a family source saying salman is cooperating with the fbi. investigators want to find out what if anything she knew about her husband's plans to commit mass murder. : "he's shooting everyone that's already dead on the floor. salman married omar mateen in 2011. they have a three year old son. picture after picture posted at play -- and dressed for prayers. but according to a law enforcement official salman noticed violent changed in her husband's behavior. she told investigators --about his interest in carrying out a jihadist attack. salman says she tried to talk him out of doing anything violent. salman also saying she didn't know about his plans to target pulse nightclub. a place he visited in early june, investigators say she traveled with him there. >> reporter:cell phone tower data tracked the gunman in the hours before the shooting. investigators say he spent several hours at disney springs -- a shopping and entertainment center. law enforcement sources also saying the gunman went to both disney springs and pulse nightclub in early june.

their attention to this woman, noor salman. she was married to omar mateen, the gunman who went on a shooting rampage inside the pulse nightclub in orlando. >> oh, my god people are getting shot! >> reporter: police say salman told them he had gone to the gay nightclub before. she said she tried to convince him not to do it. >> i didn't see, i didn't notice anything. she is very good girl. very honest. >> reporter: as investigators dig into mateen's past patrons also say they have seen him at pulse before. >> he used to come in the bar on the weekends. >> reporter: not only did he call 911 but sources said he made a post to facebook pledges his allegiance to facebook all while randomly shooting in the crowd. >> he looked at me and said take care of me, please don't leave me of. he was like a brother. >> reporter: he survived but his friend eddie justice, a 30- year-old tax accountant, was one of the 49 people who died. it's been three days now since this happened. you can see a very active scene here, i'm told authorities could

salman attended john crockett high school. an attorney for the district has advised reporters to file a freedom of information request. we talked to other family members who also live in rodeo. neighbors we talk to say the family is well liked. >> they've lived here for probably ten years that i've known them. they're a marvelous family. they invite us over when they have a birthday or a graduation. >> reporter: dave says he might well have met noor salman at a family party. the revelations about her statements to the fbi come as a shock. she was married once before, an arranged marriage. her former husband now in the u.s. told nbc bay area she was a nice girl who liked to go out. neighbors say noor salman married omar mateen five years ago and never returned to her hometown because her husband would not let her. we're told that noor salman married omar mateen in a religious ceremony but we have not been able to find a marriage license. omar mateen's ex says she left him because she suspected mental problems and also there was

last night, noor salman could be seen going back to her apartment, after the fbi search. inside the couple's apartment, video shot by univision shows a seemingly normal young family of three. >> she was super sweet. super sweet and a fantastic mother. >> reporter: but secretly, omar mateen had murderous intentions, and had, at one time, been under fbi surveillance for ten months. there were even confidential informants. a fact that the owner of the store that sold the guns, a former nypd cop, was not aware of. so, law enforcement guy. would you have liked to have known that the fbi was investigating him for terrorism? >> would have loved to know. would have been fantastic. he wouldn't have gotten a gun. >> a frustrated gun store owner tonight. and pierre thomas joining us live. pierre, is there a chance this wife will now be arrested? >> reporter: david, there certainly is. if they determine she knew about this attack beforehand, it's likely they will charge her, because they want to send a message. if someone knows about potential mass murder, they have to come forward.

their attention to this woman, noor salman. she was married to omar mateen, the gunman who went on a shooting rampage inside the pulse nightclub in orlando. >> oh, my god people are getting shot! >> reporter: police say salman told them he had gone to the gay nightclub before. she said she tried to convince him not to do it. >> i didn't see, i didn't notice anything. she is very good girl. very honest. very sincere. >> reporter: as investigators dig into mateen's past patrons also say they have seen him at pulse before. >> he used to come in the bar on the weekends. >> reporter: not only did he call 911 but sources said he made a post to facebook pledges his allegiance to isis all while randomly shooting in the crowd. >> he looked at me and said take care of me, please don't leave me. he was like a brother. >> reporter: he survived but his friend eddie justice, a 30- year-old tax accountant, was one of the 49 people who died. it's been three days now since this happened. you can see things really have not let up here at the pul

miss salman, did you know your husband is a terrorist? >> the grand jury story broke in just the last couple of hours. in moments, weighing in on what else we are learning about the wife of the gunman tonight. and what kind of legal trouble she could be in. first, trace gallagher is at the breaking newsdesk with the details. >> now a federal law enforcement source has confirmed to fox news senior correspondent rick levinle that that the shooter's wife did have advance knowledge of the attack and did nothing to stop him. the wife reportedly told investigators she tried to stop him but there's no record of her calling authorities. during an interview with the fbi as you look at new pictures from the daily mail, the wife also gave details of his gun purchasers and how he apparently told her about his plan to carry out an attack and specifically it appears the feds believe she knew the pulse nightclub was a potential target because on at least one occasion she drove there with her husband to case the place. keep in mind the club is two hours

this as we learn more about the gunman's wife, salman. after the shooting, a source close to salman said she turned over an ipad, laptops and cell phones. a family member tells nbc news she was beaten and battered though she never told investigators she was abused. salman did not deny her husband was mentally unstable and would snap. investigators say prior to the shooting, mateen made more purchases on his credit card, as if he wasn't worried about paying them back. and also transferred his share of a home to his sister for $10. two and a half months before the shooting, his wife a witness. the fbi showed salman pictures of the couple shopping at walmart, where mateen bought ammunition, which we now know was not used in the shootings. >> i just remember him laughing -- >> reporter: miguel was inside this bathroom as mateen pumps round after round into his victims. 30 people were trapped inside. six made it out alive. >> you can hear him, like in different rooms, dropping the clips to the guns and putting in a new one and shooting people

noor mateen grew up as noor zahi salman here in rodale. neighbors say noor attended john sweat high school. school officials would not confirm that. the school district is telling reporters to file a freedom of information request and the district is requiring that on the advice of its attorney. noor salman's mother and sisters have declined to talk with reporters. we contacted other family members who live nearby. they also have no comment. but neighbors we talk to say the family is well liked. >> their very gracious, very nice people. >> reporter: dave says he might very well have met noor. the revelations about her statements to the fbi came as a shock. >> really, didn't -- i don't believe i heard that. >> and neighbors tell us that noor salman and omar mateen were married here in the east bay in a religious ceremony. we've not been able to find a marriage certificate. reporting, mark matthews, nbc bay area. >>> not just the blood and tears. the political fight is also intensifying. angry president obama criticized donald trump for his

salman, a u.s. citizen, had been married before. she met her ex-husband in ramallah where her family is from. an arranged marriage that ended in divorce seven years ago. salman's family lived here in northern california. >> i've known her since she was 3 years old. >> reporter: neighbors say they're devastated. >> after she got married and left, i have no idea what kind of a girl she is. all i know that she was a very good girl. >> reporter: an fbi official tells nbc news, agents are also investigating claims omar mateen had frequented gay nightclubs, possibly scouting locations. some say he actively used gay dating apps, expressing interest in men. >> i recognize him from one of the apps. but i blocked him, because he was, like, very creepy in his messages. >> reporter: if mateen had been to pulse before, he could be familiar with the club's layout, the exit and the restrooms where he held at least 20 people hostage. the s.w.a.t. team ended his siege three hours later. a member of that team tells nbc news during the standoff, they

salman, a u.s. citizen, had been married before. she met her ex-husband in ramallah where her family is from, an arranged marriage that ended in divorce seven years ago. >> i have known her since she was 3 years old. >> reporter: the neighbors are devastated. >> after she got married and left, i had no idea what kind of a girl she is. all i know that she was a very good girl. >> we're also learning new details into the alleged gay tendencies mateen may have exhibited. this is what his ex-wife said to cnn's don lemon last night. >> he did have a different side of him that he could not open up to his father about. the fact that he liked to go to nightclubs. the fact that he loved to drink. it doesn't surprise me that he might be gay. it doesn't surprise me that he was leading two totally different lives and he was in such deep conflict within himself. >> joining us from orlando is blake mccoy. can you tell us about the investigation into mateen's current wife. >> good morning. all along, authorities have said that there is a possibili

salman, a u.s. citizen, had been married before. she met her ex-husband in ramallah where her family is from, an arranged marriage that ended in divorce seven years ago. salman's family lives here in northern california. >> i've known her since she was 3 years old. >> reporter: neighbors say cher devastated. >> after she got married and left, i have no idea what k good girl. >> we are also learning new details into the alleged gay tendency mateen may have exhibited ps this is what his ex-wife said to cnn's don lemon last night. >> he did have a different side of him that he could not open up to his father about, the side that he liked to go to nightclubs, the fact that he loved to drink. it doesn't surprise me that he might be gay and it doesn't surprise me that he was leading two totally different lives and was in such consequence of himself. >> reporter: joining is nbc's blake mccoy. what more can you tell us about the investigation into mateen's current wife? >> good morning. we can tell you the fbi is considering charges against

fbi agents have visited salman's mother in the california bay area home where she grew up. a smart, shy, quiet girl, with palestinian roots. her first arranged marriage failed. she met mateen online. and friends say her. >> not too sure why. >> reporter: we also learned today, the killer did more than call 911. he also posted to facebook and called a florida tv station to brag about what he was doing. bruce? lesli? >> thanks for that. the fbi is searching for anybody who had contact with mateen prior to this to let them know. they are reconstructing his life, in hopes of going back years. >>> to get breaking news on the latest developments in the nightclub shooting, of course, you can download the free wusa 9 app. >>> searchers have found the body of an a o -- a child snatched by an alligator. 2-year-old lane graves was playing with his parents and siblings in shallow water at the grand floridian last night when the alligator attacked. desperately to fight off the alligator but could not save him. >> we're going to make certain that we have the alligator and that we move --

but shortly after the massacre salman took down her facebook page. mateen's father telling us he does not know if she was involved. >> my daughter-in-law is the most sincere and the most wonderful lady. >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell us after salman started answering questions they gave her a polygraph test. linzie janis, abc news, fort pierce, florida. >> linzie, thank you. >>> the senate is looking into a series of incendiary facebook posts made by the killer the day of the shooting. in them he railed against what he called the filthy ways of the west and he warned of attacks in the u.s. in the next few days. the senate homeland security committee has now sent a letter to facebook ceo mark zuckerberg requesting information and a briefing on the shooter's online activity. >>> and the shooting in orlando has prompted a marathon session on capitol hill. a democratic senator from connecticut has staged a filibuster, hoping to force a vote on gun control. senator chris murphy began speaking at 11:21 yesterday morning to a mostly empty chamber

the fbi says they've confronted salman with surveillance video that shows her joining her husband on visits to a store to buy a holster and ammunition and on a trip to the pulse nightclub as he searched for targets. the couple visited disney world just days before the shooting. this neighbor in rodeo says he worries most about the couple's 3-year-old son. >> that's very sad because now the family becomes apart. it's another child left alone in this world. >> reporter: noor salman's mother would not comment on her daughter's role leading up to the shooting. in rodeo, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> gun control is taking center stage right now in the u.s. senate. democrats have launched a filibuster demanding action in the wake of the orlando massacre and other mass shootings. >> having come through the experience of newtown, i've had enough. it's been four years, and nothing has been done. >> murphy vows to speak as long as necessary to prompt action on gun control measures, including expanding background checks for gun buyers and banning gun sales to people on terror watch lists

they're also looking into mateen's wife of nearly five years. 30-year-old noor salman who find out ife had direct knowledge of her husband's plans. ? she could be fguilty of something. if she knew about his plan but didn't do anything. she could be guilty of a more serious crime if she helped in any way. >> reporter: now one of salman's former teachers saying she had learning difficulties. in an exclusive interview, susan, who asked us not to use her last name or show her face says salman was in all special education classes in middle school. >> i had difficulty with retention, and she had difficulty with concepti septualiziny. she wouldn't have an idea of the consequenc consequences, or if she did, it wouldn't register. >> reporter: her family confirmed she does not understand cause and effect. they say she is completely innocent, and our hearts carry so much sadness for the victims in around. >> something like a learning disability won't gret you a not verdict. but it can be presented to a judge in hopes for a more lenient sentence. >> reporter: as investigators search for answers,

now, one of salman's former teachers telling abc news salman had learning difficulties. in an exclusive interview, susan, who asked us not to use her last name or show her face, saying she was in all special-education classes. >> noor had difficulty with retention. she had difficulty with conceptualizing. understanding. i thought she is incapable of being an accomplice. absolutely incapable. >> reporter: salman's family confirming susan was noor's teacher and that noor was a special education student and does not understand "cause and effect." the family telling abc news "noor is completely innocent and was unaware of the attack." and tom, those partial transcripts of mateen's communications with police will be released monday. authorities saw they want the public to know what type of interactions were had that night. tom? >> thank you. >>> one final memorial after a weekend of remembrances. in downtown orlando, people stopped by a walkway lined with crosses. one for each victim. the staggering number when you take a look. 49 people killed. seen in this image, one of eve

but shortly after the massacre, salman took down her facebook page. mateen's father telling us, he does not know if she was involved. >> my daughter-in-law is the most sincere and the most wonderful lady. >> reporter: david, law enforcement sources tell us, after salman started answering questions, they gave her a polygraph test. david? >> linzie janis with us tonight. linzie, thank you. >>> let's get right to abc senior justice correspondent pierre thomas, live outside the fbi in washington tonight, and pierre, we've been told that the attorney general herself is now weighing in on this case. are charges coming for the gunman's wife? >> reporter: david, loretta lynch is personally getting updates. the investigation is going to take days, if not weeks. they have to verify whatever the killer's wife tells them. they're not going to take her word for anything. if they find evidence, it's likely she will be charged, but once source told me today, while they're being aggressive, they're in no rush to make the final decision. david? >> pierre thomas with u

. >> reporter: fbi agents have now interviewed noor salman twice given her a lie detector test and searched the home and their three-year-old but the u.s. attorney says it is too early to talk about any of that. >> i'm not going to speculate with respect to any charges that might be brought. >> reporter: salman told agents she had gone with her husband to case the nightclub and gone with him to buy ammunition and a holster. she says he told her he was just going to visit friends saturday night but she feared he was going to attack the nightclub. and she never alerted police. >> if someone is able to be charged in this investigation we'll bring them to justice. >> reporter: fbi agents have visited salman's mother in the california bay area home where she grew up. a smart shy quiet girl with palestinian roots. her first arranged marriage failed. she met mateen online and friends say he dominated her. >> i don't think he allowed her to come back home and visit her mother. i'm not too sure why. just didn't allow her to do it. >> wife says he would fly into rages and beat her. the authorities' p

and she never called plits police. >> they have called noor salman in for questioning.ve subjected her to a lie detector test. and they've searched the home of her husband and 3-year-old. since the massacre, she has been staying with her father-in- law. there. >> wonderful. >> reporting a grand grand jury. to determine whether charges should be levied against salman that could include accessory to 49 counts of murder. 53 counts of attempted murder. failure to notify law enforcement. and lying to federal agents. but the u.s. attorney says it is too soon to talk about. >> we're not sure [ inaudible ] or if charges. >> reporter: salman told agents she had gone with her husband to case the nightclub. and gone with him to buy ammunition. fbi agents have visited salman's mother in the california bay area home where she grew up. a smart, shy, quiet girl, with palestinian roots. her first arranged marriage failed. she met mateen online. and friends say

said there could be charges in this case, and this morning, they're zeroing in on the wife, noor salman. she met him on a dating site and they have a three and a half year old son together. she had been talking to authorities, she was with the shooter when he bought ammunition and one time, she brought him here too pulse nightclub to scope out the place. she said she tried to talk him out of any attack, but never alerted any authorities. that's the stem of any potential charges. fbi agents did visit her parents' home in northern california yesterday. when we asked when the charges could come down, and they said their priority is a thorough investigation, not a deedy one. >> blake, thanks for the report from orlando. >>> meanwhile, 27 of the 53 injured remain hospitalized, six still listed in critical condition. one is profoundly ill. one of the victims held hostage am the bathroom with the shooter. yesterday, she read from a poem she wrote, expressing the weight of being alive while her friends are not. >> the guilt of feeling grateful to be alive is heavy. wanting to survive but not su

take pkg 0;01 0;21 1;02 noor zahir salman...sabía los planes de su esposo?en la > planeación de la sangrienta balacera, y se lo oculto a las > autoridades? respuesta oficial no hay...pero fuentes cercanas a la > investigación informaron a nuestra cadena herman nbc que salman le > dijo a los agentes federales que ella trató de disuadirlo > > sot abogado criminalista/steve escovar básicamente están investigando > si ella ayudo a instigar. > > este abogado criminalista no relacionado al caso nos pone en la > balanza las implicaciones que pudiera tener la mujer de mateen > > steve escovar > sot si un familiar tiene información de un crimen eso no es un delito menor... es una responsabilidad morar de avisar a alguien pero la ley no requiere que den información si no están participando en el crimen. > > información aún no confirmada sugiere que la esposa habría llevado a mateen a comprar municiones y al mismo centro nocturno pulse en varias ocasiones... > > seddique mateen/papa de asesino > sot 14:38:55 si me preguntan por mí nuera no tengo ninguna respuesta para

her name is noor salman. she could be charged as an accessory to 49 counts of murder and 53 counts of attempted murder after failing to notify authorities about her husband's plans to carry out a terrorist attack. we'll be talking about the administration's failure to win the war on terror with house foreign affairs committee member congressman ron desantis and lieutenant colonel ralph peters, they join us later in the broadcast. >>> top story tonight, the gun control debate. there is one now. donald trump today saying he will meet the national rifle association to talk about how to keep people on terrorist watch lists from buying guns. fox news senior national correspondent john roberts with our report. >> some people love me. my problem is they love me or hate me. >> reporter: under withering fire from democrats and republicans alike for his comments following the orlando massacre, donald trump wouldn't back down one inch insisting doing the same old thing when it comes to terrorism isn't working. >> we hav

congressman, what should happen to noor salman, this terrorist's wife? >> well, from all of the evidence, just the public record, to me, she could certainly be charged with failing to report a terrorist crime. she could be a co-conspirator in each of the 49 murders if she was involved at all with him in purchasing the weapons, if she helped to do a reconnaissance of the club. so -- and again, that's based on just what we know so far. this is going to be looked into a lot more closely as far as phone calls, e-mails, contacts, conversations she may have had and also this could be a way to bring pressure on her in case there's other people that her husband had been dealing with, others in the community that she knows of. i would say it's a combination of an investigation going on here and also a way to bring pressure on here. >> supposedly she's been cooperating and has a lawyer. she's been willing to have interviews. what does that say to you? >> that would indicate that maybe she spoke too soon. i'm glad she didn't get a lawyer but it's lard to say what i

the question of what noor salman may have known about her husband's plans. it is still too early to say whether she or anyone else will face charges. we are learning more about mateen's visit to the gun shop where he tried to buy military-grade body armor. employees reported the suspicious activity to the fbi. joining me now is polo sandoval. good morning. >> good morning, victor. yesterday, we heard from officials who confirmed that the gunman was likely using his phone to facebook during the shooting. we learned he used it to text his wife. one of the key witnesses in the case. the gunman texting his wife to see if she had seen the news. noor salman reported and texting saying i love you and didn't get a response. it is important to point out the texts were exchanged at 4:00 a.m. two hours into the pulse nightclub shooting. clearly, investigators are taking a good look at her version of events as they continue to compile evidence. evidence presented to a grand jury. now usually grand juries meet monday through friday. it is possible we do not hear the fina

the wife, salman, texts -- where are you? the killer wrote back -- do you see what's happening? -- no. and he writes back -- i love you, babe. and that is it. as for noor salman, the widow, she remains in hiding according to her father-in-law, the father of the killer. she is no longer in the state of florida. but at this point she has not been arrested or charged as of now. >> phil keating, we'll talk to you again real soon. >>> let's talk about the weather as we head into the weekend from the fox weather center. we have some extremely hot temperatures expected this weekend in the southwestern part of our country. some areas expected to see temperatures as high as 110 to 120 degrees. some strong storms could pound the southeastern states and parts of northern florida as well. our chief meteorologist has our weekend weather forecast. rick, i hope those folks in the southwest aren't going to say, oh, but it is a dry heat. >> i'm from arizona. and you can handle the heat. you don't love it when it gets to 110. but when it gets to 120, that's a whole different thing. it is been hot

figure out how much his wife knew about his lethal plans >>> reporter: cbs news has learned noor salman went with her husband omar mateen to buy ammunition ahead of his shooting rampage at the pulse nightclub early sunday morning. but it is still unclear how much she knew about his plans. >> the fbi is reconstructing the subject's movements going back months, days, hours and minutes before the fatal acts at the nightclub. >> reporter: salman told them she also went to the nightclub with him on another occasion. she also says she tried to convince him not to go through with the attack. mateen's father defends his daughter-in-law. >> my daughter-in-law is the most sincere and the most wonderful lady that i ever known. >> reporter: prosecutors would not say if they are considering charging salman, a 30-year-old u.s. citizen born in california to palestinian parents. friends of some of the victims have gathered at a memorial in the center of orlando. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: julio morrill lay was snapchating with mercedes flores 15 minutes before the gunman opened fire. >> she was everything

salman, from california, met the killer on a muslim dating website. the two were married in 2013 and have a 3-year-old son. fbi agents searched the california home she grew up in, one of four daughters in a conservative palestinian family. salman also said she was with the killer when he purchased ammunition and a hollister. and accompanied him on at least one of his scouting missions to the pulse nightclub. new details are also emerging about the behavior of the killer during the three-hour slaughter sunday morning inside the pulse nightclub. he made at least five phone calls during the attack, three to 911, one to an as yet unidentified friend an one to a local news station, he did not go on air but identified himself as a shooter to the producer and wanted to make sure the station was aware of the attack. the security firm where the killer worked is defending its screening process. mr. mateen passed a full background investigation, criminal history, employment, driver's also, drug, medical in 2007 when he was hired by g 4 s. the weapon used for mos

law enforcement sources say that salman allegedly went with her husband to buy ammunition prior to the attack. abc news has also learned that salman allegedly suggested to the fbi she tried to talk her husband out of harming anyone. if true, she could face criminal charges. investigators are also pouring over the shooter's phone looking for connections to the gay community. a decade ago the shooter met this man who didn't want his face shown. >> he asked if i was gay and because i wasn't out at the time, i told him no, i'm not and he sai would definitely be my type of guy. >> reporter: we're also learning that the shooter's wife may have actually accompanied him here to the nightclub previously. investigators are trying to determine if that was as a patron or to scope the site. kendis, diane >> that's lana zak live in orlando for us. lana, thank you. >>> now to politics and donald trump is firing back after getting slammed with a one-two punch from president obama as well as hillary clinton. they hammered trump as he responded to the orlando shooting by once again calling for a ban on

the feds have reportedly convened a grand jury to investigate salman. charged as an accessory to 49 counts of murder and 53 counts of attempted murder. meanwhile authorities say mateen was likely self radicalized. >>> now the youngest of the 49 victims killed in sunday's massacre was a recent graduate of west catholic prep in west philadelphia. >> and right now friends of akyra murray gathering for a vigil in her memory. fox 29's chris o'connell is live in west philadelphia, chris, a heart broken community coming together tonight. >> reporter: iain, it was less than two week ago that akyra murray graduated third in her class here from west catholic

where are you, salman asked her husband. his reply, do you see what's happening?pparently having no idea what he meant. his final message, i love you, babe. salman told authorities she had recently gone with her husband to purchase ammunition. now it turns out, according to federal officials, mateen used a different caliber of ammunition in the attack. in an interview with nbc news, a relative insisted salman is completely innocent. calling mateen a monster and claiming salman had been "beaten and battered" by him. that echoes allegations by mateen's first wife he physically abused her on multiple occasions. we also learned today the pulse nightclub was equipped with a video surveillance system which the fbi is now reviewing and will not be releasing to the public. today more funerals were held in orlando for the individuals who were murdered in last week's attack. many of the victims were immigrants to the u.s. and are being taken back to their home countries to be laid to rest. for family members who are undocumented, however, they're risking everything just to

when his mother called salman and said he was worried about his whereabouts. whose mother calls and says do you know where omar is? >> why was mama worried at 2:00 in the morning? the amazing part is that this woman had a learning disability in middle school. i don't care. >> well, they can argue here is the bottom line. you need to prosecute these bad guys. >> people who have learning disabilities. >> you know she graduated from high school. she graduated from college. she doesn't know cause and effect why did she divers her first husband? how did she meet her second husband online and marry him? how come she isn't charged with nelth of a child if she doesn't know cause and effect? >> and forget whether she actively knew this was a plan or was aware of the night in question. >> right. what they know now is they say wait a minute. she cased the joint with him, bought weapon was him. he bought bought life insurance. the house is given to the brother for 10s oodz she was a witness to that. >> come on, they know. >> next you'll hear is battered woman's syndrome.

salman also tried calling her husband several times during the standoff with police. new video of the attack captured on a cell phone from inside the pulse nightclub bathroom shows frightened club-goers taking cover in a bathroom stall. we continue to learn more about the harrowing moments inside the club. >> the other patrol officers running inside, pulling out victims. so while gunfire is still going on, you know, or just as -- other police officers are running in there, you know, no disregard -- no regard for their safety and calling some of those victims out. >> reporter: omar delgado, one of the first police officers on the scene. >> it was kind of dark. i had this disco light still going. and i just began yelling, hey, guys, come on out, come on out. we got you, we got you. and just unfortunately, it took a minute, but realized that they weren't faking. it's just -- they couldn't get out. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn's anderson cooper, john mina explained why officers waited hours before storming the nightclub. despite victims shot and bleeding inside,

salman, from california, met the killer on a muslim dating website. the two were married in 2013 and have a 3-year-old son. fbi agents searched the california home she grew up in, one of four daughters in a conservative palestinian family. salman also said she was with the killer when he purchased ammunition and a hollister. and accompanied him on at least one of his scouting missions to the pulse nightclub. new details are also emerging about the behavior of the killer during the three-hour slaughter sunday morning inside the pulse nightclub. he made at least five phone calls during the attack, three to 911, one to an as yet unidentified friend an one to a local news station, he did not go on air but identified himself as a shooter to the producer and wanted to make sure the station was aware of the attack. the security firm where the killer worked is defending its screening process. mr. mateen passed a full background investigation, criminal history, employment, driver's also, drug, medical in 2007 when he was hired by g 4 s. the weapon used for mos

investigators believe that the gunman actually texted noor salman asking if she saw the news. investigators believe she then responded by calling several times after no answer she reportedly texted i love you to the gunman. eventually no response there. police eventually went to her home to tell her what was going on. obviously it will be key to find out what she did know. she has previously told investigators her husband previously mentioned there was a plan to carry out some sort of attack. however, the question was was it this attack? could she face charges in the case? the grand jury will decide that. they are going over the evidence right now. meantime, you mentioned other significant development. another gun shop coming into the picture. jensen beach, florida, just south of where the couple actually live, the gunman as his wife, the owner of the gun shop initially reported to the fbi in the weeks leading up to the shooting there were several suspicious individuals attempting to purchase police clear. investigators responded and they interviewed the shop owner and determi