Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Orlando, florida, still reeling from sundays terror mass carry is tonight left horrified by the awful death of a 2yearold child attacked by an alligator at a highend disney resort. Late today after an intense daylong search, officials made the grim announcement that the body of the little nebraska boy had been recovered. He was snatched while wading in a lagoon at disney worlds grand floridian resort, as witnesses watched in horror. Nbcs Kerry Sanders now with late details. Reporter a nonstop search from the air, on the water, and deep into the lake today, where divers and technicians used underwater sonar hoping to find signs of life. And also the gator that attacked. But after 16 agonizing hours, heartbr the Orange CountySheriffs Office dive team located what is believed to be the remains of the deceased, a 2yearold. Reporter its this beach where lane was grabbed by an alligator believed to be between four and seven feet long. Witnesses told police they saw the toddler dragged under while his parents and a staff lifeguard tried to snatch him back. While posted signs at the lake say no swimming, the Orange County sheriff said the boy and his father were wading only a foot from the shore. Theres no sign to suggest alligators live in the lagoon. Should there be signs warning, beware, alligators . One of the things that theyll work with, Walt Disney World will work with the Florida Wildlife Commission to make a determination, what is the best practice they can employ. Reporter today wildlife officials pulled five alligators from the lake and examined them for any evidence they were involved in the [000 02 59;00] so far, nothing. Alligator attacks on humans are extremely rare, even in a state like florida, where there have been only 23 People Killed since 1948. As word of the incident spread through the park, visitors were horrified. I never thought Something Like that would happen here. I feel sorry for the family. Reporter wildlife experts want to know if the gator attacked because other tourists in the past had been feeding them. Anything that is small and moving next to the water, or at the edge of the water could be viewed as a food item by an alligator. Reporter tonight the toddlers parents and his 4yearold sister are with grief counselors. A spokesman for the Walt Disney Company released a statement that says in part, there are no words to convey the profound sorrow we feel for the family and their unimaginable loss. Meantime tonight, trappers are on the lakes here still searching for more lester . Upsetting story. Kerry, thank you. Theres outrage among some parents and vacationers that park patrons, especially children, would be allowed so close to a potentially lethal danger with little warning, at such an iconic resort. And serious questions are being raised about whether disney has done enough to keep its guests safe. We get that part of the story from nbcs gabe gutierrez. Reporter janice was standing at the grand floridian resort with her three grandkids. They didnt put the signs up to make people aware. They built the bungalows. People are feeding the gators. Reporter a disney spokesperson tells nbc news there are no swimming signs at some of the parks lagoons, but they make no mention of gators. I have been on those waters and those beaches, and ive never seen a sign. Reporter tonight wildlife Officials Says disney has a program to remove alligators from their lakes. Theyve routinely taken out alligators in the lakes apt the property at large. I havent heard of any taken out recently. But theye mention of alligators on the signs to keep people out of the water . Other hotels in the area do mention alligators. A disney spokesperson tells nbc news alligators in florida are a fact of life, and theyre in their habitat. With so many children around this area i dont have the answers to that right there. Those are all good questions. I dont have those answers. Reporter the Walt Disney World resort is about the size of san francisco. The theme park pumps about 18 billion into floridas economy each year. One study found 1 in 50 employed floridians had jobs tied to disney. Safety is a priority at resorts. And also at resorts is a priority for guests to be able to enjoy themselves in their natural environment. Reporter the local sheriff said disney will be reviewing its policies. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, lake buena vista, florida. The trageot an orlando nightclub. We are learning more about what the gunmans wife says he told her when he left the house saturday night, and about what she feared. This, as video emerges of the killer years before the attack. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer with more. Reporter tonight a clear look at omar mateen, and the chilling voice of a killer. They want more disaster to happen. Thats where their money making is. Reporter working security at the bp oil spill, this video was taken six years before sundays massacre. At the crime scene, the fbi recovered mateens bloodsoaked cell phone which had been sitting in water after a pipe burst during the raid. Feds later collected a computer and camera. But Officials Say so far, the devices shed no light on his motives. Investigators did discover he downloaded terrorist related material, including sermons from americanborn extremist anwar al awlaki. Did you know your husband is a federal Officials Say his wife says her mateens wife says her husband told her he was going to visit friends saturday. But she feared he was going to attack the club. She told officials she pleaded with him not to do anything violent. But never called police. I cannot comment on the cooperation of any individual at this time. Reporter we now know that two and a half hours before that final encounter, not only did the gunman place three phone calls to 911, but he also made one to news 13 in orlando. He said, im the shooter. Its me, im the shooter. Reporter police say the gunman told him he would strap explosives to four hostages and strategically place them in the corners of the building. Still, some wonder did police take too long to take mateen down. To finally come in at 5 00 in the morning and take this person out, i have a huge issue with that. Because within all that time, there was so many bodies in there. People were bleeding to death. Reporter but a former s. W. A. T. Team easy. The team goes in and half of them get taken out, youre not going to be any good to anybody. Its incredibly complex to choreograph an entry. Reporter tonight the Florida Department of law enforcement, the state agency that oversees the police department, said they are looking into not only the shooting, but also the hostage situation. Its typical in a case like that this that they want to make sure all procedures were followed. Meantime, behind me, lester, that fbi investigation is far from complete. Miguel almaguer, thank you. Among those in the club that night, a trio of best friends. One of them did not make it out alive. The other two managed to escape. Today those two surviving friends saw each other again for the First Time Since the attack. And our jacob rascon was there for their emotional reunion. Reporter best friends together again at last. It was scary. The gunshots kept coming closer and closer and like even when he got in the bathroom, it was like reporter the last time they saw each other, it was 2 00 a. M. At pulse nightclub. They were less than ten feet from the shooter. I still cant believe it. Reporter stallings made it to the womens bathroom escaping later through a back door. Eddie ended up in a mens bathroom the shooter didnt enter, hiding for hours. He didnt go in the bathroom. If he would have came in, he would have got everybody. Thats the part that im, like reporter but there was also a third best friend. Eddie justice whose final text to his mother are haunting. Mommy, i love you. Im going to die. When did you know what happened to eddie . I kept texting him. Like, no matter what happened, just stay strong. If you got hit, just stay strong. Theyre coming. Reporter Eddie Justice will always be their best friend. Youve got to be strong for the people that didnt make it. You tell your brother, you say, you know what, i love you. Reporter resilience and love in the face of terror. Jacob rascon, nbc news, orlando. The deadliest mass shooting in u. S. History continues to have a Ripple Effect in washington. Drawing calls among democrats, and now some republicans for new gun control measures, including donald trump who says he plans to meet with the nra. Nbcs Peter Alexander has details. Reporter in the wake of the orlando massacre, a filibuster fueled by frustration. Ill remain on this floor until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together reporter led by connecticut senator chris murphy, democrats commandeering the senate floor, trying to force a vote to toughen up gun laws. What werse trump after meeting tuesday with the head of the nra, wading into the debate. Im going to save your second amendment. Reporter trump signaling an openness to new restrictions that would ban people on the terrorist watch list or nofly list from buying guns. On that, americans widely agree, but how to get it done remains the source of a fierce debate. Just one day after the San Bernardino mass shooting last december, 54 senators, including all but one republican, rejected a bill to block suspected terrorists from legally buying guns. The nras opposition centers around due process. Protecting the Constitutional Rights of people wrongly put on a watch list. But new signs the tide may be shifting. The most Vulnerable Senate republicans fighting for reelection appearing to moderate their tone. Lets get to work here. Lets sit down together and figure out how we achieve this. Reporter senator pat toomey working on a compromise with Michael Bloombergs gun control group. Those impacted most tried to keep the the white house today screening the documentary newtown with a handful of sandy hook families. I knew the school was going to be torn down. I had to see it before it was gone forever. Reporter a new democratic proposal would not only ban those on a terror watch list from buying guns, but add new restrictions for people like the orlando shooter who had been investigated for terror ties within the last five years. Peter alexander, nbc news, washington. We have more breaking news tonight concerning that missing egyptair flight that went down in the mediterranean last month. Egyptian authorities said late today they have located several locations where they believe the wreckage is resting, and time is running out for the batteries on those allimportant black boxes. Heres nbc tom costello. Reporter after nearly a month of searching, tonight word that a ship in the mediterranean has identified several locations for the wreckage of egyptair 804. The airbus a320 was on a flight from paris to cairo when at 37,000 feet it radar. Egyptian Authorities Say it appears to have gone off course before rolling to its right, spiping and crashing. A final burst of data transmitted by the plane suggested a fire in the nose. But its not at all clear what went wrong. Either an explosion that was caused by some sort of mechanical malfunction or failure of the aircraft. Reporter the job now, finding the planes black boxes. The cockpit voice and flight data recorders should have captured conversations between the pilots as well as detailed information on the performance of the plane, including mechanical and technical issues. The boxes with the plane are now sitting on the bottom of the sea, likely in the deepest part of the med 10,000 feet down, with a muddy, silty bottom that has swallowed up shipwrecks for hundreds of years. Its way too deep for humans to go down. So it will be remotely operated vehicles that are going to be used for the location of the for finding that. Reporter the rovs will have to locate, them to the surface where they should provide answers. Strangely, the plane seems to have flown for several minutes even after alarms west off warning of malfunctions and smoke. Yet the pilots never radioed a distress call. Tom costello, nbc news, washington. Still ahead here tonight, coffee and cancer. What Health Officials now say about how coffee may affect your risk, and an alarming warning about drinking it and other beverages. Why Prince Williams appearance on a magazine cover is a historic moment. Red me and cd a lot of disappointment and how i feel about myself. Wearing depend underwear has helped me feel more connected to the people around me. I know that im protected, im not thinking about bladder leakage and im meeting people. I feel really grateful just to be absolutely free. Unlike the bargain brand, new depend fitflex underwear is now more flexible to move with you. Reconnect with the life youve been missing. Get a free sample at depend. Com. They never be good. Purina believes it can. 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Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum finally tonight, theyre the funny men and women we turn to when we need to laugh, but theres been little to laugh about in the last few days. Now latenight hosts once again found them straddling the lines between comedians and consolers. Heres kevin tibbles. Reporter we tune in for a welcome [000 26 58;00] but when events are too painful to lampoon i as a new father am thinking, what do i tell my kids . Reporter how do our latenight humorists respond. What if my kids are gay. What do i tell them . Maybe theres a lesson from all this, a lesson in tolerance. Reporter perhaps it is important for us to watch them grapple with tragedy, too. Is it okay instead of making jokes, i just scream for seven minutes until we go to commercial . This gay american is going to try to put a smile on your face. Reporter for bravos andy cohen, it is personal. It was a way of expressing my own grief, and also kind of explaining why this was so sad, that gay bars are a place where we all go to feel a sense of community, and a sense of feeling free, and togetherness. Reporter and its [000 27 58;00] attacked. There is only one requirement for any of us, and that is to be courageous. Because courage, as you might know, defines all other human behavior. Reporter and again it is a plea to make sense of the senseless. Its time to grow up, and figure this out. Reporter but also, a call to look inward. Love your family, love the families of the victims and the people of orlando. But lets remember that love is a verb. And to love means to do something. Reporter we invite them into our homes each and every night. That terrorist [ bleep ] is vastly outnumbered. And now please enjoy our stupid show. Reporter even when its no laughing matter. Kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. That will do it for us on a wednesday night. Im lester holt. 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