tom: denise burditus's life was celebrated at her alma mater. >> she was full of life. spoke with fellow class of 1985 members who remain friends for decades. >> there are no words to put into what that girl stood for every single day. she lived it to the fullest. >> you see all of these tragedies, but then when you know somebody who lost their life, it hits home. >> i just kept thinking this has to be a joke. unfortunately, it wasn't. tom: the classmates had planned to go with denise everyone turning 50. but it did not work out. >> we can draw large strength drawthe lord. -- we can our strength from the lord. they will always remembered the knees giving her signature thumbs-up. >> you were always cracking me up, always making me laugh. she said i guess it's my gift. ony is expected to fly back from las vegas tomorrow. tom roussey, abc 7 news. forwardmeanwhile, steps for a woman from marilyn who was wounded in las vegas. a spokesperson for tina frost's family said that she took a few breaths on her own when taken off a ventilator overnight. the graduate of a rundle high

denise burditus died. a community came together to honor her life. jake bens jackie bensen has more. >>> they gathered at the high school where they met and fell in love over three decades ago. juanita burditus said she herself, he was much. she never complained. >> what seemed to be the entire population of hedgesville, in eastern panhandle of west virginia came together. they lit candles in honor of the brunette. one of 58 souls whose lives were taken by a deranged gunman. >> among those gathered, denise's friend from the class of 1985. for over 30 years and sometimes from a distance, they've shared joys and challenges. the strength that comes from being raised in this close community in the mountains of west virginia. >> we were crying the whole time through this. >> we've all stuck through it. even through the 30 years. we love it. we love it. we love each other. >> we have we have theunzing -- >> reporter: even after the service was sod out here on the football field renewing those ties that stretch over the years. but in hedgesville, never brea

denise burditus was at the concert with her husband of 32 years when the out. tonight's vigil will be held at hedgesville high just outside of martinsburg at 6:30. she was just 50-years-old. we're hearing from a doctor who responded to last year's shooting at the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando. 49 people were killed, and 58 others wounded. at that time, it was the deadliest shooting in modern u.s. history. since then, dr. smith and his peers have conducted training sessions in cities across the country, including las vegas. they've taught doctors how to deal with mass shootings. he says training with law enforcement and hospitals can help save lives. stay with abc-7 as we continue to track the investigation into sunday's massacre - as well as the recovery of the victims- and the tributes to lives lost. for information how you can donate blood or money to help the victims- go to wjla.com. happening toda thousands of illegal immigrants to renew their immigration status as part of the daca program. suzanne kennedy is live on the hill this morning. and suzanne

denise burditus from west virginia. she died in her husband's arms sunday amazing grace ♪ how sweet the sound ♪ >> last night we saw denise burditus' hedgesville community come together to honor her life and memory. they gathered at the high school football stadium for a candlelight vigil. that's where denise met and fell in love with her high school sweetheart over three decades ago. her mother remembers her as a strong military wife who never complained. her friends from high school said she always kept in touch no matter how much time had passed. >>> we turn to the investigation looking into the possibility that shooter, stephen paddock had mental health issues. his girlfriend, marilou danley said he would lie in bed moaning and screaming oh, my god. investigators don't believe his mental health deteriorated so badly to make him carry out this attack. we're learning about other possible targets he considered. he including fenway park in boston and booked rooms in chicago overlooking grant park during louisiana palooz

denise burditus from west virginia died in her husband's arms. >> amazing grace ♪ how sweet the sound >> last night we saw denise burditus' hedgesville community, they came together to honor her life and memory gathering at the high school football s this candlelight vigil you see. that's where denise met and fell in love with her high school sweetheart, her husband over three decades. her mother-in-law remembers her as a strong military wife who put her family first. >> i loved her dearly. she spent so much time by herself, he was deployed so much. she never complained. >> friends from high school say denise kept in touch no matter how much time had passed. >>> 6:04 right now. investigators are looking into the possibility that the shooter, stephen paddock had mental health issues. his girlfriend, marilou danley said he would lie in bed moaning and screaming, oh, my god. investigators don't believe his mental health made him carry out the attack. we're also learning about possible targets. before the attack, he researched boston's fenway park and went so far as to book rooms in chica

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♪ >> last night we saw denise burditus' hedgesville community come together and honor her life and memoryey gathered there at the high school football stadium for this candlelight vigil. burditus' mother-in-law remembers her as a strong military wife who never complained and her friends from high school, they were there and said she always kept in touch no matter how much time had passed. >>> we turn now to the five days after the shooting. investigators still don't know why stephen paddock went on that rampage. but they're looking into the possibility that he may have had mental health issues. his girlfriend, marilou danley says he would lie in bed moaning and screaming oh, my god. investigators, though, don't believe his mental health deteriorated so much to make him carry out this attack. investigats >> seconds after those first shots rang out, people were running for their lives trying to find a safe spot. >> las vegas fire truck just happened to be driving by the concert site when that attack started. firefighters jumped into action, of course. we've told you the shooting went on for

we are also thinking of denise burditus from martinsburg, west virginia. she lost her life in vegas. this picture is from denise's memorialized facebook page. it appears to be taken at the venue out in vegas. this is her husband here, we understand. the nbc station in martinsburg says that her husband wrote on facebook that she died in his arms. he also reportedly writes that denise was a mother of two and soon to be a grandmother of five. pat and leon, the true cost of this tragedy in terms of lives forever changed is immeasurable. back to you. >> it is definitely the case, kris: >> thanks so much. >> thei issue of gun violence ws apparent outside the >> a bell rang 60 times for those who lost their lives. as news 4's meagan fitzgerald reports, leaders demanded action. >> reporter: those leaders came together on the lawn of the national cathedral that people of all faiths and beliefs need to come together to try and stop gun violence. [ bell tolling ] >> reporter: the bishop who over sees the national cathedral can't remember a time when the bell rang 60 t

jonathan: funeral services held for the west virginia woman among the 58 victims. 50-year-old denise burditus was killed. she died in her husband's arms after being shot. she survived by her two children. nancy: new information now on the white nationalists rally in charlottesville in august that turned deadly. the anti-demission league says it drew five times more people than any other white nationalist rally decade. they have identified at least 200 different people coming from 35 states. jonathan: saving daca may no longer be the done deal that democrats thought they had with president trump. the president now has a set of immigration demands he is asking for in exchange to protect the so-called dreamers. we are talking a lot of demands. the president's list includes more than two dozen requests. among them border security that includes the wall he campaigned on and hiring 10,000 more immigration officers. >> he is open to a deal to have a broader policy to address dabbling dabbling. >> chuck schumer and nancy pelosi reacted to the latest news saying this goes beyond what is >> ambulance c

denise burditus and her husband were at the concert... when the shooter opened fire.vived. they were married 32 years. burditus was laid to rest on monday - with friends and family remembering her constant smile- and positive attitude. happening today.. a teen arrested in maryland after allegedly raping a high school classmate has a preliminary hearing. the alleged incident happened september second in frederick. police say a woman opened her door, and three males grabbed her. one of the suspects, 19-year-old victor gonzalez gutierres, is expected in court today in f first-degree rape and kidnapping. the driver who hit and killed a five-month-old boy while his mother pushed his stroller through a crosswalk... will plead guilty to reckless driving this morning. john miller will also plead ugilty for failing to yield to tristan shulz and his mother as they walked in leesburg. miller could face up to a year in jail. a plea hearing is set for nine this morning. a beloved woman - being remembered this morning after she was hit by a car and killed. jewel lewis-hall was a gr

denise burditus, married 32 years to her husband. she died in his arms. stacy the etch bar. she got separated from her husband, a police officer who told her to run so he could save lives. christopher roybal was celebrating his 29th birthday and excited for the country music festival. >> i hhe had joked that he was going to change his flight to come home early, but he wanted to sigh jake the. >> reporter: jordan mcildoon was shot in the stomach. heather guz, a complete stranger, tried saving him, then had to deliver the horrible news to his family and girlfriend. >> she said is he snokay? and i said no. and she said be honest with me, is he okay? i said no. he's passed away. he's dead. >> reporter: tom llamas, abc new, las vegas. >> and of course the president is heading there to las vegas a little later on today to console many of those victims and their family members. such a horrible thing. >> and this is all happening after the president returned from visiting puerto rico. he was there to see the damage left behind by hurricane maria. and to meet with victims hear. he sa

denise burditus was vacationing with her husband tony and went to the music festival. they were married more than 30 years, two children, four grandchildren. tonight's vigil will get started around 6:30 at hedgeville high school football stadium in west virginia. >>> take a look now at these pictures that aaron gilchrist took of a healing garden. people have set this up since the shooting. aaron is on his way back home, but he says he's happy that this uplifting story could be his last one in vegas. i think that makes a lot of difference to see people bringing a little bit of hope and happiness in a terribl healing garden you see here, the trees, soil, the brick pavers all came from donations. the idea came together monday night after the shooting. tuesday morning cues were hard at work planting trees in the city owned lot in the same area where the bullets rained down. they've also set up a wall that they're calling a prayer and remembrance wall. people can stop by and leave messages and thoughts about the people who died in the shooting. >> our main premise in the ga

denise burditus. she was vacationing in las vegas with her husband tony. the high school sweethearts were married more than 30 years. they had two children and four grandchildre 6:30 at hedgeville high school's football stadium in hedgeville, west virginia. >>> take a look now at these pictures. our aaron gilchrist took this of a healing garden that people had set up. aaron is on his way back here but says he's happen that i this uplifting story could be his last story in vegas. very beautiful story there. >> it came from donors. this idea came together monday night after the shooting. tuesday morning crews were planting trees in the city-owned lot ith area where the bullets rained down. they've also set up a wall they're calling a prayer and remembrance wall. people can stop by and leave messages and thoughts about the people who died in the shooting. >> our main premise in the garden was not so much the end re bringing people together and healing. siegfried & roy donated this tree we're calling the tree of light. >> they wanted to create something beauti

. >> denise burditus died in her husband's arms. bailey schweitzer lived in bakersfield, her employer described her as being the ray of sunshine in our office. dorene anderson of alaska went to the concert with her husband and two hours. neysa tonks worked for a tech firm. chris roybal served in the navy and saw action in afghanistan. jennifer parks had just begun her third year of teaching kindergarten in northern los angeles county. hannah ahlers is survived by her three children. jordan mcildoon lived in british columbia, canada. angela gomez graduated from college in southern california two years ago. lisa romero worked as a high school secretary in new mexico. rachel parker spent the last ten years working as a records technician near l.a. sandy casey also worked in manhattan beach as a special education teacher. dana gardner's boss called her a dedicated civil servant with san bernardino county. susan smith worked for for a school district in ventura county. sonny melton was a nurse from western tennessee, he died shielding hi

denise burditus of west virginia, her husband writing on facebook i lost my wife of 32 year, a mothertwo, soon-to-be a grandmother of five. denise passed in my arms and carey barnett, the 34-year-old worked at disney california adventure. so many lives lost there, but we also have to remember the 527 people who were injured. many of them with very severe injuries, as well. and the response from people in las vegas has been overwhelming. >> some people waited nearly five hours in line to give blood. abc's linsey davis tells us about the strain placed on hospitals. >> reporter: hundreds of victims remain at area hospitals tonight. at umc the hospital right behind me they initially admitted 104 patients and really they had the good fortune that they were able to just in recent months go through an extensive training and really we got to commend the they answered the call as far as the blood shortage. at some locations there was in excess of a five-hour wait. another location we visited they were at xoosty so some people actually potential blood donors had to be turned away. >> that's lin

denise burditus and her husband were at the concert... when the shooter opened fire. survived. the two had been married for 32 years. friends and family say they will remember burditus for her constant smile- and positive attitude. happening today-- falls church nati "mark vande hei".. getting ready for his second spacewalk on the international space station this morning. this is video from last week's space walk. today - vande hei and fellow astronaut randy bresnick will continue working on repairs to the space station's robotic arm. the astronauts head out just after eight a-m. a debate raging in montgomery county - over whether to boost the minimum wage. right now- the minimum wage is 11-50 an hour. that's tied for the highest in maryland. one councilman- wants it bumped up to 15-dollars by 2022. there's disagreement over whether to do that- and how quickly to do it. but -- the issue will come to the full council by the end of the year. it's xx and we're just getting started. california in crisis. dozens of wildfires california in crisis. dozens of wildfires turn d

denise burditus of west virginia, her husband writing on facebook, i lost my wife of 32 years, a mothertwo, soon to be a grandmother of five. denise passed in my arms and carrie barnette, a member of our own disney family, the 34-year-old worked at disney california adventure. so many lives lost there, but we also have to remember the 527 people who were injured. many of them with very severe injuries, as well. and the response from people in las vegas has been overwhelming. >> some people waited nearly five hours in line to give blood. abc's linsey davis tells us about the strain placed on hospitals. >> reporter: hundreds of victims remain at area hospitals tonight. at umc the hospital right behind me they initially admitted 104 patients and the medical staff had the good fortune they recently had undergone training with an emergency physician who was on duty in orlando the night of the pulse nightclub shooting so he was able to tell them what worked and what they could have done better. we really have to commend the community here. when they heard the call that they needed more blood

for the first time - we're hearing from the husband of denise salmon burditus. tony burditus talked about his high school sweetheart, saying a smile never left her face. he says he will leave las vegas - when he can bring his wife home. burditus says she recently decided to go back to college - and was dedicated to her education, and her grand children. the musician who was on the stage when the gunshots began sunday night-- is taking some time off. country music star jason aldean was due to perform this weekend in southern california. but in a statement he says out of respect for the victims, the right thing to do is take some time to mourn with loved ones. he says he'll resume the tour next week in tulsa, oklahoma - and he expects that to be a tough and emotional show. turning now to the crisis in the caribbean. president trump and the first lady were on the ground in puerto c but the visit, came with a little controversy, after president trump says the governor should be proud that only 16 people died. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl has m

denise burditus, posed with her husband, tony, at the concert before the shooting started. died in his arms. 23-year-old jordan mcildoon was from british columnia, canada. in the confusion he had become separated from his girlfriend. but thanks to a good samaritan, the young man did not die alone. adriana diaz has more on that. >> there were screams and there were shouts. >> reporter: bartender heather gooz was working inside a tent when she heard the shots. >> like, thousands of people came running through the front of our bar and immediately they were screaming and shouting, "shooter! shooter! gun, gun!" >> reporter: what did it look like in the tent? >> it looked like a war zone. >> reporter: she helped 23-year-old canadian jordan mcildoon who was shot in the stomach. >> his fingers were kind of wrapped on my hand. his hand, like, kind of squeezed a little bit, and then just... like, went loose. >> reporter: mcildoon had been at the concert with his girlfriend, amber. gooz spoke with her by phone. >> she said, "is he okay?" and i said, "no." and she said, "be honest with

denise burditus attended the concert with her husband, both seen here less than an hour before the massacre began. she was shot as they fled the scene. heather alvarado was a mother of three from utah who came to the three-day country music festival with her family. her husband says, "she always saw the good in others." hannah ahlers was also a mother of three children-- seen here-- from california. she went to the festival with her husband. her father-in-law says heather" lit up the world with her smile." victor link was also from california. his son said on facebook he wa"" the best dad any one son could ever have." carly kreibaum, a mother of two young children, from iowa, attended the concert with friends. calla medig went to the festival every year-- this year, with her best friend, who got her to a hospital. medig is one of four victims from canada. tara roe was also canadian. she was a model, a teaching assistant and mother of two young boys. carrie parsons lived in seattle and was recently engaged. a childhood friend says, "she would always say ¡live, laugh, love.'" and pati mestas

denise burditus posed with her husband tony before the shooting started. she died in his arms. 23-year-old, jordan mcildoon from canada. in the confusion he had become separated from his girlfriend. thanks to a good samaritan, the young man did not die alone. adriana diaz has more on that. [ gunfire ] >> there were screams and shouts. bartender, heather gooms was working inside a tent when she heard the shots. >> thousands of people came running through our bar. and immediately they were screaming and shouting, shooter, shooter, gun, gun. >> what did it look like in the tent? >> it looked like a war zone. >> she helped 23-year-old canadian jordan mcildoon. >> his fingers were kind of wrapped on my hand. his hand. like kind of squeeze aid little bit. and then just -- like went loose. >> mcildoon had been at the concert with girlfriend amber. she spoke to her by phone. >> she said is he okay. i said no. >> she said, be honest with me. like what's going on. you know? and i said, he didn't make it. she stayed with his body for more than four hours, but says sh

denise burditus, from west virginia, married 32 years. she died in her husband's arms.veteran, celebrating his 29th birthday. all of their lives cut short at that concert here in las vegas. we will stay on this story, and we thank you for watching here on a tuesday night. i'm david muir. i'll see you in the morning on "gma" and right here for "world news tonight" tomorrow night. until then, have a good evening. good night. >>> fresh wounds a raw emotions these people brought back from las vegas, along with messages they want to share. >> the unthinkable becomes reality, a local wife and mother among the victims of the shooting. >>> amidst the pain come comfort. >> announcer: live where you live this is abc 7 news. >> we were at the festival. >> a few simple words sum up an inzriebl experience from this bay area couple surviving the worst mass shooting in modern american history. i'm christian sze for ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. minutes we're expecting to hear a live update from las vegas police. we'll listen in. >> earlier the attack by stephen paddock was preplan

denise burditus was from hedgeville, west virginia.onight the wife and mother will be remembered through a candlelight celebration. the community will gather for a few hours at hedgeville high school football stadium starting tonight. >>> we've been getting updates on tina frost, the 2008 anne arundel high school graduate was shot in the head. she lost and eye and slipped into a coma. her parents credit her boyfriend for saving her life. he carried her to a truck and a hospital. >> take a look now. this is a go fund me page that's raised more than $326,000 for tina's family. they say she's making small improvements. we posted the link to the go fund me page on the nbc washington app. >> that's a lot of money. a lot of generous people. >>> take a look at these pictures. our aaron gilchrist took this of a healing garden people set up since the shooting. everythinggarden, the trees, so, brick pavers, all came from donations. it's set up in a city-owned lot in the same area where the shooting happened. aaron is on his way back here but he'

denise burditus. she was attending the country music festival with her husband of 32 years. they were high school sweethearts. we are told she died in his arms. burditus lived in martinsburg, west virginia. she is left behind two children and four grandchildren. >> tonight, infighting among president trump's own party. while the white house tries to stay on message. >> the tough talk on twitter leading to rising tensions with media between the president and a member of his own party. bringing about talk of world war iii. now immigration reform, hanging in the balance, as the white house threatens to torpedo a deal made with the democrats. >> busy start to you are 0 week. blayne alexander is breaking it down for us. she's live at the white house. hi, blayne. >> jim, wendy, good afternoon to you both. busy start to the week indeed. an ongoing feud between senator bob corker and president trump. to give you a sense of how much the relationship between the two has changed, senator corker was once under consideration to become then candidate trump's running mate. now the retiring

we are also thinking of denise burditus from martinsburg, west virginia. she was also killed. this picture is from denise's memorialized facebook page. that's her husband. it looks like the picture was taken right at the venue out in vegas. the nbc station in martinsburg says her husband wrote on his facebook page that she died in his arms. >>> gofundme pages are set up for tina frost and the family of bill wolf. when you think about the lives that are gone and the hundreds of people wounded, the loss is immeasurable. back to you. >> kristin, thank you. >> as we learn more about the victims and the c those who loved them, the senseless violence that claimed them, americans are also wondering what can be done about this. >> democrats are calling for new steps to fight gun violence while republicans say it's too soon to talk about it. either way the massacre adds another new political issue to president trump's agenda. this as he addresses a problem that's been two weeks in the making, the crisis in puerto rico. here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: president trump on the ground

. >> denise burditus was from hedgesville, west virginia. she was at the concert with her husband. they were high school sweet hearts. her family and friends are gathering for a candle light vigil in her honor. news 4's jackie ben son is there. she'll bring us more about that on news 4 at 11:00. >>> well, turning to storm team 4, there is churning up in the caribbean and officials say it is already caused 17 deaths across central america. >> and it's looking like the storm is heading toward the u.s. doug is here with an update. what's the latest on the track, doug? >> late effort on the track, hasn't changed a whole lot from where it was earlier this morning bull it hbut it has tak more of a western turn in parts of the u.s., that puts it scarily in places like new orleans. if i didn't have this circle here, you may not be able to pick it out, but it's right here coming up the coast of honduras and nicaragua. about to make its way into the open waters. it is expected to strengthen back sbho a tropical storm of pretty significant tropical storm coming toward the yucatan and eventual

denise and tony burditus had been married for 32 years, they were high school sweethearts.she died ins armsthe couple was on vacation from west virginia. they took this photo in front of the festival stage just one day before the massacre.tony burditus, husband of shooting victim denise burditus: "thinking good thoughts of her and the times we've had. i'm gonna miss her greatly and her family will miss her greatly." lisa patterson was a mother of three and spent much of her time coaching the local girl's softball league and helping out in the church.she's remembered for her infectious energy and fierce love for her family.amber patterson, daughter of shooting victim lisa patterson:"she was such an amazing person, she cared for so many people, she was so enthusiastic, she was literally the best mom and she was my best friend." christopher roybal was a navy veteran who served in afghanistan. his co-workers at crunch fitness say..."we lost "a son, mentor, friend and hero"adrian murfitt -- a commercial fisherman from alaska had been looking forward to this trip with his friends.brian mack

denise burditus lived in virginia.as vacationing with her husband tony and attended the music festival. they were high school sweethearts, married more than 30 years, two kids, four grandchildren. the vigil will start at 6:30 at hedgeville high school's football stadium in west virginia. >>> take a look at these pictures aaron gilchrist took of a healing garden people set up since the shooting. he's on his way back home. but he says he's happy this uplifting story could be his last in vegas. everything provided for this healing garden you see, the trees, soil, brick pavers, all came from donations. siegfried & roy donated a tree. the idea came together monday night after the shooting. tuesday morning crews were already hard at work planting trees in the city-owned lot in that same area bullets rained down on many victims. theyav the healing garden will be done by friday night. even in the meantime, i think people continue to visit there at all times of the day. >> the garden is going up quickly. the actual healing is g

. >> denise burditus died in her husband's arms, married 32 years they were expecting their fifth grandchildzer lived in bakersfield, her employer described her as being, quote, the ray of sunshine in our office. dorene anderson of alaska went to the concert with her husband and their two daughters. neysa tonks lived in las vegas and worked for a tech firm, she leaves behind three sons. chris roybal served in the navy and saw action in afghanistan. jennifer parks had just begun her third year of teaching kindergarten near palm dale in northern los angeles county. hannah ahlers lived in riverside county she's survived by her three children. jordan mcildoon lived in british columbia canada where he worked as a mechanic for a construction company. angela gomez graduated from college in southern california two years ago. lisa romero worked as a high school secretary in new mexico. rachel parker spent the last ten years working as a records technician for the manhattan beach police department near l.a. sandy casey also worked in manhattan beach as a special education teacher. dana gardner's boss

this is denise burditus. she was vacationing with her husband tony. this is a picture they night at the musical festival outside of the mandalay bay. they were high school sweethearts. they had been married for more than 30 years. they have two children and four grandchildren. >> a closer look at the gunman's family history suggests an unusual upbringing. his father was once on the fbi's ten most wanted list. benjamin huskins paddock was arrested in 1960 for roshing a bank in phoenix. according to newspaper reports, tried to run over an fbi agent during the arrest. paddock escaped from prison in 1968. in an fbi posted he had been noted as psychopathic with suicidal tendencies. he was captured in oregon in 1978 after being on the run ten years. steven paddock was the old efld of four boys when his father was first arrested. >> flags around the country are flying at half staff to pay tribute obviously to those victims. the flags at the white house and all the federal buildings lowered just an action that is just one symbol of a nation trying to process

denise burditus. martinsburg, west virginia. had been at the concert on sunday with her husband of 32 years. the two had been high school sweethearts and her husband said she died in his children and four grandchildren. >> with the failure of recent republican efforts to repeal obamacare, president trump is apparently looking at executive options to overhauling health care. the white house is preparing an executive order aimed at expanding health plans from associations. allowing individual to buy across state lines. the president believes that could lower premiums, but experts say that's tough to predict because insurance costs reflect, rather, local costs which vary. and with open enrollment just a few weeks away now, most 2018 prices are already set. >> a sports caster at espn who already caused some controversy is now being taken off the air two weeks because of a tweet. jamel hill was suspended after a tweet urging a boycott of companies that advertise with the dallas cowboys after the owner jerry jones said players who kne

denise salmon-burditus lived in martinsburg, west virginia, and had attended high school in nearby hedgesville. she and her husband, tony were at the concert in las vegas when gu facebook that his wife died in his arms. denise salmon-burditis was denise salmon-burditis was 50-years-old. she and her husband had been married for 32 years. she leaves behind two children.. and four grandchildren. among the injured is another young woman with ties to our area. arundel high school - posting on facebook tonight about tina frost - saying she is currently in the i-c-u and in a coma. the school says she lost her right eye due to her injuries. frost - graduated in 2008- and was a member of the scocer team. we'll let you know as we find out more about her condition. all of the las vegas victims - attending what was supposed to be a fun concert with loved ones when the gunfire rang out. the festival was not an intensely secured event.. what investigators call a "soft target". and that has many asking the question - how do you protect large crowds? joh one arena where a concert is being held tonight stay wi

for the first time - we're hearing from the husband of denise salmon burditus, one of the 58 people killed. the couple lives in west virginia - just a short distance from d-c. tony talked about his high school sweetheart, and wife of 32 years, saying a smile never left her face. he says he will leave las vegas - when he can bring his wife home. tony says she recently decided to tony says she recently decided to go back to college - and was dedicated to her education, and her grand children. today president trump heads to las vegas to meet with victims and their familes, as well as first responders. this investigation very closely. stay with abc-7 for updates. and for more in-depth reporting- including ways you can help the victims- go to wjla.com. to the crisis in the caribbean now - and dozens of people protesting outside trump tower in new york, rallying support for puerto rico in the wake of hurricane maria. the president visited the island yestrday amid mounting criticism of the slow pace of federal-led recovery efforts. the president met with military and local officials and touted hi

. >> denise burditus died in her husband's arms, married 32 years they were expecting their fifth grandchildved in bakersfield, her employer described her as being the ray of sunshine in our office. dorene anderson of alaska went to the concert with her husband and their two daughters. niece is a tonks lived in las vegas and worked for a tech firm, she leaves behind three sons. chris roybal served in the navy and saw action in afghanistan. jennifer parks had just begun her third year of keeping kindergarten in northern los angeles county. >>> hannah ahlers lived in riverside county, she is survived by her three children. jordan mcildoon lived in canada where he worked as a mechanic for a construction company. angela gomez graduated from college in southern california two years ago. lisa romero worked as a high school secretary in new mexico. rachel parker spent the last ten years working as a records technician for the manhattan beach police department near l.a. sandy casey also worked in manhattan beach as a special education teacher. dana gardner's boss called her a, quote, dedicated civil

denise and tony burditus had been married for 32 years, they were high school sweethearts.she died inhe couple was on vacation from west virginia. they took this photo in front of the festival stage just one day before the massacre.tony burditus, husband of shooting victim denise burditus: "thinking good thoughts of her and the times we've had. i'm gonna miss her greatly and her family will miss her greatly." lisa patterson was a mother of three and spent much of her time coaching the local girl's softball league and helping out in the church.she's remembered for her infectious energy and fierce love for her family.amber patterson, daughter of shooting victim lisa patterson:"she was such an amazing person, she cared for so many people, she was so enthusiastic, she was literally the best mom and she was my best friend." christopher roybal was a navy veteran who served in afghanistan. his co-workers at crunch fitness say..."we lost "a son, mentor, friend and hero"adrian murfitt -- a commercial fisherman from alaska had been looking forward to this trip with his friends.brian mackinnon,

about carrie barnett, a member of the culinary team at disney's california adventure as well as denise burdituswith her husband. >> and 20-year-old bailey schweitzer from bakersfield, california. dorine anderson from alaska. >> neysa tonks. jennifer parks, a kindergarten teacher from california. of course we're going to sadly continue to find out more and more names of people affected by this tragedy and we're going to try to focus in on them as well. >>> coming up -- we've got the first look inside the attack by police and first responders. >> intense commands made over the radio and what they found inside the hotel room. more from vegas, next. the hotel room. more from vegas, next. icans have digestive issues. i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. but many probiotics don't survive your stomach's harsh environment. digestive advantage is different. it's natural protein shell is tougher than your stomach's harsh environment, so it survives a hundred times better than the leading probiotic, to get where you need it most. get the digestive advantage, and enjoy liv

denise salmon burditus died in her husband's arms. the couple was on vacation from west virginia. they took this picture in front of the route 91 harvest stage just a day before the massacre.her husband tony wrote on facebook tuesday "it saddens me to say that i lost my wife of 32 years, a mother of two, soon to be grandmother of 5 this evening in the las vegas shooting.denise passed in my arms. i love you, babe." heather gooze/shooting survivor "i didn't want him to be there alone."even though she didn't know him, heather gooze stayed with jordan mcildoon and held his hand as he took his last breath. the 25-year-old was from british columbia.she delivered news of his death to his mother and girlfriend heather gooze/shooting survivor "i said, he didn't make it, he died. i said, 'i promise you, i swear to you that i will not leave him.'"for other survivors, concern that they could have done more.brian claypool/shooting survivor"did i help enough people. everybody was screaming. and yelling. i didn't know what to do." amy mcaslin's white shirt was stained by the blood of the man who

denise salmon-burditus from martinsburg. we'll be live at the vigil at 6:00. larry: a move today to make it easier for the gun owners to get concealed carry permits in the capital. sam ford is here to explain the few developments. sam? sam: before the appeals court ruling, you had to convince authorities you had to have a good reason to get a o well, now, the authorities have to have a good reason to deny you one. d.c. government brass didn't say they have given up on the gun restriction issue. >> we don't want anybody to use a gun inappropriately either for suicide or for crime of violence to have a gun. if your question is whether a saint could have a gun, yes. sam: but gone is the policy you must convince police you have a good reason to carry a good weapon, struck down by appeals court as violation of the second amendment. they were afraid to risk appealing to the high court. >> opening up the case and taking the chance that the supreme court puts us in the remainder of the concealed carry law also in jeopardy. sam: the police stat show under a good reason

denise salomon burditus. 50 years old. christopher roybal, 28. charleston hartfield, 34 years old.sica klymchuk, 28 years old. qinton robbins, he was 20 years old. hanna ahlers, 34 years old. st stacee etceber. heather alvarado, 35 years old. adrian murfitt, 35 years old. bill wolf jr., 42 years old. john phippen, 56. michelle vo, 32. kurt von tillow, 55 years old. jack beaton. lisa paterson, 56 years old. doreen anderson, 49 years old. eric silva, 21 years old. jordan rivera, also 21 years old. cameron robinson, 28. tara row smith, 34. derek beau taylor, 56 years old. candice bowers, 40 years old. kelsey meadows, 28 years old. brendan lee stewart, 30 years old. and dana gardner, 52 years old. all the names we should remember. how much money do you think you'll need in retirement? then we found out how many years that money would last them. how long do you think we'll keep -- oooooohhh! you stopped! you're gonna leave me back here at year 9? how did this happen? it turned out, a lot of people fell short, of even the average length of retirement. we have to think about not when we e

denise salmon burditus died in her husband's arms. the couple was on vacation from west virginia.hey took this picture in front of the route 91 harvest stage just a day before the massacre.her husband tony wrote on facebook tuesday "it saddens me to say that i lost my wife of 32 years, a mother of two, soon to be grandmother of 5 this evening in the las vegas shooting.denise passed in my arms. i love you, babe." heather gooze/shooting survivor "i didn't want him to be there alone."even though she didn't know him, heather gooze stayed with jordan mcildoon and held his hand as he took his last breath. the 25-year-old was from british columbia.she delivered news of his death to his mother and girlfriend heather gooze/shooting survivor "i said, he didn't make it, he died. i said, 'i promise you, i swear to you that i will not leave him.'"for other survivors, concern that they could have done more.brian claypool/shooting survivor"did i help enough people. everybody was screaming. and yelling. i didn't know what to do." amy mcaslin's white shirt was stained by the blood of the man who s

denise burditis. people gathered on the football field of her alma mater, hedgesville high school. some of those attending the vigil were burditus's classmates who graduated with her in 1985. some of them planned to go to las vegas with her and her husband, to celebrate everyone turning 50. but those plans didn't work out. steps forward for a woman from maryland who was wounded in las vegas. a spokesperson for tina frost's family says she was able to take a few breaths on her own when she was taken off a ventilator. the graduate of arundel high is in a coma after trauma and losing an eye. we'll keep you posted as we find out more about her condition. it's 4:xx and next on good morning washington.... and today we are tracking the tropics.... tropical storm nate this week hitting areas of honduras and already proving deadly. we have the latest from the stroms track. plus a look at your friday forecast.... is there a beautiful weekend in store? eileen joins fills us in next. we'll be rightback. cnarrator: ed gillespie and i wants to endis ad. a woman's right to choose. ed giof a woman'sd put thpersonal decisions,rge not women and the