understand in the first place what the straw man purchase is. >> right. that's when someone buys a gun for someone else. now, the court here before the supreme court is is it illegal if the person you're buying it for is legal ll lly entitled toa gun. normally the straw purchases are made for people who couldn't get them themselves. this case involved a policeman in virginia who thought he could get a discount for his uncle. he bought the gun and had then gave it to his uncle. he was charged under the law. he challenged the law. today the supreme court, by a 5-4 vote upheld the law. and said it doesn't matter whether the person you're buying it for is legally entitled have the gun or not. you can't buy a gun for somebody else and lie about it on the form. there's a place on the federal form that says are you the person, are you buying this gun for himself? he checked yesterday.

justice allay that kagen said the serves an important purpose of keeping guns out the hands of people who are not legally entitled to have them such as people with felony convictions or the people with mental illness. four justices dissented. the descenters. the more conservative members. justice john roberts alito, scalia, and thomas. the decision today upholds that law. the supreme court said it serves an important purpose. >> and perter, it was a rare blw to the gun lobby. what was the argument from the other side to justify as a defense for the straw man purchases? >> well, they said it shouldn't matter when the person you're buying it for is legally into the told have the gun or not. in fact they pointed out that the federal agency in charge of enforcing the law, the atf had changed its view over the years about the purpose of the law.

whether it should be enforced only against criminals straw buyers trying to get hands into the people of guns who couldn't legally buy them or other purchases who were making it for somebody else. but the court said aatf has bee pretty consistent about applying it to everybody. >> pete williams live with the breaking details from the supreme court. we're following fast moving developments in the crisis in iraq. where baghdad is now bracing for an attack by sunni insir sur gents who captured another major town. the embassy is evacuating some personnel. 100 marines and soldiers arrived overnight provide additional security. the uss mesaer have day arrived in the persian gulf joining other ships already there. all has president obama considers possible u.s. action. secretary of state john kerry spoke a few hours ago.

>> the president is evaluating a very thorough vetting of every option that is available. a lot of work has been going on over the course of the weekend. there's a lot of work going on right now to make sure whatever judgments the president ultimately makes have the greatest amount of input and the greatest understanding of what will have the best effect. >> i'm joined by nbc -- and peter alexander at the white house. aman you're on the ground there. what is the latest what we're hearing out of baghdad? >> well, as you mentioned, the situation in inside the capital seems somewhat normal as the iraqi army tried to reinforce portions around the outskirts of the capital. as you mentioned the u.s. embassy is reducing some of the staff. it insists it's operating normally. there's a growing concern among

officials perhaps in the coming day there's going to be more violence. yesterday three different explosions rocked the capital we saw isis push forward and take control of other cities in the northern part of the country. an indication from their perspective, at least, they intend to continue their oefbtive. they're not necessarily happy with the territorial gains they have made. but they also now want to slild fie their control. consolidate their power in the areas. and ultimately move on to baghdad. the fight has been clear. they say it's not with the iraqi people. it is with the government of nouri and maliki. in terms of the situation on the ground, there is growing humanitarian tensions. the government organizations are struggling to cope with many of the influx of refugees coming from areas where some people feel that the iraqi government is only going to intensify their attack. perhaps with the help of the u.s. military. >> as we know more disturbing

images released over the weekend. nbc news hasn't able to independently verify. some experts show they are real. it shows soldiers who were captured and according to the insurgents executed in mass graves. this at the time when al-maliki called on citizens to join the fight and against these insurgents. >> absolutely. and those images are very important in terms of inflaming the sectarian tensions even more. keep in mind that the iran key government has cut access to a lot of social media websites. a lot of iraqi citizens themselves particularly shias in baghdad have not seen the horrific images. they are hearing about them but not yet able to see them. y why it's thousand of men have been called to fight alongside the army. when you have these pictures suddenly appearing in the media and being used to inflame e

mee emotions even more you can bet it's going lead to more violation. more disturbing is the fact that today isis group managed to take control of the city of tal afar. they captured the most senior officer. they plan on executing him along 40 men. there's no engage they are engaged in diplomatic or political discussion. they are using brutal tactics. they want to inflame sectarian tensions and lead to more fighting as cross the ethnic divisions we're seeing in the country. >> let me bring in peter alexander at the white house. as mentioned secretary kerry spoke a short time ago. he confirmed the u.s. is open to direct talks with iran. what are we expecting from the white house? at least today or should we expect anything as the president returns from california saying still all options are on the

table. which is what we heard last week. >> that's right. we expect the president to arrive this afternoon. it's capabilitied he was briefed over the course of the weekend about the range of options taking place right now. john kerry a short time ago described what is happening in iraq right now he called a threat. he said decisions would be made as he described in the course of the next few days. it's unclear in term of the urgency how soon we'll know of any potential action. here is what the challenge is for the white house right now. even as they consider the potential for military action, air strikes manned or unmanned drones were to participate. we know there will not be boots on the ground. the administration is trying to make sure there is some way to confirm whatever they do will ensure they are not back in this position in a short time down the line right now. that's why secretary of state john kerry had conversations with members of the international community, foreign minister all weekend long. we're told that secretary kerry

spoke to the minister of iraq this weekend. he communicated that there must be the creation of a new national unity government that include shia, sunni, and kurd membership. that all parties would be respected equally in that government. and the administration, the white house is well aware that this is a challenge for them. they're problem not so much what they do now but how they make sure they have a way out after whatever they choose. >> thank you so much. let me bring in nbc news military analyst, retired four-star general. duri washington post associate editor karen de jonge. thank you for joining. let me play another comment from secretary kerry this morning discussing why he says the u.s. has to get involved in the situation in iraq. let's play that. >> the stability of iraq is critical to everybody. the iraq is a strategic partner

in that region, and it is vital, ultimately to the stability of the region as a whole. no individual, no country, certainly no country in the region can sit back and allow a terrorist entity to run whole hog over an election over constitutional process, and over people who have chosen a government through a legitimate process. and allow them to terrorize it simply because they don't like the outcome or they want something else. >> and through a legitimate prose but many say the government has ill legitimately been run through al-maliki. if we were to move forward here there has to be equal parts involvement with all the groups. do you feel confident it can happen? >> no, not at all. both of these groups, sigh ya

and suny have been at each other's throats for thousands of year. it's clearly iranian mischief from iraq, syria, lebanon. it's hardly going to be resolved through negotiations at this point. unity government, two years ago, perhaps, certainly not today when isis is perceived as winning and terrorizing most of the north successfully. >> secretary kerry talked about why the u.s. should get involved. but we know if you read any articles over the weekend others asked what about our allies, general, what about the arab league. what about other nations who need to be on the table? >> well, i can't imagine any of our nato partners an ounce of common sense even remotely considering getting engaged on the ground. i think what we're going to end up seeing is tremendous pressure on president obama and his team to do some symbolic military act. intelligence collection, perhaps some remote strikes with

missiles, which will not change situation on the ground. and engage in a counter terrorism force. it's a real mess. by the way, the big deal, to me, is why do we have 5,000 people in the u.s. embassy in two conflicts as well as thousands of contractors out there, many of whom, i'll bet right now are in areas controlled by isis. we have a huge potential disaster of evacuating americans and our other partners out of the country. >> karen, let me bring you in on the politic of this. former republican presidential candidate mitt romney was on "meet the press" yesterday. let me play a little bit of what he said. >> what has happened in iraq and what we're seeing right now with isis is a good deal predictable by virtue of the president's

act -- a couple of years ago in syria and his failure to achieve a stat ftitu status of forces a. bad things happen as a result of inaction. consequences have been severe. >> karen, the tone of it. obviously we have heard republicans over the weekend say there needs to be some action. congress will likely fall along party line here. the other aspect is some progressives, depending on what the president decide to do may also be angry with the administration >>well, i think that there's no question that this country is split. you have a lot of republicans, who as mitt romney just said, are urging the president to do something and kind of blaming him for letting the situation get out of hand in the first place. there are others on the other side who say that, look, the american people not want to go back to war in the middle east. they're glad we're out of iraq. we should let the iraqis fight this out themselves.

so i think that's one of the many i did limb mas that the administration has right now. alley-oop intervene on the chshiite government there's no point in considering the administration on your side. >> absolutely. that's the other dynamic to your point. when secretary kerry says air strikes are not the whole answer but they may well be one of the options that are important air strikes are not, if a government of balance is not put in place. it doesn't matter. >> i think that's true. i think the administration realizes that. the question is, whether it's too late. as general said and others said it's gone on for a long, long time. certainly in the past number of years when eight years when prime minister maliki has been in power.

he's many opportunities and lot of advice for this country and others to push for a more inclusive government. things have gone in the other direction. the question is, the administration is now saying this is your last chance. you're staring over the as by. you need to right now and bring sunnis and kurds into your government and show them. show the kurds that their interest is not just in separating theps from the situation. and show the sunnis they're not better off with a group like isis was evil as they are. it may be too late. >> thank you. we appreciate your time. i should point out i'll talk live with senator richard bloomen that who is urgenting the president to take action inside iraq. we'll look at the options on the table and what senator blumenthal wants to see happen. also ahead. house republicans are plotting a sneak attack to block president obama's climate change regulations. this as the president, well, he

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music fans and celebrities across the country are remembering radio icon casey kasem. he passed away at the age of 82 over the weekend. he had one of the most recognizable voices and voice of american top 40. he counted down the biggest hits in the land for more than three candidates. he died after a legal battle among his family members over his care. nbc joe fryer ha eback at his l and career. >> i'm casey kasem. >> his voice filled air waves for decades earning him a star on hollywood walk of fame. this morning he's being remembered. in his final months in ailing he

was surrounded by conflict. his wife jean and the challenge from his marriage battled over visitation rights and medical decisions. a public view escaladed when he was moved by his wife to washington state where he passed away on father's day morn. his children said even though we know he's in a better place. we are heart broken. celebrities added their condo condolences with ryan seacrest quoted him keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. we'll miss you. before music could be downloaded he guided listeners to coast to coast through the top 40 songs. >> included rock, pop, disco, hip-h hip-hop, country, everything under the sun. the voice tieing it all together one a week was casey kasem. he was a voice actor best known for playing shaggy in

scooobydoo. he was diagnosed with a disease that left him unable to speak. his voice will remain an unforgettable part. >> keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. let me bring in kit kelly. the vice president of music programming. he worked with casey and indoes pieted king of music count down. >> you look at his legacy and how influenced music. you were the cool kid watching because you knew what songs were hip. music across all again are as. >> aside from that. he was an extremely credible historian and authority on music. he was able -- one of the only radio hosts able to bridge the generational gap. if you look back everybody listened to casey kasem. you listened as a 10-year-old,

15-year-old with your parents. it's only one of the radio shows that happened. >> the show would end they go to commercial break different factoids. he would reveal what artist or performer hef talking about. when you look at music today and his influence, where do you see it most? >> you know, you touched on it earlier. he was information call across all the genre. he had the ability to get people to listen the way folks listened to radio before tv with pictures. he was a one-on-one friend. if you were 15 he was like your cool uncle who knew about music but wasn't too over the top. not too preachy. the information he gave you were breezy facts. you were his friend. he was your uncle, friend, or peer. >> when you were getting in the business, were you the type of guy who studied casey kasem and say that's how do you it? that's the right way? >> before i joined sirius xm.

i have a national show. in looking at the history of, you know, national count down shows, you know, and developing that program, i looked at the two bigs at the time. one was casey and chose to follow the casey template. casey, you know, was one on one, conversational, appear. and he stated the facts in a unique way as opposed to being a herky jerky. >> his style and flow was great. >> it's amazing, too. the work he did outside the radio. i didn't know until this morning he was a voice on so many animated show. >> i knew about the scoowbydoo. >> you have kept all of us entertained for so many years. thank you very much. developing now firefighters in california are raging -- racing to patrol a growing wild fire that threatening homes before hotter, drier weather

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10% contained. they are containment lines around neighborhoods. they are optimistic they won't lose any homes. >> thank you, miguel. this morning secretary of state said the u.s. cannot allow terrorists to get the upper hands inside iraq. what is the strategy? up next live with richard blumenthal. and this. >> i was happy. >> a remarkable sight in court. a florida mother hugs and forgives the teenager who shot and killed her daughter. the mom will join me live to talk about how they are now working together to end violence. the same violence that took her daughter's life. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the relief.

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as the usa today points out, republicans are urging military action with many specifically calling for air strikes. while many democrats argue the iraqi government should push for diplomacy, as the debate played out sunday talk show republican senator lindsey graham warned the crisis could lead tos massive terrorist attacks. >> according 0 to our own national director of national intelligence, fbi director with the next 9/11 is coming from here. >> that's very serious. >> that's what they say. i agree with them. >> you think we could have another -- >> init's inevitable. the seeds of 9/11 are being planted all over. >> joining me now richard blumenthal of connecticut. senator thank you for your time. first let me get you to respond what senator graham the information he was told regarding the seeds being grown in that region for another

terrorist attack in this country. >> a very distinct possibility, which issy urged and urge again that the president come to the congress with specific proposals and recommendations. he says he's considering all the options. i believe he has to come to the congress with more specific recommendations based on what is happening and the need to protect american interests and citizens there. before considering any military options, there has to be a national unity government in iraq that reconciles and brings together the sectarian passion. so far, those sectarian fashions have been at odds with each other and the government itself has rejected reconciliation. now it has to do outreach not only to the sunni elements within itself population but there has to be outreach and regional accommodation among the neighborhoods. >> let me play on what manchin

said on "meet the press" coming from iraq and to your point a government that is effective and inclusive. let play it. >> we have to send a clear signal. you intended do americans harm. we'll bring a ring of fire you u never could have imagined upon you. for us to change the culture of the country. we are not doing a good job. if of it military might or money we would have done it by now. that's not going to happen. make no mistake. you intend to do harm to america americans we come after you. >> saying with i have a done a poor job of changing the culture. many say it should have been anticipated. the sec tash violation that lead to the moments where we where now. as far as options on the table be explored of changing the culture. things we tried in the past have not worked.

>> this government in iraq has been anything but inclusive or effective. >> what power do we have to change that? what do we need to do at this point? the survival of this regime if expressed clearly to the regime is dependent on being more inclusive and effective and changing the culture. more than the culture it has to be outreach specifically to share power and enable reconciliation with those factions that have been denied a role in the government. that kind of govern man or failure is a reason the crisis reached the point. we have the sway through the forces we can bring to bear and the persuasive quality of the arguments we have to change the culture in this regime. we have a responsibility to protect american interests and

citizens. speaking of unity government, i hope there will be less blaming and finger pointing we can reach on the bipartisan consensus here that the united states has a responsibility to compel the regime to be more inclusive. that's the only solution i agree with. military force alone is not going the solution nor will the united states be able to dictate a solution. there has to be regional involvement. >> would you support air strikes? >> i'm not even willing to consider military option before we have some real and tangible progress. i would oppose deployment of american troops on the ground and oppose any prolonged or extensive military engagement. >> senator bloomen all that. thank you for your time. we appreciate it. house republicans are gearing up against the new rule to limit greenhouse gas emissions by blocking funding for.

it members -- to the next spending epa and inor it your department that ban implementing l rule. a must-pass rule to keep it running. this weekend president obama renewed his call to cut carbon emissions delivering the commencement address at the university of california. the president announced nearly $1 billion competitive climate change fund and sharp words for climate change deniers. >> it's pretty rare you'll encounter somebody who says the problem you're trying to solve simply doesn't exist. when president kennedy sets us on a course for the moon, there were a number of people who made a serious case that it wouldn't be worth it. of it going to be too expensive or hard. it would take too long. nobody ignored the science. i don't remember anybody saying

that the moon wasn't there or that it was made of cheese. >> joining me live mark murray. you have republican lawmakers being quoted saying they are considering blocking funds for the epa emissions rule. so another battle it's on the way, it appears. it looks like it. the supreme court ruled that the environmental protection agency has the wherewith wiwithal to r greenhouse gases. that's what this is predicated on to limit carbon emissions from powerplants that are fuelled by coal. so and of course you end up having democrats control the white house. democrats control in the senate. this action would be coming from the house of representatives. so it's either possible that the senate has their own legislation that has this money to regulate the greenhouse gases and the epa to do it. if it got to president obama's desk he would veto such legislation.

i think this could we end up having another show down over the budget and have another government shut down over this? i think it's a little too early to speculate on this. i think this is maybe the first little shot in something that is going to be bigger over a very powerful politically charged issue over this rule. >> absolutely. and just like your insight into the president and his words at the commencement address as well. kind of ramping up the rhetoric. and i think saying something that a lot of people who believe that climate change is our responsibility to address and the science of it. finally, like to hear from him >>well, i love the politics of the entire story line. i think they're fascinating. you have states like kentucky holding senate elections this year. kentucky is the a very big coal-producing state. this puts the democrats at disadvantage. you don't want to be allison grimes as this is going on. this is the democrat running

against mitch mcconnell in kentucky. outside some of the states like kentucky outside of rural virginia and place like ohio are you have a lot of coal politics is on their side because of this argument that they're on the side of science. the people who are against this are either skeptical or against this science. it hurts the brand of the republican party. so in some ways it goes both ways. but such a fascinating topic. >> it sure is. thank you very much, mark. we appreciate it. and the climate change debate is a focus of the "news nation." will republicans go through with the plan to block the regulations? what do you think? cast your vote. we are following sat breaking news right now. nbc sports confirm that baseball hall of famer toni passed away but you're progresse and they're them. -yes. -but they're here. .

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this happened last week. 16-year-old jordan pleaded guilty to shooting and killing his friend, 13-year-old gina. it happened in 2012. he brought his stepfather's gun on the school bus and fired it while pointing in her direction. she broke the unprecedented plea deal. instead of prison he'll spend a year in juvenile facility. >> you are on a very, very narrow road. do you hear me? >> i'm just happy he understands what he did. >> and joining me now from miami is that mother along with her attorney. thank you both for joining me. miss dejesus, our thoughts and prayers are with you after losing your daughter. i can't imagine what you are going through. in your journey now without her, how did you find it in your

heart, in your soul to hug the person who took your daughter's life? what was that like for you? >> it was just me forgiving him. it was like -- my daughter he's another kid. >> did you know you were going to reach out and hug him or was that just in the moment? >> that was -- i did not know that was going to happen. i did not know he was going to ask me for a hug. >> so he asked you for the -- >> he asked you for -- >> he came to me, yes. he came to me and we automatically just hugged. >> why are you able to forgive him? what is it about him? what is it about the circumstances draft all-- that

you forgive him many. >> i know he didn't do it in purpose. i know, yes, he got the gun. brought it to the bus a lot of times, but it wasn't his intention to do what he did at all. and he's another child. he was my daughter's friend. and i know that he's willing to give something positive out of all of this. >> ronald, tell me about this plea deal that miss dejesus brokered for this young man. >> it started about two months ago with the judge, the prosecutor, and the public defender in the case. the judge in this case is a nontough-on-crime judge. but after having had an opportunity before bringi ining

to meet with the judge had an opportunity to review the psychiatric anal sirks psychiatric reports done by the university of miami and the presentencing investigative report and understanding what part of time he'd face in state prison. we began to discuss the options that might occur in this particular case. we spent a lot of time then including adie, the judge the prosecutor, the public defender, adie, the judge, myself in many hours of discussions of the case and the pros and cons of state prison versus going to a secure detention facility. what good we may be able to bring out of this. in addie's daughter's name. we then spent some time one on one with jordyn howe, with the judge. we wanted to be sure the young man was as remorseful as we thought he was. and that he was asking forgiveness as he was.

and, frankly, the hug in the courtroom was a spontaneous move. he came to apologize to addie and they ended up embracing. it's the second time that had occurred. it had occurred once previously about three or four weeks ago in the judge's chambers. >> i see you in the background there getting choked up as they embrace. ms. dejees urks tell me before we end this because we talked so much about the court case itself. tell us about jina, your daughter, and what she was like. and your memories and reflections of her. >> my memories of her, her smile. she was a very happy girl. very popular. she loved everyone. she wanted to help everyone. she was a very happy, smart kid.

>> you all right? >> i understand. >> you know what, we, again, our thoughts are with you. when you look at that beautiful picture of her, we know that you have done everything to save a life after you've lost the most important person in your life. so we applaud your bravery and we applaud you thinking of others and putting others first in the middle of your grief to try and save the lives of other kids. thank you so much. we appreciate you joining us today. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. >> tamron, thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> thank you, ronald. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon.

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morning. here some are things we thought you should know. the parking garage, the center of the watergate scandal, will be torn down. a county board in virginia voted to demolish the garage. the fbi informant known as deep throat spilled secrets to "washington post" reporter bob

woodward. the garage will be replaced by a shop strategy and apartment buildings. today is the deadline for proposals for the future site of president obama's presidential library. among the bidders are columbia university in new york as well as the university of hawaii, but the front-runner, the city of chicago, which is expected to put forth at least nine proposals. many of them in the city's historical african-american side of town. those are the things we thought you should know. that does it for "news nation." thanks for joining us. i'm tamron hall. we'll see you tomorrow. up next, "andrea mitchell reports" and former defense secretary william cohen.

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