kerry sanders, nbc news, florida. >> good for that mom. >>> when we come back, we'll meet a man who sits between two countries and wields a great deal of power. next at 6: frustrations with a popular vacation home rental site. ===take vo=== nbc bay area responds. what you should know before listing your property. ===raj/take vo=== plus, new questions over presidential polls after hillary clintons' decisive victory in california. we have the reality check. ===raj/next close=== next. >>> finally tonight, if you've been to niagara falls, you know firsthand the sheer power of the spectacular force of nature. but did you know all that power lies in the hands of one man who has two countries watching his every move. we get his story tonight from harry smith. >> reporter: niagara falls, one of the great natural wonders of the world. every day, hordes of plastic tourists purposely get as close as they can get. spoiler alert, they get really wet. >> how much water is coming over the edge here? >> over the canadian falls, we have 100,000 cubic feet per second. >> reporter: peter should know. he co

so i don't approve of mateen speaking to nbc's kerry sanders about his son carrying out the attack in orlando. he said he was shocked when he learned what happened. he also says he shares the pain that the family of the victims are going through. we'll have more on that interview a little later in the show. >> now to the woman who may know the killer best, his ex-wife. >> ms. yusufiy calls mateen a sick person. >> he was mentally unstable and mentally ill. >> it's been nearly a decade since yusufiy says she's communicated with mateen or his family. they were only together about foyer mon four months before she filed for divorce. >> everything that i understand for to not have that more than anything, i was so, so deeply people who lost their loved ones and the families that are now suffering. the people that are wounded, that are healing. >> nbc news has not independently confirmed that mateen had any kind of mental disorder. >>> back at the live desk, lawmakers are already starting to push for gun control. right now, senator bob casey in pennsylvania is holding a news conference. he

tonight, nbc's kerry sanders spoke to the people on the bike and r0r9s these type of accidents are onhe rise. >> reporter: consider versus motorcycle, a road rage incident captured on a cell phone. in slow motion, the car turns right and then accelerates over the motorcycle. >> did you think the guy was trying to kill you. >> absolutely. without a doubt. >> reporter: returning from a observance in florida when a car began to weave in task. they ended up at a red light and words were exchanged. >> the window was down when we pulled up next to him. >> and he said. >> i can't say it on tv. >> and you said. >> i can't say that either. >> he has a broken leg and his girlfriend a painful road rash. >> what do you think when you look at that. >> i have watched it so many time and i'm mortified. >> i get chills. >> the driver 31-year-old robert vance who according to the police report admitted to hitting the motorcycle and leaving the scene before he was arrested. the florida highway patrol says vance already had his license suspended and is a habitual offender charged with leaving the scene

kerry sanders, nbc news, florida. >>> we're back in a moment with a visitor making time fly at a rareck museum. >>> tighter safety measures are being put into place at the cincinnati zoo after that 3-year-old little boy fell in the gorilla enclosure. a new barrier like this will be up when the exhibit opens next week. zookeepers killed an endangered gorilla to save that child. this week police examined the actions of the boy's family. they turned those findings over to prosecutors now. >>> overseas, days of near non-stop rain triggered historic deadly flooding across europe. thousands forced to evacuate in germany and france and unbelievable scenes of water-logged paris where people are trapped in their homes cut off as roads turn into rivers. the situation is now so dire the louvre will shut down tomorrow to allow museum officials to evacuate priceless art at risk of being damaged. >>> tonight, proof that time really can fly. a camera at a pennsylvania museum caught a visitor fiddling with a rare clock when, yes, it came flying off the wall in pieces. after a half-hearted attempt to

kerry sanders, nbc news, tampa. >>> important changes tonight in the guidance over the zika virus. the world health organization said if you have traveled to a country with an outbreak of zika, you should practice safe sex or abstain for eight weeks, double the previous guidance. and men who have shown zika symptoms are now advised to wait six months before trying to conceive with their partners. >>> in chicago, the memorial day weekend was a shockingly violent one. over three days, 68 people were shot. to put that in perspective, that's more people shot in one weekend than wounded in a typical month in iraq. chicago police desperate to stop a crisis are now leaning on technology to pinpoint who is likely the next perpetrator, and victim. nbc's ron mott tonight with the story. >> every morning you wake up, someone shot. >> reporter: her son, garvin whitmore, father of two, veronica lopez, just 15 -- >> i just want my baby. >> reporter: -- new victims of a violent deadly wave this spring, shootings up 55%, murder 65% higher than a year ago. and come summer, historically, even more b

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nbc's kerry sanders has that story. >> reporter: parents live in fear of what you're watching. a stranger grabs a 13-year-old girl and tries to drag her out of the dollar store, all caught on store security cameras. >> attempted kidnapping just occurred. >> reporter: the teenager's mom heroically fights to get her daughter free. he finally gives up and runs out of the store. >> all units to dollar general. >> reporter: the suspect 30-year-old craig leslie bonello is charged with kidnapping and child abuse. he was captured because just moments after he ran out the front door of the dollar store here, in walked off duty deputy john behnen. >> started yelling at me, john, he just tried to kidnap a girl. >> reporter: a bystander shot this video on her cell phone and by then deputy behnen had pulled his patrol car around back, blocking the suspect's car. >> i started to bang on the glass with my firearm. >> reporter: attempted kidnappings by someone the family does not know is very rare, less than 1% of abductions are by a complete stranger. about 66% of the victims of those nonfami

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nbc kerry sanders has the story. >> reporter: parents live in fear of what you're watching. a stranger grabs a 13-year-old girl and tries to drag her out of a dollar store, all caught on store security cameras. the teenager's mom heroically fights to get her daughter free. the man keeps dragging and he finally gives up and runs out of the store. the suspect 30-year-old craig bonello is in custody charged with kidnapping and child abuse. bonello was captured because moments after he ran out the front door of the dollar store here, in walked off-duty deputy john boehnen. >> started yelling at me he just tried to kidnap a girl. >> reporter: a bystander st deputy had pulled his patrol car around back and blocking the suspect's car. >> i started banging on the glass with my firearm. >> reporter: attempted kidnapping with a family does not know is very rare. less than 1% of abductions by a complete stranger and 66% of those nonfamily child abductions are girls. >> if it hadn't been for that mother's act shins we could be dealing with a tragedy right now. >> reporter: his client is

watch kerry sanders' report coming up at 7:00 on the "today" show. >>> these past 24 hours have beenfor many family members. this morning authorities identified more victims killed in the terror attack. >> kris sanchez is tracking their stories for us and brings us more now. >> good morning. believe it or not, some families are still waiting for official word that their loved one is not coming home but already suspect the worse. the gunman killed 49 people, all of whom have been identified by police. only 26 families have gotten that official notice. those names are public. 53 people were injured in the shooting. most of them still in the hospital. nbcbayarea.com we are posting the victims' photos and a little about their lives as quickly as we can, responsibly and respectively. edward sotomayor worked for a travel company. luis vielma worked at harry potter. kimberly morris worked as a bouncer. and a pharmacy tech whose mother was waiting at home. this is the mother of 30-year-old eddie justice whose son was texting her for 45 minutes as the gunman made his way to the bathroom where

kerry sanders, thank you. let's turn now to the political firestorm erupting on the presidential campaign trail after this awful tragedy. donald trump today going on tv and he seemed to be suggesting that maybe president obama doesn't want to stop terrorists. nbc's katy tur has that story. >> reporter: donald trump taking a dark turn, suggesting president obama can't stop terror, because he doesn't want to. >> he doesn't get it. or he gets it better than anybody understands, and either one is unacceptable. >> reporter: late today, the white house pushing back. >> look at the president's record. it speaks for itself. that record includes a lot of dead terrorists. >> reporter: trump also going head-to-head with hillary clinton, in dueling addresses on national security. while trump attacks, falsely criticizing clinton's stance on guns -- >> she wants to take away americans' guns. admit the very people who want to slaughter us, let them come into the country. we don't have guns. let them come in. let them have al

kerry sanders joining us live from claharleston as the storm moves off the coast there.> reporter: good morning. 11,000 people waking up this morning without electricity as you noted, some powerful winds. some people believe that they actually heard tornadoes. this was during the evening hours so they couldn't actually spot it, but there is a trail of devastation in the wake of this transparency, transparency co t colin. some areas already soaked and more rain today. even though what is basically called the eye of colin, a very loosely organized storm, even though the eye is now off the stepped about 500 miles down into the west coast of florida south of tampa where they could get up to another 3 inches today. so a lot of eyes still on the situation. schools that closed early, governments that closed early will be reopened again today as those flights canceled are expected to be resumed today. but tropical storm colin leave a memory that as we enter this hurricane season with now three named storms, those who have not been through this sort of weather need to recognize t

nbc's kerry sanders is in fort pierce, florida, where he has been gathering what he can outside the terrorist's apartment complex. kerry? >> reporter: brian, the search for answers to understand whether this gunman acted alone or whether he worked in concert with anybody else. the fbi and the federal authorities are telling us thus far what they have discovered is this appears to be a case of a lone wolf. but nonetheless, they are at the apartment complex here and i short distance away at the gunman's parents' home. this was the scene at the gunman's parents' home earlier today. you can see a large number of authorities that are there, lawmen from the fbi, from the state department of law enforcement as well as representatives of from the local sheriff's office taking out pieces of evidence in bags and boxes, looking at what eventually will be examined inside a lab to determine whether there may be something, we're not sure, but there may be computers there, something that will give fingerprints, digital fingerprints to explain whether this was a case of a lone wolf. here at the home where he l

nbc's kerry sanders was in charleston, south carolina where that storm made landfall. >> this morning, tropical storm colin is taking aim at the carolina coast, a powerful, one-two punch, torrential rains and damaging winds. >> it's a mess. >> reporter: th as the storm swept over a house in jacksonville. seen from two angles the homeowner convinced it was one of several reported tornadoes. the roof ripped off in seconds. overnight, a path of destruction through florida and parts of georgia. >> it was so fast. it just went by so fast. >> reporter: fast and furious. thousands without power this morning. along the coast, water spouts spotted just offshore and high waves crashing over sea walls and swamping the deck of this waterfront bar on st. petersburg beach and flooding low-lying areas. in parts of florida, sinking some, leaving others adrift. a sarasota police officer fighting to save this one, and off bradenton beach, a dramatic rescue. mauricio gonzalez and his elderly mother saved by the coast guard. this is all that's left of their kerry sanders, nbc news, charleston, south caro

kerry sanders, nbc news, charleston, south carolina. >>> well, we are really heating up outside right now. temperatures in the 80s already, philadelphia now coming in at 81 degrees. 76 through many of our pennsylvania suburbs. here's a close look at your neighborhood temperatures. 84, parkside in the philadelphia area, 84 west mt. airy. 81 degrees in bustleton. these numbers will be getting into about the mid to upper 80 throughout the afternoon today. also with your new neighborhood weather, your seven-day forecast is always scrolling at the bottom of the screen for you. philadelphia skyline looking good, or at least what we see of the comcast center. sunny skies outside in philadelphia right now. by 1:00 p.m., 84 degrees should be the temperature. at least through most of the philadelphia area. some spots, some neighborhoods are coming in at 84 right now. by 4:00 p.m., we could see an isolated shower around with temperatures still in the mid-80s. a look at the radar. heavy rain offshore. that rain is moving away. we're dry, but we have a cold front off to our west. now, today, we're

kerry sanders has the latest on the changes being made at the disney resort in the wake of the attack. >> reporter: this morning, on the closed beach near the seven seas lagoon where lane graves was killed on tuesday, a temporary barrier. new signs with pictures warning guests of the dangers of alligators and snakes. disney says they're working on long term solutions. but as they evaluate their procedures, more images surfacing of guests' encounters with gators. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: this video obtained by tmz shows an alligator climbing on a raft on disney rivers of america. this woman applauds the new changes but feels they're long overd overdue. >> it's such a shame, disney knew this was a problem. we wrote a letter, we complained. >> reporter: disney says in a statement, "we are reinforcing training with our casts for reporting sightings of wildlife." even with all the attention on this attack, some public relations experts believe this will not hurt disney in the long run. >> this is a single moment in time, surely a tragic moment in time. it's something that will actually

kerry sanders reports. >> the fence is new, so, too, are the signs.nly at the grand floridian hotel where lane graves was attacked by an alligator and killed, but also at disney's polynesian hotel and for miles around the seven-season lagoon. this, as the chaos of that night one week ago unfolded in a 911 call by a woman who wasn't reamy sure what was happening. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> grand floridian, please. someone drowning in the lagoon, lake. >> monday in nebraska, the graves family held a wake. blue ribbons handed out to mourners. a group of close-knit family and friends watched a video tribute to the toddler. his father finding the strength to talk about the devastating loss of their beloved youngest child. online, his parents announced they're setting up a foundation in his memory, losing lane has broken our hearts in the worst possible way, they write. while there is no way to mend our hearts, we can do good work in his honor. >> that was kerry sanders reporting. matthew and melissa graves say 100% of the donations to the foundation

a description his mother told nbc's kerry sanders she doesn't recognize. >> did you know that your son could do this? >> no, never. >> reporter: nbc news spoke with former class mates who declined to talk on camera. they said mateen made light of 9/11, immediately following the attack. >> on 9/11, he was getting on the bus, making plane sounds, acting like he was a plane holding his arms out. like he would hit a building. >> reporter: more recently, two people who knew him well, his ex-wife and former colleague had strikingly similar impressions. both describe mateen's violent outbursts. >> he was bipolar and he would get mad out of nowhere. that's when i started worrying about my safety, and then after a few months he started abusing me physically. >> he would kick things and throw things and slam his hands down and have a violent outburst of rage. >> reporter: former police officer daniel gilroy worked with mateen as a security guard at this gated community in port st. lucie. >> did he talk about things that made you uncomfortable. >> yes, always. he always referred to every other ra

nbc's kerry sanders is in orlando this morning.ney taki taking. >> reporter: there are efforts now disney to keep tourists and alligators as far apart as possible. experts say when you've got a piece of property about the size of san francisco and it is reclaimed swamp, you'll never be able to get rid of all the alligators. this morning on the closed beach near the seven seas lagoon where lane graves was killed on tuesday, a temporary barrier. new signs with pictures warning guests of the dangers of alligators and snakes. disney says they're working on long-term solutions, but as they evaluate their procedures, more images surfacing of guests encounters with gators. this video filmed among ago and obtained by tmz shows an alligator climbing on a raft on disney's rivers of america. when connie whalen was on vacation with her family four years ago, she took these photos of an alligator near a resort beach. she said she had no idea gators might be lurking near to where her kids are playing. she applause the new changes but feels they'

kerry sanders is standing by in the neighborhood of the shooter in this case, the deceased shooter in for tshoot er in fort pierce, florida. >> we're here where there is an ongoing investigation at the apartment. they have asked most to leave. they were vacated around 8:00, 8:30 this morning. they were told they will not come back tonight. the fbi along with the florida department of law enforcement as well as the local sheriff's office and the police department are around the corner cautiously working as they are approaching the apartment. we're not even sure -- the police spokesman says he cannot confirm whether they have entered the apartment yet, whether they actually determined whether it was booby trapped or not. the first thing they did was get everybody out of here. a short distance from here is the islamic center of fort pierce. the question is, is there an answer perhaps among those at the islamic center where this gunman, would go sometimes three, sometimes four times a week? they knew the gunman. they knew the family. he knew the family better because omar mateen would sho

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nbc's kerry sanders now with late details. >> reporter: a nonstop search from the air, on the water, and deep into the lake today, where divers and technicians used underwater sonar hoping to find signs of life. and also the gator that attacked. but after 16 agonizing hours, heartbreak. >> the orange county sheriff's office dive team located what is believed to be the remains of the deceased, a 2-year-old. >> reporter: it's this beach where lane was grabbed by an alligator believed to be 4 and 7 feet long. witnesses say they saw the toddler dragged under, while his parents and a staff lifeguard tried to snatch him back. while posted signs at the lake say no swimming, the orange county sheriff said the boy and his father were wading only a foot from the shore. there's no sign to suggest alligators live in the lagoon. should there be signs warning, beware, alligators? >> one of the things that they'll work with, walt disney world will work with the wildlife commission to make a determination, what is the best practices that they can employ. >> reporter: today wildlife officials pulled

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nbc's kerry sanders is in clearwater beach, florida.to be a miserable day, natalie, for folks in a good portion of the state and along the east coast. squall line that came through a couple moments ago had winds of about 44 miles an hour. clocked at the local airport. they expect that some gusts will exceed 50 miles per hour. the concern is the amount of rain that's going to fall. upwards of eight inches, which will result in some sort of flooding. the real concern is for folks to keep a close watch on tropical storm colin. this is the third named storm. we're six days into the hurricane season. the third name on the fifth day, the earliest they've had three named storms ever. natalie? >> it'll be a busy one. kerry sanders in clearwater, thank you. >>> a prosecutor in ohio is announcing today whether charges will be filed against the family of a little boy who slipped into a gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo last month. a zoo employee shot and killed an endangered 400-pound gorilla to protect the child. critics have blamed both the

kerry sanders in clearwater. is announcing whether charges will be filed against a family of a little boy who slipped into the gorilla exhibit at the cincinnati zoo last month. a zoo employ shot and killed the gorilla to protect the child. critics have blamed the zoo and the child's mother for letting him get in the enclosure. >>> richard simmons is back home after a weekend scare in the hospital. he was treated for dehydration but is feeling great. a friend called paramedics simmons' los angeles home friday night. >>> and monkey business caught on camera. surveillance video shows this monkey entering a jewelry store. and it heads for the checkout counter. pulls out a bundle of cash from the drawer. an employ tries to entice him with a piece of fruit. but he's not having any of that. he jumps over the counter, bolts out the door. gets away with about $150 cash. >> that's now $150 worth of bananas. >> think he's trained to do that, don't you think? >> yeah. >> there might be a strong chance of that. >> natalie, th

nbc news's kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: a nonstop search from the air, on the water and deep into the lake where divers and technicians used underwater son sonar, hoping to find signs of life and the gator that attacked. after 16 agonizing hours, heart break. >> the members of the orange county sheriff's office dive team located what was believed to be the remains of the deceased, the 2-year-old. >> reporter: it's this beach where 2-year-old lane graves was grabbed by an alligator, believed to be between four and seven feet long. witnesses say they saw the toddler dragged under while his parents and a staff lifeguard tried to snatch him back. while posted signs at the lake say no swimming the orange county sheriff says the boy and his father were wading only a foot from the shore. there's no signage to suggest alligators live in the lagoon. should there be signs be warning, beware of alligators? >> one of the things that the walt disney world will work with the wildlife commission to decide what are the best practices. >> five alligators were pulled from the lake and so far,

nbc's kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: pink flamingos.h their delicate legs and majestic necks and ploumage. >> just watching them foraging. preening and flying. it is beauty and grace in motion. my heart beats with enthusiasm every time. >> reporter: in the early 1900s, the skies here turned pink with thousands of flamingos. but then they fell victim to hunters. feeding a fashion trade. women's hats. festooned with feathers. the pink was the prized treasure. >> if you held an ounce of feathers in one hand, and gold in the other, the feathers was more valuable. >> reporter: shhh. brian is going to take us out there. our guide this day took us for a two-hour slog through the everglades muck. >> do you see them? >> there they are at the edge of the peninsula. >> reporter: a skittish bird. we never did get close. then a surprise. they landed near where we hiked in. >> one question. where did they come from? >> that's a very good question. we're not entirely sure of. my feeling is that they probably come from fairly close from the bahamas or

nbc's kerry sanders is leading our team on the ground there and has the latest. >> reporter: tonight more than half of florida under a state of emergency, as tropical storm colin pounds the coastline, and floods low-lying areas. 6,000 national guardsmen on standby, waiting for the storm to create more havoc. impact pretty much our entire state. we have the risk of tornadoes, lightning, hail, rip currents, all these issues. >> reporter: already water spouts have popped up along the coastline. winds stronger than 60 miles per hour have pushed the rising tide further ashore. and even closed down the sunshine skyway bridge for most of the day. and this police officer fought the elements to control a boat that broke its moorings. with heavy rain expected through tomorrow, flooding in places like cedar key could be a problem for days. >> isolated tornadoes, up to four to six inches of rain possible through tomorrow. this cold front will clear out the storm, but then trigger more storms by tuesday evening across florida. >> reporter: after alex in january, and bonnie last month, colin marks

nbc's kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: pink flamingos.g them foraging. preening and flying. it is beauty and grace in my heart beats with enthusiasm every time. >> reporter: in the early 1900s, the skies here turned pink with thousands of flamingos. but then they fell victim to hunters. feeding a fashion trade. women's hats. festooned with feathers. the pink was the prized treasure. >> if you held an ounce of feathers in one hand, and gold in the other, the feathers was more valuable. >> reporter: shhh. brian is going to take us out there. our guide this day took us for a two-hour slog through the everglades muck. >> do you see them? >> there they are at the edge of the peninsula. >> reporter: a skittish bird. we never did get close. then a surprise. they landed near where w in. >> one question. where did they come from? >> that's a very good question. we're not entirely sure of. my feeling is that they probably come from fairly close from the bahamas or cuba. they don't migrate huge distances, these birds. >> reporter: wild, pink flaming

nbc's kerry sanders remains on the story this morning. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. efforts at disney now are fully in place to keep the tourists and alligators as far apart as possible. remember, disney owns property about the size of san francisco and its reclaimed swamp land so experts say you'll never be able to get rid of all the alligators. this morning on the closed beach near the seven seas lagoon where lane graves was killed on tuesday, a temporary bearrier. new signs with pictures warning guests of the dangers of alligators and snakes. disney says they are working on long-term solutions. as they evaluate procedures, more images surfacing of guest encounters with gators. this video filmed a month ago and obtained by tmz shows an alligator climbing on a raft on disney rivers of america. and when connie whalen of pennsylvania was on vacation with her family four years ago, she took these photos of an alligator near a resort beach. she said she had no idea gators might be lurking near to where her kids were p

in an interview with nbc kerry sanders, he said he would have arrested his son himself if he could have. >> i am as shocked as you are. i don't approve of this. in the united states anyone has the freedom and the choice to end his life and nobody has the right to do anything or impose anything so i don't approve of him, what he did. >> he condemned his son's actions. however, in the video he posted, seddiqui mateen talked about the accident at the nightclub saying the punishment is upon god and he will decide upon that, not humans. omar mateen's father says he was a well-educated man with a good job and respectful to his parents and that this act of murder goes against the teachings of his own faith. >>> in the last hour, state assembly members from the bay area joined with leaders from the lgbt in american-islamic communities in solidarity. they are going to continue the fight by passing more gun restrictions. the next vote happens tomorrow. stephanie chuang is there. >> reporter: they are confident. we've seen this quite a bit in the city, flags flying at half-staff in tribute to the

> reporter: on monday, several airlines had to cancel flights because of tropical storm colin, kerry sanders, charleston, south carolina. >>> and we can always say our weather is better here. >>> yes, and i think a lot of people when they hear tropical storm, they think that is all right. >> and you hear the tropical storm, it sounds like vacation. >> how about a really big storm coming. >>> angry storm colin. >> that -- yeah, and the good news, that storm is moving out into the atlantic. we'll talk about that in a second. >>> let's look at our weather now as we get a view outside over the bay bridge, and starting to look like a nice day. but we have had these clouds that have been hanging all morning long in san francisco. and i think that will stay along the coast for the most part of the day. but then as you go inland, the temperatures warm, a beautiful day, feels nice as well. at least for now, 67 degrees in the east bay. the south bay 68 degrees and as we drop in to get a closer look we do have some 70s with some of our weather underground sites. so our temperature is rebounding after g

. >> that is the father of omar mateen speaking to nbc's kerry sanders about his son carrying out thee was shocked when he learned what happened and he shares the pain that the families of the victims are going through. mateen says once the time is right, he would like to visit those who were injured. >> while vigils like this one take place arnts countound the the gun control debate is heating up. kristin wright tlive at the capitol hill. >> reporter: flags will be at half-staff. president obama calling for the nation -- calling on congress to take action saying that the orlando shooting is another reminder of how easy it is for the wrong person to get their hands on such powerful weapons. the ar-15 used in in san bernardino to kill 14 people and wound 22 more. sandy hook, 20 first graders and six staff members killed there. and the colorado movie shooting, a mass shooting at a midnight screeng today senator bob casey of pennsylvania will announce his proposal to restrict gun sales and we're sure the first of many proposals to come. back to you. >> kristin wright, thank you. and at 7

nbc's kerry sanders has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, more than half of florida under a state ofmergency, as tropical storm colin heralds the coastline and floods low lying areas. waiting for the storm to create havoc. >> this is pretty much the entire state. we have the risk of tornadoes. lightning, hail. >> reporter: all right water spouts have popped up along the coastline. winds as strong as 60 miles per hour have pushed the rising tide. even closed down the sunshine bridge for most of the day. this police officer fought the elements to control a boat. with heavy rains flooding in places like kreedzer key could be a problem for days. >> isolated tornadoes up to four inches of rain possible through tomorrow. this cold front will trigger more storms by tuesday evening. >> reporter: after alex in january and bonnie last month, colin marks the earliest of three tropical storms that have formed in the atlantic basin in 129 years. >> it's been a while, but this could be the sean we're going to have more impacts than we've had in the past. >> reporter: with schools closing and local

kerry sanders now, he's joining us outside over in mateen's home in fort pearce, florida.ou just spoke with mateen's father a few moment ago, what did he say? >> reporter: well, i am here at mateen's home. that's the father of the gunman. you can see that there is some microphone set up. he's going to come out and speak to us a little bit again. upstairs that's where we believe he is. she has not come on camera and has not made any public statement. there maybe some criminal charges. this is what her father, in la the gunman's father had said to us about this recent incident. >> do you think your daughter in law helped your son commit this crime? i don't think so. >> have you asked her that. >> do you know anything about her son's sexuality? >> as long as i know -- it came from the news and i believe that he was whatever you call it. i have to wait to find out myself. would it surprise you to hear that -- >> he's 29 years old and i doubt it. >> reporter: so there you hear the gunman's father saying that if his son were gay, not only he not know it but saying that would hav

correspondent kerry sanders is there. kerry, i understand the news is the fbi insertion team that's going to go in and check the apartment has arrived. the question, as you've been talking about, the danger of boobie traps, it would hardly be the first terrorist apartment to be booby trapped for approaching investigators. do they use sonar, x-ray, how do they find the context before entering? >> reporter: they have a lot of equipment, some can see through walls but at the end of the day they have to go in with full body gear or a robot. it's why since 8:30 this morning the condo has been empty. they got almost everybody out. here we are 14 hours later and the fbi arrived. you can see teams in the video that we shot here arriving, coming in, they really haven't moved too much of their gear into place. we know they have taken some of their small items over there but at this point they are waiting to go in. now, we don't know how long it's going to take and what the fbi will do step by step. but what we do know is they don't

i want to turn now to kerry sanders, about a three hour drive south of fort hood, texas.we know the rains have stopped but still a flashflood warning in effect. talk a little bit about how the community is coping with this. >> reporter: in this neighborhood where i am in richmond, i would say you have a hearty group of people texas tough. they know in many cases they have lost almost everything and in some cases everything. you can look at a live drone picture of the flooding so you get a general idea what this flood area looks like. this is the brazos river well beyond the record stages we have. the mayor is joining us, evelyn moore, first, it could be deceptive. we have sun out and looks like the water may be back an inch or 2. the reality is? >> reality is we are still in a major flood level and will remain until tuesday. it has maybe gone down a half a foot but we will still be at historic records until next tuesday. >> just because it's sunny here, what happens? >> it goes to the watershed and eventually make its bay into our river. >> one of the things as we're look

kerry sanders, nbc news, charleston, south carolina. >>> wow. sure they're glad to have that out of the way now. >> you bet ya. >> we don't have anything that bad coming in our direction. >> nothing like that. nothing like that whatsoever. just a couple of passing showers are a possibility this afternoon. but after that we're going to be high and dry around here for the next couple of days. and cooler weather is coming too. forecasted highs this afternoon will be warm once again up into the mid 80s, just about average for the early parts of the great month of june. t around here. we're enjoying a nice long stretch of 80 degree weather feeling like summer for sure. remember now between april 27th and may 23rd that whole stretch we didn't get above 80 degrees even one time. but since may 24th we've been 80 degrees or higher the last 15 days in a row. tomorrow our 80 degree streak will be broken once again. highs tomorrow will be back down into the 70s. as far as what's left of colin, all the heavy rain now is basically offshore, only the outer mos