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Headaches, and loss of balance. the state ordered non-all essential diplomats out of cuba. the state department saying it will only restore staffing levels once the u.s. gets full assurance that the attacks wont continue. >> jon: defense secretary jim mattis and joint chiefs of staff joseph dunford on capitol hill today defending president trumps new strategy in afghanistan and testifying on the threat from north korea. we are live at the pentagon with more. >> despite a hearing on afghanistan, ...

The first responders, the military, fema, they have done an incredible job in puerto rico. >> again the president and first lady should be on the ground shortly if they havent arrived in the last couple of minutes, jon. we hope to see some of the events live via our portable broadcasting abilities. but with cell service being so spotty down there on the island im not sure it will happen. well do our best to bring it to you live. >> jon: well appreciate those efforts. jon roberts at the white hou...

Bags and did anybody think that maybe there is something in these bags that are not proper? but there is so much speculation going on and i think that in the end the investigation will tell us a lot. how he got these guns, how he got them in there and what the motive was. >> jon: what about his father? his father was a convicted bank robber, escaped from prison, considered armed and dangerous by the f.b.i. there are some reports he was a diagnosed psychopath. will authorities -- how do you explo...

Doing the physical and forensic evidence analysis but also the medical and mental analysis. >> jon: what about paying for this investigation. the f.b.i. has a limitless bank roll. las vegas police will be awfully stretched, right? >> president trump has committed every resource possible from the federal government more manpower to money to find out why this happened. so i dont think well have any worries at that end. the white house is pretty committed to this. >> jon: now all we have are questi...

But it is so mystical. it really is. ♪ >> jon: that is dont do me like that. another one of many hits for the mega star. early monday morning paramedics responded to petty a*es home finding him unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. he died last night at the age of 66. petty produced 16 albums over his four decade career, 11 of those albums went platinum and for a little kid who wanted to just be a rock star in 2002 he was inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame. jon. >> jon: we are going to m...

>> jon: sergeant sean larkin, tulsa p.d. >> melissa: the half brother of north koreas leader who died under very bizarre circumstances. now we know what really killed him. the white house mourning those who lost their lives in las vegas. we have more on the investigation, including how do we stop these attacks in the future? can we? i dont know why i didnt get screened a long time ago.

A career that took him to the top of the charts in the 70s and he kept on making hits for four decades. songs like dont do me like that, free falling, american girl, and i wont back down quickly became staples of the top 40 play lists. petty had just wrapped up his heartbreakers 40th anniversary tour last week and was looking forward to spending more time with his granddaughter. tom petty was 66 years old. >> jon: i love that music. federal investigators are combing through stephen paddocks home...

Questions about the weaponry that he used, 23 guns i think found in the hotel room. but each one of those purchases had to pass an f.b.i. background check, right? >> thats correct. any time someone is purchasing a firearm from a gun dealer or broker, you know, there is a wide range of paperwork thats completed. there are background checks conducted. these days you cannot walk into a gun store and walk out with one immediately. it will take time. he passed all those background investigations by t...

Alone. >> were working on two fronts to process the crime scene and also investigate the motive of the shooter. metro and its partners have executed a search warrant at the home of stephen paddock in mesquite, nevada. detectives are combing through evidence to uncover the motive behind the shooting and pertinent information to shed light on this horrible event. we have recovered 23 fires arms at mandalay bay at 19 firearms at his home in mesquite. i want to emphasize we believe he is solely resp...

Neutralizing the threat before things got even worse. >> absolutely. ive heard some of the radio traffic from officers at the scene and just me being a police officer you hear the stress in their voices and ive heard it from other officers here in shootings and it is chaotic. because of these type of shootings that happened 20 years or so going back to columbine, officers across the country, departments of all sizes train for active shooters. sometimes agencies that are larger train by themselve...