captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, june 22nd, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." >> just like he shouldn't have his finger on the button, he shouldn't have his hands on our economy. [ applause ] >> in a scathing speech, hillary clinton goes after donald trump's economic policy using his own words and finances against him. trump didn't hold back when it came to firing back. >> basically she's crooked hillary. i mean, when you get right down to it. we're getting a glimpse into the life of the gunman who killed 49 inside a nightclub. this morning, hear from the man who says he was the gunman's lover.

>> i had a relationship with omar mateen. >> did you have second with him? >> yes, i do. as twin fires scorch parts of l.a., more wildfires are ignited throughout southern california, threatening hundreds of homes. still some refuse to leave the danger zone. >> if we don't see flames, we don't leave. [ gunfire ] and a chaotic commute in washington, d.c., as the city's metro is washed out by torrential flooding. [ applause ] good morning from the studio 57 here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. today it's donald trump's turn. trump is scheduled to give a speech outlining his argument against hillary clinton. yesterday it was clinton who blasted trump, ridiculing his economic plan. a just-released quinnipiac poll in three swing states shows

clinton leading in florida. in both ohio and pennsylvania, clinton and trump are running neck and neck. brian webb has more. >> reporter: hillary clinton hit her opponent, donald trump, hard on what many consider his biggest strength, his business skills. >> trump would throw us back into recession. >> reporter: speaking to voters in the swing state of ohio, the democrat said trump's record proves putting him in charge of the economy would be bad news for small businesses and working families. >> he's written a lot of books about business. they all seem to end at chapter 11. >> reporter: trump said on instagram he understands debt and has made a fortune on it. late tuesday afternoon, he shared his opinions about clinton with "cbs this morning" co-host norah o'donnell. basically she's crooked hillary. i mean, when you get down to it, she will do horribly on the economy. she's going to do a horrible job on jobs. >> reporter: a large group of evangelical christian leaders met with trump in new york's times square as the candidate tries to gain their support. >> he answered all the

questions, and i just believe that we're just going to see unity. >> reporter: a group of religious leaders opposed to donald trump held a protest outside the meeting. >> he consistently is scapegoating the religious minorities of this country and blaming them for all of our problems. >> reporter: none of the evangelical leaders at the meeting endorsed trump. brian webb for cbs news, new york. trump says he needs support from the republicans. he's badly trailing clinton in fund-raising. the campaign sent out its first fund-raising e-mail yesterday, and trump says he'll match any contributions made for 48 hours up to $2 million. trump also blasted clinton's fund-raising efforts in his interview with norah o'donnell. >> all of the money she's raising, that's blood money. that's blood money. look, she's getting tremendous amounts of money from wall street. she's going to take care of wall street. she's getting tremendous amounts of money from lots of people. she's going to take care of all those people. >> ahead on "cbs this morning,"

the rest of norah o'donnell's one-on-one interview with donald trump as he responds to criticism from fed chair janet yellen. now to the orlando shooting and a man who says that he had been the lover of gunman omar mateen. he says that mateen acted out of revenge because he felt used by the men he'd met at the pulse nightclub. the man wore a disguise for his o interview with univision. he made mateen on a gay dating website. during their two-month relationship, he never saw sign of violence. >> he was a very sweet guy, very -- how you say -- he loved to be cuddled. that's the only thing i feel from him, he looking for love. he looking to be embraced. >> did he ever talk about his religion? >> yes. i asked him about his religion. >> reporter: what did he say? >> i asked him about the muslim

religion. he said muslim religion is a beautiful, spiritual religion. a religion where everything's about love. it's a religion like everybody's welcome. >> he also says mateen was frustrated over his father's harsh views of gay people. the city of orlando is trying to get back on its feet following the worst mass shooting in u.s. history. the street in front of the pulse nightclub has reopened. meanwhile, attorney general loretta lynch of there and says there's still much to learn about the gunman. >> reporter: u.s. attorney general loretta lynch visited a memorial honoring the 49 people who died in the nightclub massacre. she expressed her support for the lgbt community in orlando. >> this department of justice and your country stands with you in the light. >> reporter: lynch met with investigators who are looking into shooter omar mateen's

possible motivation. sources confirm to cbs news the 29-year-old went into the pulse nightclub before the shooting, left at one point, and later returned to open fire. >> i cannot tell you definitively that we will ever narrow it down to one motivation. people often act out of more than one motivation. this was clearly an act of terror and an act of hate. >> reporter: it took investigators over a week to process the scene and collect evidence here at pulse nightclub. the city reopened the main street in front of the building on tuesday morning. >> it's very shocking and scary. >> reporter: that's how nathaniel reef described seeing pulse up close for the first time since the shooting. reef wanted to watch crews remove the barricades around the club. he hopes this marks a new beginning. >> i just came here to find closure and to try to understand the matter. i'm still struggling with it now. >> reporter: many people are stopping by to reflect, consoling each other. >> i looked at it, and it

brought goosebumps. >> reporter: jean freshet came to pay respect to the victims. >> probably say a prayer for these people that died. >> reporter: and she, s -- and,e says, a prayer for her community. cbs news, orlando. a human rights group says 25 civilians were killed during an air strike against isis in syria. the city of raqqah is an isis stronghold. the syrian observatory for human rights says six of the victims were children, but it's not clear who carried out tuesday's raid. overnight, firefighters out west worked to control a series of wildfires. hundreds of homes remain at risk. the san gabriel complex fire, two adjacent fires that started yesterday, has burned 7.5 square miles and is 10% contained. the foothills northeast of los angeles are ablaze. flames broke out within feet of residential streets. residents in over 750 homes have been forced to evacuate. some may be able to return

today, though. near the u.s./mexico border, southeast of san diego, the border fire has destroyed over 6,000 acres and several outbuildings. residents in about 600 homes were ordered to evacuate, but some simply refused to leave. >> we know when to leave. we don't evacuate just because. we evacuate pretty much when the flames are on our heels. we're pretty hard core out here. >> in new mexico, out of abkerry, a wildfire -- albuquerque, a wildfire is finally starting to run out of steam. service has been restored at a washington, d.c., subway station after it was overrun by a flash flood. water rushed into the cleveland park station last night. some of it taking the escalator. the station is prone to flooding because it's at the bottom of a hill. the station was closed for about two hours. coming up on the "cbs

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a daring rescue mission at the bottom of the world. a small plane reached the south pole yesterday after a 1,500 mile flight in bitter cold and total darkness. the plane will airlift a sick worker from the remote science base as soon as conditions permit. investigators are looking into pro-athletes scammed out of millions of dollars, and a close friend of singer prince opens up. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the new york times" relates a prince protege's account of the april night when the singer passed out on a plane. judith hill's quick reaction led to an emergency landing. prince was revived on the tarmac

in illinois with a shot of narc narcan, typically used to treat opioid overdoses. six days later, though, prince died of a painkiller overdose. bloomberg news reports that the clinton foundation was among the political organizations breached by hackers. government analysts blame russia for the cyberattack. the democratic national committee and the campaigns of hillary clinton, bernie sanders, and donald trump were also targeted. "usa today" reports a scam that robbed millions of dollars from pro athletes. an investment adviser gained the athletes' trust by stressing his christian faith. denver broncos' mark sanchez and san francisco pitcher jake peavy are among those defrauded. "espn" the magazine offers a glimpse of its body issue. miami heat star dwyane wade is on the cover looking pretty sculpted. the annual issue features carefully posed nude athletes. and in a first, a transgender

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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ tuesday was a big day at the white house. first lady michelle obama celebrated her snapchat debut. flotus snapped several videos. one showed her dance behind the duo running man challenge. then she caught up with a special guest. >> hi, i'm at the white house today, and i'm going to take a spin in a car and sing some songs with -- >> me. ah! >> flotus and james corden taped a special carpool karaoke for "the late, late show."

an air date has not been set, but you know you'll see it here on cbs. on the cbs "money watch," twitter rolls out video changes, and a starbucks latte lawsuit moves forward. jill wagner's at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. fed chair janet yellen says the fed will remain cautious in raising interest rates. in her semi annual report to congress, yellen said the u.s. economy faces uncertainties including slowing job growth and inflation. her comments sent stocks higher. the dow gained 24. the s&p picked up five. the nasdaq added six. another lawsuit alleging starbucks underfills its beverages. two starbucks customers say starbucks knowingly cheats customers by serving lattes that are 25% too small in order to save money on milk. starbucks says the suit is without merit. a federal judge ruled that the lawsuit can proceed. the supermarket chain trader joe's agreed to pay $500,000 in penalty related to leaky

refrigeration systems. trader joe's has over 450 stores nationwide. the e.p. says those stores had been leaking a coolant that contributes to global warming and violates the clean air act. twitter is letting users post longer videos. its video lovie smith lasts 140 seconds. tweet themselves have 140 characters. videos will also be longer on vine. twitter's video-sharing social network. twitter currently has 310 million active users. and ticketmasters released the list of concerts. it will be offering free ticket vouchers as parts of a class action settlement. artists include brad paisley, keith urban, and gwen stefani. there are 440 events available at amphitheaters nationwide. any ticketmaster customer who purchased tickets between october 21st, 1999, and february 27th, 2013, is eligible. >> not bad, ticketmaster. those are some a-listers.

i wasn't sure what kind of tickets they would offer up. that's pretty good. >> i'm wondering how the musicians will feel about them being offered the free vouchers. >> i know. i'm sure they're getting compensated. that's probably all that matters. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot. still ahead, lifesaving technology. we'll show you a simple way to remind parents it kids in the back seat during the hot summer months. jane loves to treat herself. so she loves new light & fit crunch. greek nonfat yogurt with delicious toppings like chocolate and almonds.

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semis in houston. he netted his 55th international goal to become his country's all-time leading scorer. in cleveland, sports fans don't want the party to stop. can you blame them? now that the cavaliers brought home the city's first pro sports championship in more than a half century, a parade and rally will be held for the team today. and cavs star lebron james will be honored tomorrow night in his native akron. now to important news for parents. an advocacy group says 15 children already have died this year in overheated cars. new technology could help prevent such tragedies. >> reporter: 8-month-old railey died this month after being left in a hot car for two hours. her father told police he forgot to drop the baby at daycare and went straight to work. [ chime ] these chimes could help prevent

it in the future. the gmc acadia is the first vehicle with the rear seat reminder. >> there it is. >> reporter: engineer trisha morrow's team came up with the system. >> tell catch your attention and say rear seat reminder. >> reporter: you open the back door, then the car believes something is in the back seat. >> whether it's your gym bag, a child, your lunch, we want to make sure you take a quick look. >> reporter: there are also apps available that can remind parents a baby is in the back seat. this car sends out an alert when the car arrives at its destination. >> we're pleased -- >> reporter: sue oriama from kids in cars is glad to see an auto company integrate the technology into the vehicle. she says an average of 37 children die each year from heatstroke in a car. >> we've always been pushing for a technology fix so that every car has the feature. >> reporter: gm plans to introduce the technology in more models next year and eventually in all its cars. edward lawrence for cbs news,

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here's another look at this morning's top stories. a man who claims he had a two-month affair with new orleans gunman omar mateen says he never saw signs of violence. during an interview he said he met mateen on a gay dating website and thinks mateen acted out of revenge because he felt used by the men at the pulse nightclub. and hillary clinton blasted donald trump's economic policy during a speech in ohio. clinton called trump dangerous and said that he shouldn't have his hand on the u.s. economy. trump is scheduled to give a speech today outlining his argument against clinton. he said when she raises money, she is making a deal, and he calls it blood money. new rules by the federal aviation administration make it easier for businesses to operate

drones. julie watts of our san francisco station kpix reports. my first reaction was, finally, about time. >> reporter: a day would-be commercial drone pilots have been waiting for for years. >> this rule will help with a lot of people's business. >> reporter: the filmmaker/photographer says until now everyone from realtors to wedding and news photographers were required to go flight school and get an actual pilot's license or apply for a special waver that could be timeconsuming and expensive. new rules create a new category for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. operators can register their drones and pass an aviation knowledge exam to be given a two-year drone pilot certification. >> a uas pilot license which makes more sense for us that are doing something much smaller than a full-size aircraft. >> reporter: the rules limit drone flights to daylight hours. they must be within sight of the operator. they also can't fly over people or crowds which means new rules

don't open the door for drone delivery. companies like amazon and google, even domino's pizza, have been not-so quietly working on drone deliveries. the fda rules aside, seasoned drone pilots have long questioned the logistics. >> i don't know how they've been able to deliver something and get away without a dog or person trying to grab them. >> reporter: for now, drones must stay at least 20-feet overhead and ten feet from people. not a problem for most amateur pilots. now one test away from a commercial career. >> i can actually make 100% living just with this right here. >> that was julie watts reporting. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on musicians including taylor swift joining together in their fight against youtube over the illegal use of their material on line. plus, we talk with air force secretary debra lee james as we take you to the warrior games for wounded service members. and gary kelley, ceo of southwest airlines, joins us in

the studio. that is the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

a big fire tears through an apartment building with children inside, the way rescuers were able to get the family out safely and how they are doing right now. plus we will show you number of people who are still without power, right now a day after storms left a trail of destruction down the shore. a place in philadelphia where a september 11th memorial may be built, if it gets approval this morning. good morning, today is wednesday, june 22nd i'm jim donovan. i'm brooke thomas. we will get to the morning's stories in a moment but first lets check on the forecast with the katie on the road and then meisha. >> we have construction out there. good news is, it is nice, and 18th and vine but we are looking good out