history. >> a gunman you'll recall fired on to a crowd from the 32nd flr of th mandalay bay hotel in las vegas last october. now, hotel owner mgm has filed a lawsuit against the victims. >> nbc's steanie gosk explains why. >> reporter: days before the srstoting in modern american history, stephen paddock massed an arsenal at the mandalay bay hotel in las vegast making multiplp carrying 20 plus pieces of luggage containing 22 rifles into his suite. he went on to kill 58 people aun more than 500 others. now mgm, owner of the mandalay bay which faces over 1,000 victims' lawsus has turned around and sued those victims back. >> there's confusion by the victims. now they areeing sued by one of the largest companies in america forti g shot. they're just in disbelief and they're mad. >> the company's not looking for money but is askedg twoal courts to throw out their cases. because mgm says it is protected under a federal anti-terrorism law. that law shields private companies from financial liability following ari ter attack. if thes by relied on security measures certified by the department

in modern american history, stephen paddock amassed an arsenal at the mandalay bay hel vegas, making multiple trips carrying 20 plus pieces of luggage and 22 rifles into his suite. people and wound more than 500 others. now, mgm, the owner of mandalay bay, which faces over 1,000 victims' lawsuits has turned around and sued those shooting victims back. >> there is confusion by the victims. now, they are being sued by one of the largest companies in america for getting shot. they're in disbelief and they're mad. >> reporter: the company is not looking for money but is asking two federal courts to throw out their cases because mgm says it is protected under a federal anti-terrorism law. that law shields private companies from financial liability following a terrorist attack. if the business relied on security measures certified by the department of homeland security.cled the las vegas shooting a terrorist attack. >> this had nothing to do with terrorism and they have no motive for the shooting. >> reporter: in a statement, mgm writes in part, from the day of this tragedy we have focused

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in las vegas, corporate owners of the mandalay bay casino filed suit against the victims in last year'sshooting at a concert. doing about 1000 victims. the elders say they have no liability for the massacre. a lawyer representing several victims say the unusual action makes sense, preemptive strike to get the cases thrown out of court instead of state court to avoid many years of individual lawsuits was judge brett cavanagh on capitol hill at the supreme court confirmation hearings, he could be the reason they are decimated. >> we organize because we know what democratic congress can

. >>> the victims from las vegas speaking out this evening after news mgm, the owner of the mandalay bay hotel is now suing more than 1,000 victims and their families. >>> and the images that have many talking today, the demolition accident. the building suddenly collapsing in a cloud of dust. the mayor tonight saying, quote, something went terribly wrong. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. and we have several stories we're following. we're going to begin with the president and that unprecedented washing shot, that threat to strip security clearances from several former high-ranking officials in the cia, the fbi and u.s. intelligence. among them, former cia director john brennan, former fbi director james comey and four o. sarah sanders today reading from a carefully scripted statement. our terry moran then asking the white house, is the president threatening to punish these figures because they have been critical of the president? and what the white house then said when asked if former president obama and vice president joe biden could be ne

. >>> the company that owns mandalay bay filing suit against 1,000 las vegas massacre survivors, part of a strategy to shield itself for lawsuits against the hotel. in the lawsuit it argues it has no liability of any kind for the deadliest attack in history. they are not seeking monetary damage. the attack last october left 58 dead and hundreds were injured. an attorney for hundreds of the victims says mgm is absolutely liable, claiming mandalay bay was negligent for letting stephen paddock inside with so many weapons. nine months later, police have still not found a motive. >>> in texas, a death row inmate executed, despite objections from his victim's family. christopher young shot hashmoud patel during a robbery in 2004. the patel family supported clemency to spare young's life. the victim's son even came to young's defense, saying he's a changed person. in young's final statement, the 34-year-old said this -- "i want to make sure the patel family knows i love them like they love me. make sure the kids and the world know i'm being executed and those kids i've been mentoring, keep t

mgm owns the mandalay bay hotel where a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor on to a music festival. the company is suing in a bid to avoid liability. nbc's joe fryer has the story. >> reporter: they were victims during the las vegas shooting last year. >> i couldn't help anybody. >> reporter: now they feel like they are victims again because they are being sued. >> it brings it all up again and takes me right back to being helpless. >> reporter: facing hundreds of civil lawsuits, mgm resorts owner of the mandalay bay sued the victims back. today at an emotional news conference, survivors and relatives of those who died expressed outrage. >> who does that? you know, it's like being kicked again to the ground. >> reporter: mgm is not asking for money from the victims but does want a federal court to hear the cases. the company says under federal law, it's immune from financial liability because it relied on a security firm certified by the department of homeland security and the government ne declared it as such. today mgm said we litigation. adding it's looking for the best and fast

bay says look i just found this law -- which owns mandalay bay says look, i just found this law andit is brilliant. >> reporter: the legal move comes nine months after a gunman opened fire on a concert crowd from a window of injured. the attorney representing some of the victims calls the countersuit outrageous. >>> vowing to reopen after a small fire overnight, maureen naylor tells us investigators aren't sure whether this fire was the case of arson like the same -- like another fire at the same restaurant four years ago. >> reporter: the fire lit up the sky monday night in the back of the michigan -- the restaurant man raisa -- manresa. he was walking home and saw the fire break out -- no one was inside or hurt. >> the only thing about it she >> reporter: when the sun came up you could see melted bins and burnt rubble and thanks to alert citizens, the police were immediately notified -- >> you could see the adjoining fence on fire and they were able to knock it down and contain it in about 15 minutes. >> reporter: firefighters say the same restaurant was intentionally set on fire

which owns the mandalay bay hotel casino and the venue of the route ninety one harvest music festival quote has filed federal lawsuits against more than one thousand las vegas mass shooting victims in an effort to avoid liability so to two thousand and two federal act that extends liability protection to any company that uses anti-terrorism technology or services and g.m. hopes that a federal judge will rule that their use of department of homeland security certified security company at the time of the shooting will make and the future civil lawsuits against the company not viable due to the protections granted in the act it appears that our litigious nature here in the united states truly knows no bounds. this is brutal this is group is a governor sorry lawyer you know democrats and republicans on capitol hill parade corporations out of this kind of like you know capitalism corporate thing. it is like oh they're brilliant they're wonderful we love corporations especially when they apparently so victims yeah that's the new rule like that's what the new thing now i know we've got to pr

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a man shooting from his mandalay hotel room last october, mgm that owns mandalay bay is not asking for money. instead, they want the judge to decide if the attack falls into a 2002 anti-terrorism law and means mgm is not liable. one man who lost his wife is stunned. >> i put my hand over her face in an attempt to save her life, whatever i was trying to do. she was gone. i sat the kids down on the couch, my daughter and youngest on my lap. all i had to say was, you know, i was at this concert and there was an attack and a lot of people lost their lives and i'm going through all this and still going through this. to find out that this huge company, mgm resorts is suing me, i mean, how do you deal with that? >> the lawsuit has inspired a social media protest with the #boycott mgm. >>> a somber memorial service was held for the cal fire bulldozer operator killed on the lines near yosemite. 36-year-old braden barney was remembered as a dedicated fireman who followed in his father's footsteps to be a firefighter. friends and family were joined in modesto this morning. his death has struck hi

certified security contracts which mgm said it did at the time steven paddock opened fire at the mandalay bay hotel. it's a risky strategy. >> if you make the public think you're suing people or their families what color dead or seriously injured, to me, that's a pr disaster. >> 58 people were killed and more than 500 others were injured in the shooting last october. mgm says its goal is a timely resolution for all the victims and their families. >>> meanwhile, assault weapon registrations are up 43% in california. they have applied to register more than 68,000 assault weapons. a law requires that older semiautomatic rifles to be registered. a failure to comply can result in up to a year in jail. >>> the san francisco police department is expected to go over the progress made on rape kits in a few hours. police have been working under new protocols since 2016 in an effort to prevent kits from going untested. this battery powered drill flew into a windshield. take a look at this. it injured two people inside the car yesterday afternoon along vasco road. the driver of the vehicle that dropp

threatening to sue the company.in october, a gunman opened fire on concert-goers from a suite in the mandalay resort. 58 people were killed.m-g-m resorts international is the parent company of the corporation that owns the mandalay bay and the las vegas village where the music festival was held.the company called the shooting quote "the despicable act of one evil individual" one attorney representing several victims from texas had this to say.sot voice of craig eiland, attorney "mgm is trying to beat these people to the courthouse and declare that they have no rights." m-g-m hired a security vendor for the event -- which the company claims protects it from legal responsibility under the safety act.i'm melisa raney reporting. reporting.raney i'm melisa safety act.under the safety act.i'm melisa raney reporting. coming uphey shout to the city of san francisco, don't need a pistol just get up on the bike and pop wheelies hey then i whistlering the bell you already know who can tell a rapper and his e-lime bike who thought he was a little but smarter than me i'll show you what happened in the nex

they're facing a lawsuit from one of the largest companies.in the wor mgm, the owner of mandalay bay hotel is counter sui the victims. the company does not want money. mgm just wants a federal court to throw out the nearly 1,000 lawsuits becse mgm says it's protected under a federal anti-terrorism law. the fbi has not deemed the project shooting a teorist attack. >> this had nothing to do with terrorism and they have no motive for the shooting. >> mgm releasedem a stt saying years of drawn-out litigation and hearings are not in the best ierest ofvictims. the community and those still healing. the victims who filed lawsuitss accu mgm of not having adequate security picies or surveillance practices and having improperly trained staff. 58 people were killed and nearly 500 injured when steven paddock opened fire into a concert from a hotelwindow. >> 4:09. breaking news out of california. a wdfire at a popular vacation area. thgie goff at the live desk more. >> take a look at this. the ferguson fire here on our sc een. new evacuations are in place in the path of the spreading wildfire in

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the company owns mandalay bay hotel where the gunman staged his attack on a country music concert lastober. mgm is suing 1,000 victims in hopes of avoiding liability claims citing a 2002 law established after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. the survivors feel like mandalay bay didn't do enough to protect them. >>> houston police have released this sketch of a suspect in the murder of a prominent cardiologist there. dr. mark houseconnect was shot and killed friday while riding his bike to work. officials say the doctor was killed by a man who rode past him also on a bike, turned around and opened fire. the doctor the first president bush in february 2000 for an irregular heartbeat. see the whole bizarre story on "good morning america." its comes at 7:00 right after our newscast. stay tuned. >>> happening today the sonoma city council forced to take up an issue that members have ignored. cannibis related business. the council will discuss what's called the cannibis initiative measure. that initiative would establish a commercial cannibis business allowing for the retail sale, testing and dis

the company owns mandalay bay hotel where the gunman staged his attack on a country music concert lastctober. mgm is suing 1,000 victims in hopes of avoiding liability claims citing a 2002 law established after the terrorist attacks. the survivors feel like mandalay bay didn't do enough to protect them. >>> in a san francisco courtroom this morning, lee johnson scheduled to begin testimony in his lawsuit against monsanto that makes round up. the 46-year-old johnson from ven knee shah claims using round up at his job as a grounds keeper gave him terminal cancer. attorneys say scientific evidence is overwhelming that the weed killer does not cause cancer. what the jury decides could set a precedent for hundreds of future cases. >>> a cigarette may have caused this fire at a san francisco hotel. abc 7 news was there as firefighters put out the fire on a loading dock next to the intercontinental hotel on howard street. the loading dock is on fifth street. when crews got there there was a lot of smoke, billowing alongside the hotel. they were able to get that under control and nobody was hu

i am wondering what has happened to mandalay bay since the shooting? way? >> i frequent mandalay bay all the time because i love the casino. it is not what it used to be. i think at some point i think there will be a makeover. you may see some time in the future there will be a name change, maybe a color scheme change. i don't think they have a choice. ultimately yes. it has been effective. stuart: let's move away from the shooting and mandalay bay, the rest of las vegas i hear is boomtown again. that is a strong word to use. is it? >> it is out of control. i think i said a few weeks ago, 10 or 12 years ago we said the state bird was the crane. it is back. there are cranes everywhere. between the oakland raiders stadium, the oakland raiders training camp, they are building a baseball stadium in the summerland area in the northwest part of town, the building is out of control. as you and i have talked in other shows you have labor issues because the people that are working once to work for big projects, they are making more money than on working on buil

of the deadliest massin sho in a history, we're larrying from the survivors and nick tim oebs the mandalay bejo tell. hundreds more were injured, sem of them suing saying the company didn't do enough the prevent the atta attack. during a pressnf ence, some of your ief. >> it makes me back, right back again. it's like ray sis. >> the company connects it from a federal government. but the fed included that error.> the wok who gman says she won' through to the chest. other beachgoers held the umbrella straight up. she was flown on aer helicopter jr. we're told that the woman is expected to be okay. >>> the white house is looking fi move the former members of the white house als. the list includes bron parenen opinion. there is nothing abo this besidbe des baseless plains. a judge agreed to push back the date until august 31st. they want to view thousands hoff dollars. pleadi pleading. >>> what from his opponent and the crowd. >>> also, a story that you want to tune in for. the ingredients of om of your favorite foods, thigh may be .arming th what's next. >> and you have to keep a eye on the r

back in october, a gunman fired out of that music festival crowd from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel. now faced with potentialwsuits victims, the hotel's owner, mgm, is trying an untested strategy. suing the victims. nbc bay area's ian cull joins us with some insight. >> reporter: legal experts say this aggressive approach is to protect the company from losing millions of dollars in these lawsuits. mgm essentially seeking protection through a little known federal law. it's an unprecedented move angering more than 1,000 victim bay, countersuing the shooting victims. >> there's confusion by the victims. now they are being sued by one of the largest companies in america for getting shot. they're just in disbelief, and they're mad. >> reporter: the company is not looking for money but is asking a federal court to throw out their cases because mgm says it's protected under a federal ant anti-terrorism law. that law shields private companies from financial liability following a terrorist attack if the business relied on security measures certified by the department of homeland se

survivors of the las vegas massacre are in disbelief that they are being sued by mgm, which owns the mandalayay where stephen paddock carried out the worst shooting in u.s. history killing 58. >> to find out that this huge company, mgm resorts, is suing me, how do you deal with that. >> reporter: mgm resorts international is suing nearly 1,000 victims in at least seven states. the hotel attempting to use an obscure post 9/11 law for acts of terror that could protect them from liability. in a statement, mgm saying we are not asking for money or attorneys' fees but what they are seeking, a preemptive ruling to not be held liable against people who may sue. >> it enrages me to think this company can just try to skip out on their responsibilities and their liability. >> reporter: jason mcmillen, a sheriff's deputy who was shot and paralyzed during the attack says the lawsuit is forcing him to relive the worst night of his life., says the lawsuit is forcing him to relive the worst night of his life. the victims now vowing to continue their legal fight. >> they're not going to get away with anythin

. >> reporter: facing l hundreds of ci lawsuits, mgm resorts owner of the mandalay bay sued the victims back. today at an emotionalne conference, survivors and relatives of those who died expressed outrage. ow> who does that? you it's like being kicked again to the ground. >> reporter: mgm is not asking for money does want a federal court to hear the cases. the company says under federal law, it's immune from financial liability because it relied on a security firm and the injuries ct resulted from ho of terrorismh the federal government never declared it as such. mgm says we grieve with the victims, no one wins from endless litigation. adding it's looking for the best a fa fastest way to resolve the cases. steven paddock stockpiled bringing over 20 suitcases. he killed 58 people including hanna. >> i saw my wife laying flaon her back and i lads down, id down, you know, face down on top of her. and that's where i laid for the entire shooting -- the entire attack. >> reporter: the impact of that night still felt strongly today. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> now to the new questions about who

the company owns the concert venue and the mandalay bay hotel where the shooter carried out the attack from his room. the company is citing a 2002 law claiming it's protected from liability for that attack because it used anti-terrorism technology as part of its security protocol. >>> police in the houston area have launched a manhunt for a suspected serial killer. they say jose gilberto rodriguez is responsible for the murders of three people and the wounding of a fourth person all since friday. two of the victims were killed at a mattress store. rodriguez is a registered sex offender who was released on parole last fall. authorities say he cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet and may be driving a gray nissan sentra. >>> amazon is calling its fourth annual prime day a success but it didn't exactly get off to a smooth start. after heavy traffic apparently crashed amazon's servers, many wanna be shoppers instead were greeted with images of dogs and the words, uh-oh, something went wrong on our end. but amazon tells the appreciated press the glitch was fixed and it was still first hour

also in las vegas, the owner of the mandalay bay resort is suing hundreds of victims of last october'sassacre in a bid to avoid liability. the company argues it cannot be held legally responsible for the gunfire that rained down from the hotel suite on a country music concert. 58 were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. smoke shot high in the air this morning after a series of explosions in a fire at a gas plant northwest of houston. evacuations were ordered in a five-mile radius around the plant, which makes a product used in welding. no one was hurt. up next, and then there was one. a blockbuster ending to the broadcast, next. and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection,

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in las vegas, corporate owners of the mandalay bay casino filed suit against the victims in last year'sshooting at a concert. doing about 1000 victims. the elders say they have no liability for the massacre. a lawyer representing several victims say the unusual action makes sense, preemptive strike to get the cases thrown out of court instead of state court to avoid many years of individual lawsuits was judge brett cavanagh on capitol hill at the supreme court confirmation hearings, he could be the reason they are decimated. >> we organize because we know what democratic congress can stop the assault. shannon: stick around for justin walker on how this is faring under growing attacks, live next. ot like me, ♪ ♪ you never drop to your knees, ♪ ♪ look into the sky for a momentary high, ♪ ♪ you never even tried till it's time to say goodbye, bye ♪ ♪ everybody fights for a little bit of light, i believe. ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. whoooo. you rely on tripadvisor so you don't miss out on the perfect hotel... but did you know you can also use tripadvisor so you don't mis

the company owned mandalay bay hotel and casino where a gunman opened fire.hat attack left 58 people dead and hundreds injured. last week, mgm sued a thousand victims in hopes of avoiding viability claims by citing a law established after the 9/11 attacks. private security companies are protected even if they fail to prevent an attack. >> to find out that this huge company, mgm resorts is suing me. i mean, how do you deal with that? i don't know what to say. >> several survivors are now coming together to condemn the lawsuit. the hotel could have done more to protect them. >>> survivors of a school shooting in parkland, florida, are in new zealand. they planted trees in memory of those killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school. >> the fact that there's unify all over the world. there's unity and love everywhere. and we're bringing life to something that has had an awful lot of death. >>> the parkland students and members of the student volunteer army are holding a summit this week to learn from each other and to discuss youth issues including leadership

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when people hear mandalay bay, mgm is suing these poor victims. it sounding sickening.t kind of explanation or legal ease they night throw out into the public sphere. the whole thing seems gross. >> the p.r. statement that mgm released when they announced the student failed to address that. they said we might face financial ruin and this is the only way we can protect ourselves. there was none of that. by moving this to federal court iting insures the speed the victims deserve. and everyone saw it wasn't true. kennedy: it will be interesting to see where this goes. it could set an incredible and now for the rings. (♪) i'm a four-year-old ring bearer with a bad habit of swallowing stuff. still won't eat my broccoli, though. and if you don't have the right overage, you could be paying for that pricey love band yourself. so get an allstate agent, and be better protected from mayhem. like me. can a ring bearer get a snack around here? that's the same things i want to do with you. it's an emotional thing to watch your child grow up and especially get behind the wheel. i want

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the mandalay bay hotel, the federal statute a companybility for that adopted anti-terrorism technologyit wants the judge to declare the company cannot be held liable for the deaths of 58 people. more to come. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> 8:30 a.m. it's and they -- in sydney. lower close yesterday, but we did have the recovery on wall street. a fresh record high for the nasdaq as we saw that turnaround in tech stocks in particular. i am haidi here in sydney. ramy: i am remy innocence you in new york -- ramy inocencio in new york. president trump has reversed his denial of russian election meddling after a widespread backlash including from senior members of his own party. trump claims he misspoke one word in his news conference in helsinki. the clarification comes more than 24 hours after this had not from which he backed away in several subsequent media interviews. pres. trump: i realize there is a need for some clarification. i should have been obvious -- thought it would be obvious -- but i would like to clarify just in case it was not. a key sentence in my remarks, i said "would" instead

(ááávidboxááá) m-g-m owns mandalay bay ... music festival ... killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more. since the october massacre ... m-g-m has been hit with hundreds of lawsuits from victims seeking relief. the company is fighting back ... citing a post 9-11 federal act that extends liability protection to companies that use "anti- terrorism" services. m-g-m argues that the security team hired for the music festival ... fits under that law because they were certified by the department of homeland security. ( darya ) coming up after the break... a lava bomb flies through the air and hits a boat full of tourists in hawaii. we've got the terrifying moments. to emerge your best every day, you need to power your wellness. new emergen-c probiotics plus. purposeful probiotics to help boost your microbiome, plus vitamin c to support your natural immune defenses. new emergen-c probiotics plus. emerge and see. new emergen-c probiotics plus. with advil liqui-gels, what bad shoulder? what headache? advil is relief that's fast, stren

. >> this is really unusual and one of the attorneys for mgm, which owns mandalay bay said i found this that he didn't know it existed. if you look at it legally it is brilliant. >> steven paddock opened fire and 58 people killed, 508 injured. and the -- 850 injured. and an attorney representing some of the victims calls the countersuit outrageous. >>> mandela would have celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday n1994, he game south africa's first-ever black president. mandela and the clerk were jointly awarded the noble piece price in 1993. he died in 2013. >>> officials at the auto ban zoo in new orleans said they now know how a jaguar escaped. it bit through his stainless steel enclosure and killed eight other animals. the zoo's managing director said they plan to build the enclosure with stronger materials. >>> determination paid off for a college student in alabama that went the extra mile at his new job last weekend. walter car is his name. he was on the road to begin his first day of work at a moving company and his car broke down. but instead of saying i cannot make it into work a

mgm, thewner of the mandalay bay hotel where the shooting occurred is counter suing them. the company does not want money. they want a federal court to throw out the nearly 1,000 lawsuits because gm says it's protected under a federal anti-terrorism l. e fbi has not deemed the tragic shooting a terrorist attack. >> th had nothingo do with terrorism and they have no motive for the shooting. >> mgm released statement saying, in part, years of drawn-out litigation and hearings are t in the best interest of victims. and those still healing. the f victims whoiled lawsuits accuse gm of not having adequate security policies or p surveillancctices and having improperly trained staff. 58 peoped were ki and nearly 500 more were hurt when steven paddock opened fire into a concert from a hotel window. >>> this moing, two dozen ople are recovering after getting too close to mt. kilauea in hawaii. a lava bomb exploded out of the water hitting a tour boat. >> we havw video of that kind of reveals the moment this all happened. pretty hard to see anything. but you can hear the panic of peo

she is considering filing a lawsuit against mgm resorts international, which owns the mandalay bay hotele shooter used one of their rooms to fire from the 32nd floor. mgm now wants a federal court to rule that it can't be held liable for what happened last october 1 based on the safety act of 2002. after 9/11, congress passed a law stating that private security companies are protected even if they fail to prevent a terrorist attack. >> mgm was not a certified security provider, but i understand that their outsourced security vendor was. >> that security vendor was hired by live nation entertainment and mgm. here is part of mgm's statement. congress provided that the federal courts were the correct place for such litigation relating to incidents of mass violence like the one where security services approved by the department of homeland security were provided. mgm also claims this was an act of terrorism, therefore the company is also protected under the safety act. >> if they would have said we're going to defend ourselves in a federal court and we don't feel there is liability, i think

the owner of the mandalay bay hotel is asking a federal judge in nevada to say the company is not liablen paddock opened fire at festivalgoers from the hotel in october, killing 58 people and wounding about 500 others. wants to make it easier for some common medicines to be sold without a prescription. the agency proposed new guidelines today for drugmakers who want to switch prescription drugs to over-the-counter. many widely used nonprescription drugs originally were only available by prescription including allergy treatment claritin and heartburn remedy prilosec. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. a good start in helsinki. that's how president trump summed up his meeting yesterday with vladimir putin. members of the president's own party have some very different words for it. shameful, disgraceful, bizarre and flat out wrong. so did president trump walk away from this summit with anything concrete other than criticism? for now we welcome -- for more ,

liz: owner of mandalay bay hotel suing vehicles of the las vegas massacre, paddock fatally shot 58 peopleed hundreds more after firing over 1,round 1, r, bringing in attorney hamid dylan, he brought a lot of weapons and luggage into his room, should hotel have noticed it? >> they should, some hotel employees have said, housekeepers said they were uneasy with this, someone bringing this aim of ar armamena single person up and downstairs or elevators, a dozen times or more is negligence on part of the hotel for not bring pointing that out. liz: what do you think of them suing the victims? >> that is just shocking, this is no body ran this by their public relations team, they are taking a beating, this is a extremely aggressive move to affirmatively have a court say all lawsuit filed against them are not valid, but arguments are border lin frivolous. this safety act passed after 9/11 to give government contract approved contractors to give services ir immunity. you have to prove you are a government government contractor, and you have to prove that terrorist attack. in a unseemly fact that c

stephen paddock fatally shot 58 people and wounded hundreds of others from his mandalay bay suite onhotel and an attorney representing some of the big guns called the suit a stunt. the soccer team rescued from a flooded cave and thailand will finally go home today. the tall boys and their projects to do speak for the first time in a news conference about the 18 days they spent in the cave underground. we are now learning more about the dangerous rescues. divers say the water was so murky they could barely see. the boys were sedated from to keep them from panicking inside the narrow tunnels. they do not expect to get them all out alive. tesla ceo elon musk is apologizing after he mocked one of those rescue divers on twitter. he called them, and this is a quote, kind of guy after the rescuer called the submarine a pr stunt. his actions against me do not justify my actions against him and i forgot apologize to mr. uncertain the companies i represent. that is what is happening right now. gerri: meanwhile, federal reserve chairman jay powell and tenet sent a picture of the u.s. economy in

frances rivera has those good morning >> good morning to you the owner of the mandalay bay is suing victimse shooting that happened there. mgm said they hired a security vendor for that festival, the company says that limits its liability. >>> the 12 boys and their soccer coach who were rescued from a flooded thailand cave last week will be discharged from the hospital in the next hour. they will also speak out publicly for the first time in a press conference. >>> and one man's watermelon slicing challenge earned him a new world record that's a long-time record setting contender. he sliced 26 water millions in half on his own stomach in 60 seconds. it's the first time the stunt has been attempted solo. i don't know what he has under that shirt, a cutting board or some major abs >> i'm guessing the former i don't know why is that a thing? why is that a record >> something he apparently does. >> i will juggle grapefruits thank you. >> sure. >>> on deck, forget prime day. delivering alpha is the big day. that's here on cnbc. by the way, it's also national hot dog day. let's be frank, all the

mgm, the owner of the mandalay bay hotel is countersuing the families of those who were killed and theims it wasn't want any money but it needs legal protection from the courts to keep survivors from suing the hotel. mgm says it's not responsible based on a post 9/11 law. that protects this hotel on the grounds that it hired a security firm approved by the department of homeland security. the victims' attorney called the lawsuit un-american and survivors said this. >> hearing that i'm now being s sued? it's not only insulting. it's -- it enrages me to think that this company can just try to skip out on their responsibilities and their liability for what happened is -- and to plam tblame the vi. to say it's anyone else's fault other than their own is absurd. >> let's talk to a survivor who was shot three times. thank you so much for being with me, and before we get into your reaction to this suit, i want you to take me back to that night. you were there with your sister. remind me what happened to you. >> well, we were enjoying a country concert, dancing and singing, and i had my arms u

. >>> time now is 5:43 new shocking details at the mandalay bay in las vegas yesterday. 1,000 victims of the tragedy. they don't want money but a legal move to pro vent victims from suing mgm resorts. the owner argues they aren't liable for injuries or deaths say the resort took the necessary precautions to protect against the attack. a gunmen opened fire on a concert crowd from a window of the 32nd floor killing 58 people and injuring more than 850 others. the attorney representing the victims says the lawsuit is outrageous. >>> we're hearing from the the fire crew that made the dramatic rescue of a construction worker who fell into a huge con tearer of dry cement last week. the rescue team was called in union city last thursday. the worker stuck in the dry cement and sinking. the area where he was stuck was just two feet wide making it difficult for rescuers to get him out. the first member of the rescue team called it a once in a lifetime rescue and needed to keep the workers calm. >> you're not going to get stuck and you're not going to die in here. he's stressed and

the owner of the mandalay bay says a federal statute even races liability for a company that adopted technology which mgm says it did. it wants to establish the be held liable for the deaths of 58 people and the wounding of hundreds more. anna: thank you. the u.k. government has fought off an attempt by conservative rebels to form a customs union in the european union if the trade deal fails. face a meeting -- prime minister theresa may will later face a meeting of tory mps later on today. the chairman of the international chamber of commerce u.k. is still with us. mike, in terms of the brexit story, where do you think this ends politically? this referendum is something that is being talked about in a number of different guises. is this wishful thinking, or something that might happen? mike: i will give you my view as a citizen. we have a parliament that is completely divided, two major parties completely divided, clearly significant issues that have arisen. we find the electoral law has been broken. what are the choices we have? it is critical for the country we find a solution to b

when people hear mandalay bay, mgm is suing these poor victims. it sounding sickening.doesn't matter what kind of explanation or legal ease they night throw out into the public sphere. the whole thing seems gross. >> the p.r. statement that mgm released when they announced the student failed to address that. they said we might face financial ruin and this is the only way we can protect ourselves. there was none of that. by moving this to federal court iting insures the speed the victims deserve. and everyone saw it wasn't true. kennedy: it will be interesting to see where this goes. it could set an incredible precedent. "topical storm" is next. i have to tell you something incredible. capital one has partnered with hotels.com to give venture cardholders 10 miles on every dollar they spend at thousands of hotels. all you have to do is pay with this at hotels.com/venture. 10 miles per dollar? that is incredible. brrrrr! i have the chills. because you're so excited? because ice... is cold. and because of all those miles. obviously. what's in your wallet? that's the same th