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

>> 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

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 tin

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.

>> 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 looki

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,

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

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.

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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 mi 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 lag.

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

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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

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 pey

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, ck

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

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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 ]

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.

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this morning, many of our neighbors are starting the huge task of teaming up after violent storms ripped through the area. >> and metro safe track campaign isn't only making trains more crowded, but some parking lots, too. >> and the ashburn man convicted for killing his

>> all right, we learn whether we're safe to leave our homes today, allison ray is standing by. any yellow alerts today? >> no yellow alerts for today, we're on cleanup patrol for areas off to the north. all is quiet now, no rain in the forecast for the morning. these are the storm reports really just north of d.c. we had a confirmed tornado report and more on that coming up. a lot of hail and a lot of trees down and even the flooding. all right, so we have kicked everything out, we're going to see a quiet day. a little muggy for this morning, but that will change. a really pleasant day, in fact, a little bit of patchy fog as we head out on the roads. i notice some fog going over the potomac. take note of that as you're headed over the key bridge. 64 for manassas. headed to the 80s. it's a warm day. the humidity was up just a little bit for this afternoon.

hour. we'll talk about tomorrow's active weather coming up. >> thank you. of course, good morning to you, right now, watch out for high standing water that you might find in places, but we aren't getting any reports of it. you can hit us up on twitter. meantime, still a quiet commute. no issues on i-395 or i-295. you will see some road construction in both directions. just use some caution this morning. the slow down is minimal at best. out in prince georges, traveling northbound toward old branch avenue. you're looking at a 7 minute commute. we'll break down the commute along 95. that's coming up shortly. we'll send it over to you. >> thank you. the national weather service confirms a tornado did touch down in the howard county area tuesday afternoon as violence storms swept the entire region. >> evidence of how violent, a tree sliced through

luckily, the couple and their five children weren't home when the tree tumbled. this morning, they have to deal with their insurance companies, but considering no one was seriously hurt, they are just fine with that. >> very lucky. i mean, the first question you ask and the only question you ask. >> it's not a person, a lot of clean up, but it could have been a lot worse. >> the wife was in the kitchen, that tree that is cutting would have killed her. >> bge reported more than 48,000 people were without power. crews are working to restore power to roughly 11,000 customers. wow, this house in waldorf, maryland, was a casualty of the storms. winds blew a tree on to power lines. the downed lines set the house on fire. the charles county fire department estimates damage at $200,000. essentially, a total loss. the good news here, no one was hurt. >> and big trouble on the highway, too. take a look at these ur

from eastbound i-70. again in howard county. this near the town of west friendship. large tree limbs fell on to two vans and branches fell across the road. maryland state police say no one was hurt. >> that's a quick look at what's going on on this hump day, wednesday morning. >> the news at 4:30 starts right now. this is wakeup washington on wusa9. right now at 4:30, getting on track with metro safe track. it's been a rough start for many riders. we're live with what is happening and how you can navigate the delays. good morning, everyone, i'm in for mike hydeck. >> happy wednesday, we have our eyes on the skies and the roads as we do every morning. larry miller has our time saver traffic. we begin with first alert meteorologist, allyson rae with today's forecast. is it safe to come out this morning? >> a lot of trees down, so watch for any downed wires

day. a little bit of a brief break in the humidity and the active weather. tomorrow, we're getting right back in the swing of things. temperatures is still on the mild side. 60s and 70s. the winds are still out of the south, southwest. we will dry things out a little bit. as we head through your lunch hour, it will be a lunch hour to be outside. low 80s. some sunshine, a breeze later on tonight, the clouds will return. might see a very slim chance of a shower for areas off to the west. temperatures into the mid 80s today, upper 80s for some. it will be a pleasant day. tomorrow could be another yellow alert day. another active pattern. we'll detail everything in the extended future cast in a few minutes. larry, over to you. >> good wednesday morning to you. we have some road construction going on on the westbound side of i-66. this is going to be between the beltway and nuttily street. use some caution this morning.