anne-marie, the debate goes on. >> indeed, tara mergener in washington. thank you, tara. >>> well, a federal jury indicted dzhokhar tsarnaev. the indictment covers 30 counts including charges that he conspired with his brother tamerlan in the use of weapons of mass destruction. he was involved in a shoot-out and could face the death penalty if convicted. bob orr reports. >>> they say they built their pressure cooker bombs over a two-month period beginning in february. they used black powder for mortar shells purchased at this new hampshire store. they downloaded bomb making instructions from al qaeda's online magazine and they charge they coordinated their attack, talking by cell phone just seconds before remotely detonating the bombs. in addition to the bomber, dzhokhar also faces murder charges in the death of a police officer. he was killed before the situation was disrupted by watertown police. tamerlan was killed in the 20-hour confrontation and hours later zor corps was captured in a nearby boat. it was on the wall of the boat they found an apparent

tara mergener is in washington with more. tara, good morning. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. well, this is no question, this is a major milestone for supporters of same-sex marriage, but the fight is hardly over with conservatives among those condemning the high court's rulings. the party lasted well into the night in san francisco's castro district. partiers filled the streets celebrating the supreme court rulings which are seen as victories in the fight for same-sex marriage in america. edy windsor, the plaintiff in one of the cases, was the star of one of the parties at new york's famous stonewall inn. tomorrow is the 44th anniversary of the riots at the greenwich village bar where the gay rights movement started. >> while we celebrate how far we've come, we know it's not the end of our justice struggle but the beginning of a new chapter. >> within hours of the ruling two democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to repeal the rest of the defense marriage act the supreme court did not rule on. >> section 2 was not before the court. >> seth section 2 was not before the co

tara mergener. >> he told the guardian newspaper he was in the u.s. army and worked as assistant engineer for the cia. >>> a crane operator is being held without bail in connection with that deadly building collapse. he was on the crew tearing down a vacant four-story building when a wall collapsed on to a thrift store killing six people and injuring 13. he had marijuana in his system. he now faces numerous charges including six counts of involuntary manslaughter. >>> and environmental activists aaron brockovich is accused of operating a boat while drunk. she was arrested friday at lake mead nevada. she gained national attention in 1993 when she built a legal case against pg&e claiming the utility contaminated drinking water in the southern california town of hinge reily. a few years later the case became a teached film entitled erin brockovich. >>> it could be germany, hungry, austria, or the czech repuck lick. they could see a lot of rain. weeks of heavy springtime rain has spent many rivers over the banks. so is far 22 people have died and tens of

cbs reporter tara mergener on the discussions expected on u.s. wiretapping and syria. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: president obama and british prime minister david cameron visited a northern ireland school where students are learning about the g8 summit. >> i think i just went outside the lines. >> reporter: but soon, the president and his counterparts turned their attention to the global economy. >> i'm pleased to join these leaders to announce the launch of negotiations on a new trade agreement. >> reporter: the economy is not the only topic at the g8. the civil war in syria is expected to dominate talks including president obama's meeting with russian president vladimir putin. russia supports bashar al-assad and sells him weapons. putin opposes president obama's plan to give military assistance to rebel forces trying to overthrow the government calling the fighters barbarians. >> are these the people you want to support? are they the ones you want to supply with weapons? >> reporter: at the meeting between the two countries, as if it wasn

tara mergener is in washington. good morning, tara. >> good morning, alexis. lawmakers are still trying to sort out this targeting controversy but are at odds over where the directive may have come from. and now the irs may be in trouble for something else. congressman darrell issa is leading an investigation into who authorized irs agents to target conservative groups based on their name such as tea party or patriot. and he says he has a pretty good idea the orders came from the top. >> this is a problem that was coordinated in all likelihood right out of washington headquarters, and we're getting to proving it. >> issa says that's what reporting in ir saudi arabia said in cincinnati. but congressman elijah cummings, the top democrat on issa's committee refutes the claim. he issued a statement that says so far no witnesses that have appeared before the committee have identified any irs official in washington, d.c., who directed employees in cincinnati to use tea party or similar terms to screen applicants for extra scrutiny. and more investigations are coming

tara mergener is in washington with more. good morning, tara. >> good morning, anne-marie. well, this morning ecuador's foreign minister says his government is analyzing edward snowden's asylum request and that it has to do with freedom of exhibit. meantime here in washington, lawmakers are warning countries that help snowden are risking a relationship with the united states. edward snowden's end run around extradition to the u.s. got under way sunday. the former contractor and spiller of secrets arrived in moscow on a commercial flight. snowden fled from hong kong where he'd been hiding out since revealing details of the nsa's phone and internet surveillance programs earlier this month. snowden is now trying to seek asylum in ecuador. wikileaks founder julian assange was granted asylum in ecuador and was living in the london embassy since last year. >> he has for obvious reasons good knowledge of extradition and we have acted as go-tweens. >> snowden seized on the chance to leave after hong kong officials rebuffed the united states' request to extradite him. state departme

a cbs reporter tara mergener shows us, the system is broken but how it should be fixed is where the debate really starts. >> reporter: for the first time in nearly three decades the senate is tackling immigration reform. lawmakers took to the floor in both spanish and english to call for sweeping changes to broken immigration laws. >> the motion is agreed to. >> reporter: senators voted tuesday to move ahead with debates on a bill four democrats and four republicans put together. only after border improvements are made. florida senator marco rubio is a member of the gang of eight. >> the majority of my colleagues are willing to support immigration reform. if we make sure we secure the border and make sure this never ever happens again. >> reporter: several republicans are concerned the borders won't be secured. and say it rewards those who ignore the law. >> this is legislation that is a fraud legislation. fatally flawed and it should not become law. >> reporter: insuring the bill does pass as a top priority for president obama. he gathered senators to try to convince those the law has tee

tara mergener in washington with more. tara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. there is no sign of edward snowden at moscow's airport this morning, and russian officials are keeping quiet about a u.s. request to hand him over to face espionage charges. meanwhile, the hunt is ratcheting up tensions between the u.s., russia and china. this flight touched down in havana, cuba, on monday. on board, the seat 17a was empty. edward snowden was expected to be on the plane but the former nsa contractor never boarded the flight. instead, he's staying out of sight. the secret sharing organization wikileaks is helping snowden. founder julian assange said he knows where snowden is, but will be keeping that secret to himself. >> we are aware of where mr. snowden is. he is in a safe place and his spirits are high. >> reporter: the u.s. revoked snowden's passport and is urging russian officials to turn him over. >> we have asked the russians to look at the options available to them to expel mr. snowden back to the united states. >> reporter: snowden departed from hong kong on s

>> tara mergener at the supreme court. thank you, tara. >>> well, president obama says he is deeply disappointed by yesterday's supreme court decision that struck down a key provision of the voting rights act. the 5-4 ruling ends federal oversight of states' voting laws based on their voting rights record. the ruling allows nine states, mostly in the south, to change their voting laws without federal approval. almost immediately following the ruling, texas announced a voter identification law that can go into effect. and congress wants to pass a new law passing voter. unless it does, a slew of state and local laws undermining reg station can go into effect. >>> and this morning the man who leak details on national security programs remains holed up at a moscow airport. russian president vladimir putin refuses to hand over snowden to the united states. snowden flew to moscow sunday, and it's unclear where he plans to go next. bob orr has our report. >> reporter: in a clear swipe at washington, president vladimir putin says s

as cbs reporter tara mergener reports, that's where the immigration reform bill will face serious challenges before it makes it to the president's desk. >> the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: the senate has passed a sweeping immigration reform bill with bipartisan support. now the real work begins to make the bill a law. >> to our friends in the house, we ask for your consideration and we stand ready to sit down and negotiate with you. >> reporter: speaker of the house john boehner says he will not bring up the senate bill for a vote. he says house republicans will create their own immigration reform plan. >> we're going to go home for the recess next week and listen to our constituents and when we get back we'll have a conference on july 10 about the way forward. >> reporter: many sticking points for house republicans is what to do about 11 million illegal immigrants. >> i like the fact that people want to become part of america because it's an idea that nobody owns. >> reporter: the senate bill provides temporary legal status for undocumented workers and eventually citizenship if t

tara mergener reports. >> reporter: the names of the 26 children and elementary school leaders killedsandy hook elementary school were read outside the capitol hill hill wednesday. >> soto was murdered inside her classroom. >> reporter: six months later family and friends returned. to remember their loved ones and to continue a push for new gun laws. jillian soto's teacher was a teacher killed at sandy hook. >> something needs to be done. nobody else needs to die. no nobody else has to die because congress decides to sit back and let this happen. >> reporter: the family members are renewing their call for expanded background checks, but they face an uphill battle. in april the senate rejected a compromised plan that many saw as the best chance to get something done. >> we're here to say the momentum is undiminished, the passion is stronger if anything. we lost the first vote. but we're going to win the last vote. >> reporter: the national rifle association and some conservative lawmakers are against any expanded background checks. they say new laws would not reduce violent crime or ke

cbs reporter tara mergener on the discussions expected on u.s. wiretapping and syria. >> reporter: protestors demanding action on the syrian civil war placed white gravestones in downtown belfast as world leaders arrived at the g8 summit in northern ireland. >> we need leaders to get behind a political solution to the crisis and not pour more weapons into the conflict. >> reporter: president obama and russian president vladimir putin sat down to discuss the crisis in syria at their first face-to-face meeting this year. >> we do have differing perspectives on the problem, but we share an interest in reducing the violence. >> reporter: president obama recently signed off on u.s. military support for the rebels fighting to overthrow syrian president bashar assad. putin is on the other side of the two-year-old civil war backing assad and providing weapons to the government. the two leaders did agree to try and bring the two sides to the negotiating table to end the bloodshed. complicating relations between russia and the white house are new disclosur

tara mergener reports for wjz, the meeting will focus on high profile issues including the former nsa contractor who claims he spied. >> protestors demanders action on the syrian civil wars placed white thumb stones. >> we need g8 leaders to get behind a political solution to the crisis. i'm not for more weapon. it will only add fuel to the fire. >> president obama and russian president vladimir putin are sitting down to discuss the crisis in syria. president obama signed off on u.s. military support for the rebels fighting to over throw syria's president. putin is on the other side of the civil war. >> complicating laws a and the white house are can diz disclose disclosure. >> i'm pleased to join these leaders to announce the launch of negotiations on a new trade agreement. >> the u.s. and european union will start talks on a trade deal that would create 200-0000 new jobs. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> g8 leaders say if the trade agreement is approved it could have a greater impact on the worldwide economy than all other current trade agreements combined.

here is tara mergener with the latest for wjz. >> president obama and david cameron visited a school where student are learning about the g8 summit. soon the president and his counter parts turned their attention to the global economy. >> i'm pleased to join these leaders to announce the launch of negotiations on a new trade agreement. >> the economy is not the only topic at the g8. the civil war in syria is expected to dominate talks, including president obama's meeting with russian president vladimir putin. putin opposes president obama's plan to give military assistance to rebel forces, calling the fighters barbarians. >> are these the people you want to support? are they the ones yo you want to supply with weapons? >> if the meeting between the two countries wasn't icy enough, the white house is facing questions about allegations the u.s. spied on russia leaders at a previous global summit. >> britain's guardian newspaper said the intelligence was found in classified documents edward snowden leaked. the paper says at the 2009 g20 summit in london the u.s. intercepted messages fro

tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> g8 leaders say if the treatment agreement is approved it would have a greater impact on the worldwide economy than all other current trade agreements combined. >>> time for a quick look at the stories you'll find in tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. creator of the x men, spiderman and more is making a cologne. how alex land is preparing for the nba draft. towson's new arena should boost the school's ability to generate revenue. for these stories read tomorrow's baltimore sun. look for the updated wjz first warning weather team. >>> back to the whitey bulger trial. >> former hitman john medical report an know and former mob boss james whitey bulger but didn't make contact. martorano served 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 20 murders. bulger was arrested in 2011 after 16 years on the fbi's most wanted list and is now on trial for 19 murders and other crimes, including extos and racketeering. more an know said he becomed to become a government witness after learning bulger kwz an fbi informant. he said they were partners, best frie

on capitol hill, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> about 4,000 veterans last year, sought compensationt traumast -- post traumatic stress disorder. >>> a judge accepts a not guilty by reason of insanity plea for the man accused in the colorado movie theater massacre. kai is in the newsroom with more on today's hearing. kai? >> today's plea sets the stage for what could be a lengthy mental evaluation for holmes. 12 people were killed. another 70 hurt. holmes is charged with murder and attempted murder. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. and experts say an insanity plea is holmes' best chance of avoiding that, considering the evidence against him. >>> the next step is an evaluation holmes, by state doctors, to determine whether he was insane at the time of the shootings. denise? >> officials say that process could take months. >>> he was the most wanted man in america for nearly 16 years. now jury selection is under way in the trial of reputed gangster, james whitey bulger. marlie hall has the latest from south boston. >> reporter: james whitey bulger's attorney arrived tuesday,