Plenty of sunshine looking forward. 43 in mt. Holly. 48 in wilmington. Philadelphia at 54. The highs today, many of us will be seeing mid 70s with plenty of sun in the forecast. Now over to traffic and an update with jessica boyington. Thank you. Starting off moving through center city this morning. The vine at eighth. Both directions are open here, the schuylkill toward eastbound at 95. So far, so good. The schuylkill expressway following an earlier construction project, all clear now. The eastbound side from the blue route to the vine, a 12minute trip. Were 11 minutes on the other side. No problems there. And an earlier construction over the burlington bristol bridge thats gone. Were clear on the tacony palmyra with no scheduled openings on the horizon, as well. Were posting new information on social media. You can use the to check the latest whether or not all morning long. Now to matt lauer with a special report in progress as we learn more about the deadly shooting. Marilou danley
Hear the [ gunfire ] as you can hear, there were multiple gunshots coming from someplace near that concert stage. We just had a press conference a short time ago from the Clark County Sheriff who gave us a lot of information that we hadnt known previously. We now know that there are 20plus people who have been killed as a result of this gunfire. More than 100 others have been wounded. We understand that the shooting now came from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay resort, and police eventually located the room, where that shooting was coming from. They moved in, and the suspect was neutralized. Thats right, he was killed. His name isnt being released but it is known to the las vegas authorities. They say hes a local resident. Theres also a search under way for a woman who Police Believe was traveling with the suspect so theyre asking for information about her as well. I believe her name is mary lou danley. And theyre looking for two vehicles as well. Registered to the alleged shooter.
His brother expressed the familys disbelief. Were shocked, horrified, completely dumbfounded. At the white house, a silent tribute led by President Trump whod said earlier that the attack was an act of pure evil. Well have the latest from las vegas where police say they have no idea about the gunmans possible motives. Also tonight. 1800 staff at monarch are made redundant as the airline goes into administration, affecting thousands of customers, many of them abroad on holiday. After the disputed referendum in catalonia, politicians in madrid and barcelona are trying to work out their next steps after yesterdays violent scenes. At the conservative conferenc, the chancellor Philip Hammond strikes a note of caution about brexit, saying britain needs to proceed with care. And the mysteries of the body clock, revealed by three scientists awarded the nobel prize. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, with philjones and fabian delph injured, tottenham midfielder harry winks gets the call up
Redundant as the airline goes into administration, affecting thousands of customers, many of them abroad on holiday. And on newsnight we have the latest from las vegas, and we look at the Extraordinary Events in catalonia. We will be asking the Spanish Foreign minister why he thinks sending riot police to stop the independence vote was a good idea. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. At least 58 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in a mass shooting in las vegas, the worst of its kind in modern us history. The gunman was a 64 year old man, living in a retirement village and unknown to the police. The shooting happened during an open air Music Festival attended by thousands of people. Shortly after 10 00pm local time, dozens of rounds were fired from the mandalay bay hotel, as the gunman took aim from the window of his room on the 32nd floor, where he was later found dead by police. He has been named as Stephen Paddock, who lived in the state of nevada. Police say they h
In singapore, midnight in london, and ii 00pm in las vegas, where people are coming to terms with the deadliest gun attack in the countrys modern history. President trump has appealed for unity and peace in response to what he called the pure evil of the shootings there. At least 59 people were killed and more than 500 were hurt when stephen paddock, a retired accountant, opened fire on crowds at a music concert from a room in a nearby hotel. We begin our coverage with the report from james cook in las vegas. In the cold nevada desert, Country Music is warming the throng. The time is 10 08pm. 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 people hiding underneath my car for cover. A