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Today monday, june 13th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, terror in orlando with matt lauer live from orlando, and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And we say good morning on this the monday morning, a special split edition of today, 7 00 on the west coast, a very somber morning here in orlando, florida. Im matt lauer. Savannah is back in studio 1a. The pulse nightclub just at the end of the block on orange avenue. You can see a lot of vehicles still out in front of it. People are still searching for evidence there was a team from the atf, from the fbi here just a second ago, walking down the street behind me. Side by side looking down, looking for any kind of evidence they could find. Once in a while stopping, bending over to put a marker in the spot where they were standing. Let us get to what we know right now, the developments as we said the death toll at 50. That includes omar mateen, the gunman who opened fire inside pulse, a popular gay nightclub here in orlando. During a News Conference earlier this morning authorities said 48, 48 of the 49 victims have been identified. Isis is calling mateen one of its soldiers here in this country as we reported he pledged his loyalty to that terror group in a 911 call moments before the shooting started. Federal officials now say mateen took two trips to saudi arabia, the visits occurring in 2011 and 2012. But the nature of those trips, the purpose of those trips, is still not known. Nbc nightly news anchor lester holt is here. Good morning to you. Good morning. It was as chaotic as desperate. Police arriving at the scene trying to take down the shooter before he could kill more. Emergency services overwhelmed some taken away in police cars, not enough ambulances. Then in all of the chaos the agonizing question of who made it and who didnt. Families are desperate for any word it. Now the world is asking why 29yearold omar mateen opened fire at a nightclub in florida, late sunday the gunmans exwife called him physically and emotionally abusive. He was mentally unstable and mentally ill. Thats the only explanation. He was obviously disturbed. It started at 2 00 sunday morning when mateen approached pulse, a gay nightclub in the heart of down town orlando. Armed with handgun and ar15 rifle like this one. Oh, my god. He made his way inside and opened fire on a crowd of more than 300, some of the patrons hid in bathrooms, others ran escaping through a patio. Bomb squad and s. W. A. T. Teams arrived within the hour. He kept on shooting. Those who couldnt escape became trapped. One mother, nina, received Text Messages from her son eddy. I got the text after i talked to him he said call the police. I called the dispatcher and reported a shooting at a club. From inside eddy wrote hes coming. Im gonna die. When she asked if the shooter was in the bathroom with him eddy responded yes. It would be the last text she would receive from her son. Finally, a it 5 00 a. M. Police stormed the building. The sound of gun fire ringing in the streets. We were able to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people injured and not injured. Outside chaos, the wounded carried out by friends and bystanders, family members rushing to find loved ones. No one can tell me where my son is. If hes shot or if hes dead. The fbi investigated mateen on two previous occasions. He called 911 pledging allegiance to isis. In washington, president obama addressed the nation. We know enough to say that this was an act of terror and an act of hate. Last night at the tony awards. Senseless acts of tragedy remind us that nothing here is promised. Linmanuel miranda honored the victims with a poem. Hope and love lasts longer and love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside. As the country rallies around the Lgbt Community vigils were held remembering those lost. Like 34yearold Edward Sotomayor who worked for a travel company and described by a cousin as always a part of the fun. And 37yearold kimberly morris, whose friend described her as an amazing woman saying she didnt live her life according to anyones guidelines. She was simply kimberly. We heard a lot about this being a gay nightclub but it was latin night. There were straight, gays, it was a fun time people were right up to the time that the bullets started. Even then people didnt realize what they were hearing because of the loud music, then the realization and those who could make their way out did. Others hid and prayed he wouldnt find them. Thank you. Appreciate it. Earlier we spoke to chris hanson, he was inside pulse when that shooting that lester described started. I began by asking chris how hes been able to get his head around whats happened. Its difficult, its challenging. I havent had much sleep yet. Maybe three hours since everything happened. People have been seeing the aerial views of the pulse nightclub. Can you give us the lay of the land, tell us where you were compared to the rest of the room. Yes. When you walk into the door theres like a v. I. P. Lounge area, the couches are about where you sit about that height. And i was on the edge kind of by the bathroom so toward the back patio. Kind of facing the bar. As the gunman came in he was shooting forward. I just it was easier for me to get out. Music was pounding, everybody told us some confused the gun fire for the beat of the music. How long didit take for you to realize this was nothing normal . After a couple shots. You hear the bang like okay, this isnt a song, this is reality. You hear the screaming and see the blood. The guy next to me falls over. Im like oh, look behind me and you see those in the v. I. P. Area going down, other people going down. Thats when i go down and like im going to i got to crawl out of here. Get out of here. I wasnt running. No way. People were standing and im not going to be a moving target. I was crawling out. I dropped and crawled until i got to the patio. You were crawling from what i understand there were people tripping over you, stepping on you trying to get to the door. To the back door. Thats the area, everybody was just scrambling out. The young lady i know next to you who was badly wounded, there were others. How is how did she do . Im not quite sure. I have no idea. I didnt get her last name. I dont remember it. She told me but i asked her, she had heart problems so she was having a hard time catching her breath and there was an arm wound so she was bleeding. Doesnt matter where youre shot, when youre trying to breathe going through that shocking moment you have to be there to keep her awake. Like so many you watched the coverage of these kinds of shootings from other cities around the world. Did you ever try to imagine what you would do in a similar circumstance . Actually no. My dad was stationed in cheyenne, wyoming at an air force base when columbine happened and i was going to school there. That was one of the first shootings i experienced. Later went on to elementary school, in ohio so you know, it was difficult. Then coming here and actually being a part of an actual shooting and seeing the weapons used, its not something that i would wake up and say oh, hey, lets get dodged today. Thats not you accounted for your friends . I didnt know anybody in there. Im new here. It was my first night. Found out it was latin night so. I dont know spanish but i stayed. Even if the you dont know the language. Our conversation earlier with chris hanson, new to orlando, first time in that club and this happens. Were learning more about the gunman, omar mateen, a man who had been on the fbis radar in the past. Stephanie gosk is standing outside his home in fort pierce, florida, which is about two hours to the south of here. Stephanie, good morning. Reporter good morning. Now that Law Enforcement has pulled out residents are returning to their homes, coming to terms with the fact that they live next door to a killer. While were learning more about him omar mateen went to a state college, he got a degree in criminal justice technology. His former exwife told us he was obsessed with the police force but he never became a Police Officer. Instead turned into an angry, volatile and unpredictable man. Omar mateen was an american citizen, a muslim born in new york to parents from afghanistan. In a picture with his current wife and their young son they look happy. The beginning he was normal. Reporter his exwife said he realized how troubled he was in their brief marriage eight years ago. He would get mad out of nowhere. Thats when i started worrying about my safety and then after a few months he started abusing me physically. Reporter she turned to her family. My family rescued me, the night that they were there they had to pull me out of his arms. Reporter she hasnt spoken to him in seven years. The fbi had its own concerns. Investigating mateen twice in the last four years for possible links with violent extremism. But nothing turned up in either case. And the fbi now says there was no indication he was planning an attack. He was scary. Scary. Yeah, he was scary to in a concerning way. It wasnt at times. It was all the time. Reporter daniel, a former Police Officer worked with mateen as a Security Guard and said he was disturbed by mateens unpredictable angry outbursts. He would kick things and throw things and slam his hands down and have a violent outburst of rage. Reporter his rants often racist. He says i want to kill all of these ends. I mean that was he said that all the time. Reporter referring to . Black people. Yeah. Reporter gilroy says he reported him to supervisors. Mateen calling and texting gilroy. 18 was the number one day. In a single day. Right. That went unreplied. Reporter he and his family grew scared of mateen and ultimately he quit. Do you wish you raised the issue with other people besides well, now i do. I feel responsibility. Shock. I feel responsible. I felt like because i was a coward 50 people are dead. Thats the way i feel. Reporter the Security Company mateen worked for g4s confirmed he wad been their employee since 2007 and released a statement, we are shocked and saddened by the tragic event at the orlando nightclub. They are cooperating fully with Law Enforcement and the fbi. Powerful statements from his coworker. Thank you. Omar mateens father also speaking out this morning, in an interview with nbcs Kerry Sanders he says he is shocked by his sons actions. Kerry, good morning. Good morning. In a search for answers into this mass shooter omar mateen, i went to his father seddique mateen. In his father there may be clues. By way of background. Seddique mateen is politically active. Visited congress, the state department and met with political leaders during that trip. The elder mateen made the trip in april is seen on social media posing in front of the state department and the democratic Foreign Services committee office, the afghanistan native, who also writes openly on the internet espouses his support for the taliban, which like isis, is an Extremist Islamic Group in afghanistan. The gunmans father posted a video on facebook, apologizing for his sons actions in his native language. He called his son a good boy, well educated, and living a dignified life. But also included this statement. The punishment for homosexuality is upon god, and he will decide on them not humans. Just hours earlier he spoke at length with nbc news about what his son did. What triggered . This is i am as shocked as you are. I dont approve this. In the United States any one has the freedom and the choice to how to run his life. Nobody has the right to do anything or impose anything so i dont approve of him what he did. Did you know he had purchased these weapons . No. I wish i did know. I wish i did know. If i did know that he purchase that weapon this would not have happened. This is very hard to understand, you saw your son just hours before he went on this rampage. Exactly. He was one person and this person who murderous rampage another. He became another person. Did he ever talk about homosexuality . Except one time we were in miami we saw the behavior of two, one couple. And he got a little bit ticked off. What did he say . Nothing that look at this. What did you say . Well, them are two guys kissing each other in front of the family. In my mind for all of those people they lost loved one and those families, those brothers, sisters that got injured i i wish them speedy recovery. And i hope this never happens to our great land United States of america. And American People are loving people and i believe in forgiveness and here . I hope so. Because what my son did is a horrible thing. Reporter that is omar mateen the gunmans father seddique talking to us. He says he got a phone call around 4 00 a. M. But it wasnt until the fbi showed up hours later that he was able to confirm through the fbi that indeed it was his son who was the gunman. The fbi took papers and took seddiques computer, evidence perhaps with digital fingerprints that may explain what his son what triggered his son and what he was all about. Also the fbi would like to know whether he acted alone. Savannah. A lot of questions. For more on the gunman and the investigation joined by Pete Williams, talking to his sources. Pete, i know you have new information. Good morning to you. Good morning. The fbi says that agents actually interviewed omar mateen a total of three times and even put him under surveillance for a while but concluded he was Somebody Just likely to spout off. Agents say they found nothing to indicate that he was on any path to terrorism. Three years ago coworkers complained he was boasting about having terror connections and then a year later after he had contact with another florida man who later became a suicide bomber in syria, agents interviewed mateen again and concluded that contact was minimal. Both times the fbi says case closed. No sign of terror connection and none of those disqualify him from buying guns because he was never convicted or charged with a crime. In the past week or so the atf says he bought the two guns like these used in the shooting ar15 style rifle with a high capacity magazine and a. 9 millimeter handgun. Federal agents searched his apartment in the city of fort pierce 120 miles from orlando as we reported, looking for anything that would indicate when he began planning his deadly shooting. So far Officials Say nothing definite. Law enforcement Officials Say they found no evidence suggesting he was communicating with terror people overseas, in other words nothing to suggest this was a foreign directed attack. And they say mateen traveled twice to the middle east to saudi arabia in 2011 and the United Arab Emirates in 2012. The Saudi Foreign Ministry Says this morning that both times he was on a muslim pilgrimage but investigators say they want to know more about those trips. Investigation just starting really. Pete, thank you. Well get more on that in a minute. Lets turn to al, our first check of the weather. Lets see whats happening out west. Things relatively quiet which is good news, as we look you can see theres activity now through the rockies but for the most part a few scattered showers around puget sound. Clouds moving into the pacific northwest, we are looking at showers from seattle to medford, look for fog this morning from San Francisco down into los angeles, once it burns off looking at sunshine, a few thunderstorms hit or miss around denver, 79 degrees. 80 in billings. The rest of the country we look for more wet weather through the central gulf, also Severe Weather through the central plains. Im going to make this as simple as possible for you. You can go ahead and stick with that complicated credit card that limits where you earn bonus cash back. Or. You can get the quicksilver card from capital one. Quicksilver earns you unlimited 1. 5 cash back on every purchase, everywhere. I shouldnt have to ask. Whats in your wallet . Good morning. Im meteorologist carry hall. Temperatures now in the upper 50s as you head out the door. Lower 50s for the north bay with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs reaching 78 in the south bay and peninsula. 73 in the east bay. 74 in the trivalley. Upper 70s. San francisco we start out with clouds, afternoon sunshine. Its 65 and it will reach 65 with 75 in the north bay. Orlando shooting were seeing on the President Campaign trail. Well talk to donald trump and Hillary Clinton. Plus, did isis inspire or influence this gunman . Well talk about that and more with a former Homeland Security security adviser to the white house. But first, this is today on nbc. Just ahead open a monday morning the families of the wounded speak out as we follow the latest on the investigation into the mass shooting at the try micellar water want a dfrom garnier skinactive. The micelles attract dirt like a magnet to 1. Remove makeup 2. Cleanse and 3. Soothe. No harsh rubbing, no rinsing. Micellar water from garnier skinactive. 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A vigil last night in San Franciscos harvey milk plaza brought out thousands to the castro where a memorial continues to grow. In san jose, mourners held a vigil outside the Lgbt Community center. Members of the council of America Islamic relations were there. Many leaders plan to gather at noon today to raise the rainbow flag to half staff. Want to check our forecast for this monday morning. Heres meteorologist carry hall. We have a lot of sunshine. Live from sunol. We have sunshine in places but clouds along the coast. Its 57 degrees now in concord and San Francisco. Palo alto at 58. 54 as you head out the door in napa. As we go into the day, looks like a nice one. Temperatures coming down from the hot weather we have for inland valleys for the weekend. 73 in gilroy today. 74 in san mateo. Upper 70s for fairfield. Hayward, 69. Danville 78. Lets head over to mike to see whats happening on the roads. Hazy this shot here. We can see the slowdown starting before we get to pallo. Look at your map. You see the slow drive in the upper east shore freeway. Typical flowing for 808 through hayward and toward union city. Earlier crash around capital expressway. Looks like its on the shoulder. To the women who know what real values are, you inspire us to bring you real value every day. Were back this morning with more of this special edition of today on a mon more thday mor. The nation in mourning over a shooting. 50 people dead at the pulse nightclub in orlando. Matt has traveled there this morning. Good morning again. Good morning to you. You know as well as anyone that when a story like this breaks, theres an ebb and flow to the information you get. Lets try and give you the latest on the investigation. Overnight authorities began searching the fort pierce, florida, home of the gunman, omar mateen. His father telling nbc news he is shocked by his sons actions. The fbi said it questioned mateen three times in the last four years. They even had him under surveillance at one point. Officials say they found no indication he had terrorist leanings. Mourners have been gathering in cities all across this country. They have been lighting candles and leaving flowers to honor the victims of this tragedy. As we remember those victims, of course, matt, the shooting is having an impact on the president ial race. Both donald trump and Hillary Clinton sharpening their stances on issues like gun control and National Security. We will talk to secretary clinton in a moment. First, nbcs Andrea Mitchell has more on this. Good morning. Reporter good morning. It is having an affect on the 2016 race. Both Hillary Clinton and donald trump changing their speeches to focus more on National Security today on the campaign trail. President obama postponing his planned first rally later this week with Hillary Clinton, postponing indefinitely now because of the terror shooting. Even before todays speeches this morning, a stark contrast over terrorism between the rivals. A subdued Hillary Clinton tweeting, woke up to hear the devastating news from florida as we wait for more information, my thoughts are with those affected by this horrific act. While donald trump launched a twitter tirade calling for the attack a really bad shooting. Offering prayers for the victims adding, when will this stop, when will we get tough, smart and vigilant. Then taking a victory lap, appreciate the congrats for being right on radical islamic terrorism. Hours later tweeting the attacks are just the beginning. Our leadership is weak and ineffective. I called it and asked for the ban. Reiterating his proposed ban on muslims entering the u. S. Despite the fact that the suspected orlando shooter was born in new york. This was an act of terror and an act of hate. Reporter the Presumptive Republican nominee blasting president obama for not saying the words radical islam in his white house remarks, calling on the president to step down and for Hillary Clinton to get out of the race if she doesnt do the same. Clinton firing back at trump, accusing her rival of putting out political attacks, weak platitudes and selfcongratulations. Its not the first time trump tried to score political points in terrors wake, linking the attacks in paris and San Bernardino to his opposition to gun control. If our people had guns, if they were allowed to carry, it would have been a much, much different situation. Nobody has a gun except the bad guys, the scum, the scum. Reporter having already called trump unfit to be president , Hillary Clinton is likely to continue that theme today. And trump is expected to criticize both clinton and president obama. You can see a sharp divide between the two parties at this time of national tragedy. Andrea, thank you. Hillary clinton joined us by phone earlier this morning. So many people are waking up not just heart broken and stunned but also frustrated and exasperated because this has happened yet once again. You have isis, which was born in the last eight years during the obama administration, that has only grown in reach and lethality, in influence. The question i guess this morning is, what are you proposing that would be dramatically different, that would really do something about this scourge . You have a republican candidate talking very tough. What are you saying that you will do that will really be different and make a difference . Caller first, i think we should remember the victims and their families. This is a terrible personal tragedy for all of them as well as a real shock and tragedy for our country. So many people are still waiting to hear what happened to their loved ones who are unaccounted for. So i think we need to keep our focus there as well as our thoughts with the First Responders who risked their lives and performed incredibly bravely in orlando. As we figure out more about what happened, we need to get to work. This was a terrorist attack. Isis appears to be claiming credit for it. At a minimum, they seem to have inspired it. I have a plan to defend our country from the socalled lone wolves and to work to dismantle the Global Networks that fuel this kind of radicalization. I think we have to admit, its a complex challenge. But we are absolutely up to facing it. We have the resources, the relationships, the experiences. I want every american to know that. And there will be a lot of work Going Forward as well as retrospective analysis about what did we know about this shooter, what could we have or should we have done . We also have to try to get this out of partisanship. Its a moment for statesmanship. Its a moment for everybody to come together and remember those who have been murdered, stand with every person who is suffering and grieving and then try to figure out what we can do. Ive been speaking out about this and laying out ideas that i think would make a difference for more than a year now. Unfortunately, politics does enter into it. We certainly saw that yesterday. Donald trump in particular called you out, singled you out as well as president obama for not using a certain term to describe these acts, the term radical islam. The question is, why not . Why wouldnt you describe it that way . I guess the criticism in his on his part is that you are exalting Political Correctness over just calling something what it is, a vicious, vicious distortion of islam. Caller well, look, i think trump, as usual, is obsessed with name calling. From my perspective, it matters what we do, not what we say. It matters that we got bin laden, not what name we called him. But if he is somehow suggesting i dont call this for what it is, he hasnt been listening. I have clearly said that we face terrorist enemies who use islam to justify slaughtering innocent people. We have to stop them, and we will. We have to defeat radical gee raddi jihadism and we will. Im happy to say either. Thats not the point. All this talk and demagoguery and rhetoric is not going to solve the problem. Im not going to demonize and demagogue and declare war on an entire religion. Thats just plain dangerous. And it plays into isis hands. This, of course, raises the issue of terrorism, of hate and also gun policy in this country. After new down, after 20 first graders with killed, the president tried to pass universal background checks. That was not successful. Why do you feel you may be more successful if elected in the next congress in doing something as minimal as that or even as i believe you called for getting assault weapons banned . Caller well, i can only hope that people who are responsible gun owners will join us in this cause. How many more of these mass tragedies do we have to live through . This is the worst in american history. And you know, there are so many killings every day that no longer even break into our consciousness. We have got to take action. The majority of tamericans and gun owners agree with that. Lets keep weapons of war off our streets like the one used in orlando. Lets why doesnt that translate into action . Tine you you hear the president say, the American People are with us. They dont think this is a problem. Yet even after you have 20 first graders killed, you cant get the minimum of Gun Legislation passed. Why is that . What needs to change . Caller its not complicated. The gun lobby scared the heck out of elected officials and makes it a voting issue. We need to make it a voting issue. Its no longer acceptable that elected officials at every level of government will not hear the cries, will not recognize the pain of the thousands, tens of thousands of people think about it. 33,000 people a year are killed by guns. Many, many more thousands are injured by guns. We have got to make it clear that were going to stand up to that. Look at this particular issue. The legislation republicans blocked, socalled no fly list, would have prevented suspected terrorists from buying guns. It allows the attorney general and the fbi to prevent a suspected terrorist from doing that. It would happen on a case by case basis. And we cannot fall into the trap set by the gun lobby that says if you cant stop every shooting and every incident, you should not try to stop any. Thats not how laws work. Its not common sense. And we need to get these weapons of war off the streets. We had an assault weapons ban. It expired. And we need to reinstate it. From San Bernardino to aurora, colorado, to sandy hook and now to orlando, we have seen the devastation that these militarystyle weapons cause. And i believe that terrorists and dangerous individuals are using guns to kill americans. Its just a fact. We should make it a lot harder for them to do that. So thats going to be my goal. I have spoken about it all through this campaign. Im going to continue to speak about it. And i believe that more people are willing to listen. They are not so intimidated. Were going to try to put a huge coalition together of all the groups, all the individuals who care about this issue, those who have been touched about it and try to get common sense gun safety reform passed in order to protect the people of our country. Secretary Hillary Clinton, thank you for your time this morning. We have to leave it there. We appreciate it. Caller thank you. We will be talking to donald trump a little bit later on. Now we will get a check of the weather. Thats right. Things getting a little on the toasty side as we get into the midsection of the country and through the southeast. Big ridge of high pressure, jet stream way to the north. Look at the temperatures today. Amarillo, 96. Nashville, 95 degrees. Even jacksonville, five degrees above average at 94. Look at tomorrow, temperatures again anywhere from five to ten degrees above average. As you get toward the end of the week, flirting with 100 in little rock, indianapolis will be in the low today expect a high of 73 in gilroy. In san mateo 74. The outer sunset will be at 71. 79 in fairfield. Well have 69 in hayward while danville today up to 78, feeling cooler than yesterday with a lot more sunshine. Over the next several days our temperatures will stay the same, mostly 70s and 60s all around the bay. Thats your latest weather. What we are learning about the fbis contact with the shooter before this tragedy. 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They have been side by side standing just a couple of feet apart walking very slowly through that parking lot looking down at the ground, stopping every once in a while, raising their hand, putting markers down, looking obviously for some kind of evidence, bullet fragments or something. Thats been going on now for the last couple of minutes. In other words, the investigation is very much ongoing. Were going to have more on that. We will talk to floridas governor rick scott. First, lets go back to new york. Thank you. We are joined by a former Homeland Security and counterterrorism adviser to president george w. Bush. Good morning. First of all, this news that the fbi had questioned this suspect three times, a lot of people are going to ask the question, was this in some way an oversight . Did they drop the ball . Does this reflect how difficult the fbis work is here . Its a combination of things. What they are trying to do is identify threats. Theyre trying to distinguish what is aspirational . Its fair to say, their assessment was he was aspirational but they didnt get inside that loop from the time he bought the guns, which would have been the indication he was ready to go operational. It requires human judgment. By the way, they dont have the resources they need fbi director comey has said they have over 100 investigations in all of the 50 states. They dont have resources to cover all them. We want them to cover more threats, we better give them more resources. Is there any thought that however the fbi is analyzing whether someone is merely aspirational, whether they could be operational, whether that metric or whatever analysis that is, needs to change to capture somebody like omar mateen . If its not, it should be. Im sure it is in washington. The fbi and white house are looking at what do the guidelines say . How is it possible that this guy slipped through with three interviews . Especially the minimal connection he had to those to the american suicide bomber in syria. You have to look at things the fbi has to operate under law. But they have internal guidelines that restrict things that they can look at. Can they look at facebook . Can they look at twitter . Can they consider that in terms of making the assessments . Those are the questions this more thanning th morning that have to be answered. One question is whether someone at isis central directed this suspect or whether he was simply inspired by isis. At the end of the day, does it really matter . We know that isis is telling its followers, do damage wherever you are, however you can. You will be doing the work we want you to be doing. Yeah. Thats the real trick here, the real enabler for groups like isis is the internet. You have social media, twitter, facebook, they are able to put out these messages, a call to arms, and then let people selfselect, selfradicalize and pull these things these tragedies off. Its really hard. The social Media Companies have tried to get better at pulling this sort of rhetoric down. We prize our First Amendment. They have privacy and civil liberty concerns. Those are balances we need to reassess and remake. No easy answer at all, unfortunately. Good to have your perspective. Matt, back to you. Thank you very much. The search continues for evidence behind us. Members of the atf and fbi combing the street here outside the pulse nightclub. We will have more on that. The overnight developments on the investigation in a moment. First, we will look at these messages. New aquafina sparkling. Lightness and refreshment in perfect sync. Aquafina sparkling. For happy bodies. Mmmm. Yoplait. Im terrible at golf. He is. But id like to keep being terrible at golf for as long as i can. 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Still slow west 580 from richmond. Thank you very much. Happening now, the bay area mourning victims in the Orlando Night Club shooting. Several events are planned today including a rainbow flag raising in san jose. On our home page, stay uptodate on all the developments here and in florida. A sex scandal involving the Oakland Police department widens with the fifth suspension connected to the case. Last week chief sean whent resigned. Good morning. Terror in orlando. Coming up on today, the latest on the tragic shooting, leaving at least 50 dead and 53 wounded. New details are emerging on the worst mass shooting in history. Officers made history while the suspect was shooting and engaged in a gun battle with the suspect. Forced him to stop shooting. We were able to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people. The nation mourning the lives lost, as communities unite, sharing messages of love, pride and hope. Today, monday, june 13th, 2016. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today, terror in orlando, with matt lauer, live from orlando, and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Become to this split edition of today. Matt down in orlando, near the pulse nightclub, where the massacre occurred. Amidst all of the sadness, were hearing stories of incredible kindness and courage, of bistanders and people who were there. Yeah. People in the midst of all of the chaos, to stopped to help other people around them. Perhaps even putting themselves at greater risk. It happened, as you mentioned, the pulse nightclub, about a block behind us. Coming up, were going to be speaking to a woman who is still looking for her son. She has had no word since the Early Morning Morning Hours on sunday. Heres what we know right now. The death toll stands at 50. That includes the gunman. And at a press conference just a little while ago, Authorities Say 48 of the 49 shooting victims have been identified. That was obviously a painstaking task over the last 24 hours. Another 53 people were wounded. In a radio broadcast this morning, isis called omar mateen one of its soldiers in america. Moments before the shooting, he pledged his loyalty to that terror group in a 911 call. President obama weighed in on the attacks. He called them an act of terror and an act of hate. He pushed for tougher gun laws across the country. And mourners have been gathering to remember the shooting victims. Lets turn to lester holt, joining me in orlando. Good morning, lester. Reporter good morning, matt. One of the things that talking to the people that were in there, not knowing it was gunfire at first. The music was pounding and pulsing, and then, the gunfire. Some towards the back tried to make their way through a courtyard and over a fence. Others hid, praying the gunman wouldnt find them. This morning, some distraught family members waiting for news, as officials go through the painstaking process of identifying the dead, killed in the worst mass shooting in u. S. History. We will not be defined by the act of a cowardly hater. Reporter last night, fbi agents warm swarming the home of the gunman, omar mateen. Among the concern booby traps inside of the apartment. None were found. Coming to light is more of the herrer of what happened inside pulse. 300 people were there, when mateen ran into the club, taking hostages, after a shootout with an officer. Mina got these messages from her son inside. He didnt answer her calls. At 2 39 a. M. , he wrote again. Hes coming, im gonna die. His death, confirmed overnight. Survivors described a horrifying and chaotic scene. People are screaming, help me. Help me. Im trapped. People are getting trampled. Reporter a s. W. A. T. Team stormed the building, freeing about 30 people trapped inside and killing the gunman. The gunman, omar mateen, an american citizen who was born in new york and went to high school in florida. He is reportedly married and has a young son. Mateen was previously married to this woman who says he was violent and abusive. He was mentally unstable. And mentally ill. Thats the only explanation i can give. And he was obviously disturbed. Reporter during the shooting, mateen made a 911 call, during which he expressed allegiance to isis. He made inflammatory comments to coworkers, alleging possible terrorist ties. Reporter Law Enforcement Officials Say theres no indication he was actually in touch with overseas terrorists or had help carrying out the attack. President obama called the massacre an act of terror and an act of hate. As we go together, we will draw inspiration from heroic and selfless acts. Friends who helped friends, took care of each other and saved lives. Reporter thousands of people in orlando, responding to a desperate call for blood donations. A powerful symbol of unity from a city in mourning. First responders were overwhelmed initially. There werent enough bloambulan of all of the people coming out. Some were put in the back of police cars. You never know what youre capable of, until youre tested. A lot of people discovered that. They helped people on their own. They stopped bleeding, did what they could. Everybody pitched in to help. And fortunately one of the Major Trauma Centers is not far from here. And family members rushed to the hospitals to see what they could learn. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. Theres several different groups of people. Those who are trying to cope with the news that theyve lost someone in that nightclub. And theres a group of people still looking for information, looking for answers. They dont know what happened to their loved ones. Christine linen is that group. Her son, christopher, was in the pulse nightclub, saturday night, into the Morning Hours of sunday morning. Christine, how are you doing . Im sad. Youve heard nothing. Youve heard no information. Youve checked with the hospitals. Youve checked with Law Enforcement. No one has mentioned anything about your son . No. Ive called the numbers that they gave us to call that were for family members. There was misinformation and bureaucratic errors. No one has i was out at the emergency room from 4 00 in the morning, waiting to see if my son would be coming in. And ive waited with the hospital itself. And they say they cant release information. And ive given them my sons picture and my name and my phone number and my pictures. Youre 100 positive that christopher was in that club because his boyfriend was also in the club. And im not sure if his familys been notified. I dont want to mention his name. But we know he is deceased. His family has been notified. And christopher my two boys, christopher, and his boyfriend, were in the club together, with two other friends. And those two friends went to the bathroom, just before they were getting ready to leave. And then, the two friends who were in the bathroom heard the gunshots. And they left the pulse immediately. So, they know that christopher was as they were leaving, they didnt see where christopher was . They saw his boyfriend was being carried out. They knew he was going on to an ambulance. But he died at the hospital. They never saw christopher going out. The press conference that was held just a few minutes ago, christine, the city officials said theyve identified 48 of the 49 victims and theyre beginning, once families are notified, to put names up on the city website. We looked on the city website. We dont see christophers name on there. Im holding out the very sliver of hope that he is an unidentified person at the hospital. But there are i dont know if there are false reports that are saying that all 44 victims at the hospital, orlando health, have been identified, or matched with their family member. But i havent received any information. They know my name and number, too. And no one has called me to tell me that christopher needs to be identified at the hospital or he needs to be identified at the at the club. But my son was a licensed Mental Health therapist. And he got fingerprinted after he did his 3 1 2 years of hours, supervised hours, working with a clinician. And he got fingerprinted. So, he would be identifiable. I have his photo. Hes very identifiable. He would have keys or his wallet. Were going to do everything we can. Im going to put you with one of our producers. Thats my christopher. We are going to do everything we can to try to help you get information so you can stop guessing. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. Appreciate it. 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We have mental instability thats through the roof. And the neighbors know it and understand it and dont report it to the police or fbi. And for some reason, people, whether its san bernadino, where they had bombs all over the apartment floor and a lot of people saw it, they didnt report it. In paris, the head person, when they were looking for him, he was living right in the neighborhood. Nobody reported him after they you know, they had searched all over the world, they were searching for him. He was living right in his neighborhood. And the people did not report him. For whatever reason, theyre not reporting these people. And theres plenty going on up there thats wrong. Would you consider among the other things you mentioned, a ban on assault rifles . Heres the argument. Na theyre a weapon of war. Theyre not a hunting rifle. They appear to be the weapon of choice for terrorists, the shooter of first graders in newtown, and moviegoers in aurora. Why not ban assault weapons, as Hillary Clinton called for on our show. First of all, theres millions out there. Theyre already out there, number one. And i wouldnt because people need protection. They have to protect. The bad guys will have the assault rifles. And the people trying to protect themselves will be standing there with a beebee gun. Shes the wrong person at the wrong time. She doesnt understand the issue. Shes weak. Ineffective. She does not understand the issue. She would be the wrong person. If she wants to bring 500 more people in from syria. 500 more coming into this country, pouring into this country. And im saying we cannot take anymore people from syria right now. We cant do it. We cant even think about it. You were tweeting quite a bit yesterday. And among your condolences to the victims and the family members of this shooting, you stopped to tweet that you appreciated the congratulations you had received for your stance on terrorism. And later, you issued a longer statement, which said, i said this was going to happen. Congratulating yourself for predicting another terrorist attack. For a lot of people, that struck them as unseemly. That 49 people lay dead, you were focused on yourself and giving yourself congratulations. Thats totally false. You didnt read the second part of the tweet. I said, while i appreciate i had been receiving tens of thousands of tweets, literally tweets and calls and letters and everything. Ive been the one that predicted it. And im the one that said what you should be doing. And i dont want the credit. And i said in there, i appreciate your nice sentiments youre calling attention to the credit you received. What i said was, i want you to be strong. I want you to be vigilant and i want you to be smart. But by the very nature of stopping and saying you did stop and say, i acknowledge and collect your thanks. And you later say in a statement, i predicted this. In fairness, literally everyone predicts there will be another terrorist attack. Theres no one who doesnt recognize thats the world we live in. The president doesnt know because he doesnt do much about it, in terms of intelligence. In terms of why are you giving yourself credit for predicting something that everyone knows will happen, sadly . I dont know that everyone knows. Im not sure that the president knows, if you want to know the truth. He wont use the term radical islamic terrorism. I think he thinks everyone is just a sweetheart. He wont use the term radical islamic terrorism. I think thats insulting to our country and insulting to everybody. If you dont use the term, if you dont describe whats happening, youre never going to solve the problem. He will never solve the probablprobabllem. On a Different Network this morning, he said about the president , he didnt get it or gets it better than anybody understands. What do you mean by that . Theres a lot of people that think maybe he doesnt want to get it. A lot of people think that maybe he doesnt want to know about it. I think he doesnt know what hes doing. But theres many people that think he doesnt want to get it. He doesnt want to see whats really happening . Why would that be . Because, savannah why he didnt addressing the issue, hes not addressing the issue. He is not calling it what it is. This is radical islamic terrorism. This isnt fighting germany. This isnt fighting japan, where they wear uniforms. These are people who come out. You have no idea who they are. He doesnt want to discuss it. He doesnt want to properly describe it. If you dont discuss it and describe it properly, youll never solve the problem. Hes never going to solve the problem. He doesnt want to call the problem what it really is. Unfortunately, were out of time. We have to leave it there. Donald trump, thank you for calling in this morning. We appreciate it. Thank you very much see me. See me. 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This goes out to every backyard hero. For all the effort you put into making the perfect barbecue, theres only one grill thats engineered and designed with the same kind of passion, weber. Available at the home depot. Good morning, everybody. Welcome back to this special split edition of today. A monday morning, june 13th, 2016. Its a sad morning. Matt is in orlando this morning, with the latest on this terrible and senseless mass shooting there. Matt, good morning, again. Savannah, good morning, again. Lets start this time with what we do know. In a News Conference, Orlando Police said gunman omar mateen, made bomb threats while Holding Hostages at that club, behind us, the pulse nightclub. They said their decision to intervene saved a lot of lives. The fbi said it questioned mateen three times, in the last four years. And even had him under surveillance for a short time. But Officials Say they have found nothing, nothing to indicate that he was planning any kind of an attack. Mateens exwife, also speaking out, claiming he was physically abusive to her and calling him mentally unstable, in an interview with nbc news. She said, he gave no sign that he had been radicalized. Were joined by floridas governor, rick scott. Governor, good morning. Thanks for being here. You were with officials, Law Enforcement officials. You know where the investigation stands. What more needs to be found out right now . We know what happened in the club. How are we going to find out why . Right now, the positive is, theyre i. D. ing the bodiies an letting family members know. If it was your family member, you want to know. I want to thank the fbi for doing that. We have great Law Enforcement. But the fbi is doing their job, trying to get as much information as possible. This is terror. This is evil. This is disgusting. It infear yuriates you. This now happens in our state. We have to destroy isis. Good day from orlando. Behind me the crime scene at the pulse nightclub, the scene of that massacre that took 49 lives late saturday night. President obama has just met with his National Security team in the oval office. Afterwards, he took some questions and made some remarks about the tragedy here and the administrations response. That was on tape. We are expecting to see it in just a moment. While we wait for that, lets go to kristen welker. Do we know what was diskicussedt that meeting . They were brief remarks that president obama was updated on the investigation. We have a sense of what president obama says publicly. He makes a couple of important points. One, at this point they believe the attack was inspired by extremist information over the internet, and number two, at this point, there is no evidence that this is a part of a larger plot. Now, of course he again extended hislences to the victims in orlando and all those who are suffering. President obama made remarks from the Briefing Room yesterday, this the 14th time he has spoke en in the wake of to a mass shooting and it comes against a very heated political debate over gun control and fighting isis. Lester . Omar mateen, as weve reported, had a number of contacts with the fbi, was on their radar. Here is the tame now of the president. We all set . Okay. I just had the opportunity to get the latest briefing from fbi director comey as well as Deputy Attorney general yates and the rest of my National Security team about the tragedy that took place in orlando. Theyre going to be doing a more extensive briefing around noon, just a little bit after noon at fbi headquarters so, i will allow them to go into all the details. But i thought it was important for you to hear directly from me. First of all, our hearts go out to the families of those who have been killed. Our prayers go to those who have been wounded. This is a devastating effect on all americans. It is one that is particularly painful for the people of orlando but i think we all recognize that this could have happened anywhere in this country, and we feel enormous solidarity and grief on behalf of the families who have been affected. The fact that it took place at a club frequented by the Lgbt Community i think is also relevant. Were still looking at all the motivations of the killer. But its a reminder that regardless of race, religion, faith, or sexual orientation, were all americans. And we need to be looking after each other and protecting each other at all times in the face of this kind of terrible act. With respect to the killer, theres ban lot of reporting thats been done. Its important to emphasize that were still at the preliminary stages of the investigation and theres a lot more we have to learn. The one thing that we can say is this is being treated as a terrorist investigation. It appears that the shooter was inspired by various extremist information that was disseminated over the internet. All those materials are currently being searched, exploited so we will have a better sense of the pathway that the killer took in making a decision to launch this attack. As director comey i think will indicate, at this stage we see no clear evidence that he was directed externally. It does appear that at the last minute he announced allegiance to isil. But there is no evidence so far that he was in fact directed. Also at this stage theres no direct evidence that he was part of a larger plot. In that sense, it appears to be similar to what we saw in San Bernardino, but we dont yet know, and this is part of what is going to be important in terms of the investigation. As far as we can tell right now, this is certainly an example of the kind of homegrown extremism that all of us have been so concerned about for a very long time. It also appears that he was able to obtain these weapons legally because he did not have a criminal record that in some ways would prohibit him from purchasing these weapons. It appears that one of those weapons he was able to just carry out of the store, an assault rifle, a handgun, a glock, which had a lot of clips in it. He was apparently required to wait for three days under florida law. But it does indicate the degree to which it was not difficult for him to obtain these kinds of weapons. Director comey will discuss the fact that there had been some investigation of him in the past that was triggered but, as director comey i think will indicate the fbi followed the procedures that they were supposed to and did a proper job. At the end of the day, this is something that we are going to have to grapple with, making sure that even as we go after isil and other extremism organizations overseas, even as we hit their leadership, even as we go after their infrastructure, even as we take key personnel off the field, even as we disrupt external plots that one of the Biggest Challenges we are going to have is this kind of propaganda and perversions of islam that you see generated on the internet and the capacity for that to seep into the minds of troubled individuals or weak individuals and seeing them motivated them to take actions against people here in the United States and elsewhere in the world that are tragic. And so cowering in this extremism ideology is increasingly going to be just as important as making sure that we are disrupting more extensive plots engineered from outside. We are also going to have to make sure that we think about the risks we are willing to take by being so lax in how we make very powerful firearms available to people in this country. And this is something that obviously ive talked about for a very long time. You know, my concern is that we start getting into a debate as has happened in the past which is an either or debate, and the suggestion is either we think about something as terrorism and we ignore the problems with easy access to firearms oritis all about firearms and we ignore the very role organizations like isil had in generating extremist views inside this country. Its not an either or. Its a both and. We have to go after these terrorist organizations and hit them hard. We have to counter extremism, but we also have to make sure that it is not easy for somebody who decides they want to harm people in this country to be able to obtain weapons to do that. And, you know, my hope is that over the next days and weeks that we are being sober about how we approach this problem, that we let the facts get determined by our investigators, but we also do some reflection in terms of how we can best tackle what is going to be a very challenging problem not just here in this country but around the world. Again, my final point is just to, you know, extend our deepest sympathies to the families of those who are affected and to send our prayers to those who are surviving and are in hospitals right now, their family members hoping that they get better very soon. But in the meantime, you can anticipate sometime around noon that director comey and Deputy Attorney general yates will provide you with a more full briefing about this. Okay . [ inaudible question ] well, i think we dont yet know the motivation. But heres what we do know, is organizations like isil or organizations like al qaeda or those who have perverted islam and created these radical nihilistic, vicious organizations, one of the groups that they target are gay and lesbians because they believe that they do not abide by their attitudes towards sexuality. Now, we also know these are organizations that think its fine to take captive women and enslave them and rape them. So there clearly are connections between the attitudes of an organization like this and their attitudes towards tolerance and pluralism and a belief that all people are treated equally rarldless of sexual orientation. That is something threatening to them. Women being empowered is threatening to them. So, yes, im sure we will find that there are connections regardless of the particular motivations in this killer, there are connections between this vicious, bankrupt ideology and general attitudes towards gay and lesbians. And unfortunately, thats something that the Lgbt Community is subject to not just by isil but by a lot of groups that purport to speak on behalf of god around the world. What are your thoughts about [ inaudible ] . April, i think you know what i through about it. The fact that we make it this challenging for Law Enforcement, for example, eve on the get to get alerted that somebody who they are watching has purchased a gun and if they do get alerted sometimes i wants hard for them to stop them from getting a gun is crazy. Its a problem. And we have to i think do some soul searching. But, again, the danger here is then it ends up being the usual political debates and the nra and the gun control folks say, oh, obama doesnt want to talk about terrorism, and if you talk about terrorism then people say why arent you looking at issues with gun control . The point is that if we have selfradicalized individuals in this country, then they are going to be very difficult oftentimes to find ahead of time. And how easy it is for them to obtain weapons is in some cases going to make a dichbls as to whether theyre able to carry out attacks like this or not. And we make it very easy for individuals who are troubled or disturbed or want to engage in violent acts to get very powerful weapons very quickly. And thats a problem. Its a problem regardless of their motivations. Its a problem for a young man who can walk into a church in South Carolina and murder nine people who offered to pray with him. Its a problem, you know, when an angry young man on a college cam pulse decides to shoot people because he feels disrespected. Its certainly a problem when we have organizations like isil or al qaeda who are actively trying to promote violence and theyre doing so very effectively over the internet, because we know that at some point theyre going to be out of 300 million people, there are going to be some individuals who find, for whatever reason, that kind of horrible propaganda enticing. And if that happens and that person can get a weapon, thats a problem. All right . That was president obama recorded several minutes ago in the oval office after a meeting with his National Security team about the tragedy, the terror attack, or the terror investigation he called it there, that took place at the nightclub in orlando late saturday night early sunday morning. The president saying this does not appear to be part of a larger plot and there appears to be no indication that omar mateen was directed by anyone. That is where the investigation stands right now. The president saying well continue to grapple with not only terrorism overseas but homegrown individuals who may be radicalized. I want to go to Nbcs Kristen Welker on the knot lawn of the white house. Any indication or discussion of the president visiting orlando . Nothing that we can report at this hour, but those types of conversations are undoubted hi under way at the white house. This has become a painful ritual for this president , visiting a community in the wake of a mass shooting. He did that after Gabby Giffords was shot and also in the wake of the newtown shooting, more recently in the wake of South Carolina and San Bernardino. So i wouldnt be surprised if he did visit orlando. We know he has changed the schedule this week so he can deal with this latest massacre, this latest mass shooting. He was supposed to hold his first event with Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail this wednesday in wisconsin. That event has been canceled. So undoubtedly the white house working with orlando to see how they can be of help in that regard. And again, lester, this is unfolding against a very heated political backdrop, donald trump accusing president obama of not being tough enough in the fight against isis, Hillary Clinton pushing back against those types of characterizations but also calling for extended measures to fight isis. They will both be given dueling speeches later today as this white house continues to respond to this latest tragedy. Lester . Kristen welker, thank you. Behind me a block away still a very active crime scene. Fbi, atf, weve seen them walking perimeters, continuing to search for evidence. 49 people cut down in that shooting, the 50th casualty, the shooter himself killed by police, 53 others injured. Some families still trying to get notification, still trying to find out the fate of their loved ones. The fbi director comey will be holding his own briefing here we expect within the next several minutes or at least some time in the next half hour. Well come back on the air with that and of course full coverag nightly news. Im lester holt, nbc news, orlando. More on the deadly attack here in orlando. In all, at least 50 people dead. The victims were people from all walks of life. They were gunned down on what was supposed to be a night out. A night for fun. 34yearold Edward Sotomayor jr. Was known as eddie to his friends. From sarasota, florida, he was a popular, funloving guy, who wore top hats and worked for a gay travel company. On facebook, he described himself as, up, up, and away, im always on the go. 23yearold stanley almadovar moved to florida from springfield, massachusetts. He was a pharmacy technician. Described as always so happy, loving, an amazing friend. Luis omar just 20 years old, was called omar. He worked at a starbucks in kissmy, florida. His aunt called him her dear nephew. And shared the message, dance freely in the heavens. 22 luis veilma, worked on the harry potter ride. Friends mourn him, saying he was awesome. And happy and sweet. The day he died, he hosted this facebook picture, describing true friends who have become family. The friend with him in front, was at pulse on saturday night. He is in critical condition. Juan ramone guerrero, 33, worked as a telemarketer, and had started college at the university of central florida. A relative reportedly said juan didnt know what he wanted to study. But he was happy to be in school. Peter gonzalez cruz, age 22, went by ami, originally from south africa. He worked at u. P. S. In florida, where a Loyal Customer said, he was always sweet. Eric ortiz rivera, 36 from miami, was originally from puerto rico. His nickname was shocky. He lived in orlando with his boyfriend. And worked at a party city and g sunglass hut. He was a goof ball who liked to dance. Kimmer will by morris, called k. J. By friends, was a bouncer at pulse. She was an amazing woman. She didnt live by anyones guidelines. She was simply kimberly. This post reads thankful. The names, the faces, the people and the stories behind the numbers weve been telling you about all morning. Always good to see our friend, harry smith. Unfortunately, we see each other under the worst circumstances. I know, matt. We come to these places. Its impossible to comprehend wh you speak to a loved one or text with a loved one, one day and the next day theyre gone. Its really difficult to come up with answers. We ask ourselves, what do we make of this . What do we make of this . Our sunday morning was shattered by all too familiar news. Good morning. Breaking overnight mass casualty in orlando. Then the news got worse. It is with Great Sadness that i share we have not 20 but 50 casualties. Incredible what one person can do with two guns, where there was joy and laughter he brought terror. President obama addressed the nation. His 15th time to do so after a mass shooting. Yes, the 15th time. This massacre is therefore a further reminder ofow easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon that lets them shoot people in a school, or in a house of worship or a Movie Theater or in a nightclub. This is our American Life now. For someone bent on killing people its just not all that hard. We have to decide if thats the kind of country we want to, and to actively do nothing is a decision as well. We will listen to the arguments for new gun laws and hear how existing laws should be enforced but how do you stop a terrorist born in this country who sees martyrdom and mass murder as an answer to his grievances. This was the worst mass shooting in our history. All this mayhem has left us numb. Whatever horrible thing that happens next will it shock us as much . A gay hating isis acolyte wreak the kind of havoc through the lives of innocent people, those feeling it directly will never be the same. For the rest of us we will grimly grope our way back to routine because it feels like we live in a war zone and in a war zone this sort of thing comes with the territory. Matt, you and i stood in these locations probably more times can we can count and or remember. All i know is this kind of thing is unacceptable. We dont really know what an answer is this morning, but the thing we need to understand its the 15th time the president addressed the nation after a mass shooting. There have been many more Mass Shootings, some dont get attenti attention. Critical mass. Take care. I want to bring the folks back in as we prepare to end this hour. You know savannah, last night was flying in to orlando late at night and weve all flown that route so many times, you come in, you can see the theme parks in the distance, usually were coming to cover something fun and to have a good time. Not so this time. No. Just makes it that much more poignant these theme parks at orlando symbolic of a place of joy and this morning the whole community has a broken heart. Matt, i know your coverage is going to continue in a moment. News. Good morning, its 8. Im. Topvo the weekend massacre at the pulw good monday morning. 8. 56. Im sam brock. The weekend massacre at the pulse nightclub in orlando is prompting new calls for gun safety in the bay area. Later today, several bay area lawmakers are going to gather in San Francisco. They will be joipd by Muslim Leaders and members of the Lgbt Community. Organizers will discuss gun control measures being debated in the legislature. One of those bills would be keeping firearms away from those judged to be those. You can get all todays developments from florida on our website. I widening sex scandal involving the Oakland Police department includes the suspension of a fifth Police Officer. We have a woman who claims she had sex with several officers before she was 18 years old. Make reading an everyday activity for your child from the day they are born. This time and attention with your child is an activity that will make a lifelong impact. The more you know. The more you know is brought to you by first five california. Talk, read, sing. It changes everything. Learn more at first five california. Com. Welcome to today. Its monday morning, june 13th, 2016. The city of orlando, and the country in at least 49 people dead at the pulse nightclub in orlando. More than 50 others injured and wounded, some of them critically. Were learning about the gunman who was killed by police after a threehour hostage standoff. The latest now from orlando and nbcs lester holt. Reporter the world is asking why 29yearold omar mateen opened fire florida. The gunmans exwife called him physically and emotionally abusive. He was mentally unstable and mentally ill. Thats the only explanation that i could give. He was obviously disturbed. Reporter it all started at 2 00 sunday morning when police say mateen approached pulse, a gay nightclub in the heart of downtown orlando. Articled with a handgun and an ar15 rifle like this one. Oh, my god. Reporter mateen made his way inside and opened fire on a crowd of more than 300 people, some of the patrons hid in bathrooms, others ran escaping through a back patio. Bomb squad arrived within the hour. He kept shooting. Reporter those who couldnt escape became trapped, held hostage. One mother received Text Messages from her son eddie who was hiding with several others. I got the text after i talked to him. He said, call the police. So i called dispatcher and reported that it was a shooting at a club. Reporter from inside the bathroom, eddie wrote, he is coming. Im gonna. When she asked if the shooter was in the bathroom, eddie responded yes. It would be the last text she would ever receive from her son. Finally at 5 00 a. M. , police storm the building. The sound of gunfire ringing into the streets. And outside, chaos. The wounded carried out by friends and bystanders. Family members rushing to find loved ones. No one can tell me where my son is, if hes been shot, if hes dead. Reporter the fbi says she investigated mateen on two previous occasions and just moments before the carnage began, he called 911 pledging his allegiance to isis. In washington, president obama addressed the nation. We know enough to say that this was an act of terror, and an act of hate. Reporter last night at the tony awards senseless acts of tragedy remind us that nothing here is promised. Reporter the hamilton star honored the victims with a poem. Hope and love lasts longer. Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside. We shall live in peace reporter as the country rallies around the Lgbt Community, vigils were held remembering those lost. Like 34yearold Edward Sotomayor who worked for a travel company and described by a cousin as always a part of the fun. And 37yearold Kimberly Kj Morris whose friend described her as an amazing woman saying, she didnt live her life according to nunaccord ing ing to anyones guidelines. She was simply kimberly. All too often the many questions that perhaps we may never know the answers. The main question this morning is, who is omar mateen. Stephanie gosk has been outside the suspects home. Tell us what were learning there about the shooter this morning. Reporter sure. Good morning. Law enforcement was here overnight. They were searching his condominium complex. They moved out earlier this morning. We are getting our first glimpse of where omar mateen lived with his wife and 3yearold according to an interview we did with his father. Interesting here, we are talking to people who knew him well. People who didnt know each other. They are sharing very similar stories, including his exwife who was married briefly to him eight years ago. She says that that relationship turned abusive and that she was forced to turn to her family for assistance. She describe this harrowing scene of her family literally pulling her from his arms. She hasnt spoken to him since. We also interviewed a former colleague of owe mama temar mat. He worked with him in a wealthy community with a golf course. He says overed year he worked with him he noticed he was volatile, he was unpredictable and that he was filled with hate. Hate towards africanamericans. Hate towards women. Hate towards homosexuals and that he would launch into these violent tirades. All of that was questioned on how the fbi had his name but seemed to not realize the danger involved with mateen, that he had been interviewed three times by investigators with the fbi, with possible connections to violent extremism. But they said there was nothing to indicate he was about to do what he ended up doing. Back to you. Stephanie gosk, thank you. We saw when stephanie was talking, the video of people carrying out the injured, those critically injured in some cases. As this unfolded, a lot of people instantly asked, how can i help . Watching the heroism of the people inside that club who were facing those bullets as well. Those at home watching thought, what can i do . Can i do more . These go fund me campaigns sprouted up instantly. One of them raised 1. 3 million in donations. That number is still growing. According to one of the go fund me pages, they said the money will support victims, the blood banks in orlando. We were both on air yesterday and the lines its aif people turned on their television and saw it and got in their car, got in whatever form of transportation and lined up at the blood banks there. That was within a few hours of this happening. It started at 2 00 a. M. The police stormed at 5 00 a. M. Eastern time inside. By 9 00, 10 00 in the morning, this was the line at blood banks. These go fund me causes have been incredible just to give people an opportunity to do something. The response of the people in orlando, the community, was great. Talk about the people inside that club who we got to hear from yesterday. Oh, my gosh. The extraordinary things that people did in that moment. You would like to think you would do the same thing. Dont know. My gosh, taking off a bandanna to cover a bullet wound. Carlos did that. Josh mcgill was another guy we got a chance to talk to. He said somebody fell into his arms with three gun shot wounds. All he knew to do was put pressure on the worst one. He hugged him and got in the back of of a police car and rode to the hospital, hugging him and saved the guys life. Incredible. Its amazing what people were able to do. The First Responders as we heard today how incredible the response and their reaction saved many, many more lives. Definitely. Look at obviously the online response was instantaneous. The tributes around the world. In orlando, the fer ris while lit, the spire of 1 world trade center, the Empire State Building went dark. Tel aviv city hall in israel changed its lights to rainbow colors as well as toronto sign in front of city hall there. Of course, one of the iconic locations about the lgbt movement in new york, of course, a major tribute there. Kind of all of a sudden a makeshift impromptu demonstration of support. The other side of that, the nypd tweeted out a picture of officers in Tactical Gear guarding stone wall because of what happened. Thats the new reality yesterday. Gay pride month. So there are a lot of concerns now that is this part of something perhaps larger . We should note, too, earlier on today the mom based in orlando he made it a point of saying that their Community Stands with the Lgbt Community as well. While there are major questions it was good to hear from that community in orlando say that they stand with the community as well. 24 hours earlier that singer from the voice. Community in shock for sure. So many broken hearts. We will follow this all morning long for you. All the latest developments. Lets look at whats going on in your neck of the woods. I will show you flash flood warnings right now. We have heavy showers and thunderstorms. Flooding going on in parts of texas. I45 some areas closed. Were going to see severe storms to the north of there a little bit later on. Thats whats going were going to see a mix of sun and clouds today. The clouds are slowly clearing out along the coast. 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Police say most of the people were shot when he first walked in about 2 00 a. M. Responding police fired back at him and that forced him into one of the bathrooms where the police say he took four or five hostages, but that allowed dozens more inside to escape. It was from the bathroom, police say that he made the 911 call pledging support for isis and they say he continued to talk to them on the phone while they planned their next move. During those conversations, the police say he was calm and collected, but he claimed to have explosives and gave some kind of time line leading Police Commanders to believe they had to move in. It was at that time the s. W. A. T. Team stormed the nightclub while an Armored Vehicle knocked a hole in the wall, more people inside escaped through that hole and eventually mateen himself came through it getting into another gun battle with police who then shot and killed him. Police say no explosives were ever found inside the nightclub. The fbi agents the fbi says agents interviewed omar mateen a total of three times over the past years and putting him under surveillance for a while and he was someone that liked to spout off. There was nothing to indicate he was on a path to terrorism and Law Enforcement Officials Say they found no evidence to suggest he was communicating with terrorists overseas. In other words, nothing to suggest this was a foreigndirected attack and so far no indication that anybody else was involved with the shooting, but officials are questioning family members and any time there is a situation like this where there are people around him, they want to know whether those folks had any kind of inkeling about whether he was planning any kind of attack or whether they knew something and failed to speak up. So thats a big question this morning for the fbi, willie. The family members, the father, the exwife have not given any specific detail. Thank you so much. Shawn henry is a terrorism expert and the company dedicated to preventing and responding to cyber attacks. Shawn, good morning. Good morning, savannah. Its in thely, actually, but lets pick up. People mix us up all of the time, but lets go back to what pete just talked about and the fbi. Basically talking and interviewing omar mateen three times and at that point not really knowing if he was selfradicalized and if he was anything more than a misguided young man, but what sort of evidence were they looking for . What would have been more concrete . What would they need to know in order to take action against him . You know, this is the most challenging issue right now for Law Enforcement is these people that are selfradicalized, who make statements that may appear to those around them to be incendiary. They may make statements about hatred of america or concerns that they have been american society, but until that rises to the level of suspicion where somebody is about to take some type of a violent act, a lot of that is protected speech and the constitution affords that right to people. Its so difficult for the fbi and Law Enforcement to make that balance and those judgment calls between protecting privacy and First Amendment rights versus taking some type of action that would take the people off of the street, natalie. Hey, shawn, its willie. What rises to the level of an fbi interview. If im at work and i mention to a colleague they think isis is doing a good job, whatever, pick your example, what would prompt the fbi to step in . You know, the fbi has to assess at what level, as youre describing here where somebody makes some statement to go out and have a conversation with them. They have to have an authorized purpose to go out and that authorized purpose is really just a kind of an inkling here where you want to sit down with somebody and you want it assess and ask them some questions, but to take them to the next level where you might conduct surveillance and its a whole other barrier, and we believe its beyond free speech and protected constitutionally to something that rises to the level, somebody about to take a violent act and somebody looking to obtain weapons or planning in a much broader way. So its such a tight balance, and right now in this world that we live in the constitutional protections were afforded, Law Enforcement is hamstrung oftentimes. Shawn henry, thanks so much. Im sure well be coming to you a lot more in the next coming days. Thank you. Were back with more right after this. Olay regenerist renews from within. Plumping surface cells for a dramatic transformation without the need for fillers. Your concert tee might show your age. 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I want to bring in nbcs Gabe Gutierrez with us. We heard the president say earlier that mateen did not appear to be directed by anyone and not part of a larger plot, but what are we learning about the timeline . Three hours from the time this attack broke out until he was shot and killed. Authorities did speak about that, lester. As you can see, this is still a very active scene. Authorities have removed all of the bodies from the crime scene, but are still processing the scene. This is what we know about the timeline so far. There are questions about why it took three hours for authorities to storm the building. At 2 02 in the morning thats when shots rang out and witnesses described the scene. Over the next hours officers responded including the uniformed Police Officer we heard about who was working offduty and working security, he confronts the gunman and during that time the suspect retreated inside and he barricaded himself at one point inside one of the restrooms. There were four people barricaded with him in that restroom. During that time authorities were able to make contact with him through the phone call and they describe him as calm and cool. They did not believe any longer that this was an active shooter situation and they had to devise a plan, hence, why it was three hours. It was a negotiation. Thats right. Authorities were asked if he made any demands and the police chief said we were making demands and thats perhaps why it took so long and they made the decision to go in and take him out. Gabe gutierrez. Lets go to fbi headquarters where director comey is about to start his briefing to the press. Ready . Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you all for being here today. We are here to discuss the justice departments response to the stunning and unconscionable acts in orlando. Our hearts are broken for the unfathomable losses that the people of orlando have suffered and our thoughts and prayers continue to be with their families and their loved ones. As attorney general lynch said yesterday the full resources of the department of justice which includes the fbi and atf, the National Security division at main justice as well as the u. S. Attorneys office in the district of georgia are all supporting the Ongoing Investigation. Our agent ands investigators have been on the ground from the very beginning and have been working around the clock since wrrt and theyll continue to do so in the days ahead. I want to thank our Law Enforcement colleagues in florida for their tireless and extraordinary work so far and their dedication to the Ongoing Investigation. Ive also been in contact with the attorney general who is currently on her way back from china and continues to monitor developments in the case. Words really cant express the depth of our sorrow or the measure of our grief for the losses that have been suffered by those and lives that have been changed forever. What happened in orlando yesterday was a horrifying act, a horrifying act of evil and terror. For the Lgbt Community pulse was more than just a place to go and celebrate and see friends. It was a place that promised inclusion and freedom to be themselves, the same promise that our country holds for everyone. This was an attack on that promise. It was an attack on our values as a country and our national community. It was an attack on who we are as a nation and as a people, and our country as a whole stands united in response to this cowardly and despicable act. And so with this, i will turn things over to director comey who will provide Additional Details on where we are in the investigation right now. Thank you, sally. I want to echo what the Deputy Attorney general said just now. Our hearts are broken and ache for the people who were lost in orlando, those wounded and their families. We are so sorry for your loss and your suffering. I also want to say a word of thanks and express admiration for the work of local Law Enforcement in orlando that showed professionalism and extraordinary bravery that saved lives. We are very lucky that such good People Choose lives of service in Law Enforcement, and last, i want to say a word of thanks to the people who rendered care that saved lives at the scene, the docs, the emts, the nurses, and the victim specialists and the ordinary citizens who stopped to help family and friends. You showed us the best part of humanity in the midst of terrible loss. As you know, this is a federal terrorism investigation led by the fbi with the assistance as we always do of our state, local and federal partners. The reason for that is there are strong indications of radicalization by this killer and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. We are spending a tremendous amount of time, as you would imagine, trying to understand every moment of this killers path to that terrible night in orlando to understand his motives and to understand the details of his life. You will notice that i am not using the killers name and i will try not to do that. Part of what motivates sick people to do this kind of thing is some twisted notion of fame or glory, and i dont want to be part of that for the sake of the victims and their families and so that other twisted minds dont think that this is a path to fame and recognition. So what i want to do is give you a sense of what we know so far and then tell you as much as i can about our past contact with the killer. We are going through the killers life, as i said, especially his electronics to understand as much as we can about his path and whether there was anyone else involved either in directing him or in assisting him. So far we see no indication that this was a plot directed from outside the United States, and we see no indication that he was part of any kind of network. It is also not entirely clear at this point just what terrorist group he aspired to support although he made clear his affinity at the time of the attack for isil and generally leading up to the attack for radical islamist groups. He made 911 calls from the club during the attack at about 2 30 in the morning, sunday morning, and there were three different calls. He called and he hung up. He called again and spoke briefly with the dispatcher, and then he hung up and then the dispatcher called him back again and they spoke briefly. So there were three total calls. During the calls he said he was doing this for the leader of isil who he named and pledged loyalty to, but he also appeared to claim solidarity with the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing and solidarity with a florida man who died as a suicide bomber in syria for al nusra front, a group in conflict with the socalled islamic state. The bombers at the Boston Marathon and the suicide bomber from florida were not inspired by isil which adds a little bit to the confusion about his motives, and of course, we are working to understand what role antigay bigotry may have played in motivating this attack, an attack that occurred during the very month when we recognize and celebrate our lgbt brothers and sisters. Again, its early. We are working hard to understand the killer and his motives and his sources of inspiration, but we are highly confident that this killer was radicalized and at least in some part through the internet. So thats what weve been doing. Now let me tell you what i can about the fbis prior contact with the killer. We first became aware of him in may of 2013. He was working as a contract Security Guard at a local courthouse, and he made some statements that were inflammatory and contradictory that concerned his coworkers about terrorism. First, he claimed family connections to al qaeda. He also said he was a member of hezbollah which is a shia terrorist organization that is a bitter enemy of the socalled islamic state, isil. He said he hoped that Law Enforcement would raid his apartment and assault his wife and child so that he could martyr himself. When this was reported to us the fbis miami office open a preliminary investigation and over the next ten months we attempted to determine whether he was possibly a terrorist, something we do in hundreds and hundreds of cases all across the country. Our investigation involved introducing Confidential Sources to him, recording conversations with him, following him, reviewing transactional records from his communications and searching all Government Holdings for any possible connections, any possible derogatory information. We then interviewed him twice. He admitted making the statements that his coworkers reported, but explained that he did it in anger because he thought his coworkers were discriminating against him and teasing him because he was muslim. After ten months of investigation we closed the preliminary investigation. Two months later in july of 2014 the killers name surfaced again in an indirect way. Our miami office was investigating the florida man who had blown himself up for the nusr affront in syria, again, the nusra front in isil and the killer knew him casually from attending the same mosque in florida, but our investigation turned up no ties between the two of them. In the course of that investigation one witness told us when asked, do you know anybody else that might be radicalizing that he had once been concerned about the killer because the killer had mentioned awlaki videos, but the witness had concluded that he later got married and had a child and got a job as a Security Guard and he was no longer concerned about him. Our investigation again turned and interviewed the killer to find out whether he had any significant contacts with the suicide bomber for al nusra and determined he did not and the inquiry continued focusing on the suicide bomber with no further focus on the orlando killer. We will continue to look forward in this investigation and backward. We will leave no stone unturn, and we will work all day and all night to understand the path to that terrible night. We are also going to look hard at our own work to see whether there is something we should have done differently. So far the honest answer is i dont think so. I dont see anything in reviewing our work that our agents should have done differently, but well look at it in an open and honest way and be transparent about it. Our work is very challenging. We are looking for needles in a nationwide haystack, but we are also called upon to figure out which pieces of hay might some day become needles. That is hard work. If we can find a way to do that better we will. We will also do our best to be transparent about what we find Going Forward, consistent with our need to do an investigation in a good way, but we will tell you as much as we possibly can. And let me close by saying something i have said before. We know that this killing is upsetting to all americans. We hope that our fellow americans will not let fear become disabling because that is what these savages want. We hope that instead, you will channel this sense of anxiety into something more positive which is an awareness of your surroundings and the seeking of opportunities to help your fellow americans as we saw with the tremendous lines of people giving blood in orlando. If you channel that anxiety into awareness, you can live your life and allow those of us who are paid to investigate and to stop terrorists to do that work while you live the full life that this great country offers you. If you see something tell us so we can look at it. In every single one of our cases as we look back somebody always sees something that they should have told us and they didnt. So our request to you is please dont let them make you work into a state of anxiety that is disabling. Find ways to channel that into a healthy awareness of your surroundings and live your lives and we will keep you posted on what we learn from doing our work. Thank you very much. James comey, the director of the fbi holding a briefing at fbi headquarters with the latest on the investigation into the orlando massacre. He says that right now the agents are going through the electronics trail of the killer, trying to find any indication that there was some sort of outside involvement from outside the u. S. Or whether he was part of a network. His view right now is that he was radicalized likely influenced somehow over the internet, but whether it was inspired by isis or another group is a little unclear because of some contradictory statements he made. I am also noting that the fbi director comey gave us a bit more information about a previous investigation that apparently went on ten months starting in 2013 based on comments that coworkers had made that concerned them, but again, the fbi found nothing. He came up again in a 2014 investigation indirectly. Director comey saying theres nothing agents could have done differently, but they will look back and see whether mistakes were made and he promised transparency. Gabe gutierrez is with us. Hes been working the story on the ground here. One of the more interesting things is we got a bit more information about this 911 call, actually several that happened after the shooting began. Thats the first we learned of that, lester. The fbi director saying that the shooter actually called or spoke with the 911 dispatcher three times or rather there were three calls. The first time he called and then hung up. The second time he called and briefly spoke with the dispatcher and then hung up and then the third time the dispatcher called him back, and there was an exchange there, some exchange of information where he expressed solidarity with the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing as well as the florida man who was a suicide bomber in syria. So those are new details were learning from the News Conference. Those two mentions are what confused them as to whether he was inspired by isis or fundamentalism or what. Thats right. He said that he was doing it for the leader of isil and the Boston Marathon bombings had nothing to do with isil and the perpetrators did not identify with isil and there is some confusion as to what, if any, Terrorism Group he was affiliated with and that will be part of the investigation as it goes forward. I know director comey said going through the electronics nothing has surfaced and he was radicalized likely through the internet. The distinction being there was no specific contact, orders to do anything, but he may have been influenced by what he read. Thats right. Director comey talked about the beginning of 2013 he was known to Law Enforcement and interviewed several times during the investigation and one of the people he spoke with thought this person had settled down and had a young child and a new wife and thought he wouldnt be radicalized anymore. Again, this is an Ongoing Investigation and looking at this electronic trail and trying to find out more about his riftry. Gabe gutierrez, thank you very much. 49 lives were taken. The 50th casualty, the shooter himself. The crime scene still very active at the pulse nightclub behind us. Also a number of people remain hospitalized. A hospital just a few blocks from here reporting they have five patients who are in grave condition. Families, in many cases are still trying to make connections with loved ones who they have not heard from since the shooting. Remember, it was a chaotic scene. People being taken away in police cars and helped away by friends and strangers as the emergency system here was overwhelmed at the height of this tragedy. We continue to work new details about the shooter and about the investigation and about the victims. We will have full coverage tonight on nbc nightly news and as events warrant we will come on the air during the day. For now, im lester holt, nbc news, orlando. Padvil pm gives you the healingu at nsleep you need, it. Helping you fall asleep and stay asleep so your body can heal as you rest. Advil pm. For a healing nights sleep. Give extra. Get extra. We asked real people to use on their bums. Why do you think the ripples make a difference . It gets it all clean. They give me a very happy feeling bum. Cleanripple texture is designed to clean better. Go cottonelle, go commando. In 2013, the blockbuster, now you see me, four magicians, full off a heist, robbing a bank without leaving las vegas. You, theyre back in now you see me 2. 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And nobody is really taking advantage of that. I dont want to get just pineapple and mango in every, single plate. Are you kidding me. Oh, no. What is he going to do . Good morning. That was so sweet. I havent seen it. I love the show, kids barbecue championship. Theyre 10 to 13 year old. And theyre competitive. Its a whole culture out there. And they take it very serious. Its all about the bragging rights and who is the best and all of that. And secret sauces and secret rubs. Its amazing to see the kids because youre so talented. As adults, you have the walls when youre cooking and doing things. As kids, they dont. Theyre going, this is going to be awful. And then, you taste it. Its actually really amazing. You know . Its fun. Its hard, though. Yeah. Its hard. I have to be tough on them, my heart as a mom, you know . Yeah. Is it true, camila, your son pitched this and talked you into doing it . When the opportunity came about, thats who i took the job for. My 7yearold, levi, he loves cooking. Hes all about that. I was like, i cant say no. I have to do it. He came to work with me. And he got to be part of different departments and all that, learn all of it. He knows all about the show. And now, hes watching with his sister. Does he have a specialty . He likes to do everything. He comes up with the crazy recipes. We have avocado trees in the back yard. And we had green avocado. And he was going to grill green avocado salad. Were like its really, really good. So, hes a creative kid. My part on it is for him. You have to be proud. Were going to be down in rio for the olympics. Youre going to be a special correspondent. Yes. What are you looking forward to most . Im looking forward to showing a side of brazil people havent seen yet. I want to show a different side that people have not seen yet. Can we think about the other thing, as well . Willie geist wants to think of the little bikinis. Thank you, willie. Buddy wanted him to ask that question. Exactly. Camila, good to see you. Can i say really quick, i want to send my love and my heart to the families and friends of this big tragedy in orlando. My heart goes to you guys. And i hope we can get to a better place. Amen. Absolutely. And catch kids barbecue championship on food network. Back in a moment. First, this is today on nbc. This goes out to every backyard hero. For all the effort you put into making the perfect barbecue, theres only one grill thats engineered and designed with the same kind of passion, weber. Available at the home depot. Hi, guys. Good morning. How are you . Well, we have a wonderful country star who has a tremendous tribute to our servicemen. Craig morgan. Hes been downstairs. Hes been writing incredible music. We cant wait to hear him perform live. And lea long. And ben glee is going to prove how stupid hoda and i are. It the clouds we saw this morning are gradually clearing out in parts of the bay area with a lot of sunshine expected this afternoon. Temperatures will also be much cooler than we had this weekend. A high of 74 degrees can be expected in the east bay. 73 in the peninsula. And the south bay up to 78 degrees. Mid70s for most of us through the land valleys and around the bay in San Francisco where we expect a high of 63 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. And breezy winds kicking in later on this evening. Well head over to mike to see what is happening on the roadways. Well, look over here to the bay bridge toll plaza, things have not cleared out on the roadway, but we see better movement. More spacing between the cars and time for the morning commute there. Well see a nice drive on the approach there as well as the rest of your bay, things are starting to ease up all around. For folks on two key spots here, north 238 is jammed westbound. 580 we had an earlier crash clearing near 238. And over here the crash is still clearing. Back to you. The bay area is mourning the victims of the orlando night shooting, and today there will be a raising of the rainbow flag. Well have more on nbcbayarea. Com. You can stay on top of all the developments here and in florida. And the sex scandal involving the Oakland Police department widens the suspension of another officer, the fifth such suspension. Last week it led to the chief resigning. More information coming up in a half hour. whispering what are you doing up . whispering mom said i could have a midnight snack. whispering well, i say its late, and you need to go to bed. whispering why . whispering because i am the boss. whispering youre not the boss, moms the boss. whispering well, technically, we are cobosses. whispering technically, moms the boss. Mmmm. Shhh. Mmmm. Yoplait. Announcer from nbc news, this is from nbc news, this is today with Kathie Lee Gifford and hoda kotb. From studio 1a, in rockefeller plaza. It is monday, june 13th. That is ill be home soon. Brandnew song by country star craig morgan honoring our servicemen and women. Hell be performing it for us in a little bit. Such a tremendous singer. Served in the military himself. Served himself and now hes back and writing with friends. It will be nice to hear him. Were also going to from the new sitcom uncle buck, mia born will join us