EXCEPTIONAL HEROISM IN THE FACE OF EVIL.

OF EVIL. THIS MORNING THE FAMILIES AND

THIS MORNING THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THREE SAILORS GUNNED

FRIENDS OF THREE SAILORS GUNNED DOWN IN PENSACOLA, MUHAMMAD

DOWN IN PENSACOLA, MUHAMMAD HAITHAM AND CAMERON SCOTT

HAITHAM AND CAMERON SCOTT WALTERS AND JOSHUA WATSON.

WALTERS AND JOSHUA WATSON. AFTER SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES, HE

AFTER SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES, HE MADE IT OUTSIDE AND TOLD THE

MADE IT OUTSIDE AND TOLD THE FIRST RESPONDERS TEAM WHERE THE

FIRST RESPONDERS TEAM WHERE THE SHOOTER WAS AND THOSE DETAILS

SHOOTER WAS AND THOSE DETAILS WAS IN VALUABLE.

WAS IN VALUABLE. >> HE WAS BORN A HERO.

>> HE WAS BORN A HERO. >> THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER

>> THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER PRAISED ALL THREE.

PRAISED ALL THREE. THEY RAN TOWARDS DAMAGE AND SAVE

THEY RAN TOWARDS DAMAGE AND SAVE LIVES.

LIVES. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THEIR ACTION

IF IT WAS NOT FOR THEIR ACTION AND THE ACTION OF THE NAVAL

AND THE ACTION OF THE NAVAL SECURITY FORCE THAT WERE THE FNZ

SECURITY FORCE THAT WERE THE FNZ FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE SCENE.

FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE SCENE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN

THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE.

FAR WORSE. THERE ARE STILL MANY QUESTIONS

THERE ARE STILL MANY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED.

UNANSWERED. >> WAS IT TERRORISM?

>> WAS IT TERRORISM? IS IT SAFE NOW?

IS IT SAFE NOW? DO WE HAVE EVERYBODY IDENTIFIED?

DO WE HAVE EVERYBODY IDENTIFIED? >> LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TELLING NBC NEWS THAT THE

TELLING NBC NEWS THAT THE SHOOTER, A SAUDI ARABIA NATIONAL

SHOOTER, A SAUDI ARABIA NATIONAL RETURNING FROM A VISIT BACK HOME

RETURNING FROM A VISIT BACK HOME FROM FEBRUARY.

FROM FEBRUARY. LAST WEEK HE INVITED THREE SAUDI

LAST WEEK HE INVITED THREE SAUDI FRIENDS TO HIS HOME WHERE THEY

FRIENDS TO HIS HOME WHERE THEY WATCHED VIDEOS OF MASS SHOOTING.

WATCHED VIDEOS OF MASS SHOOTING. NBC NEWS LEARNED HE LEGALLY

NBC NEWS LEARNED HE LEGALLY PURCHASED THE GUN FROM A DEALER

PURCHASED THE GUN FROM A DEALER IN PENSACOLA.

IN PENSACOLA. NON CITIZENS CAN'T BUY HANDGUNS.