S. W. A. T. Team. They had punched holes through a wall and stormed the club. Many bodies upon bodies and lots of blood. Reporter and around the crime scene tape investigators are going over every inch. On them the perimeter of the club is surrounded by a small fence with dark material. The last of the bodies had been removed. The fbi says mateen spoke with the 911 operator three times sunday after pulling himself up in a bathroom at the club with hostages. President obama says the fight against attacks like this is on multiple front including gun control. But we also have to make sure that it is not easy for somebody who decides that they want to harm people in this country not to be able to obtain weapons. Reporter as many media members have sc scene, so have many well wishers. People with signs and bringing flowers an writing prayers on colored construction paper and a woman is hear offering hugs to victims and friends and families coming out of the hospital. This is a commune that needs a place to be able to share the emotions that they are dealing with. Wusa9 andrea mckaren is at one of those locations at the dr. Phillips center for the performing arts. Andrea, what have you seen there today . Reporter adam, your absolutely right. This is precisely where people are coming to share emerging from this sadness is unprecedented solidarity. It was just shocking. There is no other way to describe it. Reporter orlando is a drift in a sea of grief. Every nationality is treated with love and kindness from god and to have someone come in and blow them away is unbelievable. This woman was inside the nightclub when the chaos erupted and she escaped and left a message for those that didnt. I will never forget you, she wrote, love is love is love is love. It is very common to expect someone to be okay one second and then completely collapse the next. Everybody here is struggling to make sense of something that doesnt. I have a friend that was inside and his partner is missing. He cant seem to figure out where he is or why or any that have. Friends of the pulse nightclub victims and complete strangers stood side by side united in their sorrow. It doesnt matter were gay or black or white. It is people out of our community has taken away from us. The frantic searches on social media from friends are now over. I feel sad today. Very sad. Yes. All kinds of sinking in. Reporter and at 7 00 this evening, there will be a vigil right here so that the community can come together and start to heal. And well be back at 6 00 with the story of one familys search for a missing friend. Until then, reporting live from orlando, andrea mckaren, wusa9. Andrea thank you. As devastating a tragedy as it has been for the Gay Community in orlando, remember that pulse nightclub was also hosting latin night, this has been a devastating blow for the Puerto Rican Community in orlando that is large. Take a look yourself for this heart break. I met family and friends of a young woman, she is in Orlando Health right now. Within the hour she will go to surgery. She was shot 8 times her family and friends are with her in hospital and more family members are on their way from puerto rico and she has not been able to talk. She lost several of her best friends, they were killed in this tragedy. I caught up with one of her friends going to go to the club and decided not to. She will tell you about it right here. Listen in. She is my friend so so many years and she is doing very well. And she is doing well and sitting up and just waiting for the operation at 6 00. Do you know what kind of operation they have to do . Her shoulder. She got the bullet holes at. How many times did she get shot . Eight. Has she been able to talk or communicate no talking yet. No, sir. So for a lot of people in the community, they still find it kind of cathartic. You cant get anybody close to the club. It is blocked off, the traffic is being diverted and the media, the closest media is setting up is several blocks away. The vigil tonight will be the first opportunity to collectively, people have been able to come together to mourn the incredible loss of life here in orlando. Bruce and leslie. Adam, we will get back to you. Adam touched on night. It is massive grief among the orlando victims. And peggy fox has a look on some of the lives lost on sunday. Most of the victims were yuck young people in their 20s and 30s when they lost their lives. One by one the bodies of the pulse nightclub massacre were hauled away. Shot after shot after shot. It is like it never ended. Jason gonzalez escaped the massacre by jumping over a fence. Our Community Gets judged for the people that we love and they dont see the person that we are. 49 people were killed in the shooting. This chilling video posted on social media apparently shows the last moments of amanda alveeiras life. These friend were with brenda mccoal. She posted this video before during the attack nina justice got a text message from her 30 yearold son eddy. Text me and say mommy i love you. In the club, they were shooting at 2 06. Trapped in the bathroom. Downtown. Please call police. Im going to die. Reporter 37yearold Kimberly Morris had just moved to orlando and working as a bouncer. 22yearold Peter Gonzalez cruz worked at ups, his family says he was happy. 34yearold eddy minor was a caring man. He apparently texted this video 23 minutes before the gunfire began. 23yearold stanley navor was a pharmacy technician. And Ramon Guerrero started college. And 22yearold universal studios. Many are fighting to survive. One man was shot 3 times and doing well but other people are still in grave condition. President obama says at this point there is no evidence anybody directly oversaw the as opposed to direct his actions. Bruce leshan is now live at f. B. I. Headquarters and says there were signs of mental instability. Bruce. Reporter thats right. Several of the killers High School Classmates tell the Washington Post that on 9 11 he started jumping up and down and cheering the terrorists. His dad says he saw none of that and his exwife says he was mentally ill. Before the attack on the gh twice opened investigations of the american born killer. Coworkers say in may, 2013 he claimed he was associated with the boston bombers. And that he had a Family Connection to al qaeda but was also a member of a sheha group that is al quaeda. When he was interviewed he same he claimed this connection because his coworkers were bullying him and agents closed the case. In 2014 the f. B. I. Looked into a possible tie between mateen and the First American suicide bomber in syria who had grown up in nearby vero beach but agents found minimal contact between the two men. His father insists he never any sign of his sons radicalization. My family is shocked. They can believe what did he do. He was mentally unstable and mentally ill. His exwife describes a steep dissent into darkness. In the beginning he was a normal being. She called him bipolar and violent. After a few months he started to abuse me physically and very often and not allowing me to speak to my family and keeping me hostage from them. Now a former coworker says that killer was given to outbursts of anger and racism but police say he was utterly cool and calm as he slaughtered 49 people. Profilers say that motives here may have been a complicated mix. Angry at the United States. A hatred for the l gtb community. And all of that may have part of this. Live at Police Headquarters bruce leshan, wusa9. The f. B. I. Director says that its agents are investigating one thousand of these Counter Terror cases at any given time. He says that it is worse than looking for a needle in a haystack because they are also looking for the hay that will eventually become the needle. The orlando massacre is taking center stage on the president ial campaign trail. Republican donald trump is doubling down on his call to band foreign born moslems from entering the country. Democratic Hillary Clinton says that cooperation with moslem americans is key to preventing these lone wolf attacks. The only reason the killer was in america in the first place because we allowed his family to come here. We should be intensifying contacts in those communities, not scapegoating or isolating them. You might recall that donald trump want supported a band on assault weapons prior to his president ial run but he has since changed his mind. Several museum tell us they came just to see the monday front pages. The pages across the country pictured photos from the orlando massacre and a grieving public and some described it as healing to see the papers reporting on the attack. It shows unification and others had hopes of seeing headlines that include the lgtb community. It is amazing to see the amount of support at the museum and having a lineup of front page follow the country and reaching out. A lot of these headlines dont say anything about gay or homophobia. How much hate being spewed at us, it gives me hope that we care about something. Floridas main paper, the miami herald has a different front pa on wusa9 at five. Pleasantly warm again tomorrow. In fact humidity in check. High temperature 82 downtown and 83 in gainesville and maybe as high at 85 in culpepper and fredericksburg. When it will be unsettled. Also coming up, a big fire in potomac. A Montgomery CountyPolice Officer faces some serious charges tonight after being caught in an undercover sting. But right after the break, we are back live in orlando, florida with more on how social media told the story of shooting tragedy happened. We remembered paris. Tonight us. The iconic eiffel tower lit up. Solidarity for the victims. Another mass casualty shooting. This time at the center here in orlando, florida. Glad you are back with us. Im adam longo. Before there was social media there were things like this, a prayer chain and what folks are coming out to do is they have a piece of construction paper and a marker and they can write on a prayer and they can link it with all of the other prayers that are here already and you can read some of the other ones that are on there. Prayers for the victims and for those that are still living and being treated in the hospital at Orlando Health. To talk about the social media we turn to pete muntean. Reporter orlando united is on twitter and it is on victims, the focus over violence. Everyone get out of pulse and keep running was the 20 009 sunday morning. Now the nightclubs facebook is a hub of remembrances. From indiana to israel. From phoenix to paris. The tributes are coming in from around the world. Imagine all the people. Reporter nearby Fairfax County tweeted this photo of a flag at halfstaff. Pray for orlando. And the names of the 49 victims posted on our wusa9 facebook. Kimberly smith commented healing prayers for the senseless act. I think it is wonderful that social media can play an Important Role getting information and giving people purpose, what can i do to help the victims and their families right now. How can i help communities have been affected. How can i make a difference. There was a safety check that let people nearby the shootings notify friend that they were okay. The first time it has ever been activated in the u. S. Adam. It is a collective for people to talk about their friends and family on social media and to recognize the gravity and magnitude of this situation. Bruce and leslie, we will come back at 5 30 with another Interesting Development that has come out of this tragedy. It has overwhelmingly hurt the Gay Community and at the time when they needed and wanted to help the most, they werent able to because of the band on blood donations. We will get into that coming up at 5 30. Looking forward to it. Adam, thanks. Sky 9 was over a big house fire in potomac. 65 firefighters battle that blaze. It was no one was home at the time. The fire may have started in the garage and spread to the rest of the house. Montgomery county police said one their own officers were cut in a porn sting. Christopher dunks is charged with soliciting a minor. Detectives say they used social media and a web site where they posed as under age kids. He is currently being held without bond. The federal government is contributing 20 milliondollars to a lot of safe track maintenance program. That money had been held in reserve until metro identified exactly where the money would be used. In addition, fta safety inspectors are working alongside the metro crews to check for safety each day a nice evening with a live look president humidity 49. Dew points in the 50s. Winds out of the north at 12 and they calm down after all of the winds over the week. Nice for the nats game tonight. 75 to 80. A bus stop temperature, 56 to 74. Thats rather nice. A terrific tuesday and still not humid and showers return wednesday and thursday and quite possibly friday as well. So becoming a little bit unsettled and we will watch for weather alerts. In the meantime 74 downtown and 70 in gaithersburg and 71 in fairfax. By early in the morning. Temperatures go back in the 60s and mid 60s downtown and maybe 57 in romney and 59 in martinsburg and 58 in damascus and by 9 00 back in the upper 60s and lunchtime gorgeous. So day planner looks like this. 60s to start, downtown temperatures and 78 full sun by one p. M. Next 7 days, wednesday, some showers and not a wash out, 80, 83 on thursday and more thunderstorms and more showers on friday. 80 and right now the showers should end during the day on friday and the weekend looks okay and we will keep sunday dry for now, warmer next monday with highs in the 80s. All right. Coming up after the break. We hear fairfax. Police are looking for a gunman that shot on a busy road. It happened along old dominion drive and thats where we find wusa9 Stephanie Gearhart to tell us more. Reporter bruce, there were two incidents, three miles apart here on old dominion drive. Thankfully no one hurt in all of this but the cars were riddled with bullets. I do have two children and that makes it even scarier with them, Young Children and being in police coverage. This family drives down this street like many others and the shootings are alarming. It is very impersonal and terrible thing to do. Saturday night around midnight Fairfax County police say a suspect inside a car fired a gun at two passing cars along old dominion drive. Specifically near the intersections of belleville road. Long time resident. You are talking about shooting on old dominion is a surprise. Reporter while police try to figure out who did it residents will be vigilant behind the wheel. It is disturbing and it will be great to have more police around. Police describe suspects vehicle as a white sedan, possibly an audi. If you know anything call the Fairfax County police department. Reporting live tonight in mcclain Stephanie Gearhart. We go back to the orlando nightclub shooting ahead and we will hear from a hero that went all out to save a survive er. Reporter victims are being treated and we will talk to former police chief val demmings that was in office for three years and and we just couldnt say thno to that face. Ns then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says. Oh yeah, thats betty. Youre going to want to do this alligator thing. And betty didnt lead us wrong. A little later we passed some dancing. And who doesnt like dancing . Especially when its followed by fireworks everyones nola is different. Follow yours. Alright guys, weve brought you to this construction trailer to talk about trucks today. Which truck brand offers engines with best in class v8 towing or fuel economy . Are we moving . Where we going . Its the answer to the question baby silverado. Oooh thats cool. Its truck month. Qualified buyers get 0 financing for 60 months. Plus, find your tag and get 8,250 total value on this silverado all star. Find new roads at your local chevy dealer we can show you new video into us now at wusa9. Aerial footage of the scene over the pulse nightclub. Now the worse mass casualty shooting in u. S. History. You can see crime scene investigators still on the scene diligently doing their work. You can see the side of the building where it was blown out by the s. W. A. T. Team that made their entrance in there to be able to confront the suspect and take him down. Of course busy orange avenue that leads right past and to the club still shut down at this hour tonight as investigators and a lot of them remain on the continue that painstaking work. This has been painful not only for the community and not only for many of the puerto rican but the Gay Community. So many people wanted to step forward and help. Because of a band on blood donations by gay they could not step in and do the work they wanted to do. Lets check in with mola lenghi for that side of the story. Reporter people lined up at the red cross is d. C. To give blood and stand in solidarity with orlando and its Gay Community. Something that i can do for this horrible tragedy. Gay men are limited to help. The fda has banned donations with men that have had sex about another man but they changed that in the last year. Organizations like the red cross are legally turn this people away. Morally it is tragic that there are people in orlando that desperately want to support their commune by giving blood and they are told by the organization their blood is dirty. The 12 month waiting period is the best way to stop the spread of hiv. Whatever they are finding i stand behind them. The red cross cant accept blood from recently open gay men because their system is not updated. Mola. Thank you. Here with unique perspective is former Orlando Police chief val demmings in office for four years. Now she is running for congress in central florida. Chief, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. I want to ask you from going on and the tactical situation that had to be done to save as many people as possible and to try to take down the suspect, this is something you trained your officers for years. Your right. When we heard the news it was shocking and unbelievable. And such a tragic horrific senseless event in orlando but the officers although they never want to have this happen they train for this. There was an officer working there that night and he indicated the suspect, the shooter and immediately called for backup and patrol officers responded and further engaged the shooter. The shooter barricaded himself in and when the officers were engaging him they were helping people to be evacuated and trying to carry out as many people as they could. Called out the s. W. A. T. Team that is trained for this. Orlando has a very proud Gay Community. During your time as chief, we have the pride festival and the pride days in orlando. Were there ever targets against them . Were there every threats made . How did you deal with that and talk with folks that are leaders in the lgtb community about the potential for incidents to happen. Orlando is a very Close Knit Community and we embrace diversity. One of the things that i was so proud was to work with a mayor that made sure that we had a zero tolerance and the Orlando Police department throughout the city as they pertained to hate crimes. Zero tolerance and we worked closely with the lgtb community to make sure that City Ordinances were in place and other laws have been fighting for a change and state laws and federal laws to make sure that lgtb community was taken care of as well. Chief, ultimately, we know that discussion comiou towards gun violence, the second amendment, what can we and what do they need to do. You are in a unique position with your Law Enforcement experience and running for congress. Do you have any thoughts. It is not about the campaign, it is about though the word, Mass Shootings are becoming too commonplace in this nation. I know that our president has had to deal with over ten Mass Shootings since in august. One last summer in charleston and in colorado and orlando and we have got to get serious about removing guns and especially assault rifles out of the hand of mentally ill and terrorists and we need congress to do that. Thank you for time and our hearts break for orlando. A lot of pressing questions emerging after the latest incident here in our country and the president asked is this a country we want to be and that is a question a lot of people are asking themselves after this incident. As horrific as this attack was, it produced heroes, outside and inside that club. Josh mcgill lost track of a friend as he was running from the building and he found someone else in need of house. Rodney sumpter, jr. Was shot in each arm and once in the back. I only saw the one bullet at first. I took my shirt off and tied it around as tight as i could and i saw his other arm was shot and so i took his shirt off and tied it around that one. So the Police Officer turned to me and said okay. This is whathe of the car and he will lay on top of you and i will want you to bear hug him and try to keep the pressure on him as he can. So i did and they were like also keep him conscious. He helped sumpter all the way to the hospital and at last check he was awaiting surgery behind others in more desperate need of attention. Amazing how everybody is pitching into do what they can. Straight ahead. People around the world opened their wallets to help victims. And he may be the open gay mom in the country and up ahead his we continue our coverage on orlando from here at talking to a moslem leader who is an outspoken supporter of gay rights. It is something he could be arrested for or die for in multiple places including many african and middle easten countries. Reporter he is an openly gay moslem in the entire world. Evoking the death of muhammad ali a man revered last week as a great moslem. Remember a few days ago we were separating the life of a moslem hero and we have to remember that not all people are the same. You cant let this one event of these people and people in San Bernardino influenat that is food for thought that this man offers in the wake of orlando a mass shooting that he feels personally connected to as an openly gay man and leader in the moslem faith. He could be killed in the moslem world for his stance. Monday in front of flags at halfstaff, he took a staff to say of everything he feels. It is the opinion of mental illness. When he heard about the mass shooting. It was a sense of sadness. This is the america that i have been dreaming for since i was a child. I was a child born in 1954 and all of my life the idea of nondiscrimination has been something that i have lived for. Which has come at a cost although losing members at the mosque he once was because of fears of violence. We cant go backwards. Reporter it is inspiring to see moslems he we all play a role in what happens next. Stephanie rameriz. He is not leaving a mosque but is assisting with interfaith and samesex marriages. What president obama is not saying about the attack in orlando that has a lot of people fired up. And what you need to know be victims. Flush. Before noon the National Cathedral rang its bells in memory of those that died in orlando. They rang one time for the victims killed. It brought back painful memories for the Virginia Tech community. Until yesterday it was the deadliest shooting in history. Dozens met at the memorial at the blacksburg campus to mourn the shooting victims. Members of talked about their new reasons to be afraid. Virginia tech carried this mantle of being the place where the most deadliest shooting happened and that is a mantle we never wanted but we obviously never wanted to give it up. Because we never wanted anybody else to go through what we went through. Those new fears are sparked by the fact that a Gay Community was targeted. Virginia tech pausing for a moment of silence in honor of the victims and families. Donald trump thinks that president obama should called the random shooting of act of radical islamic. Matthew says it is radical islamic terrorism. That doesnt mean that every moslem is a terrorist but that radical islamic terrorism does exist. Sylvia rights no, it doesnt matter to me, people that died are still dead. The conversation on our facebook page. You can join in at any time. A go fund me page 4 the victims and their families have raised more than 1. 6 millions. Organizers write that Equality Florida is working with florida organizations that are raising funds to ensure that money is distributed properly wrote i may not know you but i love you and support you. In addition to your physical wounds, i hope your hearts can heal as well. Love from austin. If you decide to help those orlando victims, be careful. Here are three quick tips to know about from the bbb. Check out the charity. One to avoid donating to anything this is a questionable. Watch out for any vague appeals that dont tell you how that money will be used. Also dont click on links to charities and unfamiliar web site and texts and emails, lot of them could be circulating and could lead to sites that could harm your computer or bank account. We have more tips on our wusa9 app. Pope francis spoke out on gun violence in the wake of the shooting in orlando nightclub. The pontiff denounced the brazen and versus absolute freedom in which weapons circulate in many parts of the world. Sad day in Montgomery County. Families and friends and others came together to say goodbye to patrick shivlet one of three clarksburg teams killed in the crash in dee mass cast. There was an hour long viewing at the st. John catholic church. Hups came out including brian walker a junior at clarksburg high and his teammate on the football team. He he was a great guy and role model and always there when you needed him. Patrick was a passenger in the tree on winding burn hill road. Alcohol is not a factor in the crash but speed is. Patrick leaves behind his parents and three brothers. Turning to campaign 2016. The very last primary contest in the season happens here in the Nations Capital when d. C. Voters go to the polls. Residents will pick their president ial nominees and the delegate for the house of representatives and four nominees. In virginia voters will decide important congressional races and contests are being held in the district, two, four and six. You can download the wusa9 app to find more information on polling locations in d. C. And virginia. Lets get you caught up on consumer news. Puerto rico cannot overcome this decade long economic crisis. They must wait for congress to pass relief legislation to help ease the money woes. Microsoft is buying linked in for 26. 2 millions and it gives microsoft access to the 400 Million People that use linked in. And walgreens has cut ties with trouble blood testing startup with questions about the test accuracy. Always tracking, wusa9 first alert weather. We will talk about the three degree guarantee. We are in good shake except for the low 80s. 81 is the forecasted high and we are on a bit of a roll. The pressure is on. A look outside. It is 79 and spectacular outside and dew points in the low 50s and winds out of the north at 12. Nice for the nats game and temperature is 75 to 80 during the temperatures nice. 56 to 74. 6 00 a. M. To 9 a. M. And a terrific tuesday. Still not humid tomorrow and then showers return wednesday and thursday. And actually friday and we will contemplate yellow weather alerts those three days. We have not done that. All right. 10 00. Generally partly cloudy skies. And temperatures 70 in gaithersburg and 69 in frederick and still 72 in fairfax. And then by early morning, temperatures go back in the low 60s and some 50s and 56 downtown and 59 in damascus and 50 in albany and 64 in buoy and by 9 00 a. M. Temperatures rebounding and a nice start to the morning and lunchtime another great day to eat outside. 78 downtown and 77 in frederick and 79 in cumberland. Warmer to the south west, culpepper may make mid80s. We will make 81 downtown and 24 hours for now looking at temperatures in the 80s. 83 in manassas and maybe 85 in culpepper. A very nice day. So 60s to start and the day planner by 11 00 and 78 and mostly sunny skies by one p. M. Next 7 days. Nats in town through wednesday and another evening game tomorrow and 4 05 start on wednesday. A couple of showers and should not be a huge deal. More storms on thursday and low 80s and more storms on friday. However, storms end friday afternoon. Lucky to get them out before friday evening. Sunday will be dry for now and warmer on wednesday with highs back in the upper 80s. All right, top, coming up at 6 00. Investigators going over every inch of the orlando nightclub shooting scene. We will have a live report about wh about the suspect. Also Hillary Clinton and donald trump present two drastically different approaches on counterterrorism and gun control. People come in our area to many people in the dc area mour t orlando. John henry talks to a few group that came together to honor their lives earlier today. Reporter near Georgetown University where students and staff and members of the dc metro came together to support those hurting in orlando and across the country. For a few minutes the church bell was the only sound at Georgetown University. It punctuated a moment of silence taken by a crowd tired of the violence and hate. At gatherings like this, it does provide a safe space. Reporter people of all races and religions attended the vigil. Their goal, to offer support to the countrys lgtb and moslem community. It is too easy to fall into hate and too easy to turn to the war on terror, islamic rhetoric. Undermining any person based on his orientation or unacceptable. Reporter but the compassion far from the boundaries of campus. At dupont circle, a make shift mem grabbing the eyes of people passing by. Some hopeful that the tragedy in orlando will reunite the country. I hope it brings people together. Reporter in baltimore the counsel on islamic relations has something to say. Moslems stand in solidarity with everybody else that continues to grieve. Standing in solidarity with american moslems. En a thats the message that Everyone Wants to get across. Look past the differences and embrace the dreams that we all share. Our lives is about love. Our groups in metro will hold similar discussions about what happened in orlando in the days to come as well. For the latest in georgetown wusa9. Investigators dig deeper into the background of a florida man that killed 49 people and injured 53 others at an orlando nightclub. The president of the United States and the two people fighting to replace him in the orlando mass shooting. And what we are doing to prevent an attack in washington. Good evening im leslie foster. More than 36 hours later investigators gathering evidence at the scene of the orlando Mass Shootings, 47 of the 49 victims have been released. Five of the 55 are in grave condition that means the death toll will probably go up. The hospital Officials Say they are optimistic about recovery. Earlier volunteers wearing red and black tshirts walked in solidarity with family members and they were shielding them from the them to get privacy so they could mourn. There certainly is a lot of that going on in orlando. Our adam longo is anchors the coverage from orlando and joins us on the latest and what you are seeing behind you there. Reporter we are by Orlando Health where most of the victims are being treated. The nightclub itself is just about five blocks to the south of here on orange avenue, one of the busiest thoroughfares through the main part of orlando. Investigators are still at the club working to find out more about this american moslem, american born moslem named omar mateen, they know he made a 911 call pledging allegiance to isis before the shooting and expressed sympathy and solidarity with the boston bombers. At the islamic