holocaust museum for the past five years.i have come to learn that the museum is so much more than just a building that houses exhibits. the museum researches history, trains educators, members of the military and the judiciary both in the u.s. and internationally and has many programs focused on preventing futuregen sides from occurring again. here in new york the museum's northeast regional office offers a variety of events including talks like the one you are about to hear, plus film screenings and programs on holocaust history as well as contemporary genocide and anti-semitism. tomorrow we will be holding this same program in new york, so please encourage your westchester friends and family to join us there tomorrow evening at 7:45. tonight's program is part of a conversation that the u.s. holocaust memorial museum is holding nationwide, examining the role each of us has when confronted with difficult and complex challenges. only in recent history has international law evolved to define and punish mass violence against ci

cases related to holocaust looted art should only be adjudicated on the merits.tatute of limitations and latches are intended to abort the adjudication of claims. these procedural doctrines were not designed to deal with the greatest art theft in history. one of the many things for statute of limitations concerns the unfair burden on the possessor the obligation to conserve evidence of legitimate oneship for decades. in the case of nazi era looted art, the burden is on the aimant to produce proof of ownership, a task economy indicated by the fact that the original owner often disappeared along with the proof of ownership. providence research was almost impossible right after liberation, but today there is much more information available. toby clear, the act will not create a new cause of action and is not retroactive in nature. however, those claims that have not been adjudicated should now be heard on their merits only. take the cases until state law. statute of limitations had passed before the end of world war ii. is it reasonable to deny a restitution case be

a time before the darkness of the holocaust. that's far more valuable than whatever the economic value might have today. indeed, that is priceless. there are many issues on which the sponsors of this legislation, senator cornyn, senator blumenthal and i on many issues disagree. but on this issue i'm proud to see bipartisan cooperation coming together in defense of principles of justice. that's what this hearing is about. and i'm pleased to welcome the witnesses that are here to testify on these important issues. >> senator blumenthal? >> thanks, senator cornyn and senator cruz and senator schumer. my colleague who is have joined in this very bipartisan effort to assure simple justice to victims and survivors, their families and others whose art was looted and brazenly stolen by the nazis. this hearing room has seen a lot of history. this hearing is truly historic. it's a a milestone and a landmark in assuring that this congress speaks on behalf of justice. my father came to this country in 1935 to escape nazi persecution. he suc

if you look into the literature of the holocaust and go to the holocaust museum, the national holocaust memorial museum of far from where we are this morning, very often you see pictures of american troops liberating the camps, eisenhower insisting american troops witness it. the troops are smiling and the survivors are smiling it looks like everything is hunky-dory. that could not be further from the truth. policy wasmigration still in place by the end of world war ii and there was little interest in relaxing it, even for the survivors of the cap. -- camp. president truman sends the dean of the university of pennsylvania law school to serve by the situation in europe. harrison,as earl g. and he writes a scathing report that in germany itself, the american military greatly favors the german citizens over the getting that they are all of these supplies, and that, in fact, with the exception, these are his words, except for extra shooting the people in the very littleis difference in the behavior of the american military and their former nazi boxes inside the camp. there was a failed atte

we're considering the holocaust art recovery act. nothing congress does and nothing anyone could ever do can right the wrongs of the holocaust. the nazis and allies perpetrated a crime against humanity as evil and as fast as any in history. in a sense they destroyed the world as we knew it. as general eisenhower famously wrote to george marshal upon liberating the concentration camp in germany, he said i saw things that description. liberating europe from the nazis remains one of the greatest accomplishments in history of the united states and allies. i'm proud that my dad was one of that great estrogen ration who blew b-17 missions from england over into nazi germany having been shot down and captured a z a p.o.w. on his 26th mission. there was a happy end to the story or i guess i wouldn't be here. what so many others endured was so much worse. among many crimes committed was the massive lewding of art and property from victims in europe. estimates of the amount reached as high as several million objects. in the immediate aftermath

that was taken from her family during the holocaust. ms. monica dugot is a senior vice president of the international director of restitution for the world renowned auction house christie's where she works 12 investigate and resolve restitution claims. she is a graduate of the cardozo law school. prior to joining christie's, she served for almost eight years as deputy director of the state banking department holocaust lanes assessing officers. >> ms. agnes peresztegi at the president for the commission for art recovery which was established in 1997 to advocate for and assist with efforts to restitution art that was wrongfully taken by the nazis. she is a graduate of university of law in budapest and as has masters degrees in law from the university of pennsylvania and mcgill university. she has over 20 years experience regarding holocaust era property claims and litigation. she is currently of counsel to the paris affirmed. mr. simon goodman is a descendent of a german jewish family that lost many works of art during the holocaust and have

a time before the darkness of the holocaust. it's far more valuable than whatever economic value the works of art are cultural artifacts might have. indeed that is priceless. there are many issues on which the sponsors of this legislation, senator corning or ms. senator blumenthal, many issues on which we might disagree. on this issue and produce a bipartisan cooperation coming together. that's what the hearing is about. i'm pleased to welcome the witnesses here to testify on the important issues. >> senator blumenthal. >> thank you, senator corning, senator cruz and senator schumer and colleagues who have joined in this very bipartisan after to assure simple justice to victims and survivors and family is another's bussard was brazenly stolen by the nazis. this hearing room has seen a lot of history. this hearing this truly historic. so landmark in assuring that this congress speaks on behalf of justice. my father came to this country in 1935 to escape the nazi persecution. he succeeded in bringing over his immediate family. the

that was taken from her family during the holocaust.

a time before the darkness of the holocaust. that's more valuable than whatever economic valuable art or artifacts might have today. indeed that is priceless. there are many issues on which the sponsors of this legislation, senator blumenthal, senator schumer and i many issues on which we disagree. on this issue i'm proud to see bipartisan cooperation coming together. that's what this hearing is about. and i'm pleased to welcome the witnesses who are here to testify on these issues. >> senator blumenthal. >> thank you, senators, my colleague whose have joined in this very bipartisan effort to assure simple justice to victims and survivors, their families, and others whose art was looted and brazenly stolen by the nazis. this hearing room has seen a lot of history. this hearing is truly historic. it's a milestone and a landmark in assuring that this congress speaks on behalf of justice. my father came to this country in 1935. to escape naughty persecution. he succeeded in bringing over his immediate family. they did not lose art,

survivors of the holocaust deserve dignity. i'd like to again thank my dear friend and fierce advocate for survivors, congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen. we have stood together on their behalf for years. she is remark blow committed to justice. mr. speaker, in closing there are holocaust survivors watching us now, and when we pass this resolution, many will cry. they told me that. i cannot and i will not go back and th florida on friday look in the eyes of these sweet people whom we are so fortunate to know, so prifrpbled to have in our community -- so privileged to have in our community and to tell them that congress passed a resolution to make them feel better. they don't need symbolism. what i will tell them is that the united states house of representatives overwhelmingly spoke on their behalf, a group at 80 years ago had no one speaking for them and we expect the german government to hear what we are saying. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back. the gentlewoman

. >> i think we heard that when holocaust survivors came to the united states were not ordinary citizens in terms of going after their rightful property. i think it would be unjust to put the burden on the court to have a different level of due diligence assigned to holocaust survivors because of all the of the horrors they've been through. >> laches is there to take care of injustices. ironically in this case the application of that doctrine would be manifestly inequitable? >> yes, i would say that illustrates talk to us about the federal hook in this. of course when we are looking at theft, most of the time, theft is an issue of state law. it's not in the ordinary circumstance a matter of federal law. federal law can on you cover theft of federal property. certain types of intellectual property. standard garden-variety theft, including theft of artwork typically would be a matter for state law as to substance and procedural issues like statute of limitations. tell us would you this is an probably use of federal law and what it is that gives congress jurisdiction to do this. >> well, th

last holocaust trial.uring the trial, he denied complicity in the murder of the prisoners, but he did apologize to victims. >> i am a 94-year-old -- the 94-year-old defendant appeared frail, avoiding eye contact with survivors. they wanted justice. at first, he was sililent. then he said he would make a written statement and surprisingly, he made a verbal apology. >> i deeply regret having belonged to a criminal organization that was responsible for the death of many people. i am ashamed i saw this injustice and just let it happen. i apologize absolutely and i am sincerely sorry. reporter: he did not deny the murders, but he continued to deny his personal responsibility. for many people, he said too little about how the death camp worked. for one survivor who lost his family at auschwitz, it was inconceivable. >> i am not angry. i am really not angry. i do not want him to go to jail, but he should say more. even just for the generation growing up today, the historical truth knows what happened in auschwitz

going back to the point about the holocaust. the system and the structures on the problem, not individual people. talk about personal battle with individuals in that sense. it also reminds of something that tony blair told me before we got into government as part of my kind are trying to learn about what was going to be like him to think about how we would prepare. i went to see people who had been in government including tony blair and his chief of staff andy lots of conversations. want to thank tony dorsett is he will not believe until you get there how strong is the sense on the part of the civil service that they really are the ones who are entrusted with running the country and that the politicians and their advisers are just here today, gone tomorrow, and their job is to wait them out. you would not believe how strong that sense is that you do something about it. and he said to me we didn't take thait seriously enough and i rey learned that lesson toward the end of his time in government. this is why i ended up in a positi

the holocaust stole our cities' futures. our jews sought out hometowns wherever they moved they changed their memory. bialystok was as much a presence in new york as it was back in russia. the jews of thessaloniki sblishd associations in paris, new york, and tel aviv. and they drew courage swinging songs about thessalonika, our fatherland. the memory lived in exile as the past was systematically forgotten at home. today painfully aware of our own shameful neglect, we strive to make amends to recover this past in order to create a better future. considerable dangers, however, still lurk. particularly while we rightfully think to highlight the injustice and discrimination of the past. jewish communities in europe can still become scapegoats for supposedly provoking economic misery. we live in turbulence times, in times of a fragile social equation which is exacerbated by wealth inequalities that could result in social upheavals. and when this happens discrimination can surface once again. we always need to be vigilant and cont

the holocaust stole our cities' futures. jews sought out hometowns wherever they moved they changed their memory. bialystok was as much a presence in new york as it was back in russia. the jews of thessaloniki sblishd associations in paris, new york, and tel aviv. and they drew courage swinging songs about thessalonika, our fatherland. the memory lived in exile as the past was systematically forgotten at home. today painfully aware of our own shameful neglect, we strive to make amends to recover this past in order to create a better future. considerable dangers, however, still lurk. particularly while we rightfully think to highlight the injustice and discrimination of the past. jewish communities in europe can still become scapegoats for supposedly provoking economic misery. we live in turbulence times, in times of a fragile social equation which is exacerbated by wealth inequalityies that could result in social upheavals. and when this happens discrimination can surface once again. we always need to be vigilant and continu

kellye: with the host that the holocaust will never happen again. outside purcellville, kellye lynn, abc7 news. jonathan: fireworks at the code conference in california. amazon founder and "washington post" owner took time to take a shot at another silicon valley billionaire. paypal cofounder who funded lawsuits against gawker. bezos said the best defense against speech you don't like is a thick thin. cake revenge and you dig two graves one for yourself. talk about the weather situation. this is a day that you realize it's sticky out there. steve: summer. michelle: it's nice. jonathan: so blue. steve: clouds and showers. not adding up to a whole lot. weekend, already luray is reporting at 86 degrees. we could look at patchy fog in the morning. a chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. a lot of folks giving up for the delmarva beaches on friday. 76 degrees. a chance for a few showers and thunderstorms on saturday and sunday. highs around 76 to 77. don't forget tour de cure on sunday. grab an umbrella for later in the afternoon hours. i will t

there are just over 500,000 holocaust survivors worldwide. about a quarter of that number live right here in the united states and with over 15,000 living in our south florida communities, mr. speaker. i have had the honor and privilege to work closely with survivors from south florida, many of whom i have come to call dear friends. herbie, joe vid, and alex. and jack ruben, who has testified before congress on issues related to holocaust survivors, including a hearing that i chaired along side mr. deutch, in the year 2014. and there are so many to thank, so many more, those who have made justice for holocaust survivors their life's work, individuals like sam, mark and the list goes on and on, mr. speaker. it's been my close relationships with these individuals that has helped me to understand the realities that survivors have endured during humanity's darkest period and the sad reality that they face today, today, mr. speaker, especially when it comes to their home health care needs, for the mental care, mental health needs, to medical care

of conversations with survivors, which allow an audience to here firsthand what holocaust survivorst went through. here is rita rubin signs story. >> tell us what you can from what you've ben and learn and what little w fragments you remember. >> born in row main inia rita was a i little girl when sheit last saw her thetl father.her. >> all the able bodied men intom the army and of course my fathee was one of the able bodied menid that was the last time i was tos see him.se i was four and a half at the time. happy family life really changed. we had to close the store. i was no longer free to play in the streets. >> shortly after that june 22nd 1941 the nazis invaded sovieteds union including her hometown. she recalls the day they were forced from their home. >> i hated putting on all those clothes. it was a horrible time just leaving everything behind. i saw death on the street. the sadness of people. and and hearg grandparents, that was a horrible thing. and they were murdered. >> her uncle discovered they were headed for a death camp her grandmothers quick thinking thi sewing mone

we won against the holocaust. the americans who died in normandy not just fighting for america, but for the all of us. they were black-and-white, christians, nonbelievers, and jews. and as an italian, i can only be grateful for the jewish grade for the contribution of liberation of italy. [applause] ms. mogherini: possibility of a free and united europe was born and wasday, on d-day, born thanks to our american friends. our continent rose up with america's economic support and friendship. the transatlantic bond is written in our european union's dna. that does not mean that we have not had our tough moments. transatlantic incident was involved in one of those bad moments. we must truly be thankful to the american jewish committee and to the -- payment for having invested in our friendship right when we needed it most, because two friends know how to overcome difficult moments. barack obama got elected in 2008, he spoke clearly about alliances to repair. eight years later, today, our alliance could not be in better

many of its passengers wind up being killed in the holocaust. could fdr have done more.ight have been a real profile encourage if he hadn't admitted them. but as i say pretty clearly decided just -- too hot to handle. and we might follow that up by the way by the whole business of jewish refugees during the war. there were and i don't have the numbers in my head, significant number admitted to the united states during the war. but a significant backlash against it also. and there's -- i think particularly an interesting dialogue between roosevelt and henry morgan on this point. morgan is successful in getting the the establishment of a -- what amounts to a jewish refugee agency that provides some help. but both before and after a the war to the united states have done more with dealing with the holocaust? well theoretically more could have been done. maybe politically the limits were stretched as far as they could be. i discussed this somewhat in the book. it's -- it's one of these things we say, it's a certainly not one of the highlights of the roosevelt presidency. but

the holocaust stole the futures. our jews are tied to their hometowns, wherever they moved, they chose the memory. they established the associations in paris, new york, and tel aviv. they are singing songs about it. for all of these jews, they lived in exile. today we strive to make amends to recover this to make a better future. the dangers are still there, particularly while we highlight the injustices of the past. they will be the scapegoats for economic misery. in times over fragile social question and by striking health inequalities and social upheavals. we need to fight for the education and in addition, we need to address the underlying causes of social unrest. the more inclusive and never forget the lives of our jewish brothers and dher cherish the memory. celebrating jews, can israel take the form into this? we should not necessarily be so. this is a challenge you face and drive together for the living and also put our past to rest. all of us are committed to rise up to the challenge. thank you very much for

we won against the holocaust.ricans who died in normandy not just fighting for america, but for the all of us. they were black-and-white, christians, nonbelievers, and jews. and as an italian, i can only be grateful for the jewish grade for the contribution of liberation of italy. [applause] ms. mogherini: possibility of a free and united europe was born and wasday, on d-day, born thanks to our american friends. our continent rose up with america's economic support and friendship. the transatlantic bond is written in our european union's dna. that does not mean that we have not had our tough moments. transatlantic incident was involved in one of those bad moments. we must truly be thankful to the american jewish committee and to the -- payment for having invested in our friendship right when we needed it most, because two friends know how to overcome difficult moments. barack obama got elected in 2008, he spoke clearly about alliances to repair. eight years later, today, our alliance could not be in better shape.

we won against the holocaust, the shame of our continent, and of all human history. americans who died in normandy were not just fighting for america, but for the whole of us. they were black and white. christians, nonbelievers and jews. and as an italian, i can only be grateful for the jewish brigade, for the contribution to the liberation of italy. the possibility of a free and united europe was born on that day on d-day and born thanks to our american friends. our continent rose up with america's economic support and friendship. the transatlantic bond is written in our european union's dna. this does not mean we didn't have our tough moments. the ajc's transatlantic institute was founded during one of those bad moments, back in 2004. we must truly be thankful to the american jewish committee and to the baruch family for having invested in our friendship right when we needed it the most, true friends know how to overcome difficult moments. the very night barack obama got elected in 2008, he spoke clearly about alliances to repair. eight years later, today, our alli

he survived the holocaust. and now he's a teenager with a lot of his family gone and a lot of people who had been through that experience in romania decided to leave. they were so shattered. but this is my home, my family's gone but this is my home. i'm going to stay in romania. then the soviet union took over romania and they asked that he renounce his judaism, and he wouldn't do it. and then they asked that he pledge allegiance to the communist party, and he wouldn't do it. and so he had gotten a ph.d. he was a well-recognized engineer. but suddenly first you can't travel to go to academic conferences. and then second, you're going to lose your job. and this holocaust survivor now has to live under soviet communism and be persecuted, but he wouldn't give up his faith and he wouldn't give up his moral integrity, and he kept trying for a better life. and finally in 1977, when he was past 40, he was allowed to emigrate to israel. and he moved to israel. and that had been his dream. and he was a teacher in israel

. >> a brand new project holocaust survivors a chance to share experiences with the public.etails coming up pals pa skl >> congressional democrats refusing to drop down in their 10 plus hour sit in. >> they're also pro testers outside of the capital that gathered here to cheer on the law maker. lawmakers mixing it up with house speaker paul ryan as he calls the house back into session. they're refusing to quiet and asking for gun control legislation on background tests and sale of gun people on terror watch we'll have a full update coming up for you at 11. >> 7 years later victims families are remembering loved ones they lost and one of the deadliest crashs in metro history. two trains collided killing eight people and the trains operator. dozens were inju some say the same problems then is this now and families say metro is still not making the grade. sarah >> metro riders hoping they don't see a replay of tuesday evening commute. more storms and heavy rain forecast for tomorrow morning's rush hour. 1.2" of rain fell in 45 minutes. >> neighbors had issues with storm sewers

it's since grown to more than 100 and includes holocaust survivors, civil rights activists, and thoseave served in more recent wars. >> i was one of them. that was scary. >> reporter: retired army colonel has been coming here for 12 years. >> oh, i enjoy it. >> reporter: now 90, he's on a new mission to educate. appreciation that war is hell. this is not something to be desired to go into. >> you get to see it not only from a facts point of view, but an emotional point of view. >> reporter: shelby prefers learning history this way. >> it is definitely one of the best days here. >> reporter: just as the session ends, we notice something. >> you don't want to hear something about meeting russians? >> reporter: it is tough to tell who really loves this more. >> okay. all right. i look forward to it the next day. we'll see how it's going to go next time. >> reporter: in chantilly, virginia, david culver, news4. >> a positive experience on both sides it looks like. >>> some consider it a symbol of hate. the controversial image that's being removed from the windows of the washington nationa

to do so let me share a story about a constituent of mine who is a holocaust survivor from lithuania. she was 11 years old when the german s.s. nazis marched into her town and gathered her and her family up. she was separated right away from her family and i guess fortunately for her she did not appear jewish to the german soldiers so when she was asked her name, she told them it was vebba -- weber which happens to be my name and the way my grandfather would have pronounced it when he came over from germany. anyway the soldier thought she wasn't jewish so he let her go. she ran into the forest, mr. speaker, and hid in barns and other places until the end of the war. she spent the years of that war hungry and frightened. but somehow managed to survive. she was liberated by the russians at the war's end. now, who was a young girl when she was 11 back in world war ii is in her 90's and living in my district in her home in galveston, texas. mr. speaker, she is in need of 24-hour care to remain in her home. unfortunately, with the cost of high provider's care running low to keep her in her

to do so, let me share a story about a constituent of mine, who is a holocaust survivor. she was 11 years old when the german ss nazis marched into her town and gathered her and her family up. she was separated right away from her family and she did not appear jewish to the german soldiers, so when she was asked her name she said it is weber, which is my name which is the way they would have pronounced it. the soldier thought she wasn't jewish. she ran into the forest and hid in barns and other places until the end of the war. she spent the years of that war hungry and frightened, but somehow managed to survive. she was liberated by the russians at the war's end. she is now in her 90's and living in my district in her home in galveston, texas. mr. speaker, she is in need of 24-hour care to remain in her home. unfortunately with the high -- the cost of high providers' care running low to keep her in her home, she is unable to stay there. doesn't look like. she lives on social security, but fortunately, the claims conference has been able to assist her through providing fun

in your own words you grew up in a pervasive shadow of the holocaust and you end up going from that little place in brooklyn to the united states senate. you may be moved to california in between. you did it all with such grace and also because of the art of the tough. do you want to talk about what that was like growing up with your family and how you ever decided to take this journey? >> you said it was an honor to interview me, i'm so excited that you agreed to do this because it says a lot about our relationship and the warmth that we share and i'm so thrilled, and as you know i will get your question in the second, but the fact is, the warm relationships that have developed between the women senators and frankly with a lot of men mean so much to me. you know i'm not running again and people say why, are you disgusted with the place? not at all. i just feel like after 40 years there are people like you who can carry the banner. we have you interviewing me and i just couldn't be more thrilled. getting to the issue of how did i get tough, what was my life like when i was a child which, i

it symbolizes the symbols the nazis made homosexuals wear during world war ii in the holocaust. >>> the wake of the orlando shooting the targeted members of the lgbt there will be an instance creased police presence at pride. >> reporter: pridefest ends at 6:00 p.m. supposed to end. lots of folks are still here. it's been a safe event today and we have seen lots of extra police officers on duty, including posted at the top of most of the buildings around civic center plaza. critics say the increased presence is just too much. >> san francisco was showing its pride to the world. the colors of the rainbow just about everywhere you look. this weekend, it's also about safety. >> if you see something. >> say something. >> that mantra is repeated every hour. it's a time for celebration and remembrance. >> our hearts are with orlando. >> there's a security check point screening at every entrance. many say they get it. >> i feel pretty safe. needs to be implemented and it's a good idea. >> metal detectors. always looking over our shoulders. >> extra police officers are on duty patrolling pridef

years ago, this history teacher invited one ve it's since grown to more than 100 and now includes holocaust survivors, civil rights activists and those who have served in more recent wars. they share their stories in large group settings and others over intimate table talk. >> i was one of them. that was scary. >> reporter: frank kohn has been coming here for 12 years. >> oh, i enjoy it. >> reporter: now 90, he's on a new mission to educate. >> hopefully they get the appreciation that war is hell. this is not something to be desired to go into. >> you get to see it from a facts point of view and emotional point of view from the people who were actually there. >> reporter: seventh grader shelby ale prefers learning history this way. but just as the session ends, we notice something. >> you want to hear something about the russians? >> reporter: it's tough to tell who really loves this more. >> okay. all right. >> next day. tomorrow. let's see how it's going to go next time. >> reporter: in shanteli, virginia, news4. >> it looks like it's going great and this is my favorite show and mike chic

the author themselves around the world disclosed what happened to 6 million judiciously people in holocaust the certification voted never again, the perpetrator tried to cover up and the japantown prayed of san francisco become an unwillingly victim or an accomplice so the issue raised by the report and the resolution warranted - some are inviting investigators tidal ask our board of supervisors when necessary come would you be willing to invite them to take a stand share 0 how they did the findings and - >> thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> game-changer madam president i'm a member of the divine marching bands that was not allowed to play this is the crime against humanity in china and even investigative reporter was invite to the congressal hearing one .5 organize transport sometimes more than the chinese government is willing to admit and a piece of what he said last thursday asked and answered solve this problem we can't say verify some proclaimed by arranged visit in the words of doctor jabbing if the go ethics committee the son of a holocaust survivor not repeat the dreadful mist

it symbolizes the symbols the nazis made homosexuals wear during world war ii in the holocaust. >>> the wake of the orlando shooting the targeted members of the lgbt there will be an instance creased police presence at pride. >> reporter: pridefest ends at 6:00 p.m. supposed to end. lots of folks are still here. it's been a safe event today and we have seen lots of extra police officers on duty, including posted at the top of most of the buildings around civic center plaza. critics say the increased presence is just too much. >> san francisco was showing its pride to the world. the colors of the rainbow just about everywhere you look. this weekend, it's also about safety. >> if you see something. >> say something. >> that mantra is repeated every hour. it's a time for celebration and remembrance. >> our hearts are with orlando. >> there's a security check point screening at every entrance. many say they get it. >> i feel pretty safe. needs to be implemented and it's a good idea. >> metal detectors. always looking over our shoulders. >> extra police officers are on duty patrolling pridef

sergeant was found guilty of counsel of excess 32 murder for his role as an auschwitz guard during the holocaust. he was sentenced to five years in prison for helping to kill 1.1 million people, most of them jewish. his attorney says he plans to appeal and that he won't have to serve any prison time until the appeal is exhausted. we will keep you updated as we learn more. we want to get to that health matters report and an update on zi. five new cases reported in the last week in our area, one of those in virginia, bringing the total number 226. --ere confirmed in maryland ringing the total number 226. 4 were confirmed in maryland. president obama will spend father's day weekend in a new mexico as well as you 70 national park. it is part of the birthday -- as well as yosemite national park. it is part of the birthday for the national park system. talk about climate change and a lack of funding from congress. hopefully the parks will be impacted by records the -- record heat sweeping across the u.s. temperatures in phoenix are scheduled to hit just shy of 120 degrees. ine crews are fighting fires

many holocaust survivors and families of holocaust victims there. the officials 15isaid, no, you can't. they were denied. the american civil liberties union took their case and the supreme court 15said, no, authorities must allow these groups to exercise their first amendment right. now the city can dictate where the public gathering is, but they cannot deny their rights and additionally must protect them in the exercise of their rights. so me as a young cop, being expendable, i'd have to stand in front of those nazis many, many times while people showed up and threw bottles and friguit and other debris at them usually hitting us, the police officers. so i'm very familiar what can go wrong if there's a situation like that. but our supreme court has rhode island th-- ruled that these cities must allow it. >> tom, looking at the scene here and how it unfolds, give us your expertise here. how well do you think it was handled in light of the fact that, yes, this white supremacist group, this hate group was permitted and under the law has to be permitted

reporter: in the words of the judge this trial is something we can do to get the victims of the holocaustt least a semblance was anice and it opportunity for this country to re-examine its darkest hour perhaps for the last time. few wartime nazi still alive and he is appealing his sentence. it is possible he will never serve his time. laura: a number of state department diplomats have been critical, calling for targeted military strikes against assaults government. p.j. crowley a brief time ago. this is unprecedented, is that, more than 50 state department officials oppose their own governments policy on syria. pj: i do not think it is necessarily unprecedented. what is unprecedented is that it channel hasrdiac become public. it speaks to the frustration that everyone has about the situation in syria, everyone but the share also, what they are proposing is not necessarily a straight -- as straightforward as they believe in it probably will not work. eric: they know everything any of us that president obama does not want airstrikes so what do they hope to achieve with this? see changes ono

mirren is on capital hill to testify about recovering artwork that was stolen by the nazis during the holocaust. the actress is one of six people that will speak about the exappropriate art act. it will is trying to recover artwork unlawfully lost. >>> and hugh hefner's playboy mansion is about to get a new owner. darren metropolis already owns a property adjacent to the home. he has the asking bright of $200 million. hefner who is 90 years old will get to stay at the mansion for the rest of his life. it was full of movie stars and athletes and millionaires and the famous playboy bunny. >>> a graduate of father judge high school in philadelphia was recognized for perfect attendance for 13 years. james dudley never missed a day of school. >> after graduation pretty much sleep and prepare on how i cannot miss a day in college. >> wow. well this fall james starts at holy family university and plans to study meteorology and teaching and hopes to be a "action news" meteorologist. >> karen rogers never missed a day. >> never missed a day. >> never missed a day of something. >> stormtracker 6 live dou

he's credited with saving 6,000 people from the holocaust. descendants of the people he saved were at the ceremony. >> he saved their lives, now they have children and grandchildren and grand-grandchildren, you know? they are they're and we're very thankful. >> translator: i feel very proud, and my father would be delighted. >>> nobuki said the street would encourage people to learn more about his father and the history of the jews. >>> it is another cloudy and muggy morning in tokyo. our meteorologist robert speta joins us now. >> yes, actually. much of the area, at the very least, we are looking at cloudy, muggy conditions. there's another low coming in from the west, though. that will usher in another round of precipitation, as we look ahead to our thursday and friday, but we are talking about the rainy season. this is a seasonal thing. it does tart typically may actually officially started on may 16th back towards the southern japanese islands. over the past weekend, officially there in western and central japan, including the tokyo area,

this ceremony commemorates the victims of the holocaust. the federal labor minister is here.ne of her colleagues recently said that jasenovac was just a labor camp. some of the victims' names are read out. >> lipot zora, murdered at jasenovac. >> the jewish community has been an important part of croatian society for centuries. they're outraged at attempts to water down croatia's wartime history. they've been boycotting government-sponsored memorial events. the minister's presence is unwelcome. ognjen kraus: we want the government to make the first move. we haven't had any contact with them since they came to power." -- power. >> back at tito square, some of the opera house cast and crew organize a counter-demonstration. mr. goldstein: pure provocation. >> the counter-demonstration is shut down. slavko is pleased that some people are standing up to the nationalists. he says they're bad for croatia's image. mr. goldstein: it is getting to the point where we won't stand for it or where europe will no , longer tolerate croatia. >> he'll continue working to document and preserve