America is truly a nation in mourning. The president refused to discuss gun control but today democratic lawmakers, including nancy pelosi rallied outside the white house with gun supporters. Tonight we have the story of victims who didnt make it through attack. First a story of survival. They were feet away from gunfire at the route 91 music festival. Abc 7 reporter alissa herring ton have their story. Reporter david of newark sounded like popping noises. The stage went dark. I knew then, this is bigger than what we all are maybe thinking at this time. About that time is when everyone started screaming and running. Once he stopped playing you could really hear that automatic gunfire. David and his wife was in las vegas with his friend and some family members. They were celebrating wedding anniversaries but found themselves running for their lives in the middle of the countrys deadliest mass shooting. We ran. As we were running there were people falling left and right. Reporter david i
Which will never be fully understood. Digging for the why to the deadliest shooting in American History reveals new details about the gunman and his girlfriend. As we also hear more stories of survivors from bay area. Good evening im dan ashley. And im christian sa she. Shes. Along with information investigators believe the gunman had help and actively looking for possible accomplices. Still no word on what motivated paddock to open fire at a Country Music festival sunday night but for the first time were hearing his girlfriends side of the story. Marilou danley spoke today. Her Attorney Says she had no idea he was planning an attack. He thought he was going to break up with her after sending her to visit her family and sent her 100,000 to buy a house. President trump visited with victims and doctors. The mass murder that took place on sunday fight fills americas heart with grief. America is truly a nation in mourning. The president refused to discuss gun control but today democratic l
Anything. Good everything, thank you for joining us im dan ashley. Ama daetz is on maternity leave. Tonight were learning more about the man who mastermind and carried out sundays shooting spree, his meticulous planning and the arsenal. The number dead stands at 58. The readvised total excluding the gunman. Tonight police say theyre looking closely at whether he had an accomplice. Were in las vegas. Reporter good evening, dan, theres a new headline, authorities believe that the shooter had planned to escape and we know how interested they were in hearing from his girlfriend. Tonight we hear her own words for the first time. Im devastated by the deaths and injuries that have occurred. These are the first public words of marilou danley, the shooters girlfriend as read by her attorney. It never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he he was planning violence against anyone. She said when he sent her to the philippines and wired her money she worried he was breaking one her, but in re
Save president kennedys life a moment, 20 years ago, that changed the course of history. Welcome to al Jazeera America. An historic turning point in the decadelong debate about the filibuster rule. In a power play Senate Democrats pushed the button on the nuclear option. Majority leader harry reid triggered the role change. More from the white house on the controversial change. The senate likes to call itself the worlds greatest body. After changing a 100yearold rule that governed the rule around filibuster, the chamber is in fear of a meltdown. President obama heralded the change. People should vote their conscience, on behalf of their constituents. They should vote. Thats what they are there to do. The president accused the republicans of abusing senate rules. A determined effort to obstruct everything, no matter what the merits to refight an election is not normal. There were three votes on obama nominees to the d. C. Court of appeals. Republicans blocked them all. The change means