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named chief strategist and senior counselor. ((kirsten joyce)) the selections came as the president-elect gave his first post-election broadcast interview to 60 minutes. hena daniels has the latest from new york. president elect donald trump s first two appointments to his administration. are drawing reaction from both sides of the aisle. late yesterday.repu blicans lindsay graham and house majority whip steve scalise both applauded reince priebus elevation to chief of staff. about right-wing media mogul, steve bannon.being chosen as chief strategist and senior counselor. a spokesman for senate minority leader harry reid said the choice signals that white supremacists will be represented at the highest levels in trump s white house. appearing on cnn.house speaker paul ryan spoke about the appointment: (paul ryan) i don t know steve bannon. i have no concerns. i trust donald s judgment and i think he s going to pick who he thinks will best serve him. -nats- hi ....
shot this dramatic video of the attack speaking out. the first thing you notice is the fear in her eyes. the terror threat at home. the focus now on both presidential candidates. we cannot continue to allow thousands upon thousands of people to pour into our country. as the world unites in solidarity with orlando, tributes pouring in around the globe. announcer: live in times square and orlando, florida, this is a special edition of good morning america. and good morning, america. we have all the latest on the fallout from that orlando attack this morning. the world standing in solidarity with those victims and you re looking live at the growing memorial in orlando remembering those lost in the massacre. amy is there right now. good morning, amy. that s right, george. good morning to you. and we are learning so much more now about the 49 victims who have now all been identified and they re from all walks of life ranging in age from 18 to 50. leaving behi ....
started at karl hardware and then spread and jumped to the 3300 club, el taco loco and other buildings. there s a lot of smoke, and because of that, a shelter in place order for anyone within a five-block radius of here. firefighters have been checking on nearby st. luke s hospital to make sure folks are okay. this fire is not contained in within the last hour it spread to three more buildings here on 29th street. there s paint, there s chemicals, there s propane that is a definite concern for us as firefighters, for you as a community and second dave with the smoke going through the city, which is why we extended the shelter in place. reporter: again, there have been no injuries reported. firefighters are using thermal imaging equipment to check for people as they go through the building. the witnesses did hear an explosion a few hours ago, and that does mean that there could be a lot of is still could be dangerous inside of places like the hardware store and resta ....
have been done differently. we are looking for needles in a nationwide haystack and called on to determine which pieces of hay may become needles. reporter: federal law enforcement say they have few opportunities to spot and stop lone wolves. scott, when they get the intelligence they feel they need to build a case, often the first amendment limits what they can do. jeff pegues in the washington newsroom. jeff, thank you. well orlando became part of the presidential campaign today. here s nancy cordes. the only reason the killer was in america in the first place was because we allowed his family to come here. reporter: speaking in new hampshire, donald trump argued the nation s very survival hinges on banning muslim immigrants. if we don t get tough and if we don t get smart and fast we re not going to have our country anymore. there will be nothing, absolutely nothing left. his proposal has been denounced by republican leaders. but that did not stop trump w ....
revealed now about the gunman who opened fire at an orlando nightclub killing 49 people. a regular at the gay club told the orlando sentinel he had seen omar mateen at the bar b he said mateen would drink by himself and be loud and belligerent. investigators say at this point it appears mateen acted alone. so far, we see no indication that this was a plot directed from outside the united states. although mateen was shot and killed by police, investigators are still combing the nightclub and area for evidence. the fbi also searched his home and electronic devices. an effort to trace his words and activities in recent weeks. meanwhile, surgeons told cbs news the hospitalized victims are expected to survive. president obama will fly to meet with family members of the victims. he called the shooting an act of terrorism and hate. he gave his support to the lgbt community as well saying that where they were targeted was more than a nightclub, it was a place of solidarit ....