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| Las Vegas shooting suspect's girlfriend is a 'person of interest' – live updates | |
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| The president is leaving Puerto Rico now and says he is preparing to visit Las Vegas Wednesday to pay his respects: | |
| Leaving Puerto Rico now for D.C. Will be in Las Vegas early tomorrow to pay my respects. Everyone is in my thoughts and prayers. https://t.co/dBvZUIUfr0 | |
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| Profiles of victims | |
| Sam Levin here, taking over our live coverage of the Las Vegas shooting, following the news that all but three of the 59 victims have been identified. Portraits of the lives lost are starting to emerge. Here are a few: | |
| Lisa Romero-Muniz, a high school secretary from Gallup, New Mexico, was an “incredible loving and sincere friend, mentor and advocate for students”, the Gallup-McKinley County Public Schools interim superintendent, Mike Hyatt, said in a statement. | |
| “As a colleague, she was also outgoing, kind and considerate of all those she worked with,” he said. | |
| A wife, mother, and grandmother, Romero-Muniz had been in Las Vegas with her husband to see the country music singer Jason Aldean for their wedding anniversary. | |
| Lisa Romero-Muniz, a high school secretary in Gallup, N.M. was in Vegas with her husband to celebrate their anniversary. #LoveToLasVegas pic.twitter.com/gvk4NzpBM9 | |
| Charleston Hartfield: An off-duty Las Vegas police officer and military veteran named Charleston Hartfield was identified by friends as a victim, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. | |
| “I don’t know a better man than Charles,” said Troy Rhett, who said he’d been friends with Hartfield for eight years. “They say it’s always the good ones we lose early. There’s no truer statement than that with Charles.” | |
| Charleston Hartfield was killed in the attack on the #route91harvest festival. The 34 y/o was a SFC in the NV Army National Guard, a LVPD officer and an author... here's his book, Memoirs of a Public Servant: https://t.co/pdud7rQujr pic.twitter.com/VTgg4grwbr | |
| Sonny Melton, 29, who lived in Big Sandy, Tennessee, and worked at a nearby hospital, was the first victim publicly identified. Family members confirmed to the news station WSMV that he was killed in the gunfire. | |
| His wife, Heather Melton, told WZTV that her husband had shielded her from bullets on the ground when the shooting began. “He saved my life and lost his,” she said. | |
| A friend of the couple told the Paris (Tennessee) Post-Intelligencer that the two had gotten married about a year ago. | |
| JUST IN: Sonny Melton, 29, of Tenn., was killed in the Las Vegas attack, his wife tells @WSMV. https://t.co/RqiwIIzIR8 pic.twitter.com/p6JDNiVAeF | |
| Read the Guardian’s full account of the victims from reporter Jamiles Lartey: | |
| 10.13pm BST | |
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| Las Vegas update | |
| The latest from Las Vegas sheriff Joe Lombardo’s afternoon press conference on Sunday’s mass shooting, which killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others. | |
| Marilou Danley, the suspect’s girlfriend, is a “person of interest” who is cooperating with police but outside the country. Danley went abroad on 25 September, before the gunman, Stephen Paddock, booked into the Mandalay Bay on the 28th. She is in the Philippines, Lombardo said. | |
| The gunman modified some of his weapons and set up a camera in a roomservice cart to watch the hallway outside his room. Lombardo said a “bump stop” modification appears to have been used on some of the guns. | |
| Police have identified all but three of the 59 people killed. Families searching for missing relatives can go to or call the Las Vegas Convention Center, which is serving as a hub for emergency efforts. | |
| Investigators recovered “numerous electronic items, additional five handguns and two shotguns and a plethora of ammunition” at a Reno property owned by Paddock. They had previously found 23 guns in the shooter’s hotel room in the Mandalay Bay resort, 19 at his home in Mesquite, Nevada. Police also have 67 body cameras and hours of surveillance and phone footage to parse. | |
| A hotel security guard briefly engaged the gunman while police were searching for his location, Lombardo said. Then police and Swat teams converged on the room, around which time Paddock is believed to have killed himself. | |
| Anonymous law enforcement officials told several outlets that Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines before the shooting. NBC, CNN and the New York Times reported the detail, but none of the unnamed officials identified the intended recipient or purpose behind the transfer. | |
| The gunman’s motive remains unknown. | |
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| The sheriff says police are looking at video on more than 67 body cameras, and even more footage from surveillance cameras, phones and other sources. | The sheriff says police are looking at video on more than 67 body cameras, and even more footage from surveillance cameras, phones and other sources. |
| He shies away from other details of the investigation. Going through all the video will take an enormous amount of time, he says, in part because of chain-of-custody issues and the sheer hours of footage. | He shies away from other details of the investigation. Going through all the video will take an enormous amount of time, he says, in part because of chain-of-custody issues and the sheer hours of footage. |
| A reporter asks about training and the police response to the shooter. He says patrol officers assessed the situation, and that a hotel security guard, due to “the unfortunate actions” of the gunman, briefly engaged him. After that point police, security, and the Swat team coordinated to descend on the room. | A reporter asks about training and the police response to the shooter. He says patrol officers assessed the situation, and that a hotel security guard, due to “the unfortunate actions” of the gunman, briefly engaged him. After that point police, security, and the Swat team coordinated to descend on the room. |
| He’s asked again about the gunman’s girlfriend. “I’m comfortable saying she’s located in the Philippines,” is all Lombardo will divulge. | He’s asked again about the gunman’s girlfriend. “I’m comfortable saying she’s located in the Philippines,” is all Lombardo will divulge. |
| He stops taking questions shortly thereafter. | He stops taking questions shortly thereafter. |
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| 21:47 | 21:47 |
| “This was obviously premeditated. The shooter evaluated everything he did, which is troublesome,” Lombardo says. | “This was obviously premeditated. The shooter evaluated everything he did, which is troublesome,” Lombardo says. |
| A reporter asks whether room service was provided to the gunman’s room over the course of his stay, from 28 October to 1 October. Lombardo says it was. | A reporter asks whether room service was provided to the gunman’s room over the course of his stay, from 28 October to 1 October. Lombardo says it was. |
| Lombardo praises emergency responders, from police to firefighters and medical personnel, at length. | Lombardo praises emergency responders, from police to firefighters and medical personnel, at length. |
| He says he prays that any citizen who might see something would tell police, “because we can’t see all things at all times.” | He says he prays that any citizen who might see something would tell police, “because we can’t see all things at all times.” |
| He urges people not to fear they might “bother the police”. “We ask you to bother the police.” | He urges people not to fear they might “bother the police”. “We ask you to bother the police.” |
| “What went right is we saved hundreds of lives,” he says, saying that he’s horrified by what could have happened “with this guy having an ability with those weaponry, the carnage that could occur”. | “What went right is we saved hundreds of lives,” he says, saying that he’s horrified by what could have happened “with this guy having an ability with those weaponry, the carnage that could occur”. |
| “A lot more was prevented with police action in short time and private security action to save some lives” | “A lot more was prevented with police action in short time and private security action to save some lives” |
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| Sheriff: gunman set up camera | Sheriff: gunman set up camera |
| Lombardo says the gunman had set up a camera in a room service cart outside his Mandalay Bay hotel room. | Lombardo says the gunman had set up a camera in a room service cart outside his Mandalay Bay hotel room. |
| He thinks that he did so in an attempt to monitor anyone who might be approaching. | He thinks that he did so in an attempt to monitor anyone who might be approaching. |
| Fielding a question about the length of the shooting, Lombardo says that police’s best estimate is approximately nine minutes of sustained gunfire. | Fielding a question about the length of the shooting, Lombardo says that police’s best estimate is approximately nine minutes of sustained gunfire. |
| The sheriff details more of the police response, saying it was “hard to pinpoint the room from the outside”. | The sheriff details more of the police response, saying it was “hard to pinpoint the room from the outside”. |
| Police teams split up, he said, and “moved over to the Mandalay Bay in order to locate and engage, but that was in conjunction with the Mandalay Bay security.” | Police teams split up, he said, and “moved over to the Mandalay Bay in order to locate and engage, but that was in conjunction with the Mandalay Bay security.” |
| One member of hotel security at first engaged with the gunman, then “backed off” and coordinated with police until the Swat team arrived. | One member of hotel security at first engaged with the gunman, then “backed off” and coordinated with police until the Swat team arrived. |
| Lombardo praises the “fantastic” work of the hotel security, and citizens who worked to help each other in the chaos. “I don’t want anybody assuming that they would be unsafe by staying at one of our hotels.” | Lombardo praises the “fantastic” work of the hotel security, and citizens who worked to help each other in the chaos. “I don’t want anybody assuming that they would be unsafe by staying at one of our hotels.” |
| A reporter asks about police training, and whether the sheriff is concerned. | A reporter asks about police training, and whether the sheriff is concerned. |
| “Of course I’m concerned. The world has changed. Who would have ever imagined this situation. I couldn’t have imagined it. For this individual to take it upon himself to create this chaos and harm is unbelievable.” | “Of course I’m concerned. The world has changed. Who would have ever imagined this situation. I couldn’t have imagined it. For this individual to take it upon himself to create this chaos and harm is unbelievable.” |
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| at 10.02pm BST | at 10.02pm BST |
| 9.36pm BST | 9.36pm BST |
| 21:36 | 21:36 |
| Sheriff Lombardo says police have completed the investigation at the Reno property. | Sheriff Lombardo says police have completed the investigation at the Reno property. |
| He says they recovered evidence there: “numerous electronic items, additional five handguns and two shotguns and a plethora of ammunition.” | He says they recovered evidence there: “numerous electronic items, additional five handguns and two shotguns and a plethora of ammunition.” |
| “We have served search warrants at three separate locations. the room at the Mandalay Bay, the Mesquite location and the Reno location.” | “We have served search warrants at three separate locations. the room at the Mandalay Bay, the Mesquite location and the Reno location.” |
| Someone asks what are the modifications on the weapons. Lombardo says Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms are working on that, but that he can say he’s aware of a modification called a “bump stop”, that can make up a semiautomatic to function more like an automatic weapon. | Someone asks what are the modifications on the weapons. Lombardo says Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms are working on that, but that he can say he’s aware of a modification called a “bump stop”, that can make up a semiautomatic to function more like an automatic weapon. |
| Asked about the gunman’s girlfriend, Marilou Danley, he says that he can’t provide details but that she is on communication with police and they anticipate working with her in the investigation. | Asked about the gunman’s girlfriend, Marilou Danley, he says that he can’t provide details but that she is on communication with police and they anticipate working with her in the investigation. |
| He does not say her current whereabouts: “all I know is the Philippines.” He categorizes her as “a person of interest”. | He does not say her current whereabouts: “all I know is the Philippines.” He categorizes her as “a person of interest”. |
| He again warns that he will not have many specifics to give out. “There is a lot of information I do know. Okay. But it’s an ongoing investigation. And when I say I do not know, I may know.” | He again warns that he will not have many specifics to give out. “There is a lot of information I do know. Okay. But it’s an ongoing investigation. And when I say I do not know, I may know.” |
| Asked about injuries, he says that he believes the count has decreased slightly because of a “double-count issue” at one of the hospitals. | Asked about injuries, he says that he believes the count has decreased slightly because of a “double-count issue” at one of the hospitals. |
| “We have trampled injuries, we have people trying to escape and injuries of their own device, we have gunshot wounds, so if you’re looking at total injuries,” he says, “it goes across the board.” | “We have trampled injuries, we have people trying to escape and injuries of their own device, we have gunshot wounds, so if you’re looking at total injuries,” he says, “it goes across the board.” |
| 9.30pm BST | 9.30pm BST |
| 21:30 | 21:30 |
| The sheriff says that the city appreciates the outpouring from the public and corporations, but that officials are struggling to handle logistics as well as the investigation and services for victims and their families. | The sheriff says that the city appreciates the outpouring from the public and corporations, but that officials are struggling to handle logistics as well as the investigation and services for victims and their families. |
| There comes a point where we can’t manage it. The Red Cross is unable to manage it. | There comes a point where we can’t manage it. The Red Cross is unable to manage it. |
| If it’s hard goods such as water, or canned goods, or stuff that will not become perishable, Three Square and Catholic Charities are accepting donations. | If it’s hard goods such as water, or canned goods, or stuff that will not become perishable, Three Square and Catholic Charities are accepting donations. |
| Commissioner Steve Sisolak next says that a GoFundMe for the victims has raised $3.7m so far, and a few private citizens have separately given several hundred thousand dollars. MGM Resorts, in turn, has donated an additional $3m. | Commissioner Steve Sisolak next says that a GoFundMe for the victims has raised $3.7m so far, and a few private citizens have separately given several hundred thousand dollars. MGM Resorts, in turn, has donated an additional $3m. |
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| 21:25 | 21:25 |
| Las Vegas sheriff: all but three victims ID'd | Las Vegas sheriff: all but three victims ID'd |
| Nevada police have begun a press conference to update the public on the investigation into Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, one of the worst in modern American history. | Nevada police have begun a press conference to update the public on the investigation into Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, one of the worst in modern American history. |
| Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks first. He stresses “it’s an ongoing investigation so it’s limited the details that I can give you.” | Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks first. He stresses “it’s an ongoing investigation so it’s limited the details that I can give you.” |
| “Our department has worked through the night to identify all of Sunday night’s shooting.” He says they have identified all but three victims, and the FBI are working to clear the crime scene at the hotel. | “Our department has worked through the night to identify all of Sunday night’s shooting.” He says they have identified all but three victims, and the FBI are working to clear the crime scene at the hotel. |
| He says that police anticipate Las Vegas Boulevard will open in the next few hours as the federal agents finish their work. | He says that police anticipate Las Vegas Boulevard will open in the next few hours as the federal agents finish their work. |
| “We’re asking for anyone who might have information about the shooting in a criminal capacity or you are a victim, call 311.” If you are out of state 702-828-3111. | “We’re asking for anyone who might have information about the shooting in a criminal capacity or you are a victim, call 311.” If you are out of state 702-828-3111. |
| At the convention center, family reunification is still going on, where people can go to file missing persons report, contact the coroner, and ask for information. That phone number is 1-866-535-5654. | At the convention center, family reunification is still going on, where people can go to file missing persons report, contact the coroner, and ask for information. That phone number is 1-866-535-5654. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.26pm BST | at 9.26pm BST |
| 8.53pm BST | 8.53pm BST |
| 20:53 | 20:53 |
| San Juan mayor 'hopes Trump stops spouting' | San Juan mayor 'hopes Trump stops spouting' |
| San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz has responded to Donald Trump’s remarks that Puerto Rico’s recovery has “thrown our budget a little out of whack,” and his suggestion that the island has not suffered “a real catastrophe like Katrina.” | San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz has responded to Donald Trump’s remarks that Puerto Rico’s recovery has “thrown our budget a little out of whack,” and his suggestion that the island has not suffered “a real catastrophe like Katrina.” |
| “I would hope that the president of the United States stops spouting out comments that are hurtful to the people of Puerto Rico,” Cruz told CNN. “It doesn’t make you feel good.” | “I would hope that the president of the United States stops spouting out comments that are hurtful to the people of Puerto Rico,” Cruz told CNN. “It doesn’t make you feel good.” |
| Cruz described two extremely dissimilar meetings with White House staff. One was for the cameras, she said, in which Trump held court among various officials, praised many of them, and compared the catastrophe favorably to hurricane Katrina in 2005. “You can be very proud, only sixteen instead of thousands [killed] in Katrina,” he said. “Sixteen versus literally thousands.” | Cruz described two extremely dissimilar meetings with White House staff. One was for the cameras, she said, in which Trump held court among various officials, praised many of them, and compared the catastrophe favorably to hurricane Katrina in 2005. “You can be very proud, only sixteen instead of thousands [killed] in Katrina,” he said. “Sixteen versus literally thousands.” |
| This meeting, Cruz said, “was a public relations situation” that did not deal with the problems on the island. | This meeting, Cruz said, “was a public relations situation” that did not deal with the problems on the island. |
| “We tend to judge human crises by the number of people who die instantly,” she said. “So of course when you say Katrina there were thousands, that doesn’t convey the message that people are dying on a continuum because they don’t have dialysis, they don’t have healthcare, they’re drinking out of creeks.” | “We tend to judge human crises by the number of people who die instantly,” she said. “So of course when you say Katrina there were thousands, that doesn’t convey the message that people are dying on a continuum because they don’t have dialysis, they don’t have healthcare, they’re drinking out of creeks.” |
| “Sometimes his style of communication gets in the way,” Cruz said, of accomplishing goals. “Rather than commander in chief he really becomes miscommunicator in chief.” | “Sometimes his style of communication gets in the way,” Cruz said, of accomplishing goals. “Rather than commander in chief he really becomes miscommunicator in chief.” |
| The mayor briefly met the president at the Muniz air base earlier on Tuesday, and reportedly tried to tell him that their shared priority was to save lives, saying “it’s not about politics.” | The mayor briefly met the president at the Muniz air base earlier on Tuesday, and reportedly tried to tell him that their shared priority was to save lives, saying “it’s not about politics.” |
| She echoed that point to CNN, saying: “it’s about respect for the Puerto Rican people and it’s about saving lives.” | She echoed that point to CNN, saying: “it’s about respect for the Puerto Rican people and it’s about saving lives.” |
| Cruz praised other federal officials in the Trump administration, saying that after the president’s remarks she and four other mayors spoke at length with officials from the budget office, small business administration, and other agencies. | Cruz praised other federal officials in the Trump administration, saying that after the president’s remarks she and four other mayors spoke at length with officials from the budget office, small business administration, and other agencies. |
| “There was a disconnect between what they were hearing and what was really happening,” Cruz said, calling this second meeting “productive”. | “There was a disconnect between what they were hearing and what was really happening,” Cruz said, calling this second meeting “productive”. |
| She stressed the logistics involved in recovery, especially with communications and roads still in disarray, if not inaccessible, around much of the island. | She stressed the logistics involved in recovery, especially with communications and roads still in disarray, if not inaccessible, around much of the island. |
| Meeting with WH staff productive. They REALLY understood the disconnect between how things are supposed to happen and how they really happen | Meeting with WH staff productive. They REALLY understood the disconnect between how things are supposed to happen and how they really happen |
| “We need robust centers of distribution, a robust supply chain that is not only robust but also consistent,” she said, adding that too often, “you get one pallet of water today you don’t get five for the next week.” | “We need robust centers of distribution, a robust supply chain that is not only robust but also consistent,” she said, adding that too often, “you get one pallet of water today you don’t get five for the next week.” |
| She said that she and the officials talked about long-term planning with contracts, saying that they should set aside 20% of funds for municipalities, and create regional distribution centers to help re-establish supply lines around the island. | She said that she and the officials talked about long-term planning with contracts, saying that they should set aside 20% of funds for municipalities, and create regional distribution centers to help re-establish supply lines around the island. |
| “If you have a $1m contract, set aside $200,000 of that so that it is the municipality that does the work,” she said. | “If you have a $1m contract, set aside $200,000 of that so that it is the municipality that does the work,” she said. |
| The two meetings, she said, were “totally disconnected”. Cruz described one as “Alice in Wonderland” and the other as “back to reality”. | The two meetings, she said, were “totally disconnected”. Cruz described one as “Alice in Wonderland” and the other as “back to reality”. |
| “I saw a real connection between the reality and the White House staff,” she said. | “I saw a real connection between the reality and the White House staff,” she said. |
| “I would love to say nothing more than to stand in front of the camera and to say we were heard and things are moving along,” she continued. But she said she could not, given the circumstances: “if we don’t have interconnectivity, if we don’t stabilize the hospitals, if we don’t have a robust supply chain…” | “I would love to say nothing more than to stand in front of the camera and to say we were heard and things are moving along,” she continued. But she said she could not, given the circumstances: “if we don’t have interconnectivity, if we don’t stabilize the hospitals, if we don’t have a robust supply chain…” |
| Hopefully the newly open channels of communication with WH staff will put in motion what is needed to accomplish our goal: save lives. | Hopefully the newly open channels of communication with WH staff will put in motion what is needed to accomplish our goal: save lives. |
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| at 9.02pm BST | at 9.02pm BST |
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| Republicans delay silencer bill | Republicans delay silencer bill |
| Leaders of the House of Representatives have again delayed their plan to loosen regulations on gun silencers in the wake of the Las Vegas rampage. | Leaders of the House of Representatives have again delayed their plan to loosen regulations on gun silencers in the wake of the Las Vegas rampage. |
| “We are all reeling from this horror in Las Vegas,” House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters on Tuesday. “This is just awful.” | “We are all reeling from this horror in Las Vegas,” House Speaker Paul Ryan told reporters on Tuesday. “This is just awful.” |
| Lawmakers have indefinitely shelved the bill, supported by the National Rifle Association and a House committee last month, Ryan said. | Lawmakers have indefinitely shelved the bill, supported by the National Rifle Association and a House committee last month, Ryan said. |
| “I don’t know when it will be scheduled,” he said. House Republicans have also proposed a bill to let people with concealed-carry permits to take their guns across state lines. | “I don’t know when it will be scheduled,” he said. House Republicans have also proposed a bill to let people with concealed-carry permits to take their guns across state lines. |
| Earlier this year they delayed a vote on the silencer bill after a gunman attacked Republican lawmakers practicing baseball. | Earlier this year they delayed a vote on the silencer bill after a gunman attacked Republican lawmakers practicing baseball. |
| Democratic leaders in the House have pushed for new gun rules in the wake of the shooting, though Republicans, who have stymied such efforts for years, control both chambers of Congress. | Democratic leaders in the House have pushed for new gun rules in the wake of the shooting, though Republicans, who have stymied such efforts for years, control both chambers of Congress. |
| The House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, and senators Richard Durbin and Chris Murphy have urged for background checks on all gun purchases. | The House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, and senators Richard Durbin and Chris Murphy have urged for background checks on all gun purchases. |
| “Gun violence is a public health crisis,” Durbin said on Tuesday, invoking the mass shootings in Chicago, Oregon, and elsewhere in the last few years. | “Gun violence is a public health crisis,” Durbin said on Tuesday, invoking the mass shootings in Chicago, Oregon, and elsewhere in the last few years. |
| “We failed to respond in time for those victims and their families. But if we work together, we can stop shootings in the future.” | “We failed to respond in time for those victims and their families. But if we work together, we can stop shootings in the future.” |
| Pelosi asked Ryan to create a committee to research gun violence and recommend prevention solutions. But the effort appears largely symbolic: a bipartisan effort to expand background checks failed in the Senate in 2013, after the massacre of 20 children and six adults in Newtown, Connecticut. | Pelosi asked Ryan to create a committee to research gun violence and recommend prevention solutions. But the effort appears largely symbolic: a bipartisan effort to expand background checks failed in the Senate in 2013, after the massacre of 20 children and six adults in Newtown, Connecticut. |
| On Tuesday, senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican majority leader, echoed the White House in saying that discussion of new gun rules would be “premature”. | On Tuesday, senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican majority leader, echoed the White House in saying that discussion of new gun rules would be “premature”. |
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| The president has met San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, according to the White House pool report, but the exchange was brief. | The president has met San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz, according to the White House pool report, but the exchange was brief. |
| On Tuesday Trump shook the hand of the San Juan mayor he publicly insulted, after declaring on Twitter on Saturday that she had “poor leadership.” | On Tuesday Trump shook the hand of the San Juan mayor he publicly insulted, after declaring on Twitter on Saturday that she had “poor leadership.” |
| According to the pool report, the pair “exchanged pleasantries,” and Trump asked Carmen Yulín Cruz how she was. | According to the pool report, the pair “exchanged pleasantries,” and Trump asked Carmen Yulín Cruz how she was. |
| Before meeting the president, Cruz said in a statement that she wanted to make clear to him that their shared priority should be “about saving lives, not about politics”. | Before meeting the president, Cruz said in a statement that she wanted to make clear to him that their shared priority should be “about saving lives, not about politics”. |
| Trump accused Cruz of “poor leadership” over the weekend, after she criticized his acting secretary of Homeland Security, who called Puerto Rico “a good news story”. | Trump accused Cruz of “poor leadership” over the weekend, after she criticized his acting secretary of Homeland Security, who called Puerto Rico “a good news story”. |
| Cruz responded to the acting secretary with an impassioned speech: “If anybody out there is listening to us, we are dying, and you are killing us with the inefficiency and the bureaucracy.” | Cruz responded to the acting secretary with an impassioned speech: “If anybody out there is listening to us, we are dying, and you are killing us with the inefficiency and the bureaucracy.” |
| Trump later criticized the work of Puerto Rican relief works, saying “they want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.” He then called his critics “politically motivated ingrates”. On Tuesday he said that Cruz had “come back a long way”. | Trump later criticized the work of Puerto Rican relief works, saying “they want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort.” He then called his critics “politically motivated ingrates”. On Tuesday he said that Cruz had “come back a long way”. |
| NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell tweeted that, during their short encounter on the island, Cruz told Trump “it’s not about politics” and that “Trump didn’t answer then pointedly ignored her.” | NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell tweeted that, during their short encounter on the island, Cruz told Trump “it’s not about politics” and that “Trump didn’t answer then pointedly ignored her.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.02pm BST | at 8.02pm BST |
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| On Puerto Rico, the president is continuing along his tightly controlled press tour with residents, local officials and relief workers. | On Puerto Rico, the president is continuing along his tightly controlled press tour with residents, local officials and relief workers. |
| At one location, toured the Cavalry Chapel, in south-east San Juan, he started tossing some supply items into the crowd, according to the White House pool report. | At one location, toured the Cavalry Chapel, in south-east San Juan, he started tossing some supply items into the crowd, according to the White House pool report. |
| Shaking hands with people in the crowd, the report reads, “picked up a can of tinned chicken breast and held it aloft for the crowd to see.” | Shaking hands with people in the crowd, the report reads, “picked up a can of tinned chicken breast and held it aloft for the crowd to see.” |
| “He handed one man in the crowd a pack of batteries.” | “He handed one man in the crowd a pack of batteries.” |
| Then, as his wife followed him: “he held up a flashlight and showed it to the crowd, shaking hands the whole time.” | Then, as his wife followed him: “he held up a flashlight and showed it to the crowd, shaking hands the whole time.” |
| “Trump kept picking up items from tables laden with supplies, showing them to the crowd and handing them to people with outstretched hands. ‘There’s a lot of love in this room,’ the president said. ‘Great people.’” | “Trump kept picking up items from tables laden with supplies, showing them to the crowd and handing them to people with outstretched hands. ‘There’s a lot of love in this room,’ the president said. ‘Great people.’” |
| The president “moved to a pile of yellow bags containing rice and handed them to whoever was nearest. He tossed rolls of paper towels into the crowd. Two were caught but one fell onto the carpet. The first lady was handing out small boxed solar panels.” | The president “moved to a pile of yellow bags containing rice and handed them to whoever was nearest. He tossed rolls of paper towels into the crowd. Two were caught but one fell onto the carpet. The first lady was handing out small boxed solar panels.” |
| According to the pooler, chief of staff John Kelly “conferred in quiet tones” with the director of FEMA, Brock Long. | According to the pooler, chief of staff John Kelly “conferred in quiet tones” with the director of FEMA, Brock Long. |
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| The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada has provided a few harrowing details of how its patients are faring in the aftermath of Sunday’s shooting. | The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada has provided a few harrowing details of how its patients are faring in the aftermath of Sunday’s shooting. |
| The hospital is the main critical trauma facility in the region, meaning that it has been at the center of efforts to save the lives of the worst injured people. More than 20 people were admitted in critical condition, the center said in a statement, and many still need breathing tubes. | The hospital is the main critical trauma facility in the region, meaning that it has been at the center of efforts to save the lives of the worst injured people. More than 20 people were admitted in critical condition, the center said in a statement, and many still need breathing tubes. |
| Many of the gunshot victims did not require surgery, but did need blood transfusions or chest tubes. The hospital took in 104 people in all in the hours after the attack. | Many of the gunshot victims did not require surgery, but did need blood transfusions or chest tubes. The hospital took in 104 people in all in the hours after the attack. |
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| Anonymous law enforcement officials have told NBC News and CNN that the Las Vegas shooting suspect, Stephen Paddock, wired $100,000 to an account in the Philippines at some point before Sunday’s shooting. | Anonymous law enforcement officials have told NBC News and CNN that the Las Vegas shooting suspect, Stephen Paddock, wired $100,000 to an account in the Philippines at some point before Sunday’s shooting. |
| According to NBC, citing unnamed “senior law enforcement officials”, Paddock wired the money to an account there in the week before the shooting. His girlfriend, Marilou Danley, was born in the Philippines and was abroad at the time of the shooting. | According to NBC, citing unnamed “senior law enforcement officials”, Paddock wired the money to an account there in the week before the shooting. His girlfriend, Marilou Danley, was born in the Philippines and was abroad at the time of the shooting. |
| A law enforcement official also told CNN that Paddock wired $100,000 to an account in the Philippines, but similarly had no information about to whom it was intended. | A law enforcement official also told CNN that Paddock wired $100,000 to an account in the Philippines, but similarly had no information about to whom it was intended. |
| Police said Danley, who has been abroad since 25 September, is cooperating with them and plans to meet with investigators on her return to the US. They said at a briefing on Monday that Paddock, who checked into his hotel on 28 September, was seen on surveillance footage taking suitcases – now believed to be weapons – into his room alone. | Police said Danley, who has been abroad since 25 September, is cooperating with them and plans to meet with investigators on her return to the US. They said at a briefing on Monday that Paddock, who checked into his hotel on 28 September, was seen on surveillance footage taking suitcases – now believed to be weapons – into his room alone. |
| On Monday, las Vegas sheriff Joe Lombardo said that police have spoken repeatedly with Danley but believe her “at this time not to be involved” in the shooting. | On Monday, las Vegas sheriff Joe Lombardo said that police have spoken repeatedly with Danley but believe her “at this time not to be involved” in the shooting. |
| A law enforcement official confirms to @SchneiderCNN that Stephen Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines. Officials unsure when the wire happened or identity of recipient. FBI is working with Filipino authorities to determine details. | A law enforcement official confirms to @SchneiderCNN that Stephen Paddock wired $100,000 to the Philippines. Officials unsure when the wire happened or identity of recipient. FBI is working with Filipino authorities to determine details. |
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| Dozens of off-duty police officers and firefighters were in attendance at the Las Vegas music festival on Sunday night. Several were injured or killed, or lost loved ones in the shooting. | Dozens of off-duty police officers and firefighters were in attendance at the Las Vegas music festival on Sunday night. Several were injured or killed, or lost loved ones in the shooting. |
| San Francisco police chief William Scott has identified one of the 59 killed as, Stacee Etcheber, the spouse of an SFPD officer. | San Francisco police chief William Scott has identified one of the 59 killed as, Stacee Etcheber, the spouse of an SFPD officer. |
| Stacee was taken in a senseless act of violence as her husband, SFPD officer Vinnie Etcheber, heroically rushed to aid shooting victims in Las Vegas on Sunday. Stacee was a beloved mother of two young children and a well-loved hair stylist in Marin County. As we grieve, we ask the public to keep the Etcheber family in their thoughts, along with all of the victims of this tragic incident.” | Stacee was taken in a senseless act of violence as her husband, SFPD officer Vinnie Etcheber, heroically rushed to aid shooting victims in Las Vegas on Sunday. Stacee was a beloved mother of two young children and a well-loved hair stylist in Marin County. As we grieve, we ask the public to keep the Etcheber family in their thoughts, along with all of the victims of this tragic incident.” |
| 12 members of firefighters union were shot during #vegasshooting, 2 of them while administering CPR to others #8NN | 12 members of firefighters union were shot during #vegasshooting, 2 of them while administering CPR to others #8NN |
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| The president is currently meeting with Americans on Puerto Rico who are struggling to rebuild in the wake of hurricane Maria. But his cohort is sparse: only his familiar aides and a select group of residents and leaders. | The president is currently meeting with Americans on Puerto Rico who are struggling to rebuild in the wake of hurricane Maria. But his cohort is sparse: only his familiar aides and a select group of residents and leaders. |
| He is expected to deliver more remarks over the course of the visit; the itinerary handed out by the White House shows that he intends to stay in and near the capital of San Juan. | He is expected to deliver more remarks over the course of the visit; the itinerary handed out by the White House shows that he intends to stay in and near the capital of San Juan. |
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