i'm amy goodman. vigils are being held across the country following what has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in modern amemerican history. at least 50 people died in orlando, florida, early sunday morning after a gunman identified as 29-year-old omar mateen opened fire at a packed gay dance club on latin night. more than 50 others were injured. three hours after the shootiting began, authorities say the gunman was shot dead when police raided the club. ththe shooting wasas the deaeadt attack on the lgbt community in american history and it came in the middle of pride month. president obama addressed the nanation on susunday. >> this is an especially heartbreaking day for all of our friends, our fellow americans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, oror transgender. the shooter targegeted nightclub where pele canan together to be with friends, to dance, and to sing, and to live. the plplace where they were attacked is more than a nightclub, it is a place of solidarityty and empowerment whe peo

i'm amy goodman. in san jose, california, clashes broke out between supporters of presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump and hundreds of protesters who gathered to condemn trump's rhetoric against mexicans and muslims. "the san jose mercury news" called it the "biggest and most violent political protest san jose has seen in decades." dozens of scuffles broke out with reports multiple people being punched. there are all sorts of video that came out. san jose mayor sam liccardo, a democrat, criticized trump for sparking problems that fall on local police departments. "at some point donald trump needs to take responsibility for the irresponsible behavior of his campaign," liccardo said. house speaker paul ryan has endorsed donald trump. ryan, the top elected republican in the country, had previously criticized trump, saying his proposal to bar muslims from entering the united states was "not what this country stands for." last month, ryan told cnn he was just not ready to endorse trump.

amy: the u.s. department of energy is conducting an eight-city national tour aimed at gathering public feedback on the issue of where to store nuclear waste. the agency has launched a so-called consent-based siting model to determine where to store spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. at a hearing in boston thursday, paul gunter of beyond nuclear raised objections about the process. >> how does the public and the affected community build trust when the department of energy itself is a promotional agency doing the bidding of the nuclear industry by direct promotion? and that the whole process going forward to date has lacked consent. there has never been consent with regard to generation of nuclear waste. amy: here in new york city, a muslim man has been attacked and severely beaten by three men outside a mosque in queens. mohamed rasheed khan suffered broken ribs and facial bones, internal bleeding and a , concussion. advocates have called for authorities to investigate the beating

i'm amy goodman. president obama is slated to visit orlando, florida, today, following sunday's attack on an lgbt n nightclub in orlandndo, flororida, which k killed d 49 e and was the deadliliest massss shshooting i in modern u.s. . h. the massacre has reignited calls for gun control by senate democrats, who mounted a nearly 15-hour filibuster that ended early this morning after republicans reportedly agreed to hold a vote on gun contrtrol measures, including prohibiting peoplen the govevernment'ss terrrrorist watctch list fromm obtaining gun licenses and exexpanding background checks to include gushows and internet sales. connecticucut democratic senator chris murphy launcnched the filibuster a little after 11:00 inin the morning on wednesdaday. >> imf my withth end. end.. am at my witss i've had enougugh. i've had enough of the ongoing slaughter off innocents and body. of inaction in this so i i'm goining remain on this floor until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together on these tw

i'm amy goodman.n the most significant victory for abortion rights in a generation, the supreme court has struck down provisions of a sweeping anti-choice law in texas. justice anthony kennedy joined stephen breyer and all three women justices, striking down the restrictions as an undue burden on access to abortion. the lead plaintiff in the case celebrateded the ruling g outsie the court. >> from day onone, whole women's health rejected ththe insulting premise ofof house bill 2. we took on the bully politicians and we have struggled againstt anti-choice reregressiveve polis and our opposition's efforts to shut us down and we won. totoday, we make history and tomorrow, wewe get back toto w , so that everyone who seeks abortion services can get the health care she deserves with dignity and respect. amy: the texas legislature passed the sweeping anti-choice law in 2013 despite a filibuster and an 11-hour standby state senator wendy davis. the supreme court ruling strikes down the costly standards of hos

i'm amy goodman. hillary clinton has claimed the democratic presidential nomination. with clinton wins in california new jersey, new mexico, and south dakota, she said to be the first woman ever nominated by major party to run for the white house. with only one primary to go in the district of columbia, she has an insurmountable lead in pledged delegates over her challenger bernie sanders. but clinton's pledged delegate count falls short of the 2383 needed, meaning she will need to rely on the support of unelected superdelegates to officially secure the nomination at next month's convention in philadelphia. on tuesday night in brooklyn, clinton declared victory, celebrating what she called a milestone for women. >> on the very day my mother was congress wasgo, passing the 19th amendment to the constitution. [cheers] that amendment finally gave women the right to vote. [cheers] and i really -- i really wish my mother could be here tonight. amy: vermont senator bernie sanders one north dakota. he has vo

i'm amy goodman. presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump has attacked the news media for pushing him to explain what he did with millions of dollars he claimed to have raised for veterans. at a fundraiser in january, trump said he raised over $6 million for veterans' groups. last week, after the "washington post" said they could trace only about half of that, $3.1 million going to vet groups, trump donated $1 million of his own funds and started cutting more checks. on tuesday, trump outlined $5.6 million in donations to veterans groups so far. the associated press reports the biggest batch of checks appears to have gone out last week, amid the media scrutiny over the funds. at a news conference tuesday, trump lambasted the media, calling cnn's jim acosta "a real beauty" and abc news reporter tom llamas a "sleaze." >> i'm not looking for credit, but what i don't want is when i raise millions of dollars, have people say, like this sleazy guy right over here from abc, he is a sleaze in

i'm amy goodman. we're broadcasting from washington, d.c., where president barack obama formally endorsed hillary clinton's white house bid on thursday and called for democrats to unite behind her, two days after she claimed victory in the democratic race. >> i want to congratulate hillary clinton on making history as the presumptive democratic nominee for president of the united states. look, i know how hard this job can be. that is why i know hillary will be so good at it. in fact, i don't think there has ever been someone qualified to does so qualified to head this office. amy: in his video endorsement of clinton, president obama also praised her challenger bernie sanders for bringing out millions of first-time voters. >> a lot of that is thanks to bernie sanders who has run an incredible campaign. i had a great meeting with him and i thank him for shining a spotlight on issues like economic inequality in the outside influence of money in our politics and bringing young people into the process. emb

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i'm amy goodman. britain remains in a widening crisis days after voters chose to leave the european union. the british prime minister david cameron has announced his resignation, labor leader germy corbyn is facing a coup within his own party, as more than a dozen members of his shadow cabinet have resigned or been fired. scotland has announced it will take any steps needed to stay inside the european union, including possibly holding a second independence referendum. global stock markets have plummeted. more than $2 trillion was wiped off global equity markets on friday the biggest daily loss ever. earlier today, the british pound hit a 31 year low. with his own political fate uncertain, the british finance minister george osborne sought to reassure the british people. plain sailing be in the days ahead. but you should not underestimate our resolve. we were prepared for the unexpected, and we are equipped for whatever happens. and we are determined that unlike eight years ago, britain's financial sys

i'm amy goodman. the fbi investigation into the orlando shooting massacre that left 49 people dead at in lgbt club has taken an unexpected twist after evidence emerged he was a regular patron of the club. on monday morning fbi director , james comey said the shooter, omar mateen, was likelely radicalized online but that no evidence has emerged he received outside help in the attack. comey said the fbi interviewed mateen in 2013 after co-workers said he made inflammatory and contradictory remarks about terrorism. >> we then interviewed him twice. he admitted making the statements that his coworkers reported, but explained he did it in anger because he thought his coworkers were discriminating against him and teasing him because he was muslim. after 10 monthths of investigation, we closesed the culinary investigation. amy: during a phone call to police on sunday morning, mateen expressed support for the self-proclaimed islamic state but james comey said at other times he expressed solidarity with groups

i'm amy goodman. today on capitol hill, democratic lawmakers are continuing an historic sit-in on the floor of the house to demand a vote on gun control after the orlando massacre left 49 people dead. democrats are pushing for votes to expand background checks for gun purchases and to curb the sale of weapons to people on government watch list. a proposal shortly opposed by the american civil liberties union and the center for constitutional rights among other groups. the sit-in was initiated by congressman john lewis, a veteran of the civil rights movement. we will go to washington, d.c., to speak with commerce members after headlines. voters across britain are heading to the polls today in a historic referendum known as brexit to decide whether to leave or remain in the european union. polls are too close to call. it's the third nationwide referendum in british history. today's vote comes exactly a week after british mp jo cox was murdered. she was a vocal advocate for britain to stay in the eu. dur

i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show on capitol hill where democratic lawmakers are continuing in historic sit-in on the floor of the house , the first ever to demand the , republican leadership take action on gun control after the orlando massacre left 49 people dead. democrats are pushing for votes to expand background checks for gun purchases and to curb the sale of weapons to people on government watch lists, a proposed strongly opposed by the american civil liberties union and other groups. ththis is the scene e right nows we broadcast o on the floor of e house, which is beining live streamed from m the phones of lalawmakerss since the republicn leadership have shut off the official camera feed that feeds c-span. c-spspan is b badcastg g the vio streams fromomhe phones of congreress members on ththe flo. thisis is florida congressss mer ted deutch speaking live.e. colleleaguesds, my that i h have shared this experience with, i join y you in f fill thoset t help holes -- we can't do it --- but j

i'm amy goodman. triple suicide bombing and gun attack targeting turkey's main airport in istanbul has killed 41 people and left 239 others injured. authorities said three attackers arrived at the airport's international terminal and blew themselves up after opening fire. a witness described the attack. >> i was getting my three suitcases wrapped while i heard the blast. police told us to lie down. the wrapping machine steelcase protected us. they were shooting at the police and the police were shooting at them. someone next to us got shot. then we saw the bomb in the x-ray explode. everybody around it died in that blast. i got up to look through the window to see the shooting. amy: no group has claimed responsibility, but turkey's prime minister said the initial probe pointed to the self-proclaimed islamic state. we will have more on the attack after headlines. one day after handing down the most significant victory for abortion access in a generation, the u.s. supreme court has dealt another victory

i'm amy goodman. hundreds of people gathered at a church in orlando, florida tuesday night to mourn the 49 victims of susunday's attack onn lgbtq nightclub, the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. more information has begun to emerge about the shooting at the pulse nightclub as survivors tell their stories. afterce carter survived being trapped in a bathroom with the shooter after being shot in the lead. she said she heard omar mateen called 911 saying he was carrying out the massacre because he wanted the u.s. to stop bombing his country. mateen was born in the united states. his parents are frfrom afghanistan. carter gave her account on tuesday. >> and after that, even spoke to us directly in the bathroom. he said, are there any black people in here? i was too afraid to answer, but there was an african-american male in the stall where the majority of my body was who answered and said, yes, there are about six or seven of us. the gunman responded back to him saying, you know, i don't have

i'm amy goodman. britain has stunned the world by voting to leave the european union, becoming the first major country to leave the bloc in eu history. british prime minister david cameron announced his resignation after leading the campaign to keep britain in the european union. he'll step down in october. the guardian calls the decision a "turning point in british history to rank alongside the two world wars of the 20th century." financial markets plunged after the news, with the value of the british pound dropping to the lowest l level against t the dor since 1985. we will go to london to cover this historic vote after headlines. back i in the united states, ana major setback for the immigrants rights movement, a split u.s. supreme court has blocked president obama's plan to shield as many as five million undocumented immigrants from deportation. the deferred action for parents of americans program, or dapa, would have shielded millions of immigrants with u.s. citizen or permanent resident children

i'm amy goodman. federal regulators are poised to unveil new rules that would rein in payday lending. payday lenders supply cash to low-income people who borrow against their future paychecks at high interest rates, often becoming trapped in a cycle of mounting debt. among other measures, the new rules would require lenders to ensure borrowers can actually afford to repay the loans. democratic national committee chair debbie wasserman schultz has sparked protests by backing bipartisan legislation to delay the new rules for two years. the treasury department has moved to impose a new round of sanctions on north korea. the penalties, known as secondary sanctions, would target banks that conduct financial transactions with north korea, a move that could largely impact chinese firms. this comes as presumptive republican presidential nominee donald trump appears to have won support from north korea. an editorial in state media praised trump p a "wise politician." the head of hispanic media relations at the

i'm amy goodman. more than 22 people have been killed and 70 wounded in two separate bombings around the iraqaqi capital baghdad. one of the explosions hit a commercial street, killing at least 15 people. the second hit an army checkpoint. the united nations says it underestimated the number of civilians s trapped in t the iri city of fallllujah, which iraqi forces are attempting to reclaim from isis. u.n. humanitarian coordinator lise grande revised the numbers. >> we underestimated the number of civilians in fallujah. i think we thought there would civilians who0 are at grave risk. what we now think raised on the stories people are telling us is that are probably closer to 90,000 civilians that are still inside of fallujah that are still trapped that still cannot reach safety. amy: in syria, airstrikes hit three hospitals in a rebel-held area of the aleppo, including a u.n.-supported pediatrics center. unicef said it was the second attack on the al-hakeen hospital. at l least 10 civilians were repor

i'm amy goodman. britain is in a state of mourning today after british parliament member jo cox was shot and killed shortly after a meeting with her constituents thursday. jo cox was a 41-year-old mother of two who worked at oxfam before being elected as a labour mp last year. she was known for her passionate support for syrian refugees and was a member of labour friends of palestine. british prime minister david cameron paid tribute to her on thursday. >> this is absolutely tragic and dreadful news, and my thoughts are with jo's husband and the two children and their wider family. we have lost a great star. she was a great campaigning mp with a big heart and people are going to be very, very sad at what has happened. dreadful, dreadful news. it is right that we are suspend campaigning activity in this referendum, and everyone thoughts will be with jo's family and their constituents and her constituents. amy: jo cox is the first member of the british parliament to be murdered in over 25 years. her dea

i'm amy goodman. a group of senators have unveiled a bipartisan measure to prevent people on the fbi's terrorism watch list from purchasing guns. the move comes one day after the senate failed to pass four separate gun control measures in the wake of the massacre of 49 people at a gay nightclub in orlando, florida. none of the measures would have banned assault-style rifles like orlando ated in , sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut at the , movie theater in aurora, colorado, or in san bernardino, california. the measure led by maine republican senator susan collins would let the attorney general block gun purchases by people on the no-fly list or a "selectee" list of people subjected to extra airport screening. the aclu has supported -- warned against crafting gun reform that relies on " our nation's error-prone and unfair watch-listing system." 20 people were arrested after tuesday staging a die-in and blocking the drive to the national rifle association's headquarters in virginia. a

i'm amy goodman. thousands of people gathered at a lakeside park in orlando, florida sunday for the largest , vigil to date honoring the 49 victims of an attack on a gay nightclub on june 12. many of those killed in the attack were young latino and many members of the lgbtq community. perris williams was among those to pay homage to the victims. mr. williams: the 49 people who died, i would want you to know that this is not in vain. i am here for you. i'm one of you. i will carry your spirit with me for the rest of my days. amy: the senate is expected to te on four gun control measures today. all are expected to fail. the vote comes after democratic connecticut senator chris murphy staged a filibuster for nearly 15 hours last week over the orlando massacre. he was demanding action. as the debate over gun control rages, an ohio gunshot owner has been fatally shot during a class on concealed carry. investigators say a student appears to have accidentally fired the gun, fatally shooting 64-year-old james

i'm amy goodman. the u.s. senate has failed to pass four separate measures aimed at curbing access to guns just eight days after a gunman massacred 49 people at a gay nightclub in orlando, florida. as families of people killed by gun violence watched from the senate chamber, lawmakers voted down measures to block people on the federal terrorism watch list from buying guns and to close background check loopholes. connecticut democratic senator chris murphy, who staged a 15-hour filibuster last week to demand gun reform in the wake of the orlando massacre, denounced the inaction. >> and i believe for all of the scarring, psychological harm that comes with louvered -- losing a loved one or neighbor, more harm is piled on when you find out that the people that you elected to run your country just don't care. it hurts something awful when you lose someone, but it gets worse when your leaders are silent -- totally silent in the face of your personal horror. amy: not one of the four failed the measures would