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U.S. NEWS Thursday 5 OcTOber 2017
Trump in Vegas: ‘America is truly a nation in mourning’

Continued from Front gurneys for the injured and
“Our souls are stricken with frantically searching for
grief for every American anything he could use to
who lost a husband or a make splints.
wife, a mother or a father, “The example of those
a son or a daughter,” he whose final act was to
told them. “We know that sacrifice themselves for
your sorrow feels endless. those they love should
We stand together to help inspire all of us to show
you carry your pain. “ more love every day for
It was a somber address the people who grace
from a provocateur our lives,” Trump said.The
president who prides president spent about
himself on commanding four hours in a city still
strength but sometimes reeling from the worst
has struggled to project mass shooting in modern
empathy.His solemn words American history.
in Las Vegas offered a As he has done all week,
sharp contrast to his trip Trump batted away
a day earlier to Puerto questions about whether
Rico, where he spoke of the shooting warranted
the “expensive” recovery President Donald Trump talks as first lady Melania Trump and surgeon Dr. John Fildes listens at the taking a fresh look at
effort on the island and University Medical Center after Trump met with survivors of the mass shooting Wednesday, Oct. 4, tougher gun controls.
highlighted the relatively 2017, in Las Vegas. “We’re not going to talk
low death toll there (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) about that today,” he
compared with “a real lost their lives saving to the scene in search of turned to helping victims, said. “We won’t talk about
catastrophe like Katrina” loved ones and total loved ones, but quickly using plastic barriers as that.” q
in 2005.On Wednesday, strangers. He described
Trump took a grim tour of an eyewitness account of
Las Vegas, meeting face- police officers standing as
to-face with victims and bullets slammed around
first responders.In prepared them and trying to direct
remarks, he spoke of concert-goers to safety.
the courage displayed He described a military
by those who risked or veteran who had rushed

Vegas killer’s girlfriend says

she had no idea of his plans

Continued from Front The 64-year-old high-
She said she was stakes gambler and real
devastated by the estate investor specifically
carnage and she would requested an upper-floor
cooperate with authorities room with a view of the
as they struggle to get music festival, according
inside Paddock’s mind. to a person who has seen
Investigators are busy hotel records turned
reconstructing his life, over to investigators.
behavior and the people Paddock wasn’t able to
he encountered in the move into the room until
weeks leading up to the Saturday, said the person,
deadliest mass shooting who was not authorized
in modern U.S. history, FBI to speak publicly and
Deputy Director Andrew disclosed the information
McCabe said. That includes to The Associated Press on
examining his computer condition of anonymity.
and cellphone.But as of The room, which goes
Wednesday, investigators for $590, was given to
were unable to come up Paddock free because
with a motive for the attack he was a good customer
Sunday night that left more who wagered tens of
than 500 people injured thousands of dollars each
and ended with Paddock time he visited the casino,
killing himself in his room at the person said.It was just
the Mandalay Bay hotel another indication of how
casino.“This individual and he planned the attack.
this attack didn’t leave Authorities have said he
the sort of immediately brought 23 weapons in
accessible thumbprints 10 suitcases into the room
that you find on some and set up cameras inside
mass casualty attacks,” and out to watch for police
McCabe said. closing in on him.q