Shooting in modern american history. The gunman firing down on thousands at an out door concert from his hotel room. Pop, pop, pop. They just kept coming, and we we just started running towards the gate. [ gunshots ]. While some ran, others took cover like this group who huddled behind a metal barricade trying to save their lives. Good evening, thank you for joining us. The shooting left at least 59 dead and 527 injured. Police found the shooter dead in his hotel room along with an arsenal of weapons. Abc News Reporter is in las vegas. Reporter good evening, dan and kristen. As you can see the lights are on here in the famous Las Vegas Strip. But so many of those iconic shows tonight are dark as throughout the city people are instead holding candles and remembering the victims. You are worthy of our praise reporter las vegas and the nation in mourning following this scene. A barrage of gunfire on the Las Vegas Strip as a lone gunman fired down on a crowd of 22,000 unsuspecting Country Music fans. Police say 64yearold Stephen Paddock hammered through the window of his hotel room, raised at least one rifle that functioned like an automatic machine gun and fired mercilessly. Tirified people piling on top of each other, sheltering with anything they could. We ran, and we ran. And i still wasnt sure it was actually bullets until when we paused the guy next to us got shot. Reporter swat teams jumping into the action. I need everyone in that hallway to be aware to see if we can get any type of response from this guy to see if hes moved somewhere else. Breach, breach, breach. Reporter entering the room discovering paddocks body and his arsenal. At least 23 firearms recovered from the scene. Were currently standing at 527 for individuals injured and individuals that have died or passed away, 59. Reporter las vegas now with a heart breaking record for the deadliest mass shooting in american history. And also there in the shooters hotel room Law EnforcementOfficials Say they foun thousands of round of ammunition and several high capacity magazines already preloaded with the ammunition. It seems the shooter tried to inflict as much damage as possible in a short amount of time as he had. Well, people who were at at concert are now recounting those horrifying moments as the gunman opened fire. Jessica castro is live in las vegas with their stories. Jessica. Reporter dan, christen, both men i spoke to say theyre lucky to be alive. In fact one of them is on his way home right now back to the bay area to be reunited with friends and family and, frankly, get away from what is still a major crime scene out here. The men tell me they didnt know whether to run or hide. I see jason aldean runoff stage immediately. And then the fire just came steadily. Just pop, pop, pop, pop. Little did i not even thought for a second it would be fun fire. And next time my friend looks and says oh, my god, that person is shot. And then we look and realize this is happening. Reporter thats when the two bay area men took shelter under neath the bleacher. We found an escape route like this high, about 3 feet off the ground and crawled under neath the bleachers. And my friend keeps thinking theyre going to shoot through the bleachers or the bleachers going to fall apart. Reporter tonight vigils being held around las vegas for those who didnt make it out alive and those who remain hospitalized. Im okay. Just pray for the people that are still suffering and will continue to suffer after this. Reporter and nisha, frut danville who you just heard from, tells me right now hes terrified to watch the news and perhaps see some of the many faces he met for this entire weekend. He was here for the entire festival, all three days. And yet despite the trauma he tells me hell continue to come the las vegas and continue to go to concerts both here and back in the bay area. Reporting live from the Las Vegas Strip, abc 7 news. Jessica, thank you so much. Part of the investigation is focusing on what would drive anyone to take so many innocent lives. Were learning more and more about the gunman as the hours progress. And his family past and gambling habits. Abcs chief correspondent brandon ross has more. Reporter as investigators search for clues at his letirement community, the motive of Stephen Paddock, scene in this photoposted by his girlfriend, remains a mystery. We have no knowledge of this individual. Reporter his family remembers paddock as a man who grew up without conviction. Steve had nothing to do with any political organization, religious organization, no white supremeicist, nothing. Reporter the fbi says no connection either to any overseas terror Group Despite a claim today by isis. We have determined to this point no connection to an International Terrorist group. Reporter yet for some reaer checked into his 32nd floor las vegas room last thursday intending to kill. Authorities had hope his girlfriend who once worked as a casino hostess for high players can provide some insight. Authorities say hes overseas tonight. Adding to the mystery, paddock sent tens of thousands of dollars to someone in the philippines in the last few weeks. His real passion appears to be gambling. His brother says paddock recently won a 40,000 jackpot and was a multimillionaire. He played a Million Dollar a hand video poker. Reporter video shows him later rubbing his leg in pain. An arbitrators found in favor of the casino. Until today the only known connection to crime was paddocks late father, a violent bank robber who spent several years in the 1960s as an fbi fugitive described as psychopathic, suicidal, armed and dangerous. And police say smoke from the shooters guns triggered a Smoke Detector and that led them straight to his room. Officials in las vegas believe it will take some time to identify all of the dead and to contact their families. But there are details emerging about some of the victims who have already been identified. Abcs anchor tonight tells us more. Reporter tonight were learning the names of those who lost their lives at the concert here over night. There was dana gartner, 28yearold afghanistan vet. Jordan from canada. He would have turned 24 this week. Among the victims, teachers, education professionals. Manhattan beach education teacherandy casey. Her students in mourning today. It was painful. Theres a lot of pain on the campus today. I called my husband and told him that i loved him, and my little girl in case i didnt make it. Brian trapped ninetytwo room with others near the stage. Police officers screamed go, go. And i rallied everybody out of that room. It was determined. I said to myself, these girls arent going to die, im not going to die. I need to get home to see my daughter. This is not happening, not happening. David muir reporting. Some residents returned home today, and of course theyre shaken up. Reporter this scene of panic and anxiety following gunfire at this Las Vegas Concert is something rick row says he wants to forget, but it keeps playing in his mind. A little paranoia over night, and thinking the worst. Reporter these bay area concert goers arrived home traumatized, some still needing a long hug, others still shocked. There was guy that got shot in his arm, guy ripped wide open, guy shot in his head. It was a total nightmare. Reporter sammy says one man protected her. I turned to my sister and said are those fireworks or gunshots . And a man behind me said they were gunshots and tackled me to the ground and covered me. The guy got shot right next to me. Reporter they managed to run to the airport. While this couples last minute decision likely saved their lives. You just dont know. Reporter they all returned home relieved and grateful to have survived the deadly mass shooting in modern u. S. History. The clark county started a gofundme page. It raised 2. 6 million since just this morning and still growing. How local officials are working to keep people safe here as the bay area ramps up for some big events this week. Meteorologist drew tuma is here with a preview of the weather. Those winds will bring about warmer weather in the coming days. Ill a giterrest who played during the las vegas Music Festival where the shooting took place now says he was wrong for his support of the second amendment. Today he tweeted, quote, we actually have members of our crew with concealed handgun licenses and legal concealed firearms on the bus. He says they happen useless. He says we need gun control right now. Well, las vegas has a line up of concerts and fleet week. Abc reporter melendez has gnat story. On behalf of San Francisco, we welcome our marines back to the city. Reporter like the one seen last night in las vegas. The Bluegrass Festival is also scheduled for this weekend. Were going to be prepared. Were very much aware, and therell be extra security that police and private concert organizers will have as well. Reporter the Police Department and Mayors Office are in contact with federal and state officials sharing any information they may have. Its crucial we continue to Work Together in exercise to make sure were better prepared. Reporter coincidently as part of fleet week, both the state and department of defense showed off their medical surge units in the event of an earthquake or any situation with mass casualties. They would actually bring out trauma surgeon capabilities. Our hospitals were just so packed, right. Absolutely. Hope they dont become overwhelmed, but were planning for smf some of the worstcase scenarios. Reporter the mayor says there is some comfort knowing the military is here for the remainder of the week. Security issue aside, were looking at weather for these events, and thats shaping up pretty nicely. Yeah, weve got so many people coming into town. Meteorologist drew tuma is here with our weather for fleet week. Well place it with warmer air to round outlet the week and weekend. Couldnt find a cloud in the sky. And live doppler along with satellite is crystal clear. Outside we get a look from our emeriville camera. A nice weather pattern for the next 1 hours. One point to speak of is the fire danger is running high. North bay and east bay hill, the warning will expire later into the night for the east bay hills. But it will last until 5 00 tomorrow evening for the north bay hills. The reason why is because the winds. Offshore wind will continue for the next 24 hours, bring us that dry weather pattern. That means high fire danger into tomorrow and summer like warmth will round out the week into the weekend. As you take a look, the threat is really highest above 1,000 feet essentially in our hills. Thats where the winds could gust anywhere from 20 to 25 miles an hour and combine that with dry brush and fires could spread. Currently at 52 in nevada, 60 currently in san i dont say, and 64 that current neighbor in brentwood. Plenty of stars out there. Clear skies from the coast and inland. And well have good radiation cooling. That means whatever heat we retained earlier this evening, its going to quickly escape into the atmosphere. So were going to cool off rather quickly. About 51 in san jose. Dropped about 50 degrees in San Francisco. Get ow out the door early tomorrow morning. Pit will be breezy and cool. Have the jacket on the coast. Around the bay upper 50s, and inland upper 40s. So some spots chilly. As you take a look at your afternoon, lot of sunshine. It will be breezy again. 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People stood in line for hours to donate blood. And there are vigils. This is Las Vegas City Hall with an American Flag waving on the side of the building. Abc reporter matt gutman has more on what happened. Reporter the chaos unfolding in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. 10 08 p. M. 22,000 Country Music fans packed in and joined the route 91 Harvest Festival. But high above them of the 32nd floor in the glitterring mandalay w mandalay resort, Stephen Paddock was watching. Automatically gunfire quickly drowning out his voice. [ gunshots ]. Reporter music stops, and he rushes offstage. Te audience huddling on the ground. The mandalay looming over them. For so many, confusion was part of the show. Seconds later the rapid fire shooting starts again. [ gunshots ]. Reporter terrified people piled on top of each other, sheltering behind anything they could. But they were in an open field, easy targets for the gunman in the tower. I didnt know where to go. Oh, my god. Reporter thousands looking for safety anywhere, even a strangers car. Can we get in . Yeah, get in. Relax, relax. My husband and i ran out towards our car, and there were people hiding underneath my car for cover. Reporter it was early this morning we found mike kronk head in hands. You guys were trying to do triage while the shooting was going on. There was nobody i was going to leave my buddy. I had to keep compression on. We got him under the stage, so at least we knew he was safe. Reporter as an army of police ked high above the panicked crowds, swat teams esnded on the shooter. All units move back. Breach, breach, breach. Reporter police say they found paddock dead inside. He had killed himself. Right now we need your truck. We just need to get people over to the hospital, okay . Okay. Reporter down on the ground, the sidewalk now a triage center. The wounded carried on barricades turned into stretchers, even in wheelbarrows. We just saw a bunch of people that needed help, so we just started paddling in our truck. Reporter total lock down. The American Playground now a killing field. Thats matt gutman reporting. Well, now a chilling look into the First Responders onthescene. Their intense conversations with they went to take the gunman down. Shots fired from mandalay bay. Theres many people down. Reporter as bullets rained down on concert goers like hell fire, las vegas swat teams jumped into action to take down the shooter. Im going to call the strike team. I need five officers on me. Reporter heavily armed officers moving up the massive glass tower. Were at the end of the hall. Those officers down the hall, you need to acknowledge so we dont have a cross fire. Reporter carefully of friendly fire, swat advances. And right before they storm paddocks room, this warning just in case theyre walking into an ambush. I need everybody in that hallway to be aware and get back. We need to pop in and see if we can get any type of response from this guy, see if hes injured or actually moved somewhere else. Breach, breach, breach. Reporter after that explosion, officers move in. Everyone standby. Thats affirmative, one suspect down. I have the floor. Reporter and as they discover paddocks body, they also find his arsenal. Rooms security. One suspect down, firearms. And that was tom reporting. A couple from the south bay is thankful to be back home after living through the terror and gunfire in las vegas last night. We heard like pop, pop, pop. We kind of looked at each other. Pop, pop, pop. It just kept coming. And we just started running towards the gate. Reporter valerie describes the sheer terror she and her husband experienced last night when a gunman opened fire at a concert