A look at conditions right where you are. Theyre different, right, bill . Yes, there are cloud cover moving through. The suburbs, 58 degrees right now with a little bit of a breeze. Out of the northwest at 7 miles an hour in the Lehigh Valley where the clouds have broken, just a few thin clouds, visible on this view from easton. Well see plenty of sunshine like yesterday. Just like yesterday, even though the temperatures will be warming up nicely, the humidity stays low. Afternoon temperatures in the low 80s. Warmer than yesterday. Running warmer this morning and that will continue this afternoon. 78 degrees with sunshine at the shore and sunny skies for philadelphia, up to 82 degrees this afternoon. Dry today but there is some rain in our future. Ill show you how long you can expect it to stay dry when i come back. Jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. Were watching a lot of construction this morning, this one to start is on the vine street expressway. We are closed right no
Oh, my god, dude. That guy is firing you have shots. Reporter at 2 02 a. M. , gunfire tears through the music at the club packed with more than 300 people. I thought i was going to die. Like, i didnt know if i was going to come out alive. Reporter at 2 09, the club posted a chilling message on facebook. Everyone get out of pulse and keep running. A Uniformed Police officer working security confronts the shooter, now identified as omar mateen, who retreats further into the club, takes hostages. A witness text his mother that hes taking cover in the restroom but fear the gunman will soon come inside. At 3 00 a. M. , bomb squad and hazmat crews called to the scene. I have a ballistic vest for any of our individuals entering the red zone. Reporter a Massive Police response as negotiators try to make contact. For the next three hours, frantic confusion. This woman desperately waits to hear from her son. I dont know if hes still and hes dead or if hes being worked on here at the hospital. Re
Kind of walking across the lawn here. They really cant drive out of here because its shut down. The police are keeping it pretty tight, the perimeter, that is. I was talking to officers and theyll work to let us get a little bit closer so hopefully we can get closer and not get in their way throughout this broadcast, but for now were working on the scene and getting as much information about this and a tour bus with multiple injuries right here in the mount vernon area. Well send it back to you for now. Now to the deadly terror attack in orlando. Were getting a dramatic picture of what happened inside that nightclub on that terrible night. For the first time some of the victims that were held hostage in the bathroom are telling their stories. Our Team Coverage begins with Nbcs Jay Gray who is live in orlando. Jay . Hey, wendy, jim and the details are just terrifying, chilling. A man and woman trapped inside the nightclub one of them coming face to face with the gunman during the attack
American history. It is with Great Sadness that i share we have not 20, but 50 casualties. And this morning were learning more about the man behind it all. Its been reported that mateen made calls to 911 in which he stated an allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State. Im Aaron Gilchrist in orlando. As the investigation here continues, this community is trying to come to terms with a historic loss of life. How theyre coping with this tragedy, just ahead on news 4. I thought i was going to die, like i didnt know if i was going to come out alive. And this morning, stories of horror turned heroism continue to unfold. As the nation lends its support. We shall overcome, we shall overcome good morning. Im eun yang. An Aaron Gilchrist who as you saw is on assignment in orlando. We want to show you the emotional cover of the Orlando Sentinel which reads our community will heal. We have Team Coverage for on you this tragedy still rippling through florida as well as the nation. So many to fig
See this kind of pace as you ride around that stretch. Traffic light. Building toward new hampshire, but good to go toward the temple on 270. Should find everything available. Angie, eun, back into you. This was an act of terror, and an act of hate. Please stand and join in a moment of silent reflection on this tragedy. Please keep us in your prayers and hopefully this madness will stop. Please join us on this one. We shall overcome, we shall overcome were staying up to the minute on this tragedy. Aaron gilchrist is in orlando right now. And with breaking developments, were learning theyre continuing to come into the newsroom. Here is david culver at the live desk with more. Just into the live desk, islamic stat gunman omar mateen one of the soldiers of the caliphate in america. This just in. The orlando shooter killing 50, injuring 53 others. Overnight the death tolls remain unchanged, but what we have seen are more names of those killed added to a city of orlando website. In fact 11