police say sonny milton died in the attack while protecting his wife heather from the shooter. told reporter that milton gave his live to save hers. the question most everyone is asking tonight, is why? what would make someone open fire on innocent people especially so methodically. dave schratwieser has been talking with criminal profiler and philadelphia's police commissioner joins us now live from philadelphia police headquarters. dave? >> reporter: lucy, las vegas police say stephen paddock's them room looked like a sniper's nest than a hotel room. they have no motive. so we tonight went to see a forensic psychologist an expert on the criminal mind. >> level of determination is intense. >> reporter: high stakes gambler whose family says they were dumb founded by his actions. that was the profile of las vegas gunman stephen paddock that emerged early on monday. >> a person who either had some kind of unresolved issue in his life and it was going to come out through this kind of behavior i doubt that he had any issues with the people that he was shooting at. i think they were

. >> anna is a mother of three and sonny milton at the concert with his wife heather and could feel the moment he was shot. >> we fell to the ground and i was talking to him and he was still breathing at the time and then he stopped. >> and emerging the the harrowing story of survival. >> trampling over each other. it was pretty much a war zone. >> so many grateful to the strangers and the first responders that risked their lives to save others. mckenna perry says she is alive thanks to her boyfriend and good samaritan. >> my boyfriend started to help me, he carried me a bit of the way and then this couple that helped us and got us into his truck. >> and out of respect for the victims some performers are canceling concerts including j. lo and jason aldean who was on the stage when the shooting erupted. abc news washington. >>> and this reminder, "action news" anchor, jim gardner, will continue his reports from las vegas today. live once again starting on "action news" at 4:00. in other news bail is set at $5 million for the new jersey man accused of causing his own son's death trying to

sonny milton was a nurse. lisa ramera was a mother and grandmother. rachel parker worked for the police department in manhattan beach, california. she was a civilian employee on the department's front desk. >> a philadelphia man who survived the concert shooting is being hailed as a hero tonight. financial advisor mike mcgary was sinled out during a press briefing this afternoon. he jumped into action risking his life to save others. >> greg argos caught up with him as he returned from philadelphia earlier today. >> reporter: during tragedies like this one in las vegas it's so comforting to hear stories of compassion. one involves a man from our area who jumped on top of complete strangers when those bullets started flying. the gunfire started, the music stopped and thousands at a music festival went into survival mode. >> there were bullets flying all over. i would say minimum 500 to 1,000. it was ridiculous. >> reporter: mike mcgary a financial planner went to vegas as a country music fan but he left a hero. >> others risked their own lives to save

sonny milton was a nurse. lisa ramera was a mother and grandmother. rachel parker worked for the police department in manhattan beach, california. she was a civilian employee on the department's front desk. >> a philadelphia man who survived the concert shooting is being hailed as a hero tonight. financial advisor mike mcgary was sinled out during a press briefing this afternoon. he jumped into action risking his life to save others. >> greg argos caught up with him as he returned from philadelphia earlier today. >> reporter: during tragedies like this one in las vegas it's so comforting to hear stories of compassion. one involves a man from our area who jumped on top of complete strangers when those bullets started flying. the gunfire started, the music stopped and thousands at a music festival went into survival mode. >> there were bullets flying all over. i would say minimum 500 to 1,000. it was ridiculous. >> reporter: mike mcgary a financial planner went to vegas as a country music fan but he left a hero. >> others risked their own lives to save

finally, there was sonny milton. the 29-year-old was from big sandy, tennessee.e died protecting his wife from the bullets. he got on top to save her. his wife said at this point i am in complete disbelief and d despair. he saved my life and lost his. milton was a registered nurse that worked at madison county hospital, and the couple just got married two years ago. 59 lives lost. once you see the names and the faces behind the number, that's when it really hits home. >> and forever name there's a family, friends, and a community that mourns. there are thousands and thousands of people affected by this and hurting this morning. >> very much so. >> thank you for helping us remember. the stories are also of survival and heroism we saw are pouring in. the next, a mother and her son who escaped. >>> and then president trump on his way to puerto rico to survey the hurricane damage. we're in puerto rico with the latest. t-mobile's unlimited now includes netflix on us. that's right. netflix on us. get 4 unlimited lines for just $40 bucks each. taxes and fees included. a

people like sonny milton newlywed from tennessee die whod protecting his wife heather. rachel parker. susan smith was an employee with the seem my valley school district in california some of the dozens murdered sunday nig night. >> one of the victims is a local man shippensburg police identified bill wolf, jr., as a victim in the las vegas massac massacre. wolf was a wrestling coach in shippensburg. friends and family made a gofundme page to help raise money for the family. wolf and his wife robin were at the concert when the gunshots began. robin is okay. >>> fox 29's dave kinchen is in las vegas tonight with more on how people are looking to hem out. dave? >> reporter: iain, we've seen the images of the chaos, carnage and confusion over the last couple of days. well today a different and frankly a heart warmin warming . people literall literally givinf themselves here at a blood drive. las vegas strong. two days after sunday's concert massacre hundreds line up to give blood at places like united blood services. many here showed up yesterday and waited for hours only

. >> among those killed was sonny milton.year-old nurse died shielding her from the barrage of bullets. >> though we may never know paddock's motive we are learning a bit more about the gunman from those who knew him. >> ab stephanie ramos live in washington, d.c. with more on the nevada man's background and new details about some of his victims, stephanie. >> reporter: brian and sharrie, the suspected gunman stephen paddock committed the deadliest mass shooting in the united states as you both mentioned and authorities are still trying to figure out what his motive was. today police raided his home looking for any evidence that can bring them answers. this is the man police say opened fire on more than 20,000 people at a country music concert on the las vegas strip. >> shots fired from mandalay bay. >> reporter: around 10:08 local time last night police say 64-year-old stephen paddock used a tool to break holes in the windows of his hotel room on the 32nd floor. from there police say paddock then sprayed his targets with bul

sonny and heather milton were newly weds who loved going to concerts. >> his name was sonny. he was literally sunshine. he was the most selfless person that i have ever met. even until his last breath, he proved that. >> reporter: when the first shots rang out, sonny grabbed heather, pulled her to safety, he was shot in the back. he died saving her life. >> he saved me before much this incident. he taught me what real love was. >> reporter: denise and tony burditis had been married 32 years. they were high school sweethearts. she died in his arms. they were on vacation from west virginia. they took this video in front of the festival stage a day before the massacre. >> i have good thoughts of her in the times we have had. i'm going to miss her greatly. her family is going to miss her greatly. >> reporter: lisa patterson was a mother of three. she spent most of her time coaching the local softball league and helping out in the church. she is remembered for her infectious energy and fierce love for her family. >> she was such an amazing person. she cared for so many people. she

heather milton says her husband sonny protected her from that gunfire.heir story is one of many, many acts of bravery during the shooting and now people across our country are asking what would they do in that situation our chris o'connell joins us live with the best ways to protect yourself in an active shooter situation. chris? >> reporter: lucy, it is hard to believe there have been 340 mass shootings in our country so far this year. there have been three of them since the las vegas shooting. it had us thinking what is the best way to protect yourself against an active shooter? >> i don't train officers i train civilians. >> detective joe, is with the philadelphia police counter terrorism union. it's his job to train regular people to survive the unthin unthinkable. an active shooter. >> stop being scared. realize that you can get out of this if you think about certain thing. >> reporter: experts say there are three options to protect yourself against an active shooter. run, hide or fight. your first option, find an escape path and get out. evacuate w

. >> the reason i'm here tonight is because of heather milton, her husband sonny who died. i don't want his name to be forgotten. and i want more people to know the name sonny melton than they know whoever that guy is who shot us. >> something broke in me sunday night when that happened and the only way i ever fixed anything has been broken in me is with music. so i wrote a song. ♪ when the morning sun >> this shirt has become a symbol of him to me and i'll always remember him wearing this shirt. i plan on burying sonny in this shirt. ♪ i asked the god of all knowing wisdom ♪ ♪ why you and why not me >> music brings and coming together like that in response to an event like this, it helps everyone heal. >> when you see the faces of the victims, you see how different they were. they are people from all over the country. they were african-american's, his hispanics, gays and straights. a community not based on anything except love of the music. ♪ why you full of life and promise ♪ ♪ at the top of your lung so loud ♪ ♪ my songs that you sang so sweetly remain in my ears forever

milton. she and her husband sonny whose a registered nurse were here because they loved going to concert. when the first firing started sonny grabbed her and pull her to safety. he saved her life and lost his own life doing it. we don't name the killers on the broadcast or show you they're picture, we don't believe history should remember the name of those who took the lives of others. we don't believe history should remember the name of the columbine killers. it's funny everybody can fame the name of the killers of killings but how about the victims of the killings. probably remember the name of the rearry shooter but how many remember the name of jessica ghali who die died there. sandy hook, how many people remember the name of grace mcdonald who died there. we hope history does not remember the name of this killer, we hope history remember it is names of all those who lost their lives. i talked to heather about her beloved sonny earlier today. what do you want people to know about sonny? >> i think i kind of answered this question a little bit. but, he was such a kind hearted, loving,

sonny. watch. >> last night somebody sent me a video of a lady named heather milton, she was talking to andersonur church choir tour shirt. and he said what brought you to vegas and she goes we went there to see eric church because he was sonny, her husband who died, it was his guy. and we went there to see his guy. and then she said we have tickets for the grand ollie on the part opry tomorrow night. and as over section through row f, there's some empty seats and that's their seats. and i'm going to tell you something, the reason i'm here, the reason i'm here tonight is because of heather mel ton, her husband sonny, who died, and every person that was there. because i'm going to tell you something. i saw that crowd. i saw them with their hands in the air. i saw them -- i saw them with boots in the air. and what i saw that moment in time that was frozen, there's no amount of bullets that can take away. none. >> eric church in nashville. tomorrow night we're going to bring you a special report called las vegas lost, remembering the victims, an uninterrupted hour dedicated to the lives that were l

sonny got around his wife to protect her from the flying bullets and was then shot and killed shielding her. the ultimate sacrifice of love and family. heather miltonnnah this morning on the "today" show less than 72 hours after her husband's death. >> i know he saved my life. he -- when we realized the gunshots were going off and it was not just fireworks like everybody thought, i said, let's get down. and he said, no, we'll get trampled and he wrapped his armed around my back. and as we started to run, i felt him get shot in the back. and we fell to the ground at that point. there was still gunfire all around us. and people were lying on the ground. and i tried to perform cpr on him on the field. >> you're a doctor. you're a surgeon. >> yes. >> did you know in your heart right then? >> as it progressed on, i did. as i was giving him cpr, he began to bleed from his mouth. and i was just screaming for somebody to help me. and somebody finally did come help when the gunfire stopped. >> somebody helped you get to the hospital. >> yes, i don't know who they were, but a man ran out and put sonny over his shoulder and ran across the field. he was put in