Good Morning El Paso 06.13.16

it’s the scene of the worst mass shooting in the u-s. this morning, new details about the gunman and reaction from his father. local lawmakers respond to the massacre. the messages from our state senator and county sheriff for the borderland. “i know when i woke up this morning to the phone calls of if everybody’s ok, that he told me the last thing he got from his friend was, ‘i’ve been shot and our mutual friend is dead.’ nothing’s been confirmed on the friend as of yet, that was deceased.” it’s the deadliest mass shooting in the united states. and the nation’s worst terror attack since 9 – 11. an american- born man who’d pledged allegiance to isis gunned down 50 people early sunday at a l-g-b-t nightclub in orlando. a victims have been identified this morning. a very good morning el paso, las cruces, and juarez. i’m stephanie valle. and i’m hillary floren. good morning, everyone. a live look at stormtrack doppler radar is showing… currently around our region… here’s your day planner for today… expect skies, winds and temperatures in the by 8 am, by noon and for your drive home around 5 pm. we’ll talk more about what to expect for the rest of this work week and the weekend ahead coming up in your full forecast. our complete coverage of the massacre in orlando begins in just a moment.. but first — breaking news.. the el paso police department confirms its swat team is in the lower valley … . this is happening now on the 8900 block of otyokwa. abc-7’s denise olivas is on the scene with more… good morning el paso’s denise olivas is live … denise? as the nation continues to cope with the worst mass shooting in us history .. new details are emerging this morning about the gunman and the brave people who survived the massacre .. doing whatever they could to save the injured in the chaos. we know at least 50 people inclduding the shooter were killed and another 53 injured. officials say 24 victims have been identified as of this morning abc’s elizabeth hur is in orlando with more… she begins our complete coverage. overnight.. the worst fears confirmed for these anguished mothers. christine leinonen: “it’s terrible. he’s my only child.” christine leinonen and mina justice.. both learning their sons are among the dead.. mina justice: “he said he was gonn die and he loved me, that was the last thing i heard.” justic sharing these heart- breaking text messages.. revealing her son and others were held hostage.. inside this gay nightclub in orlando. dispatch: “we’re being told possibly up to 15 remaining in the club that are barricaded in” tiffany johnson, bartende sot: “everybody just dropped to the ground and then people started running.” mos sot “there was bodies everywhere – was crawling – i just kept crawling.” the thre hours of terror ending.. after swat officers breach a wall of the club and exchanged gunfire with the suspect. “nats of gun fire” thi morning.. authorities are releasing more names of those who did not make it out alive.. and revealing new details about the gunman.. omar mateen. according to authorities.. the 29-year-old arrived officials also gathered in downtown to send a message of solidarity with orlando. state senator jose rodriguez had strong words, calling for stricter laws on gun control “this country that allows peopl to use assault weapons in mass shootings in discriminately and yet there are those who still insist that our second amendment rights allow us to carry military style weapons” el paso sheriff richard wiles reminded residents to always be vigilant and check your surroundings. he said businesses can choose to hire off- duty deputies to patrol bars and night clubs. our complete coverage of the nightclub massacre continues online at kvia dot com. you can find the list of identified victims. highlights from a news conference held by local county and city leaders. background information on the gunman. plus–information on mass shootings in the u-s. police have not arrested any suspects in a homicide on the westside. police say a man in his 30’s was found dead inside his apartment with gunshot wounds. the man was found on the 41-hundred block of westside at the terrace hills apartments around 3:30 sunday afternoon. investigators say the victim was discovered by a friend. police have not identified the victim – but general manager, bryan crowe – from destination el paso tells abc-7 the victim was richard madrigal. madrigal was the convention sales manager for visit el paso… crowe – sent abc-7 a statment expressing sadness and condolences to madrigal’s family, friends and colleagues over his death. 6-07… weather and traffic on the 7s… …abc-7 traffic track … now it’s time to take a look at the tx-dot traffic cams… we continue our complete coverage on the nightclub massacre this morning. massacre this morning. complete coverage on the nightclub massacre this morning. “he gave his strongest communit the hardest held battle and we’re standing up and we’re fighting.” coming up we hear more from the victims on what happened inside the nightclub when the shooter opened fire. victims on what happened inside the nightclub when the shooter opened fire. and this is abc-7, where news comes first! “i still think that i’m going