Completely dumbfounded. In the last few minutes, President Trump has led a minutes silence in honour of the victims. Also in the next hour, the biggest Peacetime Operation to bring british citizens home is under way. Monarch Airlines Goes into administration, seeing 100,000 customers repatriated by british authorities. 1,800 employees are being made redundant. At the conservative conference, the chancellor, Philip Hammond, strikes a note of caution about brexit, saying britain needs to proceed with care. And after the disputed referendum and the violent scenes in catalonia, the regions leader says hes not seeking an abrupt break from spain. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. At least 58 people have been killed and some 500 and 15 wounded in a mass shooting in las vegas. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, was a 64 year old white man living living in a retirement village and unknown to the police. The shooting broke out during an open air Music Festival attended by thousands of people. Shortly after 10pm local time, hundreds of bullets rained down on the festivalgoers from the Mandalay Bay Hotel as paddock opened fire from his room on the 32nd floor. People ran for cover in panic, some were crushed in the stampede. By the time the police managed to work out where the gunfire was coming from, paddock had shot himself. The police say they found in excess of ten rifles in his room. So far, nothing has been said about a possible motive. This report from james cook, whos in las vegas. It contains scenes you might find upsetting. In the cold nevada desert, Country Music is warming the crowd. The time is 10 08pm. Gunfire. The crowd, 22,000 strong, is uncertain. 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 a hotel. Panic follows, a scramble to live. So we hit the ground and just lay there and hung onto each other. It was quiet then he fired another 30 rounds. Every time he stopped, he was reloading, we got up and made our way towards the fence. Then hed start shooting again, and wed hit the ground. Gunfire. By now, the scenes that are at once urgent and familiar. They are americans, and they know the drill run. One woman found refuge behind some vending machines. We were sitting ducks. You could hear the bullets coming closer. Then it would get quiet, and he would reload. And then they would start going again. There was a girl standing right behind me, about two feet, she got shot in the stomach. Behind me, about two feet, everybody thought at first it was just firecrackers. And then everybody. It kept going more and more. We felt the shots and then we ran to the hangar, to the airport. And we just kept running. It was. Once we got out the back, we started seeing the people that were shot and the people that were dead. And thats when it hit me, that this was real. Police now know the gunman is in the hotel. Explosives ready, they prepare to go in. He is dead, apparently having taken his own life. And he has left a city in chaos. The hospitals are overwhelmed. There are not enough ambulances. We need to get people to the hospital, 0k . With hundreds wounded, a desperate call rings across the airwaves please donate blood. There were people hiding underneath my car for cover. There was a gentleman that was shot, and he said, can you help me . I put him in my car. I had six people in my car. People without shoes, running just to get away. There is other urgent work identifying the gunman. There is other urgent work too identifying the gunman. He was Stephen Paddock, a 64 year old man from mesquite, an hours drive from the las vegas strip. He checked into the hotel on thursday. As far as his history and background, we havent completed that part of the investigation yet, but we located numerous firearms in the room he occupied. The president has been in office for less than a year, but he knows the drill as well. It was an act of pure evil. The fbi and the department of Homeland Security are working closely with local authorities to assist with the investigation, and they will provide updates as to the investigation and how it develops. For a western democracy, the United States has seen an astonishing amount of horror like this. But even here, this is carnage on a different scale. Americas mass shooting disease now feels like a plague. James cook, bbc news, las vegas. The shooting, in a state with some of the most relaxed gun ownership laws in the us, is likely to re open the debate about gun control in america. There have been more than 270 Mass Shootings this year, according to the gun violence archive. Todays will go down as one of the bloodiest in recent history. In 1991, more than 20 people were killed and 27 were injured after a gunman drove his vehicle through the window of a texas canteen and opened fire. In a shooting at Virginia Tech university in 2007, seung hui cho, a senior year student, killed 32 people and wounded more than a dozen others in two separate gun attacks. 20 children and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 when a former student, 20 year old adam lanza, opened fire on them with a semi automatic rifle. A gunman carrying an Assault Rifle opened fire at a gay nightclub in orlando last december, killing at least 49 people and injuring dozens before being shot dead by police. But with at least 58 people being killed today in las vegas, its become the worst mass shooting in nearly 70 years. This report is from our north america editor, jon sopel. America has been on alert for an act of terror, but not from someone like this. A 64 year old white man living in a Retirement Community, who liked to gamble and enjoyed Country Music. But what turned Stephen Paddock into americas deadliest mass killer is still a mystery. There is not even anything i can say. Imean. How do you. I mean, my brother did this. This is like it was done, like he shot us. If he had killed my kids, i couldnt be more dumbfounded. From the white house this morning, the president sought to bind the wounds of a nation. In moments of tragedy and horror, america comes together as one. And it always has. Until now, the worst shooting was at a nightclub attack in orlando, where 0mar mateen killed 49 people in an act inspired by so called Islamic State. Before that were the killings at Virginia Tech university, when 32 people were killed. But in terms of shock, surely nothing eclipses sandy hook in connecticut, when six and seven year olds were killed at their elementary school. An act of brutality so shocking that it moved the then president to tears. They had their entire lives ahead of them. Birthdays, graduations, weddings. Kids of their own. Today, the two senators from connecticut sought to reopen the age old debate on gun control. The gun industry in america is huge. But so are the numbers of deaths. Some 30,000 die each year from gunshot wounds. Yes, some are accidental, many are suicide, but a large number are homicides, too. However, the all powerful gun lobby, the National Rifle association, has been successful in warding off moves to tighten gun ownership laws. And in President Trump, they have a true friend. As your president , i will never ever infringe on the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Never ever. Cheering and applause in his address to the nation, donald trump said the American People would be seeking explanations. But the one issue he didnt touch upon was whether gun control could have played a part. The nra believes the way you stop a bad man with a gun is to have a good man with a gun. But how that would have helped in the circumstances of las vegas last night is anyones guess. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Earlier, james cook spoke to us from las vegas. It was a terrifying attack which went on and on, people spoke of the gunman reloading time and again. He has been identified as Stephen Paddock, a 64 year old man who lived about an hour from las vegas, and the police seem to be baffled as to why he would have done this. The fbi say there is no direct link between him and any terrorist group, he seems to have had no previous brushes with the law, he seems to have lived out a relatively quiet life, so no one seems to have any idea what was behind this. President trump says this is evil, 58 dead, and more than 500 injured. Even by the scale of atrocities here in the United States, this is breathtaking in its horror. We heard a little in jon sopels report from the brother of the gunman, Stephen Paddock. Lets hear more of what he had to say when he was questioned earlier by reporters. This is like you called me up, and you said, your next door neighbour did this, and i would go, he did that . All ive ever seen him do is mow his yard. The fact that my brother did this is. There is no. Theres nothing. There is absolutely no. I dont understand. Did he have kids . No, once again, it is simple Public Record stuff. And your message to these people, these families. Theres not even anything i can say. Imean. How do you. . I mean, my brother did this. This is like it was done. Like he shot us. I mean, if he had killed my kids, i couldnt be more dumbfounded. I mean, it doesnt. Theres nothing. Your last communications. Theres nothing, i can show you the text. He said, how is mom . Did you get power . That was it. There is absolutely. We have nothing. Like i said, we have nothing for you. I mean, i hope someone finds out, figures out. Because wed like to know. Were you a close family . Its a good sign if he is checking on your mom. I live here, and he lives in mesquite. Public record stuff you will find out. We are not that close. We talk on the phone occasionally. He calls my mom and talks to her. Theres no. No Mental Health issues . Not that we know of. Imean. Did you know about his friends . Was he an avid shooter . No, not an avid gun guy at all. The fact he had those kinds of weapons is just. Where the hell did he get automatic weapons . He has no military background or anything like that. I mean, when you find out about it, like i said, hes just a guy who lived in a house in mesquite. He drove down and gambled in las vegas. He did stuff. Ate burritos. Imean. Well, a short time ago, the White House Press secretary, Sarah Huckabee sanders, told journalists how the administration was reacting to the tragedy in nevada. The president will go to las vegas on wednesday to offer his support to those recovering from their wounds and to thank the courageous First Responders. In the coming days, this attack will directly Impact Communities all over our country whose residents were visiting the entertainment capital of the world to attend a concert. 0ne entertainment capital of the world to attend a concert. One man, a 29 year old from tennessee, travelled for the concert with his wife. When the bullets began raining down from above, he shouldered her from danger, selflessly giving up is life to savers. They have been married for just over life to savers. They have been married forjust over a year. 0thers risked their own life to save people they had never met. Mike from philadelphia lay on top of students to protect them from gunfire. They are 20,i to protect them from gunfire. They are 20, iam to protect them from gunfire. They are 20, i am 53, he said, i have lived a good light. Lindsay and mike fled for cover but returned to the scene with their pick up truck to transport the wounded to nearby hospitals. Gail davis, attending the concert with her husband, says she owes her life to a brave Police Officer who instinctively served as a human shield, protecting herfrom harm. Sadly, multiple Police Officers, on duty and off duty, were among those killed or injured. But what these people did for each other says far more about who we are as americans than the cowardly acts of a killer ever could. The gospel of john reminds us that there is no greater love than to lay down whats life for a friend. The memory of those who display this love in the midst ofan those who display this love in the midst of an unimaginable activate will neverfade. There midst of an unimaginable activate will never fade. There are examples will never fade. There are examples will serve as an eternal reminder that the american spirit cannot and will not ever be broken. In the days at it, we will grieve as a nation, we will honour the memory of those lost as a nation, and we will come together, united as one nation under god and indivisible. Sarah huckabee sanders, clearly struggling with the emotions of this event, this terrible event in las vegas, as im sure many people are in the United States and around the world. Although hospitals in las vegas say they are coping well with the number of casualties, doctors are still battling to save lives. 0ne surgeon told our correspondent dave lee it was one of the biggest mass events he had worked on. We had all hands on deck, we had eight or nine trauma surgeons alone in the facility, we had eight operating rooms rolling simultaneously, operating on patients through what in trauma we refer to as damage control. So it was a matter of getting these patients onto the table, stopping the process of them dying, stabilising them, getting them off the table, the next one in the operating room. We pretty much did that all night. About 11 30, 5 00, things started to slow down a little bit for us, and this morning we are actually starting to take some of those patients back and do definitive repairs and closures on them. Just describe to us how difficult it is to deal with such a huge number of patients all at once, or late at night on a sunday evening. Well, you know, its always difficult, but on the other hand that what this Trauma Centre is designed for. We do nothing but take care of injured patients, and the response from the staff and the physicians was overwhelming. At no point in time were we turning any patients away. We were able to take everyone they needed to bring to us and process them, operate them, and get them into beds in our hospital. It was absolutely chaotic, as you can imagine, with the overwhelming number of patients throughout the city, but the other hospitals in this community really stepped up. They did a greatjob of absorbing the walking wounded, processing, stabilising those patients. About 11 30, 5 00 is when we started seeing those wave of patients coming that were a little bit beyond what they could take care of. They started transferring them in, so were still doing surgery, still taking care of patients, and well probably be doing that for the next few days. I was at the university of pennsylvania for 9 11, which was relatively close, and you know, there was a lot of mobilisation and a lot of preparing for everything. But you know, we wound up just where we were full, we didnt see anywhere near the number of patients we saw here in this community, so no, this is about the biggest mass casualty event ive been involved with. 0ur correspondent dave lee is at a hospital in las vegas. What have you learned about the conditions of those being treated today . Well, that the debt is at 58 at the moment. They are expecting that to rise. The death toll. I think the sense here is that although this has been an enormous tragedy, the good work of the people in that building behind me, and we just heard from one of those people, there is a sense that had it not been for such a good job, the death toll could have been even higher. But as i say, we are expecting that number to rise over the coming hours and maps days. It was clear in the immediate apparat of the shooting that there is simply were not the resources to cope with that number of casualties in one go. How big a logistical operation have the medical authorities had to undertake . Absolutely enormous. To have that many casualties in a fairly concentrated area down one end of the las vegas strip, which is already a hugely busy place. At any time of day, any day of the week, an enormously busy. And so what has happened is we have seen, and we have heard repeated story today about members of the community putting injured people in the back of pick up trucks, getting them to places like this, and just helping people get the care they need. And so people get the care they need. And so while there is a huge logistical challenge, they have managed to spread that responsibility between this hospital and several others in the area. 0k, dave, thank you very much, david lea key the area. 0k, dave, thank you very much, david leakey at the University Hospital in las vegas. We are going to find out how this story is covered on tomorrows front pages later. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are josie cox, Business Editor at the independent, and michael booker, Deputy Editor of the daily express. Stay with us for that. Lets take a look at the sporting prospects, here is holly. 0ur you . Very well, thank you, good evening. Some england squad news, and harry winks has been called up for thursdays world cup qualifier against slovenia. This will be his first senior call up from the under 21 squad, drafted in at the fabian delph and philjones were forced to return to their clubs with injuries. Meanwhile, scotland manager Gordon Strachan says there is no better position in football than to be in charge of your own destiny. He and his players know that if they beat slovakia and slovenia, they are guaranteed second place in a world cup qualifying group. But there are opponents are also trying to reach the play offs, as alisdair lamont reports. Back at the