there was a shooting from inside the club. >> reporter: from inside the

coming, i'm going to die. when nina asked if the shooter was in the bathroom with him. eddie responded yes. it would be the last text nina would ever receive from her son. finally, at 5:00 a.m., the sound of gunfire ringing in the streets. chaos carried out by wounded and buy standers. >> i don't know where my son is. if he's been shot if he's dead. >> reporter: the fbi says they investigated mateen on two previous occasions. and just moments before the carnage began, he called 911, pledging his allegiance to isis. in washington, president obama addressed the nation. >> we know enough to say that this was an act of terror. and an act of hate. >> reporter: last night, at the 70th annual tony awards. >> the senseless

remind us that something here is promised. >> reporter: hamilton star lin-manuel honored the victims. >> love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside. ♪ >> reporter: as the country rallies around the lgbt community vigils were held remembering those lost like 34-year-old edward sotomayor who worked for a travel company and described by a cousin as always part of the fun. and 37-year-old kimberly k.j. morris whose friend described her as an amazing woman saying she didn't live her lives according to anyone's guidelines. she was simply kimberly. and the death toll we saw rise dramatically at one point, matt. that's because they had to take their time and make

were no explosives in there. >> it's still an active crime scene if there. lester, thank you very much. we want to give people an idea of how some of the major newspapers are handling the stories "the new york times." leaving 50 dead. sentinel shows two people embracing with candles "our community will heal." i want to turn to someone at the pulse nightclub when the shooting started. chris hansen. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you've had a day in some ways to let it sink in. are you able to get your head around it? >> still, it's difficult, challenging. i haven't had much sleep yet, maybe three hours since it happened. >> people have been seeing the aerial views of the pulse nightclub. you can give us the lay of the land? can you tell us where you were in comparison to the rest of the room? >> yes,

door, there's like a vip area. the couches are there. i was on the edge, towards the back patio. kind of nation the bar. as the gunman came in he was shooting towards it. so it was easier for me to get out than somebody else. >> music was pounding. people said there were some confusing the gunfire for the beat. how long did it take you to realize it was nothing normal? >> after a couple shots. bang, bang, bang. you say, this is reality. you see the blood. the guy next to me falls over. i look behind me, those in the vip area, they go down. that's some i go down. i got to get out of here, i got to crawl out of here. i wasn't running. there's no way. if people were standing, i wasn't goi

target i crawled. >> from crawling from what i understand, there were people stepping over you trying to get to the door. >> the back door. everybody was just scrambling out. >> there was a young lady next to you badly wounded. there were others? >> yes. >> how did she do, do you know? >> i'm not quite sure. i didn't get her last name, i don't remember it. she may have told me. she had heart problems, she was having a hard time catching her breath. it was an arm wound. still, she was bleeding. it doesn't matter where you're shot, when you're trying to breathe, you're going through that shocking moment. you have to be there. >> like so many people, you've watched the coverage of these kinds of shootings from around the world. did you ever try to imagine w

you would do in a similar circumstance? >> no, actually, when columbine happened i was going to school, that was one of the first shootings that i experienced. later, going on at the elementary school, it was ohio. it was difficult. coming here and actually being a part of an actual shooting and seeing that weapons were used, it's not something that it i would wake up and say, oh, hey, let's get dodged today. i didn't actually know anybody in there. i am new here. i don't know spanish -- if you don't know a language it's -- >> i know you need some sleep. thank you for spending time with us this morning. we are also learning more about the

mateen, a man who had been on the radar in the past. stephanie is outside of fort pierce, florida. about two hours to the south. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: matt, law enforcement pulled out of here a couple hours ago. we're getting a first look at mateen's condominium as we learn more about it. he went to a state college and got a degree in criminal technology. his ex-wife said he was obsessed with the police force but he never became a police officer. instead he turned into an angry man. omar mateen was a muslim. in the picture with noor and their suyoung son, they looked happy. she said she realized how troubled he was

brief marriage eight years ago. >> he was bipolar, he would get mad out of nowhere. that's when i first worried about my safety. after a few months he started abusing me physically. >> reporter: she turned to her family. >> my family rescued my. the night they were there, they had to pull me out of his arms. >> reporter: the fbi had its own concerns investigating mateen twice in the last four years the possible links with violent extremism. but nothing turned up in either case. the fbi says there's no indication he was planning an attack. >> he was scary. >> reporter: he was scary? >> yeah, he was scary in concerning ways. it wasn't at times, it was all the time. >> reporter: he worked with mateen as a security guard in port st. lucie, he said he was disturbed by mateen's outbursts.

>> he would kick things. he said i'm going to kill all these ns. i'm going to kill these ns. >> reporter: referring to -- >> black people. >> reporter: black people. >> 18 is the number. >> reporter: 18 text messages in a single day? >> yeah. >> reporter: he said he and his family grew scared of mateen ultimately, he quit. >> do you wish you had raised the issue with other people, besides your -- >> well, now, i do. i feel a responsibility. there was no shock. i feel responsible. i felt like because i was a coward, 50 people are dead. that's the way i feel. >> reporter: the security company that mateen and gilroy worked for confirmed that mateen

in a statement they added we are shocked and saddened by the tragedy that occurred at the orlando nightclub. they say they are cooperating with fbi and other law enforcement. matt, back to you. also this morning, we're hearing from omar mateen's father, in an interview with kerry sanders, he said he was shocked by his son's actions. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. a search for answers into omar mateen we spoke to his father sadique mateen. there may indeed lie clues in what his father says and has done. by way of background, his father is politically active. he was recently in washington where he met with members of the state department as well as other political leaders while in washington. the elder mateen who made his trip in april is shown in social media posts. posting in front of the state department as well as the de

office. he is from afghanistan and he has written openly on social media about his support for the taliban which like isis is an extremist islamic group in afghanistan. the gunman's father posted a video on facebook apologizing for his son's actions in his native language of dari. he called his son a good boy. well educated and living a dignified life but also included this statement "the punishment for homosexuality is upon god. and he will decide on them, not humans. ""just hours earlier, he spoke at length to nbc news about what his son did. what triggered -- >> i do not approve this. in the united states, anyone has a freedom and a choice to live his life. and nobody has a right to do anything or po

so i don't approve of him, what he did. >> reporter: did you know that he had purchased these weapons? >> no, i wish i did know. i wish i did know. if i did know that he did, this would not have happened. >> reporter: this is very hard to understand, you saw your son just hours before he went on his rampage? >> exactly. >> reporter: he's one person and another person who did this murderous rampage was another person? >> he became another person. >> reporter: did he ever talk about homosexuality? >> accept one time we were in miami, we saw the behavior of one couple. he got ticked off. >> reporter: what did he say? >> enough of this. >> reporter: what did you see? >> there were two guys kissing each other in front of a family. and my heart goes out to the people they lost the loved ones,

injured, i wish them a speedy recovery. i hope this never happens to our great land united states of america. and american people are loving people, and i believe in forgiveness. >> reporter: do you believe that there's forgiveness here? >> i hope so. because what my son did is a horrible thing. >> reporter: sadique mateen says that he did not get confirmation that his son omar was the gunman until the fbi visited his home. the fbi came in, did an interview with him and his wife and took his computer and left. savannah. >> let's get more on the gunman and this investigation. nbc investigative reporter pete williams is here. he's been on the phone almost nonstop.

that agents interviewed omar mateen a total of three times even putting him under surveillance for a while but concluded he was somebody who liked to spout out. agents found no indication that he was on a path to terrorism. three years ago, he boasted about having terror connections. and a year later after he had contact with another florida man, moner mohammed abu salha agents interview med mateen aga. none of those interviews disqualified him from buying guns because he was never convicted of any crime. he got two guns like these. an ar-15 style rifle, high capacity magazine. and a 9 millimeter

authorities searched his apartment in fort pierce, about 100 miles from orlando looking for anything when he would begin planning it. and law officials found no indications that he was in communication with terrorists overseas. nothing to indicate that this was a foreign-directed attack and so far no indication that anyone else else was involved either giving him help or egging him on. several hours after the attack the isis propaganda armed said that they were connected but only whatever mateen pledged support to isis. >> pete williams with all of the latest on that investigation. we'll check back with you. we'll have a lot more on the shootings. for the moment, let's turn to al and get the first check of the weather. >> thanks a lot, savannah, we got severe weather from dallas and

flooding. a risk from denver to north platt. isolated wins and damaging hail. tomorrow, enhanced risk from omaha what and colombia. and nebraska, kansas, iowa and missouri. wednesday, the biggest threat from chicago, st. louis, indianapolis, louisville, up to ann arbor, 36 million people at risk for severe weather. can't rule out an isolated tornado. we'll get to your forecast in the next 30 seconds.

good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. low humidity, nice breeze outside this morning. temperatures are in the upper 50s in the few spots. most everybody is in the low to mid-60s. afternoon temperatures, no more 90s for a while. we'll be in the low 80s. plenty of sunshine and breezy. 82 today and tomorrow. rain chances creeping up after wednesday on into thursday and friday. >> that's your latest weather, savannah. >> al, thank you. coming up -- the fallout over the orlando shooting we're already seeing on the campaign trail the presumptive presidential nominee donald trump and hillary clinton will join us just ahead. and more into the investigation into this worst mass shooting in u.s. history. police are about to hold a news conference.

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awkward... is this a "news4 today" news break. 7:26 is your time on monday june 13th, 2016. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm angie goff. we know many of you looking at the shooting in orlando. more than 50 people are recovering from the violence at the nightclub. there are four blood drives around the washington area happening today. the times and placesing to are up on the screen right now. you can find all of this information on the nbc washington app. d.c.'s community will host a vigil for the victims. happening at the d.c. center northwest wednesday 6:30 in the evening. let's check your

jack taylor. jack, good morning. >> good morning, eun. we've had trouble spots on the roosevelt bridge. and east street expressway had been blocked with a crash on the right side. edge was staying left to get past. we may still have activity. big bellway is looking decent from 95 to georgia avenue. we're stacking up towards the woodrow wilson bridge. back to you. >> we're getting a look at the forecast -- next.

good morning, everybody. temperature, going to climb from the low to mid-60s where we are now all the way up to the lower 70s and low 80s. so, a nice day to get outside. make your plans get outside to enjoy

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>> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer. and good morning, everyone. this is an nbc news special report. officials here in orlando are now holding a news conference on the mass shooting at the pulse nightclub just behind me. the mayor of orlando buddy dyer is speaking to members of theed me yo -- >> 407-246-4357. as the next of kin are being notified we're putting the names of the victims on the city of orlando/victims. so, again, i want to just

compliment the medical examiner and the fdle for the work they did all night long in making the identifications and notifying the next of kin and we will continue that process today. again, we will not be defined by the act of a cowardly hater. we will be defined by how we respond, how we treat each other. and this community has already stepped up to do that. thank you. governor. >> thank you, mayor. just a few minutes ago, i asked the people behind me the state of emergency for the state of florida, i did that yesterday, for orlando, orange county. the mayor did it yesterday for the city. when you stop to think about this, you -- we all think about thank god it wasn't our family. but if you go through that list of family members, we have a lot of individuals from puerto rico. we have a wonderful puerto rican community. a young lady, k.j. morris who just

take her of her mother and grandmother. and an individual who worked at harry potter that who i just met last week. the police department, the fdle, the fbi did a wonderful job of getting the bodies removed from pulse. and fdle did a great job of identifying the bodies. this is a wonderful community we live in. this is a wonderful state. we are the best melting pot in the world. we have 120 million people that visit here. we continue to work hard to take care of these families and make sure we try to get this community back as quickly as we. but right now, it's time to grieve for each family member who lost a loved one or who has somebody in the hospital

i'll turn it over to the orlando chief john mina. >> good morning, i want to provide the official report of many people. again, we had an off-duty officer working for pus nightclub in police uniform. at 2:00, he responded to shots fired. he did engage in a gun battle with the suspect somewhere near one of the entrances. shortly after that, additional officers responded. those additional officers made entry while the suspect was shooting. engaged in another gun battle with the suspect. forced him to stop shooting and retreat to the bathroom, where we believe he had several hostages. at that time, we were able to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people who were injured or not ire

things kind of stabilized based on statements made by the suspect about explosives, bomb vests, we secured everything, and we did set up for an explosive breach on the bathroom you wall where we knew there were approximately 15 people in the opposing bathroom. based on statements made by the suspect. based on information we received from the suspect and from the hostages and people inside, we believe further loss of life was imminent. i made the decision to commence the rescue operation and do the explosive breach. the explosive breach did not penetrate the wall completely. we used our armored vehicle, the bearkat armored vehicle to punch a hole in that wall and defeat the wall. so

about two feet off the ground about two or three feet wide. we were able to rescue dozens and dozens of people that came out of that hole. the suspect came out of that hole himself armed with a handgun and a long gun. engaged in a gun battle with officers where he was ultimately killed. so, at that time, at this time, i just want to say that there were officers from the initially responding officers, s.w.a.t. officers, all the law enforcement officers acted very heroically and saved many. >> we're hearing from law enforcement updating us on the pulse nightclub. we heard from the governor and the mayor of orlandoho thanks the medical personnel from the painstakingly and

posted online. this concludes an nbc news special report. most of you will return for more of "today." and we are back now with more of our continuing coverage of the deadly shooting in orlando. obviously, this has been a huge issue in terms of the political campaign that is going on right now. the issues of national security and gun control really pushed to the forefront. and we're joined on the phone right now by hillary clinton, the presumptive democratic nominee. secretary clinton, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. >> so many people are waking up not just heartbroken and stunned but this has happened again. you have isis who has born from the o

only grown in reach and influence. the question is, what are you proposing that would be dramatically different about this scourge. you have a republican candidate who is talking really tough, what do you say that you will do that will make a difference? >> well, first, i think we should remember the victims and their families. this is a terrible personal tragedy for all of them as well as a real shock and tragedy for our country. so many people are still waiting to hear what happened to their loved ones who are unaccounted for. so, i think we need to keep our focus there, as well as our thoughts with the first responders who risked their lives and performed incredibly bravely in orlando. and even as we figure out more about what happened, we need to get to work. this was a terrorist attack. isis appears to be claiming credit for it. at a minimum, they seem to have inspired it.

country from the so-called lone wolfs and to work with our al thrice dismantle the global met works that fuel this kind of radicalization. i think we have to admit it's a complex challenge but we are absolutely, absolutely up to facing it. we have the resources. i want ever american to know that. and there will be a lot of work going forward as well as retrospective analysis about what do we know about the shooter. or what could we or should we have done. but we also have to, you know, try to get this out of partisanship. it's a moment for statesmanship. it's a moment for everybody to come together and remember those who have been murdered, stand with every person who is suffering and grieving. and then try to figure out what we can do. i've been speaking out about

think would make a difference for more than a year now. >> unfortunately, politics does enter it. we certainly saw that yesterday, donald trump in particular calleded you out, singled you out as well, as well as president obama for not using a certain term to describe the acts, the term "radical islam." the question is, why not. >> why wouldn't you describe it in that way? i guess the criticism is that you're using niceties or political correctness over what it is a vicious, vicious distortion of islam? >> well, look, i think trump, as usual is obsessed with name calling. and from my perspective, it matters what we do, not what we say. it matters that we got bin laden, not what name we called him. but if he is somehow suggesting i don't call this for what it is he hasn't been

i clearly said we face terrorists who justify islam slaughtering people. we have to stop them and we will. we have to defeat radical jihadist terrorism, and we will. that's not the point all this talk and dem 0 and it's plain dangerous and it plays into isis' hands. >> this of course raises the issues of terrorism, hate, and also gun policy in this country. after newtown, after 20 first graders were killed the president tried to pass universal background checks. obviously that was not successful. why do you feel you'll be more successful if elected in the n

that or even as you called for, gets assault weapons banned? >> well, i could only hope that people who are responsible gun owners will join us in this cause. how many more of these mass tragedies do we have to live through? this is the worst in american history. and, you know, savannah, there are so many killings every day that no longer even break into our consciousness. we've got to take action. and the majority of americans, and indeed the majority of gun owners, agree with that. let's keep weapons of war off our streets like the one that was used in orlando. >> why doesn't that translate into action if that's the case? i mean, continually, you hear policymakers and the president say, the american people are with us. they don't think that common sense gun reforms are a problem. and yet, even after you have 20 first graders killed you can't even get

legislation passed. why is that? what needs to change? >> well, it's not complicated. the gun lobby scared the heck out of voting officials. we need to make it a voting issue. it is no longer acceptable that elected officials the every level of government will not hear the cries will not recognize the pain of the thousands, tens of thousands of people -- think about it, 33,000 people a year are killed by guns. many, many more thousands are injured by guns. and we have got to make it clear that we're going to stand up to that. but look at this particular issue. the legislation republicans blocked, the so-called no fly list would have prevented suspected terrorists from buying guns. it allows the attorney general and the fbi to prevent a suspected terrorist from doing

case-by-case basis. and we cannot fall into the trap set by the gun lobby that says if you can't stop every shooting and every incident, you should not try to stop any. that is not how laws work. it's not common sense. and we need to get these weapons of war off the streets. we had an assault weapons ban. it expired. and we need to reinstate it. from sandy hook to orlando, we have seen the devastation that these wednesday cause. and i believe that terrorists and dangerous individuals are using guns to kill americans. it's just a fact. and we should make it a lot harder for them to do that. so that's going to be my goal. i've spoken about it all through this campaign. i'm going to continue to speak about it. and i believe that more people are willing to listen. they're not so intimidated. and we're going to try to put a hu

the groups, all the individuals, who care about this issue. those who have been touched with it. and try to get common sense gun safety reform passed in order to protect the people of our country. >> secretary hillary clinton, thank you for your time this morning. we've got to leave it there, but we do appreciate it. >> thank you, good to talk now. >> you as well. by the way, we'll also be talking to donald trump later in the show. let's take a turn now. we've got a check of the weather by al. >> savannah, thanks so much-we've got this huge ridge of warm weather, texas, san angelo will be 100. nashville at 96. continues tomorrow, charlotte, 93. columbus, 90 degrees. st. louis, 10 degrees above average at 95. by the end of the week, indianapolis, 91 on thursday. 90 in charlotte, 97 in montgomery. 99 in little rock. tht'

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back here back here in orlando on this special monday morning split edition of our show from orange avenue, here just about a block or a block and a half down from the pulse nightclub where the shooting kurd early on sunday morning survivors of the wounded here in orlando are sharing extremely emotional stories. janet shamlian is outside of the center. >> reporter: matt, good morgue. there are dozens still in the hospital. some arig

but family members will tell you they are the lucky ones. we're hearing stories of survival in some cases split second decisions made all the difference. he was extending his hand for his family he was extreme joy. >> reporter: he was shot. he's in critical condition but alive. >> this is my baby here. >> reporter: she were among the families who feared the worst. >> i can't seem to find him. keep us in your prayers. >> reporter: those prayers finally answered. how's he doing right now? >> he's doing good. he saw me, he cried. >> reporter: a day of tears. for the survivors luck and typing. andrew left the club 30 minutes before the massacre. you've lost 20 friends? >> about dead that are dead

>> reporter: gene abraham said he had a gut feeling something wasn't right. why did you leave the club when you did? >> to be honest, i had a gut fe feeling. >> reporter: he raced to the hospital when he heard the news. his son. shot three times but also a survivor who told a harrowing story of the gunman coming back. >> going back and forth to make sure they were dead. >> reporter: father and son know how lucky they are. >> god's given you another chance. make life a better way. he goes, i know, i know, dad, i know. >> reporter: a second chance. this morning, it is all hands on deck here at the trauma center. lives still hang in the balance. and, matt, if the medical team has any say about it, they won't lose an

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>> announcer: is this a "news4 today" news break. 8:56 is your time for this monday. i'm yuneun yang let's get a che of your commute with jack taylor. >> one in maryland, 95 south, the accident activity has been on both sides of the roadway. fire and rescue remain on scene blocking the left lane. that was maryland. 95, virginia, north of springfield north of fairfax county parkway, you'll face the activity. on the right side. hopefully that will clear soon. back to you. >> thank you. we'll check the forecast after we come back. stay with us.

a refreshing northwest wind outside has got temperatures back into the low and mid-60s right now courtesy of that we've got a nice stretch of weather. a little cooler today. breezy outside today. showers likery by midweek. >> chuck, thank you. another news update in 25 minutes. but for now, back to the "today" show after a short break.

good morning. terror in orlando. coming up on "today" -- the latest on the tragic shooting leaving at least 50 dead and 53 wounded. this morning, new details are emerging on the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. >> made entry while the suspect was engaged in another gun battle with the suspect. forced him to stop shooting. we were able to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people. >> a nation mourning living lost. today, monday, june 13th, 2016. ♪

>> announcer: from nbc news, is this a special edition of "today," terror in orlando with matt lauer live from orlando. and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome back to this special split edition of "today." we've got matt down in orlando. he's near the pulse nightclub where the massacre keoccurred. matt, we're hearing stories of courage of buy standers who live there. >> people who live amidst the chaos who stopped to help other people around them, perhaps even putting themselves at greater risk. it happened as you mentioned at the pulse nightclub about a block behind us. by the way, savannah, coming up, we're going to be speaking for a woman who is still looking for her son. she's had no word

here's what we know right now, the death toll stands at 50. that includes the gunman. at a press conference just a little while ago authorities said 48 of the 49 victim have not been identified. that was obviously a pain takesly task. isis called omar mateen he pledged his loyalty to that terror group in a 911 call. president obama is weighing in on the attacks he called them an act of terror and act of hate and as made a push for gun laws. and across the country, mourners are gathered to remember the victims. let's go to lester holt joining me here in orlando. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, one of the things that struck me talking to people in there was the sense of not knowing it was

and pounding, once they heard the gunfire some tried to make their way through a courtyard and over a fence. others hid praying the gunman wouldn't find them. this morning, some distraught family members still look for news as officials go through the painstaking process of identifying the dead. >> we will not be defined by the act of a cowardly hater. >> reporter: last night, fbi agents swarming the home of the gunman omar mateen. among their concerns the possibility of booby traps inside this apartment. none were found. >> oh, my god, people are getting shot. >> reporter: more details of the horror inside of pulse the popular gay orlando nightclub. more than 300 people were there when mateen ran into the club taking hostagest

just after 2:00 a.m., nina justice got text messages from her son inside. mommy i love you. he didn't answer her calls. at 2:30 he wrote again, he's coming, i'm gonna die. his death confirmed overnight. survivors described a chaotic scene. >> people are screaming, help me, help me, i'm trapped. >> reporter: a s.w.a.t. team storming a building freeing about 30 people trapped inside and killing the gunman. the gunman, 21-year-old omar mateen an american citizen born in new york and went to high school in florida he is reportedly married and has a young son. mateen was previously married to this woman who says he's violent and abusive. >> he's mentally unstable and mentally ill. that's the only explanation i can give. >> reporter: during the

call. >> he made inflammatory comments to co-workers alleging possible terrorists ties. >> reporter: but law enforcement officials says there's no indication that he was actually in touch with overseas terrorists or had help. president obama called the act an act of terror and act of hate. >> as we go together, we will draw inspiration from selvflesl acts, friends who helped friends and came together to save lives. >> reporter: thousands called for blood donations i powerful unity for a city in mourning. first responders were overwhelmed initialingly, there weren't enough ambulances. one of the things i've learned time and time again, you never know what you're ca

a lot of people discovered that. they helped people. stopped bleeding. >> fortunately, one of the major trauma centers is not far from here. of course, family members rushed to those hospitals to see what they can learn. several different groups of people trying to cope with the news that they've lost someone in the nightclub and there's another group looking for information, looking for answers. they don't know what happened to their loved ones. christine is in that group. her son christopher was inside the pulse nightclub saturday night into the early sunday morning hours. at the moment, he's unaccounted for. christine, how are you doing? >> i'm sad. >> you've heard nothing. you've heard no information. you've checked with the hospitals. you've checked with law enforcement. no one has mentioned anything about your son? >> no, i called the nrs

members and there was misinformation and bureaucratic errors. and no one has -- i was out at the emergency room from 4:00 in the morning waiting to see if my son would be coming in. and i waited with the hospital itself, and they say they can't release information. and i've given them my son's picture and my name and my phone number. and my pictures. >> you're 100% that christopher was in that club because his boyfriend was also in the club, and i'm not sure if his family has been notified so i don't want to mention his name but we know that he's deceased. >> yeah, his family has been notified. my two boys, christopher and his boyfriend were in a club together with two other friends. and those two friends

were getting ready to leave. and the two friends hoo s who w the bathroom, heard the gunshots and they left the pulse immediately so they know that christopher -- >> as they were leaving, they didn't see where christopher was? >> well, they saw that his boyfriend was being carried out, so they knew he was going on to an ambulance, but he died at the hospital. but they never saw christopher going out. >> the press conference that was held just a few minutes ago, christine, the city officials say they've identified 48 of the 49 victims. they're beginning once families are notified to put the names up on the city website. we've looked on the city website, we do not see christopher's name on that? >> i'm holding out the very sliver of hope that he is an unidentified person at the hospital. but i don't know that there are

health, have been identified and matched with their family member. but i haven't received any information. they know my name and number, too. and no one has called me to tell me that christopher needs to be identifies at the hospital or he needs to be identified at the club. but my son was a licensed mental health therapist, and he got fingerprinted after he did his 2 1/2 years of hours, supervised hours, working with a clinician. and he got fingerprinted, so he would be identifiable. i have his photo. he's very i identifiable. he would have des or his wallet. >> we are going to do everything we can -- to pu

our producers? >> that's my jedi christopher. >> we're going to put you with a producer and try to get you everything that we can, christine, so you can -- >> thank you. >> christopher, her son still those unaccounted for after this senseless shooting. we'll have much more from orlando on a monday morning.

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>> as you know, this suspect was in fact an american citizen. do you have any proposals that would have addressed that would have stopped this particular instance? >> we need far better intelligence gathering. we have terrible intelligence gathering right now. people aren't reporting other people when they see something is wrong. we have mental instability that's through the roof and the neighbors know it, they understand it, and they don't report it to the police or fbi. and for some reason, people, whether it's san bernardino, whether they had bombs all over their apartment floor and a lot of people saw it, they didn't report it. in paris, the head person when they were looking for him, he was living right in the neighborhood, nobody reported him after they had -- all over the world they were searching for him. he was living right in his neighborhood. and the people did not report him. for whatever reason, they're not reporting these people. y

on that's wrong. >> would you consider a ban on assault rifles. here's the argument, they're a weapon of war. they're not a hunting rifle. they appear to be the weapon of choice for terrorists as well as shooters of first graders in newtown, as well as movie theatergoers in aurora. why not ban for assault weapons as hillary clinton called for recently on the show? >> well, first of all there are millions upon millions out there. so they're already out there, number one. i absolutely wouldn't because people need protection. the bad guys have assault rifle and people trying to protect themselves would be standing there with a bb gun. she's the wrong person at the wrong time. she doesn't understand the issue. she's weak, she's ineffective, she does not understand the issue. and they would be absolutely the wrong person. she wants to bring %

coming into this country, pouring into this country. i'm saying we cannot take any more people from syria right now. we can't do it. we can't even think about it. >> you were tweeting quite a bit yesterday among your condolences to the victims and family members of the shooting. you also stopped to tweet that you had appreciated the congratulations that you received for your stance on terrorism. later you issued a longer statement that said, i said this is going to happen. basically congratulating yourself for predicting another terrorist attack. for a lot of people 49 people lay dead you were focused on yourself and giving yourself congratulations. what do you say about that? >> it's certainly false. you didn't read the second part of the tweet. i said i appreciate it i'd received tens ofho

tweets. calls, letters, everything. i'm the one that predicted it and i don't want the credit. i don't want the credit. >> at the same time, you're calling attention to the credit. >> i said i want you to be wrong i want you to be vigilant. i don't want the credit. >> but by the very nature of stopping and saying -- but you did stop and say, oh, i acknowledge and collect your thanks. and then you later say in this statement. i predicted this. in fairness, literally everyone predicts there will be another terrorist attack. there's no one who doesn't recognize that's the world we live in. >> well, hillary clinton she certainly doesn't do anything about it. in terms of intelligence. >> why that, because everyone knows? >> i don't think the president even knows. he won't use the term radial

islamic terrorism. i think he thinks edge is s eve sweetheart. if you don't use the term if you don't describe what's happening you're never going to solve the problem. he will never solve the problem. >> real quickly to that end recently on a different network you said about the president, he doesn't get it, or he gets it better than anybody understands. what do you mean by that? >> well, are a lot of people that think may go he doesn't want to get it. a lot of people think maybe he doesn't want to know about it. i happen to think he just doesn't know what he's doing. there are many people who think he doesn't get it. >> why would that jb. >> because, savannah, savannah, why he isn't addressing the issues -- he's not addressing the issue, he's not calling it what it is. this is radical islamic terrorism. this isn't fighting germany. this isn't fighting japan where they wear uniforms. these are people who come out. d

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welcome back to "today." al, we want to get a check of the weather. >> that's right, and we're going to check that out and show you what's going on in your neck of the woods. there's a slight chance for a shower or two late in the day on wednesday. thursday and friday will be our best ces

then we start to dry out once again as we head into your weekend. in the meantime have a great monday, everybody. still ahead, the police officers being hailed as heroes this morning in orlando. after your local news. >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. it's 8:26 on this monday, june 13th, i'm angie goff. we do want to get a check on your traffic. here's jack taylor. >> angie, good morning. we had some trouble spots in springfield northbound to i-95. a longstanding crash on the right side of the roadway that has finally cleared but at least it begins to ease out of woodbridge. on the baltimore parkway leaving the district, longstanding problem there unfortunately the left lane closed. still a little heavy traffic. a check on your forecast is next. stay with us.

temperatures are in the 60s now on your way out the door, a nice northwest breeze

today and tomorrow. a slight chance for a shower on wednesday better rain chances on thursday and friday. back to you. >> thanks, chuck, more news in 25 minutes. for now, we'll it send it back to the "today" show in new york city.

♪ good morning, everybody. welcome back to this special split edition of "today." it's monday morning, june 13th, 2016. it is a sad morning. matt's in orlando, florida, with the latest on the terrible and senseless mass shooting, matt, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning. let's just start this time by saying that we do know.

gunman omar mateen made bomb threats while holding hostages at that nightclub. just behind us, the pulse nightclub. they say their decisions saved lives. mateen questioned by the fbi in the last three years. but officials say they have nothing to indicate that he was planning any attack. mateen's ex-wife speaking out saying he was physically abusive to her and calling him mentally unstable in an interview with nbc news. she also said he gave no sign that he had been radicalized. we're joined now by florida's governor rick scott. thank you for being here. you know where the investigation stands. what needs more to be found out right now. we know mapped in the club, how are we going to find out why? >> well, right now, the positive is they're

and letting family members know that most important thing we can do if you're a family member, you'd want to know. that's good and we thank the fbi for doing that. the fbi is doing their job. this is terror. this is absolutely eve. le. this is disgusting. we had the beheading a few years ago from miami and now this happened to our state. we've got to destroy isis. we've got to take this seriously and destroy isis. i don't want this to happen in my state or the nation again. >> and officials trying to combat terrorism here and abroad they're talking about guns again. the weapons used in this killing, an ar-15 assault weapon that was reloaded numerous times and did extraordinary damage. >> it's more frustrating what happened. you start thinking about the family members.

to take care of her mother and grandmother. i was at harry potter at universal studios, a young man who worked there. we got to try to figure out what we can do as society but we've got to destroy isis. >> you talked about harry potter at universal. this is a place in orlando that you know very, very well. it's a place where people come for happiness. it's a place where they come for joy and good times. now, this city sits atop of this where no city wants to be included in. how do you get your arms on that? >> we're a loving state. we have 20 million people that live here. we look at the victims, so many came here from puerto rico for a good life. it's a big melting point. 110, 120 million tourists. is

>> will it be the same? >> absolutely. it won't be the same for the law enforcement that had to risk their lives to save all those people, got to see what happened there. those lives are all going to be changed. but we're going to get back to work. we're a resilient community, we're a resilient nation. we'll get back. right now, you just can't imagine the impact it would have on your family. >> i know it's a busy morning for you. we thank you for the time to talk to us. governor rick scott. appreciate it. let's talk more about some of the stories of bravery that are emerging in the middle of all of this tragedy. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more on that. good morning. >> the law enforcement personnel that stormed that night still have not been identified, but many people are calling them heroes this morning. in a situation where most people would have run away from the gunfire, they n

>> oh, my god, people are getting shot, dude. >> reporter: this morning 11 police officers and three sheriff's deputies who changed gunfire with the shooter are being credited with saving lives. one saved by his own kevlar helmet. there are a lot of split second decisions here. >> the ultimate goal in a situation like this is to preserve human life. >> reporter: orange county sheriff jerry demings said he spoke with one of the officers, a 14 year veteran, right after the massacre. >> and i can tell you i saw ultra anxiety in his face at that time. he said, sheriff, there are multiple bodies in there. i saw something that i've never seen before. >> reporter: it was a uniformed officer working security at the pulse nightclub who first confronted the shooter. omar mateen then took

and barricaded himself inside a restroom. three hours later, a s.w.a.t. team stormed the building killing mateen. >> it's been one of the worst days. >> reporter: val demings is the former police chief. >> they're trained to run to things that most people are running away from. >> reporter: carlos rosario is among those who rushed to help the wounded. a lot of people would have just run from that situation. they wouldn't have stopped to help anyone else. they would have been too scared to continue. yet, you stayed, you helped other people survive this. how did you do that? >> i just -- i'm a medical assistant. i studied in college for a year and i also worked in the field. i feel like at that time my calling was to help and just to make sure that everybody got the attention that they needed. >> reporter: all the officers

is typical in these type of situations. matt, they're now being offered counseling. it's truly amazing that all of those officers were able to survive. >> no question about it, gabe. thank you for your reporting. we're obviously seeing tributes to the victims from all over the country. the tragedy hitting especially hard in the lgbt community. nbc's joe fryer has that part of the story. good morning. june is gay pride month with parades taking place all across the country, these are typically moments of celebration but now they're also moments of mourning. ♪ >> reporter: inside a church just a mile from the carnage orlando's gay chorus fights terror with a sign of peace. >> love will outdo hate. ♪ >> reporter: vigils were held in dozens of cities across the country including the stonewall innrt

movements. >> lives were lost because of this tragedy, we should all be able to be who we are. >> reporter: the scene of orlando's massacre was bit on pride and love. owner barbara palmer opened 12 years ago in honor of her brother john who died of aids. the club's name pulse is symbolic of his beating heart. orlando is considered a welcoming place for the lgbt community which explains lines outside the blood bank stretched for blocks. the city's first openly gay commissioner. >> these are young people out for a good time. i know that's where terrorists pick these people because they want to strike at the heart of our community. >> reporter: meanwhile in southern california santa monica police arrested james howell after finding three assault rifles, magazinives and explosive making devices in his car. he was in town for

festival. >> we have no information to believe this is connected to the orlando incident. >> reporter: the parade went on in los angeles and other cities across the country. >> i will not go back in the closet at the face of a gunman. >> reporter: the meaning of this month is clearer as ever. >> we have to all come together as one. we have to be unity. we must stand together to stop gun violence. >> reporter: many more pride celebrations will be taking place over the next coming weeks including in new york city. nothing has been cancelled there but security will be increased. >> and there has been some concern here in orlando about vigils being held, large gatherings of people because law enforcement is stretched so thin they weren't sure they could secure some of those locations. thank you so much. appreciate it. let's go back to new york and get a check of the weather from al. >> as we look at the east coast looking pretty good. severe weather down for

the gulf coast. wet weather in the pacific northwest. by the midweek period, we've got a wide swath from the southeast all the way up to the great lakes. sunshine in the north east. a lot of the part of country wet weather for the east and rain in the pacific northwest. good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's a cooler day. temperatures in the mid-50s. refreshing break. temperature it's in 70s to near 80 with that nice breeze out there. a great day to be outside today. and a good night for baseball coming up as well. the fnats are playing host to te cubbies. first pitch at 7:00. game time temperatures in the 70s for the first time. another great day tomorrow. >> that's your latest weather. coming up, the moving tributes to the villes in

awards but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ ♪ we're back now with one of the more high-profile tributes to the victims of orlando last night's tony awards. and natalie was watching. >> that's right. good morning the annual event honors the belt of broadway. its producers dedicated this year's ceremony to those affected by the shooting. >> reporter: as the stars stepped out for broadway's biggest night the mood on the red carpet was subdued with the tragedy in orlando on everyone's mind. >> it's very hard to come to something like this when people have been hurt. we just hope to keep it a joyful night here and my sympathies to everybody. >> reporter: before the show began host james corden expressed solidarity. >> all we can say, you are not on your own right now.

>> reporter: paying respects nominees and presenters worry silver ribbons. the cast of "hamilton" chose to eliminate the muskets typically used in their performance. ♪ we cannot let a strike or shot give us away ♪ >> reporter: and many messages were poignant and reflective. >> tonight, our joy is tinged with sorrow. but we're here to celebrate broadway. >> i urge you, orlando, to be strong. we will be with you every step of the way. >> senseless acts of tragedy remind us that nothing here is promised. not one day. and love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside. >> that was such a beautiful tribute by lin-manuel miranda. "hamilton" went on ton

awards. "color purple" won for the best revival and best actors. and for the first time all of the lead actor awards went to people of color. and there was levity throughout as well. >> and the tribute by lin-manuel miranda. coming up next, carson is going to take a closer look at some of the other poignant prohibits to the victims in orlando. first on a monday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ >> welcome back to "today." carson's over in the orange room nation looking at some of the reactions some of them moving with what happened in orlando. >> good morning, everybody. outpouring of grief and support coming in. people on facebook, twitter, all sharing this.

show their support after gay rights activist george takei tweeting out. amy schumer, all my love to orlando. ellen degeneres simply tweeting sobbing. a lot of landmarks lit up in support of the lgbt community. you see the orlando ferris wheel shining bright in rainbow colors. and the empire state building. and simply dark. back to you. >> we're back with more coverage in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

♪ back now on this monday morning with more on the deadly attack here in orlando. in all, 50 people dead. the victims were people from all walks of life. they were gunned down in what was supposed to be a night out. a night for fun. ♪ >> reporter: 34-year-old edward sotomayor jr. was known as eddie to his friends from sarasota, florida, he was a popular fun loving guy who often wore top hats and worked for a gay travel company. on facebook, he described himself as

i'm always on the go. 23-year-old stanley almodovar moved here from massachusetts. luis omar ocasio-capo called omar. he shared the message dance freely in heavens. 22-year-old luis vialma worked at universal studios on a harry potter ride. the day he died, he posted his facebook picture describing true friends who have become family. the friend kneeling in front was with him at pulse. he's in critical

juan ramon guerrero was happy to be in school. peter gonzalez cruz, age 22, went by omi, originally from south africa. he worked most recently at u.p.s. in florida, where a local customer said he was always sweet. eric ortiz rivera, 36, from miami, was originally from puerto rico, his nickname was shocky. he lived in orlando with his boyfriend and worked at a party city and sunglass hut. his cousin told "the new york times" he was a goofball who loved to dance. k.j. morris, was a bouncer at pulse. he was simply kimberly. this photo posted just weeks ago reads thankful. the names, the faces, the

numbers we've been telling you about all morning. it's always good to see our friend harry smith, unfortunately, we see ourselves under the worker circumstances. >> i know, matt, we come to these places. it's impossible for to us comprehend what the families of these victims are going through. you speak to a loved one, text a loved one one day, the next day they're gone. we ask ourselves what do we make of this? what do we make of this? >> reporter: our sunday morning was shattered by all too familiar news. >> good morning, breaking overnight. mass casualty shooting. a horrific scene outside of a popular gay nightclub in orlando. >> reporter: then the news got even worse. >> it is with great sad answer that i share we have not 20 but 50 casualties. >> reporter: incredible what one person can do with two guns. where there was joy and laughter, he brought terror. prest

nation. his 15th time to do so after a mass shooting. yes, the 15th time. >> this massacre is therefore a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon that lets them shoot people in a school, house of worship or a movie theater or nightclub. >> reporter: this is our american life now, for someone bent on killing people, it's just not all that hard. >> we have to decide if that's the kind of country we want to be. and to actively do nothing is a decision as well. >> reporter: we will listen to the arguments for new gun laws. and we will hear how existing laws should be enforced. how do you stop a terrorist born in this country who sees martyrdom and mass murder as an answer to his grievances. this was the worst mass shooting in our history. all of this mayhem has left us numb. whatever horrible thing that happens next, will it shock us as much? a gay

the lives of those feeling it. those will never be the same. but for the rest of us we will grimly grope our way back to routine. because it feels like we live in a war zone, and in a war zone, this sort of thing comes with the territory. matt, you and i have stood in these locations probably more times than we can count and/or remember. and all i know is this kind of thing is unacceptable. we don't really know what an answer is this morning. but the thing we need to understand is it's unacceptable. >> you talk about it being the 15th time that the president has stood before cameras and addressed the nation after a mass shooting. there have been many more mass shootings. some of them simply don't get attention anymore. >> didn't reach that critical mass. >> harry, take care. we want to bring the folks back in from new york as we prepare to end this hour. savannah, last night i was

night. we've all flown that route so many times. you come in, you can see the theme parks in the distance. usually, we're coming here to cover something fun and have a good time. not so this time. >> no, it just makes that more poignant that the theme parks in orlando, symbolic of a place of joy. and that community has a broken heart. matt, i know your coverage is going to cover that in a moment. we're back after your local news. >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. 8:56 is your time on monday, june 13th, 2016. i'm eun yang. let's check in with traffic from wtop's traffic. good morning. >> good morning, eun, and happy birthday as well. down from fairfax county parkway

roadway. big beltway, top side from georgia avenue, inner loop is trying to clear out. off and on springfield moving towards mclane. everything is available. back to you. >> thanks, jack. that was very nice of you. we'll take a break. your forecast is next.

sunshine and a nice northwest breeze out there. a great looking morning across the region and it's going to stay just as nice through the rest of the day. temperatures in mid to upper 60s across the area. hourly temperatures will continue to climb. up to 80 degrees by lunchtime. most of the afternoon will be upper 70s and low 80s. highs 82 in washington. 80 again tomorrow. not as much wind to worry about tomorrow but a few more clouds. >> get the latest news and weather at anytime on the knicks washington app. we'll see new another 25 minutes for another update. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ welcome to "today." it's monday morning, june 13th, fwen 2016. i'm willie alongside natalie, tamron and al. at least 49 people dead at the pulse nightclub in orlando. more than 50 others injured and wounded. some of them critically. we are learning more about the gunman killed by police after a three-hour

more from lester holt. >> reporter: now, the world is asking why 29-year-old omar mateen opened fire at a nightclub in florida. late sunday, the gunman's ex-wife called him physically and mentally abusive. >> he was mentally unstable and mentally ill. that's the only explanation i can give. and he was obviously disturbed. >> reporter: it all started around 2:00 sunday morning when police say mateen approached pulse a gay nightclub in the heart of orlando. armed with a handgun and an a. >> referee:-15 rifle like this one. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: mateen made his way inside and opened fire on over 100 people. some of the patrons hit in bathrooms. others ran escaping through a back patio. >> he kept on shooting and shooting. >> reporter: those who couldn't escape became trapped held hostage by the gunman. one mother, nina justice receivext

everything others. >> i got a text. he said call the police. i called the police and reported that there was a shooting inside a club. >> reporter: from inside the bathroom, eddie wrote, he's coming i'm going to die. when nina asked is the shooter in the bathroom eddie responded yes. that would be the last text she'd ever receive from her son. at 5:00 a.m., the sound of gunfire ringing into the streets. and outside, chaos, the wounded carried out by friends and bystand bystanders, family members rushing to find loved ones. >> i hope someone can tell me where my son is. if he's been shot or dead. >> reporter: the fbi said they investigated mateen on two previous occasions. just moments before the carnage began, he called 911 pledging his algi

addressed the nation. >> we know enough to say this was an act of terror and an act of hate. >> reporter: last night at the 70th annual tony awards. >> the senseless arrangements of tragedy reminds us that nothing here is promised. "hamilton" starlin manuel miranda honored the victims. >> love is love is love is love is love is cannot be killed or swept aside. ♪ >> reporter: as the country rallies around the lgbt community vigils were held remembering those lost like 34-year-old edward sotomayor, who worked for a travel company and described by a cousin as always a part of the fun. and 37 years ago kimberly k.j. morris whose friend described her as an amazing woman. saying she didn't live her life according to anyone's guide

>> another senseless act. another tragedy once again. all too often, the many, many questions that perhaps we may never know the answers. but the main question this morning is who is omar mateen. nbc's stephanie gosk has been outside of the suspect's home in fort pierce, florida, that's about a two-hour drive south of orlando. stephanie, tell us what we're learning about the shooter this morning? >> reporter: sure, good morning. law enforcement was here overnight. they were searching his condominium complex. they moved out early this morning. we're now getting the first glimpse where omar mateen lived with his wife and 3-year-old according to an interview we did with his father. interesting people who lived here knew him well, are sharing dollar stories including his ex-wife married briefly to him eight years ago. she said that relationship turned abusive. and she was for

her family for assistance. she describes this harrowing scene of her family literally pulling her from his arms. she hasn't spoken to him since. we also interviewed a former colleague of omar mateen. he worked with him as a security guard at a local gated community. a wealthy community with a golf course. he says over the year that he worked with him, he noticed that he was volatile. that he was unpredictable. and that he was filled were hatred. hatred towards african-americans. hatred towards women. hatred towards homosexuals. and that he would launch into these violent tirades. all of that with still questions on how the fbi had his name, but seemed to apparently not realize the danger involved with mateen. that he had been interviewed three times by investigators with the fbi with possible connections to violent extremism. but they said that there was nothing to indicate that he was about to do what h

doing. back to you, guys. stephanie gosk in fort pierce, florida. we saw as stephanie was talking people carrying out the injured. as this unfolded people instantly asked how can i help. watching the heroism of people inside that club facing bullets as well. those at home watching thought what can i do. can i do more. so these gofundme campaigns spouted up instantly. one of them already raised $1.3 million in donations. that number is still growing. they said the money will go to support the victims of the shootings. the blood banks in orlando. we were both there, willie and i there yesterday, the lines, it's as if people turned on their televisions, they saw it. got in their cars and got in whatever forms of transportation and lined up at the blood banks

this happening. this happened at 2:00 a.m. police stormed at 5:00 a.m. by 9:00, 10:00 in the morning, this is the line at the blood banks. these gofundme causes have been incredible. just to give people an opportunity to do something. >> the response in the community in orlando is incredible. talk about the people in the club that we got to hear. oh, my gosh. the extraordinary things that people did in that moment. you'd like to think that you did the same thing. >> my gosh. >> taking off a bandana. and josh miguel said that somebody fell into his arms with three gunshot wounds. all he needed to do is put pressure on one. so he hugged him. got in the back of the ambulance with him, hugged him and saved his life. >> and the first responders, how we heard earlier today how

reaction saved many, many more lives. >> you look at obviously, the online response was instantaneous, and the tributes around the world, there in orlando. the eye, the ferris wheel there, lit in rainbow colors. the spire of one world trade center also a rainbow. the empire state building actually went dark. tel aviv city home in israel changed its lights to rainbow. toronto in front of city hall there. and of course, one of the iconic locations about the lgbt movement, stonewall, in new york, of course a major tribute there. kind of all of a sudden a makeshift impromptu demonstration of support. >> the other side of that at stonewall. the nypd tweeted out pictures of officers in tactical gear basically guarding

because of what happened. that is the new realities. >> it's also gay pride month. there are concerns is this part of something perhaps larger. >> we should also say that the imam was on morning joe and said their community stands with the lgbt community as well. while there are major questions here it was good to hear that imam from that community in orlando say that they stand with them as well. he was on morning joe this morning. >> just unbelievable. >> a community in shock for sure. so many broken hearts. of course, we're going to continue to follow this all morning long and all of the latest developments. >> let's take a look at what's going on in your neck of the woods. showing you flash flood warnings right now, heavy flooding going none parts of texas. i-45, some areas closed. we're going to see severe storms there to the north of there

that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, it's a beautiful day to be outside. afternoon highs forecasting 79 in gaithersburg. 83 in manassas, 83 in fredericksburg, 74 in manassas. if you're going to the babe game, first pitch at 7:05. first pitch will be in the low 70s. a little breezy outside with more sunshine. tomorrow, a little more cloud cover but less wind. high today 82, high tomorrow also around 82 degrees. staying cooler than average for most of the week. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with much more on the orlando nightclub shooting and what went on inside. that's right after this. your car insurance policy is 22 pages long. did you read every word? no, only lawyers do that. so when you got rear-ended and needed a tow, your insurance company told you to look at page five on your policy.

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we are learning more this morning about what was going on inside the pulse nightclub once omar mateen entered and started shooting. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is joining us from washington with more on that. pete, good morning. >> willie, good morning. orlando police say they were on the phone for long periods of time with omar mateen when he was inside holding hostages. police say most of the people were shot when he first walked in at 2:00 a.m. police responded back to him and that forced him in one of the bathrooms. he took hostages but that allowed dozens more to escape. it was in the bathroom where he made his 911 call to support isis. he continued to talk to them on the phone during the next conversation police say he was calm and collected but he claimed to have explosives and apparently gave a time line leading police commanders to believe they to to move in. it was at 5:00

s.w.a.t. team stormed the nightclub to distract mateen. while an armored vehicle knocked a hole in the wall, more people escaped through that hole. eventually mateen themselves came through it leading him to get into a gun battle and killed. no explosives were found in the nightclub. fbi agents interviewed mateen a total of three times over the past year. they concluded he was somebody who liked to spout off. agents found nothing to indicate he was on any kind of path to terrorism. and law enforcement officials indicatesed they found no evidence that he was commuting with terrorists overseas. in other words, nothing to address that this was a foreign-directed attack and so far no indication that anybody was involved in the shooting. but they are questioning family members, anytime there are people around him, they want to know whether those folks had any

planning any kind of attack. and whether they knew something and failed to speak up. that's a big question for the fbi. >> the family members we've heard from so far, his father, his ex-wife, had not given any indication about that specific detail. pete williams, thank you. sean henry is a terrorism expert and the president of crowd services. a company dedicated to combatting terrorism. >> good morning, savannah. >> actually, it's natalie. >> sorry. >> that's okay. let's go back to what the fbi indicated basically interviewing omar mateen three times. at that point, not knowing if he was self-radicalized. if he was anything more than a misguided young man. but what sort of evidence were they looking for. what would have been more concrete? what do they need to know in order to take action agt

challenging issue right now for law enforcement. people who are self-radicalized. who make statements that may appear to those around them to be incendiary. they may make statements about hatred of america or concerns they have about american society. but until that rises to the level of suspicion where somebody is about to take some type of a violent act. a lot of that is protected speech. and the constitution affords that right to people. it's so difficult for the fbi and law enforcement to make that balance and those judgment calls, between protecting privacy and first amendment rights. versus taking some type of action that will take these people off of the street. natalie. >> hey, sean, it's willie. what rises to the level of an fbi interview. if i'm at work and i mention to a colleague that i think isis is doing a good job, whatever, take your example. what would prompt the fbi to step in? >> you know, the fbi ha

address at what level as you're describing here, where somebody making some statement, to go out and have a conversation with them. you have to have an authorized purpose to go out. and that authorized purpose is really just kind of an inkling here where you're bgoing to sit down with somebody. you want to assess, ask them some questions, but to take them to the next level where you might conduct some type of surveillance, it's a whole other barrier. again, where you believe it's beyond free speech. constitutionally where it rises to the level of an attack or somebody looking to take wednesday or planning in a much broader way. so it's such a title balance. right now in this world we live in, law enforcement is hamstrung oftentimes. >> sean henry, thank you so much. i'm sure we'll be talking to you a lot in the next coming days. thank you. 'r

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taking a look at the headlines, new details this morning on the mass shooting in florida that left 49 victims dead at a popular gay nightclub. orlando police said the gunman omar mateen holed up in a bathroom with hostages after initial shoot-out with police. they say he was cool and calm in a phone call with police negotiators once the suspect indicated that further loss of life was imminent, they moved in. and teva announced that it will voluntarily stop selling and marketing its migraine pain

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great lakes look great but the northwest stays on the soggy side. that's what's going on along the country here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. it's going to be a beautiful day outside. enjoy it these days. below find degrees, highs today upper 70s and low 80s. and a great day for baseball the nationals first pitch at 7:05 heading to the ballpark, upper 70s. game time temperatures low to mid-70s. another beautiful day coming your way. a little more cloud cover, not too much humidity. high tomorrow also around 82 degrees. >> that's your latest weather. tamron. >> al, thank you so much. this morning our series hope to it takes us to outside of chicago where violence crime statistics are staggering yet, many who live in those neighborhoods are optimistic and determined to create a better future like tim king owner and

single graduate is beating the odds. after years of dedication in the classroom 18-year-old juwan cooper muhammad has earned his diploma. he can proudly call himself a high school graduate. >> members of urban prep's class of 2016, you are our here rose. >> reporter: but the road hasn't always been easy. violence on the south side of chicago continues to rise. for the first half of 2016, 261 homicides. >> i've witnessed people get robbed. i've been robbed a couple times. i've actually seen a few people get shot. if i didn't go to urban prep i wouldn't be going to college. >> reporter: not only is he going he'll do it on a full ride academy scholarship. jus

guidance of urban prep academies that promotes high expectations. >> i feel a responsibility to effect some positive change. >> run by fourth generation tim king in 2006 urban prep's graduating seniors, 100% of them, have been accepted to a four-year university. >> my students come from tough backgrounds. we have a high level of poverty among the students. there's this grit, there's this determination. >> reporter: what else makes the school special? >> creating this culture in which their celebrated. in which they're nurtured and loved. there's a narrative in our society that is shrouded in negativity. young black men go to prison. drop out. engage in violence. and while there may be young black men who fit that category, the majority of young black men don't. >> mr. cooper muhammad, you were born to a teen mother.

it. today, you stand as proof that data isn't destiny. >> i had juwan when i was 15 years old. it was really rough. >> reporter: with the odds against her, ebony mitchell decided she would do what she could to give juwan opportunities that she didn't have. >> i knew that i had to make sure that he was educated. >> reporter: when a former principal suggested he was dyslexic. >> i said, give me until the end of the school year, i will work with him. by the end of the year -- >> reporter: what her mother told her about the lottery at urban prep, it was destiny. >> he got in there. >> the best part of graduation is seeing how proud my mother was. i'm not sure what i'm going to major in right now. thinking about

on the challenges. >> reporter: when asked if he'll return to his hometown. >> most definitely. >> congratulations to juwan aka mr. cooper muhammad. all of the graduates from urban prep. i followed that school for many years, i lived in chicago for ten years. up next, dylan catches up with the cast of "now you see me 2" after this. ♪ we promise you the perfect match.

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during the comeback show, things go wrong. we find out somebody plays a trick on us. for the rest of the movie, instead of us being in control, we are trying to figure out who is in control and who is playing the trick on us. >> i wish i had heard you say that before i did all of these other -- >> just to say what it took you 20 seconds to say. >> whoo! yeah! >> lizzy caplan joins the cast as lula, a new addition to the horse master. >> lizzy, you're the new kid in the group. seeing the chemistry you have it's not hard to see that you jibe with everybody else. >> it was not hard to get me acclimated. >> we definitely didn't call it by the name -- >> no,

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be able to did that? >> he was ingesting the gasoline. >> you put it in your mouth and then you -- you have to really get it far away from you and hold the torch far enough and make sure that it's all out of your mouth. >> there's got to be some still left in your mouth. >> then that's for you. >> woody plays a hypnotist in the film and he learned a few tricks of his own. >> look in my eyes. relaxes, breathe. and sleep. there we go, yeah. uh-huh. and now, when you come back up, everything is going to be in rhyming couplets. now, he's looking wide awake. >> no, no. >> even dave got in on the action, showcasing some pretty amazing card tricks.

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>> hey, young chefs, i want you to hear me out for a minute here. we're seeing a lot of pineapple and mango, there's a lot of unique flavors and fruits in there. nobody is taking advantage of that. i don't want to get pineapple and mango in every single plate. >> oh, are you kidding me. >> oh, no. >> i love the idea, kids barbecue championship. these kids are like 10 to 13 years old and they're super competitive? >> yeah, they're so competitive. when we first started this, i didn't know, it's a whole culture out there. and they take it very serious. it's all about the bragging rights and who's the best. secret sauces and secret rubs. it's amazing to seat kids because they're so talented. as adults you have all of these walls when you're cooking. kids, you don't. they come up with this face going is this going to be

actually amazing. it's fun. it's hard, though. it's hard. when i have to be tough on them, my heart as a mom -- >> yeah. >> is it true, your son levi pitched this and told to you do it. >> when the opportunity came about, that's who i took the job for. my son is levi is all about cooking. i was like, i can't say no. i have to do it. i can't say no. he came to work with me and got to be part of all of the different departments. he's watching the show with his sister. >> did she have a specialty? >> he likes to do everything. we have avocado trees in the backyard. we have green avocados. i'm going to make grilled green avocado salads. he grills everything together and green avocado, it's actually really, really good.

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>> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. 9:57 is your time on this monday, june 13th, 2016. good morning, i'm eun yang. baltimore police officer caesar goodson will be back in court. he's charged with second degree murder of freddie gray's death. officer william porter may testify against goodson. goodson were the driver of the van who claims that gray's injuries were self-inflicted. time tohe

bell. >> so far, go, eun. temperatures in upper 60s to just now getting to 70s. very plesant outside. the average high is 84 degrees. it will be a little cooler for that and tomorrow. having cooler weather in the summertime. dry the next couple of days. a slight chance for a few showers late in the day on wednesday. by far, the best chance comes up on thursday, especially thursday. should be able to get the rain out in time for the weekend. happy birthday, eun. >> thank you. we'll have the very latest on the deadly orlando shooting coming up on news4. see you at 11:00.

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