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Witnesses in there. people were ordered to get down on the ground ones the gunshots rang out, and many were hiding and breaking out windows to escape. nick watt is live. >> reporter: as you say 11 people there confirmed dead from inside that bar. a number of the people who we have been speaking to outside here had black xs on their hands which means they were below drinking age. one young man i spoke to said he heard the gunshots ring out and he did not hear the gunman say anything before the fire or during the volley of shots, and then there was a pause and during that time this young man and...

There was smoke bombs used as well. the county sheriff says they are still looking into that. now, as you mention, john, i mean, these were college kids, 18 to 21-year-olds. we have seen so many kids with black crosses on their hands, which means they were below drinking age. >> i'm a navy veteran. of course, nothing can ever prepare you for something like this. >> i was fearing for my life, but i know where i'm going when i die, so i was making sure that i gave other people the chance to get out of there and live another day. >> i got really, really scared. i hid under the stools. a lot of sh...

It's 3:45 a.m. pacific time. are there still people working in the club milling about? are there parents of people concerned that their kids were inside? >> reporter: there have been many people who managed to escape from inside the club who have been standing out here wrapped in blankets. they were obviously -- they were line dancing at the time of this shooting, and they escaped with whatever they were wearing at the time. people wrapped in blankets, desperately trying to call their friends. one young woman i spoke to who had an x on her hand which means she was under drinking age, under 21,...

Vices are allowed here. drinking age is 18. prostitution is legal, with sex workers getting regular medical check-ups. there are casinos and strip clubs. the government seems to understand that along with a certain amount of repression, safety valves are required. get drunk, get laid, and you are less likely to be difficult. perhaps that's the thinking. or maybe it's just business. ♪ ♪

Weren't factoring in, and so this is real news time. >> and you're right, that's why mitch mcconnell is really worried about a welding in montana this weekend. once again tonight brett kavanaugh has broken sharply with the tradition of supreme court nominees and has decided to make another public statement outside the judiciary committee hearing room, which is usually the only place we ever hear from a supreme court nominee. his first break from tradition was to go on and defend himself against dr. christine blasey ford's allegation. it was a strange performance on fox news that raised more ...