order of speakers will be mayor dyer, rick scott, pam bondy, police chief, sheriff demings and ron hopper with the fbi. after this briefing, we will only have briefings as significant events occur today and tomorrow will provide additional updates. >> this is probably the most difficult day in the history of orlando and i want to thank all of our law enforcement professionals, our health professionals, victims advocates, counselors who have come to the aid of our community. while it is difficult for all of us, it is the most difficult for those families that are still waiting for information on their loved ones. and it's difficult as that as, i ask for patience and compassion and love. pulse remains an active crime scene and law enforcement is working the scene as efficiently and as diligently as they

so i'll turn it over to now -- i believe the fbi is ready to speak, ron hopper. u.s. attorney lee bentley. >> as mayor dyer said, yesterday was the most horrific day in the history of orlando. indeed, it was the day of the largest mass shooting in the history of the the united states. terrible tragedy. all, on behalf of the federal government, i would like to thank our state and local participators, the florida department of law enforcement, the orlando police department, the orange county sheriff's office, the men and women of these agencies who have been working tirelessly over the last day and a half. on behalf of the federal government, i would also like to thank the governor, senator nelson, and all of the other elected officials who have been here today, for their help, for their interest if in what's going on here. we're working very closely with the united states attorney's office, with our partners at the main department of justice and the national security division. we're also working, of course, with the fbi, and with atf. an amazing amount has been done in

my name's ron hopper. i'm the assistant special agent in charge of the fbi here in orlando.lso in charge of the joint terrorism task force which is conducting this current investigation. this investigation is one week and one day old, and it may last months and even years. but i want you to know that we will endeavor to bring justice to the victims who survived as well as the family of the deceased who were so viciously murdered. as many of us celebrated father's day this past weekend several were reminded of their lost one and the tragic events that happened on june 12th. before i provide an update in acknowledge my partners here today. i'd like to recognize chief john mena with the orlando police department who will provide remarks, orange county sheriff jerry demmings, s.a.c. danny banks, dea assistant special agent in charge jeff walsh, atf trevor velnor, mayor of orlando, buddy dyer, mayor of orange county, theresa jacobs and additional partners including the florida highway patrol, orange county fire department, orlando fire department and many other partners who assis

good morning, my name is ron hopper and i'm the assistant special agent in charge of the fbi here in orlando, also in charge of the joint terrorism task force, which is conducting this current investigation. this investigation is one week and one day old and it may last months and even years. but i want you to know that we will endeavor to bring justice to the victims who survived as well as the families of the deceased who were so viciously murdered. as many of us celebrated father's day this past weekend, several were reminded of their lost one and the tragic events that happened on june 12th. before i provide an update in the investigation, i'd like to acknowledge my partners that are here with me today. i'd like to recognize chief john mina who will provide remarks following my comments, orange county sheriff jerry demings, florida department of law enforcement s.e.c. danny banks. assistant in charge jeff walsh, atf trevor velnor, mayor of orlando buddy dyer, mayor of orange county, teresa jacobs and additional partners including the florida harp, orange county fire department, o

ni my name is ron hopper. i'm the assistant special agent in orlando. this investigation is one week and one day old and it may last months and even years. but i want you to know that he will endeavor to bring justice to the victims who survived as well as the families of the deceased who were so viciously murdered. as many of us celebrated father's day this past weekend, several were reminded of their lost one and the tragic events that happened on june 12th. before i provide an update in the investigation, i'd like to acknowledge my partners that are here with me today. i'd like to recognize chief john mina with the orlando police department who will provide remarks following my comments, orange county sheriff jerry demings, florida department of law enforcement sac danny banks, dea assistant special agent in charge jeff walsh, atf trevor velnor. mayor of orlando buddy dyer. mayor of orange county, teresa jacobs. and additional partners including the florida highway patrol, orange county fire department, orlando fire department, and many other partner

yesterday you heard from special agent in charge, ron hopper who did a commendable job as the commander for the f.b.i. something to tack away from this is the event such as this as we learned in listen lend -- in 9/11 brings the community together including law enforcement. you can see everyone is represented and we all work together from the beginning from the time at 2:00 in the morning, when the shooting began everyone rallied to work the case as one force. we have a joint terrorism task force which all of the agencies represented spoke and are represented on the joint terrorism task force so we work cases side-by-side and a last investigation so far has been disclosed to you. the main thing we looked at in the beginning is the victims. as you heard there are 49 that are deceased and 48 have been identified and 24 families have been identified and we brought down 34 victims and witness specialists who will work with the familiars it get the resources they need, has property resources from the family field office, atlanta field office, jacksonville field office and quantico, virginia,

s ron hopper is leading the orlando investigation. >> we are continuing to do interviews to see if there is anybody that was associated. whether that means they were involved in the planning our execution of this act, they will be brought to justice. >> reporter: authorities are digging into omar mateen's background. he worked as a security guard following the b.p. oil spill. when producers of a 2012 documentary spoke with him, he was skeptical of the cleanup effort. >> they're, like, hoping for more oil to come out and more people to complain so they'll have the jobs. they want more disaster to lap. >> reporter: according to his employer, g4s, mateen had his security officer license renewed four times, each time requiring a criminal background and f.b.i. check. he also had at least 28 hours for firearms training. records from september of 2007 indicate he was a good shot. last saturday, mateen returned home after working in a gated community. later that night, he drove himself to the pulse nightclub, carrying a backpack. by then, he had already posted the facebook message which also inc

my name is ron hopper, and the assistant special agent in charge of the fbi in orlando, also in charge of the joint terrorism task force inducting this investigation. the investigation is one week and one day old and it may last months and even years but i want you to know that we will endeavor to bring justice to the victims who survived as well as the family of the deceased who were so viciously murdered. as many of us celebrate father's day this past weekend, several were reminded of their lost ones and the tragic events that happened on june 12. before i provide an update in the investigation i'd like to acknowledge my partners that are here with me today. i'd like to recognize chief john mina with the orlando police department that will field remarks following my comments. jerry demings, florida department of law enforcement sec danny banks, assistant special incharge jeff walls , atf trevor vellore, mayor of orlando buddy dyer. mayor of orange county teresa jacobs and that additional partners includingthe florida highway patrol , or county fire department, orlando fire department

assistance special agent in charge, ron hopper, made a comment about the threats made to the members of the muslim community. making these threats is not only wrong, in most cases, making these threats is illegal. stop it. any threats like this detract from what we're doing in law enforcement. we want to spend 100% of our time investigating the crime that occurred in the pulse nightclub in the facts leading up to it. don't distract us from what we need to be doing. and i say to anyone out there who's made such threat or considering making such a threat, grieve with us. grieve with the victims of the nightclub shooting with the same solemnity we're doing and in which it deserves. i'd like to thank all of our federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. obviously, the federal bureau of investigation, atf, homeland security, and even dea have been involved in this investigation. our state partners have been wonderful. starting with the florida department of law enforcement. the city of orlando police department. the orange county sheriff's office. and of course, the state prosecu

something to let soak in. >> we have ron hopper on the phone, special agent in charge in orlando. agent hopper, are you there? >> yes, sir. can you hear me? >> we sure can. thank you for joining us. did the suspect have ties to islamic terror? and the direct answer he got at the press conference you were at, yes, we have suggestions that he was inclined in that direction, something to that effect. what can you tell us about that? well, what i can tell you is that the history that we know of this individual so far is that he may have made threats that he was tied to it. obviously we're in the initial stages of the investigation and we're running every lead to the ground. >> agent, he made threats -- he had ties to what? >> there are allegations that the individual has made threats in the past and has ties to terrorist organizations. however, those have not been confirmed or vetted so far. obviously, we are in the initial stages of this investigation at this time. >> agent hopper, that information coming to you from what? his computer? his cell phone? his social media? someone who kn

so i'll turn it over to now i believe the fbi is ready to speak, ron hopper? u.s.ney lee bently. >> as mayor dire said yesterday was the most horrific day in the history of orlando, indeed it was the day of the largest mass shooting in the history of the united states. terrible tragedy. first of all, on behalf of the federal government, i would like to thank our state and local partners. florida department law enforcement, the orlando police department, the orange county sheriff's office, the member and women that these agencies have been working tirelessly over the last day and a half. on behalf of the federal government, i would also like to thank the governor, senator nelson, and all the other elected officials who have been here today for their help, for their interest in what's going on here. we're working very closely at the united states attorney's office with our partners at the main department of justice. also working of course with the fbi and with atf. an amazing amount has been done in just over 24 hours. as has been explained, almost all the victims ha

ron hopper? u.s.lee bentley. >> as mayor dyer said, yesterday was the most horrific day in the history of orlando. indeed, it was a day of the largest mass shooting in the history of the united states. terrible tragedy. first of all, on behalf of the federal government, i'd like to thank our state and local partners. the florida department of law enforcement, the orlando police department, the orange county sheriff's office, the men and women of these agencies that have been working tirelessly over the last day and a half. on behalf of the federal government, i'd also like to thank the governor, senator nelson and all other elected official whose have been here today for their help, for their interest in what's going o here. we're working very closely at the united states attorney's office with our partners at the main department of justice and the national security division, and we're also working of course, with the fbi and with atf. an amazing amount has been done, and in just over 24 hours, as has

the fbi's ron hopper is leading the orlando investigation.ntinuing to do interviews, whether that means they were involved in the planning or execution of the act they will be brought to justice. >> authorities are digging into omar mateen's background. he worked as a security guard following the bp oil spill when producers of a 2012 documentary spoke with him he was skeptical of the clean-up effort. they want more disaster to happen. >> reporter: according to his employer, mateen had his florida security officer license renewed four times each time requiring a criminal background and fbi check. he also had at least 28 hours for firearms training. records indicate he was a good shot. last saturday he returned home after working in a gated community. later that night he drove himself off to the pulse nightclub carrying a backpack. by then he had already posted the face book message which also included this ominous warning. in the next few days you will see attacks from the islamic state in the usa. investigators found no evidence that mateen w

turnover the rest of the interview now to our assistant special agent in charge for fbi orlando office ron hoppernk you, danny. let me start by saying i offer condolences to all the friends and family members that are victims to this senseless tragic act of violence this morning fbi stands sold to sold to address this matter e we're not just looking that from one perspective. every resource in the fbi will be brought to bear on this investigation and i would echo what mr. banks just said and that at this time at this particular time there's no reason to believe we have no credible or singular information to suggestion there's any further threat to orlando or surrounding area or anywhere else from this incident. be mindful the fbi is known for slow, methodical investigations and details and follow the facts and see where they lead us and take them to the ultimate end. there's nothing we won't do to bet to the bottom of case and we'll be prepared to present information when we can and are able to present it to you. we would look forward to being as pleatly transparent as possible. we here in hor an

the fbi's ron hopper is leading the investigation into the orlando attack. >> mateen was interviewedwice. ultimately we were unable to verify the substance of his comments and the investigation was closed. >> reporter: in 2014 he came to the fbi's attention again. this time because of contact he had with the first known american suicide bomber in syria. but, once again, mateen was cleared. despite those fbi inquiries, mateen was not on any list that prevented him from purchasing a weapon. >> he did purchase two firearms, a handgun and a long gun within the last few days. >> reporter: yusufiy married mateen in 2009 but left months later. she said he was working to become a police officer, but after they married he became volatile and abusive. >> three months after we wered$ married, i saw his instability, and i saw that he was bi-polar and he would get mad out of nowhere. >> reporter: mateen's father, seddiqui mateen had afghan politics speeches. he visited with his son the day before the shooting and saw no sign he was preparing for an attack. so far there is no evidence mateen's act

the fbi's ron hopper is leading the investigation into the orlando attack. >> mateen was interviewedwice. ultimately we were unable to verify the substance of his comments, and the investigation was closed. >> reporter: in 2014, he came to the fbi's attention again. this time because of contact he had with moner abu salha, the first american suicide bomber in syria. mateen was again cleared. despite fbi ininquiryies, he was not on any list that prevented him from purchasing a weapon. >> he purchased two firearms, a handgun and long gun, in the last two days. sitora yusufie had married him but only for four months saying he had become volatile and abusive. >> four months after we were married, i saw he was bipolar and would get mad out of nowhere. >> reporter: mateen's father has posted long rambling videos on line regarding afghan politics. he told cbs news he visited with his son the day before the shooting and saw no sign that he so far, there is no evidence mateen's actions were directed by isis, but his pledge to the group suggests that he was at least inspired by isis ideology.

yesterday, you heard from john -- ron hopper as the on scene commander for the fbi. -- one of the things that we take away a bad event such as this, we learned that from 9/11, it brings the community together. you can see that everybody is represented here and we work together from the get-go. from the time of 2 am in the morning when the time of the shooting began, everybody rallied together to work the case as one force. we have a joint terrorism task force in which all of these agencies represented who just spoke are also represented on the joint terrorism task force. we were cases side-by-side. a lot of the investigation has been disclosed to you. the main things that we look at in the very beginning is the victims. as you heard, there are 49 that are deceased. 48 have been identified. family members -- 24 family members have been notified. we have also brought down 30 victim witness specialists, and they are to work with the families to try to get them what they do need, the resources that are available. other agencies have pulled their resources and pulled them

rest of the interview now to our assistant special agent in charge for the fbi orlando office, ron hopper, danny. let me start by offering condolences to all the friends and family members that are victims to this senseless tragic act of violence this morning. fbi stands shoulder to shoulder with everyone you see here to address this matter. we are not just looking at this from one perspective. i will tell you that every resource in the fbi will be brought to bear on this investigation. and i would echo with what mr. banks just said, at this time, at this particular time, there is to reason to believe, we no credible or singular information to suggest that this is any further threat to orlando or the surrounding area as it relates relates to this particular incident. the fbi is known for slow, methodical detailed investigations. we will follow the facts. we will see where they lead us to and we will take them to the ultimate end. there is nothing we won't to do to get to the bottom of will case and we will present any information we can when we can and our able to present to you. we look

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mayor buddy dyer, orange county mayor teresa jacobs, police chief john mina, sheriff jerry demings, ron hopper with the fbi, dr. michael cheatam, a trauma surgeon at ormc and musri and -- >> we're going to get to this press conference in just a second. that was congressman alan grayson who represents that district. now let's listen to the police press conference. >> today it was something that we never imagined and is unimaginable. since the last update we have gotten better access to the building. we have cleared the building and it is with great sadness i have to share we have not 20 but 50 casualties. in addition to the shooter. there are another 53 that are hospitalized. because of the scale of the crime, i've asked the governor to declare a state of emergency. we are also issuing a state of emergency for the city of orlando so that we can bring additional resources to bear to deal with the aftermath. our focus is going to be on identifying the victims and notifying the families. we're setting up a hotline for concerned family members. there's 407-246-4357. the identification process may t

which insluds the orlando resident agency and yesterday you heard from special agent in charge, ron hopper a commendable job for the fbi. i think one of the things to take away is that event such as this as we learned in 9/11 brings the community together including the law enforcement community as you see everybody represented here, we all work together from the get go. and from the time at 2:00 in the morning when the shooting began, everybody rallied together to work the case as one force. we have a joint terrorism task force in which all of these agencies representatives just spoke are also represented on the joint terrorism task force. we work cases side by side. i think a lot of the investigation so far has been discloe disclosed to you. the main thing we looked at in the very beginning is the victims. as you heard, there are 49 deceased, 48 identified, family members of about 24 families have been notified. we also have brought down 30 victims witness specialists, and they're there to work with the families to try to get them what they do need. the resources are available. other agen

hoy en rueda de prensa el agente del fbi ron hopper dijo que poco después de media hora de que la policía empezara a recibir llamadas frenéticas de las víctimas de la masacre del club nocturno pulse, el gatillero, omar matten, llamó a la policía para avisarles sobre lo que había hecho. en las transcripciones dadas a conocer hoy, el operador le dice a matteen que está siendo grabado. matten le responde [en rabe]: en el nombre de dios el clemente, el beneficioso. od: qu? , dice el operador matten responde [en rabe]. alabado sea dios, y oraciones, as como la paz sea con el profeta de dios. te dejo saber, estoy en orlando y yo hice la balacera. od: cul es su nombre? om: mi nombre es prometo lealtad a [omitido]. od: ok, cul es su nombre? om: juro lealtad a [omitido] a quien dios brinde proteccin, en nombre de [omitido]. [en rabe] od: muy bien, dnde ests? om: en orlando. od: dnde en orlando? allí se cae la llamada. el fbi dijo que por unos 10 minutos después de hacer la llamada al 911, mateen habló con negociadores de crisis. "en esas llamadas, el gatillero, que se identificó como un soldado is

i think yesterday you hear from ron hopper, who did a commendable job as the on-scene commander for they from bad events such as this, it brings the community togeth together, including the law enforcement community. we all work together, from 2:00 in the morning when the shooting began, everyone rallied together to work the case as one force. we have a joint terrorism task force, of which all these agencies represented just spoke, are all represented on the joint terrorism task force. we work cases side by side. a lot of investigation so far has kind of been disclosed to you. the main thing we looked at in the very beginning was the victims. as you heard, 49 are deceased, 48, identified. family members of about 24 families have been notified. we also have brought down 39 witness victim specialists, and they're to work with the families to try to get them what they do need. the resources are available. other agencies have pooled their resources and brought them down. the fbi has brought ours to bear from the miami field office, the atlanta field office, the jacksonville field office, as