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TONIGHT WE ARE REMEMBERING THOSE LOST IN THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB TRAGEDY NINE YEARS AGO. RIGHT NOW, THE FIRST DAY OF PULSE SITE VISITS ARE WRAPPING UP. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME AND THE FIRST TIME SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE NIGHTCLUB BEFORE THE CITY OF ORLANDO MOVES FORWARD WITH PLANS TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING TO MAKE WAY FOR A PERMANENT MEMORIAL. WESH TWO HAS A DEDICATED TEAM OF REPORTERS BRINGING YOU LIVE COVERAGE AS THE CITY OF ORLANDO PREPARES TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THE 49 VICTIMS ON THE TRAGIC DAY. CENTRAL FLORIDA CHANGED FOREVER. OUR TEAM COVERAGE BEGINS TONIGHT WITH WESH TWO. MICHELLE IMPERATO, WHO IS ANCHORING FOR US LIVE OUTSIDE OF PULSE MICHELLE. THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE SITE VISITS WITH SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS FAMILIES. IT IS STEWART. ABOUT 250 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT PULSE BETWEEN TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE FIRST GROUP WENT IN ABOUT A FEW HOURS AGO AND THE LAST GROUP VISIT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THE CITY OF ORLANDO HAS DONE EVERYTHING IT CAN TO PROTECT THE SURVIVORS AND THE VICTIMS FAMILIES AS THEY WALK INSIDE AND JUST SEE AND ABSORB EVERYTHING INSIDE THE CLUB AS IT IS TODAY. WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU THERE IS A FENCE UP. THEY HAVE A TENT UP TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVACY. THEY’RE WALKING THEM IN UNDER UMBRELLAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE NOW. HOURS EARLIER, CHOPPER TWO FLEW OVER PULSE ONE FINAL TIME BEFORE THE VISITS BEGAN. THE WALL REMAINS UP TODAY. IT IS COVERED IN TRIBUTES TO THE 49 LIVES THAT WERE TAKEN THAT DAY. AND THESE ARE THE LIVES THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED IN THE COMING HOURS AND THE COMING DAYS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE MENTIONED ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO THAT ONE OF THE VICTIMS MOTHERS, AS SHE CAME OUT OF THE CLUB, DECIDED TO GO OVER AND TALK TO THE MEDIA. THIS IS CHRISTINE LEINEN AND HER SON ANDREW DIED INSIDE PULSE NIGHTCLUB ON JUNE 12TH, 2016. AND SHE SAID FOR HER, SHE HAD TO COME AND SEE THE SITE BEFORE IT’S TORN DOWN. I WANTED TO SEE IT. IT’S NOT CLOSURE, IT’S. IT’S REALISTIC. IT’S SOMETHING THAT I’VE NEVER BEEN HERE, NEVER BEEN THROUGH THERE. THEY ARE PLANNING ON DEMOLISHING IT. I’M NEVER GOING TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN. I WOULD HAVE REGRETTED IT IF I DIDN’T GO THROUGH IT. AND I NEEDED TO SEE WHERE MY SON TOOK HIS LAST BREATH. IT’S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. AND AS PAINFUL AS IT IS, IT’S NOWHERE NEAR AS PAINFUL AS WHAT MY SON EXPERIENCED THAT NIGHT. CHRISTINE HAS BEEN A VOCAL ADVOCATE FOR HER SON ANDREW, SINCE HIS DEATH ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. AND SHE SAID, LIKE YOU HEARD THERE, THAT SHE JUST WOULDN’T FORGIVE HERSELF IF SHE MISSED THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WALK INSIDE THAT BUILDING TODAY. NOW, WESH TWO’S GREG FOX HAS BEEN HERE ALL DAY AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE FAMILIES AND THE SURVIVORS. AND GREG, TODAY REALLY MARKS BOTH THE END AND THE BEGINNING. THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT, MICHELLE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS WE JUST SAW THE THIRD SHUTTLE BUS FULL OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE IN AND THEN COME BACK OUTSIDE OF THE NIGHTCLUB, IT JUST TOOK OFF DOWN THE STREET, LITERALLY 30S AGO. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS THEY GO IN, THEY’RE NOT ONLY THINKING OF THOSE THAT THEY LOST, BUT THEY’RE ALSO THINKING ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE TO HONOR THOSE KILLED AND WOUNDED DURING A WEEK THAT BRINGS BACK STARK AND TERRIFYING MEMORIES OF A MASS SHOOTING INSIDE ONE OF ORLANDO’S LARGEST AND MOST POPULAR NIGHTCLUBS. THE TEMPORARY MEMORIAL OUTSIDE PULSE IS SEEING STEADY TRAFFIC FROM PEOPLE TRYING TO QUIETLY COMPREHEND THE MURDERS OF 49 PEOPLE. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM. NINE YEARS LATER, ORLANDO MAYOR BUDDY DYER WILL BE ON HAND AS THE FAMILIES OF 25 VICTIMS WILL BE GIVEN SPECIAL ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY. GOING INSIDE WHERE BULLETS KILLED AND WOUNDED, WHERE A GUNMAN HELD HOSTAGES FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS, AND WHERE ULTIMATELY THAT GUNMAN WAS KILLED. I THINK THEIR FAMILIES THAT IT WILL BE HELPFUL TO THEIR JOURNEY TO ACTUALLY SEE THE PLACE WHERE THEIR LOVED ONE PASSED AWAY, AND I’M GUESSING THAT A LOT OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB BEFORE, LET ALONE HAVE BEEN INSIDE IT. IN ALL, 250 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 70 SURVIVORS, ARE EXPECTED TO VISIT NOW THROUGH SATURDAY. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT. THERE ARE CLERGY THAT WILL BE THERE AND TO PRAY WITH FAMILIES. THERE WILL BE TRAUMA SPECIALISTS AND BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS THERE FROM ASPIRE HEALTH PARTNERS. THEY’LL BE THERE IN CASE. I MEAN, THIS IS NOT TO START A THERAPY SESSION, BUT IT’S EMPATHETIC AND IT’S SUPPORTIVE. CERTAINLY, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE VISIT THE TEMPORARY MEMORIAL HERE AT PULSE NIGHTCLUB, AND WE’VE TALKED WITH SOME OF THEM, AND THEY SAY THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THE BUILDING MAINTAINED INSTEAD OF DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH A PERMANENT MEMORIAL. CODY TROOP VISITS ONCE A MONTH TO PAY HIS RESPECTS AND THINKS THE BUILDING IS ESSENTIAL. I LIKE IT THE WAY IT IS NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN COME UP HERE AND PUT FLOWERS TO SIGNS, FLAGS, SHIRTS, WRITINGS. I LIKE IT THE WAY IT IS. IF THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, REDO THE OUTSIDE AND STUFF. AFTER A PRIVATE BRIEFING WITH FAMILY MEMBERS, THE FBI WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE ITS FILE ON THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTINGS. SOME ATTENDING THAT BRIEFING HAVE DECIDED NOT TO VISIT THE SITE. AND, OF COURSE, THESE VISITS WILL HAPPEN BY THE BUSLOAD DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THERE’S GOING TO BE 16 VISITS BY FAMILIES. THERE’S GOING TO BE 12 SETS OF SURVIVORS THAT ARE VISITING THE SITE HERE. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGE NOW WITH WESH TWO ANCHOR NANCY ALVAREZ. SHE’S LIVE OUTSIDE THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL IN ORLANDO. AND NANCY, THE FBI HAD A CHANCE TO TALK W