Ones in the deadliest mass shooting in american history. We will hear from some of the family members and their loved ones, not just how they died, but how they lived and what made them special. In a moment, an exclusive interview from one of the heroes. A Police Officer that saved multiple lives that terrible night almost as soon as he got there, ended up rushing in with other officers. Today he was reunited with one of the men he saved. We begin with the latest in the investigation. Learning more about the shooters actions during the massacre from Text Messages he sent his wife while it was going on in the midst of killing. Cnn National Correspondent jim sciutto joins us. Reporter in addition to phone calls made from 911 to the television station, in addition to facebook postings making more threats and searching for coverage and conversation about the shooting, he was also in phone touch with his wife. She tried to call him a number of times, he didnt pick up, during the rampage. He
Loved ones and the countless people grap wlg that sad reality tonight. We will show you the victims and thats where we believe the focus belongs. Pamela brown joins me and our senior investigate drew griffin have been working their sources since this began. What you are hearing . Law enforcement sources tell us, anderson, that the wife knew her husband wanted to launch a jihadist attack. In fact, he expressed interest in doing that. She said his behavior became more and more violent. She claims, shes telling investigators that she didnt know about the specific plans to go to pulse nightclub and launch an attack. There she claims when she found out he wanted to launch an attack she dries to dissuade him from doing so and talk him out of it. But she never called any police. And that is key here. That is what investigators are focused on. Thats a felony to know that someone wants to commit a crime and not go to federal authorities and tell them, conceal that knowledge. Its a felony. And s
The Alvear family decided to turn their grief into giving back by hosting the Amanda's Angels Legacy of Love toy drive every year in memory of Amanda Alvear.
They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.