Police investigating sundays mass shooting in las vegas, the worst in us recent history, say they have found more weapons at the home of the man who carried out the attack. A total of 18 guns, explosives, and thousands of rounds of ammunition were discovered at the house belonging to 64 year old retired accountant stephen paddock. The millionaire used an automatic weapon to fire on crowds from a las vegas hotel, killing 59 people and injuring over 500 more. As police stormed his hotel room, he killed himself. James cook reports from las vegas. In the cold nevada desert, Country Music is warming the throng. The time is 10 08pm. Gunfire. The noise prompts confusion. The crowd, 22,000 strong, hesitates. It takes a moment, a deadly moment, before they realise they are under attack. Gunfire. By now, a second round of bullets is raining down. There is a pause. The gunman is reloading again. He is high above them, in the mandalay bay hotel. Panic follows. It is a scramble to live. There were
Banks, insurers, utility companies, big conglomerates, retail, you name it. If it has happened to you, do get in touch and tell us your experiences this morning. We will page should be to the american rock star, tom petty, who has died in hospital at the age of 66. We will pay tribute. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. We will bring you the developing stories today. Use the hashtag victoria live and, if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Detectives in the United States have recovered a large number of weapons and explosives from the man who carried out the shootings in the United States. The death toll has 110w United States. The death toll has now reached 59 with more than 500 others injured. Our north america correspondent, laura becker, reports from las vegas. Gunshots. As the first spray of bullets cracked through the Country Music melody, some in the crowd fell to the ground. Others ran. They hoped for it all to end, but the
Thousands take to the streets in a general strike in catalonia, in protest against Spanish Police tactics during sundays disputed referendum. Im free dart mac freefallin. Im free. Freefallin. And tributes to the american rock star tom petty, whos died at the age of 66. Good morning its tuesday third october. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Police in las vegas investigating sundays mass shooting at a Music Festival are trying to establish the motive of the killer, 64 year old Stephen Paddock. Paddock opened fire on crowds of concert goers from the window of his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel, before shooting himself dead. Vigils have been held in memory of at least 59 people who died and more than 500 who were injured. It is the deadliest mass shooting in modern us history and has once again raised the bitterly divisive issue of gun control in the country. The president , donald trump, has called the massacre an act of pure evil. The flag at the w
Those the loss of the city mean is finished. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us chinese president xi jinping says his country is facing a Bright Future but also severe challenges he was speaking at the start of a story coming up Party Congress in beijing he said problems such as the widening gap between rich and poor and corruption needed to be tackled he also said the communist party should take on a more forceful role in society. Its a meeting on the grandest of scales nearly twenty three hundred delegates representing the eighty nine million members of Chinas Communist Party and at the focus of it all one man president paying he is looking to cement his position in the party securing at least another five years at the helm of asias economic powerhouse she praised chinas achievements during his stewardship but he said the country couldnt stand still. Our country is at an important point of strategic opportunity in its development. The future is extremely bright. But the c
Police fire into the air to Disperse Protesters in mogadishu as anger mounts have a saturdays massive truck bombing that left more than three hundred dead. Chinas president judging and lays out his vision for the future on day one of on his story communist Party Congress. And im Peter Simmons in doha with all the sports news for the day including n. F. L. Bosses that meets with players and t. V. Shows for a second day in new york that and more coming up later this nato. Head of Kenyas Electoral Commission is warning next weeks Election Rerun may not be free and fair. Admits theres been political interference in its operations a commissioner has resigned saying it would be poll it would be impossible to hold a credible rerun of august disputed vote as for me the miller reports from nairobi it looks as if things of falling apart at Kenyas Electoral Commission headquarters rather than a calm bear one of seven commissioners has resigned alleging political interference she says threats have