his 32nd floor window. the he killed at least 59 people, injured more than 500, as 22,000 panicked concert goers ran for their lives. authorities have recovered an astonishing 23 guns from are the shooter s hotel room, 19 more from his home in mesquite, nevada. we ll have more on what we know about in gunman in just a moment. but now investigators have started piecing together how the attack happened and how it was stopped. officials say a team of six officers spoke with security at the mandalay bay, searched the hotel, floor by floor, until they found the gunman through the smoke alarm reportedly helped them locate the exact room. smoke from the weapons. the shooter fired at the officers through the door forcing the s.w.a.t. team to move in. all units on the 32nd floor. s.w.a.t. has explosive.
operations forces have more leeway in iraq. we have all along underestimated isis. both in terms of how tough it will be to root them out in syria and iraq. but also, their ability to extend beyond that area to, to europe and potentially also to the united states. former defense secretary robert gates on with neil cavuto this afternoon on a day when another terrorist attack took the headlines, took a lot of air time on cable news in mali. at least 20 killed now. one of them an american in a hotel. we can tell you from a reuters report, bursts of gunfire were heard from the assailants, went through the hotel, room by room, floor by floor. according to one senior security source there. witnesses telling reuters some people were freed by the attackers after showing they do
the individuals at the navy yard, and although i will tell you there is always a possibility as they re going through the building, floor by floor, it does not appear at this time, because there has been so many hours in between, it does not appear that we ll be getting anymore individuals who lived through this devastating gun shooting. were any of the fatalities brought here to the medical center? no, they weren t. doctor, did the providers see any challenges for the officer recovering, walking, functionality? we are concerned about that. so the question was, do we see any challenges with the officer walking? we are concerned about that. and quite frankly, we re going to have to wait 24 hours, and do an assessment at that time. and have a clear understanding of what his injuries are. dins you do see a lot of gunshot victims here, how
many are looking at the gop presidential candidates with a fresh eye. did rick perry do anything to damage his status as the frons runner? i ll ask newt gingrich about his performance as well. stand by. he s joining us live. plus, a brazen taliban attack on the united states embassy in afghanistan. some insurgents may still be on the loose now. we have new pictures and information coming from kabul and some top california politicians are trying to figure out what, if anything, is left of their stolen campaign war chest. a well-known democratic campaign treasurer stands accused of swindling more than a million dollars in campaign donations. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. rick perry may have walked away from his second presidential debate feeling battered and bruised. the tea party face off proved to be a very tough test for the texas governor. less than 24 hours after the republican candidate stood on stage with me in tampa, reviews still are coming in about