wolf blitzer could be thrown on the terror watch list tomorrow, wolf blitzer could be on the no fly listourse and your rights would be infringed upon. we're not taking away your rights without your due process. that is what the constitution requires. we're going to stick with the constitution. that's why we conservatives do what we do. we think that there are a lot of issues that need to be dealt with as relates to terrorism. radical islamic jihad, home grown terrorists getting radicalized. there's a lot to do. let's focus on this. we believe if someone is on a watch list trying to buy a gun, they need to notify authorities. we agree on that. that's what we should work on codifying instead of publicity stunts. we are not talking about terrorism, we are talking about gun control that goes beyond a person's constitutional rights. >> the senate itself, john lewis and other democrats on the fl r floor, wasn't televised because you called a recess that shuts off cameras. some are suggesting you're trying to censor the protest. >> this is the way the rules work in the house and they have ever

now, back to wolf blitzer in washington. wolf?he president of the united states had to say. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. (announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> president obama has ordered white house flags to fly at half-staff. earlier this afternoon he addressed the nation. >> today as americans, we grieve the brutal murder, horrific massacre of dozens of innocent people. we pray for their families who are grasping for answers with broken hearts. we stand with the people of orlando, who have endured a terrible attack on their city. although it's still early in the investigation, we know enough to say this was an act of terror, and an act of hate. as americans, we're united with the resolve to help our people. and i just met with the national security advisors, and the fbi is there, and the full resources of the federal government will be available for the investigation. we've reached no definitive judgmen

but right now, i turn you over to wolf blitzer who is in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news, security threat. hillary clinton slams donald trump as unfit to be president calling him dangerously incoherent and saying he should never have the nuclear codes. trump fires right back saying clinton has failed in office, made too many monster mistakes and doesn't look presidential. >>> lion's reversal. after sitting on the fence for weeks saying he wasn't going to support donald trump, house speaker paul ryan says he'll vote for the presumptive nominee. what changed his mind? >>> and grand reopening. amid stunning allegations from former staffers and customers, trump plans to reopen the business after the litigation is disposed of. >>> and kill list. police say the gunman who threw the ucla campus into lockdown had a kill list. a slain professor and a woman found in minnesota were both on it. but what was his motive? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get to the breaking news. hillary clinton unleashing

mitt romney tells wolf blitzer this about trump. >> i decided that a person of that nature should not be the one who if you will becomes the example for coming generations or the example of america to the world. >> let's get to cnn sunlen serfaty with the trump campaign in virginia and joe johns is following the clinton campaign for us this evening in washington. good evening to both of you. sunlen, i'll start with you. following another tough week for donald trump, we saw a more measured candidate speaking to evangelical leaders. are we seeing vintage trump tonight? >> reporter: hard to say. he just took the stage in richmond, virginia. the jury is out whether we will see this refreshed trademark trump rhetoric. he certainly has taken shots at hillary clinton, his familiar foe and brought up the fact that president obama endorsed hillary clinton this week, but you're right, faced with so much pressure from the party has made a concerted effort to tone down rhetoric, doing things that are untrump like, reading off a teleprompter, reading prepared remarks. going out of his way to tone

i turn you over now to wolf blitzer and anderson cooper. they are right next door in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news. making a statement, donald trump weighs in again on the judge he's been slamming. we have late details. >> textbook racism, that's what the nation's highest ranking republican lawmaker calls donald trump's attack. question is why are he and other big name republicans still supporting him? big name voice just weighed in calling trump unfit for office. >> and later, her story makes history as the final super tuesday unfolds, hillary clinton becomes the first woman to win the title presumed presidential nominee here in the united states. >> also still fighting last hhurrah, what each convention has to say. i'm anderson cooper. >> and i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the latest word from donald trump after a day of taking heat over his attacks on federal judge gonzalo curiel. for that let's go straight to cnn sarah murray. sara, mr. trump just issu

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."e're covering the breaking news, financial upheaval and political uncertainty here in the united states and around the globe. as a result of the british's vote to leave the european union. the dow industrials lost 611 points, more than 3% of their value. there's another important fallout. the british prime minister david cameron is resigning. now there are fears of a domino effect. will other nations leave as well? donald trump who just happens to be visiting a golf resort in scotland calls the british vote a great thing. he see as big parallel with his own call to limit immigration. he said the british want to, quote, take their borders back. and bragging and threats from kim jong-un. he says his latest and only partially successful missiles test says his country has the sure capability to attack americans. the u.s. state department spokesman john kirby is here in "the situation room." he'll take our questions. and our correspondents, analysts and guests will have full coverage of the

2004, and said he was not someone that stood out to her as someone that would do that. >> back to wolf blitzer in washington. wolf? >> the fbi right now in charge of the investigation, they're looking at the gunman's background, family, possible connections to terror groups overseas. right now, what are officials learning about this man, were there any indications he was inclined to this level of mass murder? >> wolf, we talked to his neighbors, and they'll say, no, this was not the case. we know who was responsible for this, but not why. and the answer may be in a condo just down the street from here in ft. pierce, florida. and investigators are waiting for the proper paperwork to make their way in possibly. we know before, law enforcement takes a look inside a home as a safety check, and then come back with a warrant in-hand. i can tell you, everybody is in waiting mode. they have a large command center, just past where the media is staged. and flood lights, perhaps an indication that they expect to be here, trying to answer how he could have been capable of such an attack. >> what kind of h

keilar in for wolf blitzer.r joining us. three terrorists sent to the airport in istanbul, that's what turkish authorities say about the deadly attack that took at least 43 lives. 94 people are still in the hospital and those are just some of the new details coming out about the airport attack. we are also learning that officials believe the attackers are foreign nationals from these three countries. russia, uzbekistan,

he spoke to our wolf blitzer earlier in the day yesterday.s is nothing more than a pr stunt. point number two, this bill was already defeated in the united states senate. number three, we are not going to take away a citizen's due process rights. we will not take away a citiz citizen's due process. >> was this really the sit-in more smoke and mirrors because the reality is no matter how long they sit there, it would not do anything because these amendments have already been voted down? >> reporter: it is pointed to point out any victory the democrats claim is a pr victory. not a public policy victory. republicans already voted down these measures. in many ways, this is an episode we have seen before. after mass shootings, such as the most recent in orlando, democrats advocate gun control measures. republicans cite second amendment concerns. the focus should be on combating terrorism. these have been voted down before. the republicans control the house and senate. there is not likely an avenue to move forward. what democrats were really trying

i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer. we are following several breaking stories this hour. shortly, we expect to hear from hillary clinton, the presumptive democratic presidential nominee in chicago right now. earlier today, she appeared with popular democratic senator, elizabeth warren, as they both spoke about economic issues during a stop in cincinnati. >> did the trump calls african-americans thugs, muslims terrorists, latinos, rapists and criminals and women, bimbos. hillary clinton believes that racism, hatred, injustice and bigotry have no place in our country. big news from the supreme court, a ruling on a major abortion case in section texas that placed serious restrictions on who could perform the procedures. the court voted 5-3 to overturn that law. president obama releasing a statement that he is pleased at the court's ruling. we are following the fall out from the brexit vote. outgoing british prime minister, david cameron, addressed members of parliament today. it was his first appearance since the vote to leave the european union. >>> the british people voted

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." let's get to the breaking news. at least three people are dead and others badly wounded after a gunman opened fire in a very popular outdoor food and entertainment area in tel aviv. israeli police are calling it a terror attack. hillary clinton makes history. the battle lines are now drawn for the general election. indeed, the battle is already raging. both presumptive nominees made that clear last night levels fierce attacks on each other. clinton immediately slammed donald trump as unfit for the presidency. we'll hear from hillary clinton in a cnn interview at the top of our next hour. with his campaign threatening to i am ploird ov implode, trump tried to start over with a carefully scripted speech and attacks on hillary clinton promising more to come. both parties are divided. some top republicans still can't bring themselves to endorse donald trump and there is still a wild card in that race. for now, bernie sanders is shrugging off clinton's prais

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." now. >> "outfront" next, breaking news. democrats out in full force, standing up for hillary clinton unleashing a barrage of attacks on donald trump. vice president biden, senator elizabeth warren, both live this hour. both going to fight. >>> this is the gop is in disarray. more republicans slamming their presumptive nominee over remarks about a federal judge. can trump stop the bleeding? and campaign cash. top donors saying they won't give to trump. i'm going to talk to his top money man tonight. let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront"

i am wolf blitzer.tion room." >>> tonight, allegations of fraud by a business bearing trump's name are helping hillary clinton try to give voters fears about the republican nominee. she goes after the gop rival with new intensity in interviews online and on the campaign trail. >> this is just more evidence that donald trump himself is a fraud. he is trying to scam america the way he scammed all those people at trump u. >> as hillary clinton takes on trump, just released poll puts her two points ahead of bernie sanders in delegate rich california. the democratic rivals heading into the last big primary tuesday when hillary clinton expects to lock up the nomination. >>> there's new urgency in the search for the black boxes from egyptair flight 804. french investigators believe they detected underwater signals from one of the flight data recorders. our analysts are standing bias we cover the top stories, including hillary clinton's press secretary brian fallon. drew griffin, you're digging into the documen

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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. the sudden firing of donald trump's controversial campaign manager. sources tell cnn trump's family pressured the presumptive gop nominee to oust corey lewandowski to reset his campaign which has been falling in the recent weeks. dana bash spoke with him shortly after. >>> the fbi just releasing a full transcript of the orlando gunman's call to 911 in which he pledges allegiance to isis and its leader by name. earlier, the agency put out an edited version that didn't include the name of isis and its leader drawing sharp criticism. >>> and we're watching developments right now up on capitol hill. the senate about to vote on a series of gun control measures in response to the orlando attack. but there's no strong possibility all of them will fail to get the 60 notes needed despite polls showing over well meg support for the measures. we're covering all of that and much more with our guests, i

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get to the breaking news. sources say donald trump is telling supporters to step up criticism of the judge overseeing the trump university case in a conference call today the billionaire told people who appear on tv on his behalf he's not going to apologize. trump himself is doubling down. not only is he sticking to his racially charged comments about the latino judge but now trump says a muslim judge could also be biased against him. republican leaders are appalled and increasingly worried. primary officials have slammed trump's statements but the candidate himself is unapologetic and one of his advisers say he's only saying aloud what many in the party are thinking. >>> hillary clinton needs just 26 delegates to effectively lock up the democratic nomination. she's going all out today in california. that's the biggest prize of all. whether clinton wins tomorrow's primaries or not, she'll easily go over the top. but bernie sanders still isn't

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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. cnn. >>> wolf, thank you, sir. i'm brooke baldwin. i'll pick it up in the very same spot. the tears still fresh, funerals still going and now the calls for a revolt growing louder. right now an absolutely extraordinary moment unfolding on capitol hill. dozens of members of congress staging a sit-in on the house floor, angry about the gun violence sweeping the nation just ten

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call 1-800-directv. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 6:00 p.m.'re watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we're following breaking news. the shock felt around the world. in a stunning decision, britain is ending its 43 yearlong relationship with the european union with the first meeting happening on wednesday. to just start the process of working out this divorce. and the prime minister won't be sticking around to see the divorce completely through. it was a deeply divided vote in the uk. in the end, 52% of the voters chose to leave. 48% wanted to stay. as a result, british prime minister david

i'll turn things over to my colleague, wolf blitzer. >> thanks very much. wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. only moments ago president obama touched down in orlando, florida, coming to the scene of yet another mass shooting. this one at the pulse nightclub in orlando where 49 people were gunned down, making at any time worse single shooter mass killing in the united states history. you see the president walking down the stairs from air force one landing in orlando only moments ago. the president and the vice president joe biden they both will visit that hour with family members of some of those victims as well as some survivors of that terror attack. they will also speak with law enforcement and medical professionals. we expect to hear from the president later today from orlando. we will, of course, bring you his remarks. one of the victims being remembered today is eric ortiz-rivera, a 36-year-old newlywed who came to florida from puerto rico looking for a better life. he's b

i'm wolf blitzer reporting.'re watching for the first results from the puerto rico democratic presidential primary. stand by for the results. as we watch, president obama is also watching very closely tonight. he's on the verge of becoming what some of his aides describe as campaigner in chief. so far, he's stayed out of the fray as hillary clinton battles bernie sanders for the democratic nomination. but the president is unleashing very harsh criticism of donald trump. listen to this. >> the republican nominee for president has already said he'd dismantle all these rules that we passed. that is crazy. have we really forgotten what just happened eight years ago? fortunately, there's another path that leads to more jobs and higher wages and better benefits and a stronger safety net and fairer tax code and a bigger voice for workers and trade on our terms. and it will make a real difference for the prospects of working families and will grow the middle class. >> let's discuss with our center political reporter. ou

i'm wolf blitzer, and believe it or not, i shaved five minutes ago. let's meet the candidates.irst up, former secretary o state hillary clinton. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello! hello, brooklyn! whoo! i cannot wait to be your next president -- if i'm elected, of course. not getting ahead of myself -- in public. for 15 years.'ve been president >> and vermont senator bernie sanders. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah, good, good, good for you! good for you. good for you. yes. i am bernie sanders. i'm a voice for regular people. i'm not fancy. i'm not the elite. i put on my pants just like all of you. i sit on the edge of the bed and jane pulls them up for me. >> well, thank you both for making time to be here.

he spoke with wolf blitzer on friday. we heard much of this rhetoric before.now said he is not going to run third party. he is not going to support a third party conservative. is this the full breath of what mitt romney is going to offer? >> we are having a conversation as to donald trump's fitness. this isn't about some sort of political game trying to get somebody out there. scottie raises national security issues. many of us have very serious concerns over donald trump's ability to have access. he is probably one of the least qualified in history. he says he openly admires the chinese for the tianamen square massacre and our allies should pay us protection money like we are the mob. this is a recipe for a global disaster in making the world less safe. what do i know? i just use common sense. >> exactly what you point out, we have been in in campaign now for a year. your message hasn't resonated. you want to sit here at the time we all need to be unified. these "never trump" folks are causing us to guarantee the election to hillary clinton. >> you don't even

because no one knows & like at&t. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're getting new details on the breaking news, moment-by-moment developments in what will go down as the worst mass shooting in american history. at least 50 people are dead. at least 53 people are injured after a gunman opened fire at the pulse nightclub in orlando, florida, at approximately 2:00 a.m. eastern. police and the fbi are investigating this massacre as a possible act of terrorism. the gunman has been identified as omar seddique mateen. he's 29 years old. just into cnn, the shooter who committed this horrific act was, in fact, on the fbi's radar.

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i'm brianna keilar in for wolf blitzer.p first, donald trump and hillary clinton on the campaign trail. also, under fire today. clinton is holding an event at a tech education facility in denver. she is facing renewed criticism over the terrorist attack in benghazi with release of a report for house republicans. we are getting a look at the stage for republican en

he spoke to our wolf blitzer about all of that in his exclusive interview.imply can't put my name down as someone who voted for principles that suggest racism, xenophobia, racism, bigotry. i can't be a part of that, i don't want to be associated with that in any way, shape or form. >> what do you say to your vice presidential running mate paul ryan who is very pretty cal of donald trump. does not any of the words he used for judge curiel. but still says he's going to support donald trump? >> i don't look at people who are come to different conclusions. they're looking at who is best to serve our country at this time. i'm sure there are some things they'd like to change. and whoever they're going to support, every candidate has a problem or two or maybe more than that. for me, mr. trump's problems are such a dramatic nature. such a departure from the values of our country and personal values that i can't sign up to be part of this campaign. >> are you disappointed that paul ryan has endorsed him? >> i wish everyone in the republican party has rejected mr. tru

with about 300 of his closest friends and fund-raisers and in a rare session today with cnn's wolf blitzer here in park city, he had sharp words not just for trump, which is expected, but also some of the republican candidates who trump beat. he had critical things to say about ted cruz, who was very supportive of trump during the early part of the primary process. he had critical words to say about john kasich, who stayed in the race pretty late, well after it was pretty clear he did not have a good path to the nomination. but probably the highlight was, when talking about lamenting the state of the republican party, he said pretty emotion alemotio one time appeared to be battling back tears, he said, seeing this is breaking my heart. and he got a lengthy and sustained applause for many people in the party who aren't donald trump fans either. it was a pretty emotional moment for mitt romney, as he lashed pretty severely the current republican nominee, donald trump. >> and this seems like it was certainly a criticism of his party, that he is frustrated. but it also seemed like a rallying c

nice to have you and toss it over to my pal, wolf blitzer, who starts now. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. 1:00 p.m. in washington and 8:00 p.m. in crete, greece. wherever you're watching around the world, thank you very much for joining us. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> hillary clinton has broken through. it was eight years ago today that she dropped out of the 2008 presidential race. at the time, she applauded her supporters making what she called 18 million cracks in the ultimate glass ceiling and now she's smashed that barrier and became the first woman to be the presumptive presidential nominee for a major american political party. with the historic moment fresh many her minds, millions of americans get their chance to vote in this presidential election. looking at live pictures from new jersey to california, six states vote today with 694 democratic delegates at stake. while hillary clinton celebrates her historic first, senator bernie sanders said he'll keep on fighting but the outcome of the primaries today could say a lot about that fight and about how hard it will be to achie

i'll turn things over to my colleague, wolf blitzer. >> thanks very much. wolf blitzer.m. here in washington. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. only moments ago president obama touched down in orlando, florida, coming to the scene of yet another mass shooting. this one at the pulse nightclub in orlando where 49 people were gunned down, making at any time worse single shooter mass killing in the united states history. you see the president walking down the stairs from air force one landing in orlando only thments ago.

you know, paul ryan dismissed it as a stunt today to wolf blitzer. and you see the passion of shift and lewis and others and nancy pel osi. we're used to seeing a scripted house of representatives more or less. and this is actually real. >> yeah. >> i think many americans might like it. >> exactly. let's talk about this function. at the core right now we're seeing washington, d.c. absolutely gridlocked, absolutely dysfunctioned. why congress as a whole has an approval rating in the low teens at this point. whether the issue, whether the issue right now -- and i'm probably being kind, right? it may even be the high single digits. but with the bottom line is, whether you think these measures should go through or whether you don't think they should go through, the country is very much divide od on this issue, there should be progress. what we're seeing is indicative on the campaign trail and what we'll hear on the congressional campaign trail about how to change washington. yet, washington never changes. >> if you're at nine, that's not -- that's better

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news. mitt romney in a rare and exclusive interview accusing trump of racism and bigotry. he says he'll never vote for trump. this is calls for a convention coup go lord. could it happen? and hillary clinton meeting with elizabeth warren. is america ready for two women on a ticket? >>> and a nuclear advisory board. no experience whatsoever in national security. our investigation, let's go "outfront." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett "outfront" tonight. breaking news. racism, bigotry. all words mitt romney says describe donald trump's behavior. in a rare interview with cnn, romney also calling trump vulgar. romney says there is nothing trump could do to win support. >> presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation. and trickle down racism, trickle down bigotry, misogyny, dangerous to the heart and character of america. >> i don't mean knee's words coming as trump and clinton took to the stump today, conti

follow me at wolf blitzer. thanks for watching. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >> "outfront" next, donald trump calling hillary clinton a world-class liar the most corrupt candidate ever. hillary clinton firing back tonight. >>> and donald trump calls himself the king of debt. is that a good thing? >>> and breaking news. democrats staging a sit-in on the house floor, demanding action on gun control. will it finally work? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the war of words. donald trump and hillary clinton hammering each other, getting personal. trump today relentlessly attacking hillary clinton. >> she's a world-class liar. hillary clinton may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency of the united states. hillary clinton has perfected the politics of personal profit and even theft. she ran the state department like her own personal hedge fund. her decisions spread death, destruction and terrorism everywhere she touched. her campaign slogan is "i'm with her." you kno

i'm wolf blitzer.ou're in "the situation room." >> we're following the breaking news, disturbing new information about the terror attack on the gay nightclub. american-born omar mateen was a the subject of a ten-month investigation by the fbi after he expressed sympathy for a suicide bomb early and placed on two terror watch lists but it was deemed inconclusive and the investigation was eventually dropped. >>> there's chilling new video of the killer. snapchat recorded by a victim as the gunfire was breaking out. the 25-year-old woman was one of the 49 people killed in the attack. we're covering all angles of the breaking news at this hour with our guests, including the chairman of the house homeland security committee and the senate intelligence committee and our correspondents are at key locations, including the nightclub and the killer's home. they are talking to their sources. our expert analysts are also standing by. up first, the latest on the investigation. our chief national security correspond

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news, we're learning new details tonight about the orlando gunman omar mateen, including the revelation he spoke on the phone with a friend during the attack. also, the security company that employed him now says it did not give him a psychiatric examination despite fbi investigations into mateen's possible terror ties and complaints by his co-workers of very odd behavior. we now know he made death threats as far back as third grade and was suspended from high school multiple times toti toting totalling 48 days. also, signs that mateen was preparing to die in the weeks before the attack, putting affairs in order and making provisions for his wife. >>> and vladimir putin is praising donald trump calling him, and i'm quoting now, a bright person. putin goes on to say he would welcome a trump presidency because he wants to restore u.s. relations with russia. we're covering all of that and much more with our guests, including republican congres

here's cnn's wolf blitzer. >> i shook up the world! i shook up the world!ike no athlete before or since. born cassius marcel us clay jr. in 1942, muhammad ali first put on a pair of box is gloves at age 12 and six years later burst onto the scene as a brash but incredibly talented champion at the 1960 olympics. his star and voice rising as he turned pro, ali stepped up against sonny liston for the heavyweight title four years later. >> you look at me. i'm loaded with confidence. i can't be beat. >> when liston could not answer the bell for round 7, cassius clay had arrived. >> come here, champ. >> i'm the greatest thing that ever lived. >> reporter: but almost as quickly as he arrived, cassius clay was gone, after joining the nation of islam in 1964, clay changed his name to muhammad ali. he criticized u.s. involvement in the vietnam war and refused induxz in the army as a muslim and as a conscientious objector. the year was 1967. ali was sentenced to five years in prison, which he never served, and was stripped of his heavyweight championship and suspended

hillary clinton will be on with wolf blitzer in "the situation room" at 6:00 p.m. here on cnn. donald trump doing a lot these days. among other things in the speech last night, he promised another speech. this one he says is going to go after the clintons. all issues surrounding the lit including her time at the state department. we will discuss what might be in the speech ahead. >>> deep cleansing breath. and a possible running mate tells trump that he's got two or three weeks to right the ship. what needs to happen. >>> and new information in about tomorrow's meeting between president barack obama and bernie sanders. when the -- and when the president could endorse hillary clinton. sfx: climbing sounds duracell quantum lasts longer so kevin jorgeson can power through the night. sfx: duracell slamtones be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news in the orlando terror attacks. cnn has now learned that federal prosecutors planned to present evidence against the gunman's wife to a grand jury. sources say noor salman says she knew her husband wanted to commit a terror attack and accompanied him to the gun store and nightclub on what may have been a surveillance mission a few weeks before the attack. >>> donald trump calling for increased surveillance of mosques. but in a surprise move, trump tweeted that he'll sit down with the nra which has endorsed him to discuss barring people on terror watch lists and the no-fly list from legalily purchasing guns. congressman peter king and our correspondents and expert analysts, they are also standing by. first, let's go straight to orlando. our justice correspondent pamela brown is on the scene for us. there are critical new developments in the investigation today. what have you learned? >> reporter: we're just getting ne

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. new information about the gunman and the surveillance missions he carried out before the massacre. a law enforcement official tells cnn omar mateen cased the pulse nightclub and a disney shopping complex the same week disney and other sites were holding annual gay and lesbian celebrations. in a dramatic twist, investigators are now looking into claims by men who say they received messages from mateen on gay dating apps and that he had visited the nightclub a number of times, raising questions about whether mateen himself was gay. we're also following president obama's fiery response to donald trump who restated his call for a ban on muslim immigrants in the wake of the orlando attack. in a sharply worded speech, the president excoriated trump, calling his ideas dangerous. we're covering all the angles of the breaking news this hour with our correspondents, our expect analysts and

former gop nominee mitt romney added fuel to the fire this week when he told cnn's wolf blitzer that a trump presidency could change the character of america through what he called, quote, trickle-down racism. now, as i mentioned, trump is not one to mince words and likes to hit back. here's what he said about mitt romney just now in florida. >> i watched this poor, sad mitt romney this morning. he suffers from misogynist. i don't think he knows what misogynist is. he's sitting like a real stiff. don't forget, this guy let us down, folks. he choked and he let us down. >> now, trump went on to say he was facing more opposition from the gop than he was from the democrats themselves. this will be -- his trip here to pennsylvania will be his third battleground state in the last 24 hours. we'll keep you posted. >> the critical state of pennsylvania. kristen holmes, thank you so much. >>> hillary clinton's campaign responding to why a donor got a top spot on a state department intelligence board after he donated $1 million to her foundation. test through ancestr and my results ended up bei

thank you all so much. [ applause ] >> wolf blitzer son assignment. hillary clinton just wrapped up her first speech since getting the endorsement of president obama and we're also watching for donald trump who is headlining the faith and freedom coalition's road to majority conference and speaking in just a few moments from now and here to discuss some of the fast-moving developments that have a pretty feisty speech from hillary clinton, david khchalia and inside politics contributor and fredreka for "usa today" and we heard hillary clinton tile and again rip hillary clinton at the very end of that speech. basically, she even went after him on judge curiel saying that he does not see all americans as americans. the general election campaign has begun. >> no doubt about it. this is her detail message now. this is the message she is running on is making him an unacceptable alternative. i thought what was noteworthy was what this event was. this was her first out of the gate since claiming and embracing the role as presumptive democratic nominee and she

i am wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news, the former gop stand bearer mitt romney slams this year's presumptive republican presidential nominee, donald trump, saying trump is promoting bigotry. in my exclusive interview, romney says trump should not represent america and feergs he will inspire what romney calls trickle down racism. romney won't wage a last ditch campaign of his own to stop trump, he says he can't vote for him but is not ruling out a vote for a third party candidate. trump may be hearing the appeals of gop leaders to tone down his harsh rhetoric and stuck to a carefully scripted speech today and dropped attacks on the latino judge saying, quote, no one should be judged by their race or color. and democrats are rallying now to hillary clinton. she now has the president, the vice president, and senator elizabeth warren in her corner, but as she goes on the attack clinton may be put on the defensive by new scrutiny about her e-mails during her time as secretary o

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. >> he sad down with wolf blitzer and addressed the shooting.is what he had to say. >> a great tragedy. it is a crime that we condemn in the strongest possible terms. we in afghanistan suffer daily. >> do you know anything about the parents, they came in the 1980's. >> no, we don't know. we just learned he was born no afghan parents and raised here. >> what would motive from your perspective as a muslim. >> it is not a nonmuslim question. if you were born in afghanistan -- he was born in the u.s., raised in the u.s., educated here. we should look at it from the u.s. perspective and social environment here. whatever it is, isis or his own inclination sickness, we condemn it. >> marco rubio spoke about the problem with home grown extremist. >> this was an individual to take on this attack by some islamic islamic terrorist. an individual like this born in new york, raised in the united states, living among us and becomes radicalize and inspired to take action. >>> the bishop wanted to open the church's door. people who came to pray did not want to

cnn's wolf blitzer takes a look now at the boxing legend's life. >> this is the legend of moment ali. the greatest fighter there ever will be. >> reporter: he proclaimed himself "the greatest." and millions of fans around the world agreed. >> float like a butter flu thbug like a bee. >> reporter: his charisma would make him one of the world's best known personalities. but his persona began to emerge long before he captured his first heavyweight championship. he was born kashs marcellus clay jr. in louisville, kentucky during an ugly era of racial segregation in america. at 12 years old, ali aworld would change forever when a local police officer introduced him to boxing. it became an outlet for his rage. >> cassius clay of chicago challenging jerry gosh. >> reporter: it also offered ali an opportunity to develop his remarkable talent. just six years later ali would bring home a gold medal from the 1960 summer olympic games in rome. he'd turn pro at the age of just 18, and at 22 he stunned the boxing world defeating a fighter the experts thought was invincible. sonny liston. ali had ar

i want to take you now to washington and wolf blitzer for more on that. olf. >> thanks very much. this is a very important decision involving affirmative action at universities in the united states. i want to go to pamela brown, our justice correspondent. pamela, you have just gotten word on this decision involving the university of texas, their affirmative action program. tell us what the supreme court justices decided. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. the high court upheld the affirmative action program at the university of texas. the justices said that race can be taken into consideration as one factor during the college admissions process at the university of texas. this is the second time that this case has made it to the high court and it revolves around the student abigail fisher, a white woman who sued the university of texas claiming discrimination because she was white. under the texas affirmative action program, 10% of the top students in their class are automatically admitted to any public university in texas, and then on top of that, race is t