laura: welcome back. you are watching "france 24." we are "live from paris." a homegrown extremist who was radicalized online, the initial findings from the fbi after the worst shooting in u.s. history. dead after omar mateen opened fire at the gay nightclub in orlando. rainbow flags flying around the world in an outpouring of grief and support for the lgbt community in orlando. and two english football fans sentenced to jail for rioting

-- euroa match at eruo 2016. no russians have been sentenced, despite being accused of care -- carrying out organized violence. first, all but one of the 49 victims of sunday's shooting at a gay club in orlando have been identified. more details are emerging about the shooter, who was twice questioned by the fbi over his links to terrorism. saudi arabia has confirmed the new york-born omar mateen traveled twice to the country, but the fbi says there is no hard evidence linking mateen to the islamic state group or any other network of extremist. it appears he was inspired by material he found online.

and just after 2:00 a.m. on sunday, omar mateen stormed pulse and opened fire, armed with a semiautomatic assault rifle and a handgun. the mayhem was captured by a bystander outside of the gay nightclub. as shots rang out, many inside thought it was part of the music, until people started dropping to the floor. a uniformed officer working at the night for -- the nightclub was the first to confront the suspect. >> additional officers responded. they made entry while the suspect was shooting, engaged in a gunbattle with the suspect, forced him to stop shooting, and retreat to the bathrooms, where we believe he had several hostages. aporter: at around 5:00 a.m., swat team breached the bathroom wall with an armored personnel carrier. mateen was shot and killed.

homosexuals reportedly drove mateen to execute dozens. many of the 49 victims have been identified, allowing authorities to break the devastating news to their families. police are trying to establish whether it was a lone wolf attack. >> we have been collecting a great amount of electronic and physical evidence. there is an ongoing criminal investigation. .t is still in the early stages we do not know yet whether anyone else will be charged in connection with this crime. i do want to let you know that we have no reason to believe that anyone connected to this crime is placing the public in .mminent danger at this time there is an investigation of other persons. reporter: on the fbi's radar, mateen was investigated twice as 2013. many are now asking how he slipped through the cracks to carry out the deadliest mass

shooting in u.s. history. muslim community leaders across the united states have condemned the killings and have been expressing their condolences for the killings. the head of the council for american islamic relations saying that the islamic state group does not represent muslims or islam. that has not stopped presidential hopeful donald trump from attacking the muslim community. he says that they should have reported mateen to police earlier. more about the reaction from the muslim community in the united the --from the chair of atir of islamic organization georgetown university. we were just listening to donald trump making another speech. in his opinion, the united dates must halt -- united states must halt all muslim immigration immediately. he said that writers give -- radical islam is incompatible

with western values, in particular equality for homosexuals. what do you make of that? jonathan: are you talking to me? laura: i am, yes. jonathan: i think the things that donald trump said are really problematic. i don't think that any of them can actually be applied as laws. first of all, americans have freedom to practice their religion. just become someone has a conservative religious belief, for example, a woman who wants to dress modestly or a man who wants to have a beard, there are lots of christians and jews who do the same things. do they also have radical beliefs? second, homophobia is a serious problem in this country. from any surveys of national sentiment, this is something widespread across religious communities and socioeconomic groups.

why single out muslims as somehow uniquely problematic in their religion? i think he is talking about muslims today because the man who carried out this attack identified as the most of. -- has a muslim. -- as a muslim. jonathan: there are lots of horrible mass shootings done by people in the united states for a variety of reasons. are we talking about preventing mass killings and violence, or are we talking about just criticizing muslims? it seems we should focus on preventing these massive attacks, rather than just saying that muslims are the problem. you've had how many instances of muslims creating -- committing acts of terror in the united states since 9/11? according to the center for american progress report about a year and a half ago, there have been twice as many right-wing perpetrators as there have been acts ofwho perpetrated

terror in united states or acts of violence since 9/11. why focus on muslims?it's a media frenzy . laura: it's not a media frenzy. this is the man who is possibly going to be the next president of the united states, and these are points that he is making. the question is -- jonathan: are you saying that donald trump's opinion is somehow valid because he is donald trump? laura: i'm not making a comment on whether his opinions are valid or not, but, clearly, a lot of people in the united states take him seriously, because he is the nominee for a major political party and could well be your next president. is thatt he was making conservative islam, radical islam, is incompatible with western values -- jonathan: i don't know if these are your words or his words, but when you say "conservative islam" and "radical islam," those are two different things.

evenideas have shown that the more religious they are, the less likely they are to be -- to carry out attacks of violence in the name of their religion. this person doesn't seem to be particularly religious. he seems to have spent a lot of time early in his life drinking, going out with friends. to be really interested in joining the nypd and things like that. this conflation of conservatism with radicalism is totally inaccurate. it's been rebutted numerous times by studies based on empirical studies, not just this kind of clumsy, careless conflation of conservatism with radicalism. laura: all right. let's talk about gay rights then and equality for gays. is it easy to be openly gay in any muslim country? jonathan: that's a big question.

i would say the vast majority of muslim countries, no. a publicly gay lifestyle would not be accepted. laura: and is that some in that in most communities in the united states, or is there a complete acceptance that it is ok to be gay? jonathan: amongst muslims or in the united states? american muslims go to work every day with people who are not muslim, who are gay, who treat -- brief alcohol, who eat -- who drink alcohol, who eat pork, and they don't have a problem with that. if they could choose to have one of their family members be gay, most of them would choose not to read but muslims -- not to. but muslims are around people who are openly gay all the time. the main people who support american muslims in their fight for civil liberties and against things like -- our main allies

are the gay-rights movement. that's why you've seen numerous muslim groups in the country, like cair, saying we condemn this attack for the loss of innocent life, and also because muslims in the united states been in the gay-rights lobby. laura: thank you very much, jonathan brown. let's move to what else is known about the shooter behind the attack in orlando. born in new york to afghan parents, omar mateen's family said they had no idea he had developed extremist views. reporter: this is a photo that omar mateen posted of himself to social media. the 29-year-old lived here in port saint lucie, some 200 kilometers away from the orlando pulse nightclub. he worked as a security guard at a facility for juvenile delinquency and had two firearm licenses.

despite having a clean criminal record, he was known to law enforcement officials. aware ofi first became mateen in 2013 when he made inflammatory comments to coworkers alleging possible terrorist ties. in the course of the investigation, mateen was interviewed twice. ultimately, we were unable to verify the substance of his comments and the investigation was closed. reporter: the fbi says that, moments before going on a deadly rampage, mateen made a 911 call in which he claimed allegiance to the islamic state group. but on sunday, his father insisted that his son's actions had nothing to do with religion. he told u.s. media that the site of -- sight of two men kissing on a street in miami had discussed in his son. his wife -- ex-wife also think it a picture of a husband -- also painted a picture of a husband who used to be her -- to beat her. >> he would get mad out of

nowhere. that's when i started worrying about my safety. he started to abuse me physically, there he often -- notically, very often, and allow me to speak to my family. reporter: his father claims he didn't show any signs of religious extremism. laura: as we have been reporting, both presidential hopeful hillary clinton and donald trump have been commenting on what needs to be done following the shooting in orlando. we have more on the political fallout. alexander aucott has this report. alexander: the white house, the flag lies at half mast following yet another shooting in the united states. president obama called the attack particularly atrtbreaking, as it occurred a place where people came together in solidarity and friendship.

he has previously described his failure to pass so-called common sense gun laws as the greatest frustration of his presidency. the shooter was a fairly armed with a handgun and a powerful assault rifle. this is a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon that lets them to shoot people in -- lets them shoot people in school, in a house of worship, in a movie theater, or in a nightclub. and we have to decide if that's the kind of country we want to be. democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton echoed the words of the president. she said on facebook that hate had no place in america and weapons of war should have no place on american streets. donald trump had a different message. the pro-gun republican -- presumptive vrable can -- presumptive republican nominee said that president obama should step down if he did not

highlight the latest attack as an active radical islamic terrorism. transformer republican right of mp's former republican rival sent his own message. senator rubio: we are all americans. we stand here together united, confronting this threat that has been scores -- scourge to the world. alexander: security is a major decider for many americans, so the candidates' reactions to the worst mass shooting in u.s. history will be closely followed. laura: today marked the 14th time president barack obama had in theess his nation wake of a mass shooting, calling it another reminder that -- of just how easy it is to get hold of a firearm in the united states. omar mateen used for and assault rifle to unleash terror in the polls -- omar mateen used

handgun and assault rifle to unleash terror in the pulse nightclub. from sandy hook to san fromrdino have -- shooters sandy hook to san bernardino have used assault rifles like this one because mass carnage. adam lanza, 2012, killed 20 children and one adult. saturday --club on sunday, omar mateen used the same weapon to carry out the deadliest shooting in u.s. history, reigniting the debate of stricter gun control. pres. obama: the shooter was apparently armed with handgun -- a handgun and powerful assault rifle. this highlights how easy it is for people to get their hands on

weapon that lets them shoot people in a school, in a place of worship, in a movie theater, or in a nightclub. and that's -- we have to decide if that's the kind of nation we want to be. reporter: reforms continue to be blocked by the republican-controlled congress. the biggest lobby in the u.s., the national rifle association, cites the second amendment of the constitution that protects citizens' right to bear on -- rights to bear arms. >> we will never back down from protecting the rights of all american gun owners. reporter: 300 million gun owners. only a handful of states restrict semiautomatic assault weapons after a nationwide ban lapsed in 2004. last year, more than 13,000 people were killed by firearms and twice as many injured. laura: moving to other news, in

marseille, two england supporters have been sentenced to two and three months respectively for writing before a euro 2016 match against russia -- for rioting before a euro 2016 match against russia. not a single russian, whose hooligans are accused of instigating organized violence -- after three days of violence in marseille, the french government is getting tough. english, russian, and local french fans clashed in the southern city ahead of england's 1-1 draw with russia on saturday. the response, a widespread ban on alcohol near the stadium and in fan zones. >> there are restrictions on transportation, sale, and consumption of alcohol. we have asked to take all necessary measures aimed at prohibiting that the --

prohibiting the sale of alcohol on the days of matches and on the days when fan zones are open. reporter: russian supporters appeared to rush at england supporters after the match on saturday. uefa has threatened to ban both teams from the tournament in the event of further violence. the alcohol ban is an attempt to mitigate -- minimize further trouble, but it has received next reviews -- mixed reviews. the u.k. government has offered to send extra british police for england's next match against wales on thursday. in marseille, 10 people have been charged and will go before a judge on monday. nationals, one austrian person, and three french people are in custody.

for all 10 people, the principal crime was for violence and for using makeshift weapons. against polices forces and also against other football fans. russians up to 150 thought to be extremely well-trained and known hooligans in their home country escaped arrest after causing trouble. laura: staying in france, the country's braced for more strikes as unions prepare for a day of unrest tomorrow. reforms beingour discussed today in the senate. rail and air workers are still striking. reporter: trying to reinstate the original labor day -- labour bill. that's what the french government is hoping for as it goes to the right-wing controlled senate.

the bill was presented to the national assembly month ago and sparked nationwide protests. especially after french prime minister manuel valls forced it through parliament without a vote, using article 49.3 of the constitution. the bill had been watered down after a compromise agreement was found with one of the country's union, but the key labor group is still not satisfied. negotiations are still on with the country's labor minister. >> i'm waiting for friday to see what labor unions have to propose, if they are asking for all the articles that make this law to be removed, then we won't be able to negotiate. arerter: several protests set to take place across france on tuesday. ahead of the main cgt union, this man wants to believe his demands will be heard by the government. >> if you want to get yourself out of a social movement as big as this one, you have to stay

open to negotiations. that's not what the government is doing. reporter: for some, this law will help boost the economy. others argue it will reduce workers' rights by easing restrictions on redundancies for economic reasons and giving employers more flexibility regarding overtime for staff. the bill will go back to the national assembly, where the final version will be approved. laura: some interesting pictures coming to us from germany. a dizzying race up this skyscraper in frankfurt. those taking part tackling 61 floors as fast as they possibly could. this event is called a "sky run. " they go running up the stairs, making their way up more than 1200 steps, more than 222 meters. a great way to stay in shape, i'm sure, but rather them than

me. william hilderbrandt is here with us in the studio. did you fancy that one? we have a blockbuster deal in the tech industry today. tell us more. two big names emerging. william: microsoft is buying professional networking site linkedin, a deal worth $26 billion. it was a 50% premium from friday's closing price for linkedin shares. it's a major sign of confidence from microsoft. linkedin has struggled with growth recently. in february, it saw its biggest one-day drop on record. today, a different story. linkedin share price shot up 50%, currently still up well over 45%. microsoft seeing that down -- seeing a dip down in the red. shares are down to 18% -- down

2.8%. let's take a look and see how the wider markets are faring. in the u.s., the strong dollar is hurting trading on wall street. the three indices currently in the red. the nasdaq, that's where microsoft is being traded, draggingown 0.7% -- down, 0.7%. two new polls show the "leave" campaign had half of the "remain " campaign. that hurt the british pound, which fell to a two-month low against the u.s. dollar. this comes as the u.k. boats in 10 days -- votes in 10 days over whether it should say -- stay in the eu or not. british finance minister george osborne told business leaders in the u.k. that the country's future is in the balance.

he said that britain could leverage reforms in a way that could boost the eu for everyone. >> we can see over 120,000 new jobs created here in the north of england over the next few years. if we vote to quit the eu, then that will be at risk. the investment won't come here. the trade won't be as much. william: german chancellor angela merkel is in china. business is in the spotlight. member is an influential of a debate about a politically sensitive issue over china's market economy status under the wto. beijing has been lovering -- lobbying hard to gain that status, with operate -- opposition from europe and the u.s.. reporter: 10 europe trust china -- can europe trust china?

they tried to downplay tensions over potential changes to beijing's special market status in the wto. >> i'm convinced that this will be successful and, in fact, it will be so successful that we can find a solution on the lines of what we promised 15 years ago. reporter: in 2001, in a bid to open up foreign trade to china, avoiding risk that china could flood the market with cheap commodities, damaging global markets. has it been keeping up its part of the deal? many european investors are not so sure. the number of companies looking to expand in china has nosedived over the past few years. foreign -- it is becoming harder and harder to go straight to market. beijing has been accused of dumping, flooding the european

market with cheap commodities such as steel and aluminum. it has severely hurt these industries in europe. but china is saying it has stuck to the deal. also, monday, officials praised measures making the china market more welcoming. >> this year's intensity of reform is high. reform of the the initiative system to encourage private capital into the market. we quickened the supply side structural reform. thatter: the premier said she production was being phased out. the european commission -- that cheap production was being phased out. they are echoing u.s. concerns. china wants to be treated as an economic equal, but it is playing by its own rules. with the clock ticking today

expiration date, many questions remain unanswered. the european commissioners will next debate the issue in late june and early july. william: who would have thought that saying "thank you" could land you in court? at&t is being sued for using "thanks" as part of its new campaign for customers. it is being sued by citigroup, who trademarked "thank you" for their own loyalty program. spatk you" causing a between corporate giants in the u.s. laura: thanks very much. we will take a short break.

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