man held multiple security licenses. he passed app background check. >> reporter: in fort pierce florida a look inside mateen's apartment after it was raided by fbi. this video provided to abc news by a tune in any vision tv crew showing family photos on the dining table and walls an expired florida firearms license and the room of the terrorist's three-year-old son filled with toys and a bike with a helmet. and of the 53 people injured in the shooting, 34 remain in the hospital and later this morning we understand some of them together with the surgeons who saved their lives will be sharing their stories of survival. reporting from order do, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news." nydia back to you. >> i'll be waiting for that elizabeth. thank you. >>> funeral arrangements are pending for the west catholic graduate killed in the orlando massacre. akyra murray was in florida to celebrate her high school graduation. both murray and carter were shot. only carter survived. grief counselors will be at west catholic prep high school all week to help students cope with the loss. >>> our expanded coverage of the orlando

man held multiple security licenses. he passed a background check. >> reporter: and in fort pierce florida a look inside his apartment afterwas raided by fbi. this video provided by a -- to abc news family feet, to expired firearms license and a bike and helmet. now, as for the latest on those injured, 34 are still in the hospital. many of still in critical condition. reporting live from orlando, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action news." nydia back to you. >> the pain of this massacre hits especially close to home for the west catholic prep community in philadelphia. 18-year-old akyra murray was killed in the massacre. she had just graduated and was spending time in florida with friends and family. she was a basketball standout helping west catholic win the city championship this year. just last week she signed her letter of intender to play basketball at mrs. see hurts college on a full scholarship. the principal and others say akyra was not only a star athlete but a beloved and bright young woman. >> people gathered at philadelphia city hall to remember the victims of the orlando massacre. the soon last night like so

the man, identified as 29-year-old omar mateen of fort pierce, florida, a u.s.itizen, was killed in a shoot-out with police. isis has claimed responsibility. president obama called it an act of terrorism and hate. >> as americans we are united ii grief, i

. >> an evil person came in here and this man held multiple security licenses and he passed the background check. >> reporter: and in ft. pierce, florida, a look inside his apartment after it was raided by fbi. this video provided to abc news by a univision tv crew showing family photos on the dining table and walls, an expired florida firearms license and the room of the terrorist's 3-year-old son filled with toys and a bike with a spider-man helmet. well, as for those injured in the shooting, 34 are still in the hospital and some of them together with the surgeons who saved them are expected to share their stories of survival later this morning. diane and kendis. >> all right, elizabeth. and what do we know so far about the shooter's ex-wife saying that he was scouting some other targets there? >> reporter: yeah, we are learning from a senior counterterrorism official that, number one, mateen's ex-wife is cooperating with the fbi and also she is telling investigators that mateen may have scouted several locations for his attack including disney properties here in orlando. now, disney, the parent company of abc, would not con

the following year they were interested in the fact that another man from the same place he was living, ft. pierce, florida, which is 120 miles from orlando, that he had connection with moner mohammad abu salah. he came back to florida after being in syria officially. the fbi says they became aware he had some contact with abu salah. after looking into it, they decided it was very minimal, very psmall. as we have reported all day long, nbc news has been told by his father that he saw this thing in florida and that may be what touched him off. one question here is how long was he planning this attack. the atf said just a moment ago he bought a handgun and a long gun just last week. we've since been told by authorities that those were the weapons that were used in this shooting. if he planned it far in advance, he only recently bought the guns. we don't know whether he was going to target that specific facility in orlando. >> pete, was the long gun in question indeed an ar-15? if so, remind our viewers what other shootings it's been associated with recently. >> well, they describe it as an ar-15 typ

for that, from fort pierce, florida, where this man lived. our reporter, what do we know now?rter: this community two hours south of orlando where so much loss happened. people here with the reality that the man responsible for that lived here. in fact, the apartment complex, condos he called home behind me. law enforcement a small army of local, state and federal officials descended on this place yesterday early in the morning. today no law enforcement in sight. the remnants of this federal investigation is a vehicle you'll make out just here to my left and we noticed actually has federal evidence taped on the doors itself. most importantly, federal court documents inside, the sheet with omar mateen name on it. that obviously a crucial piece of evidence and they continue to analyze exactly what happened here. meanwhile, the people in this community are asking why nobody saw this coming including the suspect's own father. take a listen. >> so what had happened, it really surprised me. radicalism, no. he doesn't have a beard, even. when someone becomes radical, they grow long b

pierce, florida, south of orlando. >> nothing radical, homophobic or hate related. >> reporter: another man who attended the same mosqueamic cleric, anwar al-alwaki. >> do you believe there was a connection between omar mateen and abu salah who became the suicide bomber? >> many people will not believe this and are reluctant to do so. it is truly a coincidence. >> reporter: shortly after that malik says he heard mateen talking about al-alwaki's video. it concerned him so much he called the fbi. >> he told me it was powerful. >> that was troubling? >> that raised the flag higher for me. >> reporter: the fbi did investigate mateen for the second time in two years and cleared him of any suspicion. malik says the fbi never asked about mateen again but did contact him about the muslim community. >> was he ever there for teaching that would have been kidded radic considered radical? >> absolutely not. >> people that have come in have radicalized on public with his story because of comments made by donald trump, who argues the muslim community isn't doing enough. >> he says a lot of stuff, i believe, without factual evidence.

the man, identified as 29-year-old omar mateen of fort pierce, florida, a u.s. citizen, was killed in a shoot-out with police. isis has claimed responsibility. president obama called it an act of terrorism and hate. >> as americans we are united ii grief, in outrage, and in resolve to defend our people. >> pelley: earlier today i spoke with an eyewitness to the massacre, sean royster, who was at the club with a couple of friends.Ñi we've seen pictures of people just picking up those who are wounded and running them down the street to the hospital, which is a couple of blocks away. did you see that? >> i saw some people. people, when they came out, i went to the left, some people went to the right. they came back this way. my best friend, when we got separated, he was advised... he was one of the people who got shot. apparently someone dragged him out and got him to an ambulance. that's when i finally got in touch with him. he's at the hospital now. another friend of mine was inside, as well. we're still looking for him. no one has heard from him since last night

so a few hours from now this man will get up and go and be pierced by a british musket and die. it just appears me to read this because i thought i'm a father and if i was seven maybe this won't do much but when you're older these things mean something to you. i was so moved by this. i thought the sacrifice, i've never thought about this. you don't hear about this on tv. you certainly don't hear about this in the ivy league. god forbid they would say anything patriotic. it's a sad thing. as you get older, you start realizing how sad it is that they've turned their back on faith and patriotism as though these are something from an older time. we don't do that anymore, we are too sophisticated. as i was memorizing this poem with my daughter it reminded me of doing the same thing with my father when i was young. the greeks are not afraid of patriotism and every march 25, at our church, we would have an event where we would celebrate greek independence day which is march 21, 1821, and the kids would be forced to memorize poems. they would always give me a long poem and i hated it. m

words to respond to such a callous comment from the father of the man who perpetrated this heinous act. phil keating live in fort piercea, outside the gunman's home. the killer's wife, where is she now? do we know? >> reporter: that's the million dollar question here. she is absolutely not here at her apartment complex that she shared with the killer. too many cameras here. she's essentially in hiding. she was spotted briefly late last night, once again in the dark, once again in a car, her face covered from the cameras, then they sped away. the wife's name is noor salman. she remains in hiding at an undisclosed location. her father-in-law who you just heard from, the father of the mass murderer, keeping her location a secret, saying she is only no longer in the area. federal law enforcement sources tell fox news that prosecutors and investigators seek to charge or indict her for numerous felony crimes, including accessory to 49 counts of murder, 53 counts of attempted murder, all for knowing about her husband's massacre plan but doing absolutely nothing to stop it. however, in the past hour, the u.s. attorney on this

under the spotlight, but ultimately it was one man with two weapons and a twisted outlook on life that plunged so many families into despair. bbc news, fort pierceorida. >> from hate to love, there has been an outpouring of support for the community here, for the relatives here, for the victims. there has been money, which has been given to try and help the families, to help the victims. but, also, there are more vigils planned this evening, an opportunity for people to come together and show support. back to you. >> thank you very much there in orlando for us. for more on the state of this investigation, i spoke with fran townsend the former homeland security adviser to pr president george w. bush. she joined me from new york. thank you very much for joining me. when you look at what we know so far from what the f.b.i. has told us, there is clearly some concern about the fact that this man had been investigated twice and then still managed to carry out this attack. as somebody who knows this kind of thing very well, fran, what's your take on this? >> the real key question to me is it's entirely possible that you investigated him and didn't find

attackers went through these doors behind me here and they managed to pierce through that security perimeter and it's past that way, you see that man who detonated in that video you were just referring to that, anderson. the third attacker was able to get outside and when those passengers fled they were met by that third detonation. why the way this unfold side causing so much concern in the u.s. is that there are very few airports anywhere in the world other than perhaps baghdad and kabul that have a fully-secured perimeter as you enter into the airport compound. it is just a very, very high state of preparedness and this is something that clearly the attackers are now aware of, anderson, and they're planning accordingly. >> the u.s. government, obviously, clearly suspects isis and we heard from turkey's prime minister. they suspected isis last night. is that the prevailing theory there? >> reporter: yes. absolutely. turkish officials have gone further. they're going through the process of trying to identify the attackers or what's left of the attackers. they told us that actually really what they're dealing and working with is ju

pierce, florida, two hours south of orlando. >> most of our conversations were religious-based, but nothing radical or homophobic or hate-related. >> reporter: another manended the same mosque was 22- year-old moner abu salha. he was influenced by the radical islamic cleric anwar al awlaki and became the first-known american suicide bomber in syria. do you believe there was a connection between omar mateen and abu salha, who became the suicide bomber? >> many people will not believe this and are reluctant to do so, but it is truly a coincidence. >> reporter: shortly after that, malik heard mateen talking about al awlaki's videos. it concerned him so much, he called the f.b.i. >> he told me they were very powerful. >> reporter: and that for you was troubling? >> that raised the red flag even higher for me. >> reporter: the f.b.i. did investigate mateen for the second time in two years and cleared him of any suspicion. malik says the f.b.i. never asked about mateen again, but did contact him about the muslim community. was he ever there for teaching that would have been considered radical? >> absolutely not. these people that committed these acts have rad

pierce, florida, a little more than 100 miles away from orlando. neighbors were worried that mateen's unit could be booby trapped. there had been talks that this manhad already been on the fbi list. police say as we mentioned just a moment ago, mateen called 911 just before the attack pledging his allegiance to isis. his ex-wife spoke out last night, calling him, quote, violent and bipolar. >> i was devastated, shocked, started shaking and crying because more than anything, i was so, so deeply hurt and heart broken for the people that lost their loved ones, the families that are now suffering, the people that are wounded that are healing. >> now, tonight at 6:45 a vigil is being plan for the victims of the orlando nightclub shooting. that will happen on the north side of city hall. also looking to our area, the philadelphia police say they have increased their presence throughout the city. officers have been instructed to be vigilant and patrol any area that could be of concern. a man originally from northeast philadelphia, now living in orlando, he was inside the pulse nightclub just before the shooting. we'll hear from him. live in the digital o

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 made inflammatory remarks about terrorist ties and in 2014 after contact with a terrorist where he was eventually cleared. >> there will be scrutiny as to whether the f.b.i. dug deeply enough. >> law enforcement is looking into whether mateen had any help and are following up over 100

pierced home fronts and shattered windows in that busy neighborhood. related. eight people were killed and 36 others wounded in shootings across chicago since friday night. >>> police in fairfax county are looking for the manopriately at a center. the 11 year old told her father what happened when they went home. the store surveillance cameras caught the man leaving the parking lot in a burgundy ford mustang. >>> the search continues for the man that grabbed a girl while walking home from school. the 16 year old said the man approached her on friday. the teen says he put his hands on up skirt. the man may have been a construction worker because of the way he was dressed. >>> a sleepy driver may be what caused a crash that killed six people in virginia. it was about 20 milesó80 south the van crashed just after midnight on saturday. a man is now charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter. they were on the way to new jersey from north carolina. four men, a woman, and a child last day of school for students in prince george's andfcy)ñ montgomery co. students spent extra days in the classroom this month to make up for missed days because of bad weather this past winter. we remember that. prince george

man five to six weeks ago. they now identify him as omar mateen, who they say wanted to buy bulk ammunition and body armor including plates like this one that can stop armor-piercing bullets. the store's owner robert abel says his employees were immediately suspicious about the man's request and a phone call he made. >> he had a conversation in a foreign language that was more concerning. >> reporter: the store refused to sell mateen anything and called the local fbi office immediately after he left. >> we did contact authorities and let them know we had a suspicious person in here and there was nothing that become of it. >> reporter: the store did not have mateen's name but they did have his image on a grainy surveillance tape which they say the fbi never came to see and has since been recorded over. earlier this week, the fbi director said his agents had done all they could have. >> i don't see anything in reviewing our work that our agents should have done differently. >> reporter: but mateen was someone who had already been investigated twice by the fbi about possible ties to terrorism. so far this morning, david, no comment from fbi headquarters. >> and, bria

man ran up screaming i'm shot. it happened a few blocks away at 10th and diamond, someone fired five shots at the victim's car, one of them pierced through the back driver's side door and hit the driver in the lower back. he was able to drive him to the crash scene and get help and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. so far, no arrests. >>> quiet and inspirational sight in new hope. 600 people turned out to support a little boy who's in the fight of his life. it was just a stunning diagnosis. an 8-year-old boy with brain cancer. that seemed to come out of nowhere all his family is asking for is your prayers. but tonight, they got a whole lot more. fox 29 brad sattin is in the newsroom now. brad this family has been through more than enough challenges. >> reporter: for sure. this diagnosis is just one challenge they're facing but there's still smiling and inspiring a lot of people. >> this is a photo of dominic starting second grade last fall. athletic, out going and according to his mom. >> this kid never needed more than a band-aid in his life. >> reporter: no one could have imagined how dominic would finish second gr

man who took the all of these lives. we are now joined by the killer's home in fort pierce, and drew griffin, it seems to be adding up? >> yes, it another glaring example of that. in 2007, john, we have been reporting that this shooter was expelled from the law enforcement academy at the same time he was fired from the florida department of corrections, and though the fellow students said that it involved some perceived threat, the school, the indian river state college was refusing to give up the records, but tonight, we have the records, and it could explain the reluctance of the officials and not only was this killer falling asleep in class multiple times, but shortly after the virginia tech massacre, he engaged in a conversation with another cadet in which he talked about bringing a gun to school. the report that we have said that in light of the recent tragedy events at virginia tech, this talk of bringing a weapon to class is at best extremely disturbing. this event took place in 2007. we also have new details, disturbing details about what was going on in the planning up to this, because now, john, it appears t

. >> the man responsible has been identified as omar mateen. he lived in fort pierce, florida.way from orlando. in a 911 call from the club, minh tien professes allegiance to the islamic state. >> it was a us citizen born in new york but his parents were from afghanistan.'s ex-wife -- were from afghanistan.'s ex- wife said he was bipolar and abusive. >> we want to go live to the scene right now. scott maclean is standing by in orlando this morning with the very latest. let's go to orlando life and check in was scott maclean.>> reporter: at this hour, we're learning more about the victims. officials have now identified all but one of the now 49 victims. they have publicly identified just 24 of the people who were gunned down when a man claiming allegiance to isis walked into a packed gay nightclub and started shooting. >> reporter: the ex-wife of omar mateen, the man who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in us history is speaking out. >> he was mentally unstable and mentally ill. that is the only explanation that i could give. >> reporter: investigators say the 29-year-old

man was brave. for my dad, that's all it took. >> that was an act of bravery in its time. charlie pierces with us, former sports columnist for the "boston herald." these days with "esquire" and charlie, i know you want in on this conversation, especially placing him in the history of our society the last several daks. >> yeah, ever since the news broke, i keep having the walt whitman line ringing through my head. do i contradict myself? very well then i contradict myself. i am large i contain multitudes. i don't think there's ever been a better line written about america than that. and i don't think there's ever been a more american life than the one born kashs clay, later muhammad ali lived because he was the one of the great manifestations of the most basic contradiction in american life which is the first two prafz of the declaration of independence. all men are created equal except account ones who want. he was a magnificent manifestation of that most american of contradictions. >> charlie, how long do you think boxing will be around? i'm looking at these old videos realizing what a

man here omar mateen, the shooter? >> the fbi is joining the dots. they've got a team over there in fort pierceave come forward. at the end of the day i think what you're going to find is isis inspired, but it's also a hate crime of being anti-gay. whatever it is, it's terrorism and terrorism tries to inflict fear and that's what we have to overcome. you can't let these guys win. they win if we succumb to fear. so we've got to go on, dig deep and go on with our daily lives. >> one thing that we understand now, senator, that there are still so many questions about was when you talk about where he's from. he was living almost two hours away from here and yet he gets, shows up here just at 2:00 in the morning and half an hour before closing he drives all of the way to orlando to this particular nightclub. do you have any idea as to why? why he picked this place, this club? >> well, it was obviously planned along with his arsenal of weapons and his ammo and to come from 80, 90 miles away it was planned. he obviously had scoped out this place. i think we will find out now when the dots are connected

man that took all these lives. cnn senior investigative correspondent drew griffin just obtained details, and joins us from the killer's home in fort pierce. drew, we are hearing about missed signals all week, seems to be adding up. >> reporter: yeah, this is another glaring example of that. in 2007, john, we have been reporting the shooter was expelled from a law enforcement academy at the same time he was fired from his job at the florida department of corrections. fellow students said it involved some sort of perceived threat. the school, the indian river state college was refusing to give up records. tonight we have the records and it could explain the reluctance of officials. not only was this killer falling asleep in class multiple times but shortly after the virginia tech massacre he engaged in a conversation with another cadet in which he talked about bringing a gun to school. the report we have says in light of recent tragedy events at virginia tech, talk of bringing a weapon to class is at best extremely disturbing. this event took place in 2007. we also have new details, disturbing details about what was going on in the plannin

man. he was a very effective way to ridicule him, and she mocked him for telling us how great he really is. again, she's piercingtheme for moderates. you know, as a strategist, you want to get the left. also there's a lot, a lot of republicans very uncomfortable with donald trump. they tend to be socially moderate, and she reached out to them. all of that inclusiveness, she literally needs that to win and to govern. and i think this will be a unifying theme for her the way i think kaylee you mentioned earlier, donald trump talks about america first i think hillary's going to talk about stronger together. >> the forward bat was a new element, and important. to me, if you look at, there are very few 32-year-old hispanic lawyers and 35-year-old african americans who say there is some idealized point in american history they are trying to get back to again. when donald trump talks about again, there is a group that feels they have been economically and culturally eclipsed. the problem he's got is the majority that is the majority of electorate. there are other grounds, people are looking for change in washington, an