these are people who really went to have a good time. possibly on vacation. of course a lot of people here, locals were looking forward to this three-day festival as well. a lot of people just looking for a good time. >> sure. >> and now this is a moment that they will never, ever forget. none of us will. >> we're looking at a live picture here of the las vegas strip. it's a picture we almost never see. a section of the strip, a large section of the strip is empty. and you see all the blackness there. and that's as a result of -- >> listening to our affiliate there, ksnv. very disturbing developments there as we hear multiple reports of injuries and casualties. we heard the reporter there on the ground. she had talked to a witness who had said that friends of his had been killed. there were apparently scenes of dead bodies. no confirmation of this. we're just getting this from our affiliate ksnv. we're going to continue to follow this. we'll take a very short break,