nbc'só- Ñ tracie potts is following this for us from capitol hill.makers vote on today? >> four different things that they think may be able to put this forward. democrats think may be able to push this forward. the strictest is dianne feinstein's measure that would ban gun sales to anyone on a under fbi investigation. the republican alternative to that is another measure that would delay the sale by three days allowing the courts to review it. feinstein says that the administration argues that's not enough time. the other two measures they're mentally ill and how do you define them on putting them on list for background checks and expanding those to gun shows and internet sales. >> we know how much or how little progreõtç they made on those up to this point.  passed this time? >> bigger than normal. they're amendments to a justice department bill. they need 60 votes out of 100. not a simple majority. 60 to movex0b% forward. that's a big hurdle for them. none of them are expected to pass today. >> tracie potts on the hill today. thank you. >>> a c

tracie potts has more on the potentially game-changing developments plus other new problems for the candidates when she joins us live at 4:45. >>> 4:30 now, starting today you'll pay more to park in the district. the meter rates are going up to $2.30 per hour. that is a 30-cent increase for formal demand space and a 75-cent increase for the premium demand spaces. thousands of verizon workers are returning to work this morning and t new contract last week to give workers an 11% raise over four years. it will also add 1300 new call center jobs. workers have been on strike since mid-april and will vote on the agreement after returning to work. >>> 4:31 is your time right now. i want to get you caught up on 4 things to know about the forecast. >> here's storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning to you, chuck. >> good morning, aaron and eun. a mild summer morning out there for sure. not too terribly humid yet. our dew points, which is a real measure of moisture in the atmosphere, as long as the number is below 70, not too bad in the 60s this morning. rain chances will be coming to a peak

our coverage of decon where nbc's tracie potts is standing by.racey, if the election taught us anything, the sanders' voters are committed all the way. >> reporter: no question about that and that continues to be a problem for hillary clinton. they are committed to him but not to her as some polls suggested. a significant number of sanders voters are that way. of the six states that voted yesterday, he's won two of them and it's still too early to call in california where he insisted he would be competitive. so yes, a big priority in the democratic primary and the clinton campaign wants to win over those sanders voters. >> does sanders have anything to hold on to at this point? why does he continue to hold on? >> reporter: he said repeatedly he's the head of a movement here. he seems to really care about the issues that they have brought forward in this campaign as part of the reason why he's going to be meeting with president that's part of the reason why he continues. listen to what he says when he says we're going forward to the convention. he

tracie potts is live on capitol hill now. the question, what does this mean for tomorrow's primaries in california, a big one there in particular. >> reporter: well, everybody is making a big push for that today. you have bernie sanders who just early this morning we added another new rally. a big wrap-up rally happening in the bay area tonight. hillary clinton is making four stops concentrating on the l.a. area today. with clinton, even it if she loses california to sanders tomorrow, she is still poised to get this nomination. she's literally according to our count just 22 delegates away from clinching the nomination. sanders argues he's the better candidate because his poll numbers look better against donald trump. we'll see tomorrow if california and the five other states voting for democrats buy that argument. >> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. >>> and ballots are safe apparently after a burglary at a voting site. six people broke into malcolm x elementary school and vandalized the parking lot. all the ballots

let's go live to capitol hill and bring in tracie potts on this. it's looking like again bernie sanders not going to back out here. is this going to be a problem for hillary clinton? >> reporter: it's why she's there today. all those numbers that you shared essentially boils down to this. it wasn't that long ago that clinton was ahead by ten points in california, even not campaigning a lot there. now statistically she's in a dead heat with bernie sanders. that's why she's changed her schedule and why she has three stops in california today. meantime bernie sanders you're seeing here in palo alto says that the clintons are essentially he talked about the fact that both bill clinton and hillary clinton will be there today. he said the establishment, wall street and the clintons, the party, they're all getting nervous about it. >> let's talk about donald trump and trump university. clinton now calling donald trump himself a fraud. >> reporter: she called him a fraud, she said he wants to defraud the american people the same way he did people who enrol

tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> and ahead of next week's primaries here in washington, a report by the d.c. audi errors including dead people on the city's voter registration rolls. the auditor says even properly registered voters have addresses or other errors. >> the implication, a lot of folks who are deceased and should be removed from the rolls. one of our concerns is the scrubbing the voter rolls. >> the elections office says there is a new three member board which takes the audit seriously but is business swi tuesday's voting. once they are done with the primary next week, they will submit a response to the audit. >>> 4:49 thousand. an investigation into two shootings in culpeper continues this morning. investigators stay all started with willis walker jr. threatened his wife at gunpoint tuesday night. she ran to a neighbor's home, but walker followed her and shot and killed the 74-year-old man who tried to defend her. we're told walker then threatened first responders and was shot and killed b

all three of the candidates out in california today. >> tracie potts on the hill. thank you. >>> records show terry mcauliffe mistakenly restored right to vote for several violent felons in prison or supervised probation. that is according to the "washington post." mcauliffe restored the right to vote to felons who served their time and completed patrol last month. the governor spokes map sa sman errors were are due to flaws in a system that officials came up with to identify convicted felons in the state. the state has corrected the problem. glo >>> the latest now on the alleged gunman in ucla was a note about a cat that led to a so-called kill list and a woman's body in minute men. the note was found after mainak sarkar killed engineering professor bill klug and then himself. the note suggested that they check on his cat in minnesota. the list had the names of two professors and a woman.usuf abd after a cnn investigation. he was accused of publicly executing people and other war accusations back in 1998. questions about his past have followed him for years. most

tracie potts has the reaction this morning. >> we are going to come out of the primary stronger to take on donald trump. >> reporter: after more than 400 public events including this concert in los angeles last night. hillary clinton is declared the presumptive democratic nominee. she tweets, we are flattered, but we've got primaries to win. california and five other states vote today. >> we're going to win here in california. sanders insists hundreds of superdelegates supporting clinton may change their minds if he wins california today. they don't vote until july. >> it's going to be difficult. >> pressure is mounting for donald trump to take back what he said about the judge in the trump university case. >> i'm disturbed by the way he refers to the judge. >> judge claims he is bias because his parents were mexican. >> i want him to be -- i want him to give me a fair shake. >> i don't know what he's in his heart but i know way is saying with respect to the judge. that is a racist attack. >> senator, can you fathom supporting donald trump in november? >> the primary season nearly over

tracy on pot ie potts on the hi. thank you. >>> prosecution has rested its case in braulio castillo is accused of killing his estranged wife and making it look like a suicide. yesterday his oldest son identified his father as the suspicious man seen in a neighbor's security camera video. the couple was in the middle of a divorce and child custody battle when the o in 2014. >> the man accused of leaving a 2-year-old girl in a hot car has to face a judge this morning. arlington county police say da'quan fields had his driving privileges revoked. investigators claim he drank a beer and watch tv as theed to her sat for gotten in the car. >>> nine children have died so far this year in hot car deaths, oftentimes the temperature sdwn have to be as hot as you might think for it to be deadly. since 1998, there have been 20 hot car deaths in virginia, 14 in maryland and one this d.c. >> the car heats up on average 19 degrees in as little as ten minutes. so we know that it doesn't have to be that hot outside for the inside of

tracie potts is live on capitol hill. what can we expect?> reporter: she is going to sit down with house democrats. how do they win in november? what is against donald trump and how hillary clinton may help the democrats who are running, trying to keep their places in the house and the senate and facing tough challenges in their home state. sort of inside baseball meeting for the democrats, top democrats on the hill with their presumptive nominee today. >> what about hillary clinton? she attacked trump yesterday and trump is going to fire back on his own attack speech. what will we hear from him? >> reporter: we have a preview. he said hillary clinton sat by while president obama grew the debt. he said he's an expert on debt, he knows how to deal with it. we are likely to hear more about that. she really slammed him yesterday when it comes to how he managed his businesses and how he might manage the u.s. economy. she said families and small business zs might come to ruin. he's likely to strikeck >> tracie potts on the hill, thank you. >>> th

nbc's tracie potts is live now on capitol hill for us with where this issue goes next. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: they are pointing fingers. democrats say they're upset they couldn't get something done but the republicans say the focus is off. as they debated this on the senate floor and one by one rejected these measures, two of them democrat, two is that we should be focusing more on terrorism overseas and isis keeping those ideas and those plans to hurt americans out of the united states. but gun control not the answer they argue. the brady campaign, gun control advocates say that they are hopeful even though they're disappointed that they didn't get it done this time, they see a consensus building around keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, out of the hands of terrorists even though it hasn't quite happened this time. meantime we have reaction from at least one presidential candidate, hillary clinton tweeted "enough" after the votes failed. >>> so these proposals yesterday came there bofrom both sides oi. will they try again? >> reporter: when it comes

tracie potts is following thi tracey, good morning. >> reporter: hi, eun. from donald trump, the latest on this is that president obama was angrier at him than he was at the shooter. that was trump's response. to what was a very harsh criticism from president obama. and they went back and forth as they have in the past on this term, "radical islam." the president won't say it and therefore hasn't been tough on islamic terror. on the other hand, both president obama and hillary clinton seem to be in lock-step saying that the term itself is not what is ending terrorists, it's what you do about it. here on capitol hill lawmakers are again looking at a weapons ban for people on the no-fly list so they can't buy weapons. the fact that you can't get on a plane with a full bottle shampoo, hillary clinton said, but even though they can purchase a gun on the no-fly list is absurd. all this is spilling into politics here. >> tracie potts on capitol hill for us, thank you. >>> the attack in orlando is stirring over gun control and enflaming passions on both side. we t

tracie potts is tracking it all from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the clinton/warren visit happened this morning in ohio. a rally in cincinnati focussed on the economy as hillary clinton aired this ad. >> the last thing we need is a volatile president. >> reporter: blasting donald trump for saying he's proud of great britain for leaving the european union. >> in turbulent times it cause for tush lens. >> as a person who gets things done is one of the attraction of his candidacy. >> reporter: despite our latest poll showing clinton with a five-point lead, top republicans aring being more comfortable trump can win. >> i think they're beginning to right the ship. it's a long time until november. >> reporter: today is the first time senator elizabeth warren joins clinton on the campaign trail. ohio is a swing state. warren can help her with progressives there. and so can bernie sanders. >> if she does the right thing, i'm absolutely confident that the vast majority of my supporters will vote for her. >> reporter: the democrats are working on a more progressive platform. sanders said it'

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tracie potts has the latest on all this. tra security that they are ordering to be put in place now in the u.s. local jurisdictions can change that. here in d.c., in new york, l.a., other big cities, you might see more tactical teams around the airport, but not coming down from washington. they said they have no reason to believe that u.s. is being targeted. when this happened, the flights going to turkey were shut down, flights coming in from turkey. some were already in the air and were allowed to land. we caught up with some of passengers at jfk. the u.s. does inspect foreign airports. they run the crew names and even the people who service the planes against terror watch lists in an attempt to keep this coming into our borders. as for the investigation, you noted that aaron, the u.s. will be assisting in intelligence. it's possible one of the first things they'll be doing is trying to identify who the attackers were. going through their cell phones to see who they were in contact with. some senior u.s. officials say this

let's go to nbc's tracie potts now for reaction.cie, senator mccain tried to clarify his remarks. what did he say? >> as we all in the wake of what happened in orlando, mccain said that president obama was directly responsible. those are the words that he used. then when he was questioned specifically about that, he said that the responsibility lies in the fact that the failed -- he failed to contain isis and as a result we've seen these attacks happening not just this one but several attacks happening in the u.s. and europe. he said he wasn't backtracking but he did further try to explain andri the president is responsible for what happened in orlando. >> all right. what do we expect today? anymore reaction from his remarks or from what the president might say? >> possibly. the focus today is gun control on capitol hill and lawmakers are looking at on monday, which are measures to make sure there are background checks at gun shows and internet sales and various measures on what to do about people on those terror watch lists. do you

tracie potts is live with more on a meeting expected between the president and now outgoing british primeinister david cameron who says he is stepping down. a lot of developments overnight. >> reporter: yeah, big news with david cameron saying that he's out within three months. he wants to get out by october. so another prime minister can take over this complicated negotiation process of exiting the european union. president obama has been briefed about not only the results but the fallout from this. he's expected to talk to cameron the now outgoing prime minister at some point today. during his announcement this morning, cameron said that he wants to try to ab by the people, this was not what the u.s. wanted, not what president obama had urged, it not what cameron wanted, but that that choice needs to be respected. he'll be heading to the eu council next week to explain the choice that he did not want to happen. and we're getting reaction from other countries and also reaction from the markets. the dow took a huge plunge, dow futures about 700 before the open this morning. and the market

our coverage of decision 2016 takes us live to capitol hill where nbc's tracie potts is live. tracie, if the election has taught us anything, the sanders supporters are really committed. >> reporter: no question about that. and that is the leverage he seems to have right now. there are millions of people who he has pulled together over the course of months who really believe in this type of change that he's offering. and according to the polling, a significant number of them not necessarily sold on hillary clinton. and so while the numbers clearly aren't looking in his favor at this point, and he acknowledges that, he certainly has leverage within the party if democrats want to unify and win this thing in november. >> and sanders is going to stay in the race, but we may be learning that he's trimming his staff. this tells a lot about might be next. >> reporter: half of his staff will be reassigned or let go at some point this week. and this really speaks to where the sanders campaign is going. is this a campaign for the nomination still? or is it more of a movement within the

tracie potts is live on hill with more.onald trump offered to heat with t meet with the nra to discuss a no fly no buy law, but apparently this has been their stance all along. >> reporter: nra sdwchdoesn't wo see gush guns in the hands of terrorists, but it comes down to who is a terrorist. someone who is on the no-fly list but they're appealing. how do you actually define who does not get the right to purchase that gun. that's what it will come todown to. but, yes, donald trump wants to sit down with the nra and talk about this. >> and what about the democrats, will there be a coordinated strategy? >> reporter: we don't know if it will be coordinated, but hillary clinton has aligneded herself with victims of gun violence before orlando. we saw her increasingly making this part of her campaign. so, yes, if there is success here for democrats, she will claim that is part of her success. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >> time 5:53 on this thursday morning. let's get a check of weather and traffic. >>

tracie potts is following this for us now on capitol hill. so donald trump offered to sit down with the nra to discuss this issue. what duo you think will come ou of the meeting? >> reporter: if the meeting happens, it's likely that they will say what they already say, they don't want the guns in the hands of a terrorist. but what about a terrorist suspect? someone who the fbi is watching and has some information or some background on suspected with they're linkeded with terrorism. is that someone that the nra will say does not deserve to have a weapon in their hands. it will come down to the details. >>> and how about the democrats, this push for gun legislation, how will it play into hillary clinton's strategy going forward? >> reporter: so that filibuster s basically about this, two votes that are coming ups universal background checks to it gun shows and internet sales that has been long touted as a loophole in the law. and also this idea of no fly no buy. if you're on the no fly list, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun. they will have vo

tracie potts is live on capitol hill. and the house adjourned. what are the democrats planning to do now? >> reporter: officially it's not over even though the house has adjourned. purchases and some democrats have gone home, but some were passionate about this we're told and wanted to say. so as of about 10, 15 minutes ago, there was still about a dozen people. you can see there is someone there on the house floor with the lights tell on, but the gallery empty. they were trying to force a vote no-fly/no-buy, where people on the no-fly list would be banned from buying a weapon. that did not happen. and they were actually able to squeeze in some business early this morning. just about an hour and a half ago before adjourning on the zika virus, military construction veterans, but nothing on gun control. so democrats say when they come back after the july 4th break, they will bring it up again. they now that they are not giving up. >>> tracie potts on the hill for us. thank you. and right now the polls are open in britain as voters decide whether to

tracie potts joins us for more. what can people expect as they head to the airport over the next several days. >> reporter: you may see more increased security, but we're not seeing a directive coming from homeland security for more security around the united states. they do not say that our airports are a target. you were talking about those inbound and outbound flights. there were some already in the air when that happened. here's reaction from some of those passengers as they landed. >> i don't know. i feel so worried and helpless about this. >> i just heard about the news, picking up my bags here and i traveled through that airport many times, work travels so -- it's something that i do on a regular basis. >> reporter: the federal government trying to reassure americans that foreign airports with flights into the u.s. are inspected regularly. some of them have extra requirements based on what's happening there and the flight crews, the ground crews, the people who service those planes are checked against terror

they need 60 votes today and not a simple 50 in order to move forward. >> tracie potts on the hill for us this morning. tracie, thank you. >>> a connecticut judge will hear arguments today on whether to dismiss a lawsuit against the maker of the semiauto rifle used to kill the victims at sandy hook. the families of nine of the victims and a teacher who survived are suing remmington arms. the parent company made the ar-15 style weapon shooting. they say the company knew the rifle was meant for the military and too dangerous to sell to civilians. >>> 1,000 new police body cameras will go out in montgomery county to police officers. tonight there will be a community meeting to answer your questions about them. it's happening at 7:00 tonight in silver spring. that meeting is meant to make it clear when the cameras will be turned on and under what circumstances footage will be made public. >>> maryland speaker of the house says reviving legislation barring people on terrorism watch lists from getting a weapon will be a priority next year. that's according to "the washington post." maryland

tracie potts will have more on that story coming up in about 15 minutes. >>> good morning.'m eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. 5:31. we'll have much more on what the brexit means for you. first though want to check in with chuck bell and the rain that is hanging around today. >> most of the showers are up across northern maryland and north side of the potomac, so 4 things you need to know, a cloudy finish to thee passing shower chance both this morning and this afternoon, but no washout coming for today. we'll be back into the sunshine tomorrow and best of all as we start looking toward the month of july, no heat wave in sight. early this morning, look at that low clouds and fog hanging right over the potomac this morning. visibility is reduced this pockets especially in northern maryland, so be careful and keep your speeds town just a touch. rain chances highest today from hagerstown to frederick to winchester, but everybody has at least a chance of seeing a shower today. jack taylor, i hear there are some shocking developments on georgetown pike. >> unfortunately accident

tracie potts live on capitol hill for us.as always. >>> the sud member of the british parliament is still sending shock waves around the globe. jo cox was ambushed and killed after meeting with constituents and this morning the suspect's motive is coming into question. many wonder if it had anything to do with a political battle that's dividing the u.k. the killing comes days before a referendum on whether britain should leave the european union. police quickly arrested a 52-year-old man whom they say is theirç only suspect. >> we've lost a great star. >> there are conflicting reports from witnesses that her killer may have shouted put britain first as he attacked her. >>> time is 5:53. this weekend the thunderbirds are back in the skies over ocean city maryland. earlier this month a pilot crashed during a flyover at an airs air force graduation in colorado. the pilot forced to eject and wasn't seriously the first family will head to new mexico to celebrate father's day. president obama will spend the weekend with his daught

tracie potts is live on capitol hill for us now. donald trump is facing new challenges, too.ld we expect more about the third-party and independent candidate who could be running in the fall and syphon off the rest from donald trump and the top democrat. donald trump is not worried about it that some of the candidates jumping into the race cannot get on the ballot in some states. the libertarians have nominated the former new mexico governor to run in the fall. also, there's word the ultraconservative candidate we have heard so much talk about is national review writer david french confirmed by nbc that he's considering a run that could take some of that support away from donald trump. again, trump says not a big deal to him. he doesn't think he'll have a huge impact. meantime, the democrats slugging it out in california. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are slugging it out as well. hillary clinton is focusing on the superdelegates. night in california that's not fair because the superdelegates signed on to the clinton campaign before the vote even started. >> tracie potts

nbc 4's tracie potts has the latest. >> we've had 49 innocent people killed and we can't seem to get the president to put down his golf club and come back and are we going to start treating all muslim americans differently? >> he was more angry at me than he was at the shooter. >> reporter: hillary clinton on gun control. >> people cannot board airplanes with full bottles of sham oppose, but people being watched by the fbi for suspected terrorist lengths can buy a gun with no questions asked. that is absurd. >> reporter: congress is again discussing law to ban people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns. >> we can't just have moments of silence when we see american lives perish. >> reporter: after years of gridlock the senate's top republicans signals compromise. >> we're open. nobody wants terrorists to have firearms. >> reporter: but opponents question whether americans on the no-fly list should lose their right to bear arms because the governmentnk prove they have terrorist connections. after trump's proposed ban ominous limbs in this country, it doesn't seem to have a lot of s

tracie potts has that story from washington. >> first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party nominee. >> on a day when hillary clinton's historic victory is the big story, the political world is buzzing about bernie sanders. he's still in the race. >> we take our fight for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice to philadelphia, pennsylvania. >> but without enough delegates to win the nomination, what's his end game? will he drop out soon? >> we all hope it would come sooner rather than later. senator sanders needs to do this on his own timeframe. >> tomorrow, sanders meets with president obama. the white house says sanders afged for this meeting. a top democratic source tells nbc the message will be the math is the math. he wants to unify the party and make sure sanders voters doi s defect to the other side. >> to all of those bernie sanders voter whose have been left out in the cold from a rigged system of superdelegates, we welcome you with open arms. >> trump facing his own defection from republicans put off by his calling a federal judge unfa

tracie potts is live on capitol hill and what to expect out of the meeting. >> reporter: she's going to sit down with the house democrats and talk strategy. how do they win? how do they beat donald trump. how to help the democrats who are struggling in their own district. it's a at the top of the ticket, in this case, hillary clinton. she's got to help some of the other house democrats and senate democrats who are trying to get back here into washington. >> hillary clinton attacked trump yesterday. you know that means trump will fire back. >> reporter: sure. >> what do you expect him to say? >> reporter: he did a short instagram video where he said president obama has grown the national debt and hillary clinton was standing by watching him do it. he's an expert on debt and can handle it better than clinton. we are going to hear more detail when he gives his speech later this morning. >> tracie potts, thank you. >>> 5:50 is the time now. three former virginia attorney's general filed a brief restoring rights for excons. he signed the executive order in april. the brief filed would den

. >> but as tracie potts report, the new laws face serious obstacles in getting passed. >> reporter: as emotions spilled over for the victims in orlando -- >> we're going to try to get the votes on monday night. >> reporter: the u.s. senate considers four gun control measures, two from democrats and two from republicans. it would ban those on terror watch list from purchasing guns and under investigation. >> 99.9% are foreigners. they come in, there's reason for them to be suspect, they'll go through the same appeal process anybody else goes through. >> reporter: the republican alternative, delaying gun sales for three days. donald trump says it's time for the u.s. to consider racial profiling. h har. >> i hate to profile but we have to use commonsense. >> reporter: the nra argues that gun control is not the answer to stop mass shootings like orlando. >> it's like they are trying to stop a freight train with a piece of kleenex. >> reporter: background checks at gun shows make it harder to restrict sales to the mentally ill. none of those measures are expected to pass. republicans, so

. >> nbc's tracie potts is in washington. acie, regardless, this has just catapulted the issue of gun control firmly back at the very top of the agenda for both sides. >> exactly. and it's almost like deja vu, louisa. we see this every time there's a mass shooting here in the united states. there's talk about gun control on capitol hill but there's serious gridlock about what to do about it. here's what's interesting and different this time. the top republican in the senate, mitch mcconnell said, and i'm quoting him here, we are open when it comes to taking a look at what they it call here no-fly, no-buy. prevents people on the no-fly list from purchasing guns. because as democrats have continued to push, and they're doing it again, they're saying that people are not safe enough, suspected terrorists can't get on planes, they shouldn't be able to get their hands on guns. now the top republican of the senate is signaling that may be a point of discussion. the interesting thing about that, of course, the shooter in the orlando c

tracy potts has that story. >> they spoke for 15 hours straight. >> is this slaughter not a wake-up call? where is our spine? >> one of the victims -- >> this country in question. >> we don't want terrorists to be able to walk in to a gun store and buy a gun and we don't want an innocent law abiding citizen denied his second amendment rights because he's wrongly on a list with a bunch of terrorists. >> reporter: this filibuster led by senator chris murphy of connecticut, where the after effects of the sandy hook shooting are still raw. >> ask yourself what can you do to make sure that sandy hook never, ever happens again. >> reporter: republican leaders agreed to two votes, universal background checks for gun shows and internet sales and banning suspected terrorists on the no-fly list from buying guns. >> the right thing is we don't sell to strangers, we don't sell to iminals, we don't sell to mentally unstable people. >> donald trump wants to sit down and talk about this with nra. the nra says they're open to that. tracy potts, nbc news, washington. >> cia director john brennan says isi

that's where we join tracie potts with the latest. >> hi, a report is out in "the new york times" thatowered half of his staff as he heads into washington to talk about the future of the democratic party and his campaign. meantime, it is a big day for hillary clinton. she's now closer to shattering that glass ceiling that she talked about cracking eight years ago. >> the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party's nominee. >> hillary clinton declares victory after winning south dakota, new mexico, new jersey. and as of this morning, she's leading california. she's earned a majority of pledged delegates now and enough delegates overall to clinch the nomination. but bernie sanders isn't giving up. >> we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice to philadelphia, pennsylvania. >> reporter: sanders won north dakota and montana. today at sanders request, he meets with president obama at the white house to talk about where they go from here. in a statement, the president congratulated clinton for the nomination. >> to all of those bernie

nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington. this is a big deal, tracie. it's not all done yet.t's not over yet. and sanders, he isn't giving up? >> reporter: no, he's not. and he disputes the fact that she's the presumptive nominee because that number that put her over the top includes superdelegates who could still change their minds. they don't officially vote until july. this is his game plan. sanders thinks if he can do well in the six states voting today, including a big haul in california, that he can convince in of the superdelegates to come to his side and possibly get the nomination. he admits and admitted all along it's an uphill battle. clinton did a couple of events last night. she didn't specifically refer to being the presumptive nominee, she did tweet about it saying she's flattered but we still have primaries to win today. north dakota, south dakota, montana, new jersey, new mexico and of course, california. also, there's pushback, more push back on donald trump on the comments about the judge. ted cruz, marco rubio talking about that. rubio saying he was very d

nbc's tracie potts is in washington. she joins us. now if i'm looking state side and thinking it looks more like a comedy show, tracie. i don't know how to think about it. >> yeah, a lot of people are wondering, shaking their heads and kind of wondering what's going to be happening in the next few months as we lead up to the general election. we were talking about clinton, donald trump strike two. remember she did that big speech in san diego hitting him point by point on the politics. this time on the economy. donald trump dangerous for the company. bad for families, bad for small businesses if he runs the economy the way he's run some of his businesses. she went point by point trying to explain why she thinks that's true. we will hear the other side of that today. donald trump has a speech where he will likely strike back against hillary clinton. point by point. that website is being developed by the new digital director. she's got 700 people working for her. he's got about 70. now, he's hired senior aides just in the last few hours

>> "today in the bay" tracy pott has more on how this could impact trump's campaign. >> reporter: good morning, maybe the other side as well, who ill the democrats are vying it out there in. ka. whoever comes out on top, it's bombing clear it may not be a one on one race with donald trump. there are new faces in the presidential race, libertarian and former new mexico governor gary johnson with his running mate in their first interview on msnbc. >> neither of us have any intention of attacking trump or hillary. >> and nbc has confirmed, national review writer david french is considering an independent run. >> i know for a fact an awful lot of republicans are throwing in for donald trump right now. because they feel they have no other option. >> trump says he's not worried. >> the fact is you can't win as an independent. >> reporter: hillary clinton is focused on winning california. >> i'm feeling very positive about this campaign in california. we are working really hard. i was proud to get governor jerry brown's endorsement. >> reporter: bernie sanders insists she's only ahead because

tracie potts joins us live. what are you hearing on capitol hill?>> it's not clear 60 votes are here to get this to move forward. we are not talking about a final vote but just to get to the next step on things like restricting sales and background checks. it is an issue americans are concerned about. our latest nbc news survey monkey poll found that terror is the number one concern among a quarter of americans now and that's doubled since orlando. >> i hope americans rise to the moment and do the right thing. >> a bill would notify authorities, delay or block gun sales to terror suspects. >> if you're on the no-fly list, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun. >> republicans want to make sure innocent people have a chance to get off terror watch lists. >> you just can't have a secret list prepared by secret people that deny somebody their constitutional right to keep and bear arms. >> yields about 250 names a year. that's essentially it. >> there is new evidence the orlando suspect was on facebook pledging allegiance to isis during the shooting. >> is

tracie potts, washington. >> that was in the senate. meanwhile, on the other side of the capitol, members of the house read the stanford rape victim's letter to her attacker on the floor of the house. >> he has done irreversible damage to me and my family during the trial and we have sat silently listening to him shape the evening. but in the end, it's unsupported statements and his attorney's twisted logic fooled no one. the truth won. >> congressman jackie speier arranged last night's special event to read the account of that sexual assault. she is one of many critics who believe brock turner got a far too lenient punishment. >>> the judge who presided over that case is now taking an extended vacation. aaron persky went on vacation yesterday three days earlier than planned after prosecutors had him removed in another sexual assault case. he has been under fire since sentencing brock turner to six months in jail rather than years after raping an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. he could have been sentenced to ten years in prison. >

let's go right to nbc's tracie potts now. he's getting hit by the president and hillary clinton in response to the orlando attack. >> reporter: it was almost like they were lock-step using the same words at almost the same time talking about donald trump criticizing them for not using the term "radical islam." trump has said that the president is afraid to say it. and he's been pretty harsh in his critique of whether or not the u.s. has done enough to keep us safe in this country. fighting back, both president obama and hillary clinton are saying that it's not the term that matters what you call extremist but what you do about it. and they were pretty harsh in their critique of donald trump jumping to what they call politics when it comes to the death of the 49 people in orlando. but it is sparking questions about whether or not capitol hill has done enough. some say we need to ban gun and weapon purchases for those on the no-fly list. this is even something mitch mcconnell said they need to take a look at. >> tracie potts, t

tracie potts has more on this story. >> reporter: spending time at a second-grade classroom reminds us that children are made to move. >> and when they are in school, they have to sit still so much of the day. >> reporter: most schools have recess and while it may not look like it, teachers say kids are learning here, too. >> they are out there learning how to socialize, they are learning how to be together and creative. >> the centers for disease control and shape america are hoping to spread that philosophy. this fall, there will be practices, suggesting for how schools can reorganize recess to make it more useful. >> we want trained staff to help engage students in their physical activity, encourage them to be able to handle conflicts on the playground. >> reporter: experts say 20 minute as day isn't enough. >> for children to get all of that energy out, we've set up some ways throughout the school day where they take breaks and have other opportunities. >> reporter: the pedal desk, the kids love it. >> while you're working. >> the mind and body are connected so if the body is movin

tracie potts in washington. >>> a major shakeup in donald trump's campaign.lewandowski, trump's campaign manager since the beginning of his candidacy, campaign. >>> angie goff here again at the connecticut where a hearing is going on involving the families of the sandy hook massacre. some of the loved ones of the victims spoke. >> i was present at the fire je12/14/12 when 25 other phkw families learned that our loved ones were killed after hours sitting, hoping and praying they were alive. >> a member of one of the nine families inside the courthouse right now. it's9b1ñ standing room only. the judge there hearing arguments on whether a lawsuit against the gunmaker of the automatic rifle used on that tragic day can move forward on will it be dismissed. the suit ago e alleges the company knew the rifle was meant for the military and was too dangerous to sell to civilians. if a decision does come down thiho that's the latest from the live desk, back to you. ÷ a part of so many of our lives and it's costing us more. insurance rates are skyrocketing. coming up, t

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> thank you, tracie. >>> special interest groups have spent money ahead of the primary here in california. they have shelled out $24 million, far more than the previous record of $17 million a few years ago. >>> also this year, independent spending exceeds $1 million in eight races, including the heavily contested senate districts in the south bay. that involves incumbent jim bell who you are not seeing here and assemblywoman nora campos. >>> just where the homeless people who are staying there will go is anyone's guess. according to the emergency shelter that opened up during the super bowl will shut down come july 1st. the 180-bed shelter costs about a million dollar as month to operate. >>> a veteran news photographer and editor for national public radio is dead after an attack in afghanistan. he was killed on assignment and the vehicle was hit covered both national and international news for the network and had made several trips to afghanistan. >>> oakland is in the international spotlight right now with the success of the warriors so it's been

. >> tracie potts has the fallout this morning. what now, trac tracie? >> reporter: democrats are frustrated. bottom line, congress is now back where it started. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: gun control has failed. again. >> it's what they printed. >> another missed opportunity. >> reporter: lawmakers could not agree to either ban or delay sales to terror suspects. democrats are livid. >> i am angry. i am frustrated. the nra has a vise-like grip on this place. >> the way to defeat tragedies at home is by defeating terrorism overseas. >> reporter: will this become an issue in the presidential campaign? gun control advocates are disappointed by hopeful. >> the tide is turning. these people are on the wrong side of history. >> reporter: after the failed votes, hillary clinton tweeted "enough," with the names of orlando's victims. >> what i am going to tell 49 grieving families? >> reporter: no word from donald trump. he's now saying security guards, not patrons, should have had guns at orlando. another killing spree that sparked a lot of deb

>> well nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington. tracie, give us a wrap up. what is the takeaway from what we just heard? and clinton is now also set to speak in san diego today? >> yes. she's actually got three events but the hallmark of today is that foreign policy speech in san diego. a preview from aides say she's really going to go after donald trump as unqualified to be president of the united states. and you heard president obama there not naming donald trump, as he hasn't done in a number of events but really targeting the other side so to speak. republicans. he characterized them as taking us back to the days when we were in financial crisis. we may hear some of that from clinton as well. she's out in california because her numbers out there really slipped. our latest nbc wall street journal poll now has her up by only 2 points. that as statistical dead heat with bernie sanders. he has spent a lot of time in that state. in fact we've been adding up the numbers. 12 days, 28 rallies and reached more than 168,000 people. so many that his campaign is now

nbc's tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with more on the reactions. tracie, good morning. >> good morning. let's start with hillary clinton. we tweeted about this saying that americans stand with turkey which is a long time ally of the united states. she wept through a longer statement is that she put out saying that the u.s. not only stands with the people of turkey, one of our nato allies, but we need to be resolved to defeat the forces of terrorism. she did not talk about that at her town hall last night. donald trump had a rally last night and he did talk about this attack and what it may mean for the united states. >> tracie potts on capitol hill for us this morning. >>> now, we want to take the time to check in with chuck bell who has your seven-day forecast. hey, chuck. >> good morning, angie and aaron. it's a pleasant start to the day. if i could get my train of thought going once again. skies are trying to clear out a bit. sun is already up on a wednesday morning as you look into our northeastern sky there. pretty looking sunrise here this mor

tracie potts will join us with that in a little bit. plus the latest trump. >>> today the ntsb will determine what caused a plane to slam into a gaithersburg home killing her mother and her two children. in its preliminary report, the agency says ice may have played a significant role. documents reveal the plane encountered icing conditions while trying to land at the montgomery county air park in december of 2014. the three men on board and the mother and her two druyoung chi inside the hole were killed. >>> a fredericksburg woman is recovering in the hospital after crashing this plane. take a look. chopper 4 flew over the scene last night near i-95 in stafford county. troopers say roberta was going down the runway when she unintentionally lifted the plane off the runway and crashed. >> the widow of a man who died in police custody two years ago is filing a civil lawsuit. she believes the video proves that mistreated by corrections officers. some of what you're about to see may be disturbing. this is surveillance video from inside the

nbc's tracie potts has the latest now. >> so my hope is that over the next couple weeks we're able to pull things together. >> reporter: president obama will appear on "the tonight show" tonight just hours after his conversation with bernie sanders at the white house today. >> i thought that brought enormous energy and new ideas and he pushed the party and challenged them. i thought it made hillary a better candidate. >> reporter: but now that hillary clinton's secured enough delegates to win the democratic nomination, will sanders concede and urge his millions of followers to support her? >> it's going to take work on the part of hillary clinton, barack obama, and most of all bernie sanders to bring them around. >> reporter: democratic leaders say sanders needs time. >> i would say a week, ten days go by and then really begin to see the pieces come together. >> i've made it clear that i'm going to do everything i can to make it possible for him to be a good partner. >> reporter: that may include giving sanders more control over the democrats' platform, including key issues from his c

bringing us up to speed is nbc's tracie potts standing by in washington. >> hey, good morning, we area lot from donald trump, but when you take a look at the things that really make a campaign run, he is trailing hillary clinton when it comes to money on hand, advertising and the number of people he's got running the campaign. let's take a look at the money, folks. we just got new reports in from the fec, the federal election commission showing donald trump with $21 million compared to $41 million of hillary clinton. he hasn't run an ad since back in may. she spent much of it hammering donald trump with his policies. we have a speech coming up where she's going to detail saying she's dangerous for the economy, saying he's going to drive it off a cliff. he could load himself up with more money as he's done before. the lack of campaign funds in his coffers compared to hillary clinton, the lack of staff, and ramping up now for a general election. hillary clinton has 700 people on hand. donald trump has about 70. >> and, tracie, to what extent, when you look at some financing questions he

tracie potts, thank you.head of next week's primaries here in washington, a report is sharply chris r criticized too many errors including dead people on the voter registration rolls. and even properly voters have the incorrect address or other errors. >> a lot of folks who are deceased and should be removed. one concern is scrubbing the voter rolls. >> there is a new three member board which takes the and you had either seriously, but is busy with tuesday's voting. they say once they're done with the primary, they will submit a response to the and you hudit. >>> let's turn to the forecast. chuck bell the man of the hour with a beautiful sun advirise u way as we speak. >> gorgeous. chuck bell, how about the weather with that? >> everything is looking good. i've been doing my math to make sure the forecast is looking good and aaron, i sent and you tweet. i'm doing your algebra homework instead of watching seinfeld. >> that was 18, 19, 20 years ago. >> you learned it, >> oh, my himicrophone has been turned off.

tracie potts joining us later to talk about what to expect on the campaign trail today. >>> the namestwo young journalists from virginia will be memorialized later this morning. you might remember alliso they were on assignment when police say a disgruntled former co-worker shot and killed them. they are among 20 journal itss whose names will be added to newseum's memorial wall. the say smoen s set for 10 tho: this morning. >>> and muhammad ali's body just returned home. jay gray is live in louisville, the boxer's hometown. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, you're right, muhammad ali back home, back where all of this started, his legacy inside and outside of the boxing ring. fans since his death have poured out here to the ali center, many leaving balloons, flower, even boxing gloves along with cards of thanks and respect. we know that there will be a public memorial service on friday here, it will through some of the areas that meant the most to ali as he was growing up including his boyhood home. we expect to learn more about that memorial a bit later this morning. we already know th