In singapore, midnight in london, and ii 00pm in las vegas, where people are coming to terms with the deadliest gun attack in the countrys modern history. President trump has appealed for unity and peace in response to what he called the pure evil of the shootings there. At least 59 people were killed and more than 500 were hurt when stephen paddock, a retired accountant, opened fire on crowds at a music concert from a room in a nearby hotel. We begin our coverage with the report from james cook in las vegas. In the cold nevada desert, Country Music is warming the throng. The time is 10 08pm. The noise prompts confusion. The crowd, 22,000 strong, hesitates. It takes a moment, a deadly moment, before they realise they are under attack. Gunfire. By now, a second round of bullets is raining down. There is a pause. The gunman is reloading again. He is high above them, in the mandalay bay hotel. Panic follows. It is a scramble to live. There were people hiding underneath my car for cover. A
Crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. The worst mass shooting in modern american history. At least 58 people killed, and more than 500 injured at a Music Festival in las vegas. Everybody thought it was like fireworks or something at first. And then people just started dropping around us. Every time he stopped, he was reloading. We started making our way towards the fence. He started shooting again, and we hit the ground. Laura the fbi is trying to uncover the motive of gunman Stephen Paddock. At the white house, a moment of silence has been held for the victims. [bell tolls] laura and almost two weeks after Hurricane Maria, people in puerto rico still dont have power or clean water. President trump visits the island tomorrow after criticism of the aid efforts.
Was blown out. Hes identified as 64yearold Stephen Paddock. They believe he acted alone and took his own life after the shootings. Police say paddock brought more than ten rifles to his room, no known connection to any terrorist groups. Police also say they have found paddocks wife, Marilou Danley whos wanted for questioning but was apparently not involved. The shooting began last night during a concert conceunt conce aldean. Reporter good morning, police say they found at the mandalay bay, that room was fimd with weapons, as many as ten weapons in the room that this gunman was using to shoot down into the crowd that was gathered for this country on the other side of las vegas strip. Cell phone video is helping investigators put together exactly what happened. Many people gathered there say it was the scariest time of their life, initially, many thought the pops they heard were fireworks associated with the show, but soon it became obvious that this was an attack. What sounded like aut
And london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 5 pm in las vegas where Police Investigating the mass shooting say they have found more weapons at the home of the man thought to have carried out the attack. At least 59 people were killed and more than five hundred were hurt when Stephen Paddock, a retired accountant, opened fire on crowds at a music concert from a room in a nearby hotel. We begin our coverage with the report from james cook in las vegas. In the cold nevada desert, Country Music is warming the throng. The time is 10 08pm. The noise prompts confusion. The crowd, 22,000 strong, hesitates. It takes a moment, a deadly moment, before they realise they are under attack. Gunfire. By now, a second round of bullets is raining down. There is a pause. The gunman is reloading again. He is high above them, in the mandalay bay hotel. Panic follows. It is a scramble to live. There were people hiding underneath my car for cover. And
At least 59 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in a mass shooting in las vegas, the worst of its kind in modern us history. The gunman was a 64 year old man living in a retirement village, and unknown to the police. The shooting happened during an open air Music Festival attended by thousands of people. Shortly after 10 00pm local time, dozens of rounds were fired from the Mandalay Bay Hotel, as the gunman took aim from the window of his room on the 32nd floor, where he was later found dead by police. He has been named as stephen paddock, who lived in the state of nevada. Police say they have no idea about his possible motives. James cook reports from las vegas. In the cold nevada desert, Country Music is warming the throng. The time is 10 08pm. Gunfire. The noise prompts confusion. The crowd, 22,000 strong, hesitates. It takes a moment, a deadly moment, before they realise they are under attack. Gunfire. By now, a second round of bullets is raining down. There is a paus