let's turn to lisa desjardins whoas at the capitol. lisa, you have been talking to a lot of folks up there. they're watching this closely, weren't they? >> they are, judy. an important endorsement is expected tonight. the "boston globe" and others report elizabeth warren is planning to announce her endorsement of hillary clinton tonight, her voice so important because sanders voters may respect her voice somewhat more than the president's. tonight democrats feel not just relief but move right into exuberance, almost. some saying if they can unify the clinton-sanders camps, they have a shot at major gains here at the cal capitol. >> woodruff: bernie sanders was as we know the democratic socialist member of the senate from the state of vermont. he'll come back to the senate in a different place, won't he? how do members of the senate democrats see what he's done in this campaign? >> democrats here in the senate, i talked to senator dick durbin earlier tonight and he says he feels bernie sanders played a key role in marking the important

and newshour correspondent lisa desjardins, who's been following the action on capitol hill. >> as ofow this time 6:00 p.m. eastern time tonight do we have -- is there any possibility any of the four gun bills that were up for a vote today might pass? >> realistically, no. we already know one has failed. something feels innocuous. background checking, received 60 votes, republican amendment that did not clear, we do not expect the others to clear there that bar either. >> ifill: public opinion? >> not just americans as a whole gwen supporting things like background checks, moderate restrictions you could say but republicans as a group. recently pew and many other groups find 80% support background checks but republicans are going the other directions. >> ifill: marcia the court decided not to take up a challenge to assault weapons in new york and connecticut. we know when the court doesn't do something that doesn't necessarily mean a lot. but there's a record here. there's a pattern. >> well there is, the court not wanting to get back into this second amendment arena. the court's had

back to the democrats with john yang in santa monica, california, and our political director lisa desjardins in brooklyn, new york. welcome to you both. lisa, to you first. you were telling me a little while ago, big crowd behind you, this is not just an historic night, it's an emotional one. >> incredibly emotional. started out quite a few hours ago, but this crowd has become explosive, judy. talking to the dozens of people here, there is one thing. they believe hillary clinton is breaking down barriers tonight. no surprise. many people here tonight campaigned for hillary clinton eight years ago and say they are still disappointed. lgbt transgender rights here tonight, this is a new day for families. so not just about women but minorities of all different kinds here, especially for them, an emotional moment. >> woodruff: well, with all the celebrating going on in new york, john yang out in california, you're looking at a state with the biggest delegate package of all. those numbers are not in yet. what are you hearing about what the results may look like, turnout? >> turnout is subject to t

for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: stay with us, coming up on the newshour: marks and david brooks on this week's political news. and broadway's landmark year ahead of sunday's tony awards. but first, the financial pressures of the middle class. it's part of what you're hearing from voters and on the campaign trail this year. tonight, we zero in on the case of a california family feeling the squeeze. it's part of our joint project with american public media's "marketplace" and pbs' "frontline," called "how the deck is stacked," funded by the corporation for public broadcasting. the correspondent is the host of marketplace, kai ryssdal. >> don't i call my insurance first? to make a claim? >> yeah. do you think it's totaled? >> yeah. >> reporter: this has not been a good morning for aaron and mary murray and vandy, their five- year-old daughter. they came out to find aaron's car had been hit overnight, one of those unexpected expenses hat can throw a lot of middle class families off-track. >> thank you for calling esurance my name is rebecca, how can i help? >> hell

lisa desjardins is here with me now to fill in the picture. lisa, why is this significant?this is incredibly significant. we're talking about a vast universe of things we touch in our everyday lives. some estimate that one out of every three sort of processed products that we buy, not food, but everything else, could have toxic chemicals in it, and what happened, gwen, is the law passed 30 years ago and it was essentially toothless. so the e.p.a. wasn't even able to regulate forcefully something like asbestos, which we know from scientific evidence is lethal and causes a lethal form of cancer, but it's in the banned because the law previously was not strong enough. >> ifill: you and i have covered washington for a while. we know how hard it is to get bipartisan agreement on anything. why this, why now? >> imagine. nothing is getting done in washington. a sweeping bill over an $800 billion industry, that's the answer. the industry got on board. the chemical industry felt this was in their interest because up until now they have self-regulated and states have regulated, gwen,

. >> ifill: lisa desjardins has been reading into the report and its findings. she joins me now. whether politically motivated or not, lisa, what new did we learn if anything from this report? >> well, this report in all 800 pages has highlights of 22 new facts that the committee says it learned. when you look at those facts, there are two kinds. i think the most important ones are about the failures in the defense department and the intelligence community that led to benghazi and led to the americans not being protected, including some as simple as then-secretary of defense leon panetta ordering that three different teams be deployed to the area, but yet those orders weren't conveyed for an hour and a half, and even at that point they weren't followed. i think the most critical part is about the security here and failures on that level. the second group has to deal with how the obama administration and secretary clinton and all of that staff reacted and then how they dealt with congress later. >> ifill: 11 hours of hearings before this committee as they tried to get to the bottom

turn back to the democrats with john yang in santa monica, california, and political director lisa desjardins in brooklyn, new york. thanks to both of you for being here. lisa, to you first. it is an historic moment for hillary clinton, but as we reported, she is telling her supporters not to relax. is that a real worry for them in >> clinton doesn't seem worried about clinching the nomination. in fact, her staff has told me they think tonight is the night, an historic night. they will proclaim themselves as having clinched the nomination tonight on this stage behind me, but, judy, they want to win california. they want to go into the general election with a sign of strength. losing california would not be such a sign of strengthful right now they're pivoting to going after trump even more. on her schedule, the next two public events are in ohio and in pennsylvania in one week. what's significant about those states, oh, a little thing called "swing voters." those two states will be critical to whomever wins the presidential election in the fall. >> woodruff: john, in california, shoe on the o

lisa desjardins has the story. >> reporter: police in riot gear; hats on fire; and bloodied faces.t was the scene last night outside a donald trump rally in san jose, california. and where one side sees organized, violent protesters, the other says it all started with the candidate himself. >> so if you see somebody getting ready to throw a tomato, knock the crap out of them, would you? seriously. okay? just knock the hell-- i promise you, i will pay for the legal fees, i promise. >> when we have a protester which isn't often, i say, be very gentle, please don't hurt him, take care of him, if he wants to shout, if he punches you in the fairks smile. >> reporter: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton reacted to last night's violence in a cnn interview today. >> and trump has lowered the bar and now is it a surprise that people who don't like him are stepping over that low bar? i don't think it is. he needs to condemn all violence by everyone. i have and will continue to do so. >> reporter: neil levesque of saint anselm college says the incivility has risen on both sides-- and so ha

lisa desjardins begins our coverage. >> reporter: house democrats emerged from the capitol and gave up6-hour sit in. they vowed to keep fighting for gun control measures, after the july 4 break. >> when we come back here on july 5, we're going to continue to push, to pull, to stand up, and if necessary, to sit down, or sit in. >> reporter: the scene outside was nearly as raucous as the one that played out yesterday and overnight. as republicans recessed, triggering an automatic shut down of the official house cameras, democrats took to social media to broadcast the back-and-forth on the floor. >> no bill! no vote! no bill! no vote! >> reporter: 10:00 p.m: house speaker paul ryan tried to regain control over democrats' chanting. >> the house will be in order... >> reporter: but order was not coming. the house cameras again went dark. >> the house stands in recess, >> reporter: democrats kept sitting and standing on the floor, until republicans returned to a formal session again at 2:30 a.m. and not just any session-- g.o.p. leaders called for a big vote on a bill that included a billion

lisa desjardins has our report. >> reporter: it was something relatively rare for donald trump, going on the defensive, as he held a news conference at his new york hotel. >> i have raised a tremendous amount of money for the vets-- almost $6 million-- and more money is going to come in, i believe, over the next little while too, but i've raised almost $6 million. all of the money has been paid out. i have never received such bad publicity for doing such a good job. >> reporter: this goes back to january, when trump boasted about a fundraiser he held for veterans while boycotting a republican debate. >> we just cracked $6 million, right? >> reporter: but for months, reporters have asked for proof and specifics. today, trump revealed where that money went-- an array of more than 40 organizations, from work with service dogs to scholarships for families. and, he quickly turned to going on attack against journalists covering the story. >> i have to tell you, the press is so dishonest. this sleazy guy right ver here from abc. he's a sleaze. >> you know what, when i raise money -- >> excus

for the pbs newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> sreenivasan: we get more on the controversy surroundingtrump university from tom hamburger of the washington post. so, tom, what are we to make of the involvement that donald trump had with this specific company? he's got his name on lots of companies all over the world. >> that's true. he's become the expert at branding. in this particular case, donald trump eventually owned 93% of trump university, and the documents that were released this week portray him as really the marketer in chief of this company. he's very active in the marketing of the program, less active in doing one of the things he promised choosing the instructors and going over the curriculum. >> reporter: how hand-picked were the instructors as part of the sell? >> exactly. one of the claims made in trump marketing material and by donald trump himself in a marketing video is that he, donald trump, handpicked the instructors who were going to teach basically his secrets and how to succeed in real estate. the realty is that trump did not pick the instructors. even the marqu

and character traits, we take a look tonight at voters' perceptions of clinton: the newshour's lisa desjardins begins our report. >> reporter: it was a blunt moment on monday: hillary clinton, the democratic nominee- in-waiting, confronting an issue that's dogged her in this campaign: >> a lot of people tell pollsters they don't trust me. now i don't like hearing that and i have thought a lot about what is behind it. >> it's something even democratic voters have expressed. >> first of all, she's lying about benghazi. she's lying about her e-mails. >> reporter: recent polls such as this week's nbc-"wall street journal" survey back up the anecdotes. 69% said she had a record of being dishonest. enter the republican nominee-to-be, donald trump. he has his own polling negatives, but he's pouncing on the clinton trust gap. >> most people know she's a world-class liar. just look at her pathetic e-mail server statements. >> reporter: some point to her time in the white house and the investigation into both clintons' investments in property, known as white water. defenders say this is pure politics, t