keep your family safe. >> news 4's live team coverage starts now. first at 4:00, a shroud of darkness cast over a city that glimmers in gold. here's a look at the famed mandalay bay hotel, now the site of the worst mass shooting in american history. >> you can see the shattered window of the hotel room. police say right there is the spot where a single gunman unleashed havoc today, terror. it was a night of music that turned into pure may hem. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm leon harris. a look at what we know about the las vegas massacre. police say it is still a mystery were a 64-year-old retiree opened fire on a music festival from that hotel last night. family members say stephen paddock had no strong religious or political views, but investigators say he did have a big gambling habit and said he gambled thousands of dollars in the weeks leading up to the shooting. >> polic

people, more than 500 are injured. the president called the shooting an act of pure evil. he is set to visit vegas on wednesday. police say paddock was perched in a room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. he had multiple high-powered weapons and used them to shoot into the crowd at the music festival just across the roadway. >> the s.w.a.t. team eventually figured out paddock's location. they barge into the room and found him dead inside. police say he had been in that room since last thursday. we have team coverage this afternoon including the response from the white house and a look at how our area would respond to a situation like this. >> but we begin with news 4's chris lawrence at the live desk with a look at what we know about the shooter. chris? >> pat, we learned quite a bit of information about him. investigators and casino executive said he had been placing big bets, gambling significant amounts of money over the past few weeks,

may have been aware of. >> we just don't understand. like i said, an asteroid just fell out of the sky. >> he called his brother a regular guy who recently bought their mom a walker. he moved around a lot but he had been living in a retirement community with his girlfriend outside las vegas. he owned several apartments. he liked to hunt, had a pilot's license. owned two small planes. his father was diagnosed a psychopath and was on the most wanted list. he robbed banks and went to prison, but that was way back in the 1960s. >> i mean, it's his fault he did this, but i'd like to know where he found a machine gun. that is not something easy to come by, i assume. and he's not -- he has no criminal record. he has nothing, nothing, no affiliations with anything. there's

investigators are taking a close look at the gambling. any time a lot of money changes hands at casinos, they have to file reports with the treasury department and irs, and those reports show he was winning or losing 10, 20, even $30,000 in a single day. leon? >> and the question is if that is something that ticked him off. we'll have to learn that down the road. thank you, chris. now, this morning house speaker paul ryan ordered flags at the capital to be lowered to half staff. he said in a statement in his words, the whole country stands united in our shock. and president trump has ordered flags at federal facilities worldwide to be lowered to half staff. he plans to visit las vegas on wednesday. >> blayne alexander is tracking reaction here in the nation's capital. blayne, what are folks saying? >> reporter: well, pat, leon, in addition to those lowered flags, we saw a lot of shows of support today on capitol hill. in the house chambers they started with a prayer in the senate, a moment

today, a day of grief. speaking to a stunned nation, reeling from the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history, president trump giving words to what many felt. >> it was an act of pure evil. >> reporter: and speaking directly to the families who lost so much. >> we are p praying for you, an we are here for you. and we ask god to help see you through this very dark period. >> reporter: from the white house to capitol hill and around the country, flags at half staff. on the senate floor, a moment of silence for the more than 50 killed and hundreds more injured. the shooter identified by police as 64-year-old stephen paddock. now questions, why he did it and whether tougher gun laws could have stopped him. >> isn't it time for us too

organizations, i think that we can have those policy conversations, but today is not that day. >> reporter: former congresswoman gabby gifford herself targeted in a mass shooting six years ago. today with her husband retired astronaut mark kelly, stepping forward with a renewed call for gun control. >> how many times can we say that over and over again? now is not the time. well, today is the time. >> reporter: a debate that could pickup steam in the coming days. but now, the nation's capital united, grieving for the victims in las vegas. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. >> first responders across the country and especially here in our region regularly train for these types of scenarios. >> while they hope they never need to use the skills they learn, they do understand the importance. news 4's mark segraves has been talking to local officials about what they do to keep you safe and to keep your family safe. mark, the first question on a lot of people'sin

we prevent something like this from happening here? >> reporter: well, i can tell you that i talked to local law enforcement and mayor today about that very question. they say they keep a close eye on intelligence. social media and things like that, that might give them indications of a threat, but in this case as we are learning about this suspect in las vegas, that would not have helped. so, they point to gun control legislation. but one expert told me there is no way to 100% guarantee everyone's safety at these events like when they have the president at an event, they have this very wide circle of security around that event. they don't have that same perimeter if it is an event that is just the general public attending. >> well, mark, even if you can't guarantee anyone anyplace 100% security, what do we know how prepared we are for a mass casualty incident impacting hundreds of victims? >> reporter: yeah, you know, they've trained for this particularly in our region, the

national capital region trains for this as a region. we are in montgomery county today. but montgomery county routinely trains with the military, they train with washington, d.c., they train with prince george's county. we're standing in front one of the few mass casualty buses in or region. montgomery county has several of them. that bus can transport only 20 patients at a time. you think of a response where you have hundreds of victims, it would be a regional response. >> and, mark, god forbid something like this were to happen in the washington region, what kinds of procedures are there for responding to an incident of this magnitude? >> reporter: well, it's actually very simple. what they do, let me show you. you see these pylons here, green, yellow, red. first man on the scene, paramedics use these rib ons. they take the ribbons, they're not going to do first aid. they are going to assess who is the most injured. if you're life-threatening you get a remember ribbon. if you can wait you get a

ribbon. if y if you're dead, you get a black ribbon. they place these type of colors with pylons. that is the first thing first responders, paramedics do on a mass casualty scene. >> all right, mark segraves explaining some of the steps that first responders here would have to take, and we certainly pray that they never have to use those ribbons. aaron gilchrist is on his way on a flight to las vegas now. we'll check with him as soon as he lands on the ground at mccarron international airport. he'll provide us with reports on the ground through the night. >> moving on to top stories we're covering this hour, students return to class at george mason university with heavy hearts. a 19-year-old sophomore died saturday afternoon after he fill from a 5th floor window from his campus dorm in fairfax. police say he may have been high on a

contact police. there is a medical amnesty policy on campus that would prevent them from being charged. the university president also released a statement today saying that drug use is neither recreational nor safe and can be extremely dangerous. >> it is happening more often now, maybe we should judge actually take notice and try to do something to prevent drug use. >> police have not yet identified the student. we are told they are waiting for tests to come back to see what drug it was that he had ingested. darcy spencer will have more campus reaction for us coming up on news 4 at 6:00. pat? >> the trial is underway for the only person ever charged in the deadly attack on the u.s. compound in benghazi, libya. ahmed abu ka tell a faces murder and terrorism charges at u.s. district court here in washington. prosecutors say he was among 20 people who stormed the building back in 2012 with machine guns and grenade launchers, killing ambassador chris stevens and

the suspect says he was merely a bystander. he was captured two years later by u.s. special forces. if convicted he faces life in jail because former attorney general loretta lynch decided not to seek the death penalty. >> now to the humanitarian crisis in puerto rico, san juan's mayor now says only a quarter of the island will have power back by next month. it's been nearly two weeks since hurricane maria hit the island square on. the mayor says running water is coming back more quickly than the power is. 60% of people should have water by the end of the week. president trump is going to be visiting the island tomorrow. our own doreen gentzler is on the ground in puerto rico. >> she'll be bringing you firsthand reports of the recovery from san juan. >> most of the population is still struggling. no power, no water, basic necessities, we got here this afternoon. coming up i'll show you what we've seen here so far.

>> and our team coverage continues as law enforcement works to understand what happened last night in las vegas. the news 4 i-team has been talking to officials here in maryland about firearms and our casinos and their plan if something like this were to happen. >> plus, the supreme court starts its new term and it's going to be the first full session for justice neil gorsuch. a look at high profile cases with the potential to affect you and millions of americans. >> and a lot of us may have had the heat on the last couple days. get ready, it's time for the a.c. again, that transitional season underway. much more on the forecast. temperatures coming up in just a minute.

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looking live again at the city of las vegas and the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in this nation's recent history, at least 58 people now dead, more than 500 injured. >> yes, and long lines forming at blood donation centers in las vegas as people heed the call of people asking for donations. they have been sending hundreds of units to the city. red cross prepares to send more

meanwhile, the president ordered flags to be flown at half staff for the rest of the week. saying our nation is heartbroken. >> to the families of the victims, we are praying for you and we are here for you, and we ask god to help see you through this very dark period. >> the suspect, stephen paddock, owned several properties in the area. right now police are at the suspect's home in northwest reno. [ bell ringing [ ] >> president trump and the first lady lead a moment of silence at the white house. it happened this afternoon along with the vice-president and his wife. they stood side by side on the south lawn, pausing a

afternoon, to remember the victims of the las vegas shooting. >> maryland law bans firearms inside the state's six casinos, but the news 4 i-team learned people tried to bring them in any way. >> news 4's scott macfarlane looks at how people try to get around the law. scott? >> pat and leon, any time somebody brings a gun into a casino state officials must be notified. records from the game and lottery agency show 36 incidents involving firearms in md mtd casinos since they first opened in 2010. that includes gamblers stopped while carrying. eight people didn't have permits to carry the guns. two were said to be suicidal and there have been reports -- no reports of shootings inside local casinos, but there have been seven reports of people carrying a firearm or claiming to, robbing another customer at a maryland casino. casinos employ on-site security, they have on-te

control agency to help protect customers. and local police departments including prince george's say they are equipped and staffed to respond to major incidents including a shooting. back to you. >> thank you, scott. the case s have to do with everything from gay marriage to gambling, a busy day for the supreme court. chris lawrence is here with a look at the big cases on the docket. >> the docket has so many high profile cases. just as ruth bader ginsburg says, she expects this term to be, quote, momentous. now, justices are going to have to decide whether private businesses can use religious reasons to deny service to some same-sex couples. it stems from a case in colorado where a baker refused to make a cake for a gay couple. the court can decide how easy it is for investigators to track

justices will determine whether police need a search warrant to plot someone's movements by mapping where they make phone calls. now, police didn't need search warrants to collect data from land lines, but the justices will decide whether that applies in this new digital age. and finally, the high court could clamp down on partisan gerrymandering. wisconsin has a relatively even number of voters from each party, but the plaintiffs argue that republicans captured two-thirds of the state assembly seats through gerrymandered districts. we could have an answer to all these cases by the time the court's term ends in june. >> all right, thank you, chris. changing minds, when it comes to mental health and drug addiction, hundreds of mental health advocates took their messages to capitol hill today. they are asking lawmakers to provide more resources to fight opioid addiction. they say mental health and addiction often go hand in hand and need to be dealt with together.

understand that you can't work with mental health and addiction separately. we need some type of integration and we need more education on how to prevent behavioral health disorders. >> and johnson says the first thing congress needs to do to help fight the problem here in d.c. is to grant the city state hood. that would give the district access to more money. >> all right. from changing minds to changing weather, this is one of those weeks where you might need to use the a.c. and the heat in the same week and one of them twice. >> you had the heat on. >> turned my heat on this morning. >> you did. >> i had to turn it back off. >> you are going to have to turn the a.c. on in the next couple days. last night some areas saw frost. we've seen it two nights in a row now. back toward the shenandoah valley, some parts of the mountains, cool air the last couple of nights. plenty of clear skieds out there. that allowed us to see the cooler numbers. duringhe

said it is like we're in a desert, nice afternoon, cool evening, that's what you get, low humidity leads to that. rockville live camera, showing a nice afternoon. blue sky, current temperature 73 degrees. winds out of the south at about 3 miles an hour. there is not much in the way of wind. all we're dealing with is sunshine and this balmy weather will continue here. 72 win chess they are, 77 luray. 74 in fredericksburg. peters burg, west virginia at 80. that is some of the warmer air that will continue to move into our area the next couple of days. we're going to be back into the mid-'80s by probably thursday and into friday. right now, though, no rain. we still need to see some rain. we have been very dry for the last three weeks and i don't see any rain in the forecast at all. throughout the next couple of days, and almost none in the entire ten-day forecast. stake a look at the wider picture. we have an area of high pressure over the top of the area. flow around high pressure, up around, look at this. you can actually see it clearly goes right around our region. that is the high pressurea

us. that is why we've had these nice cool nights. that's why we've had nice warm or mild afternoons even though it's been on the cool side. not quite as cool tomorrow morning waking up but something to think about. cool 57 degrees 7:00 a.m., 59 by 8:00, 69 is by 9:00. 8:00, 9:00 hour may be okay to step out without the jacket. you'll need it before the 7:00 a.m. high temperature 76. the average high is now down to 73. we'll be a little bit above average tomorrow. that trend is going to continue right on through the next couple of days and even into next week. look at the high, 79 degrees on your wednesday. look at the 85s here, 85 on thursday and on friday, of course the nationals taking on the cubs down at nats park on friday. a great day for that. 7:00 game, 7:30 game, 85 degrees friday afternoon. 84 on saturday. possible showers sunday and monday. these could have a little bit of tropical influence to them. right now most of the activit

temperatures come back to below average by next thursday. that's ten days away that we are now back above average. remember those 40s and 50s? i don't see those coming any time soon. speaking of the nats forecast. i'll have it for you at 4:45. >> sounds like a plan. one of the largest trauma centers in the u.s. is in route to puerto rico. >> the u.s. navy's 900 foot long floating hospital will help with relief efforts after this year's brutal hurricane season. doreen gentzler is in puerto rico with our report coming up next. >> witnesses describe a burst of gun fire, then a pause followed by carnage that kept going and going in las vegas. our coverage of the deadliest massacre in our nation's history continues. stay with news 4, first at 4:00.

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shady debt collectors, or cracking down on gangs and drug traffickers, i have one guiding principle: do what's right for people. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. people in puerto rico are driving two hours just to get to a store that has basics like food and water. it's been more than a week since hurricane maria pounded the island. today fema is bringing in supplies and equipment by the barge load. we learned today it will probably be until november before even a quarter of the island gets its power back on. >> news 4's

is seeing so far, first at 4:00. >> i'm doreen gentzler reporting from san juan, puerto rico, where almost two weeks after hurricane maria hit people are still struggling for basic needs. power, water, gasoline, food, just basic things, medical care. we saw as we drove in from the airport, we saw row after row of high rise hotels and apartment buildings, all still in the dark in san juan. no electricity. we saw trees with bare branches or up rooted entirely. still a lot of that kind of damage. in fact, traffic on the highway was held up for hours and hours today as they tried to clear a tree and some power lines out of the way. nobody was moving anywhere while they did that. long lines of people waiting to buy gasoline in san juan, and police are trying to keep things under control there. and getting around,

no power means no stop lights. so that means traffic everywhere you try to go. and this is in the city. this is in the city of san juan. we're told the situation is dramatically worse once you get outside the city limits and out into the communities. cell phone service, we have not been able, almost impossible for us to get any kind of cell phone service or internet access where we are. now i understand why so many people in the washington area are suffering because they haven't had contact or been able to contact their loved ones down here. the communication situation is really pretty dire. we are here to cover some of the relief efforts, to help the people in puerto rico. a lot of those are coming from people in the washington area. we are hoping to connect with some of those folks

puerto rico. also, we are hoping to connect with the navy hospital ship the usns comfort based out of norfolk. we expect the hospital ship to pull into port here tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m., so we will share more with you as we can. anyway, that's all for now. i'll see you soon. >> shot after shot, a lone gunm gunman sends terrifying concert goers for the run of their life. >> after a surreal horror show on the las vegas strip, we're going to headack live to b

thousands of people run for their lives, screaming as shots rain down on them and people around them fall to the ground. >> the gunman positioned on the 32nd floor of a hotel, 58 people killed at a music festival below, another 500 injured. >> the gunman took his own life as police closed in. jay gray has the latest from las vegas. >> reporter: panic and chaos along the las vegas strip as a gunman opens fire on a country

>> be advised, automatic fire, fully automatic fire from an elevated position. take cover. >> reporter: hundreds of rounds rain down from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. >> everyone said drop and everyone dropped. and then everyone got up and they said, run. and everyone started stampeding. >> reporter: nevada's governor comparing the scene to a war zone as people dove for cover. the horrific attack coming on the last night of the route 91 harvest festival. >> we were laying down on the floor. i didn't know to get up, to run, to stay, to duck. it was -- didn't know if it was safe to move. >> reporter: heavily armed s.w.a.t. teams moved in and cornered did the gunman as they burst through his hotel door. >> their selfless actions saved the lives of hundreds of people. >> reporter: the gunman has been identified as 64-year-old stephen paddock of mesquite, nevada who authorities say acted alone. >> this is a crazed lunatic full of hate. >> reporter: inside his hotel

room, police found ten weapons, many of those rifles. paddock's family reacting like so many, with shock and disbelief. >> there is no affiliations. i mean, once again, that i know of at all. i mean, there's no affiliations. there's no religion, no church, month politics, no anything. >> it was an act of pure evil. >> reporter: president trump is pledging the pull support of the fbi and department of homeland security to assist in the investigation. >> it was the scariest time of my life. i thought it was over. >> reporter: for those who narrowly escaped for their lives, the trauma like the investigation is just beginning here. >> former arizona congresswoman and shooting survivor gabby giffords called the vegas shooting a grave tragedy for the nation. >> she discussed the vegas massacre during a news conference on capitol hill. she and her husband have been pushing for stronger gun control ever since she survived a

political event in 2011. the couple said their thoughts and prayers are not enough. >> the people we elect will takuous balk, condemning us to more carnage and most lost lives, or they will take us forwards towards a safer country. >> the nation is counting on you. >> and as you see there, giffords looks back at the capital and raised her fist. kelly and giffords planned to campaign today for gubernatorial candidate ralph north a.m. but went to the capital to coverage the shooting. the coverage in las vegas is just getting started. news 4's aaron gilchrist is on a flight to nevada now. we'll check in with him as soon as he lands there and he'll provide us with reports from the ground through the night. >> the man who killed his own son is going to prison for a very long time. it was an emotional day in court in montgom

his short life. news 4's meagan fitzgerald was in the court today when the sentence came down. >> all we have for the rest of our life. >> reporter: memories and pictures are all david pica and his family have lift to remember his grandson hudson. >> he was far more advanced than five months. he could walk with a little help. >> reporter: hudson's life ended in june of 2016 at the hands of his own father, austin, inside his germantown apartment. >> rather than call someone to try to help him when his child began to cry, he chose to physically abuse that child with a constellation of injuries. >> reporter: lauren is the child's mother. she said austin lied about what he did to hudson for four months. it wasn't until the autopsy results came back that investigators say austin confessed to shaking hudson because he wouldn't stop crying. county officials say shaken baby syndrome is a problem not only

our region, which is why a strong message was sent to parents and guardians from inside the courtroom. >> the father of this child will spend 30 years in jail for the murder of his own son. >> he will sit there for life. >> reporter: before he was sentenced, people told the judge he is a care and kind person, including two teachers from seneca valley high school. austin also addressed the court and said, quote, a day does not go by that i don't think about him. it's my fault. i want to apologize to my baby. daddy is sorry for my lack of composure. it was an apology that lauren and her family members say won't make their pain go away. but they're hoping that hudson's death can save the lives of many others. >> walk away from a crying baby because when you shake them, this is what happens. >> reporter: reporting in montgomery county, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> i'm c

regarding singer tom petty. tmz is reporting he was found unconscious in a full cardiac arrest. now, we are working to won firm what happened to him. we're going to alert you you are going to see things on this on social media. sunday night petty was found at home and he was not breathing. paramedics were able to get a pulse. they rushed him to the hospital. petty is famous for his legendary hits like running down a drain, learning to fly, and free falling. he had just wrapped up a huge tour last week. we'll keep you updated on this story. lee on? >> thank you, chris. the country music festival at the mandalay bay in last las vegas. >> witnesses are still trying to process the horror that came next. >> it was the scariest time of my life. i thought it was over. i really did.

changing gears here, a big game for the redskins tonight. >> yes, indeed. the burgundy and gold on monday night football taking on one of the best teams in the nfl, news 4's sherri burruss is live in kansas city. should be a fantastic game tonight, you think, sherri? >> reporter: yeah, pat, i think it is going to be a pretty tough match up when it comes down to it, too. i got into town yesterday and asked people around kansas city, what are they known for here? i was told barbecue and football. legality me te let me tell you, got some barbecue for lunch today. it was delicious. also fair to say the kansas city chiefs know a thing or two about football. as you said, they are one of the best teams in the league right now. they are the only team left undefeated. the redskins trying to come in here tonight, hand them their first l. they are going to have a lot of elements to

the fans one of the loudest in the country. we came in six hours before kickoff, and the fans were outside in line tailgating in their car, just to get in here. so, this team, the redskins have been playing really well. they're going to have a lot of elements to battle. they have two extra fans tonight watching, curt cousins and his offensive lineman brandon sheriff, they had sons this weekend. cooper cousins and easton sheriff might be checking out dads playing tonight. it is easton, yeah. you know, they might be watching or they might probably just be knapping. but we have a lot more coming up on exactly how loud this stadium gets. sheree burruss. >> i have friends there. sthe say the experience is ear blasting. you should have a good time tonight. >> even the folks here in the super market, the check out clerk was telling me she couldn't wait for the crowd. well, she cou

she said there is nobody in here sunday. trust me tomorrow night, my lines will be full. >> all right. >> our coverage, our coverage from las vegas is getting started. >> reaction and condolences to the victims pouring in from around the world including bryce harper. what he's saying about his hometown and new accounts from survivors. ke

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road from mandalay bay. you can see it over my shoulder. what you can't see are the streets blocked off by police officers. many people walking around in a daze after last night's massacre. a rapid fire of bullets coming from the 32nd floor of the las vegas hotel. the shooter pointing down to a crowd of 22,000 people, sending concert goers scrambling for cover. ralph fernandez of pleasanton was in a cab outside the hotel. >> it sounded like firecrackers, but they were big firecrackers. at that point i knew it wasn't because it was -- they were too fast, coming too fast. it lasted for at least 20 seconds, and then stopped for about ten to 15, and then multiple bursts that lasted almost about 10 minutes. >> reporter: people desperate to find cover. >> then i brought everybody up into my room because they stayed at the -- either the mandalay bay or

and every one of them, all 15, were at the concert. one of the guys was covered and bloody. >> reporter: hours later hernandez is still shaken up. >> very emotional when you're sitting with people you don't even know and they're telling stories and you get a text or an e-mail that one of their friends are in surgery. >> reporter: ralph hernandez is here for a baseball tournament. he will be heading home soon. meantime, we've been here for a couple of hours. i've run into a number of people, many of them say this is something that they'll never get over. in las vegas, cheryl hurd, nbc news. >> this tragedy is hitting close to home for nationals right fielder bryce harper. he was born and raised in las vegas. he posted a photo and message on his social media this morning saying, in part, quoting here, i can't fathom the horrific event that has taken place. my thoughts and prayers go out to the families that have been affected by this and to all the people that have lost their lives way

las vegas, i love you and stand with you. >> wow. >> pat, you know las vegas quite well. as a matter of fact, you were just telling me a moment you go you were born at the hospital where they were taking the injured. >> the southern memorial hospital. my ties are there. my father lives there. i go there several times to check on him. i stay down the street from the mandalay bay hotel being and have passed that venue, the vegas festival grounds is what it's called where the concert took place about 33 acres, it's just open air space. so, you can just imagine how vulnerable all those people were. it's sort of surreal. felt like someone had punched me in the stomach this morning when i awoke ened and found out that this had happened. i got on the phone -- >> talked to your friends and family? >> of course, to find out if everybody was okay. and i have friends who work on the strip. one that we are going to talk to and hear fromt

this evening, that works across the street and got caught up in the chaos on the strip. even though he wasn't at the concert. another family friend has a close friend who worked as one of the vendors on the concert grounds. the people who seat the concert goers, and she talks about being trapped, feeling trapped and having to wait for the police to come. when they finally arrived, escorted them up on the stage and they got out behind the stage, and the police personally escorted them down the street about a block and a half to hooters, which is not far away. it's just horrifying. >> i have no words. i can't imagine what it must feel like to turn the television on and find your hometown the site of the worst mass shooting, worst disaster of this time in american history. >> vegas is such a magical place. it's a place sort of a fantasy land. you go there to toss caution to the wind and

only for a few moments, lose a few dollars, of course. but certainly not a place where you expect to lose your life in such a horrific fashion. >> all right. thoughts and prayers going out to everyone there, including your family. >> thank you. >> and friends there. can't wait to hear that story. a a programming note for you here, folks. lester holt is going to be anchoring an extended edition of nbc nightly news from las vegas tonight. it is going to run a full hour instead of the normal 30 minutes. nbc nightly news begins at 7:00 right after news 4 at 6:00 here. >> and there are so many more stories of tragedy, survival and bravery coming out of vegas this afternoon. >> team coverage for you all afternoon. jim and wendy standing by in the newsroom now with more. >> that's right, we are covering every angle of this and it is still very hard to digest, 58 dead, 500 plus injured and, of course, that number -- the number of dead could climb. >> we are certainly staying on top of all the developments in vegas and here at home, too, including the question we have to ask ourlv

tragedies, is our area ready to handle such a massive and tragic situation? >> mark segraves went looking for answers from the people who are here in our area to keep you safe and how this unfolding tragedy is already changing. that conversation when it comes to virginia's very closely watched governor's race. >> could it be a game changer? we'll see you soon for those stories and all the day's news on this monday. leon and pat, back to you for now. >> we'll see you soon. >> all right. we have turned our heat on, some of us, and we'll have to turn it off, turn the air back on. how about the game tonight? or the game this week? >> friday night's game? friday night's game is perfect. saturday night's game is good. >> sweaters and coates? >> it will be so warm you'll forget about the cool period we've had the last couple days. take a look at how things are outside. plenty of sunshine a beautiful afternoon on our monday. we are dealing with temperature

average this time of year. average high 73, that is exactly where we are right now. plenty of sunshine, temperatures that will cool this evening, not nearly as cool tonight as it's been the last couple of nights. 70 degrees by 7:00. toward the mountains you've woken up to frost early. yeah, some frost out there. i don't think we'll see that any time soon. again, it is going to be a at least a couple weeks before we get this cool again. 76 leesburg, 74 potomac. these are underground numbers. riverdale 75. le let's talk about the october change, transition month for sure. current average, 73 degrees for high temperature, 56 for a low. look what happens by the end of the month here. 64 for a high, 46 for a low. that's in the city. that means many of you are averaging temperatures in the upper 30s by the end of the month. so, yes, we get cool fairly quickly over the next 30 to 60 days we head even further in towards november.

we are not going to see chances of rain. we've been on the dry side. kids have not needed the umbrellas. tomorrow, though, maybe the jacket or the sweater, but they may be able to get out of it just tomorrow because, again, today was one of the cool days. 58 degrees at the bus stop. looking good for recess. 74 degrees, pickup a very nice afternoon all in all. the next couple of days notice the highs. 76 tomorrow, 79 on your wednesday. thursday at 85 degrees. and i'm going 85 again on friday. saturday and sunday also looking pretty warm. the only chance of showers really sunday into monday, this is a system we'll be watching coming up. right now all eyes on friday. nats playoffs. i'll be down there live at the ballpark. nats park, so excited for this. as the cubbies are coming to town. weather alert looking yiet now. 73 degrees the first inning, you may need the sweatshirt or jacket if you tend to get cool as temperatures fall into the low 70s for those areas.

but again, looking really good. nats game on saturday, also looking good. let's win a couple and let them go back losers. what do you think? >> sounds like a plan. all right. we've got some more breaking news coming in just now, folks. that equifax security breach, it just got worse. our partners over at cnbc now reporting that an additional 2 1/2 million more consumers may have had their personal information compromised. >> about half of us have already been impacted. consumer reporter susan hogan is working to get more details now and she'll get you an update coming up. >> and we are bringing you continuing coverage of the las vegas massacre. you know the facts. 58 people killed, more than 500 hurt. >> but we are going to go deeper next at 5:00, how the washington area is quickly responding to the tragedy and how you can be part of that response. plus, our entire newsroom is working

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now at 5:00. concert chaos. the worst mass shooting in american history. >> everybody just starts running. >> it was the scariest time of my life. i thought it was over, i really did. >> now the investigation begins. who was the gunman? why did he do it? >> an asteroid just fell out of the sky. we just don't understand. >> news 4 special coverage, the emerging stories of bravery and survival. and whether our area is equipped to deal with this kind of a massacre. >> there it is, a city that glistens in gold, aching in misery tonight from start to

by before authorities tracked down the source of the gun fire. >> it was the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay resort. it was across the street from the outdoor concert with 22,000 people in attendance. we want to get you caught up with what we know this afternoon with what president trump called an act of pure evil. >> at least 58 people have died, making this the deadliest mass shooting in american history. more than 500 others wounded, so that likely number of fatalities is going to grow. the number of whom remain in critical condition is large. >> yes, rapid fire shots rang out just after 10:00 in the desert of vegas as jason aldean took the stage at the harvest festival and a number of witnesses say at first they thought it may be fireworks because it was the last night of the three-day show. but when reality and bullets started to hit, a stampede of people dove and ran for cover. >> authorities identify the gunman as stephen paddock. they say h