Theres a lot of people that are dead. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Reporting tonight from orlando. Deejays. Shane tomlinson brought music to this world with his band frequency. Peter gonzalezcruz loved to dance. He taught folks how to salsa. Edward sotomayor, they called him tophat eddie, worked for a gay travel agency helping people see the world. Juan guerrero and drew lienan were planning to marry. Their families are now planning a funeral. Jason josaphat was just 19, the youngest to die. Computer savvy, loved photography, his uncle said he was very excited about his journey, a journey that has ended all too soon. 49 lives, 49 futures, lost. Of the 53 people who were wounded tonight, 34 are still in hospitals. But we spoke with surgeons today who tell us they are now optimistic that all survive. We also spoke today with the Orlando Police chief jon m ina who filled us in on what we didnt know about the assault on the club called pulse a
Clashes, hard words being exchanged, whats the situation there . Reporter the protests continue here, as this event is the getting under way. You can see behind me about two, three dozen protesters who have gathered here, largely peaceful, holding signs. They got their megaphones down, shouting down Trump Supporters and around the corner here to file into the arena, which is really just mind me, over the fence, if my photographer can follow me, i will give you the lay of the land, can you see this is where this event is taking place. We understand there are several thousand people who have made it inside anticipating trumps words. Can you see, there is a large, Large Police Presence here on the outside of the perimeter, to make sewer that nothing turns physically violent. You may recall back in march when donald trump came here before the republican primary, there were clashes between protesters and Trump Supporters. The protesters, in fact, blocked an entire roadway leading towards th
Theres a lot of people that are dead. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from orlando. Pelley today we learned what our country lost this weekend when a gunman traveled 100 miles to murder people he had never met at a Latin Dance Party in a gay nightclub. We lost part of our future. We learned the names, saw the faces, and heard the aspirations that will never be realized. Amanda alveare was working at a hospital and a drugstore to pay for nursing school. It was her passion. Luis vielma worked on the harry potter ride at universal. He was described as a kind and gentle soul and was scheduled to go on another mission trip as leader of a youth group at his church. Mercedes marisolflores wanted to be a Party Planner and worked with her brothers who are deejays. Shane tomlinson brought music to this world with his band frequency. Peter gonzalezcruz loved to dance and he taught folks how to salsa. Edward sotomayor, they called him t
But the hottest ticket in town game seven. The new record broken even before tipoff. Good evening. And thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. It is brutally hot for millions of americans tonight. And those searing temperatures are pushing fire dangers in the west to extremes. Take a look at this the sherpa fire near Santa Barbara, california, now in its third day, one of more than a dozen major wildfires burning in eight states. Gusty winds and dry heat not making fighting those flames easy for the crews on the lines. 7,000 acres burned so far in that fire. Hundreds of evacuations under way. And while today may be hot, this heat wave is just getting started. Temperatures in some southwest cities expected to climb to 120 degrees by monday. The forecast in a moment. But we begin with abcs Neal Karlinsky on the fire lines tonight. Reporter tonight, a weekend of record heat out west is fueling a frighteningly early wildfire season. On the fire lines, north of Santa Bar
Iowa City High senior Cale Seaton has developed a new appreciation for the sport he loves. The new perspective comes after overcoming a knee injury to win a state wrestling title last year and sitting out six months to rehab from surgery. He is seeded No. 2 at 132 pounds in Class 3A of the IHSAA state wrestling tournament.