candles and prayed outside city hall. in l.a., members of the gay men's choir sang in front of hundreds. the crowd held signs and embraced as they held a moment of silence for the victims. >> no one should have ever died. no one should. >> back here at home, dozens of people gathered. in dupont circle, they wrote town the names of every person who died. [ bells tolling ] >> and in orlando, the bells tolled 49 times to honor and remember the 49 innocent people who lost their lives. people from every walk of life attended the vigil and vowed that this tragic incident would not define their city. the staff from pulse night club also attended raising their

>> we are here to stay. we will be bigger and better than you can ever imagine. >> the night club's employees vowed to reopen the club. the go fund me site to help the victims has reached almost $3 million since it opened on sunday. >> we continue our team coverage of the terror in orlando with leanne gregg in orlando with more on the shooting that left 50 people dead. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are continuing to collect evidence, the crime scene is just down the street. they have started an extensive recreation of that crime scene, so that they can better understand what happened. they're also learning more about the gunman, omar mateen. reports that he had sent messages using gay online dating sites and that he had been to the bar

several times people had seen him in the place. the weapons he used he purchased legally a little over a week before the attack from a ft. pierce gun store. mateen was on a federal watch list. while under investigation for making comments about terrorist connections, if he had tried to buy a gun then, the fbi would have been notified, but take case had been closed so he wasn't -- he didn't need to be turned into them at that time. so the agents say that they're confident he wasself rad ize through the internet and the attack appears to be homegrown terrorism. you mentioned president obama will be here on thursday. eun. >> leanne gregg live in orlando for us. thank you. much more ahead including what we're learning about the shooter, the victims and the tense moments that erupted on the house floor as a result of

with chuck bell who has some things that we need to know like it's going to be a pterrific tuesday. >> i don't know if that's one of the 4 thing it, but it's sort of there. enjoy the sunshine, a terrific tuesday for sure. clouds are coming and rain drops are ahead. nothing to worry about for today. i don't think our rain chances really pick up until after about lunchtime tomorrow. still, no 90s on the 7 day after two over the weekend. and we have a pretty good chance for rain thursday and friday. i'm remaining cautiously optimistic we can get it out of here in time for the weekend. for today though, not a bad day. clouds around here this morning, but we'll have enough sunshine today to get temperatures up into the low 80s. just enough so that you can enjoy it without being too terribly hot. let's go over to jack taylor now at wtop. >> if you're riding in virginia headed toward maryland or vice versa by way of 15,

zones going on. milling and paving project. 15 up near st. clair lane, and also we have activity down near sump town road putting it at lucketts. traffic alternates by the paving project. also a work zone in place in maryland until about 5:00 this morning. on the baltimore-washington parkway going north up at 198 where the left lane gets by. otherwise southbound lanes unaffected. in good shape inside the beltway headed down toward the district. i'm kristin wright at the live desk. this just in, a suspect is in custody in a triple murder near a west virginia state pack. a pennsylvania state police actually arrested eric shoot sometime this morning in chester county, pennsylvania. police say he shot and killed three menst

a dispute over firewood. back to you. it is 4:35. turning now to the latest on what we know about the shooter omar mateen. the fbi is investigating whether he visited the pulse night club before the attack. agents are also looking into claims that he tried to communicate with some of the club patrons on the dating app grinder. an fbi official tells nbc news that they are looking into the claims, but they don't know what to make of them. >> we continue to learn more about the victims killed in that attack. all of them full of life, enjoying a night full of dancing before the unthinkable happened. for one mother, it was an agonizing 30 hour, she didn't know if her son escaped the gunfire, but late last night, she was notified that her son did not make it. >> he died on the floor of the club. that's what they said. my heart wanted him alive and

heart. >> we have the profiles of dozens of victims on the nbc washington app. doctors say that they are very optimistic that all the victims in the hospital right now will recover. happening today, members of the house of representatives will receive a classified briefing on the orlando attack. fbi director james comey and homeland security secretary jeh johnson will conduct the briefing at 3:00 this afternoon. it was requested by house speaker paul ryan. and this was the dramatic scene on the house floor monday after a moment of silence for the victims of the orlando shooting. democrats started yelling where's the bill. it's in reference to a bipartisan gun bill that was introduced last year. south carolina congressman jim clyburn attempted to ask speaker ryan where the bhill st

not in order and shut him down. congressman jim himes then walked off the floor believing that silence is complicit in allowing plas shomass shootings continue. it is decision day in the district and eats nit's not the presidential race that is getting all the attention. vincent gray is hoping to make a political comeback today in ward 7. gray is challenging yvette alexander for the ward 7 council seat. the former mayor was first elected to the council back in 2004. current d.c. mayor muriel bowser is backing alexander. the council woman is said to support the same measures at bowser. now to ward 8 seat, and what could be a tight race. laruby may narrowly beat trayvon martin white last time around and today they face off again. in ward 4rks it's brandon todd versus leon andrews. hair b bowser is backing todd and also supporting vincent orange for the at large seat.

he faces david garber and robert white. >> news 4 caught up with both former mayor vincent gray and council woman alexander. they greeted voters in northeast washington yesterday. both told tom sherwood that they're confident voters will make the right choice. >> i've been here and there is still a lot of work to do, so i'm excited. >> we worked very hard during this campaign in order to make sure voters know what we stand for, the issues take are important to people who are in the ward. >> many say gray is ahead right now in the ward 7 race. and there is one final race to watch today outside of the city limits. it's an important democratic primary if in arlington for a seat on the county board. the vase between from aric gutshall and libby garvey. you can find more on the candidates and where to vote on nbc washington. also our nbc washington

polls open at 7:00. we have posted a link to all the polling places our app p. we'll check this with molette green coming up in the 5:00 hour. our coverage of the terror in orlando continues. what president obama is doing in the day ahead as the result of this tragedy. could what happened in orlando happen here? a closer look at the security in area clubs. and it's pretty clear out there right now, but that could change

today the pregnancy mystery at the national zoo will be solved. the zoo sent this tweet out yesterday announcing that it would reveal which of its animals is a mom to be. >> the announcement is set for 2:00. you can watch it live today on our nbc washington facebook page. >> any guesses? >> the thing that is probably is not likely going to be a panda. >> i don't think it will be the panda. >> i'm going elephant. >> that would be fun. or maybe one of the cats. >> like a cheetah? >> may be. >> or tiger. >> tiger, lion, bears. >> i've been watching tv too much. >> let's find out if chuck bell has any

>> i'm going bow a con district tore. >> poboring? >> really? i'm going to tell my pet boa constrictor that you don't like him. i'm glad i don't have one. 72 in washington. and a much cooler 55 out in luray in the shenandoah valley. so school day forecast, a mild day today. we'll be in and outf the clouds and sunshine, not much of a rain threat for today. temperatures eventually climbing municipal to the low 80s. so kids are leave the umbrella at home. shorts, t-shirts and sunblock. check of the "7-day forecast" in ten minutes. big troubles on the roads? let's find out from jack taylor. sounds like we have the work zone in the clearing stages within the next half hour. bw parkway north at 198. left side getting by right now. a milling and paving project. this may be in place until about thursday or friday of this week. on 15, moving from lucketts and point of rocks bridge, still have

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chief today. edward, good morning. >> reporter: yesterday he met with fbi director and secretary of homeland security and attorney general about the investigation in orlando. today he's going to meet with his national security council. they will update him again on terror links with the orlando attacks, but also give a plan to go forward on how to defeat isil. that meeting happens at about 10:30 this morning just after that meeting, the president is expected to speak to the nation. we should have more information as to exactly what he plans to do to twedefeat isil. the president is concerned about their at to recute folks in the united states over social media and not even have direct exact with those people. >> and the presidential hopefuls are adjusting their messages, too. anything to look out for in those messages? >> reporter: hillary clinton came out, used very strong language last night. she would like to see a ban on assault rifles. she also

anyone on a government watch list make it more district those to get guns of any type. the fbi had interviewed omar mateen previously about his possible connections with terrorism. they surveilled him for some time in 2010 but decided take there was no threat at the time. so hillary clinton would like to see there be more restrictions there. donald trump says what we need to do is tighten the borders, increase security in the united states. he says that mateen may have been born here in the united states, but his parents were born in afghanistan. and so trump would like to then stop all immigration from those countries with terrorist ties. >> edward lawrence live on capitol hill for us. thank you. in respect. i don't know where my son is. no one can tell me where my son is. >> it was a heartbreaking plea heard around the world. a mother frantically

for her son who was inside that night club when the bullets started flying. and more than 30 hours after that shooting, christine heard the news that she had been dreading. her son, christopher, was killed inside pulse night club. she sat down with lester holt after learning the news. >> your son is dead. >> just like that? >> just like that. >> he never made to the hospital? >> he died on the floor of the club, that's what they said. >> 32-year-old christopher and his 22-year-old boyfriend, waju, both died. the attack in orlando is having an affect on the gay clubs in our area. some are reevaluating how to keep customers safe. they are increasing security, backpacks aren't allowed in some clubs anymore and owners want people to be vigilant. >> you have

life. this bar has been here 30 years. 30 years j.r.'s has stood in this neighborhood and it will always be here. >> cathy lanier says police meet once a quarter with bar and club owners to discuss security protocols. officers on night life squads also patrol areas that are full of bars. today we will learn if a 26-year-old alexandria man accused of joining isis will stay behind bars. mohamed jamal khweis has that detention hearing this afternoon. he's accused to traveling to iraq to train with isis fighters. the kurdish military took khweis in custody after he said he had become disillusioned with the terrorist group. and today a man accused of brutally attacking a couple in mclean, andrew schmuhl accused of the tasing and stabbing last november. fisher had fired smul's life from his law firm just a few week before at

schmuhl's lawyers say he's not guilty because he was high on prescription meds at the time and does not remember anything about what happened. prosecutors say that is a lie. 4:51. in your first 4 traffic, first night of work on the i 98 interchange on the bw parkway ends in about ten minutes. crews are paving the ramp to 198, restriping lanes and improving the acceleration and deceleration lanes on the parkway. they will be working overnight through thursday on the project there 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and safetrack second surge set to start on saturday, that means a 16 day shut done oig from eastern market to minnesota avenue and benning road on the blue, orange and silver lines. it will have a huge impact on commuters in prince george's county where metro will use buses to replace trains along the affected lines. but the county does not think there are enough buses to carry an estimated 25,000 riders. county leaders are urging people to find alternate w

work. >> our neighbors to the east and west, montgomery and in virginia and in d.c., they're running surpluses right now and we're not. so we have to be very vigilant. >> they will offer a free shuttle from new carol top to the green line to help commuters during the shutdown. time to get a check on our weather. sunshine for now, but maybe a little unsettled later this week. >> but we actually could use the rain. we're a country he inchkup coupr the year. and as long as it doesn't come on the weekend -- >> otherwise you're getting calls. in seriously. most of the rain i think we can get it in and out before your weekend gets here. a couple of extra clouds in our sky here early this morning, when you they're not rain making clouds. on the whole, another nice summer day is coming your way. more clouds than yesterday, but courtesy of the clouds, temperatures again today staying just a tick or two cooler than average. the way we like it in the summertime. rain chances nothing to worry about

there will be chances mainly second half of the day tomorrow. so tomorrow's rain chances at 30%. thursday and friday are buy ay large the rainiest days of the week. outside right now, nothing close to us. a weather front to our south may be focusing the showers to begin second half of the day for tomorrow. but there is no big storm coming our way in the short term. afternoon highs today, a mix of clouds and sunshine. everybody should make it up into the low perhaps mid-80s around the metro area. upper 70s alongside the chesapeake bay. and then for tonight, another good night for baseball. cubbies are in town after a big win last night. let's go two in a row. no worries of a rain delay. and temperatures in the 70s. here is future weather for tomorrow morning. 6:30 tomorrow morning, skies are already mostly cloudy by then and not much of a rain threat before noon. a couple sprinkles down across central virginia before

lunchtime, but better rain chances come in rate e later in day. so after the sun goes down tomorrow, the best chance for rain on our wednesday. as you get into thursday and friday, cloudy skies and off and on rain chances for much of those two days. for tomorrow, clouds on the increase during the course of the day. maybe a few drops before lunch, but most of the rain starting after 5:00, 6:00, tomorrow evening. "7-day forecast" then, 83 today and dry. 82 tomorrow with showers coming in late. only around 80 on thursday with showers likely and staying in the 70s as the raindrops onfully, but optimism for your weekend, both days now look cool and dry. >> i'll take it. and we'll take a good start this morning which we're off to. beltway, inner and outer loop, all travel lanes are available through maryland and virginia. local through lanes go to go around the woodrow wilson bridge. bw parkway at 19

15, between leesburg and point of rocks bridge, two work zones. first at st. clair lane, the other at sump town road. traffic alternates one correctidirection at a time. not in vain. the new law now in effect in virginia in honor of a college student who died by the hands of jesse matthew. >> how students still get a free school lunch this summer, as well. the roast looks good dad. how good? 162 likes. did i get any retweets on those green beans? yep! and they're blowing up on instagram. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet!!!! as it should. life is family mealtime and everything you need to make it picture perfect. now be sure to tag your mother because she needs more followers. ok.

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if my kids are gay, what do i tell them? maybe there is a lesson in all this, a lesson in tolerance. >> an emotional tribute after the terror in this orlando. this one from comedian jimmy fallon. in his show last night, he challenged americans to get back to civil debate and back to assessing one another's differences. he started teerg aring up about talking about a new father and having to explain such apatrocity to his children. a mother tells news 4 her son was so distraught over the terror that he disappeared monday morning. federal agents found thomas and his car after he rammed it into the cia gate in langley. he said he wanted to get the cia's attention. the maryland man now faces a federal charge of damaging government property. w

on the terror in orlando ahead at 5:00, we'll go back live to the city waking up just two days after the tragedy. plus you'll hear from the man who sold the ar-15 to the gunman. no more dating violence. that is the follow of a brand new law in virginia. this requires high schools to include programs on dating, domestic and sexual violence as part of family life classes. jill harrington was there when mcauliffe signed bill into law yesterday. her daughter, morgan harrington, vanished from a concert accept year hes ago. morgan's body was found a year after that. >> stopping predatory violence is an issue of our time. >> jesse matthew pleaded guilty to harrington's murder as well as the murder of a uva student, hannah graham. one of the jurors in the stanford sex assault case has written a letter to the judge expressing his outrage to brock turner's six month jail

the letter september to judge purseky. the juror says the verdict was marginalized. turner was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. children can keep getting relunches throughout the summer. they will be available at dozens of designated sights. the uads a planning to serve millions of free locations all summer. you can call 866-3-hungry to get a list of all the locations. it is now 5:00 a.m. and this morning we are learning more details about the deadliest shooting in u.s. history. all 49 people who died in the mass shooting inside pulse night club have now been identified. investigators have removed all of the