begun yet. >> joining me now to talk about how the city is coping and aftermath of the attack is paul brinkman. senior business reporter as "the orlando sentinel." first, paul, how was the president received here? >> we saw crowds lining up along the streets. there were not a lot of public venues where the public could come and listen to him or interact with him. you know, we kind of thought there might be an event like that at some point. >> city sponsored event where the president would speak? >> there was talk about that before he came that he might actually go to amway center, the arena here. that didn't happen. i don't think we have good information on why that didn't happen. you know, mayor teresa jacobs said his being here was huge to show recognition of what the community's going through. >> and stand in solidarity with the people here. >> yeah. somebody made a comment to us that they felt safe while he was here which i thought was interesting. that the community has been traumatized and in shock and that having the commander in chief here with the large security presence that he had,

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and they need help. >> sreenivasan: all right, paul brinkman of the orlando sentinel. thanks so much. >> sreenivasan: in the wake of the orlando massacre, presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump called today for lawç enforcement to conduct surveillance of mosques and to consider profiling american muslims. he made the suggestions in a telephone interview with cbs news. >> well, i think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country. other countries do it, you look at israel and you look at others, they do it and they do it successfully. and i hate the concept of profiling but we have to start using common sense and we have to use our heads. >> sreenivasan: dry conditions and high temperatures continue to aggravate wildfires fires in four western states. in southern california, firefighters braving temperatures in the high 90s have contained 45 percent of a four-day-old wildfire that has spread over 12 square miles. more than a thousand firefighters have worked on the fire since wednesday, which has come within two

joining me, orlando city commissioner patty sheehan and sentinel reporter paul brinkman. thank you for being with us. first of all, what is going on in your mind now. you have been working around the clock ever since this happened, you represent this community. >> first elected gay official, i have deep ties to the club. >> you know the owner. >> they hosted events for the community. >> for me, fund-raisers for me, very gracious and wonderful people, very supportive. >> do you see this changing the community in any way? i talked to so many young gay lesbians at the club or friends of those at the club, though they're fearful say it makes them want to walk taller, stand taller, hold hands in public and be more present than they have been. >> i am not getting a sense of fear, i am getting a sense of grief, i just came from a church service at my church. i think people are really grieving. i also see a change. there are ministers and people that have never been supportive in the gay community of the lgbt community, they could care less. they are nasty. now they're getting to

we also have paul brinkman. he is a senior business reporter at the orlando sentinel. 's start with the developments. what is at the top of your list at what investigators are looking at now? >> let's talk about the wife. as she has talked to investigators, she clearly knew more before this happened. not specifically, but she knew or suspected he was going to do something violent, not just in general, but the very day of the attack when he left his house. we also know she traveled with him to the pulse nightclub, and at least once to buy ammunition. whether that adds up to pre-knowledge, we'll no more later. we know more about his activities, the phone calls he made from inside the club, facebook postings, to see if people were talking about it, but also threatening, saying there would be more attacks by islamic. >> paul, your reports yields that charjs ges is not just a threat. there will be charges. also, what jim was just talking about, this is ramadan, you would have never contemplated during something unholy during holy time. that's changed. >> so our team in fort

paul brinkman, senior business reporter for "the orlando sent knel sentinel." >>> 5 of 49 funerals thatng over the next several days will happen this morning. back to you in atlanta. >> i hope those families find comfort in the fact that this is such large chunk of this country is behind them and keeping them in thoughts and prayers. victor, thank you so much. >>> meanwhile of course, this has brought the calls for gun control to become even louder. but there are voices who say assault style weapons should not be banned. you're going to hear from one of those people. >>> also, donald trump launches a preemptive strike as some worried republican delegates consider waging a convention revolt. legalzoom has your back. for your business, our trusted network of attorneys has provided guidance to over 100,000 people just like you. visit legalzoom today. the legal help you can count on. legalzoom. legal help is here. ugh. heartburn.g ] sorry ma'am. no burning here. try new alka-seltzer heartburn relief gummies. they work fast and don't taste chalky. mmmm. incredible. looks tasty. you don't hav