captioning funded by cbs it's monday, june 12th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." one year ago this morning a terrorist opened fire in a gay nightclub in orlando. today survivors remember the attacks of 49 victims. president trump spent the weekend criticizing james comey for his testimony on the russia investigation while members of his own party pressed the president to come clean about his taped tweet. ♪

an outcast wins big at a broadway popularity contest, plus the penguins cap an improbable playoff run. >> and the pittsburgh penguins again are the stanley cup champions! good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. attorney general jeff sessions is scheduled to testify before the senate intelligence committee tomorrow. lawmakers want to know about his contacts with russian officials and what sessions knows about former fbi director james comey's allegations regarding president trump. meanwhile president trump's fell fellow republicans are pressing him if he has tapes with comey in washington. weijia jiang

>> good morning, anne-marie. he said if he had the possible tapes he would talk about them sometime in the very near future. the republicans say that time is now or he could face a subpoena. president trump, first lady melania, and their son barren arrived at the white house sunday night with james comey talk still in washington. >> there's a whole issue about the president's conduct. >> james comey's credibility has been brought into question. >> yesterday he said in part, james comey leaks will be more prevalent than anyone thought possible. very cowardly. >> there's a lynch mob mentality about the president in the press. >> like one in which the president hinted he may have private recordings of his conversations with comey, members of his own party urging him to turn them in

should exist. >> he should turn them over not only to the intelligence committee but to the special counsel. >> attorney general jeff sessions is set to face tough questions from the senate committee tomorrow about his role in comey's firing. >> he said he was involved in the firing of comey and the president said he was fired because of his involvement with russia. >> he said for reasons he could not discuss in a nonclassified setting. whether the attorney general will testify in public or behind closed doors is still unclear. well, comey testified that sessions did not respond when he told him he didn't want to be alone with the president again because the president reportedly made inappropriate requests about the russia investigation. anne-marie, that's just a sampling of the many answers sessions will have to

>> it ought to be very interesting. weijia jiang in washington. thank you so much, weijia. well, it was one year ago today that a gunman opened fire in gay nightclub in orlando killing 49 people. omar mateen fired his first shots around 2:00 a.m. last call at the pulse club's latin night. this morning's ceremonies began at the same time marking one year since the first mass shooting in recent history. the central florida city is marking the anniversary with orlando united day including four services to remember the victims. kenneth craig is in orlando. kenneth, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, anne-marie. quite a large crowd gathered at the club early this morning for the first of the day's convenience. it was a private tribute for family members and survivors marking one year since a lone gunman walked into the club and shattered so many

have predicted how their worlds would collide, but over the past year, they've built a special bond over their children. >> our kids are angels. they put us together. >> you're connected in an unimaginable way that nobody else shares. >> something special, beautiful. >> reporter: they formed this support group in the wake of the pulse nightclub massacre when each one of their children went out for a night of fun and never came home. they were among 49 people who were gunned down by omar mateen. 53 others were injured. >> he loved to go there. >> myra's daughter was just 20 years old. >> she was a leader. she knew where she was going. her plans were shattered. they were takenwa

they were taken away from us. >> reporter: since then orlando has united channeling that pain into acts of love and kindness. the city beautiful as it's nicknamed is shown with true colors. laughter more often than tears. sharing their stories isn't easy, but it's one of the few things that have helped them. >> strangers before? >> strangers before. >> family now. >> family now. >> reporter: i spoke with someone who was inside this morning for the priebtd event. she told me it was amazingly nice, it wasn't sad at all, and remarkably everybody seemed toin good spirits. >> that is good news. kenneth craig in orlando. thank you so much, kenneth. oversays they have captured another part of raqqah. raqqah has been under isis control since 14

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here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >> he scores! >> listen to that announcer. michael bradley's goal from 40 yards out keeps america's hopes alive for a world cup bid. they played to a 1-1 tie yesterday with mexico. they had lost five of its previous qualifiers in mexico city. on the "cbs moneywatch," trouble at the top at uber and a search for a jackpot winner, a powerball jackpot winner. jig wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning,ji

>> good morning, anne-marie. the federal policy meeting will start tomorrow. the fed will decide whether to raise interest rates again. last week the dow gained 57 points, the s&p lost 7 points. uber's board met yesterday on whether to place travis kalanick on leave. last week uber announced that it fired about 20 employees. the chevy bolt will go on sale nationwide in august. chevy's electric car has been on sale in california and oregon since the end of last year. the bolt costs about $30,000 and has an epa estimate of about 230 miles. "wonder woman" remains at the top of the box office. tom cruise's "the mummy" which

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the hot weather it is here, good morning, and welcome to wake up washington. we are going to see forecast highs very close to tieing if not breaking record highs. 95 is the forecast here in d.

we're going so see low and mid- 90s through fredericksburg, leesburg, 93 in fredericksburg this afternoon and in manassas 95. we're starting off this morning, you're going to walk out the door heading to work putting the kids to the bus stop, going to school, it will feel muggy out there. 76 degrees right now. fair skies, but humidity is up. we've got dew points in the upper 60s. that means it is feeling muggy out there. the temperature in frederick in the 60s, but a lot of spots are waking up in the 70s. leesburg 70, 72 in fredericksburg, and waldorf is 70. 65 in manassas. so it's muggy today. let's talk about what's on the way for this afternoon. it's going to be sunny just like yesterday. it's going to be hot, and we're going to stay dry for the duration of today. so no relief from that heat. by lunchtime we're up around 90 degrees topping out in the low and mid-90s. we'll talk about when the end to the 90s arrives. you may not be looking forward to that. >> i

>> everybody else does? >> i panel some people down celebrating pride this weekend, they probably wanted some cooler weather, and though the events are over they're still trying to clean up. if you're in the area of 3rd and constitution, you're going to see a lot of slow areas, some closures still while they're trying to pick up from everything yesterday. otherwise we just have construction, no major accidents on the road. outer loop of the beltway as you pass by branch avenue we have construction blocking your right lane, and on the topside of the beltway by the outer loop, some construction there as well, but no slow traffic. thanks ellen. stanley cup heading back to pittsburgh. the reigning champion pittsburgh penguins beat the national predators 2-0 last night. this is the fifth nhl title for the penguins. sidney crosby at it again. closing arguments resume in the trial of a minnesota police officer who shot and

black man after a traffic stop. officer geronimo hernandez. you may remember castile's girlfriend streamed that whole thing live on facebook. castile informed yanez he had a gun and a permit to carry it. if convicted yanez is facing ten years in prison. uber's ceo is considering a leave of absence. the company is accused of turning a blind eye to sexual harassment. eric holder will conduct the investigation. he plans to publicly announce his recommendation. the company fired 20 people last week. at the 71st annual tony awards it was dear evan hansen took home best musical. bette midler won best

for a her role in hello dolly. that's a quick look at what's going on at 4:30. the news starts now. this is wake up washington on wusa9. >> good morning, thanks for joining us this monday. you know how i know it's monday, because my ipad won't sign on. >> i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm mikea turner in for jan jeffcoat. she has the morning off. >> record breaker today melissa do you think? >> the record in d. c. is 95, and my forecast right now is 95. if we make it to that, yeah, we're going to be looking at tying a record. here is the setup, same as yesterday. it's hot. it's hazy. it is humid outside for the afternoon, and do you see much in the way of clouds or showers near us on satellite and radar, not so much. so today once again we're going to see a lot of sunshine, not too many clouds to provide any shade and brief cooldown, it's just going to be a hot one out there. your lawn's probably su

we were debating yesterday my husband and i. okay, do we try to water it in the evenings and salvage it or wait until the heat is done. we've got south winds about 5 miles an hour, and it's feeling muggy out there. for today, this is what i'm expecting. by lunchtime we've got a very quick warmup. we're starting in the 60s and 70s this morning. as the sun comes up we're up to 90 by lunchtime. today is not one of those days to eat your lunch outside. 87 degrees at 8 p.m. ellen's not going to like this, but there are 80s returning to the forecast, so we'll be talking that coming up in a lit. >> good thing i'm a flight on wednesday headed to the beach. if you're on 355 u yoare going to have some construction, and then very close to here on the outer loop of the beltway, i think i just jumped past it at connecticut avenue we also have construction.