Spoke several times. Hes definitely only himself. Theres no affiliations. Once again, that i know of. Theres no affiliation. Theres no church. Theres no religion. Theres no politics. Theres no anything. Have you had any issues with Mental Illness in the past. No. No Mental Illness. Once again that i know of. From what i know, he was perfectly fine. He had substantial wealth. He was a multimillionaire. He had multiple million dollars. Okay. I mean our condolences to everyone. We just dont understand. Its like an asteroid just fell out of the sky. We have no reason, rime, rational, excuse, theres just nothing. Lets go to las vegas. Ron allen standing by for us. Good to talk to you again this morning. Big question on everybodys mind. Why. What more are rewe leawe learni the motive here. Were not learning much. The brother of paddock, as you heard, said he had no idea. It doesnt sound like he knew his brother very well. Obviously there was something very wrong and troubling going on in thi
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
At one hospital, more than a dozen dying after arriving in the e. R. Others in critical condition. Hundreds of people lining up for blocks to donate blood tonight. And the faces of the victims beginning to emerge. President trump and the first lady with a moment of silence outside the white house. After calling it an act of evil. World news tonight begins now. And good evening from las vegas. And we are here at the scene of the worst mass shooting in american history. A lone gunman from a 32nd floor hotel window shooting at thousands of helpless concertgoers below. On stage, Country Music star jason aldean. The music suddenly mixing with the sound of bullets. Terrified people on the ground, during the rounds of relentless gunfire, they were huddling. And then, the pause. They would run for their lives before witnesses say the gunfire would then begin again. Police and First Responders rushing in. In minutes, s. W. A. T. Teams reaching that hotel room in that building right here behind
At one hospital, more than a dozen dying after arriving in the e. R. Others in critical condition. Hundreds of people lining up for blocks to donate blood tonight. And the faces of the victims beginning to emerge. President trump and the first lady with a moment of silence outside the white house. After calling it an act of evil. World news tonight gbegins no. And good evening from las vegas. And we are here at the scene of the worst mass shooting in american history. A lone gunman from a 32nd floor hotel window shooting at thousands of helpless concertgoers below. On stage, Country Music star jason aldean. The music mixing with the sound of bullets. Terrified people on the ground, during the rounds of relentless gun fire, they were huddling. And then, the pause. They would run for their lives before witnesses say the gunfire would then agabegin ben. In minutes, s. W. A. T. Teams reaching that hotel room in that building right here behind me. And tonight, the horrific toll now emerging
And also gratitude for the many heros and there were many who helped each other make it through. Much more on that in a moment. There is one simple question, though, today with an elusive answer, why . That is a challenge facing authorities right now, trying to piece together the gunmans motives. So far his past offering few clues. Or red flags. But they are learning much more about him and his arsenal. Cnns dan simon is in las vegas follow the latest on this investigation to start us off this hour. What are you learning . Hi, kate. At this point no clear signs of motive, no signs of mental illness, no criminal history and his brother says no political ties or religious ties. Those are the things that you immediately look for. It appears that the only thing he had a real passion for is high stakes gambling, poker gambling here in las vegas. Of course, he had a passion for weapons, 23 guns found in his hotel suite at the mandalay bay and another 19 found at his home in mesquite. He appa