other. we need to love each other and we will not be defined by a hateful shooter. we ll be defined by how we support and love each other. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs weekend news. pelley: this is a special edition of the weekend news. if you are just joining us, we have the latest now on this mass shooting in orlando, florida. a massacre in a gay nightclub that occurred in the early hours this morning and is now the worst mass shooting in american history. at least 50 people were killed. most of their bodies are still inside the club. the shooting began after 12:00 this morning. the gunman omar mateen was an american. he was a security guard who had pledged his loyalty to isis during a 911 call during his attack on the club. he was killed in a shootout with police. there were about 300 people in the club sipping their last drinks before the club closed. with more on that, we have mark strassmann. reporter: 15 minutes after last call, bartender tiffany
orlando police say approximately 20 people are dead, at least 42 injured, after a gunman walked into a popular gay nightclub called pulse. witnesses describing a scene of terror. some running from the scene, others held hostage inside. the gunman has not yet been identified, but we do know he is dead, killed by police. investigators, again, describing a hostage situation and that s when they moved in. authorities say the gunman was armed with an assault-style rifle, a handgun and some sort of device on his person. the fbi saying this will be investigated as a domestic act of terror. we ve got complete coverage this morning, beginning in orlando with sarah dallof. good morning. reporter: a tragic scene just south of downtown orlando where authorities say just after 2:00 this morning the shooter entered the nightclub. he exchanged gunfire with a uniformed orlando police officer who was working in the club off duty. the shooter retreated back inside the club and that is when h
in grief and outrage. you will not break us. we are better people than this. good evening from orlando. i m lester holt and this is a special edition of dateline. at least 50 dead, 53 wounded, many of them in critical condition. the biggest mass shooting in american history, and says president obama. an act of terror. the gunman omar mateen, stormed a gay nightclub, armed with an assault style military nightclub, opened fire and left the dance floor covered in blood. his motive, pure rate. reporter: it was supposed to be a night of fun, letting your hair down, saturday night had become early sunday morning, the music loud and funky. this video posted on the internet from inside club pulse around 1:00 a.m. last call, last dance, latin theme night was wrapping up. a crowd of about 300 packed into orlando s popular gay nightclub. approximately 2:00 a.m., everything changed, the gunman holding an assault rifle encountered an offduty police officer and exchanged fire with
us. as americans, we are you nighted in grief and outrage. you will not break us. we are better people than this. good evening from orlab dough. i m lester holt and this is a special edition of da dateline. 50 dead and 50 wounded. president obama says an act of terror. the gunman omar mateen an american gunman with isis proclifts, opened style with an military assault rifle left the dance floor covered in blood. nightclub, opened fire and left the dance floor covered in blood. his motive, pure rate. reporter: it was supposed to be a night of fun, letting your hair down, saturday night had become early sunday morning, the music loud and funky. this video posted on the internet from inside club pulse around 1:00 a.m. last call, last dance, latin theme night was wrapping up. a crowd of about 300 packed into orlando s popular gay nightclub. approximately 2:00 a.m., everything changed, the gunman holding an assault rifle encountered an offduty police officer and exchanged
mass violence. orlando police say approximately 20 people are dead, at least 42 injured, after a gunman walked into a popular gay nightclub called pulse. witnesses describing a scene of terror. some running from the scene, others held hostage inside. the gunman has not yet been identified, but we do know he is dead, killed by police. investigators, again, describing a hostage situation and that s when they moved in. authorities say the gunman was armed with an assault-style rifle, a handgun and some sort of device on his person. the fbi saying this will be investigated as a domestic act of terror. we ve got complete coverage this morning, beginning in orlando with sarah dallof. good morning. reporter: a tragic scene just south of downtown orlando where authorities say just after 2:00 this morning the shooter entered the nightclub. he exchanged gunfire with a uniformed orlando police officer who was working in the club off duty. the shooter re inside the club and that is whe