. >>> pope francis delivered an apology today to members of the lg bt q community. he said the days are marginalized and they deserve an apology and a church has marginalized the poor women who have been exploited children who were honoring the system and he

in had started some work favor of lg bt people, but she was not able to advance as much as she wanted. when i did some research on her life i found out that even in the newproposed family code that was approved in considered ae was legal union between two people without taking into consideration their sex. it was very advance for that time, but it was not the best moment for her ideas to be well received. realized she was sick and not going to be able to was alreadyd i director of the center for sexual education, which gave me some credibility to take care of the subject, then i started taking care of these. charlie: you sponsored a gay-rights parade in havana. is cuba changing? cast: yes, we started organizing the educational activity for artistic -- since 1997. just celebrated the ninth version of these parades. this has contributed a lot from the political point of view, in the law, the impact of the awareness change in our isulation, our population not violent, it is not a characteristic of hours. so it is very rare to have hate crimes, but there is a and socialal exclusion, rejec

top right, and lg bt community in austin texas holding a vigil for victims in downtown. bottom left, the world trade center is lit up and pride colors, the bottom right, the seattle space needle is flying the flag at half staff for the victims. more than 30 states plus puerto rico in mexico city held vigils last night.>>> right here in san francisco, the march 2 city hall stretched for a blocks as thousands of people showed their solidarity with the victims in orlando. the coroner -- the corner of castor a market street was packed. activism to end gun violence. several people expressed sadness that while lg bt members have made huge strides in this country, including marriage equality, there is still a lot of hatred out there. speakers urge for a ban on assault rifles and spoke out against the nra. they urge those in attendance to show support for muslims. police also packed the streets. the san francisco police department added extra patrols and led the march the said there was no specific threat to the lg bt community air in san francisco but rather that the police dep

as sunday's vigil sparks says the pain and trauma from the lg bt community was palpable. points to a recent study by the human rights commission. >> 80% of current lg bt residents in san francisco have experienced violence. that is in san francisco, the most progressive city in the country. we still have a long way to go. >>reporter: sparks begins the new post on july 1. her colleagues say she will not only set a citywide standards, but a nationwide one. >>> follow-up to a story from last night, a gay man from mexico who is being held by authorities at a detention center has been released after a public outcry. activists protested outside the homeland security office in san francisco yesterday. hours later, they released the man. he lives in the city with his partner, but was placed on a 90 day hold after a dui arrest. martinez has lived here 13 years. he says he left mexico does he was beaten and ridiculed for being gay. he is now on the path to us citizenship. >>> a different kind of bart car, now here in the bay area. >> this is really a big step forward and mobility.

several people talked about how upset they were about the hatred toward the lg bt q community.inst the nra, but they said that the main goal of the march was to show support for the victims of the shooting.>>> this morning, we are learning about a possible bay area connection to the orlando gunman. >> this is live in rodeo in -- this morning. jackie?>> reporter: i'm at the home of nora. she is the current wife of omar mateen, the shooter in orlando. we are being told by neighbors that she lived here as a child, and she went to high school in crockett. a sweat high school. she married omar mateen about five or six years ago, according to the neighbors. they say that she met him online. it was her second marriage. according to those neighbors, they say that she went to the middle east to marry him. we're also being told that the mother of nor is inside of this home. she was visited by police yesterday. what we are being told is that she was told by police not to answer the door. we did make attempts to talk to her. so far, she has not answered the door. she has no comment on the

. >> members of the lg bt community attended the vigil and said they will not let hate overcome love. you are watching ktvu fox 2 at 6:30 pm. >>> president. obama and the vice president visited orlando and offered words of support as new details emerged about what the government was doing -- gunman was doing during the standoff. >>reporter: president. obama and president. joe biden met with the families of the victims of the remand of terror attack. air force one landing at orlando international this afternoon. the president was greeted by florida governor. rick scott and orlando mayor, buddy dyer. >> four days ago this community was shaken by an evil and hateful act. today, we are reminded of what is good, that there is compassion and empathy and

. >>> pope francis delivered an apology today to members of the lg bt q community.id the days are marginalized and they deserve an apology and a church has marginalized the poor women who have been exploited children who were honoring the system and he believed the church would not discriminate against gay people. >> in the conference for mayors, a fight for human rights. a presentation on marriage equality and a message for orlando that killed 40Ãland of citizens were praised in the orlando mayor thanked mayors across the country for standing with their city in the worst moment in history. >>> you had our back and unequivocally these have been the worst two weeks in orlando's history and i can't take how much it meant to us to feel your love and your support after this tragedy. >> they also heard from star power people in journalism and enchanting mansion from the dalai lama and clinton addressed the conference. >> search and rescue turns out to cleanup and recovery. devastating flash floods that have caused extensive damage with people trying to find belongings. >

we help members build lg bt business relationships at breakfast and after work mixers and three, culture. we program theater parties, screenings, walking tours, bus trips and author appearances like tonight when we are happy to welcome back out professional's favorite. for 10 years he directed movies and directed the news of stories at us weekly. he has conducted q&a's with the dozens of newsmakers and has provided commentary on cnn and msnbc, good morning america and of the today show. as a media manager and family equality council he was present for last year's marriage equality arguments at the supreme court. please welcome bradley jacobs. [applause]. >> at the my hat-- "miami herald" she was a member of the reporting team. at the "washington post" she has reported on the failure of local groups to provide services to people with aids. her investigative reporting has led to changes in federal law regarding housing programs for the poor. and issues the distinguished co-author of "love win". please welcome debbie cenziper. commack commack. >> foreign policy magazine has named him one of

for the lg bt community, pulse was more than just a way to -- more than just a place to go and celebrateee friends. it was a place that promised inclusion and freedom. to be themselves. the same promise our country holds for everyone. this is -- this was an attack on that promise. and itsk on our country values. an attack on who we are as a nation and as a people. our country as a whole stands united in response to this cowardly and despicable act. with this i will turn things over to the director, who will provide additional details on where we are in the investigation right now. .ir. comey: thank you i want to echo what the deputy attorney general said just now. our hearts are broken in a for those who are lost in orlando, those wounded and their families . we are so sorry for your loss and suffering. thanksto say a word of and express admiration for the work of local law enforcement in orlando. they showed professionalism and export married bravery. we are lucky that such good people choose lives of service in law enforcement. lastly i want to say a word of thanks to the people that r

slaughtered in a nightclub, innocent people who went there which was a place of sanctuary for members of the lg btommunity where they felt connected to their community come up to the people struggling with coming out are families that rejected them. this was a safe place for them. this is a tragedy that has implications and is deeply felt in our community. we have to do something about this. we have had moments of silence in the house. everyone stands up and praise. we don't need anymore moments of silence. we need moments of sustained action and do something. host: mike is next from florida, republican. caller: good morning. where to start? first of all, it is not your job to keep americans safe. it is your duty to uphold the constitution and the bill of rights. you have been disingenuous with your comments. you are playing on people's emotions. you said slaughter five times. let's look at the numbers. you mentioned and you are correct if there are over 300 million guns and approximately 100 million gun owners in this country. 200 year, there are between and 500 deaths from a rifle. is one to ban

host: do you feel in the wake of this attack that you might be more targeted as an lg bt person? i don't go into the large communities. so i amn a rural area necessarily more protective because i don't leave they will come out here to my area. i live in a rural part of the country. jason is on that line for lgbt viewers. what is your experience like in phoenix city, alabama? caller: my heart goes out to make ady i wanted to comment on the semi-assault rifle. if you go out to walmart and you buy high point nine millimeter semiautomatic pistol, the assault rifle is a bigger version of a nine millimeter, just a little bit faster. if you want to ban a gun, you can ban the mall. we are the united states of america. let all these people coming to america and things, ig terrorist think we need to keep control and who comes in and whatnot. host: how do you protect against the loan will? from the reporting, the attacker here in the florida nightclub was a u.s. citizen fourth -- born and raised in the united states? herer: if they are born and they have enough connections with any terroris

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