Right now, terror in orlando. The person i was with was shot in the back. I had to take my bandana off and tie it and put it in the bullet hole that was in his back. A gunman kills dozens of peopleo and takes hostages. The massacre now the deadly yes mass shooting in American History. As americans we are united in grieve and outrage and in resolve to defense our people. The latest on the investigation into the deadly attack and how d d. C. Is showings its support i for the victim. Fox5 news at 10 starts now. Thanks for joining us tonight at 10 as we get new details on thee tragedy out of orlando. Im jim lokay and im lauren demarco. At least 50 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the pulse nightclub. The scene in florida as ones saturday waiting for news today wondering if their familya and friends were injured or killed. Some people are waiting forfor those answers tonight. More now from foxs joe walled man. Isis is now claimings n responsibility for the deadliest mass shooting in American History leaving at least 50 people dead and even more wonned. This was an act of terror. President obama reacting to the mathssacre at orlandos pulse, o gay nightclub targeted by 29 year old omar ma keen who Officials Say called 911 during actual attack to pledge his ple support for the islamic state. He was a person filled with hatred. In the coming days well day determine why and how thisd h happened and we will go whereveh the facts lead us. Isis also claiminglso responsibility for its news new agency although its unclear whether it was carried out by the terror or inspired by it. I. The suspect born in new york to afghan parents he lived in st. Louis, florida. He first came to the fbis attention in 2013 when he made comments to coworkers that raised red flags. In the course of the the investigation ma teen was interviewed twice. Wed ultimately we were unable to verify the substance of his o commence and the investigation v was closed. Muslim groups were quick to to condemn the attack today even ev calling on muslims to donate don blood for victims. We condemn it in the strongest t possible sense. It violates our principals as americans and as muslims. Mus the grim task of identifying tht victims is already underway wite a handful of families already being notified. However, police saying it couldt take several days for all the te victims to be known. In washington, joel waldman, fox news. Tonight we are hearing from the x wife of the gunman responsible for the deadly attacks. They say omar ma teen was unstable and abusive to her t in thehe combining he was a norl being, cared about family, lovev to joke, loved to have fun, butt then a few months after we were married i saw his instability and i saw you that he wasas bipolar and he would get mad oud of nowhere. No thats when i started worrying about my safety and then after t few months he started abusing me physically. Very often. Not allowing me to speak to my family, keeping me hostage from them. And i tried to see the good in him even then but my family wass very tuned into what i was going through and decided to queue mee from my situation. She now lives in colorado. During his marriage he was religious but she saw no signs of radicalism. They prompted to step security c for todays pride events. It was a somber scene outside the white house. Fox5s Marina Maracco p life m there tonight with thatar story. Reporter guys, the crowd noo starting to disperse, but this marched from the us capital to the house, a lot of folks carrying the rainbow flag up high remembering the folks in orlando. See the sign love to orlando in rainbow colors. Tonight well show you here pictures of People Holding candles sinking. Inki in song praying for all of those victims, the 50 fatal victims te from todays massacre in or lana on. Earlier today the to culmination of capital pride here in d. C. There was upped security. Because of what happened in Orlando Cathy Lanier was going g to put out extra Police Presence and she did and the events culminated like they were wer expected to. To. The concert ending oning pennsylvania avenue down by the mall. We spoke with folks out here who in tears over the loss of their brothers and sisters in orlando. Take a listen. Iste you know, what struck me was me last night was just a big party. A lot of people at the club heru in d. C. And we woke up to the news. I mean, it could have been us at the clubs here. There are people. Everybody kind of felt it. It one big punch to the gut. You share these experiences and then when you find out somethint like this happened it puts it it your backyard and you remember, for instance, i was just at a Club Last Night and hearing the story i remember thinking there was only one way in and one wayy out. What if it was my club . And c back out here life youre looking at the american flag. Up top the white house flying ay half staff per the president s orders it will remain at half staff until the 16th of june. Like you said him say from an act of terror and an act of hate. Life from the white hours, Marina Maracco, fox5 local news. The nightclub shooting showing h just how difficult it is to to secure socalled soft targets or public areas that are largely unprotected. Earlier today we spoke to an active shooter expert about what we can learn from tragedies like this. Unfortunately this is is our new normal and Situational Awareness is key. Key these type of acts we need to three things, react because bec those who survived in this particular massacre as the stories unfold youre going to hear those that reacted immediately and escaped survived. So react, escape, survive. So that is the message for anybody that has even the ev thought or notion, hey, is that gunfire. Experts also say to follow texte alerts. They are the fastest way to get information about an active shooter. The shooting obviously especially shocking and saddening to members of the lgb2 community as you heard. Executive of equality maryland a will join us life to talk abouto the tragedy coming up in about 30 minutes. There have been a mass and out u pouring of people lining up to donate blood. Officials put out the call saying they were in need of all blood types. People in line say its the least they can do to help thelp many victims. I have my fiveyear old daughteu here, but i have to bring her here show her that we have to Stay Together as a sense of community. The people that wont wait init line are showing up with food wi and drinks. Dr its horrible that a tragedy like this happens, but its heart warming to see all the to support of the community. Com one donation sends an an overwhelming response. Ov theyer are asking donors to como back a man who was headed to la parade was arrested this morning. They found a. M. Nutritions and materials that could be used tod create explosives. He was going to the prideide parade. I was unrelated to the orlando l nightclub shooting. Stay with fox5 as we continue to learn more about the deadly shooting in orlando. Well bring you the updates on the investigation as we learn here them here on fox5, on fox facebook and twitter. Twi still ahead tonight in honor for a retired navy seal who was wh killed while cycling in bethesda. Be well show you how tim holden was remembered today. Finally were going to get an gt end to the weekend heat wave. Things aring going to cool downl and well be back to cease mal. E im going to give you the details on what you can expect and ill have more news on the other side. Well be back after the break. Welcome back. It was another who the kay in the district. This is a life looerk outside right now. Its also been pretty windy outw there at times. We want to check in with gwen in the center. We are going to get a breakin the heat. Th the winds, however, theyll be sticking around just a little bit. We did a little bit cooler today weather wise and temperaturese wise than we were yesterday. Lets take a look at those numbers for you. Mber we actually hit into the lowow 90s. Yesterday we know that we brokee a record at dulles airport, butp today things were actually more on the lower side, but however, relatively speaking theseti numbers are still at least some 10degrees above seasonalsona average. You know, we are heading back to some cooler conditions. Heres a look at whats happening right now in the sit situate 77degrees in d. C. Relative humidity, 24 percent. That deserves the drum role, let me tell you because humidity has been so high and we arend definitely getting a break fromr it and today has been a breakin we have 74 breeze at dulles this hour, 78 at frederick but, 77 at annapolis and 73 at baltimore. Ba frederick is 72degrees andnd cumberland at 70. T the winds were a big factor today and theyre still fairly strong in some of our neighborhoods gusting anywhere from 17 to up to 24 miles per hour. We will see improvement in the h overnight hours in the winds, but expect it to be prettypret breezy for tomorrow as well. L. The winds are going to start to get a little l gusty tonight, but not as bad. We have mainly some clouds to cl the south. Th there is a cold front and thatnd is where all of that is comingig from. Elsewhere we are talking someali clear skies for tonight, cooler and overnight low of about 62degrees. The sunshine will be back inck full force, however, for your monday and the rest of the week we have some changes coming youg way and ill have all the details coming up in just a about it. Lauren. Fox5 in mount Police Investigating an accident thatht left three people hurt. They say two pedestrians weredet hit by a car on lockwood driverv in white oak. One person was trapped in a vehicle and had to be h extricated, all three people who were hurt were taken to the hospital. No word tonight on theirir condition. Co fox5 is in Fairfax County wheree investigators are trying toator figure out what sparked a threealarm fire in falls church. The flames broke out around 4 this afternoon at the dover park apartments. Ap crews from Arlington County wert called in to help battle the blaze. Multiple units were destroyed, but no one was hurt. Hu the Washington National cathedral was one of the countrys most visible houses of worship. Were learning more about the plans to remove two confederate flags from the stain glass windows. They will explore a kearseation about raisin racism. Ac theis windows were installed 1953. They commemorate robert lee and stone jackson. They suggest that they simplyply replace the flag and use the windows to spark a dialogue. The images that were not as problematic in 1953 are a littl3 bit more problematic now soso were starting this discussion is what is their in the cathedral, what is ourur responsibility on conserving history, but also tellinglso different parts of the history that arent currently told righr now. Were told the flags will be removed from the windows in thee next couple of weeks. A tribute for a cyclist. He was an after individual cyclist. Fox5s Lindsay Watts with the story from crystal city. My husband time loved cycling. At this time last year time holden was in the crowd of cyclists here ready to he got a gold medal the last two years. He was the kind of person thatht really challenged himself, liked to come out here and do the best he possibly could. Bly this meant allot to i am h. T while not a rider in the raiseae today, holden was still part off the air force cycling classic. C his wife spoke to the crowd and was given this, a token of the event in her husbands honor. Today was really nice for me p. Ive not, before this, really re spoken since i lost myzt husba. I mean it just has been really l difficult for me. It was back in august when ahen driver falling asleep at the wheel struck holden as he was riding in bethesda. Then earlier this month the memorial set up at the accidentn site was vandalized. Someone stole the bike there. The bike did mean a lot to me. What is a place where i could go and sit and feel like i was close to my husband. So it was disappointing that it was lost. T. But it was nice to be able toble speak today and particularly to be able to thank the community. Pam holden says cyclists have given her and her family incredible support. Le when my husband was buried at arlington a group of about 100 cyclists accompanied him across the Memorial Bridge andand Arlington Cemetery and thatsnd t what incredibly touching. She thinks about her husband every day and hopes maybe youll remember him, too, when you see a cyclist on the road. I know were a town whereow everybody is in a hurry to get someplace, but you know those extra couple minutes to safelyal pass a cyclist just remind yourself that thats thatt somebody is waiting for them toh come home. No one sued have their cyclist leave in the morning and notnd come home. Ome Lindsay Watts, fox5 local news. 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I usually come here especially at that time. I go to school. Im not here in the morning, but to me, safe in the morning. Again, if you recognize the mani you are asked to give princeto georges county police a call. In Montgomery County police are looking for a man who has exposed himself several times in public. Theres been two incidents onon new mark in rockville and threee in the 9,000 bloc grove court in deer wood. Police have release the photosho hoping that someone willwill recognize the man. They which pay up to 10,000 fo1 leads to his arrest. A man was stabbed on ninthtab street in northwest. They were arguing over an uber. Someone nearby tried to stop the altercation. The suspect threatened theeate person with a gun. Un anyone with info should give d. C. Police a call. In Virginia Police need yourour help identifying two men wantedn for a string of left in fredericksburg. Take a close look, see if you recognize the suspects. Police received reports of 15 incidents. The men targeted unlocked carsnc stealing cash, change and walle et cetera. Police are reminding everyone to lock their cars and keep valuables out of site. Ite. On a night like tonight with everything going on we could use some positive news and this story fits the bill. Ill a california teen got theia t surprise of her lifetime. She hasnt seen father who is a soldier in near aa year. She thought he was going tog miss her graduation. Er i didnt want to let go. I wanted to hold onto him because i hadnt seen him for a whole year in september and he probably would have missed my 18th birthday, too. Oo. But master surgeon derek mills did make it to his daughters graduation his daughter thought wassing whying to miss this. I really wanted him to be here to see me see me graduate. For him to text me and say he wasnt coming, made it clear. Ar. But when he showed up. I would like contact million to join me. The principal helped reunion. He kept it a secret. He let them file into the stadium and began the ceremony. He authenticity brought contactb million to the center of thef field and then introduced sarnll event most to the crowd. I always see it happy i graduation. And i wa s like i wish that was me. And now it really was me. Contact million simone morris. Im very proud. Im very proud, very. Keeping it a secret, it was hard. I wanted to say im coming, butt im glad i did it. Honestly, its just so amazing and so surreal. I cant believe i reallyea cant believe youre here. Im so flustered with words iors dont even know what to say because im just so happy. I love you. I love you. I love those stories. We see a lot of them lot of people say why do you keep running those stories,orie thats why. Why. Theyre serving our country andn they get the little reward inlit the end. End. Its heart warming and thank you for your service. Thats the most importantst i part. Still ahead tonight, wereigt continuing to l to the latest oe the tragedy in orlando. A local actavis who has dedicated his career to gay rights is here to talk about the attacks when we come back. This is fox5 local newses at 10. Were another continuing tor c follow the latest out of the out orlando tonight. To heres what we know at thishi hour. 50 people are confirmed dead and that death toll could still climb. At least 53 were injured in the shooting. Am of them are in h Critical Condition and Law Enforcement have started the process of identifying the for more on the investigation ww hear from foxs stieve garret are. Reporter a loan gunman pledged allegiance to isis to before going on a shootinghoot rampage in florida. President obama condemned the attacks that claimed the lives i of at least 50 people and injured dozens of others. Ot today marks the most deadly hooting in American History. This was an act of terror and ad act of hate. Police say 29 year old omar marr teen entered the pulse early sunday morning and began shooting. He then took hostages before bef being shot dead by squatquat members. The fbi says mar teen was twice investigated, once in 2014 and then 2013. When he made inflammatory comments to coworkers allegedla possible terrorist ties. Officials say mar teen lived in an apartment in force pierce. He reportedly purchased t weapons, a handgun and a rival i just in the last few days. Da the fbi says mar teen was not ws under investigation at the time of the shooting. The fbi thoroughly investigated the matter, including interviews of witnesses, physical surve