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but when mateen started harassing him gill roy quit. now he says he wishes he had done more. >> i feel responsible. i felt like because i was a coward, 50 people are dead. that's the way i feel. >> reporter: law enforcement wrapped up its search here at omar mateen's condominium. residents have been allowed to move back into their homes. tonight they're coming to terms with the fact that their neighbor was a killer. mateen lived here with his wife and 3-year-old son. tonight they're staying with his parents. lester? >> stephanie gosk tonight, thank you. there is much more still ahead tonight from orlando, including the new political firestorm erupting over this attack, as the 2016 candidates come out swinging in wildly different ways. was donald trump implying that president obama is a terrorist sympathizer? we'll be back. >>> we're back now from orlando with the fallout from the terror attack reverberating on the campaign trail. most notably, donald trump this morning making wild accusations, not so subtly suggesting that president oba
but when mateen started harassing him gill roy quit. now he says he wishes he had done more. >> i feel responsible. i felt like because i was a coward, 50 people are dead. that's the way i feel. >> reporter: law enforcement wrapped up its search here at omar mateen's condominium. residents have been allowed to move back into their homes. tonight they're coming to terms with the fact that their neighbor was a killer. mateen lived here with his wife and 3-year-old son. tonight they're...
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mateen pledged allegiance to isis. it's unclear whether he had contact with isis, whether this was inspired or whatever. we will have more by his father in half an hour that he believed was more a hatred for gays. she made reference to bipolar disorder. coworkers had report that had -- reported that he had made connections to isis. consequently he was able to purchase the guns in this attack legally. perhaps the most poynant words from mouth of those who survived. listen. >> i took my bandena and tied it up in the bullet hole, he was bleeding so bad that his leg was red and my hands were covered and i didn't know what to do just tell him to be strong and somebody else on dispatch called 9-1-1. i was making sure he was going on okay and telling him he's okay. jeff: the family's of this victim still at this point do not know whether their loved one is dead or alive. we are about three hours away from a briefing, not to us but to family members who will be told whether their loved one is in the hospital or, in fact, they
mateen pledged allegiance to isis. it's unclear whether he had contact with isis, whether this was inspired or whatever. we will have more by his father in half an hour that he believed was more a hatred for gays. she made reference to bipolar disorder. coworkers had report that had -- reported that he had made connections to isis. consequently he was able to purchase the guns in this attack legally. perhaps the most poynant words from mouth of those who survived. listen. >> i took my...
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omar mateen was on the fbi's radar, been interviewed by an agent back in 2013. his ex-wife called him mentally unstable. investigators say, mateen walked into the crowd at pulse club early in the morning caring assault rifle, then sprayed helpless crowd with a birrage of bullets. in the close quarters it was hard to miss his target. >> he shot at police and also took hostages, investigators are still removing bodies at this hour from that club. some family members still trying to find out if their loved ones are dead or alive. now, two of the people who were killed are from philadelphia. their names have not yet been released, and news intern who was working in philadelphia was shot and is expected to recover. kenneth craig has more. >> reporter: well, good morning it, has been nearly 24 hours since this all unfunded here in orlando. you can see authority still very much have this entire area blocked off as they go through that night club room by room, trying to identify the dead. >> one by one bodies of the victims were hauled away from the pulse night club sun
omar mateen was on the fbi's radar, been interviewed by an agent back in 2013. his ex-wife called him mentally unstable. investigators say, mateen walked into the crowd at pulse club early in the morning caring assault rifle, then sprayed helpless crowd with a birrage of bullets. in the close quarters it was hard to miss his target. >> he shot at police and also took hostages, investigators are still removing bodies at this hour from that club. some family members still trying to find out...
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we know considerably more about the shooter in this case, omar saddiqui mateen. he claimed ahrllegiance to isis and isis for its part claimed responsibility for the attack but much more important perhaps is whether or not they had connection from mr. mateen before the attack and if they assisted in any way, that is unclear at this hour. and the other information we have is information from his ex-wife, they had a very short marriage and his ex-wife says she left him because she believed he was mentally ill perhaps with bipolar disorder. fbi with the latest on what they confirmed thus far about the investigation, listen. >> it had been reported that mateen made calls to 911 this morning in which he stated his allegianced to leader of the islamic state, and we are looking at all connections, domestic and international. >> somebody inside, witnesses inside overheard mateen on his cell phone saying there was more than one shooter and he was not it, and we should report that they are not looking for any accomplices. we are hearing extraordinary stories, they buried th
we know considerably more about the shooter in this case, omar saddiqui mateen. he claimed ahrllegiance to isis and isis for its part claimed responsibility for the attack but much more important perhaps is whether or not they had connection from mr. mateen before the attack and if they assisted in any way, that is unclear at this hour. and the other information we have is information from his ex-wife, they had a very short marriage and his ex-wife says she left him because she believed he was...
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that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque, but the f.b.i. cleared mateen. the f.b.i.ave cleared terror suspects in the past who have gone on to violence. in 2009, a man killed a soldier and injured another at a military recruiting center in little rock, arkansas. the killer, who had been jailed in yemen and said he was affiliated with al qaeda, had been interviewed twice by the f.b.i. and but eventually cleared. in 2009, army major nadal hasan who had been in contact with radical american cleric anwar al-waki, killed 13 soldiers at fort hood, texas. the f.b.i. had run two investigations of hasan, but was accused of failing to connect the dots before that shooting. in the mateen investigation, the f.b.i. is promising a review to determine if something should have been done differently. >> our work is very challenging. we are looking for needles in a nationwide haystack. but we're also called on to figure out which pieces of hay might someday become needles. >> reporter: federal law enforcement sources say they have few opportunities to spot and stop lone wolves. scott,
that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque, but the f.b.i. cleared mateen. the f.b.i.ave cleared terror suspects in the past who have gone on to violence. in 2009, a man killed a soldier and injured another at a military recruiting center in little rock, arkansas. the killer, who had been jailed in yemen and said he was affiliated with al qaeda, had been interviewed twice by the f.b.i. and but eventually cleared. in 2009, army major nadal hasan who had been in contact with radical...
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mateen was a u.s. citizen born in new york to afghan parents. he was living in fort piecer, florida, and has been married. in 2012 mateen attended the handle which is an annual pril grammage to mecca in saudi arabia. a year later in 2013 the 29 year old turned up on the fbi's radar for the first time. coworkers said he had made inflammatory remarks about terrorist ties. the fbi's rod hopper is leading the investigation. >> the fbi thoroughly investigated the matter including interviews of witnesses, physical surveillance and records checks. ultimately we were unable to ver fie the substance of his comments and investigation was closed. >> reporter: in 2014 he came to the fbi's attention again, this time because of ties to the first known american suicide bomber in syria. that man blew himself newspaper 2014. after that investigation, mateen was cleared again. >> we determined that contact was minimal. and did not constitute a substantive relationship or a threat at that time. >> reporter: mateen had been working as a security guard and with no r
mateen was a u.s. citizen born in new york to afghan parents. he was living in fort piecer, florida, and has been married. in 2012 mateen attended the handle which is an annual pril grammage to mecca in saudi arabia. a year later in 2013 the 29 year old turned up on the fbi's radar for the first time. coworkers said he had made inflammatory remarks about terrorist ties. the fbi's rod hopper is leading the investigation. >> the fbi thoroughly investigated the matter including interviews of...
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that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque, but the fbi cleared mateen. fbi is promising a review to determine if something should have been done differently. >> our work is very challenging. we are looking for needles in a nationwide hay stack, but we're also called upon to figure out which pieces of hay might some day become needles. >> reporter: cbs news, washington. >>> well, the orlando shooting prompted donald trump to expand his call for a ban on muslims entering the u.s. on capitol hill just after the house observed a moment of silence, democrats shouted down speaker paul ryan. >> the clerk will report the title of the bill. >> hr-5312. >> they want the house to consider gun control legislation. at the white house, president obama weighed in. weijia jiang reports. >> reporter: president obama spoke about the need to address both terrorism and gun violence. >> we have to go after these terrorist organizations and hit them hard. we have to counter extremism. it was not difficult for him to obtain these kinds of weapons. >> reporter: gunman omar mate
that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque, but the fbi cleared mateen. fbi is promising a review to determine if something should have been done differently. >> our work is very challenging. we are looking for needles in a nationwide hay stack, but we're also called upon to figure out which pieces of hay might some day become needles. >> reporter: cbs news, washington. >>> well, the orlando shooting prompted donald trump to expand his call for a ban on muslims...
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mateen called 911. nbc's pete williams. >> investigators say in that call he expressed his support for al baghdadi, and also mentioned the 2013 boston marathon bombings and the two brothers who carried out those attacks. >> why call 911? >> the islamic base has advised their support base if you're going to demonstrate support -- crusader media can't confuse that as a ran come act of violence. >> mike smith is a respected terrorism analyst who follows international jihadist groups. >> on may 21st the islamic state spokesman who oversees its terrorism operations here in the united states and all over the west, says it's crucial for this terrorist organization to go out and kill civilians, so he is impressing upon the support base that it's more important for them to go out and develop a body count so this organization can demonstrate leadership in the larger global jihad movement. >> mateen's we can wife says that her ex-husband was unstable and beat her repeatedly. at first, the marriage was normal. but
mateen called 911. nbc's pete williams. >> investigators say in that call he expressed his support for al baghdadi, and also mentioned the 2013 boston marathon bombings and the two brothers who carried out those attacks. >> why call 911? >> the islamic base has advised their support base if you're going to demonstrate support -- crusader media can't confuse that as a ran come act of violence. >> mike smith is a respected terrorism analyst who follows international...
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is talking to other family members, including mateen's father. scott, a former boss tells cbs news that mateen told her he could "do nothing right in his father'size," and that his father complained that he didn't have any direction in his life. she also said a fellow employee told her mateen became "crazy and violent" when he drank. >> pelley: jeff pegues in washington for us. jeff, thank you. cbs news has now obtained a video of the scene inside the nightclub as people hid from the gunman. here's jamie yuccas. >> reporter: this grainy cell phone video captures the horror from inside the women's bathroom as omar mateen went on a shooting rampage nearby. >> shhh! >> reporter: it was recorded while more than a dozen people squeezed into one stall, some of them already shot, sharing a glass of water, trying to keep each other calm and quiet so they would not be heard by the gunman. miguel filmed this video. >> we had to be quiet because everybody whose phone of ringing and any noise he heard he was going in that direction and just shooting people a
is talking to other family members, including mateen's father. scott, a former boss tells cbs news that mateen told her he could "do nothing right in his father'size," and that his father complained that he didn't have any direction in his life. she also said a fellow employee told her mateen became "crazy and violent" when he drank. >> pelley: jeff pegues in washington for us. jeff, thank you. cbs news has now obtained a video of the scene inside the nightclub as...
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hatred of gays. >> he the father, mateen the son and mateen's young son were in miami and according to the father saw men kissing, touching each other, this outraged mateen, he said to his father, they're doing this in front of me and my son. his father thinks this is what touched this off. >> reporter: but nbc's pete williams said sources in the community told him that mateen may have other reasons too. mateen is reported to have called 911 in the early morning hours to declare his allegiance to isis. later in the afternoon, the fbi told reporters that mateen was on the agency's radar as far back as 2013. >> the fbi became aware of mateen in 2013, w4ehen he made inflammatory comments to co-workers. the fbi thoroughly investigated the matter, including interviews of witnesses, physical surveillance and reference checks. during the course of the investigation, mateen was interviewed twice, we were unable to verify the substance of his comments and the investigation was closed. >> reporter: a hand gun was recovered along with an ar style rival. mateen was said to have had proper permits
hatred of gays. >> he the father, mateen the son and mateen's young son were in miami and according to the father saw men kissing, touching each other, this outraged mateen, he said to his father, they're doing this in front of me and my son. his father thinks this is what touched this off. >> reporter: but nbc's pete williams said sources in the community told him that mateen may have other reasons too. mateen is reported to have called 911 in the early morning hours to declare his...
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apartly mateen had been on the fed's radar twice before. could this have been prevented if this individual had been posting or doing something that indicated that he was prepared to become an active shooter, then somebody missed signals it could have been prevented. if this individual was below the radar screen. maybe it is a last minute thing. maybe something acted as a trigger, how do you prevent that? >> reporter: coming days feds will look at who mateen has been in contact with, his cyber footprint and was he self radicalized. do you feel like there are a lot of the members of the islamic state that are following victims to this on line radicalization. >> i don't think many people are fallen victim f there is one in the million that is too many. it will affect many innocent people. many innocent people will be looked and found upon or suspected that had nothing to do with this. >> reporter: now i did ask him what do you say to those hoff similar beliefs asthma teen. he said islamic faith that murder is a quick trip to hell, and not to p
apartly mateen had been on the fed's radar twice before. could this have been prevented if this individual had been posting or doing something that indicated that he was prepared to become an active shooter, then somebody missed signals it could have been prevented. if this individual was below the radar screen. maybe it is a last minute thing. maybe something acted as a trigger, how do you prevent that? >> reporter: coming days feds will look at who mateen has been in contact with, his...
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ese hombre sospechoso era omar mateen.uaciones, que hemos sabido que durante el ataque, mateen hizo varias llamadas telefÓnicas. marcó a un amigo para despedirse. tambiÉn llamÓ al 911 para declarar su lealtad a isis. tambiÉn se comunicÓ con un canal de televisiÓn que habló con un productor. acciones que el exagente cree que tuvieron un claro propÓsito. >> el terrorismo es poder, miedo, dar miedo a las personas por esos actos. marÍa elena: las investigaciones han revisado las computadoras telÉfonos, descubrieron que mateen tenÍa vÍdeos de decapitaciones hecha por isis. tambiÉn supieron que el atacante habÍa visitado sitios gay en internet. tambiÉn usaba aplicaciones para tener citas con otros hombres. incluso alguno de los clientes que frecuentaba el club nocturno asegura que lo habÍan visto ahÍ en varias ocasiones. >> ya tienen acceso a los empleados del club. marÍa elena: los investigadores creÍan que mateen habÍa visitado entre el 31 de mayo y el 6 de junio. oficiales de disney creen que omar mateen y su esposa habÍan vi
ese hombre sospechoso era omar mateen.uaciones, que hemos sabido que durante el ataque, mateen hizo varias llamadas telefÓnicas. marcó a un amigo para despedirse. tambiÉn llamÓ al 911 para declarar su lealtad a isis. tambiÉn se comunicÓ con un canal de televisiÓn que habló con un productor. acciones que el exagente cree que tuvieron un claro propÓsito. >> el terrorismo es poder, miedo, dar miedo a las personas por esos actos. marÍa elena: las investigaciones han revisado las...
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mateen called 911. nbc's pete williams. >> investigators say in that call he expressed his support for al baghdadi, and also mentioned the 2013 boston marathon bombings and the two brothers who carried out those attacks. >> why call 911? >> the islamic base has advised their support base if you're going to demonstrate support -- crusader media can't confuse that as a ran come act of violence. >> mike smith is a respected terrorism analyst who follows international jihadist groups. >> on may 21st the islamic state spokesman who oversees its terrorism operations here in the united states and all over the west, says it's crucial for this terrorist organization to go out and kill civilians, so he is impressing upon the support base that it's more important for them to go out and develop a body count so this organization can demonstrate leadership in the larger global jihad movement. >> mateen's we can wife says that her ex-husband was unstable and beat her repeatedly. she told "the washington post," at firs
mateen called 911. nbc's pete williams. >> investigators say in that call he expressed his support for al baghdadi, and also mentioned the 2013 boston marathon bombings and the two brothers who carried out those attacks. >> why call 911? >> the islamic base has advised their support base if you're going to demonstrate support -- crusader media can't confuse that as a ran come act of violence. >> mike smith is a respected terrorism analyst who follows international...
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del hombre que asegura que se la amante de omar mateen le dijo en exclusiva univisiÓn, que omar mateenra alcohÓlico, adicto al sexo con hombres. donald trump dice a hillary clinton mentirosa a nivel mundial. padres indocumentados se van a reunir con sus hijas luego de 15 aÑos gracias a un programa de familias centroamericanas. la paz se acerca a colombia. el gobierno y las farc van a terminar su gran conflicto armado. comenzamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ locutor: este es un noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos y desde washington marÍa elena salinas. ♪ ♪ marÍa elena: buenas noches. comenzamos desde washington, con mÁs de la entrevista exclusiva que dice haber tenido una relaciÓn con omar mateen. hemos confirmado que el fbi ha interrogado esta persona que para esta entrevista, prefiriÓ esconder su identidad. asegura que omar mateen era gay y que la relaciÓn duró dos meses. dijo que nunca pensÓ que el hombre con el que mantuvo un romance fuera un asesino. >> el omar mateen que yo conocÍ, era un hombre completamente cariÑoso. un hombre que tenÍa sus problemas, tenÍa sus frustraciones, tenÍa sus inseguridade
del hombre que asegura que se la amante de omar mateen le dijo en exclusiva univisiÓn, que omar mateenra alcohÓlico, adicto al sexo con hombres. donald trump dice a hillary clinton mentirosa a nivel mundial. padres indocumentados se van a reunir con sus hijas luego de 15 aÑos gracias a un programa de familias centroamericanas. la paz se acerca a colombia. el gobierno y las farc van a terminar su gran conflicto armado. comenzamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ locutor: este es un noticiero univisiÓn con...
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asegura que omar mateen era gay y que la relaciÓn duró dos meses.e nunca pensÓ que el hombre con el que mantuvo un romance fuera un asesino. >> el omar mateen que yo conocÍ, era un hombre completamente cariÑoso. un hombre que tenÍa sus problemas, tenÍa sus frustraciones, tenÍa sus inseguridades. pero en el fondo, era un hombre que segÚn lo fui conociendo era obvio que estaba a falta de cariÑo. marÍa elena: tÚ estÁ diciendo que quieres limpiar su imagen? >> no quiero limpiar su imagen, no es lo que quiero hacer. serÍa una ofensa al mundo, una ofensa a la comunidad gay. simplemente, lo que quiero es hacer saber al mundo que el hombre que fue esa noche a esa discoteca, hacer semejante horror, no es el hombre que conocÍ. marÍa elena: cuantas veces se dieron? >> 20 veces. marÍa elena: es posible que fuera bisexual? >> sÓlo veÍa como un bisexual forzado. a las dos semanas de su haberlo conocido, Él me dijo que me querÍa confesar algo. yo con un poco de miedo. me dijo yo soy un hombre casado. Él me dijo no te tienes que preocupar por eso, mi esposa sabe. m
asegura que omar mateen era gay y que la relaciÓn duró dos meses.e nunca pensÓ que el hombre con el que mantuvo un romance fuera un asesino. >> el omar mateen que yo conocÍ, era un hombre completamente cariÑoso. un hombre que tenÍa sus problemas, tenÍa sus frustraciones, tenÍa sus inseguridades. pero en el fondo, era un hombre que segÚn lo fui conociendo era obvio que estaba a falta de cariÑo. marÍa elena: tÚ estÁ diciendo que quieres limpiar su imagen? >> no quiero...
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the gunman is 29-year-old omar mateen. heapleged allegiance to isis in a 911 call early sunday morning. isis says an islamic state fighter carried out the attack. so far there's no indication isis planned the attack or had direct communication with mateen. mateen had been investigated twice by the fbi for possible terrorist ties but of cleared. kenneth craig is in orlando outside the pulse nightclub. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meg. it's been just about 24 hours since this unfolded. you see authorities very much have the entire area blocked off as they go through the club room by room trying to identify the dead. one by one the bodies of the victims were hauled away from the pulse nightclub sunday night. earlier, anxious family members sobbed as they learned the fate of their loved ones. police say 29-year-old omar mateen, armed with an ar-15 semiautomatic assault rifle and a handgun, opened fire in the crowded gay club around 2:00 sunday morning. clubgoer sean roister escaped amid the chaos. >> they
the gunman is 29-year-old omar mateen. heapleged allegiance to isis in a 911 call early sunday morning. isis says an islamic state fighter carried out the attack. so far there's no indication isis planned the attack or had direct communication with mateen. mateen had been investigated twice by the fbi for possible terrorist ties but of cleared. kenneth craig is in orlando outside the pulse nightclub. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, meg. it's been just about 24 hours...
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mateen was shot and killed. homosexuals reportedly drove mateen to execute dozens. many of the 49 victims have been identified, allowing authorities to break the devastating news to their families. police are trying to establish whether it was a lone wolf attack. >> we have been collecting a great amount of electronic and physical evidence. there is an ongoing criminal investigation. .t is still in the early stages we do not know yet whether anyone else will be charged in connection with this crime. i do want to let you know that we have no reason to believe that anyone connected to this crime is placing the public in .mminent danger at this time there is an investigation of other persons. reporter: on the fbi's radar, mateen was investigated twice as 2013. many are now asking how he slipped through the cracks to carry out the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. muslim community leaders across the united states have condemned the killings and have been expressing their condolences for the killings. the head of the council for american islamic relations saying t
mateen was shot and killed. homosexuals reportedly drove mateen to execute dozens. many of the 49 victims have been identified, allowing authorities to break the devastating news to their families. police are trying to establish whether it was a lone wolf attack. >> we have been collecting a great amount of electronic and physical evidence. there is an ongoing criminal investigation. .t is still in the early stages we do not know yet whether anyone else will be charged in connection with...
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mateen hung up.he police had his phone number. >> our main focus was in trying to get him to, we want to make this a peaceful resolution. and you could tell he wasn't interested in that. he didn't talk much. then we lost contact with him. >> how did you proceed from there? >> we were receiving text messages, information from officers and people inside the club. that, you know he had explosives. he was going to start putting so we believed based on everything that we have, that, loss of life was imminent. so, we had set up for an explosive breach on the other bathroom where the other 15 people were. >> the police explosives didn't break through. so they rammed the wall with an armored car. the 15 ran out. the swat team was preparing to enter the same breach to assault the gunman but before they had a chance, mateen left his hostages and came out of the breach shooting. there are bullet holes all over the wall where the police cut mateen down. it turns out mateen had no explosives. when he opened fire,
mateen hung up.he police had his phone number. >> our main focus was in trying to get him to, we want to make this a peaceful resolution. and you could tell he wasn't interested in that. he didn't talk much. then we lost contact with him. >> how did you proceed from there? >> we were receiving text messages, information from officers and people inside the club. that, you know he had explosives. he was going to start putting so we believed based on everything that we have,...
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omar mateen. of port st. lucie, florida, a beach town on the atlantic coast about two hours south of the coast of orlando. he's said to be a 29-year-old divorced father working as a security guard, a u.s. born citizen of afghan parents. >> one of our nbc news producers contacted mateen's father in florida a couple of hours ago who had quite a lot to say. saying first of all he wanted to know the family is shocked by this and they apologize. they think this is terrible. they have no sign this was coming. >> reporter: in that interview, the father suggested a motive for the son doing what he did, storming a popular club on saturday night. hatred of gays. >> he the father, mateen the son and mateen's young son were in miami and according to the father saw men kissing, touching each other, this outraged mateen, he said to his father, "they're doing this in front of me and my son." his father thinks this is what touched this off. >> reporter: but nbc's pete williams said sources in the intelligence community told
omar mateen. of port st. lucie, florida, a beach town on the atlantic coast about two hours south of the coast of orlando. he's said to be a 29-year-old divorced father working as a security guard, a u.s. born citizen of afghan parents. >> one of our nbc news producers contacted mateen's father in florida a couple of hours ago who had quite a lot to say. saying first of all he wanted to know the family is shocked by this and they apologize. they think this is terrible. they have no sign...
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, he reported mateen to supervisors. he says he wished he had done more. >>> back in philadelphia, thousands of people gathered outside city hall to remember the victims of the mass shooting. one of those victims from our area. skyforce 10 captured a vigil from above and tonight nbc 10's brandon hudson is live at city hall where there are a collection of tributes taking place. brandon? >> reporter: keith, even hours after this vigil, there's still a crowd here at city hall. and on the steps of the building, you can see candles and flowers and pictures and messages to the victims. the city made this more than just a vigil. it was a safe space for philadelphia's lgbtq community to come pay their respects and grieve over the many who were shot, many of them, some of them had friends and family here in attendance. a show of solidarity for a teammate they will no longer see. the west catholic girls varsity basketball team led a march around city hall in center city. it was in remembrance of akyra murray, the 48 others who die
, he reported mateen to supervisors. he says he wished he had done more. >>> back in philadelphia, thousands of people gathered outside city hall to remember the victims of the mass shooting. one of those victims from our area. skyforce 10 captured a vigil from above and tonight nbc 10's brandon hudson is live at city hall where there are a collection of tributes taking place. brandon? >> reporter: keith, even hours after this vigil, there's still a crowd here at city hall. and...
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much of the afternoon at the mosque that mateen attended behind me. many people maintained that they were just as shocked and disturbed by everyone else by the fact that the man they prayed to so long carried out a massacre. we learned new information about mateen's encounters with the f.b.i. over several years. >> at the islamic center of fort pierce, people that prayed with mateen is horrified. >> i can't believe it is the same that he comes here. >> the board member last saw mateen last friday night. he says there was no indication that 29-year-old was about to carry out a deadly attack. >> another member of the congregation told me off camera that mateen kept to himself and no one saw warning signs. >> mateen told people he wanted a career in law enforcement and worked as a security guard and at his port st. lucie's home, mateen's father was saddened. >> as far as him being a terrorist not aware. >> on the radar. he traveled to saudi arabia in 2012 to attend the hodge. f.b.i. says he was interviewed twice and once in 2013 after co- workers said he
much of the afternoon at the mosque that mateen attended behind me. many people maintained that they were just as shocked and disturbed by everyone else by the fact that the man they prayed to so long carried out a massacre. we learned new information about mateen's encounters with the f.b.i. over several years. >> at the islamic center of fort pierce, people that prayed with mateen is horrified. >> i can't believe it is the same that he comes here. >> the board member last...
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mateen was interviewed twice. ultimately, we were unable to verify the substance of his comments and the investigation was closed. >> now the fbi also interviewed mateen in 2014 after informa surfaced about possible ties to an american suicide bomber. that investigation determined there was no relationship between the two and no threat. now president obama called the shooting an act of terror and an act of hate. the president then asked for the country to come together in the wake of the tragedy. >> in the face of hate and violence, we will love one another. we will not give into fear or turn against each other. instead we will stand united as americans to protect our people and defend our nation and to take action against those who threaten us. >> reaction from the presidential candidates coming up a little bit later on. >>> show mar >>> shomari stone continues our coverage. shomari, security has been stepped up because of this tragedy in orlando. what are you seeing? capital pride festival on the 700 block of pe
mateen was interviewed twice. ultimately, we were unable to verify the substance of his comments and the investigation was closed. >> now the fbi also interviewed mateen in 2014 after informa surfaced about possible ties to an american suicide bomber. that investigation determined there was no relationship between the two and no threat. now president obama called the shooting an act of terror and an act of hate. the president then asked for the country to come together in the wake of the...
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now as far as the dating app that omar mateen used, kevin west said he knew mateen through an app calledked but the people at jacked say they can't substantiate that and they have not been contacted by law enforcement. there are indications mateen may have used an app called grinder but the people at grinder aren't telling us but are cooperating with law enforcement. >> thank you very much. brian, as you may hear or notice, obviously, we have a major thunderstorm coming through here. reporter with the orlando sent until is breaking a lot of news and bob baer. let me start with you because you have been breaking so much of this story. you have a lot more information tonight about what gay apps he was using, what nightclubs he was frequenting, how often, what do you know? >> so friends, people that die there had and people that frequented the bar started streaming in. stories started coming out they seen him at the bar. at first a lot of people seemed to dismiss that because it wasn't part of the official acount. we heard more and more and eventually got a number of people to go on the rec
now as far as the dating app that omar mateen used, kevin west said he knew mateen through an app calledked but the people at jacked say they can't substantiate that and they have not been contacted by law enforcement. there are indications mateen may have used an app called grinder but the people at grinder aren't telling us but are cooperating with law enforcement. >> thank you very much. brian, as you may hear or notice, obviously, we have a major thunderstorm coming through here....
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now mateen, he used the last name of mateen even though his father's last name is sediqqi. born in new york. we think the fbi looked at him a couple years ago because of people he was associated with and nothing came of that and he was not on any kind of -- any kind of current surveillance. now, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms is tracing to see how he got the weapons that he used, the assault-style weapon as police described it, ar-15 assault style rifle which can carry high capacity magazine and also a handgun. that's going to take a long time for the forensic work to be done to see whether the people who are shot inside were shot with a handgun or with the ar-15 type weapon. he did have a license to carry guns. he had a security guard's license, and either was been at one time working at a security guard, so he had some -- we believe some familiarity with firearms. we don't know of any criminal past so he would have been legally entitled to buy those weapons. there was no restriction on that in florida on acquiring assault weapons. not sure about the florida g
now mateen, he used the last name of mateen even though his father's last name is sediqqi. born in new york. we think the fbi looked at him a couple years ago because of people he was associated with and nothing came of that and he was not on any kind of -- any kind of current surveillance. now, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms is tracing to see how he got the weapons that he used, the assault-style weapon as police described it, ar-15 assault style rifle which can carry high...
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a team of responding officers then engages mateen in another gunfight. forcing him to retreat into one of the club's four bathrooms where he takes four to five hostages. another 15 people are hiding in a nearby restroom. dozens make a break for it. running for their lives. now a standoff from the bathroom and three 911 calls. mateen said to be calm, pledges allegiance to isis twice and then calls the tsarnaev brothers responsible for the boston marathon bombings his home boys. >> they got him to retreat into the rear bath boom so it changed to the barricaded hostage situation. >> eddie justice texted his mom again, he's coming. i'm going to die. three hours after first shot was fired, police decide to storm the building. in armored -- an armored vehicle breaks the bathroom wall where mateen is hunkered down. at some point mateen hid among the dead to try to hide from police. >> the guy was making it seem like he was a victim also. >> reporter: he shoots one officer in the head, the 29-year-old suspect is finally killed. inside the club, 38 victims are de
a team of responding officers then engages mateen in another gunfight. forcing him to retreat into one of the club's four bathrooms where he takes four to five hostages. another 15 people are hiding in a nearby restroom. dozens make a break for it. running for their lives. now a standoff from the bathroom and three 911 calls. mateen said to be calm, pledges allegiance to isis twice and then calls the tsarnaev brothers responsible for the boston marathon bombings his home boys. >> they got...
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mateen was killed in a shoot-out with police. earlier today director comey and other national security officials briefed president obama in the oval office. afterward the president said there was no evidence the attack was part of a larger terror plot directed by anyone else. he said it appears mateen was inspired by extremist information on the internet. jeff pegues is in our washington bureau right now with more on all of this. >> reporter: jeff, we expect the f.b.i. director to talk more about the contacts the f.b.i. had with mateen. we know now this is something we've been reporting over the last 24 hours that there were two contact, two inquiries into his activities in 2013 and 2014. so we expect to get questions to the f.b.i. director about those contacts, the extent of them and why they weren't followed up upon allowing him before the attack to purchase weapons. >> glor: jeff, we're also learning more about mateen's travel as we watch the director of f.b.i. step in. let's take a listen. >> . >> all right good afternoon eve
mateen was killed in a shoot-out with police. earlier today director comey and other national security officials briefed president obama in the oval office. afterward the president said there was no evidence the attack was part of a larger terror plot directed by anyone else. he said it appears mateen was inspired by extremist information on the internet. jeff pegues is in our washington bureau right now with more on all of this. >> reporter: jeff, we expect the f.b.i. director to talk...
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mateen went inside the club that's when the 911 calls happened from the victims and mateen.r is whether this terrorist was inspired isis and his propaganda or actually directed by them. >> this is clearly not terrorism. it is sickening. should make every american angry. >> now isis has called for attacks on florida especially now during the month of ramadan where they promise jihadists extra rewards in heaven as perverse as that is if they carry out the attack during the holy month. whether or not he knew that whether it was directed by someone we do not know. the fbi is looking into how much contact they had with sighs ice and now that he had been radicalized. >>> deland vittert live for us. thank you, leland. the fbi now saying the shooter was on their radar. despite being questioned multiple times about his ties to terror omar mateen was still able to buy the weapons used in the nightclub massacre. omar is live for us outside of his home with what we know about his past. anna, what do we know abot this point? >> good morning to you and everybody at home. we know the fbi m
mateen went inside the club that's when the 911 calls happened from the victims and mateen.r is whether this terrorist was inspired isis and his propaganda or actually directed by them. >> this is clearly not terrorism. it is sickening. should make every american angry. >> now isis has called for attacks on florida especially now during the month of ramadan where they promise jihadists extra rewards in heaven as perverse as that is if they carry out the attack during the holy month....
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a search for answers into omar mateen we spoke to his father sadique mateen.re may indeed lie clues in what his father says and has done. by way of background, his father is politically active. he was recently in washington where he met with members of the state department as well as other political leaders while in washington. the elder mateen who made his trip in april is shown in social media posts. posting in front of the state department as well as the de office. he is from afghanistan and he has written openly on social media about his support for the taliban which like isis is an extremist islamic group in afghanistan. the gunman's father posted a video on facebook apologizing for his son's actions in his native language of dari. he called his son a good boy. well educated and living a dignified life but also included this statement "the punishment for homosexuality is upon god. and he will decide on them, not humans. ""just hours earlier, he spoke at length to nbc news about what his son did. what triggered -- >> i do not approve this. in the united st
a search for answers into omar mateen we spoke to his father sadique mateen.re may indeed lie clues in what his father says and has done. by way of background, his father is politically active. he was recently in washington where he met with members of the state department as well as other political leaders while in washington. the elder mateen who made his trip in april is shown in social media posts. posting in front of the state department as well as the de office. he is from afghanistan and...
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mateen takes hostages.gan, club management posts an urgent message to facebook. everyone get out of pulse and keep running. at 2:22, mateen calls 911, pledging allegiance to isis and messaging the boston marathon bombers. a tense standoff follows. almost three excruciating hours with some 100 officers outside the club. one person hiding in the bathroom covers herself with dead bodies to protect herself. she survives. some entertainers hide in a dressing room when the shooting started. they escape when police remove an air-conditioning unit and crawl out the window. finally at 5:00 a.m., a s.w.a.t. team uses an armored vehicle to smash down a door of the club, allowing some 30 hostages to escape. officers confront mateen in the doorway, shooting and killing him. one of the bar tenders said she hid under the glass bar. police arrives, calling out, if you are alive, raise your hand. initial estimates of 20 dead proved to be just far too low. >> and it is with great sadness that i share we have not 20 but 50 ca
mateen takes hostages.gan, club management posts an urgent message to facebook. everyone get out of pulse and keep running. at 2:22, mateen calls 911, pledging allegiance to isis and messaging the boston marathon bombers. a tense standoff follows. almost three excruciating hours with some 100 officers outside the club. one person hiding in the bathroom covers herself with dead bodies to protect herself. she survives. some entertainers hide in a dressing room when the shooting started. they...
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that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque. again, mateen was cleared. but the investigation into the mass shooting reveals he had indeed become inspired over the years by extremist ideology. >> we are highly confident that this killer was radicalized and at least in some part through the internet. >> reporter: now that the fbi has his cell phone and computer, they can track who he was talking to and what he was reading. law enforcement sources say there is evidence he may have researched disney world as a possible target. ultimately, he chose the pulse nightclub. just over a week before the attack, he purchased the sig sauer mcx assault rifle on june 4th, then a glock 17 on june 5th. gun store owner ed henson says mateen had multiple security licenses. >> if he hadn't purchased them from us, i'm sure he would have gotten them from another local gown store in the area. >> the fbi will conduct a review of its actions in 2013 and 2014. agents working on the current investigation have mateen's samsung cell phone, and law enforcement sources say they are not
that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque. again, mateen was cleared. but the investigation into the mass shooting reveals he had indeed become inspired over the years by extremist ideology. >> we are highly confident that this killer was radicalized and at least in some part through the internet. >> reporter: now that the fbi has his cell phone and computer, they can track who he was talking to and what he was reading. law enforcement sources say there is evidence he may...
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that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque. again. mateen was cleared. investigation into the mass shooting reveals he had indeed become inspired over the years by extremist ideology. >> we are highly confident this killer was radicalized. and at least in some part through the internet. now that the fbi has his cell phones and computer they can track who he was talking to and what he was reading. law enforcement sources say there is evidence he may have possible target. ultimately he chose the pulse nightclub. just over a week before the attack he purchased the six-hour mcx assault rifle then a glock 17 june 5th. gun store owner ed henson says mateen had multiple security licenses. >> he hadn't purchased them from us i am sure he would have gotten them from another local gun store in the area. >> reporter: the fbi will conduct a review of its actions in 2013 and 2014. agent working on the current investigation have mateen's samsung cell phone, law enforcement sources say they're not facing encryption roadblocks as they did in the san bernardino terrorism
that man and mateen went to the same florida mosque. again. mateen was cleared. investigation into the mass shooting reveals he had indeed become inspired over the years by extremist ideology. >> we are highly confident this killer was radicalized. and at least in some part through the internet. now that the fbi has his cell phones and computer they can track who he was talking to and what he was reading. law enforcement sources say there is evidence he may have possible target....
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omar mateen born in new york in 1986. heather: the families of those lost spending a gut-wrenching night waiting for any word on their loved ones as news of the victims slowly trickled out. 48 of the 49 people killed have been identified. 11 of them you see pictured here. peter, what are you hearing about the conditions of the survivors at this point. >> we are some of them are in the operating room right now. there are six surgeries scheduled for today on those surviving club-goers. 43 patients remain at the hospital, and their injuries are severe with many gunshot wounds to the trunk and abdomen. the focus at the hospital is keeping the patients stable while the focus at pulse nightclub is taking victims' bodies out and notifies next of kin. >> we anticipate having that name shortly. we have notified their next of kin and that's our 100% priority mission today. reporter: there is still one victim's family who still has not heard from authorities finally that there loved one was killed on sunday morning either at fuss ni
omar mateen born in new york in 1986. heather: the families of those lost spending a gut-wrenching night waiting for any word on their loved ones as news of the victims slowly trickled out. 48 of the 49 people killed have been identified. 11 of them you see pictured here. peter, what are you hearing about the conditions of the survivors at this point. >> we are some of them are in the operating room right now. there are six surgeries scheduled for today on those surviving club-goers. 43...
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they want to find occupant omar mateen got -- out how omar mateen got radicalized. it doesn't appear there were any coconspirators or support network behind him. they will go into his computer and go to his cell phone and mine data. what sites did he go 0 to, i heard that he pledged allegiance to isis. was there an operative overseas that he might have been in contact with, all these are relevant questions, even though the threat is over, now it's time to figure out on you this guy got to do what he did. no matter what he was involved with, we want to know about it. >>> thank you for answering the questions today. >>> today was supposed to be a celebration of the gay rights in philadelphia. >>> the community has come far, but when you see things like this happen, senseless killings for absolutely no reason, an attack on our community, we have not come as far as we thought we did. >>> i'm not sure why so many would have that much hate go in randomly an shoot tons of innocent people. i don't know what the motive is, but we're saddened by it, as the numbers keep climbi
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a man who has known mateen since he was a child. we're going to bring you that interview, along with our conversation with mateen's ex-wife, all of that this hour in just a moment. i want it begin tonight with jim sciutto here with me in orlando with much more on the investigation. what more can you tell us now about this disney visit? >> investigators now looking at other possible locations that he may have targeted or considered as possible targets, including the one he chose in the end. this includes disney. many disney properties here. we know he visited a disney property in april with his family. there is an innocent explanation of that, just a trip with his family. but in light of what happened, also nefarious explanation, that that was another possible target for the kind of attack we saw on saturday night. >> and what else are you learning? obviously these details now coming in very quickly here late today. >> here's the thing. was this a terror attack? yes, it was a terror attack. was it a terror attack directed from abroad
a man who has known mateen since he was a child. we're going to bring you that interview, along with our conversation with mateen's ex-wife, all of that this hour in just a moment. i want it begin tonight with jim sciutto here with me in orlando with much more on the investigation. what more can you tell us now about this disney visit? >> investigators now looking at other possible locations that he may have targeted or considered as possible targets, including the one he chose in the...
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omar mateen was on the fbi radar, investigators say mateen opened fire inside the crowded pulse club yesterday morning. cbs correspondent kenneth craig with more from orlando. >> good morning it, has been more than 24 hours, since this all unfolded here in orlando, you can see, authorities still have this entire area blocked off as they go through the club room by room trying to identify the dead. >> one by one, the bodies of the victims were hauled away from the pulled night club sunday night. earlier anxious family members sobbed as they learned the fate of their lived ones, omar mateen, aimed are ar15 semiautomatic assault rifle, and handgun, opened fire in the crowded gay club around 2:00 sunday morning. club goer a mid the night club. >> people that were wounded, just to get them out of the way, yes, probably the worse i've ever felt in my entire life. >> fbi investigating the incident as act of terrorism after mateen went into club bathroom, and called 911, to pledge his allegiance to isis before he started shooting. >> the fbi first became aware of march teen in 2013 he made i
omar mateen was on the fbi radar, investigators say mateen opened fire inside the crowded pulse club yesterday morning. cbs correspondent kenneth craig with more from orlando. >> good morning it, has been more than 24 hours, since this all unfolded here in orlando, you can see, authorities still have this entire area blocked off as they go through the club room by room trying to identify the dead. >> one by one, the bodies of the victims were hauled away from the pulled night club...