Inside americas election headquarters. We are now lending that the gunman called 911 just before the attack pledging allegiance to isis coming from a United States official. We also know the f. B. I. Was aware of omar mateen by 2013. Authorities say he was not the subject of any active investigation. The city of orlando now coming together to mourn the dead and help their families in anyway they can. We not be defined by a hateful shooter. We will be defined how we support and love each other. We have a Fox Team Coverage at the scene. We start with katherine herridg what do we learn of his previous contacts with the f. B. I. . We are learning a lot about the two contacts with the f. B. I. The first was in 2013, the chairman of the House Homeland SecurityCommittee Told fox news that in that particular episode, there everyone inflammatory statements made by the suspect, omar mateen, and they were so alarming to the coworkers they contacted the f. B. I. There were two meetings with the fbi but they were not able to substantiate the claims of the coworkers and it was effectively closed. The most significant contact came in 2014. It had to do we are told with another we american who in 2014 became a suicide bomber for alqaeda affiliate in syria and a congressman was briefed by the f. B. I. That the suicide bomber haiti with mateen that year in 2014 after he traveled back from syria. He then returned to syria and that is when he exploded his suicide vest. What is important here, at that time it was not considered a significant enough contact for the f. B. I. To leave an open investigation on mateen so it was closed. What concerns me not just as we sit here today but what could happen the next month or two during the season. This is the event we have been worried about for quite some time. We felt this would happen in europe. Particularly in france. We were hopeful it would not happen in the United States but it happened. The congressman said this period of ramadan, the holy period, for muslims was considered to be a high threat period but they hoped not to have something happen in the United States but something has. It is terrify they actually met in person. It is not like they have a social neededdia contact but met facetoface contact. Tell us what you know of the overall isis connection. Today, isis official media branch of the news service claimed responsibility for the attack calling mateen an isis fighter. Key is whether it was inspired or whether it was directed but i spoke a short time ago with the chairman of Senate Intelligence committee and he said he believes there may have been direction from overseas. This has all the hallmarks of some type of direction from a terrorist organization. The reality is, own through this investigation will we find digital foot limit we need to make the connection to a specific isil member or to a specific cell. Im confident in the next 4272 hours we will discover that. There are three components to every terrorist attack commitment, the nets training. We know he had armed training as a Security Guard, and the final component not to be underestimated is the media component and both the senator account chairman told fox it was a half hour before the shooting that the suspect called 911 and took responsibility driven by allegiance to the leader of isil. Goodnesses before the shooting he called sunday money and made that claim. Thank you, catherine. New details from from the scene including shocking eyewitness accounts of the moments he began firing inside crowded theater. Suddenly we heard, boom, boom. I thought it was the stereo and thought, my goodness, just the music. After the second shot there was a pause. It started shooting, shooting, shooting and we knew something was wrong and everyone dropped to the ground and started running. Steve is in orlando with more. Steve . They have set up an Information Center at a hotel an the corner from this medical Trauma Center behind me. It is certainly a grim scene. You have family members and friends sitting in mittal seats lined up most of them in tears. We saw a young map found out some bad news of a relative collapse in his parents arm. A number of people are unsure of the fate of their love ones. We spoke to a woman would spent most day trying for find out news about her cousin and his partner. I wants to hear he is okay and alive and. At 9 00 in the morning, three hours i have been here just. I have called every hospital in florida. And they cant tell me anything. Because of the ongoing investigation, most of the 50 bodies have remained inside the pulse nightclub for most of the day. So far, authorities have just identified four of the bodies and noticed next of kin. Here at the Trauma Center the wounded started to arrive shortly after the shooting began at 2 00 a. M. With one trauma surgeon on duty, pretty soon there were two, three, and then six by the end of the toll. Because they had to deal with such tremendous amount of casualties many of the wounded suffering from wounds from assault rifle, wounds to the torso, the abdomen and limbs and the surgeons performed at least 26 operations throughout the day account overwhelming responsibility people in the city for Blood Donations has filled the blood bank but, really, some tremendous work by a firstclass medical facility. Fortunately, just half a mile away from the scene of the carnage. Thank you, from orlando. Police are stepping up their investigation into the orlando nightclub attack. Law enforcement and the entire country came together to talk about what we must do to ensure the safety of our homeland because what has happened here was not purely an attack on the residents of florida or of orange, orlando, but, indeed, an attack on our nation. We appreciate the support that will coming from across the country. Lets bring in a retired Police Officer, forensic legal analyst, and certifyied medical investigator. Let me start with this, what is the first question on your mind . In the initial hours after this horrible attack. First i have, how did the investigative protocol take place . We know the f. B. I. Had contact with reporting parts that stated that mateen had made terrorist threats or disparaging and violent comments about other people. The making of a terrorist threat that is the legal term for it is a felony in most states. The f. B. I. Starts their investigation with reasonable suspicion and starts obtaining information through digital foot arents working to rob cause. When probable cause. Then they can continue with the investigation. There is information that he was a licensed Security Guard, so what happened with the suspension of his permit or license if he had a federal firearms license or federal license for weapons, why is that not being suspend . And the investigation being continued from that point with surveillance. We know that the f. B. I. Had checked him out at least twice because of these threat he made to coworkers. Also, he was licensed to carry firearms because of his job as a Security Guard. We also know that at least one of the exwives divorced him other at least one exwife divorced hip because he was violent. That sounds like someone who ought not be allowed to carry a legal firearm. I agree. The f. B. I. Has over a thousand investigations ongoing throughout the 50 states. They have a Multiagency Task force that is involved with 24 7 surveillance. They have to reconsider the investigative protocols and guidelines they have in order to initiate ongoing investigations. The fact he was contacted twice and nothing resulted from that is quite troubling. We do not know yet how deeply in contact he was with isis or any of their socalled leaders but we know that according to catholics excellent reporting that isis has essentially claimed credit for what he has done. Is that just them claiming the glory after the blood has already been spilled or do you think they are going to find there was a connection with this gay ahead of the attack . That is the question. I will not speculate on that but i will tell you that isis can make or claim responsibility for the actions but the real investigation is going back over the digital footprints, look at the contacts with isis. The bottom line, it doesnt matter whether isis directed it or not. We had a person with terrorist intent that was able to complete the mission and kill 50 of our United States citizens and wound 53 others including a Police Officer on the swat team. There is a question on the swat team and the length of time it took them to enter the building. I am not trying to be critical i know it was chaotic but there was a shoot out with a liver at the door and he took hostages and went inside and there was a three hour lag before the swat team want in. Why . Well, i teach a lot of this stuff, active shooter we produce an active shooter class for civilian and remain ad civilians. It really has a lot to do with the intelligence gathering. You have an active shooter but do not know what the inside of the building looks like. Unless he is actively shooting at other people at that time it looks like he was gathering hostages, perhaps for the final shooting, and it is very difficult for the swat team to be able to deploy that quickly. I might add, what is very alarming, we had one shooter and one soft target with as many people dead and injured can you imagine what would happen in the same jurisdiction in it was a parislike attack where they simultaneously had three attacks in different part of the city . Law enforcement was overwhelmed and that is a lesson for everyone. We hate to give them ideas but i am sure it is not something that they have not already thought of. Absolutely. Thank you for your expertise. We are taking a look at a News Conference held by the organization care, the council for American Islamic regulates and the leaders are condemning the orlando shooting. We will take a listen. We must stand up for the victims and for their fames. The criminals and the extremists behind this kind of attack mean only to divide us and denounce each other. We cannot afford to let them succeed. As muslims, as americans, now is the time to speak out and make it clear we will not give in to hate. We not give in to fear. We heard in the news the alleged perpetrator called in and pledged allegiance to isis. I have a word from isis and their supporters how would you stand before god and answer to your god against insuperintendent people, thousands of innocent people, muslims, christians and other minorities, you do not speak for us, you do not represent us. You are an at betterration, an outoutlaw or outlaws. They do not specific for our faith they never belong to this beautiful faith they claim to. But 1. 7 billion people are united in rejecting their extremism, and their interpretation and their acts of violence. To those officials who may try to exploit this tragedy we ask to respect the victims and their families. This is not the time to score points. This is not the time to exploit fear. This is the time for unity and faith. Next we will hear from our guest in two roles on the board of Islamic Society of north america and he is the chairman of the board of the larger mosques in the washington, dc, area at dulles. Police be with you. Thank you, brother. Jaka is my last name. Will read a statement from the Islamic Society of north mechanic, the largest and oldest communitybased Muslim Organization in north america. We offer condolences to the families of the orlando shooting victims. We stand with the victims of the sentless act of violence and mourn with the families of the victims and pray for their ease and comfort during this time of difficulty. We are outraged by this horrific shooting. Our president of the Islamic Society of north america aze. Z, said, today, we send condoleents and prayers to the families of the victim and urge the communities to be united against all spray presence and encourage our members to donate with the immediate shortterm needs of the greening families and our members in florida to visit and donate blood today to help the victims of this horrific shooting. That concludes the Islamic Society of north americas statement. Now i will read ons of the all Dulles Muslim Society, the second large of the mosque in the nation, representing 25,000 muslims in this area. The all Dulles Muslim Society condemns the tragic and horrific orlando mass shooting and rejects any possible motive for the terrible act whose perpetrator is still being investigated as a possible hatecrime against a Minority Community or a mentally unbalanced individual and or a lone wolf terrorist sympathizer. We send our thoughts and prayers and condolences to all those kill or injured and appreciate the orlandos Community Response in condemn this and we gin in urging the entire Muslim Community to take part in Blood Donation drives for those injured and attacked. For us in virginia this tragedy brings back horrible memories. That is from chicago the council on americas islamic relations speaking of the attack calling it a hate crime, plain and simple referring to the shooter as an outlaw, condemning the attacks. Our viewers will be happy to hear them coming out quickly and condemning the attacks. We will follow that as we get it. We will notice they referred to him as lone wolf or possible lone wolf and that will raise a lot of eyebrows. And suggest in the faith the shooter was an outlaw. Cair has been criticized in and not beinghelpings to vociferous in condemnation but they are front and center as you heard from chicago trying to distance themselves from the kinds of carnage we saw. Not mean time, we will check with another of our guests and talk to the former assistant director of the f. B. I. In new york and a federal chief executive of the f. B. I. In new york and in miami and denver. First off, any thoughts coming from the cair press conference . We have to understand this is not the first time that the islamic groups have condemned these activities. We look at it that way but there is more support for condemnation on the attacks against United States citizens than we normally hear. We have to lock back to the white house and get them to stop thing that these are embarrassing inconvene conferences that are addressed and not put the full force of the United States, what we can do, in order to stop these mass murders from occurring. The president came out quickly and did not use islamic fundamentalism but calmed it terrorism s that a good start . A it is a start. It is something hes that not addressed in full force and hopefully in the declining months in the white house he comes around to address it way it really is. We are tight on time, i want to ask you of the f. B. I. Contacts with him in 2013 and 2014 . They did some surveillance, record checks and interviewed him but they did find these had nice to face contact with an american homicide bomber would went overseas and killed people, what is your reaction to that, who wasnt kept under surveillance or investigation . What happens in this case and particularly two time they interviewed him, two years they interviewed him in to 13 and 2014, what happens is, they look at what has been said, they look what he said they look at who he has mixed with, who he addressed or worked with and come up with the conclusion there just isnt enough to make him a fullfledgeed subject. A facetoface meeting . That is not connecting over social media. Thank you, bill gavin we have to leave it there. 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President obama speaking early today of the Early Morning attack on a nightclub in orlando , florida that claims the lives of 50. Moments before the white house lowered the flag in on of the victims, we are at the white house with the latest on the worst terrorist shooting. A big question heading into the briefing was how much of a connection will president obama make between the orlando shooting and radical terrorism or violent extremism he called it a horrific hasser but refrained from using islam in the remarks. This is an act of terror and of hate and outrage and resolve to defend our people. President obama touched on to topic, gun roll and the exact the shooting has on the Lgbt Community. It happened a nightclub that described as a police of solidarity and empowerment where Lgbt Community would come together to advocate for civil rights. That is why president obama is calling this an act of hate and terror. In terms of gun control, president obama did bring it up but not to the extent he has after rest Mass Shootings especially after the shooting at sandy hook elementary when he called on congress to enact stricter gun laws but he was more muted in the response. He said that this massa