The terror. Were learning more about the socalled homegrown terrorist responsible. Witnesses say theyd seen him at pulse nightclub before this weekends massacre. Hes been in that venue several times. Thats not his first time going there. Nbc 10 breaking news. Thank you for joining us. Im keith jones. Im jacqueline london. Tonight, the fbi is investigating claims from members of floridas Gay Community that omar mateen had visited pulse nightclub before sunday mornings mass shooting and that he had been spotted on gay dating apps. Tonight, we have Team Coverage of this story. We begin with nbc 10s George Spencer who is live in orlando. And george, you learned that president obama is set to visit the city . Reporter keith, the president will be here on thursday to pay his respects and, quote, stand in solidarity. This lawn in the middle of downtown orlando the scene of a vigil attended by thousands tonight. Some still here. A unified vigil. A growing memorial here on this day when we have
Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. We are just back from orlando and moving to see tributes to victims. Im sure it is heart warming to people in orlando knowing people in other countries are keeping them in their prayers. We want to get right to overnight developments. Police have identified the 49th and final victim. One of the hospitals treating the wounded says all patients have a positive prognosis and do appear to be improving. Last night nearly 8,000 people gathered in downtown orlando to support the victims and survivors. And the fbi is telling nbc news it is investigating claims that gunman omar mateen frequented that pulse nightclub in the past and that mateen may have profiles on a number of dating sites for gay men. The white house say president obama will head to orlando on thursday. We have coverage of the investigation of the 49 fallen and ongoing political fallout. Lets start with stephanie outside the gunmans home. Reporter on the outside omar mateen lived a seeming
Lisa fletcher joins us from the terrorism alert desk with the latest now. Lisa . Lisa today, president obama called the attack homegrown extreme extreme schism. Something we have been worried about for a long time. Lone wolf attacks are some of the most difficult to foil. A lone wolf may be what shooter omar mateen turns out to be. President obama said while mateen was inspired by extremist information he got online, there is nothing to suggest he was connected to a coordinated threat. President obama there is no evidence so far that he was in fact directed. At this stage there is no direct evidence he was part of a larger plot. Lisa f. B. I. Director james comey says they are working hard to understand the killer, his motives and sources of inspiration. We are looking for needles in a nationwide hay tach. Attack more names are added to the city of orlando website. Next of kin are reached with the devastating news. Its terrible. He is my only child. Lisa nina justices son edward franti
Tonight starts now. Good evening. And as we come on the air from orlando tonight, a new and difficult portrait is now emerging of what played out inside that nightclub behind me here. The s. W. A. T. Team captain talking for the first time, and we have new video tonight of the moments before the gunfire and then during that massacre. And when the s. W. A. T. Teams blew through that nightclub wall. Afterward, the wall riddled with bullet holes. Tonight, we also have major new developments on the gunman who the fbi had interviewed three times. And we have now learned he was under fbi surveillance for ten months at one point. How did he get those guns in recent days without that federal background check alerting anyone at the fbi . And, of course, the human face of this horrible story. The images of so many of the young people who have died. Tonight here, we have the list. But we begin with that s. W. A. T. Teamca and abcs gio benitez here in orlando. Reporter tonight, chilling new detail
Fans, teams rushing to the stage. And america strong. The surprise hiding in this bumble bee costume. The two boys, who had no idea, their dad, an army soldier, had come home. Good evening and we begin tonight with breaking news. The state of emergency just declared as we come on. Massive wildfires exploding in size and now much of this country, 19 states, bracing for tripledigit heat this weekend, all the way to the eecht coast. But in the west at this hour, this fire burning out of control in Santa Barbara, nearly quadrupling in size. Hundreds of families have been told to get out. More than 1200 firefighters battling the flames. Some forced to take cover as the fire began to jump the road. Meantime, as we head into the weekend, state, tripledigit heat reaches 120 degrees. Where will it hit and when . Jim avila is on the scene where evacuations are under way. Reporter tonight, mandatory evacuations for hundreds as high winds and bone dry brush fueled the Santa Barbara county fire. Bu