Obama offering sympathy but no easy answers in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Offering sympathy but no easy answers, President Barack Obama came today to Orlando to try to console those mourning the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Obama's solemn visit was meant to express solidarity with a grief-stricken community and to show some measure of unity from a political world that has largely used the tragedy to renew its fights over guns and terrorism.

Arriving with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, Obama drove immediately to Amway Center, a stadium just two miles from the scene of the massacre, to meet privately with families of the 49 victims, with survivors and with local law enforcement officials who responded to the shooting. The meetings were expected to last for a couple of hours.

The White House said Obama planned to emphasize his solidarity with Orlando's gays and lesbians during the visit but planned no major speech or call to action.