Was carrying an ar15 and firing into the helpless crowd. Lets go to orlando. Reporter as you can see behind me, the street and nightclub are taped off, because authorities are still processing the crime scene and still trying to identify the victims. Overnight, the worst fears confirmed for the anguished mothers. He is my only child. Reporter christine, and her friend learning her son was among the dead. He said he was going to die and he loved me. Sharing these heartbreaking Text Messages revealing her son and others were held hostage inside the nightclub in orlando. There are 15 remaining in the club that are barricaded in. Reporter three hours of terror ending after swat officers breached the wall of the club and exchanged gunfire with the suspect. Authorities are releasing more names of those who did not mike it out alive and revealing details about the gunman omar mateen. According to authorities the 29yearold arrived at the club armed with an ar15 assaulttype gun and more amuniti
New york, this is america this morning. We do say good morning to you on a monday. The breaking details about the orlando nightclub massacre. Investigators are still at the scene likely be there for the next few days trying to piece together exactly what happened. Were learning more about the victims of the attack. At least 50 people were killed in and the city of orlando ares releasing the names as the families are notified. We have Live Team Coverage this morning. Lana zak is standing by with reaction from president obama. But we want to start with Elizabeth Hur live in orlando for us this morning. Good morning, elizabeth. Reporter good morning to you. As you can see behind me here, this street and that nightclub remain closed off, this is because as you say, authorities are still processing the crime scene and still identifying the victims. Overnight, the worst fears confirmed for these anguished mothers. Its terrible. Hes my only child. Reporter both learning their sons are among t
He grew up in united states. He knew better. I dont know why did he do what he did. We look at reactions from around the world as the worst mass shooting in u. S. History causes an outpouring of global support. The Lgbt Community is coming together in a show of strength as the world tries to make sense of what happened. It is monday, june 13th, and this is a special edition of world news now. Nightclub massacre the terror in orlando. We do say good morning on this monday. Im kendis gibson. Im diane macedo. We start this half hour with new details in that nightclub shooting massacre in orlando. It was the deadliest mass shooting in u. S. History. This morning the death toll stands at 50. 53 others were wounded. Many critically injured. Investigators are now looking into the life of gunman omar mateen, a bomb squad was at his apartment in ft. Pierce, florida, for hours but has just left. Were learning more about the victims as well. The city of orlando is starting to release the names of
Baltimore pike they had been forcing all the traffic off the ramp to Baltimore Pike. The crews have left the scene. Traffic is moving on the blue route southbound. You are see a delay on the blue route northbound as they have allowed the traffic to come back on the scene. The accident scene involving a motorcycle, you can see the number of emergency workers out here that had the blue route shut down in both directs, between baltimore both directions. Between Baltimore Pike and mcdade boulevard. We have an accident in gloucester county, little mill road in gloucester county. Another one at byberry roads at davisville road. The big news, david is that the blue route has just reopened. Well build toward that where more and more people want that highway. Reporter weather wise we have cloud cover streaking down from the north. Mainly high and thin cloud cover we have a bright start and staying that way. 63 degrees and comfortable, low humidity, breezy. 58 in allentown. 59 in trenton. 65 dow
Lets go live to chopper 6 over the scene. Heres the vehicle involved, route 55. Accident happened southbound right here in franklinville and now it is shut down, thats between 553 and little mill road. We originally had both sides of the highway shut down, southbound and northbound are i just got off the phone with the police, the medical helicopter landed on the northbound lanes thats why we see traffic moving. They were able to reopen the northbound lanes, that helicopter took the woman, the driver from the scene who was ejected from the car and to cooper hospital. At whats a singlevehicle accident where the car smashed into the guardrail. If youve been following traffic we had we have a number of serious accidents on route 55. Stick to delsea drive as the alternate to that one as you head out, david. Reporter heading outlined this morning, otherwise out this morning, otherwise, karen were looking good. Sun is coming up over the horizon, we have cloud cover south west of philadelphia