59 people are dead. More than 500 hurt. Today we are hearing more from the survivors and First Responders. They encountered a war field, a battlefield, thats exactly what it was. We never prepared for anything like this. We didnt know it was real until i saw people running out with blood. There was people behind me protecting them. I had to go in. Because if it was me i would want someone to come get me or go get my wife or my kids. And i just had to do whatever i could do. 3,000 miles away, the president is dealing with a tragedy of a different sort. It has now been nearly two weeks since Hurricane Maria made land fall or puerto rico, reeking havoc on the tiny island as a category 5 storm. The president and first lady are in puerto rico right now seeing the damage firsthand as power, food, and Water Supplies are still slowing being distributed. Your governor and your mayor have done really a fantastic job. He. Yes, they did. Thank you very much. Good luck with everything. The presiden
There are no words to explain what returned an accountant into a mass killer or how he assembled an arsenal or a concert venue into a killing field. Nothing could have measured the people saving themselves or others nor create the cruelty the action forced them too. The inadequate to speak to the bravery and heart aches of many more, no words. And the numbers that stand in for them, at least 59 killed. Nearly 500 hurt. Zero good conditions. Not even authorities from late today. They talked about the weapons found at the suspects home. The bomb found in his car, the property in north nevada tied to him but nothing to speak about what drove him. Tonight well hear from First Responders, survivors and reporters. Well tell the stories of those who lost their lives. You will not hear the name of the shooter. Youll see a lot that is deeply upsetting. Beginning with cnns alex. You are learning new information tonight. What can you tell us. Reporter john, youre absolutely right. We are getting
Generalmy w she was in las vegas with her husband who was wounded and is recovering tonight. Susan smith was a Big Country Music fan. She was 53 years old. Angy gomez was a graduate of riverside polyhigh school who is remembered for her love of the stage where she paptd in the local childrens theater. Folks there called her a loyal friend who loved her family and will be forever missed. Angy gomez was just 20yearolds. Ronda la rock was from massachusetts. Nisha tanks worked at las vegas at a local technology kpaechblt she leaves behind three sons. Nine names, nine stories, sadly not the last. One name we wont be saying tonight and one photo we will not be showing belongs to the killer. We will, however, look at everything that authorities are learning about, everything that happened, everything they know about this killer. Dan simon joins us with the latest from las vegas. Dan . Anderson, the numbers relativistic staggering. 527 people as umc hospital, the citys lone Trauma Center they
rifles, bigger magazines, the amount of ammunition you can buy. you would think common sense tells you the more difficulty you have obtaining the kind of weaponry this guy had the greater the odds of this not happening maybe that s a starting point. we ll take a starting point. because it doesn t look like we will get to an enpoint any time soon. country music singer, thank you for your thoughts and for being with us. my pleasure. as we go to commercial break this hour we want to take the time to show the names of some of those who lost their lives in las vegas just this weekend. lisa romero munoz was a mother of three and a secretary at a high school in new mexico. described as having a warm penalty personality, a big laugh and always had fun teasing her coworkers. rachel parker was a records technician with a manhattan beach police department in california. she had been with the department