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. Im lester holt and this is a special edition of dadateline. 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 orlandos 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 him. Ente
Announcer from nbc news this is a special edition of today. Terror in france with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this friday morning. We were just sitting here in the last couple of minutes trying to figure out what words we can use this morning to set this morning apart from so many other mornings weve begun over the last tyear or two covering terrr events across the world. Its shocking to think of a moment of happiness and its frances fourth of july. This is what we know. The latest we know this morning. Death toll rose to at least 84 people including a 51yearold father from texas and his 11yearold son. President obama quickly issued a statement condemning that attack. He offered the u. S. s help with the investigation and this morning security is being stepped up across europe. German Police Increasing Patrols along its border with france. Belgium adding National Security ahead of its own holiday
Didnt really move because they thought it was part of the music, because the music was so loud. And when it kept on going, i think everybodys instinct went to this is not music, this is gunshots. Oh, my god, theyre all shooting back and forth. Patron Joshua Mcgill described what he saw and heard. It was like boom, boom, boom. Were people screaming . People laying on the ground, taking cover. Jumping the fence. I think the pension actually broke with people pushing on it to get out. There was just too many shots, bang, bang, bang, thats when you know chaos, it was just turmoil. Patrons trapped inside began calling 911. Four us still hiding, lights are off in club. Cops are her thank you, i jumped out. Theres people still hiding inside the closet, that the shooters dont know theyre in there. The Club Managers managed to post this notice on their facebook page, everyone get out of pulse and keep running. If only they could. My son was in the nightclub what his boyfriend and other friends
As americans, we are united in grief and outrage. You will not break us. We are better people than this. Good evening from orlando. Im 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 orlandos popular gay nightclub. Approximately 2 00 a. M. , everything changed, the gunman holding an Assault Rifle encountered an offduty Police Officer and exchanged
Hasnt set in. Very small world. You dont think it will happen to someone you know. So many lives lost. The world is getting dangerous, my friend. Im alive and people standing next to me are not. Is in the new normal . These attacks are changing the way that we think. People are absolutely adapting the way they live their lives. These things can happen wherever you go. You cant live in fear. Life goes on. The bastille day attack, a dateline special. Im lester holt in nice. A ghostly white truck cut a trail of terror and death for more than a mile along the citys famed beach front boulevard. Least 84 people are dead, including ten children and more than 200 people wounded with dozens on life support or in critical condition. The driver, a tunisian living legally in france had a criminal record, but so far doesnt seem to have a link to any terrorist group. Dennis murphy has the latest. Reporter it was the French Version of the 4th of july, bastille day. The great Summer Holiday when famil