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To answer the call. five days ago america awoke to the news of the worst mass shooting in the history of the united states. on a field not far from here, 58 people lost their lives and nearly 500 were injured. it was a tragedy of unimaginable proportions. and as the president said in his address to the nation, we're joined together in sadness, shock, and grief for the fallen, the injured, and their families. those we lost were taken before their time. but their names and their stories will forever be etched into the hearts of the american people. among them a special ed teacher who helped the ...

Family gatherings, she was the hostess with the most es, and she was beautiful inside and out and she loved country music and lived life to the fullest. >> a lot of tears for a lot of families. angie gomez, we want you to bring you her. she was a former cheerleader and graduated just two years ago. the school wrote she will always be loved by our poly family. one of her friends tweeted, my heart is in shambles and none of this feels real. and casey, she was 35 years old and a middle school edge kwaeuc teacher from vermont, and her family is planning to set up a scholarship in her name. finally...

Life. there are so many names, 59 grieving families. cnn's scott mclane is at university medical center in las vegas. he joins me with the victims of this tragedy. >>reporter: good morning once again, christine. police, they're learning more about the suspect and what made him tick. at the same time we're also learning more about the 59 victims. as you said, they come from all walks of life but all had a couple things in common. they all leave behind family and friends and they were also simply just out to enjoy a concert on a sunday night. that was it. and so, i'll tell you about some of them...

23 guns found in his hotel room, and more found at his home. >> the toll of this entire tragedy now stands at 59 innocent lives cut short, and more than 500 people wounded. among those we remember this morning and will always remember, we want you to see these faces and always remember their names. ney neysa tonks, and sonny melton, and sandra casey. we will have much more. let's go to dan simon. a lot has developed and we learned a lot, and so many other questions sense we spoke yesterday. what can you tell us? >> reporter: hey, poppy and john. i think what we can say more

Parent, daughters sons, it's tragic. >> you're right, christine. there's no other way to say it, other than that. we've heard a lot of about the shooter in this case, the alleged shooter in this case, the suspect. but we haven't heard very much about the 59 victims, all of whom leave behind family and friends and loved ones. i want to share some of those people with up. rachel parker, she was 33 years old, an employee of the manhattan beach political director in california. she was shot at that concert. she died in hospital. sandra casey was a 35-year-old teacher, a special education teacher f...