It was theres a shooter at this location where there wasnt a shooter at that location. Reporter as investigators continue their probe, foxconn firms two months before sundays massacre, a man named Stephen Paddock believed to be the gunman booked a hotel room in chicago overlooking the site where another Music Festival, lollapalooza, was taking place. But paddock didnt show up in chicago. This as another news report citing Law Enforcement sources says the gunman appears to have researched possible attack locations in boston, specifically hotels around bostons fenway park. Now police in both boston and chicago say they are investigating. Were aware of the media reports, but because its an ongoing investigation, im not going to speak any more to it than that. Reporter investigators confirmed wednesday that paddock previously rented another room in las vegas in september around the time the life is beautiful alternative Music Festival was taking place. Paddock rented a room at the ogden hotel in downtown las vegas. Because of all of these added layers and these other cities and all of the planning that apparently went into this the sheriff here in las vegas has now openly questioned whether paddock had help. What are authorities saying about an autopsy on paddock . There was no confirmation of an autopsy or what they found. The coroner says they have gone through all the bodies and identified everyone. They are now contacting the families. But he says the shooter is an important part of the investigation and wouldnt go into details. Did they go into any more details about him trying to survive this sunday night attack . Reporter they are keeping that close to the vest. We dont know why they they, um, think that. That is a huge thing. And very different than what weve seen from most mass killers. Most of these guys go in knowing they are going to die. Now, in the end, he did take his life. He saw that people were closing in within 12 minutes. They were up on the 32nd floor closing in trying to take him down. He did take a handgun and put it in his mouth and end his life but why he had this plan to escape, no details yet. A long way to go in this investigation. Caroline shively in las vegas, thank you. Today the National RifleAssociation Says they support a move to regulate bump stocks. Those devices are legal and allow the user to convert a semiautomatic rifle into a gun that fires just like a fully automatic weapon. Authorities say the gunman in las vegas used the bump stocks as he shot the crowd outside his hotel room sunday night. House Speaker Paul Ryan and the white house also said that they are open to new regulations on bump stocks. We certainly welcome that would like to be part of that conversation. And we would like to see a clear understanding of the facts. Many more things members want to do and were saying, how do we save the most lives . We save the most lives with a background check. The nra is reportedly pushing to regulate bump stocks through federal regulations rather than a new law that democrats say that regulations are enough to close the loophole. In the meantime, some of the countrys biggest gun sellers including walmart have voluntarily stopped selling the devices but in stores where bump stocks are still for sale, there are reports that they are selling out. Our coverage continues on the massacre in las vegas at 5 30. Well talk with ken wayne, who just returned from there and get his thoughts on what he saw and felt. Two big events are coming to the bay area this weekend. Security will be on the mind of thousands who go to San Francisco for fleet Week Celebrations and the hardly strictly bluegrass in Golden Gate Park. But organizers for both shows say the shows will go on. The Music Festival will draw more than 500,000 people. That threeday event sparked security concerns in the wake of the shooting rampage in las vegas. Ktvus Tara Moriarty tells us what local Law Enforcement officers have planned. Reporter its a casual free family event, the hardly strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. But this year [ automatic gunfire ] reporter new security concerns have arisen in light of the Las Vegas Shooting at an outdoor Music Festival that left 59 people dead. Since the Las Vegas Shooting, we are definitely putting other measures our department as a whole has, um, has done a lot of, um, increased patrols. Reporter hardly strictly bluegrass is expected to draw nearly 250,000 people each day at the threeday run and because there is no natural perimeter for hellmann hollow, lindley or marks meadows, there will be no security checkpoints. Although we dont have checkpoints for bags, um, we are going to, you know, if there is a um, a bag thats unattended, you know, obviously were going to make sure that people are safe. Did have some really negative thoughts that, you know, the world is floating. Reporter but laurie and ken visiting from florida say they wont let what happened in vegas dictate their lives. I dont want to put my life on hold and do anything differently. Reporter he says that includes attending largescale public events. Whether im home, out in the neighborhood, at big public events, just have an awareness of whats around you, where are exits, whats security and where isnt security. Like walking down a lit street as opposed to a dark street. Reporter police say the security catch phrase of the weekend is, if you see something, say something. No hard alcohol or glass will be allowed in the venue, but you can bring your own beer and wine. Cameras are allowed but no tripods or heavy equipment. Rideshare dropoff and pickup will be 30th and balboa. Mass transit is encouraged. Tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. The blue angels are back here in the bay area. It was the best sound all day long. Reporter they roared over the bay area today as they practiced for this weekend. The blue angels use an f a18 fighter jet near the centerpiece of fleet week. In some cases, when they are performing, the jets are less than 2 feet apart. Three of the blue angels pilots performing this weekend are from the bay area and we caught up with a Navy Lieutenant commander who is from danville. He says its a special treat to be able to fly in front of a hometown crowd. Yeah. Its absolutely incredible. Fleet week has always been a special time in San Francisco. That has never changed. City opens its arms to any sailor and marine out in the streets and they love it. They feel at home. The blue angels are set to kick off their performances tomorrow at 3 00. They will be performing with a number of other aerial teams including the canadian militarys snowbirds and a crowd favorite, the u. S. Navy leapfrogs. If you want to get a great view, go to the waterfront by crissy field or fishermans wharf. They will be performing right there in front of you. Ah, the blue angels are always exciting to see in action. There are a lot of things fascinating things about the pilots and the planes that a lot people dont know. Ktvus tom vacar is here. Tom, you have been covering them for years. They fly 18 inches apart. Thats unbelievable. Part of the control system is specifically designed with some springs so that they can fly that close together without jostling the plane too much because thats a very dangerous space to have planes that close together but the actual stick is different than you have in the combat airplanes because they want to be able to more precisely fly the aircraft without making some sort of mistake. Thats one of things a lot people dont know. The other thing is many of these aircraft are older than the pilots flying them. Those planes have been around for 31 years. The youngest one is 20 years old, the oldest 31. And in a couple of years they will be replaced by an advanced version of the same gelled called a super hornet and that aircraft will be coming on board in 2019. They look pretty much the same. They are a little larger and have more capability but that familiar design that we have seen for so many years. The longest the blue angels have ever flown of this aircraft they have flown is this group now. Will they still be able to get low to the crowd, really close together do you think . Oh, absolutely. In fact, these aircraft have far greater performance so they will be able to do more thrilling things. Now, a lot of people wonder, well, you know, is this just a bunch of show stuff . And to a certain extent, it is. The whole idea came back after world war ii as they were cutting budgets an admiral wanted a Demonstration Team to explain to people the values of aviation and not get the budget cut so much so they have been doing this for 71 years. This is a very old group one of the oldest in the world. And, um, these aircraft as i say were first line fighters. In the event of a war where we needed those aircraft, they would have to be made ready in 72 hours. They take the aerial performance equipment out and put the gun systems back in it. And then they take them to a paint shop and 72 hours later they would be ready for combat in an emergency. Back in 1987 i get to fly with the blue angels and i remember we were going down the runway. He said stand by, stands by, pull. You grab two metal bars and go whoo and the plane just goes up like that. When we were doing real serious g is what they would tell us to do is growl. I was just amazed at how how nimble the plane s its like being in a ferrari in the middle of the air. Reporter in a combat situation they where g suits. They have blooders in them that squeeze your legs and lower abdomen so your blood doesnt rush up. They wanted you to tense your muscle so that doesnt happen. But blue angels dont fly with g suits. They are superbly trained and conditioned athletic people and thats one of the reasons they are able to do this. They dont fly the g suits and the reason is because they are bulky enough that they would retard the control of the aircraft to do these kinds of maneuvers and they dont want to have anything to do with that. One final note. This is a very dangerous profession. There have been 262 pilots in the history of the blue angels. And 27 of them, more than 10 , have died in practice or in the shows. So it is a very high danger thing and thats simply because when youre 30,000 feet, theres a lot of stuff you can do to right the airplane or at least get out of it. When youre down at 200 feet, theres no margin for error. Very dangerous and, quickly, very expensive and its on the taxpayer. How much do the shows cost . Millions. But the way it works is, and people should understand this, if these pilots werent doing that, they would be out over the ocean or they would be out over a desert somewhere doing much the same stuff, more combat style but they would be doing this anyhow. They need to center these hours and proficiency and theres not lost. They need to have these hours and proficiency. Some people complain but i can tell you something, what they do, they are doing for the public to demonstrate the capabilities and i think the only thing that the sponsors have to pay for is the fuel. Tom, thank you. Well, thousands of hungry Homeless People who came to st. Anthonys dining room today received a special surprise. The people serving the meal today are actively serving in the marines or navy. About 35 servicemen and women are in San Francisco as we just heard for fleet week. And volunteered to spend time helping out today. We caught up with one marine who is based at Camp Pendleton in san diego. And she told us she just wanted to help. It comes for why we even join the military in the first place. We wanted to be able to give back to the people but we cant always have an opportunity to actually have that opportunity to give back. So a lot of us were excited to get an opportunity to do this. Ironically, many of the very people they are serving are veterans. Today was a chance for them to share stories with those currently in the military. This is the third year that active Service Members have come to st. Anthonys and its fast becoming a fleet week tradition. 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Just, uh one second voice guy. [ bloop ] huh . Hey . I paused it. Bam, family time. So how is everyone . Find your awesome with xfinity xfi and change the way you wifi. Criminal charges were dropped against an Oakland Police officers with having sex with an underaged sex worker. Henry lee joins us now. This is the second case to be dismissed this week. Whats going on. Reporter Defense Attorneys say this is all political that authorities rushed to judgment without enough evidence to back it up. Its a big blow to the Alameda County d. A. Reporter Oakland Police officer Giovanni Loverde a married father is no longer facing felony charges of having sex with a minor. On thursday Alameda County prosecutors dismissed the case. The reason, a day before a judge dropped the case involving former Contra Costa County sheriffs Deputy Ricardo perez. Bow loverde and perez have been accused of having sex with Jasmine Abuslin while she was under age. Perez denies knowing she was a minor and last month the same judge said there was insufficient evidence to prosecute former oakland officer brian bunton for allegedly engaging in a sex act with abuslin. Michael cardoza is ktvus legal analyst and represents officer loverde. He says his client never met abuslin. Why did they not know there was insufficient evidence when they filed this case . They had done all their investigation. But yet they made political hay out of this, went on television said they were going after opd cops, and now look whats happening. Reporter Alameda County d. A. Nancy omalley said theres different interpretations of the law involving the crimes she charged and that she will appeal. In a statement, she also said we are always mindful of how difficult it has been for the victim in these matters to testify in open court about her exploitation and we made todays decision in close consultation with her. Her Attorney Says she testified reluctantly against perez and bunton. He said he is not disappointed that the cases have been dropped. [ indiscernible ] its enough the officers conduct was exposed. They either lost their jobs or had their representations severely tarnished. Reporter as of today, officer loverde is still employed by Oakland Police. Live in the newsroom, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. Were tracking a Tropical Storm but it will soon be a hurricane and make landfall in the florida area as we head into the weekend. So very rapid intensification of what was just a Tropical Storm. It wasnt even a Tropical Storm yesterday. It was just a depression. Heres the track on this. Were looking at a Tropical Storm. It becomes a cat1 on saturday and moves onshore near new orleans perhaps as a cat1 hurricane mainly a big rain event. So well be tracking that for you. Its a big story. They have had a lot of activity out there. These are the highs we have had around parts of the bay area today. The red flag warning will go into effect not the next couple of days but into sunday and monday as the winds pick up more. It will warm a little each day. But as the winds pick up, sunday night into monday, that red flag warning will go into effec