but others like eddie justice trapped inside. texting his mother, mina, mommy, i love you. a team of responding officers then engages mateen in another gun fight forcing him to retreat into one of the club's four bathrooms where he takes four to five hostages. another 15 people are hiding in a nearby restroom. dozens make a break for it, running for their lives. now a standoff from the bathroom. three 911 calls. mateen said to be calm, pledges allegiance to isis twice and then calls the tsarnaev brothers responsible for the boston marathon bombing his home boys. >> they stop shooting and retreat into the rear bathroom with the door shut. that's where we had to barricade -- changed from an active shooter to a barricaded gunman/hot damage situation. >> reporter: from inside a bathroom, eddie justice texts his mom again. he's coming, i'm going to die. three hours after the seize started, police decide to storm the building. an armored vehicle breaks the bathroom wall where mateen is hunkered down. according to survivors, at some point mateen hid among the dead to hide from pol

but others, like eddie justice, trapped inside. texting his mother, mommy, i love you. a team of responding officers then engages mateen in another gun fight. forcing him to retreat no one of the club's four bathrooms where he takes four to five hostages. another 15 people are hide anything a nearby restroom. dozens make a break for it, running for their lives. now a standoff from the bathroom and three 911 calls. mateen, pledging allegiance twice. and then calls the boston marathon bombing his home boys. >> they forced him to stop shooting and retreat into the rear bathroom with the door shut. so at that point we had to change from an active shooter to a barricaded gunman hostage situation. >> reporter: from inside a bathroom, eddie justice texted his mom again. he is coming. i'm going to die. three hours after the first shot was fired, police decide to storm the building. an armored vehicle breaks the bathroom wall where he is hunkered down. at some point, he hid among the dead to try to hide from police. >> the guy was making like he was a victim also. >> reporter: s

but others like eddie justice trapped inside. texting his mother mena, mommy, i love you. a team of responding officers then engages mateen in another gunfight. forcing him to retreat into one of the club's four bathrooms where he takes four to five hostages. another 15 people are hiding in a nearby restroom. dozens make a break for it. running for their lives. now a standoff from the bathroom and three 911 calls. mateen said to be calm, pledges allegiance to isis twice and then calls the tsarnaev brothers responsible for the boston marathon bombings his home boys. >> they got him to retreat into the rear bath boom so it changed to the barricaded hostage situation. >> eddie justice texted his mom again, he's coming. i'm going to die. three hours after first shot was fired, police decide to storm the building. in armored -- an armored vehicle breaks the bathroom wall where mateen is hunkered down. at some point mateen hid among the dead to try to hide from police. >> the guy was making it seem like he was a victim also. >> reporter: he shoots one officer in the head, the 29

. >> reporter: eddie justice texts his mom again. he's coming, i'm going to die. police decide to storm the building. breaks the bathroom wall where mateen is hunkered down. according to survivors, at some point mateen hid among the dead to hide from police. soon after a hail of gunfire, he shoots one officer in the head. the 29-year-old suspect is finally killed. inside the club, 38 victims are dead. nine more would die on their way to or at the hospital. two bodies were found on the street. a night of celebration ending in terror. the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. tonight police confirm they are investigating if any of the victims were accidently shot by the 14 officers who opened fire. the police chief said he had no choice, his officers had to storm the building. as for the detective inside the crime scene, they describe it as the most horrific scene they have ever seen. lester, hours after many people were killed, they say their cell phones were ringing, likely family members trying to reach them hoping t >> so eerie and sad. we saw the police stil

eddie justice texted his mother from inside the bathroom in pulse yesterday morning.have more of the heartbreaking to the person he loved most. >> reporter: in the middle of the night as chaos and murder shut down the pulse nightclub, mina justice got a text from her 30-year-old son eddie. mommy, i love you. in club. they shooting, he wrote. it was 2:00 in the morning. he was hiding in the bathroom as the killer shot people around him. >> he kept texting. i woke up and looked at it. then i called him back and then he didn't answer. then he called me back and said they were shooting in the club. >> reporter: his mom wrote back, you okay? he replies, trapped in bathroom. what club, she asked. pulse. he pleads with her to call police. she hangs up and does just that. he texts again he's coming. i'm going to die. i asked him was he hurt. he said yes. i said are some of the people hurt. he said yes. what bathroom are you in. the women's bathroom. he said hurry, he's inhe bathroom with us. >> eddie justice has been identified as one of the 49 people killed in the massacre.

eddie justice texts his mother again. he's coming. i'm going to die.inutes later, still here in bathroom. he has us. they need to come get us. hours pass. at least 100 officers, s.w.a.t. teams, the bomb squad, surround the club. one woman hiding herself under dead bodies. 5:00 a.m., three hours after the first shot rang out, police storm the building. >> we used our armored vehicle, the bearcat armored vehicle, to punch a hole in that wall and defeat the wall. >> reporter: to sees rush to safety through the hole. 5:05:00 a.m. police set off a controlled explosion to distract the shooter. 5:15 a.m. mateen still armed with his rifle and handgun emerges from the same hole. another firefight breaks out. police shooting and killing the gunman. among the 49 innocent people who lost their lives, amanda alvear and eddie justice. florida governor rick scott is with me tonight. and governor, it's impossible to comprehend. you're talking about this is a street you have known for a long time. it feels like a suburban street. so many people massacred, young people,

eddie justice texted his mother again. >> trapped in the bathroom. downtown. please call police.'m going to die. i'm in the bathroom. he's coming. i'm going to die. i asked him was he hurt? he said yes. i said are other people hurt? he said yes. i said, what bathroom are you in? he said the women's bathroom. then he said, hurry, he's in the bathroom with us. >> mena justice's son eddie was killed in the attack. tony morrero described to nbc news how he managed to make it through. warning the account is disturbing. >> i saw he was blowing up people's heads. so the only way that i could -- had a chance to survive was like making it seem like i didn't have a head. so i picked up the sofa that was over there and i put my head in it. but apparently he saw that i didn't have much blood. so he still shot me in the back. >> s.w.a.t. team eventually forced its way into the club, killing the attacker in a shoot-out around 5:00 a.m. three hours after those first shots rang out. as the investigation proceeds we're learning more about that attacker. 29-year-old omar mateen was born in queens,

eddie justice whose final text to his mother are haunting. mommy, i love you. i'm going to die. when did you know what happened to eddie? >> i kept texting him. no matter what happened, stay strong. if you got hit, just stay strong. they coming. >> reporter: eddie justice will always be their best friend. >> you've got to be strong for the people that didn't make it. you tell your brother, i love you. >> reporter: resilience and love in the face of terror. jacob rascon, nbc news, orlando. >> this, the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history continues to have a ripple effect in washington. growing calls among democrats, and now some republicans for new gun control measures, including donald trump who says he plans to meet with the nra. nbc's peter alexander has details. >> reporter: in the wake of the orlando massacre, a filibuster fueled by frustration. >> i'll remain on this floor until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together -- >> reporter: led by connecticut senator chris murphy, democrats commandeering the senate floor. trying to force a vote to toughen up gun

eddie justice died in the nightclub bathroom while eddie was texting for help, another man brandon wolfweeting. 2:17, omg, shooting at pulse. we hid in the bathroom and we can't find our friends. he tweeted he made a run for the door. neither of his two friends survived. the calls for help kept coming. this woman who didn't want to be identified got text messages from her daughter and two nieces who were inside the club. her daughter had been shot in the arm. >> please come and get us, please come and get us now, they're shooting. >> amanda alvear was snap chatting when it started. a friend captured that video and posted it on facebook. what you're about to hear in the background is the gunman's rapid fire. amanda did not survive. jeff rodriguez texted his brother while the shooter was firing. >> i got shot, i am bleeding out, i think i am dying. i love you guys, tell mom and dad and everyone how much i love them. >> reporter: his brother's fate is unclear, even the shootout between the suspect and police was posted on facebook. >> oh, my god. they're all shooting back and forth. >> rep

this is the mother of 30-year-old eddie justice whose son texted her 45 minutes as that gunman was inside that night club making his way to the bathroom where he was hiding. the first text was "mommy i love you." then there was more. >> "please call police, i'm going to die. call them now. i'm in the bathroom. he's coming. i'm going to die." >> some families were relieved to find out their loved ones were shot but survived. angel cologne was shot three times. each time the gunman returned to where he was hiding, the young woman next to him did not survive. 53 people are injured. some are still if grave condition in the hospital. in a testament to the amount of support going out to victims and families, a go fund me account was set up. as of this morning, $1.3 million had been donated, contributed by more than 33,000 people. >>> so tragic to hear. as the nation mourns, thousands of people across the bay area are showingç their support for the victims s of orlando from vigil to memorial in san jose last night. the tragedy touching people across the region. san francisco city hall beautiful

the injured poured out, but others like eddie justice trapped inside texted his mother, mina, mommy,ve you. a team of responding officers got into another gunfight with mateen forcing him into the club in one of four bathrooms where he takes four to five hostages. another 15 people are hiding in a nearby restroom. dozens of people try to escape, running for their lives. now a standoff from the bathroom and three 9 11 calls. mateen described as calm pledges allegiance to isis. three hours of the first shot is fired, police storm the nightclub. an armored vehicle breaks down the wall where mateen is hunkered down. survivors say at one point mateen hid among the dead to try to hide from police. >> guy was making it look like he was a victim also. >> and soon after, there's a hail of gunfire, mateen shoots one officer in the head who is saved by his kevlar helm. the 29-year-old suspect is then finally killed. denise nakano, nbc 10 news. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive. matt lauer sat down with pulse nightclub owner in her only interview. >> she founded that club after her brother died o

on the phone eddie justice was texting his mother. >> he said, mommy, i love you. >> the last time weoke would be when he was in the club. >> what did he say? >> he said, i love you. i said i love you, too. >> she was in orlando celebrating her high school graduation. and a mother who beat cancer twice was no match for that ar-15. she had gone dancing with her 21-year-old son. he survived. she did not. he was with her when she died. they are all described as beloved sons, daughters, mothers, friends. people who worked in travel and pharmacies, students at florida universities and beyond. some were killed alongside their best friend. you can read more about the victims and tributes at nbcbayarea.com. i'm tweeting each story we've been able to put together throughout the morning. you can mind three throughout the morning kris nbc. >>> the owner of pulse night club is promising its club will always continue to be the heart beat of orlando. >> we have to move forward and find a way to keep their hearts beating and keep our spirit alive. no one can take it away us from. >> speaking exclusi

but others like eddie justice trapped inside, texting his mother, mommy, i love you. a team of responding officers then engaged mateen in another gun fight and forcing him to retrieve in a bathroom where he takes four to five hostages and another 15 people are hiding in a nearby restroom. dozens make a break for him, running for their lives. now a standoff from the bathroom. three 911 calls. mateen, said to be calm, pledges allegiance to isis twice and calls the saroynov brothers his home boys accused of the boston marathon shooting. >> he was in the bathroom shut and we had an active shooter to a barricaded gunman hostage situation. >> reporter: from inside a bathroom, eie he is coming. i'm going to die. three hours after the first shot was fired, police decide to storm the building. in armored vehicle, it breaks the bathroom wall where mateen is hunkered down. according to survivors mateen hid from the dead to try to hide from police. soon after, a hail of gunfire, he shoots one officer in the head. the 29-year-old suspect is finally killed. inside the club, 38 vict

this is eddie justice who was texting his mother as he was trapped in the bathroom of the club. christopher leinonen was one of those unaccounted for. his mother spoke as she waited for news. >> when he was in high school he started the gay-straight alliance. i have been so proud of him for that. please, let's all just get along. we're on this earth such a short time. >> today she found out that christopher and his boyfriend did not survive. it's unclear how the gunman entered. the club was packed. the main dance floor was hit first. on the patio area the gunfire was heard over the loud music. some managed to escape through the fence, even those badly injured. others hid in the toilets, calling police and texting friends and family for help. this morning i met one of those who hid on the patio. he has an english husband, jack, who was in nottingham at the time and they were texting anxiously. >> they were still shooting at us. we ran again. all the music and everything stops. everything stops. all you hear is this loud noise like, pop, pop, pop. one after another. and then just

that's the part that i'm like -- >> reporter: but there was also a third best friend, eddie justice, whose final textng. mommy, i love you. i'm going to die. >> when did you know what happened to eddie? >> i kept texting him, like no matter what happened, just stay strong, stay strong. >> reporter: eddie justice will always be their best friend. >> you've got to be strong for the people that did make it. you tell your brother, i love you because i still got you. >> reporter: resilience and love in the face of terror. jacob rascon, nbc news, orlando. >>> that wraps up this hour. thank you for the privilege of your time. msnbc live continues with tamron hall right now. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm tamron hall coming to you live from our msnbc headquarters in new york. breaking news out of england, a british lawmaker is in critical condition after being shot and stabbed after a meeting with constituents in northern ireland. bill neely is following latest for us and joins you now. what's the latest? >> good morning, tamron, a lawmaker in a critical condition in a hospital that is now being guarded by

. >> eddie justice was an accountant who texted his mother from the club saying mommy i love you. beat cancer twice. she supported him that much. it's imptant you hear their names. >> you're not alone and we are here tooremember. >> lady gaga gave a passionate speech at a los angeles vigil. while nick jonas spoke in new york. >> my father, a minister from new jersey shaped the view that love is love and we are all equal. >> andy cohen was amongst the thousands standing in solidarity and when we sat down with him he told us why love should aaways win. >> this has touched me probably more than anything. just because i think i could have been there and when i look at the pictures of the victims, i see people that i know. and that i relate to. you go to a gay bar and for some people it's the only safe place that they have. that there are really awful people in the world. >> certainly this tragedy is first on everybody's mind. but there is more that we wanted to know from andy. boy, did he deliver. we got the dish on real house wives stephanie frankal and as a bff to kelly ripa, we fig

this is the mother of 30-year-old eddie justice who was texting her 45 minutes as the gunman made hisay into the club and into the bathroom where he was hiding with other people. the first text message was "mommy, i love you." >> please call police. i'm going to die. call them mama now. i'm in the bathroom. he's coming. i'm going to die. >> she did call 911, but it was too late. some families relieved to find out their loved ones were shot but survived. he was shot each of the three times the gunman returned to where he was hiding. the young woman next to him did not survive. 53 people injured. some of them still in the hospital in grave condition. this had $1.3 million contributed by more than 33,000 people around the world. >> thank you so much. complete coverage of the night club terror attack continues on our website nbcbayarea.com, where you can find the latest on the investigation and information on the victims. >>> another oakland police officer is on administrative lead amidst an ongoing sex scandal within that department. this marks the fifth officer put on leave in the sex s

. >> that was nina justice, the mother he haof eddie justice, describing a text exchange with her sonas in the pulse night club in orlando. that would be her final conversation with him. in this next exchange, she described how her son says he was trapped in the bathroom with the gunman. >> i asked him was he hurt. and he said yes. i said are some of the people hurt. he said yes. and i said what bathroom are you in. he said the women's bathroom. and then he said hurry, he's in he's a terror. and then i asked him in the men's bathroom. and he said no. >> she called police and alerted them of what was happening. officials in orlando confirmed late last night that her son eddie was among those killed in the shooting. >>> an indiana man is behind bars this morning after police found three assault rifles and chemicals used to make explosives in his car. 20-year-old james howell's arrest came just hours after the shooting in orlando. a police chief initially tweeted howell said he wanted to, quote, do harm at l.a.'s pride event, but she later corrected her tweet to say that howell said he w

eddie justice, was killed. well, today, eddie justice's mother spoke to jamie yuccas. >> he texts me, "i love you" at 2:06. then he was like, he's down at a club, and they're shooting. and "tell the police to hurry because i'm gonna die." "i'm gonna die." >> reporter: when mina justice was awakened by her son's texts on sunday she had no idea that would be the last time she would communicate with him. >> it hurts so bad. he was my funny baby. he was my everything. >> reporter: this video was taken of eddie droy justice inside pulse nightclub just minutes before shots rang out. ( gunfire ) he fled to the women's bathroom where he thought he'd be safe. instead, eddie and dozens of others were cornered. he became a hostage, and then a victim of omar mateen's rampage. are you angry or are you just sad? >> both. angry, more angry than sad. this person took my child. >> reporter: it's also hard for his sisters, lakitra and nerelsha, who drove from georgia the minute they got the news. >> you just can't prepare yourself. you just never know when your time is up. >> it saddens me that my brother had to-- had to gi

texts. eddie justice barricaded in the bathroom. this text reading, he's coming, i'm going to die. >> he has us and he's going to kill us. >> reporter: many of the 53 wounded still alive thanks to the quick-thinking of strangers. >> i saw the bartender and the wound i take off my shirt and i tie my shirt around his leg to stop the pleading. >> reporter: vigils overnight. you don't believe your brother's dead. >> i don't on. i refuse to believe that. >> reporter: how important is hope for you if. >> he's the only reason why i'm standing. >> reporter: we just checked in with him a little while ago, he hasn't heard from his brother, he's devastated but remains hopeful at the same time. >>> we want to turn to one of those heroes, joshua mcgill. he came across bartender rodney sumter. he used his shirt as a turn kwet to stop his bleeding. thank you for being with us, joshua. >> thank you very much for having me. >> tell me what the latest is with rodney. i know h in just a bit. how is he doing? >> i checked on him yesterday and he seemed

texts. eddie justice barricaded in the bathroom. is text reading, he's coming, i'm going to die. >> he said he has us, and he's going to kill us. and that was it. >> reporter: many of the 53 wounded still alive thanks to the quick-thinking of strangers. >> my only instinct was to help everybody else around me. i saw my buddy, juan, who was the bar tender. the first thing i do, i see his wound and i take off my shirt and i tie my shirt around his leg to stop the bleeding. >> reporter: vigils overnight. you don't believe your brother's dead. >> no, i don't. i refuse to believe that. >> reporter: how important is hope to you right now in this moment? >> it's the only reason why i'm standing. >> reporter: we just checked in with him a little while ago, he hasn't heard from his brother, he's devastated but remains hopeful at the same time. >>> we want to turn to one of those heroes from the shooting. joshua mcgill fled the bar during the attack. he came across bartender rodney sumter. who had been shot three times. joshua used his shirt a

. >> reporter: it was an emotional farewell today for eddie justice, the 30-year-old accountant who texted his mother from inside the pulse nightclub during the shooting. "mommy, i love you." today, his mother, mina justice, was so overwhelmed, she collapsed at his casket and had to be helped to her seat. her daughter, lekeithra justice, spoke for the family. >> i think this is probably the hardest thing i ever had to do in my life, which is make arrangements for my brother. it's been really hard to see my mom like this. i have never seen her like this. >> reporter: in sarasota, florida, a funeral was held for edward sotomayor. he was 34. in the two weeks since omar mateen shot and killed 49 people at the gay nightclub, there have been memorials almost daily, including this one friday, hosted by the orlando hispanic chamber of commerce. most of the victims were hispanic. several survivors of the boston marathon bombing came to show solidarity. >> you kind of think that things aren't ever going to get back to normal, but it's everybody's new normal. >> reporter: orlando's mayor has announce

a text exchange between eddie justice and his mother, mina. here's what it read, mommy, i love you. a club, there's shooting. in the bathroom. call police. i'm gonna die. she texted back, calling them now. still there? answer your phone. call me. then she again texted call me. they texted back and forth and eddie eventually texted back. still here in bathroom. he has us. they need to come get us. hurry. he is in the bathroom with us. he is a terror. after that, no answer from eddie. hours later his mother learned her 30-year-old son was killed. we have other names we want to certainly mention here. jonathan kamuri, a telemundo journalist who worked in san juan then in florida. also corey connell, 21 years old, among the youngest of those killed in this attack. he wasality at pulse with his girlfriend. she survived the attack. connell did not. he was a student and he had big dreams of becoming a firefighter, which of course were cut short. another person, wolf. edward soto mayor jr. he was known to his family and friends as top hat eddie. people have been posting pictures of themselv

during the attack, nina justice got a text from her son, eddie. >> he texted me at 2:06 and said, mommy i love you. in the club there's shooting, that was at 2:06. trapped in the bathroom downtown. please call police. i'm going to die. call them mama now. i'm telling -- i'm in the bathroom. he's coming. i'm going to die. >> reporter: we learned this morning that eddie justice did not make it. now these are names some of the other victims that are slowly being identified. authorities are asking for patience as they notify next of kin. >> gut wrenching for families. our thoughts and prayers go out to them. thank you. >>> a man who was inside the nightclub when the shooting started saved his life by fleeing and hiding under a truck parked outside. sean roister described the horror to scott pelley. >> reporter: your friend who was taken to the hospital, so how me? >> i am coming back to the hospital, and last time i checked he was in surgery. he was hit pretty bad. i know two times in the back. one in the back, once in the hand. and with all the mass commotion of everybody running around, h

eddie justice. before he was positively identified, his mother shared texts the pair sent as the shooting happened. >> he text me at 2:06 and said, mommy, i love you. in the club, they're shooting. that was at 2:06. trapped in the bathroom. downtown, please call police. i'm going to die. call them, mama, now. i'm telling you -- i'm in the bathroom. he's coming. i'm going to die. >> in addition to those killed, 53 are still recovering from their injuries, many in serious condition. nbc's sarah daulof is live outside the hospital. what's happening there? >> reporter: it's a level one trauma center and a lot of patients were brought here after that scene was cleared and they began treating the injured. it's also been one of the first stops friends and family have made to try to gather information about their loved ones. unfortunately, some are leaving with the worst possible news you could imagine. andrew allman lost five friends in the massacre. >> they were beautiful people, and they didn't deserve that at all. and i pray that when they go to heaven that they see everybody that cares for them. >> re

texting with her son during that attack. meaner justice received the very first text from her son eddie after 2:00 a.m. sunday. he told his mother he was hiding in the bathroom and asked her to call police. >> he texted me at 2:06 and said, mommy, i love you. in the club, they are shooting. that was at 2:06. trap in the bathroom, downtown, please call police. i'm going to die. >> her worst fear realized today when authorities added her son's name to the list of those killed. >>> we are also learning more about the man responsible for the attack in orlando. federal officials say omar mateen traveled twice to the middle east, saudi arabia in 2011 and to the united arab em rats in 2012. the federal agents interviewed him twice in 2013 after he made inflammatory remarks. one coworker said he was unstable and unhinged and said he used slurs for gays, blacks, jews and women. mateen's father said he got angry two months ago when he saw two men kissing in miami. he apologized today for his son's actions. >> i just want to get my message out to all my american brothers and sisters that we don't approve, we are not that

texts. eddie justice and demetrius naulings were more like brothers than friends.lings spoke with scott pelly in orlando. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they considered the pulse nightclub to be a safe haven. these two men went there early sunday morning. it was a last-minute decision just before last call. >> we were standing at the bar and ordering a drink. we never even got that drink. we were dancing, then there was a shot fired. went from shot firing phone falling to the floor and us looking at each mother total shock, like this is happening for real? this can't be happening. it had to be the music. then when you hear the ringing of someone shooting and it's next -- you don't know if it's next to you, where is it coming from, are they coming here, is it over, is it really true. the shots continued to go on, then it stopped, and it began again. then the lights went off. then it was complete silence. complete silence. you could hear a pin drop. you could hear the bullets drop. i even heard the clip fal the floor. for him to just reload again, and then

eddy justice. before he was positively identified, his mother shared texts the pair sent as the shooting happened. >> he text me at 2:06 and said, mommy, i love you. in the club, they're shooting. that was at 2:06. downtown, please call police. i'm going to die. call them, mama, now. i'm in the bathroom. he's coming. i'm going to die. >> just chilling. in addition to those killed, 53 are still recovering from their injuries, many in serious condition. nbc's sarah dallof is live. what's the latest on the injured? >> reporter: this hospital is just blocked from where the shooting took place and as a result was one of the first places where the injured were brought and one of the first places family and friends have been stopping to see if they can identify and track down their loved ones. unfortunately for some of these people, the news has been the absolute worst that you can imagine. andrew allman lost five friends in the massacre. >> they were beautiful people, and they didn't deserve that all. and i pray that when they go to heaven that they see everybody that cares for them. >> reporter: and fa

eddie justice ended up dying in a bathroom. his mother shared his heartbreaking last textessages with reporters. eddie tried texting his friend and feared the worst when he didn't get a replay. >> i kept texting him like no matter what happens, just stay strong. if you got hit, stay strong, they're coming. >> you got to be strong for the people that didn't make it. >> the family is planning a funeral for eddie >>> it is now 5:35. a major motion is expected this morning in the caesar goodson trial. he's one of six baltimore police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. the prosecution rested yesterday and this morning the judge will take up a defense motion to acquit goodson. he is facing the most serious charge this is gray's death including depraved murder. if the judge does not grant the motion to acquit, the defense will get its chance to make its case. >>> d.c. police still looking for the suspect in a daytime shooting in anna cost i canpto . a shot apparently came from the nearby metro station parking garage and a gunfight began on stanton road. we're told a j

. >> he texted me at 2:06 and said mommy, i love you. >> mina justice's son eddie sent her these messages as the horror unfolded. >> trapped in the bathroom. downtown. please call police. i'm going to die. call them, mama, now. he said hurry, he's in the bathroom with us. he's a terror. >> the heartbroken mother son, one of the dead. 25-year-old new yorker enrique rios was celebrating a friend's birthday when he was killed. shane tomlinson a well-loved singer, was visiting from north carolina. he was 33. joshua mcgill, who ran back inside to rescue one of the club's bartenders, who was shot three times. >> i told him, you know, stick with me, you're going to be fine. i promise you. everything's going to be okay. >> hailed a hero on "gma." the political fallout making headlines today. the candidates with polar opposite reactions. hillary clinton on "good morning america." >> i want to just express my sympathy to everyone who lost loved ones, the families. >> donald trump on "today" defending his tweet, appreciate the congrats for being right on radical islamic terrorism. i don't want congr

. >> reporter: others like eddie justice sent chilling texts to his mother begging for help. he's coming. i'm going to die. police confirming this morning that justice is among the dead. >> shooting back and forth. >> reporter: seven minutes into the attack, club management posted this message on facebook. everyone, get out of pulse, and keep running. >> then about 2:12 i got a phone call from my daughter saying she was hit and bleeding in her arm and was going to pass out. >> reporter: 20 minutes into the carna carnage, a 911 call. with dozens of club members still in the club, police began negotiating with the terrorist leading to a tense three-hour standoff. >> they started, like, doing this, crawling. so there's no place to be safe in that place. >> reporter: one survivor hiding in the bathroom covered herself with dead bodies. around 5:00 a.m., police make the decision to storm the club with an armed vehicle and s.w.a.t. team members in hopes of saving lives. [ gunfire ] one of the officers lucky to be alive because of his kevlar helmet. the terrorist killed inside by po

eddie justice is 30 years old. he was in there and his mother said he was tweeting or textings. his mother saying, quote, he's coming. eddie went into the bathroom and they were in the bathroom. he has us and he's in here with us. sadly we don't know at this moment, what happened with eddie. what did police do then and why did this continue, you know, for a three-hour long period. they were having discussions, we understand. there was some discussion with the police and what can you tell us about that? >> what we're hoping to find out and the next briefing is coming up after the president makes his statement from the brady press briefing at the white house and we're hoping to find out exactly what went on in that situation during that hostage standoff. we were told early on. let me rephrase that. we weren't told on early on that there were deaths and we don't know if all. 50 people who were killed were killed before the 2:00 a.m. call or during the hostage standoff so obviously there's a lot of questions that have to be answered and the police themselves may not know the answers

. >> reporter: mina justice, who's son eddie was trapped inside with the gunman, sending those text messages>> he said he's going to kill us. and that was it. >> reporter: today, learning he is among the fallen. amidst the tragedy, alvear's brother, brian, saying his sister would want to spread a message of unity. >> we should be unifying in love. >> reporter: brian says he released those very last snapchat images of his sister, because he was proud of her. he says, asomeone day had just lost nearly 200 pounds and she was out with her friends, doing what she loved, and that's how he wanted her remembered. david? >> amy robach tonight. amy, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, we want your opinion. two very different responses today. donald trump and hillary clinton. trump doubling down on his muslim ban. and hillary clinton declaring she has no problem calling it, quote, radical islam. but she did add something else. >>> also, the new headline about gun sales across this country. >>> and the star of the broadway blockbuster hamilton, taking that celebratory moment, and instead, hon