marco rubio to win his hohomestate. after the results came in fairly early, he did the only thing he can do at this point. he suspended his campaign. i think a lot of people saw this coming. we have team coverage from miami, palm beach county, tampa, miami, ohio and washington d.c., but we ll kick off our extensive team coverage with paul mueller at the trump rally tonight. trump said he was going to win florida. he did. now he said he wants to bring the party together. what s it like there, paul? reporter: it s quiet now but a different scene about 30 minutes ago, keith. good evening to you, everyone. a big night here for donald trump wrapping up his victory speech here in palm beach a short time ago thanking his family, supporters, even senator marco rubibio who he beat by nearly a half a mimillion votes today. so trump took him the winner takes all state, of course, florida all 99 delegates. now once on stage here tonight wasn t what some might call your typical trump.
this morning, the terror inside the classroom. the heroes who raced into action and the battle looming once again over guns in america. natalie is live on the scene this morning. moving out after hurricane slammed the bahamas, it s headed to the east coast. a separate powerful storm is bringing torrential rains and potential flooding to the southeast today friday, october 2nd, 2015. from nbc news, this is today with matt louer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today, 7:00 a.m. pacific time. another heart breaking story. the president was so angry yesterday using words like routine and numb to describe the way many feel about this. people watching the around the country thinking how did this happen again and yet in this little town feelings are so raw this morning, it s making an impact. of course, it s our top story. tears and heart ache a day after a mass shooting. a community college in oregon is the site. nat
inside the classroom, the heros who raced into action and the battle looming once again over guns in america. natalie is live on the scene this morning. and moving out. after hurricane joaquin slams the bahamas overnight, it s now headed out to sea and away from the east coast, but there s another concern, a separate yet powerful storm is bringing torrential rains and severe floating to the southeast today, friday, october 2nd, 2015. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. another morning, another sick feeling about having to cover a story like the one we saw in oregon yesterday. the president spoke at the white house and used words like routine and numb. and yet for the people in this little town in oregon it is so raw. their hearts are broken this morning, and i think everybody in this country is asking themselves why does this k
actually a rainy morning across large parts of the country. willie along with al and tamron. natalie is in rowsburg, oregon, covering the shooting on the campus of umpqua community college. natalie, let s go right to you with the lateest. guys, once again. here we are at community college. it s actually closed and the road leading into the campus is closed through the weekend and will reopen again on monday. this is pretty much an active crime scene right now. this is a community really in mourning. it s a small town and rosenberg has 20,000 people and that kind of community where everybody knows everyone in town and last night over 1,000 people held a candlelight vigil at a nearby park to remember the victim and to honor and pay tribute to them because in times like these it s the victims that we want to remember. we re also beginning to hear incredible stories of courage under fire. law enforcement was quick to arrive on the scene here in less than ten minutes. that prevent
four patients went to the operating room for various procedures, and, unfortunately, one patient was deceased in the emergency room. reporter: shooter s father spoke briefly to reporters late last night. this is a shock to everybody at what happened today. obviously it s been a devastating day, devastating for me and my family. any surprise at all? shocked, shocked is all i can say. reporter: a lot of shock, a lot of heartbreak here. community speakers at the vigil last night credited law enforcement for the crick response, including two u.s. marshalls who just happened to be here in rosenberg in an unrelated case. when they first heard reports of the shooting on the scanner, they raced to the campus and were among the first responders, perhaps preventing more loss of life. matt and savannah? all right, natalie. we ll check in with you a lot throughout the morning. thanks very much. and, of course, big question this morning, the one we ask so often in cases li