the principal at the school tells me that akira was determined to succeed. >> akira stands out amongst everybody. um, but she did it quietly. she led by example. she was a quiet leader who didn't need to use her words because you recognized akira in how see serious she was in her commitment to academics and her commitment to using academics as a way to -- using athletics to get her to college. >> reporter: and again as iain mentioned akira had planned to attend mercy hurts college and signed a lester intent. we're told she was going on a full athletic scholarship. this picture again from graduation akira standing beautiful and proud but back here live outside city hall, again, a crowd has started to gather just across the street. we'll have a full wrap at 10:00 o'clock tonight the vigil gets underway at 6:00 their. iain, back to you. >>> shawnette, thank you. >>> akira's father albert murray post add heartfelt plea unifies back today. he wrote, i lost my daughter, one of the greatest inspirations of my life. i challenge everyone in the name of my daughter let's get back to loving, to c

now, patience also said she believed akira was talking to someone else and at least one other person had to be involved. we were all griped by every word that patience spoke at that press conference, as we watched it live here at fox 29. you will hear more from her clouding a touching poem that she wrote on the guilt she feels for surviving when so many died. back to you. >> dave, thank you so much. we will talk to someone this morning an expert about survivors guilt and how you live with that. >> very interesting she came out, first thing she wanted to share was that poem. >> tough time for her. the family of the philadelphia teen who died in the orlando massacre has a warning to her to loose -- look to go help that family. >> the family of akira's said those wish to go donate to the family can head to any citizens bank location and ask to donate to the akira fund. >> make sure to stay with fox 29 about the developing, full coverage include shall patience carters' moving poem about her guilt of making it out that far nightmare alive, all, there on fox29.com. >> a woman who philadelp

akira was the life of the party. >> akira would not make it out alive. they ran back in for their friends. i said we have to go get tiara. so we went inside. we got trapped in there. >> that is the most raw source of her survivors guilt. bringing akira back inside. she didn't make it, and me and tiara feel guilty about that. and her mom told me not to feel guilty. >> the gunman entered the bathroom and was shooting his machine gun so we are all scrambling around in the bathroom screaming at the top of our lungs and they were all piled in the stall and witnessed everything from the moment he made his 911 call to the moment he reloaded his weapon. >> he said, hey you to someone on the floor inside of the bathroom and shot them and then shot another person and then shot another person who happened to be directly behind me who i am told through the eyes of tiara shields me with their own body so i wasn't hurt. >> the pipes started to burst and the bathroom started to flood. >> the water started to rise, i thought i may drown sitting in the pile of bloody wat

now, whether in class or on the basketball court, those we spoke with say akira was a leader in every way. >> she really never mean to anybody. she tried to cheer everybody up. she was a very good leader. it is sad that this happened, it doesn't really seem real. >> during my basketball season we had some off games. she would just keep our hearts and heads into every game, winning or losing. and that she just new the right words to say, and how to build us up as a team every time. >> promise, promise, promise, gift dollars young lady, refined, bright, incorporated other good people into her life, a talented lady, there is no question about it, okay, beautiful girl, also. >> she made her mark in more ways than one, akira scored 1,000-point during her basketball career here at west catholic. she recently signed a letter of inch don't attend mercy hers college on athletic scholarship. of course as you said, chris, just as the vigil was taking place last night the family reported that the fbi released her body to the family so that they can bring her back to philadelphia. back to you. >>

it. >> seconds later mateen emerged in the stall and opened fire hitting patience in the legs and akira in the chest. i remember falling to my knees still holding the door. mateen stayed in the bathroom for several hours making calls to 911 pledging allegiance to ice is and at other times telling the hostages to slide their cell phones under the stall doors, they did not comply and texted their families, please come get us now. >> i received a text message, please i am shot in the arm, please help me. >> as dawn broke police moved in breaking a bathroom wall and mateen opened fire again hitting three people but missing the girls. >> the cop blows out the front of the bathroom and goes into a shooting war with them and i am getting burned by the stuff ricochetting and gun powder. >> the physical pain is experiencing and the emotional pain is much more hurtful knowing her cousin akira did not make it. >> i keep seeing her face -- >> just remembering my cousin she was a hero. she was a young lady that always wanted to do something. she always wanted to have fun. >> i was saying to myself,

. >> patience was there with her friends 18 year old akira murray, pictured here at hess west catholic prep graduation, the youngest of the victims to die. patience also said she believed the killer was talking to someone else and other people had to be involved. >> alex, mike? >> we shall see about that. authorities still looking into that. 6:07. well, the orlando attack has ignite add war of words between president obama and donald trump yesterday. why the presumptive gop nominee says the president's anger is directed at the wrong people. >> and the search for a killer continues after a gruesome find in a normally peaceful park. what police are saying about the woman whose body was found in fairmount park yesterday. apparently, people think i'm too perky. so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >>> that woman who philadelphia police found handcuffed and murdered yesterday morning in fairmount park, she has been identified. >> so, couple on their way to work spotted the body around 8:00 a.m., just off

and then came one that some in this crowd new very well. >> i've known akira almost her whole life. >eighteen year old akira new west catholic grad was on vacation in orlando last weekends, was at pulse with a cousin and friend. murray was shot and later died. a family friend used face time to connect murray's mother to the vigil. >> she had a full scholarship that she will not be able to use. >> murray's lost touching even mayor jim kenney saw her allen. >> she was beautiful athlete. i watched her play many times against neumann-goretti which happened to be my team, but she was the best player on that squad, a thousand points scorer. >> the large crowd soon found solace in song. >> ♪ >> then spontaneous tribute from murray's west catholic teammates, a march around city hall, in her honor. >> the mom was still in orlando with akira's cousin who is still in the hospital. she was at pulse with a friend, patience carter, who suffered gunshot to her leg. porvik rales planned in our area this week. nicole, brooke, back into you. >> justin, thank you so much. >> stay with "eyewitness news"

this is patience's friend 18 year old akira murray the youngest of the victims to die.k ago, at her west catholic prep graduation last week. and patience also says she believed the killer was talking to someone else and that there must be at least one other person involved in this. by the way she got out but went back in to save her friend so she is being described as a hero, as women, fox news is actually just talking about her there. she even wrote a poem talking about the guilt of surviving when so many died. you will be hearing that all morning here on the news and good day philadelphia. >> she started yesterday by addressing everyone there with that poem. then she went into that account of what had happened. then she finally broke down, can you imagine, she had just had surgery the day before. she had been shot the day before that. and you can see, this is just come out of the philadelphia inquirer, and look at that tender picture of the doctor there, trying to comfort patience as she broke down yesterday. >> we have much more to cover. we will talk about sport com

and and then there is akira murray.she graduated from west catholic prep high school last week it was his star player on the best vaulting. there's also been one more victim of this, young woman and her name was keisha, she was shot in the leg and she lives in philadelphia. she is also 29. >> it hit so close to home. it's one of the eerie things i heard heard coming out of this is when some of the first responders reported that they sounds he could hear as they were cleaning up her cell phones that were ringing of the victims. i don't know if you heard that, it's so horrific. i will tell you this, think you're getting as much sadness and thoughts and prayers as you are getting anger. people saying that we are outreach. this can happen. >> one positive thing that is coming out of this, is that yesterday when is on facebook for example, i got pop up left and right for my friends in florida saying, this person registered safe, facebook has no put in this material where you can go online as a here i am, and safe. so that yo

i told akira said get down and where is kiera. we have to get her. >> the three of you found yourselves in the same stall in the bathroom. >> yes. the handicapped stall. the last three to come inside. >> and kiera, how many of you were inside of the stall? >> i believe there was about 15-20 people in that stall we're standing in. >> take us back to the moment when you heard the gunman coming in. >> you didn't hear the gunman coming in. you just heard bullets coming in. you're hearing them flying by the bathroom and you hear the bullets hitting the walls. the wall fragments hitting. that is what you heard. you didn't hear him. you just heard his gun. >> did you know when you were shot that you had been shot? >> i couldn't -- i couldn't believe i was shot. it felt like somebody put a weight on my thigh. it didn't feel like a bullet in my thigh. i just remember when i got -- i got hit but it just felt, i turned over and grabbed my thigh. i could feel the hole. i could feel the hole and i knew. i can see the blood in my hand and i'm l

that's when akira, who didn't make trealized she was shot in her arm, and i'm not sure if that's whenra also got shot in her side but we were all pretty bad. throughout that period of hours, the gunman was in there with us, and he actually made a call to 911 from there. and they were saying that the reason why he's doing this is because he wants america to stop bombing his country. and from that conversation, from 911, he pledged his allegiance to isis. they bust through the wall. they told him, "put your weapon down. put your weapon down." he didn't. so they engaged in gunfire. they shot him dead. i saw akira's phone right before i got out of the wall and i picked it up because i truly believed after i was told she was breathing, that her pulse was still going, that i would be able to give that phone back her. once we got back-- once we got back into the hospital. >> i was shot about three times in my leg, so i had fallen down. all i could do was lay down there while everyone was running on top of my trying to get to where they had to be. and i could hear the shotguns closer. >> and

she was with akira and another friend in florida. was 18 years old and graduated from west catholic earlier this month. >>> west virginia is dealing with devastating flooding. at least 23 people are dead and there are worries that the number could continue to grow. the raging flood waters ripped through whatever is standing in their way, even pushing this burning home down a creek. crews had to build a if you road to rescue hundreds who were stranded at a shopping center after water tore apart the bridge that provided the only way in or out. among those two died. two young boys, 4 and 8 years old, both swept away by flood waters. >> being a small town, might not know everybody's name but you're still familiar with faces, and it hits you where it hurts. >> the governor has declared a state of emergency, deploying 500 national guard troops across the state. really some heart-breaking scenes there, erika. >> that's right, ted. you know, i always tell everybody that flooding is the number one deadliest disaster, natural disaster as far a

me and tiara did make it. >> interesting, yes, akira bled to death in that bathroom. so there was another layer of guilt. >> yes. that's the whole piece about feeling guilty about surviving and then being rescued, not being rescued, that questioning what if i had done this, what if i had done. that will we kind of hear that in her dialogue little bit. >> and the natural reaction for us, we know patience and so many people watching, is this okay, is this normal she is feeling this way. when it comes to having survivor's guilt. >> yes. >> is it normal until. >> it is, it is totally normal >> it could be days or weeks. just really allowing her to be expressive and to share what's going on for her, because it is part of the healing process for her. >> which is why she wrote the poem. that's part of t let's get to the next part, really just glued to the screen watching her. she expressing what she is feeling. but she talks about what it was like when she was on the bathroom floor. and how she started talking to god. >> i looked across and i could see my best friends on the

that's when akira who didn't make it, realized she was shot in her arm. and i'm not sure that was when tiara got shot in her side. but we were all pretty bad. throughout that period of hours, the gunman was in there with us and he actually made a call to 911 from in there saying that the reason why he is doing this is is because he wants america to stop bombing his country. and from that conversation, from 911, he pledged his allegiance to isis. they bust through the wall. they tell him put your weapon down. he dent. they engaged in gunfire they got him. they shot him dead. i actually saw akira's phone right before i got ought the wall. i picked it up. because i truly believed after i was, told she was breathing that her pulse was still going the i would be able to give that phone beco back to her. once we got back -- once we got back into the hospital. >> i was shot about three times in my leg. so i had fallen down. all i could do was just lay down while everyone ruz rwas running top of me trying to get where they had how to be. i could hear the shot gun

. >> now tonight at the basilica will specifically remember akira murray, the 18-year-old was a graduate of west catholic prep and was the youngest victim in the shooting. reporting live in logan square, andrea cline thomas, nbc news. >> we apologize for some of the technical issues. >>> rescue and recovery teams pulled a damaged suv from the delaware river today hours after witnesses reported seeing it disappear from oregon avenue. police are still looking for the driver. witnesses feared someone could have been trapped after watching part of the accident play out around 3:00 this morning. >> a car comes flying by, silver, not sure of the model. it just comes flying by, so not paying attention i heard a crash. i thought it crashed another car and i looked and i saw the gate missing and i heard a splash. >> it's possible someone was ejected from the suv when it crashed into the water. >> new at 6:00, tires slashed on dozens of vehicles against warminister bucks county. we found damaged cars in at least three parking lots today. tires were slashed on west street road. in some cases, all f

light and hope, and the jchs and it what i'd love about where i work, one of the youngest victims, akira murray that was only 18 and graduated from a small high school, eight faith-based and parochial high school. i think it was the west catholic high school in philadelphia, and our school since -- sent letters of condolences.>>> we have a couple of seconds, and you have a sentence or two?>> in our work with teenagers across the country is the most urgent work to do. there is still a high rate of bullying and lack of acceptance of teenagers directed at the lgbtq community across the country, and to work and to bring together queer teenagers . >>> thank you so much for being with us here on mosaic. have a wonderful day and happy lgbtq pride month. again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... again! our pitch....if you have a idea......we would love to from you. go to facebook dot com slash bay sunday and >>> welcome to a bay sunday, and i am your host, kenny choi. and we would love to h

patience and her friend are recovering from injuries and mourning the loss of their friend, 18-year-old akira murray. >> the guilt of being alive is heavy. >> reporter: such a heartbreaking story. tonight we know more than 20 people are hospitalized being treated for their injuries, six listed in critical condition. live in orlando, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> bolstered by the outcry after this massacre, california lawmakers today approved new restrictions on gun sales. the senate and assembly public safety committees passed a dozen gun control bills. they still must be approved by the full assembly and state senate. if passed, they'll go to the governor. among other things, legislation would further regulate ammunition sales and people with high-capacity magazines would be required to turn them in. gun control opponents say these new proposals will do nothing to protect the public. >> we think that the ar 15 used by this criminal because of its effectiveness, but you have to look at the other side. it is also an effective tool for law abiding citizens to protect themselves and d

their friend, 18 year old akira murray, did not. kenneth craig, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> there are several tributes to the orlando shooting victims around our area tonight. the ben franklin bridge will be lit in rainbow colors starting tonight through saturday. >> in delaware county, a vigil starts at 5:30 tonight. people will gather in front of the delaware county courthouse in media. they will read the names of the 49 victims and push for tighter gun control laws. >>> and, there is another candlelight remembrance at the intersection of state and main streets in doylestown. the orkneys ers say you should bring a candle and a friend, starting at 8:00 tonight. >> in campaign 2016, both presumptive presidential nominees are on the move today, with republican donald trump hosting a rally any minute. now, trump's rally at the fox theater peachtree street started at noon today. columnist and radio hot herman n kane is opening the event right now. earlier, trump said he would meet with the national rifle association to discuss wa

. >> but akira was bleeding badly in need of medical care, soon no longer responds to morse code. >>she didn't respond back. >> after 5:00 a.m., they punched through the wall and killed the gunman, dragging hostages to safety. her parents can do nothing but wait for news. monday, some 36 hours later received word that she's dead. >> i keep seeing her face. >> akyra murray, superstar basketball player, honor student. hero to her friends. the youngest victim of the senseless tragedy. >> i can't even imagine my baby girl, honor roll student that graduated from high school last week on the way to college next month would be dead today. it is surreal. >> so much life ahead. we are going to share thoughts from some of orlando's youngest citizens. pictures from orlando police department twitter page, kids and family coming to the station to offer gratitude, care packages for officers on site.

friend tiara are recovering from injuries and mourning the loss of their best friend, 18-year-old akira murray. >> the guilt of being alive is heavy. >> reporter: trauma doctors are talking about going from surgery to surgery. today they performed eight and likely more to come. live in orlando tonight, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, michelle. >>> nbc news has learned that the wife of the orlando shooter told the fbi she tried to prevent her husband from carrying out that attack. federal prosecutors are considering filing charges against her for failing to alert authorities and potentially saving lives. mark, i know you have information on the feds? >> reporter: we do. we're on the street where the wife of the shooter's mother lives. just a few moments ago fbi agents left the house. we have pictures of them leaving. they were at the house for about an hour. two women, one man, you see the car pulling away. that's the latest. far more significant is what noor mateen is telling the fbi. the gunman's wife was with her husband when he went to the gun store to buy ammo and

that's when akira, who didn't make it, realized she was shot in her arm. i'm not sure if that was when tiara got shot in her side, but we were pretty bad. throughout that period of hours, the gunman was in there with us. and he actually made a call to 911 from there saying that the reason why he's doing this is because he wants america to stop bombing his country. and from that conversation, he pledged allegiance to isis. they bust down the wall, they engaged in gunfire, shot him dead. i saw akyra's phone right before iot out the wall, and i picked it up because i truly believe that after i was told she was breathing that her pulse was to give that phone back to her. once we got back -- once we got back into the hospital. >>> donald trump is responding to scathing credit sbimp his latest anti-muslim rhetoric from president obama. the president blasted trump's renewed calls for a ban on muslim immigration calling trump a dangerous threat to the nation's safety. trump said mr. obama appeared angrier at him than he was at the orlando gunman. margaret brennan

among those lost, akira had your how just graduated west catholic high. >> at city hall monday, almost 1,000 miles from orlando, a show of grief, and support for the 49 people who lost their lives in the pulse night club shooting. name after name, was red, and then came one that some in this crowd new very well. >> ikira had your. >> i i've known akyra almost mow while life. >> new west catholic grad was on vacation in orlando last weekend and was at pulse with a cousin and friend. murray was shot and later died. a family friend used face time to connect murray's mother to the vigil. >> she had a full scholarship that she will not be able to use. >> murray ' lost touching even mayor jim kenney saw her talent. >> she was a beautiful athlete, i watched her play many times against numerous and goretti, which happens to be my team, but she was the best player on that squad. a thousand points scored. >> the large crowd soon found solace in song. >> ♪ >> then spontaneous tribute, a march around city hall, in her honor. >> family's friends said murray at pulse with a friends, as well, patienc

plan to mary and their families organizing a joint funeral and in the time when its meaning consider akira murray from philadelphia the youngest victim just 18 and a basketball star graduated third in her class a week ago today and went to orlando to celebrate. 20 year old omar capox worked at calvin klein and hoped to some day become famous, tonight his family said they hope the world remembers their omar, not the man who took his life. >> police released the last of the 49 victims names tonight meaning every family has now been notified of their loss and can begin trying to heal. reporting live, wusa 9. >> we know it will not be easy, garret. in times of tragedy many people want to help and help the victims and families of the victims but they aren't sure how to do that. wusa 9 allyson barber is at national harbor to explain how you can step up, even if your miles away from orlando. >> this is beautiful yet heart breaking reminder of the massacre in orlando but remembering is the simple part. for most of us it's impossible to forget that almost two days ago one man gunned down 49 innocen

both parker and carter were injured in the attack but akira murray lost her life. so our heart breaks, everyone in this chamber, everyone for parker and carter as they recover. a year ago this friday marks the one-year anniversary of the massacre at emanuel a.m.e. church in charleston, south carolina. at this historically african-american church, the oldest a.m.e. church in the south, often referred to as mother emanuel, a racist young man with hate in his heart opened fire and took nine shots. we all know the very moving speech that the president gave that day or the days after, but he said, one of the things the president said was we have to recognize the uncomfortable truth of that tragedy, and that truth is staring us in the face today. it still stares us in the face. so i think we must act when you consider 33,000 killed every year by gun violence, 43,000 hate crimes with a firearm over the course of just four years. 43,000 hate crimes over four years with a firearm. when you consider those numbers, we have a long way to go. so i ask my colleague from connecti

>> carter with tiara parker and akira murray were among those held hostage.ilet seat. slumped over in the bottom of the toilet which is covered with hand prints and blood. >> reporter: when the gunman first opened fire, carter and murray escaped outside. they became trapped when they reentered the club to find parker. parker survived. murray who had just celebrated her 18th birthday was the youngest of the 49 victims to die. >> i could see my best friend on the floor. and akyra looking lifeless. at that pin the i was look i don't think i am really going to get out of here you. know, i made peace with god within myself. >> i look over and he shoots the girl next to me. and i'm just there laying down, thinking, i'm next. i'm dead. angel colon said he was helpless on the floor of the club after he was shot about three times in the leg. the gunman took aim at him again. >> i don't know how -- but by the glory of god he shoots towar my head, but it hits my hand. then he shoots me again. it hits the side of my hip. >> colon one of 44 victims transported to orlando

. >> carter and parker made it out alive and akira murray their friend did not. she was celebrating a recent graduation from high school and her basketball scholarship to mercy college. >> now they are grieving the again of their daughter. >> it's emptiness knowing our daughter is not coming home with us is the saddest part. >> snowing she is gone i just keep seeing her face. >> the murrays say they are trying to find solis in the fact that her daughter died trying to save her cousin and her friend. >> and we are hearing more from the doctors that handled the flood of victims in orlando. they described the scene as chaotic and overwhelming. >> people in pain and people worrying about their loved ones not knowing before their loved ones are. >> tonight 27 patients remain hospitalized. six are in intensive care, since the shooting, doctors at orlando regional medical center have performed more than 30 surgeries. ali gorman continues our coverage from the big board now with more on that medical response. >> reporter: yes, it is a level one trauma center they are use

day they will bury a third girl with them that night and who did not make it out alive, 18- year-old akira murray. >> that is my reality. i have to speak at her funeral. i have to do her hair and makeup. that will be the last time i get to see her i know she cannot talk back. >> just 18 years old. she was the youngest of the 49 people killed by the gunman. she had graduated third in her class from high school in philadelphia and had gone to orlando to celebrate. she was a star basketball player who had a full college scholarship. >> following those events in orlando, security at the pride celebration will be ramped up for more on that and the other stories let's go to dave clark. >> it is a top priority and that memorial in the district is growing honoring the people shot and killed in orlando. >> new safety measures will be in place and for the first time ever metal detectors will be installed at plaza. bars and restaurants, they are adding other security measures. >> they will wait and we will have will not allow backpacks and there will be security at the door. >> there will be overtime

akira was with her cousin and another friend at pulse when the shooting began.messages to her mom reading, please come get us now. please. they're shooting. her cousin, who survived the shooting, told cnn's don lemon that they hid in a bathroom and that akira pleaded with the gunman. >> at some point we started to like just give out. like our bodies just started giving in because we were hit. everybody was injured. my cousin was pleading with him, trying to bargain with him. he's like, you know, he wasn't responding right. >> what was he say something. >> so he didn't say anything, but my cousin was more like so -- >> which cousin? >> akira. >> what was she say something she was saying, please, we're hurt. we're hurt. please don't. please. just leave us. she was just begging and pleading with him. he didn't come back, though. my cousin, she was calling and texting her aunt -- my aunt. she was calling and we was on the phone with the kocops. at this point you could hear that i'm losing myself because i'm just -- i'm about to go, and i was more so settled with it

did have loved ones paid tribute to akira murry during funeral services yesterday in west philadelphiaeen two weeks since she was killed in a mass shooting rampage in orlando. patience carter was wounded by gunfire during the attack. she was with them and another friend in florida. she was 18 years old and graduated from west catholic earlier this month. >>> happening today. organizers expect more than 90,000 people to turn out for the cincinnati pride parade. authorities have made ashursuras that they're ready to keep everyone safe during the lbgt pride celebration. president obama announced the first national monument to honor gay rights. new york's stone wall inn will have the designation. he says the monument will tell the story of the country's struggle for equality for lesbian, gay, transgender people. it became iconic after a police raid and street riots in 1969. >>> you still have a chance to win one of the largest jackpots in the history of the mega millions lottery drawing. no ticket matched all six numbers in last night's drawing, so now the jackpot is an estimated $390 mill

." >> 18-year-old akira murray was among the youngest people killed.e was in orlando celebrating her high school graduation. the eldest victim was 50. she was a mother who beat cancer twice but was no match for an ar-15. she had gone dancing with her 21-year-old son. he survived, she did not. they are described as beloved sons and daughters and friends and they are people who worked in travel industry and pharmacies. they were students at florida universities and beyond. some of them died alongside their best friends. one was a social worker who worked with the elderly, even lived with his grandmother. he could take care of her. >>> you can read more about the victims and tributes that poured out. you see them here on air and online. lady gaga was out and this morning we saw prince william signing a condolence book. >> france lit up the eiffel tower. it's worldwide. 49 people you know. gone like that. >> right. there are so few degrees of separation. two victims were part of the nbc universal telemundo family, one working at the harry potter exhibit in

learned student athlete from west catholic prep high school is among the victims in orlando. 18 year akirahe 49 people killed in the club murray graduated last monday this picture is from the ceremony. she had signed a national letter of intent to attend mercy hertz college and play basketball on a full athletic scholarship. west catholic prep is now planning a vigil in her memory for wednesday. we've got team coverage for tonight. bill anderson has been learning about other local connections to this tragedy. shawnette wilson is at city hall where there will be a vigil tonight but let's begin tonight with chris oh connell in orlando with the latest. chris? >> reporter: iain, an extraordinary painful day for the families of the victims of the the pulse nightclub massac massacre. many of those family members arriving here to this ordalian dough senior center throughout the day getting here finding out the devastating news. one by one family members of the victims in the pulse nightclub shooting are he is cored away by volunteers. each of them just finding out the fate of their sons, their da

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>>akira monet marie 18,, a honda row barrios martinez 21, amanda ivr and mercedes florez 25 and 26. gene c rock greediest 25 years old. >>anthony vista 25, antonio yvonne brown 29. christopher joseph santa 24. >>the uncut deirdre dayton 22. eddie dion cut justice 33. >>geraldo a man is 25 alberto silverman and as 25. >>jean carlos mendez perez 35. gerald arthur wright 31. joe rayon p-32? jonathan antonio vega 24, >>chavez martinez 25, [inaudible]27,juan ramon guerrero 22 and 32. >>louisa marr, 37. martin bonitas torres 33, [inaudible] 30. >> paul terrel henry 41, peter gonzalez cruise >>this legislation inspired by our civil grand jury and the ethics commission and by doing so would inspire the tax patent dollars and the collective confidence of our taxpaying government. the city employees failing to employee their duties and the gross waste of city resources in the city's conflict of interest in ethics and lobbying and campaign laws have been violated in these activities need to come to light. the person reporting them should not suffer retaliation for doing so. our laws should enc

she did not make it out alive. 18-year-old akira murray. >> friday is going to be my reality. funeral. i have to do her hair. i have to do her makeup. that will be the last time i get to see her. she can't talk back. >> absolutely heartbreaking. at 18 years order, murray is the youngest of the 49 people killed by the gunman. she had just graduated. she was third in her class from a high school in philadelphia, had just gone to orlando to celebrate of the she was a star basketball player with a full college scholarship. >>> time is now 8:10. security at this weekend's san francisco pride celebration is a top priority. it's coming just two weeks art orlando nightclub shootings. a memorial in the castro district is growing honoring the 49 people shot and killed in orlando. it's still fresh in everybody's mind and new safety measures are being put into place at this year's san francisco pride celebration. for the first time ever, metal detectors will be installed at civic senator plaza. >> you go to sports events, there are metal detectors. you go to the airport, there are metal d

want to tell you about the 18-year-old, akira murray. she was in orlando just after graduation, celebrating that high school graduation with her family and told she was a standout basketball player, and actually signed a letter of intent to play at the collegiate level and her high school coaches are the ones who spoke up in memory of her. >> top three in the class. very respectful to everybody. she just embraced everybody here, and treated everybody as an equal. >> she had everything going for her. everything. perfect student. mannerism, top-notch. you can't ask for more anything better from a high school kid, like i akyra murray. >> bright future ahead for sure. also i want to tell you about 49 brenda mccool, mother of 11 children and at the club with one of her sons. we're told that when the gunman started shooting in the club, her mother instincts just pushed in. she pushed her son out of the way so he could get to safety, and she was shot of course, you can imagine now her children are speaking out, calling her a super hero. also, g

imberly morris akira mori. ocasio-capo. orlando jiminez. -rivera. ortiz jean carlos menendez perez. nrique rios. jean c. nives rodriguez. rodriguez. salo. man well row hristopher joseph an felice. jumari rodriguez sullivan. edward sotomayor jr. hane ivan tomlinson. martin torest. ntonio vaguea. we will never forget. and while we mourn your loss, your memory will inspire us to fight for change. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. dold, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today because thoughts and prayers are not enough. and it's time for action. the hateful terrorist attack targeting america's lgbt community in orlando is another reminder of the pressing need to come together and work across party lines to root out terrorism. prevent gun violence. and put an end to bigotry of all kinds. an attack on one american is an attack on all of us. we cannot allow partisanship to define this debate. we must take decisive action and united action to ensure nothing like the attacks on orlando, paris, new tow

>>akira monet marie 18,, a honda row barrios martinez 21, amanda ivr and mercedes florez 25 and 26. gene c rock greediest 25 years old. >>anthony vista 25, antonio yvonne brown 29. christopher joseph santa 24. >>the uncut deirdre dayton 22. eddie dion cut justice 33. >>geraldo a man is 25 alberto silverman and as 25. >>jean carlos mendez perez 35. gerald arthur wright 31. joe rayon p-32? jonathan antonio vega 24, >>chavez martinez 25, [inaudible]27,juan ramon guerrero 22 and 32. >>louisa marr, 37. martin bonitas torres 33, [inaudible] 30. >> paul terrel henry 41, peter gonzalez cruise >>this legislation inspired by our civil grand jury and the ethics commission and by doing so would inspire the tax patent dollars and the collective confidence of our taxpaying government. the city employees failing to employee their duties and the gross waste of city resources in the city's conflict of interest in ethics and lobbying and campaign laws have been violated in these activities need to come to light. the person reporting them should not suffer retaliation for doing so. our laws should enc