it's just -- almost unbearable to think about. >> the reason i'm here tonight is because of heather melton. >> i want more people to know the name sonny melton than they know whoever that guy is. who shot us. >> the only way i've ever fixed anything that's been broken in me is with music. so i wrote a song. ♪ and when the morning sun >> this shirt has kind of become a symbol of him, to me. and i'll always remember him wearing this shirt. i plan on burying sonny in this shirt. ♪ i ask the god of all knowing wisdom ♪ ♪ why you and why not me >> it's very, very emotional. even coming back to this hospital. it's a lot of -- a lot of stuff happened here. i want to give you a hug because i didn't give you a hug for four days. how are you doing? you look fantastic. >> thank you for coming. >> you're amazing. >> thank you. >> it's so awesome to see you. >> you too. >> this is your sister? >> yes, this is gianna. >> i'm dean. i've replayed that night in my head a million times. i'll never, ever forget your spirit, your ability to stay calm. >> he will always have that place in my heart. this guy re

on tuesday i spoke to heather melton. r husband sonny was killed at the route 91 harvest festival in vegas. he was just 29. he died protecting the love of his life. here's what heather told me. >> there was never a minute that i doubted his love for me. >> especially sunday night. >> yeah. >> he saved your life. >> he did. and he would do it over and over again. >> do you want to talk about that night at all? >> yeah. i mean, it's horrifically vivid. it's not an image that probably will ever be out of my mind. but we were having such a good time and probably -- >> going to concerts was your thing. >> yeah. we loved going to concerts. every single month we went to a concert. >> you're wearing his favorite -- >> eric church was his guy. and we came to vegas to see eric church. and actually, we have tickets tomorrow night to go see him in nashville. >> eric church heard about that moment. he took to the stage last night in nashville and paid tribute to heather and to sonny. watch. >> last night somebody sent me a video of a l

. >> my name is heather melton and i live in big sandy, tennessee. sonny says that when he first saw me that i stole his heart. we kind of like to do some traveling and this year our thing has been going to concerts. we were very excited to come to the route 91 festival. >> my name is dean macaulay, a professional firefighter in washington state. we go to this event every year, route 91 harvest fest in las vegas. it's what we do. >> my name is gianna bacha, i'm a cheerleader. my sister natalia bacha, she's sassy like me. the best thing about being a twin that is we're always together, we're never alone, so you always have a best friend with you. >> my name's lisa fein and i have two children. i'm a professional organizer and personal and i live in roseville, california. >> i'm briana scoggin. >> i'm russell bleck. >> we got engaged in new york. we were sailing and he popped the question. we were just celebrating the engagement still. got free passes to the festival. >> september 29th, at about 11:50 in the morning, we had just landed in vegas. for th

heather melton describes her husband as a kind-hearted, loving man. among the dead, teachers, college students, parents, children. the family and friends are sharing stories and heartbreak. >> i loved quinton. he was a very popular kid around school and around town. >> kind, loving person that everybody liked a lot. >> a witness said off-duty officers in the crowd used themselves as human shields, protecting people from the bullets. >>> the question this morning is why. investigators are trying to figure out the shooter's motive as we learn more about who he is. stephen paddock took his own life. he was 64 years old. paddock had no criminal record. nbc news reports that he had a history of running up large gambling debts. he gambled large amounts at las vegas casinos recently. the gunman turned his hotel room on the 32nd floor into a sniper's perch is an unobstructed view of the thousands below. paddock's brother said his family and friends are in shock. >> we have no reason, rhyme, rationale, excuse. there's just nothing. >> we've also learned the ow

heather melton is survived what happened on sunday night. her husband did not. >> nobody teaches you how to do this. life just happens and i don't know. i feel like at this point it's just almost breath by breath. sometimes you feel like you can't breathe and other times you just cherish the moments you have together. >> reporter: very difficult. trying to live without her husband who died. we want to join in progress the news conference that's happening right now with more information about this investigation. let's listen in. >> any global investigate i leads that you need to be aware of. special agent aaron rouse will provide the information for that. i will return to the podium with some q and a and commissioner is available if you have any questions of the commission mer. president trump, i think he was in town today. yes, he was in town. the reason why i bring up president trump has nothing to do with president trump but to do with the police department. there was some concern because of his visit that investigations associated with th

sonny melton was his wife heather's surgical nurse. they loved music.oncerts around the country. that was the thing they loved to do together. heather didn't really want to sit down in front of a camera. she didn't want to be interviewed, of course. but what she didn't want even more was for this killer's name to be lifted up over the names of his many victims including her husband, sonny. >> what do you want people to know about sonny? >> i think i kind of answered this question a little bit. but he was such a kind-hearted, loving, caring person. and people felt that as soon as they met him. there's not a person's life that he didn't touch that wouldn't say those same things. he was the most selfless person that i've ever met. and even until his last breath he proved that. >> his mom said that he has an infectious smile. >> yeah. everybody remembers his smile. and all the pictures that are coming out, i think everybody can say that. his name was sonny, but he literally was sunshine. when he walked in a room and he smiled. >> is that what you first noti

heather melton describes her husband as a kind-hearted, loving man.rs were also killed, some acting as human shields. teachers, college students, parents and children are among the 59 victims. >>> investigators are still trying to figure out the motive of the las vegas gunman as we learn more about who he is. 64-year-old stephen paddock took his life in the hotel room as s.w.a.t. teams tried to get inside. paddock had no criminal record. he had a history of running up large gambling debts. he gambled large amounts at las vegas casinos recently. his brother said the gunman was a wealthy man who liked cruises and says he has no explanation for what happened. >> we have no reason, rhyme, rationale, excuse. there's just nothing. >> we've also learned the owner of a utah gun store says he visited several times this year and bought a shotgun after passing a federal background check. >>> president trump will travel to las vegas tomorrow to meet with victims' families and first responders. [ bell tolling ] >> yesterday the president was joined by the first la

heather melton credits her husband sunny for saving her life. he died shielding his wife from the bullets. >> i saw jason aldean who was performing at that time run off the stage. and then people mostly starting from the front of the crowd started running. and then i saw people falling. and i told sunny that we should get down and he said no, that we would get tramped. and so he just kind of wrapped his arms around me from behind and when i felt him get shot in the back. and we fell to the ground and i was talking to him and he was still breathing at that time. and then he stopped. and i started doing cpr on him. and there was still shooting reigning from everywhere it felt like for what it seemed like an eternity and i was screaming for somebody to help. >> tonight we're hearing many more stories of bravery from shooting survivors still recovering in hospital beds. shortly after this concert photo was taken, michael castro was shot through the leg and a bullet -- he has no feeling from his waist down. his girlfriend and others carried him to a

heather melton visited the memorial of husband sonny. >> there is a mixture of grief and sadness butoy and appreciation for all the people here supporting the ones who lost their lives. >> reporter: sonny was hailed a hero, schilding heather from the gunfire. the registered nurse saving his wife's life, one last selfless act. ♪ >> reporter: and so later today vice president mike pence in just a few hours now expected to touchdown here in las vegas. he will talk to city leaders and make remarks to a community trying so hard to heal. alex. >> it is a beautiful memorial behind you. thank you so much, steve patterson in las vegas. joining me now is bill gavin. bill, with a welcome to you. you can hear it in the voice of that under sheriff there. they just don't know what the motive is here. how you unusual is that in a case like this? now six days later not to find anything? >> alex, it's extremely unusual. and i think we really have to face the fact that we may never get to the why step. we will have all the information on the how step, but we may never get to that why step. it is a ver

heather melton also had a storybook marriage. she was a surgeon, he was a nurse.dn't tell where the bullets were coming from. and he grabbed me from behind and started running with me. and then i felt him -- i felt him get hit in the back. >> reporter: her husband, sonny, shielded her, sacrificing his life to save hers. >> he took care of other people, again, at even his own expense. >> reporter: the shooting left so many children without loved ones. 54-year-old tom day jr., the best dad, say his four children, who were with him at the concert. at 28 christopher roybal had seen a battlefield before. he served in afghanistan and is missed by his mother. >> he has a shirt with a gunshot through it. he sat on a lot of bombs. never blew him up. >> reporter: 32-year-old michelle vo had a sweet soul and a bright smile. kurt von tillow, 55, was that next-door neighbor dad who loved golf. >> my brother-in-law was the most patriotic person you ever met. i guarantee you he is fully covered in red, white, and blue. >> reporter: sonny melton's mother shares the pain. her hear

heather melton also had a story book marriage. she was surgeon, he was nurse. ended too soon. >> couldn't tell where the bullets were coming from, he grabbed me from behind and running with me and then i felt him -- i felt him get hit in the back. >> reporter: her husband sonny shielded her, sacrificing his life to save hers. >> he took care of other people, even at his own expense. >> reporter: the shooting left so many children without loved ones. 54-year-old tom day jr., the best dad say his four children, who were with him at the concert. at 28, christopher raible had seen a battlefield before, served in afghanistan and missed by his mother. >> he's a vet. he has a shirt with a gunshot through it. sat on a lot of bombs, never blew him up. >> reporter: 32-year-old michelle veaux had a bright smile. next door neighbor dad who loved golf. >> brother-in-law the most patriotic person you ever met. i guarantee you he's fully covered in red, white and blue. >> reporter: tonight sonny melton's mother shares the pain, heartbreak felt by a nation. >> i'll miss his sm

heather melton is with us now. your loss. >> thank you, savannah. >> it is a tremendous loss. you and i were talking about sonny. >> it's a loss for the world and our community. >> i know you feel that he saved your life in those moments. >> i know he saved my life. when we realized that gunshots were going off, and that it doesn't just fireworks like everybody thought. i said, let's get down. he said, we'll get trampled, let's go. as we started to run, i felt him get shot in the back. and we fell to the ground. at that point, there was still gunfire all around us. and people were lying on the ground. and i tried to perform cpr on him in the field. >> you're a doctor. you're a surgeon. >> yes. >> did you know in your heart right then? >> as it progressed on, i did. as i was giving him cpr, he began to bleed from his mouth. and i was screaming for somebody to help me. and somebody finally did come help when the gunfire stopped. >> somebody helped you get to the hospital. >> yes. i don't know who they were. but a man

heather melton said she is alive today because her husband died shielding her. she said they tried to run away as shots were fired. >> he wrapped his arms around my back. as we started to run i felt him get shot in the back and we fell to the ground. >> she is a surgeon. she tried to save his life but her husband died at the hospital. the couple from tennessee just got married a year achlgt she said he was always her hero even before he sacrificed his life for her. go to the nbc 10 app for a slide show and more refraction survivors. >>> new this morning an underground electrical fire is causing traffic trouble. this is video of the smoke and flames. the fire is now under control. there are some power outages in the area. a cable overheated and caught fire. no one was hurt. >>> pamela osborne is tracking. >> it is where this caution area i pointed right here. this is walnut and that's 9th right there. just so you know, this incident is causing a road closure for pedestrians as well as vehicle traffic. so the 1,800 block of walnut street is closed right now as is

. >> one story is that of heather melton who attended the high school.er husband sonny was shot and killed while carrying her to safety. you'll meet other survivors and heroes and witnesses and explain what may have motivated the gunman. tonight on a special edition of 20/20, heart break and heroes. tonight at 10:00. >>> sky 7 flew over a crime scene on story road near ga galahad. reporters checked out a dispute. the woman died at the scene. paramedics rushed the man to the hospital to be treated. so far police have not released any details about a suspect or what led to these stabbings. >> the trump administration is rolling back another obama era . the administration will allow more employers toment on out of providing no cost birth control to women for religious and moral reasons. under the affordable care act, preventive services are supposed to be free of charge to employees and their dependents. the share of women employees paying their own money for birth control pills has plunged to under 4% to under 21%. california should not see any major chang

heather melton of tennessee is crediting her husband sonny for her survival. >> he wrapped his arms around me from behind and we started running. that's when i felt him get shot in the back. and we fell to the ground. >> according to sources, investigators are exploring whether paddock was looking to target the life is beautiful festival. another outdoor concert that happened in late september. abc news, las vegas. >> within the last hour, marilou danley's attorney said his client is cooperating with the investigation and had no knowledge of any plan for the shooting. >> the statement says i am devastated by the deaths and injuries that occurred and my prayers go out for the victims and their families and all of those who were hurt. >> and she said she knew stephen paddock as a caring and quiet man. >> moving organization investigators are busy reconstructing life behavior and pattern of activity of stephen paddock. regulators are pouring through records, looking for any dispute that's he may have had. as casino patron and for mandatory transaction reports involving more than $10,000. the

we're talking about the tragic but heartwarming story of heather melton.and grace and wanted to tell many about the man she lost. and investigators are trying to figure out how this happened. they are speaking to the woman who might have insight on the mind and motives of the hotel sniper. and new images emerge from the deadliest shooting spree in recent u.s. history. >> get down! >> reporter: overnight, authorities releasing dramatic body camera footage that provides a glimpse of the chaos and danger officers were facing in the shooting's first moments. >> they are shooting right at us, guy, everybody stay down, stay down. >> reporter: the officers trying to locate the shooter while coming under intense gunfire. >> reporter: muzzle flashes coming from the mandalay bay. and police clarifying just how long the bullets were firing. >> he fired off and on for somewhere between 9 and 11 minutes. >> reporter: new images from inside stephen paddock's hotel room were leaked to several news outlets, reportedly by police sources. these photos obtained by "the daily

my name is heather melton. and i live in big sandy, tennessee. sonny says that when he first saw me that i stole his heart. we kind of like to do some travelling and this year, our thing has been going to concerts. and we were very excited to come to the route 91 festival. >> my name is dean mcauley. i'm a professional firefighter up here in washington state.toh year -- route 91 harvest fest in las vegas. it's what we do. >> my name is jonathan smith and i am a copy repair technician based out of orange california. i recently just got into country music i know people are like "why is there a black guy at a country music festival, but i've always listened to country. i can listen to any country song and it'll just take me away. >> my name gianna baca and i am a cheer leader. my sister natalia baca, she's sassy like me. the best thing about being a twin is that we're always together and we're never alone so you always have a best friend with you. >> my name's lisa fine. and i have two children, and i'm a professional organizer and personal trainer,

heather melton of tennessee is crediting her husband sonny for her survival. >> he wrapped his arms around me from behind and started running and that is when i felt him get shot in the back. and we fell to the ground. >> according to sources, investigators are exploring if they were looking to target the life is beautiful festival another outdoor concert that happened in september that featured chance the rapper and lord. >>> and the horror of sunday's gun fire fresh in the wake of that massacre. "action news" anchor, jim gardner, continues our coverage live from the area where gun fire rang out a few days ago. >> reporter: good afternoon brian, we finally have visual access. police have opened the road around the mass murder location. and needless to say it has attracted ours and a lot of other people's attention. we got our first close up look at the smashed out windows in receive paddock's mandalay bay suite. and police and the fbi still have a substantial presence just outside of the concert venue while the fbi continues to investigate inside. and then there is the memorial just a blo

sonny, we are told, was protecting the love of his life, heather melton, an orthopedic surgeon. heather survived the tragedy. sonny did not and she described sonny as her night in shining armor. college professors say he was a sweet and kind spirit who loved hunting and always went out of his way for others evident in sonny's work as a registered nurse. one of the far too many heartbreaking stories of lives taken too soon. you have been learning much more about some of the victims. >> when you hear about sonny melton or his wife heather, all of the names, the malleny today of the tragedy, has so much more impact when you see the faces of some of the these victims. you learn more about who they were and the people who loved them. let's talk about sandra casey, she was 35 years old, a country music fan, also a middle school special education teacher, casey was an alumna of the college of st. joseph in rutland, vermont, and assumption college in worcester, massachusetts. her family is planning to set up a scholarship in her name. another teacher jenny parks, parks was a kindergarte

heather melton said they were in las vegas celebrating one year wedding anniversary. several victims from california have been identified on the left of your screen, susan smith, who was an office manager for school district in the la area. on the right, was a records technician for the manhattan beach police department. >> passengers are returning to our area from las vegas and sharing incredible stories, marina marraco is live at reagan national with the stories. marina. >> reporter: the three last flights in from las vegas touched down in our area, they all came in on the 8:00 hour, one into dulles, another into bwi. and an american airlines flight into reagan national airport and when we headed down to bandage claim, could see it it was face of relief and some of them actually eager to tell how they lived through last night on the strip in las vegas, this right here, this is a facebook live from one of the passengers we spoke with. she's a woman from stafford virginia. just flew in to reagan here from vegas and staying about a mile and a half north of the shooting

sonny and heather melton. this couple was celebrating their wedding anniversary. sonny was an e.r. nurse. his wife heather said he saved her life and that he grabbed me and started running when i felt him get shot in the back. they lived in tennessee. it was their first anniversary. >>> christopher roybal, a veteran who served in afghanistan, he went to the music festival with his mother. they split up there when the gunshots started. they were on opposite ends of the stage. his mother says she tried to run to where she thought her son was. people had to hold her roybal was 29. and many are praying for tina frost. that's tina on the right next to her mother. in vegas tina was shot in the head. the bullet lodged in her right eye. doctors had to remove the eye. tina is in a coma on a ventilator. she graduated from anna run dell high school. the school director talked about what a wonderful student tina was. >> she was a leader in the building. she had a passion for her sport. she had a passion for her fellow student athletes and we're just all really thinking of the entire family and

heather melton also had a storybook marriage. she was a surgeon. he was nurse.too soon. >> and we couldn't tell where the bullets were coming from. and he grabbed me from behind and started running with me. and then i felt him -- i felt him get hit in the back. >> reporter: her husband sonny shielded her, sacrificing his life to save hers. >> he took care of other people, again, at even his own expense. >> reporter: the shooting left so many children without loved ones. 54-year-old tom day jr., the best dad say his four children, who were with him at the concert. at 28, christopher roybal had seen a battlefield before. he served in afghanistan and is missed by his mother. >> he is a vet. he has a shirt with a gunshot through it. he sat on a lot of bombs and never blew them up. >> 32-year-old michelle vo had a bright smile. kurt was that next-door neighbor guy who loved golf. >> i guarantee he is fully covered in red, white and blue. >> reporter: tonight sonny melton's mother shares the pain, her heartbreak felt by a nation. >> i'll miss his smile. and i'll -- i'

sonny and heather melton were newlyweds who loved going to concerts.heather melton, wife of shootingctim sonny melton:"his name was sonny, but he was literally sunshine when he walked in a room and he smiled. he was the most selfless person that i've ever met, and even until his last breath, he proved that."when the first shots rang out, sonny grabbed heather and was pulling her to safety when he was shot in the back.he died saving her life.heather melton, wife of shooting victim sonny melton:"he saved me before even this incident... he taught me what real love was."denise and tony burditus had been married for 32 years, they were high school sweethearts.she died in his 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 leagu

sonny and heather melton were newlyweds who loved going to concerts.heather melton, wife of shootingnny melton:"his name was sonny, but he was literally sunshine when he walked in a room and he smiled. he was the most selfless person that i've ever met, and even until his last breath, he proved that."when the first shots rang out, sonny grabbed heather and was pulling her to safety when he was shot in the back.he died saving her life.heather melton, wife of shooting victim sonny melton:"he saved me before even this incident... he taught me what real love was."denise and tony burditus had been married for 32 years, they were high school sweethearts.she died in his 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 h

we've told you the heartbreaking story of heather and sonny melton. now the grieving widow is talking about the last moments together in the terror of the massacre. >> we couldn't tell where the bullets were coming from. he grabbed me from behind and started running with me. and i felt him -- felt him get hit in the back. >> she called him an extraordinary person who, as a nurse, often took care of people at his own expense. we have continuing coverage on air and on line. you can find more reaction from local witnesses and a timeline of how the events unfolded on the nbc10 app. >>> in philadelphia's logan neighborhood, a father and son are reunited after someone stole the man's car with the 8-year-old boil sitting inside. police tell us the father got out of the car to check a property that he owns near brown street last night. a man riding a bike jumped in and drove away. he drove about half a mile before getting out and running off. the father and son are doing okay. and get this -- someone else stole the bike the suspect was riding. >>> a chemical

heather melton visited the memorial of her husband sonny. >> i think there's just kind of micked erk of grief and sad but also of joy and appreciation here supporting the ones who lost their lives. >> sonny was hailed a hero shielding heather from the gunfire. the registered nurse saving his wife's life, one last selfless act. and later today vice president mike pence expected to touch down here in las vegas. he will make remarks to city leaders and then he will make remarks to a community trying so hard to heal. >> steve patterson for us this morning in las vegas. thank you. >>> two and a half weeks after hurricane maria devastated puerto rico, residents are still trying to get back to life as normal. but a dire situation remains for so many as vice president pence learned when he visited the island on friday. nbc's ron mott is in san juan with that part of our coverage. good morning. >> reporter: hi, kristen. good morning to you. the vice president tried to reassure people that not only is more help on the way but help is already here and will be for the foreseeable future. >> if y

we told you about the heartbreaking story of heather and sonny melton. now this grieving widow is talking about their last moments together. >> we couldn't tell where the bullets were coming from. he grabbed me from behind and started running with me. i felt him -- of the him get hit in the back. >> heather called sonny an extraordinary person who as a nurse often took care of people at his own expense. >>> today president trump and the first lady are heading to las vegas to meet with survivors and first responders. the first lady will also talk with people who were at the concert and helped save lives when the shooting started. >>> today the gun violence debate will be brought to the house floor in washington. house democratic leader nancy pelosi along with congressman john lewis are expected to demand immediate passage of a bipartisan bill to strengthen background checks. former congresswoman gabby giffords is also expected to be there. she resigned from congress, you'll remember, after a gunman shot her in the head in 2011. >>> people who want stricte

in the last hour we brought you heather and sonny melton's story. nmy saved heather's life but it was take thatly wounded. we want to tell you about at a couple enjoying their weekend. they had been married for 32 years. they were childhood sweet hearts. i spoke with tony earlier today. >> tell me about denise. you were high school sweat hearts. >> we were. we met in high school and married thereafter. been married 32 years. denise always had a smile on her face and she never met a stranger. she could bein the grocery store line and start talking you to or at a concert with 20, 30,000 people and she would be talking. >> making friends. >> absolutely. life of her surroundings. >> when did you know she was the one? >> in high school. >> really? that's incredible. >> and i have in 32 years it grew stronger every day. it just got better every day. >> did you know right away that something was bad happening? some people we talked to thought it was pyrotechnics. >> bewhen we stood there affected and she asked me if it was gunfire. it was during the second

in the last hour we brought you heather and sonny melton's story. sonny saved heather's life but was fatally wounded. we want to tell you about denise and tony. they were enjoying a weekend here away from their home in west virginia. they had been married for 32 years. they were childhood sweethearts. i spoke with tony earlier today. >> tell me about denise. you were high school sweathearts. >> we were. we met in high school and married thereafter. been married 32 years. denise always had a smile on her face and she never met a stranger. you could be in a grocery store line and start talking you to or at a concert with 20, 30,000 people and she would be talking. >> making friends. >> absolutely. life of her surroundings. >> when did you know she was the one? >> in high school. >> really? that's incredible. >> and i have in 32 years it grew stronger every day. it just got better every day. >> did you know right away that something was bad happening? some people we talked to thought it was pyrotechnics. >> exactly what i thought. we stood there affecte

police say sonny melton died in the attack while protecting his wife heather from the shooter she toldeporter that melton saved her life and lost his. the country music vest festival had a crowd of 22,000 including people from our area. bob and katie fur meister of horsham at the festival on the strip last night they took pictures in front of the stage earlier in the dean of evening and shortly before gunfire started they talked with our chris o'connell a little while ago about the terror. >> all of us were just having fun, you know. >> singing. >> that's it. >> singing and dancing. >> and somebody just goes and -- >> messes it you will up. >> that's it. >> we just wish it was a nightmare and it was over. >> that pop, pop, pop i just get sick and i just -- >> it's hard. >> i can't handle it. >> ♪ breaking news coverage continues. we are now hearing those panic calls to 911. >> and hospitals trying to treat hundreds of patients and they need your help. sean? >>> iain, in sports it's all about legarrette blount the reason the eagles wouldn't yesterday. he ran like a beast. hear why yeste

and sonny melton, nurse who died lying on top of wife heather, protecting her.ol. she could feel the bullets hitting her husband's backs. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us, this story getting worse all day

sonny melton was at the concert with his wife heather. he grabbed her and told her to run, and as he did so, sonny was shot in the back. >> he saved me. he taught me what real love was. i remember looking at him on the day that he died before and thanking god that i knew what real love was. >> heather and sonny had been married just 15 months and were living in tennessee. sonny was 29 years old. >>> police and private security were out in force at shoreline theater tonight as imagine dragons took the stage. joe is there with their message to the crowd. >> reporter: yes, they've been belting out songs since about 9:30 this evening. clearly it was a struggle for them to take the stage, but they did it anyway. for imagine dragons of las vegas, the pain is sharp. lead singer dan reynolds made a short but emotional statement. >> our hearts are heavy, our hearts are with the victims, the families, with our friends, our neighbors who have been effected by this great tragedy. >> i'm sure as a performer they're nervous to be back on stage. we were

and sonny melton, nurse who died lying on top of wife heather, protecting her. she grew up in sebastopol. she could feel the bullets hitting her husband's backs. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us, this story getting worse all day long. death toll at 59 now following the massacre in las vegas. >> at least 527 people were hurt. >> learning more about the shooter, stephen paddock. las vegas police found 18 guns along with explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition when they searched his home. >> looking at las vegas city hall where a prayer vigil is scheduled to begin now. lana zak is in vegas with the investigation. >> reporter: gunfire came too quickly to count. bullets tearing into a crowd of 22,000 people out to enjoy a night of music on the vegas strip. jason aldean in the middle of a set when the hail of bullets rained down. >> some were falling and some screaming and yelling. >> people dropping around us. a lot of dead bodies, people just piling on top of whoever, even if they're bleeding or not. >> we ran, and we ran

sonny melton was at the festival with his wife heather. she says he grabbed her and told her to run. as they did so, sonny was shot in the back. >> he saved me before [ indiscernible ] taught me what real love was. i remember looking at him on the day that he died before and thanking god that i knew what real love was. >> the meltons had been married for 15 months and were living in tennessee. sonny was 29. >>> the president is set to visit las vegas today. yesterday he was in puerto rico where 34 deaths are now linked to hurricane maria. the president helped relief efforts by throwing rolls of paper toils into a crowd of people here who were seeking supplies in a san juan church. >> i hate to tell you, puerto rico, but you have thrown our budget out of whack. [ laughter ] >> because we have spent a lot of money on puerto rico and that's fine. we've saved a lot of lives. >> the president also said that puerto rico should be congratulated for its low death toll compared to katrina. the governor estimates that puerto rico has $90 billion in

. >> sonny melton of tennessee passed away while presenting his wife heather. sonny was a registered nurse. one friend calls him a sweet, kind spirit. >> rachel parker was one of two employees of the manhattan beach police department shot there. she passed away at a vegas hospital. friends call her enthusiasm for life infectious. >> sandy casey was a special manhattan beach, california. remembered for her sense of humor and devotion to students. >> so many of them being remembered as they should. well, coming up, the chilling look inside the gunman's arsenal. the discovery inside the hotel room and what we're learning about the heavy artillery he used to end the lives of those 59 people. >> and see how jimmy kimmel weighed in last night on america's gun culture and who he says is really running america. i did everything i could to make her party perfect. ses could get hit by an expensive septic disaster. but for only $7 a month, rid-x helps break down waste. avoid a septic disaster with rid-x. i'm joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often hel

sonny melton grabbed his wife, heather, and was ushering her to safety when he was shot in the back. he died trying to save her. >> most people started scattering and climbed the fence. i had to stay with my buddy. >> reporter: mike kronk rushed to save his friend, shot three times in the chest. >> we got him over the fence and slid him under a stage so we were safe. >> reporter: vanessa, an off-duty nurse, initially ran for cover as well. then her training kicked in and she ran back into harm's way. >> we went back because i'm a nurse and i just felt that i had to. so i went to three different scenes. by the time i got to the third one, there were just dead bodies. >> reporter: addison short was shot in the leg while trying to get away. a stranger came to her aid. >> and so i dove under this bar to get cover and this guy helped me grab my foot because it was just gushing out blood everywhere. i just want to -- if the guy that helped me is watching, i really just want to tell him how grateful i am for basically saving my life. >> reporter: addison says she never got the man's name. a

melton was from tennessee. he was a registered nurse. his wife heatheran orthopedic surgeon and she was with him at the time and she survived the shooting and with an estimated 515 people injured a lot of people in the crowd as you heard alexandra talk about, total strangers helping one another becoming sudden first responders and using t-shirts as tourniquets and i want to show you this one picture. look at this. it is a luggage cart from a hotel used -- do you see this girl on it dangling off now as a makeshift stretcher. cnn's stephanie e lamb outside the university medical center and the only medical center in the entire state of nevada. what are you hearing about the victims because gunshot wounds, that is challenging for doctors and nurses. >> reporter: well, the good thing, brooke, if you can find a silver lining this center trains for this, and at no point were they overwhelmed by the number of patients and we are talking about 104 patients that came here, some by ambulance, some by taxis and some by private vehicles coming for the ascension and

. >>> 29-year-old sonny melton was a nurse from tennessee. he died shielding his wife heather, who is a doctor and sonoma county native. >> rachael parker was a 10-year veteran of the police department in manhattan beach. she was 33 years old. >> jenny parks a mother of two was a kindergarten teacher from los angeles county. her husband bobby was also injured. >> and angie gomez was a former cheerleader at riverside poly graduating two years ago. >>> kenneth craig looks at more of the victim stories from las vegas. >> reporter: they were daughters and sons, fathers and mothers. broken-hearted family members are remembering a victim from california who leaves behind four children. >> the older of the two youngest just calling mommy today. you know? that just breaks my heart. >> reporter: john from santa clarita california also had four children. friends say they will miss the general contractor singing on the job and always lending a helping hand. >> this is a -- a really great guy that, unfortunately, a lot of people are never going to get to know. >> reporter: cameron robinso

when shots rang out, melton grabbed his wife heather and gran to usher her to safety when he was shot. he saved his life and . >> an off-duty nurse ran back into danger. >> we went back because i'm a nurse and i felt that i had to. so i went to three different scenes. by the time i got to the third one, there was just dead bodies. >> she also found that heroes were all around her. >> there was some people just normal citizens, doctors, cops, paramedics, nurses off duty, everyone communicating and working together. it was completely horrible, but it was >>> his friend was shot three times in the chest. >> most people started scattering and they climbed the fence, but i had to stay with my buddy. so we got him over the fence once the fire stopped and slid him under the stage so we were safe. my first thoughts were for my buddy. i wanted to make sure he was taken care of rs but, you know, we were pretty much yelling at everybody to stay down, you know. that was what with he needed to do. >> and some heroes we may never know. amy and crystal were shielded from bullets from a man they had

sunny melton died shielding his wife from gunfire. his wife is heather milton. a coworker says the couple was in las vegas celebrating their first wedding anniversary. >>> a young man from canada is identified as one of those killed. jordan was days away from his 24th birthday. a woman attending the concert said he died in her arms. >>> and another victim from canada was a single mother of 4. >> several victims were from southern california. sandy was a special ed teacher. the school said she made a tremendous difference in the lives of students and families. they are providing counseling to staff and students. susan smith worked at vista elementary for 16 years. rachel parker worked at the manhattan beach police department which says she will be missed. >>> the wife of a san francisco police officer is unaccounted for after the concert. the officer and his wife got separated in the chaos.>> reporter: no one has seen or heard from stacy since 10:30 pm last night. that is when shots rang out with the jason aldeen concert in las vegas. stacy was with friends and h

melton. they have been in vegas. heatherto see church in nashville. >> section three. row f. there is empty seats. that's their seats. i will tell you, the reason i'm here, the reason i'm here tonight is because of heather and sonny. >> dana: i tweeted the article. you can see the whole thing. he said music is the only way he knows how to fix anything. >> marie: rex tillerson had to tell the president yesterday he was still loyal. afterwards, bob corker, republican senator who was retiring said it was tillerson, secretary mattis, and john kelly said they are separating our country from chaos. corker is retiring. i think you're going to see more truth telling from the senator. it is watch this space. >> lisa: dogs bring a lot of love. the lutheran church charities and their canine comfort dogs left for las vegas monday to bring comfort for the victims and those affected. >> jesse: set your dvrs. never miss an episode of "the five." "special report" it's up next. three when the gunman behind the deadliest mass shooting in u.s.

sonny melton, a tennessee husband and nurse on the right. he died while protecting his wife heather, as bullets rain the down on him. i felt him get shot in the back, she told reporters. among the victim, teachers, etd cational professionals. susan smith, an office manager in simi valley, california. manhattan beach special education teacher, sandy casey. her student in mourning. >> it was painful. a lot of pain in the campus. >> reporter: a police records two las vegas metropolitan police officers were also hit. the sheriff emotional. >> one was critical. but he's stable. one of my officers was off duty, attending the concert and lost his life. >> reporter: and amidst the horror, we are also learning of astonishing acts of heroic bravery, huddling together, carrying the injured through the chaos to safety, using their own bodies as protection. >> many going over their wives or girlfriends to block them. >> reporter: michelle schmid, packing her car with strangers. >> i called my husband and told him i love him and my little girl in case i didn't make it. >> reporter: brian claypool

melton. his mom calls her son's smile infectious. his wife and best friend, heather, remembers it well. >> his name is sonny but he literally was sunshine when he walked in the room and he smiled. >> is that what you noticed about him? >> absolutely. >> it was? >> yes. >> heather's a surgeon, sonny a nurse. and they shared a calling, shared the or becae they didn't want to be apart. i mean, there was hardly --. i know we were newlyweds, but we had been together for about five years. i don't remember a time we were walking we weren't holding hands. we fell asleep holding hands. it was -- you know, my mom talked about he walked by and he just had to touch my shoulder. we just wanted to be together. >> together back home in big sandy, tennessee, together in las vegas, together in the concert, together in the terror, the gunfire, the chaos, together till the end. sonny melton, who lived to save lives, died saving heather. >> i have no doubt in my mind he sacrificed his life for me. but i think he would do it for other people he didn't even know. i just feel that he is --