Welcome to the lead. Were getting chilling new information about the worst mass shooting in modern american history. Cnn is learning that the killer carefully devised plans to launch against the attack suggesting he knew he wasnt coming home that sunday morning. More of the 49 orlando nightclub shooting victims were buried. Sadly, there are many more funerals to come. President obama and Vice President biden met with the victims families and fbi director james comey is there offering his condolences. We are learning more about the actions leading up to the attack, including the vast amount of money spent and the preparations he made. Lets go to drew griffin in ft. Pierce, florida. Drew, you look at this news here and it looks like he was making preparations to die. Reporter absolutely. Preparations to attack and then preparations for his family in the life after the attack which he knew was not going to include him. We now know he bought an expensive piece of jewelry for his wife and w
And now House Speaker paul ryan is telling republicans to follow their conscience. Will the party dump trump at the Cleveland Convention . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news, were learning new details tonight about the orlando gunman omar mateen, including the revelation he spoke on the phone with a friend during the attack. Also, the Security Company that employed him now says it did not give him a psychiatric examination despite fbi investigations into mateens possible terror ties and complaints by his coworkers of very odd behavior. We now know he made Death Threats as far back as third grade and was suspended from high school multiple times toti toting totalling 48 days. Also, signs that mateen was preparing to die in the weeks before the attack, putting affairs in order and making provisions for his wife. And Vladimir Putin is praising donald trump calling him, and im quoting now, a bright person. Putin goes on to say he would welcome a Trump Presidency be
Shooter, omar mateen tonight. Law enforcement officials telling us his desperate behavior in the weeks prior to the deadly massacre suggests premeditated, planned murder. Officials say mateen made sure his wife had access to his bank accounts, added her name to his Life Insurance, and he bought her expensive jewelry. Also, records show the gunman transferring his share of a home to his sister, turning it over to her for just 10. We are also learning tonight that during the seize, mateen took a call from a friend, a medical professional, they say this friend was, and apparently the two talked about medication. This is what sources are telling us. And it comes as the fbi now has the Surveillance Video from inside the pulse nightclub, which captures all of the horror of the mass shooting. Fbi agents spent an hour at the mosque, attended by mateen, asking anyone there who may have been close to the shooter, the small mosque has a visit of violent young men. Another member left for syria, h
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