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News america. national political reporter for nbc news. >> we are learning some new details. he probably had some kind of assistance now. the sheriff said steve paddock prepared an elaborate escape plan but suggested only a super hero could have pulled it off alone. we also know now that the shooter rented a room overlooking another music festival the weekend before.

Good morning, im melissa. breaking news over night as law enforcement confirms mara lieu dannelly, the girlfriend of steve paddock, the las vegas shooter has arrived in the u.s. new footage arriving from lax from the philippines where she be since september. you can see her in the wheelchair companied by fbi agents. sunday nights shooting left 59 people dead including the gunman and more than 500 others injured. now back to the last word with laurence odonnell. your governor has been who i did...

Though he made a joke about this taking a whack at the american budget. >> thats interesting also given the scale of the budget and the size of the relief effort in puerto rico. thank you to peter alexander and back to you, chris jansing, in las vegas. >> reporter: thank you, andrea, and well continue to keep an eye on president trump who is in san juan. back here the big question remains. what was steve paddocks motive for murder? how did this carnage come about? i understand, pete, youve talke...

Suspect. the man they shot dead in the room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. his name, 64-year-old steve paddock. they found multiple firnls in his room. they are currently executing a search warrant at his house nearby. when we came on the air we told you they were putting out the name of a woman of interest mary lieu danley. she apparently has also been located as well. reason her name went out about two hours ago when this all started was because her players card was found in the ...

Mesquite, nevada, where 62-year-old danley lived with paddock. about 80 miles from the vegas strip. her exstepdaughter had only kind words for her. >> shes a good and gentle person. i know she has to be devastated by what has happened. >> danley met paddock several years ago. she workeded at the casino. he was a high stakes gambler. paddocks brother talked about what their life was like. >> loved her and he you know -- she was a hostess at the hotel. where steve was a big -- for a long time. >> ...

Danley arrived in los angeles last night. she came from the philippines on the plane there on your screen. fbi agents quickly took her away out of the sight of cameras. investigators say she could be the key to establish iing the motive, the intent for steve paddocks rampage and horrific crimes. well have more on danley and her life with the shooter in a few moments. also, we are learning more about the shooter and his deadly arsenal. officials revealing he bought 33 firearms, most rifles and he...

First responders. >> look, we have a tragedy. and what happened in las vegas is in many ways a miracle. the police department has done such an incredible job. and well be talking about gun laws as time goes by. >> reporter: joining me now is nbcs steve patterson who is also in las vegas and katie beck who was in mesquite, texas where patterson has a home. steve, what have we learned today? >> reporter: they were warned that the death toll could increase here. there were 59 shooting victims, more...