Today monday, june 13th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, terror in orlando with matt lauer live from orlando, and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And we say good morning on this the monday morning, a special split edition of today, 7 00 on the west coast, a very somber morning here in orlando, florida. Im matt lauer. Savannah is back in studio 1a. The pulse nightclub just at the end of the block on orange avenue. You can see a lot of vehicles still out in front of it. People are still searching for evidence there was a team from the atf, from the fbi here just a second ago, walking down the street behind me. Side by side looking down, looking for any kind of evidence they could find. Once in a while stopping, bending over to put a marker in the spot where they were standing. Let us get to what we know right now, the developments as we said the death toll at 50. That includes omar mateen, the gunman who opened fire inside pul
Travel to orlando on thursday. We have multiple reports tonight. Lets begin with Nbcs Jay Gray in orlando. Jay, good evening. Reporter look, were getting some new perspective on the situation here. And some of the information coming from those in this neighborhood who are now communicating with fbi agents saying that they saw omar mateen, the alleged gunman, in this community and in the pulse nightclub several times, as long as three years ago. As memorials to the 49 lost continue across the nation, tonight were learning more about the deadliest mass shooting in u. S. History. These new images from inside the pulse nightclub are our first glimpse as the horror unfolds. Amandaal la veer, the woman who posted the video on snapchat, died during the attack. I dont know where my son is, no one can tell me where my son. Reporter after an agonizing wait of more than 30 hours, today christine lineman learned her son didnt escape. He died on the floor of the club. Thats what they said. Hi my he
Situation began shortly thereafter. The nightclub posted this message on its Facebook Page everyone get out of pulse and keep running. The hostage standoff lasted about three hours. At 5r7bd oclock 00 in the mor used a bear cat to knock down the door and enter the club. They shot and killed the gunman who has been identified by Law Enforcement sources as Omar Seddique mateen from fort pierce, florida. A Law Enforcement source says mateen worked as a private Security Guard. Police say throughout the other deal they were getting phone calls, Text Messages from terrified individuals inside the pulse nightclub but away from the gunman complicating the situation at the time peoples friends and relatives also got such messages and many of them rushed down to the othrlando nightclub. 2 70 i got a text message from my daughter and two nieces please come and get us now, theyre shooting, theyre shooting. Then at2 12 i got a phone call from my daughter saying he was hit and going to pass out and
The blame on lochte. Describing him as drunk and unruly. Hes done it, history has been made. An unprecedented triple triple for usain bolt. I cant think of another athlete since muhammad ali that has captured the public imagination. A lot going on in the world. We appreciate you keeping us company. Good morning. Good to be with you. 10 00 here on the east coast. 7 00 out west. Cnn newsroom becomes right now. We also are going to be looking at this hour the olympics. Those are winding down. But the action is still going on there. Heres our cory wire with what is ahead today. Reporter talking about speed and a whole lot of it. Were going to go boating through the latest on all things olympics from beautiful copacabana beach here from rio on newsroom coming right up. Before we get to that boisterous cory we want to begin with donald trump. Soon hell be make ing with the National Hispanic Advisory Council for trump. This is as his campaign is going through a major overhaul. His Campaign Ch
An end. He had a lot of conviction and grief in his voice before he got onto air force one this morning. I think its time to enact legislation, whatever needs to be done, sounds like hes kind of at his rope end. Leland he said something has to be done, what that something is to be determined, he talked about how he was a strong proponent of Death Penalty, he talked about how the shooter should pay ultimate price, live pictures now where you can see the media has gathered there in squirrel ridge, pennsylvania which is a neighborhood inside of pittsburgh. Not a predominantly jewish neighborhood but Large Jewish Community there inside of that neighborhood, now to las vegas, we will take a live look at Vice President pence is headed to the stage. We have been told the Vice President will speak about these events here at the beginning of his remarks. Hes been traveling throughout much of the west coast on a campaign swing. The president also on the road today for a campaign swing, certainly