eric: now we go to the jacksonville sheriff department, sheriff mike williams has a conference on theer today with multiple fatalities. let's listen. >> as we await the audio to get prepared for a moment there, we will bring up today. authorities said they were multiple fatalities at a gamers contest, madden 19. one suspect is dead they have not yet released his identity. they did not say what the motive was. one witness in the game tells fox news that it was a gamer who lost and then got angry and quote - went crazy and just started shooting apparently. we are now waiting for the news conference. as officials are about to give the sign that they will begin. it is a tragic mass shooting in our country. especially in this sudden manner in which you had young people, the minimum age of 16 years old, participating in a gamers contest. the madden nfl contest. to potentially go to las vegas to play in this game. we will bring the news conference as soon as it begins. we thought it was but there has been a delay. we will have that in a moment. arthel: will get back to the most important sto

the jacksonville sheriff department has described it as a mass shooting.but they say that many people have been wounded, there are reports of multiple fatalities, many people having been taken to hospital, but one suspect is said to be dead at the scene, thatis is said to be dead at the scene, that is according to the sheriff department. what the swat team office rs department. what the swat team officers are doing at the moment is combing the area, apparently a lot of people have taken refuge in locked and closed off areas and they are encouraging them to stave where they are not move and they say they will come and get them to safety. they are also advising local people and members of the media to stay, as they put it, a long way away. and using social media interestingly to get that message to people who may be in hiding? absolutely, putting the messages out. they have been very good at updating people twitter, the jacksonville sheriff department. and it appears, although the details are very sketchy at the moment, that this is a very serious shooting i

we are learning that the jacksonville sheriff's department is going to be holding a press conference in 30 minutes from now. we will bring it to you as it happen happens. the jacksonville police are saying that one suspect is dead, and it is unknown if there is a second suspect. the authorities are warning the people to stay away from the area known as the jacksonville landing area saying it is not safe at this time. we are told that gun fire erupted at at a game bar during what is known as a madden x-box gaming tournament at a game bar there in jacksonville. we have video of what appears to be the shooting while the tournament was being streamed live. we want to the warn you that what you will hear is disturbing. >> it is going to be hard to get it on screen. it is a lot. >> it is not a tough out today. not an easy out -- excuse me. [ gunshots ] oh, [ bleep ]. what is he shooting with? >>> that is as it was happening and people were part tof the video gaming tournament. let's bring in the reporter vic micolucci from wjxt in jacksonville, florida, and what can you tell us, are vic? >>

. >> it's important to note that the jacksonville sheriff's department not only tweeting out informationso information for citizens in jacksonville, one of the things they said is stay far away. very, very far away. this includes the media. it is for your safety. we cannot stress enough to stay many blocks away. ted williams who is with us, that led you to to believe the incident is not or were or they are not sure it's over. and by that i mean that they have a suspect or gunman down. you are listening on the tape, give us your thoughts from the number of shots. there were a number of people still there because we could hear their screams. >> just listening to the gunfire, that is chilling in and of itself. clearly what we don't know and what law-enforcement is if they neutralize the shooter or shooter. when you listen there, have to agree, it appears as though it's coming from an automatic or semi automatic weapon. but, there is a great deal of confusion there. and a great deal of panic when these kinds of situations happen. so, what is going on right now my assumption is that swat team

the jacksonville sheriff's department posted a tweet telling people in the area to stay far away from the area. the area is not safe at this time and they repeated, stay away. there is one suspect identified by the sheriff's office as a white male who is dead at the scene. elaine, they say there are no other suspects involved. >> chilling to hear that audio. tony dokoupil, thank you. >>> we turn now to the outpouring of respect for senator john mccain. from the nation's capital to his home state of arizona, flags are flying at half staff in his honor. the vietnam war hero and maverick lawmaker died saturday just days before his 82nd birthday. and exactly nine years after senator ted kennedy died from the same type of aggressive brain cancer. a police escort ushered mccain's body from his hometown of sedona to phoenix where he will lie in state. tributes have been pouring in from presidents trump, obama, clinton, carter and the bushes. mccain is being remembered as a patriot of the highest order. nancy cordes has more tonight from arizona. >> reporter: arizonians laid flowers and flags

let‘s ta ke let‘s take you like to jacksonville in florida, where the sheriff ‘s department is givinge media as we come together to provide the meat —— the community for an update dismissing rumours regarding the events that took place earlier today. here is what we know. this afternoon, there was a madden 19 event atjackson lending. 911 calls came in stating that people have been shot inside a. two minutes later, at 1:36 p.m., officers were on cnet outside. shortly thereafter, businesses in the lending were not down as other patrol units work to evacuate the area. when the swat teams arrived on thing they also detailed a sweep of the lending. so there were three deceased individuals at the scene. one of those being the suspect who took his own life. there were nine victims transported byjf aditya ta re victims transported byjf aditya tare area hospitals, several of those had gunshot wounds. in addition, there were two additional gunshot victims that sell transported themselves to local hospitals. i am transported themselves to local hospitals. iam happy transported themselves to loca

we have a sheriff's tweet from the sheriff's department in jacksonville. shooting at the jacksonville landing. stay away from the area, the area is not safe at this time. stay away. joining me now is retired atf special agent in charge and msnbc contributor, jim cavanaugh. jim, i want your reaction to this. first, as i said here, jacksonville landing sounds like a mall-like space on the st. john's river in jacksonville. your counsel at this point, seeing what we're seeing, your reaction. >> you know, real fast, police response. this is right in downtown jacksonville. this is the main entertainment venue outside in jacksonville. the sheriff's office in jacksonville is the city police. they incorporated the city and the county police many years ago back when i was a florida officer. so the county and the city is the same force. it's run by the sheriff. and they're all there in force. it's a big, big force. hopefully they've located and stopped the killing. that's the main objective of the first responding officers. and then, of course, immediately to treat t

the jacksonville sheriff's office advising those who are on or near that facility to hunker down, stay put, as sheriff's departmenttinues to conduct a methodical search of the jacksonville landing. a tweet there you see on your screen from marco rubio, indicating he has reached out to federal law enforcement agencies for their help in coordinating an investigation into what happened at that facility in jacksonville, florida. it seems tied to a madden video game competition that was taking place at the jacksonville landing. we've also heard from the governor of florida today, from governor rick scott, who says he has been in touch with local law enforcement with the sheriff's office in jacksonville. he's been in touch with state law enforcement, as well. something we'll continue to monitor here on msnbc. >>> i want to turn back to the other news, referring the life and legacy of senator john mccain. funeral arrangements under way for the arizona senator. last night his body arrived at a fuel r funeral home in phoenix. a successor for his seat will not be named until after the burial. that is according to the govern

jacksonville police department saying they're still trying to investigate this, still trying to find out if there were any potential suspects. i'll read you the direct post that was published by the jacksonville sheriff'sone suspect is dead at the scene and that it is unknown at this time if they have a second suspect. however, the search is being conducted. so far from what we've heard from sources on the ground and some of our reporting teams right now at cnn, it doesn't seem to indicate there could be a second suspect, but police are still investigating that right now. as we mentioned, this shooting only happened about an hour and a half ago or so. >> and still waiting to hear the circumstances of the death of the suspect. polo sandoval, thank you so much. we'll be right back. what will you discover with a lens made by essilor? sharper vision, without limits. days that go from sun up to sun down. a whole world in all its beauty. three innovative technologies for our ultimate in vision, clarity, and protection. together in a single lens. essilor ultimate lens package. purchase the essilor ultimate lens package and get a second pair of qualifying lenses free. essilor. better sight. better life. ♪ noto

this live on the scene in northern florida in jacksonville with the very latest. phil? >> the sheriff's departmenteasing an official motive at this point but according to one witness, the gamer, the suspect and killer apparently lost and then pulled out a gun and started shooting. the landing here in downtown jacksonville over my shoulder very popular place with restaurants, bars and shops, live music but suddenly everything changed dramatically at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. >> people were being trampled. people were hiding. everybody was screaming in fear. >> a friend who was inside told me when everything started happening, a lot of guys actually like barricaded themselves in a very large bathroom and they were behind the stalls. so they stayed in there the expire time there was really no way to escape where we were playing from. like you were pinned in there. >> this was a qualifying tournament for the madden nfl championship series. the winners here get the right to go to vegas and compete for a total purse of 200 grand. the suspect and killer, the only person police and sheriff deputies say is

jacksonville. the fbi to any investigative leads outside ofjacksonville. the fbi in baltimore and others are resisting in the investigation. this highlights a strong partnerships that the fbi, the sheriff office and other departmentsresponded quickly and efficiently to stop it also highlights the effectiveness of the training that we do together and the exercises in preparing from tragedies such as this. the sheriff responded within two minutes. they should be very proud. i want to reiterate one final time that if you have any videos all make information, share it with the sheriff's offers as soon as you can. thank you very much. a tough day for us. thank you very much. a tough day for us. as you can imagine, we would not have been able to get to this point without the tremendous response from state and federal agencies coming together. moving forward, we will be releasing information about potential street closures and other things in acted because of the investigation. business closures. it will be a small footprint, it will not be all over town. we will give detailed information about that. reporter: was he a game in the competition? he was a gamer. did he know the victims? i do not know the answer. what can yo