eighteen year-old akyra murray she graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. with akyra her cousin and our fox 29 intern patients carter recovering from an orlando hospital. >> we have learn that the victims from the philadelphia area went to orlando for a family vacation. >> three women decided to go out on a town saturday night to go dancing. night out with the girls turned into a bloody massacre. parker from southwest philadelphia lived to tell bit after being shot in the stomach. she spent three hours as a hostage inside pulse nightclub during the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. >> he had hostages in the bathroom. the hours i laid in blood. i got peoples body fragments on me. somebody's face was blown off. >> police broke through a wall to rescue parker and her cousin, akyra murray and fox 29 intern patients carter but it was just too late for mur hoy died later at the hospital. her family is in orlando waiting to meet with the fbi. >> akyra mother spoke to fox 29 about her daughter strike her as a shining star

meanwhile funeral arrangements are pending for akyra murray. napoleon kincaid commissioner of a summer league akyra played in says she'll be remembered as a star just getting ready to shine. >> she had everything going for her. perfect student, man residual top notch. you can't ask for anything better from a high school can kid like akyra murray. >> reporter: now we're told that a third person was with akyra and patience in florida. we're still working and getting information about that third person. reporting live from southwest philadelphia, walter perez channel6 "action news." jim. >> thank you walter. >>> sarah bloomquist is live at city hall where they're getting ready for a vigil tonight at 6:30. sarah, representatives of many of the city's faith based communities and the lgbt community came together today to condemn what happened in orlando. >> reporter: jim, that's right. they condemned what happened. they called for an end to such hatred and homophobia. they vowed to stand united. they intend to show their solidarity at a candlelight vi

kiana was akyra murray cousin. parker was held hostage inside that bathroom for three hours, lying in the pool of blood after being shot in the stomach. she says that she will always be haunted by the look in the killer's eyes. >> i seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face, i taught my life was over because they said something about him having enough bombs to take out a city block. >> parker says that she believes other people were involved in the shooting, beside the man. she has been released from the hospital. >>> this morning we are learning new details about omar mateen. he attended pulse club before the attack and used a date dating and chap app. they saw mateen there at least a dozen times. he either sat by himself or got bridge rently drunk. investigators are saying mateen also visited other gay clubs as potential targets. one regular said mateen messaged him on and off for a year before the shooting using the gay dating app jacked. >>> is there also word he may have scouted another popular flor

killed a promising student athlete from west catholic prep high school in philadelphia. 18-year-old akyra murrayraduated last week and was set to go to mur see hertz college on a full athletic scholarship. with akyra was our fox 29 intern patience carter who's recovering in the hospital tonight. shawnette wilson was at tonight's vigil at city hall and spoke to former teammates of a kyra but we start with our chris o'connell live in orlando. chris, you spoke to a local woman who came face to face with the shooter. >> reporter: chilling words, iain. victims from philadelphia all came down here for a family vacation. three of them young women went out one night simply to go have fun, go be the girls and go dancing. they were shot on the bathroom floor of pulse nightclub. tonight we spoke with one of them who survived. some of the details are graphic. >> out here enjoying vacation with my many pal. that's all we were doing. >> reporter: having fun. >> having fun. >> reporter: night outwit girls turned into a bloody massacre. tiara parker from southwest philadelphia lived to tell about it after being

first viewing and then the funeral for 18-year-old akyra murray. >> she was a real nice young lady. >> akyra was at club pulse with her friend patience and tiara. all three hid in a bathroom and all three were shot and akyra did not survive. patience and tiara are still recovering from their injuries came to the church for the ceremony. >> it soothes you and brings you comfort and peace -- >> akyra had just graduated west catholic high school with honors and a basketball player with a full basketball scholarship to mercy university. all of them are here to remember this teenager, gone too soon for her loved ones and through prayer and song. ♪ ♪ a lot of powerful songs and words inside of the church this morning and minutes ago they read out the names of the 48 other victims killed in that massive shooting. katherine scott, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> four people were killed and a toddler still missing after powerful storms swamped west virginia, the boy 4 years old was swept away in waters north of ravens wood near the ohio border. and a dramatic scene in the southern r

we will tell but plans to honor graduate akyra murray. >>> we are following breaking news heart breaking news alligator drags a child into a lake at disney resort in orlando, we will have the latest on efforts to rescue the two-year old boy. >>> five people were shot in wilmington hear from the neighbor who described the panic when bullets went flying. >>> today is wednesday, june 15th, good morning i'm brooke thomas. >>> i'm nicole brewer. jim donovan is off. we are starting with rebel and traffic, good morning. >> good morning, happy wednesday, it is going to be a tough day in news but i can tell you the road are looking okay but just a lot of construction. >> same story in terms of weather. things are off to a quiet start. we can expect high pressure to keep control for yet another day. we will see ther so slight up tic in humidity but still will feel comfortable. tough to top yesterday's humidity. storm scan three, you can see this green not much to worry about them. we are staying dry, eventually some cloud build in from southwest to northeast, really generally speaking this is goin

she has been identified as 18-year-old akyra murray. recent graduate of west catholic high school. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live outside city hall tonight where earlier this evening murray along with other who's were killed and injured were remembered at a vigil the there. trang. >> reporter: right, jess. self members of the murray's family close friends and even her former west catholic basketball teammates were here today. this vigil started at 6:30 you can see there's self people here reflecting monday the dozens candles still it will here. the crowd grew so large tonight police had to event eventually shut down jfk boulevard to traffic. many people held one another and wiped away tears. mayor kenney got choked up remembering the local victim kyra murray. >> thousands of lgbt philadelphians and their allies gathered outside of city hall to spread a message of love and tolerance in memory of those killed inside pulse nightclub in orlando. >> we stand together united. there's no fear. >> what the united states is about ri

she has been identified as 18-year-old akyra murray. recent graduate of west catholic high school. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live outside city hall tonight where earlier this evening murray along with other who's were killed and injured were remembered at a vigil the there. trang. >> reporter: right, jess. self members of the murray's family close friends and even her former west catholic basketball teammates were here today. this vigil started at 6:30 you can see there's self people here reflecting monday the dozens candles still it will here. the crowd grew so large tonight police had to event eventually shut down jfk boulevard to traffic. many people held one another and wiped away tears. mayor kenney got choked up remembering the local victim kyra murray. >> thousands of lgbt philadelphians and their allies gathered outside of city hall to spread a message of love and tolerance in memory of those killed inside pulse nightclub in orlando. >> we stand together united. there's no fear. >> what the united states is about ri

akyra murray and 48 others were shot and killed inside a gay nightclub early sunday. 53 other people were wounded. the gunman omar mateen called 911 three times during the attack. he not only pledged loyalty to isis but expressed solidarity with the boston marathon bombers. a vigil will be held tonight in orlando for the victims of the attack. nbc 10's george spencer join us live now from orlando. >> and he's been following the latest since he arrived there yesterday afternoon. george? >> reporter: denise, orlando police have just confirmed within the past half hour that the crime scene around the nightclub about a mile south of where i'm standing will remain closed for the foreseeable future. they are encouraging visitors and drivers to stay away. it comes as the city says they have now identified all the victims in this tragedy, but have not contacted all of the family members. they say if you know someone who lives in orlando whom you have not heard from, reach out. this chilling snapchat video shows the moment a man opened fire inside the pulse nightclub beginning a rampage that

viewing for akyra murray begins at 8:00 this morning followed by a funeral at ten. the 18 year-old was on vacation with her family two weeks ago after graduating from west catholic prep. akyra was shot inside pulse nightclub along with her cousin tiara parker and her friend patients carter. both patients and tiara survived. >>> he was known as a fierce warrior in the fight begins cruelty to day family and friend and people from the animal rights community will say their final good bye toss george bengal, the pennsylvania spca long time director of humane law enforcement died after a battle of cancer after the age of 69. george's determination to save suffering animals has been chronicled on animal planet and national geographic. leaves behind his wife carroll of 35 years. george will be laid to rest with full military honors, at 11:00 o'clock this morning. >>> united states representative chaka fattah has resigned from congress effective immediately. it came two days after a jury quick him on all counts in the racketeering case. fattah has previously said wow leave

christie is live outside of west catholic high school where a vigil has begun in memory of akyra murray. >> reporter: what is right. over the last 20 minutes we see a steady stream of people making their way into the auditorium for this private vigil just for the school community but it was just last week they were celebrating graduating seniors including akyra murray, they are back today and mourning the death of the 18-year-old. >> i am wondering all afternoon what to say to the student body. to bring understanding that bad things happen in our world today. >> people are grieving. >> i received a phone call from my daughter, saying mom i have been shot in the arm, help me please. >> akyra murray went to pulse nightclub with her cousin and friend. she is the youngest victim of sunday's mass shooting. >> me and tiara did make it and i feel guilty about that. it's not her death but her life being remembered. the basketball super star was heading to mercy hurst college on a scholarship. she just graduated last week third in her class, so much promise only for her destiny to be unfulfills.

we're told more than 300 people were there for akyra murray including her brother. akyra may not have been there physically but her spirit was. >> humbling. her spirit came across the room and the spirit she carried for the team took over the atmosphere. >> reporter: what was it like to see so much support? >> wonderful. she deserved it. >> a few people were crying. >> reporter: a group of students showed us a list of akyra's in-school accomplishmentsed. she was a standout student and basketball player who scored 1,000 career points and earned a college scholarship. for those who knew akyra her legacy is much more than that. >> she never tried to -- she just did everything the right way. >> reporter: akyra was 1 of 49 people killed inside pulse nightclub in orlando. her cousin is recovering after she was shot in the leg. >> it's sad that this happened. a doesn't really seem real. every day i wake up, go on face boox, instagram, go on twitter and see r.i.p. and i can't believe she's gone. >> reporter: west catholic tweeted some of what was said at tonight's event incl

i spoke with albert murray who confirmed that his 18 year-old daughter akyra murray was shot and killed at pulse nightclub, the entire family, was in orlando on, and, and that devastating news. >> reporter: albert murray says his daughter akyra was celebrating her recent graduation from west catholic prep high school. and begged to go to pulse nightclub with her cousin and friends. he told kyw news radio via phone that hours after dropping her off he got a horrific phone call. >> she was screaming saying daddy, i'm bleeding. i have been shot. come get me. we were on the expressway about 30 minutes away. we were on the road, rushing. i was doing about 90, 100. cops must be going to the scene in that area from different counties. we pretty much followed the cop down. so, we got there, 30, 35, 520 minutes. >> reporter: he said he never saw akyra alive again. akyra was a star athlete here at west catholic prep, she just celebrated a full scholarship to mercyhurst college two weeks ago. >> akyra was the thousand point scorer, she just recently just last week at graduation she was given our t

on the school's website you find a picture of murray signing a letter of intent to play basketball for mercyhurst. >> akyra was a student who gave 100% in everything she did. >> reporter: murray was vacationing in orlando with family and friends when shot and killed at pulse nightclub. her father, albert murray, posted this frantic message on facebook. requesting prayers, while searching for his daughter, he says, she called and said, come get me, i've been shot and losing a lot of blood. unfortunately, her dad didn't reach her before she passed away. >> one of the other teachers actually made a comment about how important it is for us to recognize that it's not the fact that we don't have any more time with her, just appreciate the time that we did spend with her. >> reporter: and we so appreciate the photos that family members have been sharing with us via facebook. the school's president says this is where students and faculty will assemble to celebrate their time with akyra during a memorial in the courtyard. plans for the memorial are still being made and as soon as we get the information we'll let yo

the family of akyra murray will not be here. they are still in orlando. i did just get a message from akyra's mother as we speak she is right now signing papers to have akyra's body released back to the family and brought back to philadelphia. dawn? >> so sad. all right, chris, thank you. >>> meanwhile the ben franklin bridge will be lit up in rainbow colors later this evening in honor of all the victims of the orlando nightclub shooting. the colors will be on display through saturday. >>> on capitol hill democratic senator chris murphy of connecticut launched a filibuster to force a vote on gun control legislation. in response orlando's nightclub shooting murphy urging his colleagues to pass a bill that prohibit people on the no fly list from buying firearms. orlando shoot mateen was added to government watch list in 2013. but he was pulled from that database when that investigation was closed. >>> the body of a two-year-old little boy killed by an alligator at world disneyworld resort is pulled from the lagoon this afternoon. two-year-old lane graves wa

akyra murray graduated just last week and set to go to mercyhurst college for a full scholarship for basketball. we have been updating you antilogy you about patients recovering in it or land owe hospital. patients's on the right. they also traveled there with her cousin can i ra parker. >>> our chris o'connell spoke to her last night, chris. >> well, guys, victims were you talking about some of the youngest victims of the orlando nightclub massacre, three women, young women from philadelphia, came here on a family vacation. three of them went out one night, to go dancing. to have a good time, out with the girls. only to end up all of them being shot, all of them being held hostage in the bathroom of that pulse nightclub. only two made it out alive. take a look at video from that night club, at 18 year-old akyra murray was killed, two others are surviving in a hospital here, behind me here, they are recovering in that hospital tonight. now we are hearing their story, their chilling word for the first time, and we have to warn you some of this description is graphic. >> just hostages

patients carter went to pulse nightclub with akyra murray and tiara parker. murray was kill. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is live from west catholic high school holding a vigil for murray tonight, justin. >> reporter: nicole just last week murray finished west catholic number three in her class and now today in a tram i can turn off events the host a vigil in her honor. >> i never thought in a million year that my eyes could witness something so tragic. >> reporter: putting her pain to paper patients carter recounts those agonizing hours she and her friend and strangers spent together packed inside of that pulse nightclub rest room. what for some would be their final moments alive. >> we went from having the time of our lives to the worst night of our lives all within a matter of minutes. >> reporter: carter, her friend tiara parker and her cousin akyra murray were on vacation in orlando a night at pulse was to be a highlight. hearst later this he were cram together inside a bathroom stall and shot while trying to escape the bullets. akyra just 18 was hit in her ar

mike, the fbi won't even release the body of akyra murray. they think they will be able to see the body and claim that body and bring her back to philadelphia sometime this week but they have been given no indication, we're not sure when patients carter will be out. we will try to reach her in a little while out of the hospital, so no, this is a family vacation that they had planned to be here for a week. it looks like they will be but under much, much different circumstances. >> all right chris we will see you back here in philly probably tomorrow. good job down there. >> you got it, thanks. >> you have to remember akyra murray was the youngest victim of all of the victims. >> yes. >> well, instead of jokes, laughter late night on 39 different talk shows that i was watching, after watching the basketball game so i stayed up to see how these different shows would handle orlando, here's one of them. >> i had a new father thinking what do i tell my kids. what do i tell them about this. what can we learn from this? what if my kids are gay, what

akyra murray was a star. plain and simple. more on that in just a moment but first we're told that akyra was in florida with her cousin and friend a young lady trying to make her way in the music industry. 20-year-old patience carter of philadelphia was in orlando trying to promote her budding music career. this youtube video shows her performing her new single. we spoke with carter's cousin who says she was looking for patience on social media when she heard what happened. >> my mom and them came in and they was like do you know patience got shot? she was at that party and i was just like oh my gosh because it was worrying me before my mom came in. >> reporter: patience carter was shot in the leg but she's expected to be okay. tragically her 17-year-old friend akyra murray is listed among those killed inside pulse nightclub. last week akyra signed her letter of intent to play basketball at mercy college on a full basketball scholarship. she helped west catholic high win a city championship earlier this year but west catholic p

they are among the 593 injured victims of the pulse nightclub shooting, they were with akyra murray when she was shot and held hostage. you were talking about tiara parker from southwest philadelphia, she spoke with us with murray's parents outside the hospital, parker and murray were the 18 year-old west catholic graduates were killed, they were with her at the club with fox 29 intern patients carter. parker tells us, that the three hour ordeal, that she says, that she came face-to-face the with the mass murderer, she says all three young women were huddled in a bathroom, taken hostage by gunman omar mateen and parker tells news her own words about that terrifying encounter with the killer. >> this was all hostages in the bathroom. the hours i'm laying in blood. i got peoples body fragments on me. i seen him peak under the stall and look me in my face. from then on i thought my life was over because not too long after that he said something about him having another bomb to take out a city block. >> reporter: parker and carter once again remain in stable condition at an orlando hospital.

i spoke with albert murray who confirmed that his 18 year-old daughter akyra murray was shot and killedire family, was in orlando on, and, and that devastating news. >> reporter: albert murray says his daughter akyra was celebrating her recent graduation from west catholic prep high school. and begged to go to pulse nightclub with her cousin and friends. he told kyw news radio via phone that hours after dropping her off he got a horrific phone call. >> she was screaming saying daddy, i'm bleeding. i have been shot. come get me. we were on the expressway about 30 minutes away. we were on the road, rushing. i was doing about 90, 100. cops must be going to the scene in that area from different counties. we pretty much followed the cop down. so, we got there, 30,

patience carter says she was vacationing with her friends tiara parker and akyra murray and they were excited to go to a popular orlando nightclub. murray would not make it out alive. patience carter says it was supposed to be the best night of their lives and it turned out to be the worst. all in a matter of minutes. she says if it weren't for another person shielding her from the gunfire, she might not be here. >> we laid there for hours and hours hoping that someone came and got us and hoping that the police would come through at that point in time and just like save us all. >> 20-year-old patience carter a fox 29 intern describing the horror of being trapped in a orlando nightclub bathroom as gunman goes on wild shooting rampage. patience and dozens of others shot. some killed including her friend akyra murray who had just graduated west catholic prep last monday. >> i looked across and i could see my best friend on the floor and akyra just looking lifeless and at that point i was just like i really don't think i'm going to get out of here. >> patience says at one point the shoote

. >>> funeral services today for 18-year-old akyra murray who was shot and killed during the orlando nightclub massacre. friends and family gathered to say goodbye to the promising teenager who was on vacation in orlando when she was tragically gunned down. "action news" reporter katherine scott has more on today's emotional farewell in west philadelphia. >> reporter: tangible grief, unspeakable loss akyra murray was only 18 years old. her friends and family gathered at monumental baptist church in west philadelphia to remember her, to celebrate he her. cousin tiara parker was with akyra and friend patience carter when a gunman stormed pulse nightclub in orlando. all three hid in a bathroom. all three were shot. akyra did not survive: akyra graduated third in her class at west catholic she was a star basketball player, a 1,000-point scorer with a scholarship to merls see hurts university. since her dream was to one day play in the wnba the atlanta dream sent an autographed jersey personalized with her name and number. >> this jersey is in honor of a player who symbolized sportsmanshi

to night a philadelphia high school gathers to mourn the loss of 18-year-old akyra murray kill in the orlando nightclub massacre. meantime new details surrounding the investigation. what authorities say the gunman's wife is now telling them. >>> and the search for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run intensifies. police released this surveillance video. the damage left behind on the van that authorities hope will lead them to an arrest. >>> but first tonight, we now have a picture of the two-year-old boy killed by an alligator at a disneyworld hot hotel. his body was recovered late this afternoon. why authorities say they're not finished searching the water. >>> good evening i'm jessica dean. ukee washington has the night off. >>> the family was supposed to be on a dream vacation. but then the unthinkable happened. tonight search crews are still looking for the alligator that dragged that toddler into the water. natasha brown is in the sat center with more details on this investigation. natasha? >> the child' body was actually discovered at about 3:30 this afternoon 18 hours or so after

teachers and students say akyra murray was a stand out student and basketball player scoring a thousand points in her high school career. akyra made it out of the the night club when shooting started but ran back inside, to get her cousin. >>> anytime she walked in any room, she would put a smile on your face. when they said he came out and went back in, because that is who akyra was. >> akyra's funeral will be likely next week. her family set up akyra murray memorial fund at citizens bank to help pay for her funeral expenses. >>> senate democrats are demanding a vote on gun control following the orlando massacre. they held a marathon session on the senate floor and it ended just a few hours ago. >> we are not asking anyone heretofore get someone who just murdered one of their family members, we are not asking someone in this chamber which toys do something which is in a sense super human, we're just asking people to support two votes. >> nearly 14 hour filibuster was led by connecticut senator chris murphy who has been upset with congressional in action on gun violence. senate plans to

akyra murray graduated fromest catholic high last week and received a basketball scholarship to mercyhurst college. murray, her cousin, tiara parker, and friend, patience carter, begged to go to pul >> the night of it happening, she -- i didn't really wanto go. and she just kept begging me. dad, take me. i was saying to myself les on vacation. >> reporter: akyra snapped is photo, and the three were dancing. but soon, omar mateen opened fire. akyra and patience got out of the club but went back in tget tiara. >> we just went into the g storm, kind of like dove on other people because it was like people piled on top of each other. >> reporter: they began texting their parents, "please come get us now, please, they shooting." the bullets would go silent. then they'd hear mateen footsteps in the bathroom a loading his guns. >> he came in and start shoi and wherever he could shootnd i felt the pressure on my thigh, but at some point, i just thought it was somebody falling on me. >> reporter: the murrays frantically drove 30 miles the scene as the three girland the hostages shut the stall door.

where people are expected to gather for the vigil for akyra murray killed in the shooting. she was a basketball standout to earned a full scholarship to play basketball at mercy hurst high school. our coverage continues at 6abc.com the facebook and twitter pages, join the conversation with other viewers and share your condolences and see the updates posts as soon as they happen. >>> now to the 2016 election. the new "washington post" poll shows hillary clinton gaining ground on donald trump. however, both candidates lack in popularity with the voters. a whopping 7 out of 10 americans. 70% do not view donald trump favorably. that supfrom the last month but hillary clinton has risen in that category. more than 5 out of 10 americans do not view her favorably either. a bloomberg poll shows that hillary clinton has her first double digit lead over donald trump 49% support to 37%. >>> once again, protecting americans from terror attacks at home was the main topic on the cam explain trail. donald trump in atlanta clarified his proposal from banning all muslims from entering the un

cun eight-year-old akyra murray had draft from there west catholic prep and was in orlando celebratingith friends. chris o'connell has been talking with those who knew akyra. he's live in west philadelphia. chris? >> reporter: that's right, lucy. the west catholic family gathered together tonight to come together to pray and real toll make sense of a senseless tragedy that claimed the life of a stand out student athlete. it was less than two weeks ago akyra murray was here graduating third in her class from west cathedral rick prep high school. tonight, former classmates, teachers and alumni pour into the very same building to honor her memory. as the flags fly at half staff. >> everybody wanted to be like her. >> reporter: monique barracks was murray's teammate on the lady birds basketball team. >> she would keep our hearts and heads into every game win organize losing, and she just knew the right words to say and how to build us up to as team. >> reporter: hundreds fill the auditorium in a private vigil led by school president brother richard kessler who himself struggled to find the

say a final good bye to the youngest victim in it or land owe nightclub shooting, viewing for akyra murray begins at 8:00 a.m. followed by funeral at the 10:00 a.m. eighteen year-old was on vacation with her family two weeks ago after graduating from west catholic prep, akyra was shot inside pulse nightclub with her cousin tiara parker and patients carter. both patients and tiara survived. >>> he was a fierce warrior in the night have animal cruelty. today friend and family will say good bye to george bengal, pennsylvania spca long time direct on of humane law enforcement died after a battle with a rare form of mesothelioma a at 69. george's determination to save suffering animals has been chronicled on animal planet and national the geographic. he leaves behind his wife, carroll of 35 years, george will be laid to rest with full military honors at 11:00 this morning. >>> united states representative chaka fattah has resigned from congress effective immediately. move comes two days after a jury convicted him of all 22 counts in the racketeering case. fattah had previously said he would lea

one part of the trio missing, akyra murray who died from her injuries. >> it isn't even real. this is real pain. really motions. i was really hurt. my cousin was really killed. like i had to witness that with my own eyes. hade to witness people die in front of me. >> reporter: her mother celeste williams now serving as girls primary caretaker. still in shock over trauma over losing a niece and watching girls through so much pain. >> it will be really tough, you know, i have both of them in here, i'm trying to do what i can do to help both of them. >> mentally this is really bothering me but i will be okay. i will get through this. we will get through it. >> reporter: girls say tragedy changed them in a good way too, given a renewed purpose to live their lives for akyra. >> just do whatever it is, that is in your heart, desire, speak whoever you want to speak to say if they have a nice smile because you don't know if you will get that chance again. >> reporter: akyra murray's funeral will be held this friday at 10:00 a.m. at monumental baptist church in west philadelphia her co

to night a philadelphia high school gathers to mourn the loss of 18-year-old akyra murray kill in the orlando nightclub massacre. meantime new details surrounding the investigation. what authorities say the gunman's wife is now telling them. >>> and the search for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run intensifies. police released this surveillance video. the damage left behind on the van that authorities hope will lead them to an arrest. >>> but first tonight, we now have a picture of the two-year-old boy killed by an alligator at a disneyworld hot hotel. his body was recovered late this afternoon. why authorities say they're not finished searching the water. >>> good evening i'm jessica dean. ukee washington has the night off. >>> the family was supposed to be on a dream vacation. but then the unthinkable happened. tonight search crews are still looking for the alligator that dragged that toddler into the water. natasha brown is in the sat center with more details on this investigation. natasha? >> the child' body was actually discovered at about 3:30 this afternoon 18 hours or so after

carter was praying, she had already been shot, beside her in the pool of blood was her cousin akyra murray. she was barely breathing, this was supposed to be the start of an incredible vacation. >> we were having a time of our lives, akyra was the life of the party, literally and everybody loved her, everybody just adored her. >> reporter: akyra wouldn't survive, back home her close friend, said the lost cannot be described. >> she kept everybody's heart in the game, even if we were losing, she would have our spirits up, all the time. >> reporter: west catholic basketball stand out graduated last week. her close friend from overbrook just can't comprehend what happened. >> it is hard to imagine a whole bunch of people in the bathroom trying to get help. >> i can't even imagine that. >> reporter: akyra murray was heading to mercyhurst this fall on a basketball scholarship. she had recently netted 1,000 points, her future was bright, and now family and friend are devastate todd hear how a night of fun changed so drastically. >> it will be hard for her to put on a brave face for someone like

patience carter went to pulse that fateful night with her friends akyra murray and tiara parker.he and murray fled the club but went back when they realized parker was still inside. the three of them huddled in the bathroom. all were shot. murray died from her injuries. and today carter told her story. >> i never thought in a million years that my eyes could witness something so tragic. looking at the souls leaving the bodies of individuals, looking at the killer's machine gun throughout my right peripheral, looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. the guilt of feeling lucky to be alive is heavy. >> sitting in a wheelchair hospital bracelets still on her arm, patience carter used her own poetry to tell her story of survival. in the early hours of sunday morning, carter and her friends huddled in the bathroom at pulse nightclub where they were surrounded by blood, bodies and the shooter. >> at that important i was just like, i really don't think i'm going to get out of here. you know, and i made peace wi

viewing for akyra murray begins at 8:00, followed by a funeral at ten.hteen year-old was on vacation two weeks ago after graduating from west catholic prep, akyra was shot inside the pulse nightclub in orlando with her cousin tiara parker and her friend patients carter, fox 29 intern. both patients and tiara survived. >>> we say good bye to george bengal the spca long time director of law enforcement who died after a battle with a rare form of mess thiel chrome a he was 69 years old. determination to save suffering animal has been chronicled on animal planet and national geographic. he will be laid to rest with full military honors at 11:00. >>> supreme court reject key part of the president obamaes a immigration plan to shield millions living in the u.s. illegally from deportation. >> so the supreme court announced the dead lock vote four-four and president obama's immigration reform. the president repeat that had there need to be a solution to make it easier for people to be citizens, of the united states. he says that this also highlights why it is im

patience carter went to pulse that fateful night with her friends akyra murray and tiara parker.he and murray fled the club but went back when they realized parker was still inside. the three of them huddled in the bathroom. all were shot. murray died from her injuries. and today carter told her story. >> i never thought in a million years that my eyes could witness something so tragic. looking at the souls leaving the bodies of individuals, looking at the killer's machine gun throughout my right peripheral, looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. the guilt of feeling lucky to be alive is heavy. >> sitting in a wheelchair hospital bracelets still on her arm, patience carter used her own poetry to tell her story of survival. in the early hours of sunday morning, carter and her friends huddled in the bathroom at pulse nightclub where they were surrounded by blood, bodies and the shooter. >> at that important i was just like, i really don't think i'm going to get out of here. you know, and i made peace wi

teachers and student say akyra murray was a stand out student and basketball player. she scored a thousand point in her high school career. akyra made it out of the club when the shooting started but ran back inside to get her cousin. >> she was outing, caring, she was humble. i cannot fine right word to say how great she was. she was a very great person. >> so sad, akyra's funeral will be likely next week health. family set up akyra murray memorial fund at citizens bank to pay for funeral expenses. >>> senate will reconvene at 10:00 after a 14 hour long filibuster end overnight. christopher murphy forced action on gun control laws. he says that the senate will be voting on legislation today. earlier in the day pat toomey introduced a bill that with bar suspect terrorist from buying weapons. democrats reject the idea saying it would create too much backlog. the front page of the today's boston globe features ar15 style rifle said make it stop. image of the gun's bullet entry sites also included. >>> both donald trump and hillary clinton are weighing in on gun control.

akyra murray just graduated from west catholic high school a week ago. she died in the gunfire.friend patience carter who was promoting a music video. she also was shot but she survived the attacks. "action news" reporter chad pradelli is in florida women tonlts' vigil. reporter christie ileto will show us how thousands of people came to philadelphia city hall tonight. and dann cuellar is exploring security at local nightclubs. we begin with chad in orlando. >> reporter: it was an impressive turnout for the vigil. thousands were on hand and the name of each victim was read aloud and the message here tonight was clear -- there is no place for hate. the silence and flickering candles were interrupted by 49 sounds of the bells. one each for those who perished in this sunday massacre. a downtown plaza was sea of colors, many from the lgbt community who vowed to not let the shooting deter their rights and freedom. >> i feel that it would have happened this weekend, it's trying to take that from us. it's trying to break up our community, and i feel like that's not okay. >> we wouldn't

akyra murray's mother tells "action news" that scammers are trying to take advantage this whole situation by setting up bogus "go fund me" sites in akyra's name. but the family not involved with any of them. if you do want to donate, the memorial fund is directly through citizen's bank. >>> meanwhile, channel 6's parent company, disney, announced a $1 million donation today to one orlando fund to assist those affected by the nightclub massacre. walt disney world hotels are also hosting families and friends of the victims free of charge. our coverage of the massacre in orlando continues at 6abc.com and the "action news" facebook page. we're sharing the stories of those lost and the survivors and we're posting updates as new information comes in. >>> other news at this hour, a multi-alarm fire broke out an hour ago at a house in ewing township, mercer county. chopper 6 is over the scene on the union block of drive. so far there have been no injuries reported. firefighters continue to work to extinguish the blaze. philadelphia homicide detectives are getting close tonight to identifying the

now as for her cousin akyra murray we know now that akyra did not make it out. at akyra's basketball members are grieving with what is described in a huge loss. live from the sat center, joe holden for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> all right, joe, thank you. >>> fbi is working to see who shooter omar mateen had contact with and if anyone had knowledge of his plans. sources tell cbs news mateen's wife had been interviewed at least twice and that she took a polygraph test. they are looking into whether the couple recently visited the night club's tack n an address over national security president obama offered his well wishes to the orlando massacre victims and their families, and then challenge congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban. >> i'm talking about being tough on terrorism. actually be tough on terrorism and stop making it easy as possible to buy assault wep opposite. reinstate at salt weapons ban, make it harder for terrorist to use these weapons to kill us. otherwise... >> the president will travel to orlando on thursday to pay his respects to those

she saw others die including her friend 18-year-old akyra murray who just graduated from west catholicrep. she says writing is part of her healing process. >> looking at the souls leaving the bodies of individuals, looking at killer's machine gun throughout my right peripheral, looking at the blood and debris covered on everyone's faces, looking at the gunman's feet under the stall as he paces. >> patience was at the pulse nightclub with friends tiara parker and akyra murray when the gunshots started rinking out around 2:00 o'clock sunday morning. patience says they wound up running for cover in a bathroom hiding in a stall. >> the gunman entered the bathroom and was shooting his machine gun. so we're all like scrambling around in the bathroom screaming at the top of our lungs. >> patience says the gunfire actually stopped for while but the gunman remained in the bathroom with them for hours as she lay in her own blood and that of others. she says they heard him make a call to 911. >> i can hear him talking to 911 saying that the reason why he's doing this is because he wants america t

one of the 49 people killed was 18-year-old akyra murray.murray had travelled to orlando with her family to celebrate her high school graduation which was just last week. a friend who attended that vigil facetimed murray's mother so she, too, could see the outpouring of support as she sat in a hospital room with her niece who was also shot. on thursday, president obama will travel to orlando to pay his respects to the victims. reporting live in the digital operations center, i'm pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >>> last night, thousands of people did pack downtown orlando to remember the 49 peopleç who lost their lives. dozens more who were wounded. a sea of candled glowed in somber support. many in the vigil said they were inspired to attend because pulse nightclub played a huge role in their lives as lgbt people. here at home, a vigil outside philadelphia city hall last night, the west catholic girls varsity basketball team led a march in center city. their teammate, akyra murray was killed in the mass shooting. akyra's cousin was wounded. >>

akyra murray will be laid to rest. akyra just graduated third in her class of west catholic prep high school days before heading to orlando traveling with our own intern patients cart shore was shot but survived. akyra the star thousand point career storer in high school basketball was shot in the arm and became youngest of the 49 who died. her body released by the fbi dies later, because it was part of the investigation. the family there for several days. as we come back here live, we have seen more activity taking place here at the monumental baptist church in west philadelphia at 50th and locust before the 10:00 a.m. funeral starts. a lot of people saying good bye still in disbelief. back to you chris and lauren. >> united states representative chaka fattah now resigning from congress effective immediately that comes two days after a jury convicted him on all 22 counts in the racketeering case. fattah had previously said wow leave office once a judge sentenced him in october but yesterday he wrote a letter to speake

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akyra murray and 48 others were shot and killed inside a gay nightclub early sunday. 53 other peopleunded. the gunman omar mateen called 911 three times during the attack. he not only pledged loyalty to isis but expressed solidarity with the boston marathon bombers. a vigil will be held tonight in orlando for the victims of the attack. nbc 10's george spencer join us live now from orlando. >> and he's been following the latest since he arrived there yesterday afternoon. george? >> reporter: denise, orlando police have just confirmed within the past half hour that the crime scene around the nightclub about a mile south of where i'm standing will remain closed for the foreseeable future. they are encouraging visitors and drivers to stay away. it comes as the city says they have now identified all the

akyra murray was in orlando celebrating her graduation with family and friends. she was a basketball standout at west catholic and received a full scholarship to mercy hearse university. the private vigil will be tonight at 6:00. >> the ben franklin bridge will be very colorful over the next few nights. in a tribute to the victims in orlando. here's a live look now at the bridge. you'll have to wait until dusk, but this evening, the ben franklin bridge will be lit with the colors of the rainbow. here's what it will look like, the ben franklin bridge will wear the rainbow flag. the bridge will remain lit in rainbow colors through saturday >>> it's cloudy at the jersey shore right now, and parts of our area will see rain today. here's a live look at cape may and chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here with your neighborhood forecast. glenn, we're also seeing sunshine, too. >> yeah, denise, some parts of the area are seeing bright, sunny skies like the lehigh valley. look how blue the sky is. but in delaware, it's pretty cloudy. and a little ominous.

akyra murray was in florida to celebrate her high school graduation. in the club with her friend patience carter promoting her music video. both murray and carter were shot. only carter survived. grief counselors will be at west catholic prep high school all week to help students cope with the loss. >>> our expanded coverage of the orlando massacre continues on 6abc.com. you'll find more about those who lost their lives, videos from the scene and a photo gallery of tributes from around the nation. >> it is 6:34 and back here we're continuing to follow a lot of breaking news a vehicle hit a young victim with so much force it launched her body some 200 feet and then the driver fled that scene. let's go over to annie mcconnell mick live on the scene along the roosevelt boulevard in the summerdale section. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, tam. you can see right here behind me this is the intersection where this happened, right along this crosswalk that you can see. now, according to police, the victim was in the crosswalk. she had the light.

. >> family and friend will remember akyra murray during a funeral at monumental baptist church in west philadelphia. she was the youngest victim of that mass shooting, just 18 years old. she graduated from west catholic prep a week before the massacre. >>> after serving 21 years in congress, representative chaka fattah has announced his immediate resignation. that was yesterday. earlier this week, he said that he would stay in office until his sentence in october. but fattah said he did not want to be a distraction to the work of his fellow lawmakers. tuesday he was convicted of racketeering, fraud and money laundering. governor tom waft will decide whether to call a special election to fill fattah's seat. >>> pennsylvania senator bob casey testified for the prosecution during the trial. casey spoke to us yesterday. >> when someone has those kinds of charges leveled against them and they're convicted of those charges, they have to be held accountable. it damages our system when one elected official is engaged in any kind of corruption or other activities which are illegal. >> philadelp

saints peter and paul last night, special prayer was also dedicated to the fat manically of the akyra murray a recent grad of west catholic prep. with the collective grief, gripping the country, many people compelled to join in prayer and turn to their faith for healing. >> anytime people come together and to unite for same purpose, we were praying for families of the victims, victims themselves, i think it is healing. >> candles were lit for each one of the 49 shooting victims during last night's service. >>> our coverage continues on line for any breaking details in the investigation or on the survivors just go to our home page at fox 29 the.com. >>> mayor jim kenney says he will sign philadelphia's controversial drink tax into law. city council approved the new tax in the three-four vote thursday. mayor kenney says 90 million-dollar in new revenue will fund prek community schools and recollect centers. opponents say adding 1.5 cents taxis not legal because pennsylvania already taxes sugary drinks. >>> pennsylvania's governor is using social media to help take on the state opioid crisis. g