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Back to. >> gregg: mike, thank you. >> arthel: controversy surrounding todays annual puerto rican day parade in new york city, as organizers honored a convicted terrorists. all of this is puerto rico holds a major referendum which could lead to statehood. brian has been at the parade all day but he is back now the new york city newsroom. a bit of a mixed bag out there tonight. >> it was. summer for him and some are against him. oscar lopez rivera wrote a float today. it was a stunning image for ...

As well despite pressure to boycott. rivera was the leader of the armed forces of national liberation. a terrorist group accused of planting 120 bomb attacks in the 70s and 80s. their goal was to gain independence for puerto rico and establish a socialist government. in 1981 he was convicted of conspiracy against the us government transporting firearms and explosives. he was sentenced to 70 years in prison but 36 years were served. the president lifted a sentence in january. lopez rivera was nev...

Freedom hero award has, at best, a checkered past and many are outraged at the possible honor for a convicted terrorist. bryan llenas on the streets right now as this man just went by in a float, bryan? >> reporter: thats right. despite how you feel about oscar lopez, he did ride down a float in the 60th annual puerto rican day parade. mayor bill de blasio shortly after, following oscar lopez rivera. he was pressured to drop out of this parade but still continued to be in it. now, lopez rivera i...

Politically. lets talk about the parade that took place in new york city. it wasnt without controversy. >> it was not. they are in a constant flux of identity crisis and at the heart of it is victor. [inaudible] who is a convicted terrorist. he was the leader of the armed forces of national liberation, a terrorist group responsible for at least 120 bomb attacks throughout the u.s. in the 70s and 80s. he was riding on a float today. he was convicted of conspiracy against the u.s. government in 19...

That kind of language makes the american public do one of two things. freak out or tune out, and neither is a good place to be. >> reporter: travelers at ten u.s. airports may experience new tsa screening measures on larger electronics. the agency is testing screening those items separately before allowing them on board. all this on the heels of a terror attack on concert-goers in manchester, england and four months after a gunman retrieved a .9-millimeter handgun from his checked luggage at a b...

Theres no doubt that both the trump administration and theresa may will certainly be focusing on isis moving forward. this attack is so heinous and so barbaric and so beyond the pail that it brings to mind the 2005 bombing in jordan, al qaeda in iraq launched three bomb attacks at the same time. and one of those bomb attacks slaughtered an entire wedding party. and it so repulsed people throughout the middle east, it so repulsed muslims in iraq that many people believe that that sort of extreme ...

Around the edges this is d.c., hes not campaigning for president, he now is president, and when rubber hits the road hes in d.c. where oh, my gosh theres three co-equal branches and things dont go as smoothly to make this happen. >> he said he would get things done. he was a deal maker. >> thats over simplifying. >> the exit polls. >> im going by what he said. >> look at the exit polls the number one issue for folks was the supreme court. >> right. >> for people who voted for donald trump. he ca...

Se christians in egypt during the morning after bomb attacks hit two of their churches that killed at least 47 people. isis claimed responsibility and promised more attacks. >> and word of warning, his report contains video some viewers may find disturbing. >> reporter: day of celebration turns to mourning as a ball rips through the crowded church. the devastation, the bar barrism as isis claims responsibility. >> i was sitting in the front and suddenly everything went dark and i passed out an...

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>> what we havent really heard being addressed is an uptick in anti-semitism and how the government is planning to take care of it. theres been a report of 48 bomb attacks against jewish centers in the last couple weeks. >> he said he was going to ask a very simple, easy question, and its not. its not. not a simple question. not a fair question. okay. sit down. i understand the rest of your question. heres the story. i am the least anti-semitic perp youve seen in your entire life. number two, ra...